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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Energy Planning: On-Grid Photovoltaic System in the Brazilian Semi-Arid
Submission Author:
Augusto Arcela , DF
Co-Authors:
Augusto Arcela, Wesly Jean, Antonio Brasil Junior, Rudi van Els
Presenter: Wesly Jean
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0731
Abstract
Jacaré-Curituba is one of the biggest settlement made in Latin America with land reform in mind. It is in the middle of the Caatinga biome, a semiarid vegetation that suffers from drought and climate change. Localized in Sergipe state, it hosts 720 families living from agriculture, besides a cooperative (COOPAC) that processes cassava products harvested by the local farmers. As is, the costs from their energy bills consume a good amount of their profits. The energy comes from the national grid with high cost of energy, mainly supplied by hydropowers in São Francisco River. It primarily serves for the processing of products and irrigation of the crops. We analysed the local energy resources, infrastructure and demand in the surrounding municipalities of two states in Northeastern Brazil (Sergipe and Alagoas) through QGIS and ran the OnSSET model to identify the most viable electrification solutions for the region. Because of the high solar potential in the area, photovoltaic systems were demonstrated to be adequate. We followed by designing and then simulating an on-grid photovoltaic system for COOPAC using HOMER software. We present the design and results of the simulation, which could save money to be invested in other development sectors.
Keywords
Jacaré-Curituba, Land Reform Settlement, OnSSET, HOMER software
