TY  - JOUR
T1  - Design and Implementation of an Automated Residential Water Heating
System using Sustainable Energy and PLC Techniques
AU - Albanna, Enaam AU - Th. H. Thabet, Hassaan AU - Saadallah Hussain, Zozan 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
SP  - 1244
EP  - 1250
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.1244.1250
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.1244.1250
KW  - PLC
KW  -flat plate solar collector
KW  -Automatic Transfer System (ATS)
KW  -sensors
KW  -capacity
KW  -equipped
AB  - The objective of this study is to design a control system for the provision of water and hot water
around the clock for people living in difficult times and abnormal conditions in their residential areas using
solar energy as sustainable and free energy and water of wells. This study was accomplished during the severe
electricity crisis that occurred in the city of Mosul/Iraq in the Winter of 2014 where the electricity supply to
the city by the National Electricity Authority NEA does not exceed 2 h for every 72 h and the temperature of
the atmosphere varies between -3 and 14°C and semi-disappearance of other sources of energy such as oil,
cooking gas and gasoline as well as the interruption of water supply by the government water purification plant
as a result of the electrical power cuts. The best solution was to take advantage of solar water heating and
private generators (the Zone Generators, ZG) in the area which supply a number of houses (3 h ON/3 h OFF)
throughout the day. The LOGO!® V7.0 programmable logic controller from SIEMENS of Germany was used
to control this system which consists of 1-the main electric water heater (Capacity 220 Ls). The auxiliary
electric water heater (Capacity 30 L) for emergency cases. The solar heater which consists of two flat bed
panels to collect solar radiation with a heat exchange tank (Capacity 180 L). The electrical control valves (Coil
voltage 12 VDC). The main water storage tank at the top of the house (Capacity 1100 L) that is equipped with
water either by the government water purification plant or by the water of the well in the case of the interruption
of the first source using a water pump that will supply the main tank with water when needed. The solar electric
cell that charges-in emergency cases-the battery which supplies the controller, sensors and actuators to ensure
the sustainability of the operation of the control system, even in the complete absence of electricity. The test
period of this system was from 1/10/2014 until 1/6/2015. The results of the test were good, especially, during
the cold season during the month of January, 2014.
ER  -