Development of a smart energy system for railway station buildings

2022FEBEREC-STD-019

This research project's goals are to support the national plan to reduce carbon emissions in railway station buildings, to learn about and use advanced technologies in international building management, and to ensure energy savings, safety, and comfort in railway station buildings in a cost-effective way from the point of view of energy management, with expected energy savings of 20% or more using smart energy system controls. South Africans have had trouble getting power to their homes and businesses recently because the utility company didn't have enough. This is called "load shedding."

The primary objective of the data set is to demonstrate the use of model-based techniques in a grid-connected solar photovoltaic system designed for commercial purposes. The objective of the research is to develop a grid-connected solar PV rooftop system for the East London Railway station in East London, Eastern Cape, while considering various operational scenarios. To conduct these studies, multiple methodologies have been used, including site selection, roof selection, PV installation, and electrical string design. In order to streamline the design process, computer-based tools have been used. This presentation introduces a modelling tool called System Advisor Model (SAM) that is used for building, predicting, and analyzing commercial PV systems. The simulation yielded system performance data on an hourly, monthly, and yearly basis. The SAM program utilizes the provided installation, running expenses, and system design characteristics as inputs to generate performance projections and cost of energy estimations for this system.