ÜMİT DOĞAY ARINÇ1, FEVZİ YILMAZ2

1 Professor, President of Board, UGETAM Vice Rector / Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University

2 Dean of Faculty of Engineering / Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University

Energy Economy & Energy Management Forum for MENA / 18-20 May 2015 / Amman-Jordan

Installation of Remote Monitoring System for the Natural Gas Reducing and Metering Distribution

Station (RMS-B) by Supplying Power” via Photovoltaic Solar Panels

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OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION

NATURAL GAS IN TURKEY

SOLAR ENERGY IN TURKEY

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEMINSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM

CONCLUSION

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1.INTRODUCTIONPRIMARY, SECONDARY ENERGIES & ENERGY LOST (USA)

Sources: The Economist, January 10th 2015

1. INTRODUCTION

• Fossil fuels. Bad effect to environment!

• World oil consumption is 32,9 % , coal is 30,1 % and natural gas is 23,7 % for 2013 according to IEA (International Energy Agency).

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Sources: The Economist, January 10th 2015

ENERGY PRICES‘The price of fossil fuels will always fluctuate. ‘Energy efficiency, solar and wind are bound to get cheaper.’

1. INTRODUCTION

Sources: The Economist, January 10th 2015

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY-COUNTRIES“Let there be energy saving light”,

“Green to reduce greenhouse gases”

1. INTRODUCTION

• Turkey’s gas demand significantly increased from 0.7 billion cubic meters (2 mcm/d) in 1987 to 45.3 bcm (124 mcm/d) in 2012, while indengenous natural gas  production totaled some 0.63 bcm in the same year.

• The  transformation  sector  was  the  largest  consumer  of  natural  gas  in  2011 representing  about  48%  of  the  country’s  total gas consumption. 

2. NATURAL GAS IN TURKEY

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3. SOLAR ENERGY IN TURKEY

• Comparing with other renewable energy sources, solar energy is the most appropriate one in terms of area and feasibility. The sun shines in everywhere and every time.

• Licensed power plants for which you need to have a license from EMRA (Energy Market Regulatory Authority).

• Unlicensed renewable energy power plants which are limited up to 1 MW for each user.

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• The aim of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is to reach 30% renewable energy share by 2023

• Prediction : 5.500 MW solar PV power installed by 2020, it will count a number of 22 million solar PV modules.

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4. TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM• The system has been established in GEORGIA for Socar Gas

Company (Number: 300). Second application has been realized in UGETAM (Natural Gas Training Campus in İSTANBUL). Equipments in the field installed for SCADA systems within the scope of remote monitoringMaxiElcor Electronic Volume Corrector (EVC) and related equipments have

following features;• Battery powered gas volume conversion device with integrated

GSM/GPRS modem • Dual channel gas volume conversion device• Up to 8 digital inputs (EXT2 variant) 4 digital outputs• Up to 4 analog inputs (4 - 20 mA) with EXT2 variant• Temperature and pressure sensors • Device with telemetric systems. It enables sending alarms to control

centre• 2 Correctors with HF (high frequency) feature• Softwares to keep records and send• Gas detector to measure methane levels for gas leakage control • Equipments for transferring signals for door switch and shuts.

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4. TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEMSolar tracking system and automation system:

• There is a remote monitoring system in order to monitor the signals from any computer.

• The power rate of solar module is 50 W (Below right).• The energy required for moving the system is provided from solar

module.• Solar tracking system with battery is GPS based algorithm (Below left).• After sun sets, tracking system automatically come back to its initial

position.

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Single-axis LORENTZ Solar tracker has four 50 W solar modules and about 6 m2 surface area. It has a very low power consumption around 1 kWh/year. By using single axis tracking system additional energy yield of up to 40 % is obtained compared to fixed installations. It has a 10W solar module for its motor power. The system is adjustable with angle of second axis 0 – 50°in steps of 10°. The supply voltage is 12 V DC up to 50 Voc (open-circuit voltage).

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4. TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEMINSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM

• For setting, communication with the device and basic data administration TELVES software is available. This software (Below right) is highly sophisticated tool which allows easy configuration and maintenance of the device.

• Remote Monitoring Station (Below left)

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• Functions such as valve opening and closing, regulator adjustments, gas leakage detectors are being carried out and controlled remotely. The natural gas reducing and metering station which we have implemented contain the facilities for all the required signals for a SCADA system.

• Mounting of Solar Module

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For many type of applications such as meteorology stations and natural gas reducing and metering stations, solar energy will be a practical solution for data transfer and automation systems.

By using solar energy in the station, electrical connection from grid is not required. Solar tracker has the advantage of generating around 40 % more electricity. By equipping the station by switches and measurement devices, all required data can be controlled from a computer through mobile internet connection.

Turkey should expand the usage of solar energy in such different small and middle scale applications in the coming years in order to decrease energy dependency.

5. CONCLUSIONS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT We would like to thank to Mr. Serkan KELEŞER, Mr. Selim Serkan SAY and Mr. Yusuf BİÇER for field testing as well as reading and correcting the paper.

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QUESTIONS?

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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION…

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