According to a research article, “Design and Optimization of Solar Carport Canopies for Maximum Power Generation and Efficiency at Bahawalpur”, (Umer et al., 2019) states that with the growth of human population and countries that are developing rapidly, there will be an arise in problems with power sources. As such, there is a need to find alternative sources like renewable energy, mainly solar. The most ideal place of installing photovoltaic (PV) system would be on rooftops as there are lesser obstructions. Pakistan’s geographical location is said to have the highest period with sunlight and due to that, lots of solar energy can be harnessed. A dual row carport framework is utilized as it requires minimal structure assist and with a smaller expanse. By comparing the different roof structure, a monopitch canopy with a 10° tilt is the best option. There is a significant increase in the amount of solar energy being harnessed for all the months with a 10° tilt except from May to July, unlike duopitch canopy that only works better with a 5° tilt. One of the main advantages of having PV system on roofs would be helping to lower the interior car temperature and this in turn aid in lessening the harm on the paint work. Last but not least, it decreases the usage of fossil fuels which for prolong can be detrimental towards the environment as burning them would emit greenhouse gases.
With Singapore being a tropical country, I feel that it is feasible to incorporate this research of Pakistan into my project, and solar energy can be harnessed to act as an alternative energy to replace burning of fossil fuels to generate energy. This would lead to Singapore's sustainability and economically, it could be a good investment to install PV systems on the rooftop of car park.
References
Umer. F., Aslam. M. S., Rabbani. M. S., Hanif. M. J., Naeem. N., Abbas. M. T. (2019).
(Umer et al., 2019) - should be Umer et al (2019) . . .
ReplyDeleteThere are some language errors.
In any case, a good attempt. Try to write an annotated summary for your other research materials to understand the topic better and its relation to your project. Best wishes for the proposal and the presentation!