Author(s)

Mohammed Alghassab^1,2, Mohamed A. Zohdy¹

¹Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.
²College of Engineering, Shaqra University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Increased pollution levels have caused damage to our planet. Many scientists are now warning on the long term effects. Green houses gases causes more of the sunlight to be trapped within the Earth’s atmosphere and thus causing increased Earth temperature. Individuals, governments, and private entities are now acting on fixing this problem. One of the most promising solutions is installing an array of solar cells in residential areas. Doing so makes sense for areas with abundant sunlight as the dependency on the grid can be minimized and even completely illuminated while providing a feasible economic perspective at the same time. This paper presents the modelling of a residential setup as a complete system along with an electric vehicle. The modelled components include: Photovoltaic Cells, Home Load Usage, Electric Vehicle, High-Voltage battery as an energy storage, Boost, and Inverter. The presented analysis will help engineers and system designers do better cost analysis. The study can also be used as a basis for maximizing the solar energy usage and perform component optimization.

Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic Cells, Electric Energy, System Modelling

Alghassab, M. and Zohdy, M. (2016) Modelling of a Residential Solar Energy Recuperation System Setup. Open Journal of Energy Efficiency, 5, 135-147. doi: 10.4236/ojee.2016.54012.