US-Pakistan Cooperative Research: Sustainable Homestead

9918201 Veziroglu描述：该奖项将支持佛罗里达州迈阿密大学清洁能源研究所所长T.Nejat Veziroglu教授和国家硅研究所总干事Parvez Akhter博士之间的合作研究项目技术（NIST）在巴基斯坦的伊斯兰堡。 两个研究小组计划进行一项试验研究计划，以构思和测试一个“可持续宅基地”。在这个计划中，一个家庭的电力、燃料、热能和照明需要，将由可持续或可再生能源，例如太阳能，来满足。 这个想法包括设计混合型太阳能收集器，将绝缘材料转化为热和电。 然后将热量储存在储热罐中，而电力则用于生产氢气和氧气的正常电力需求，或储存在电池中。 生产的氢气将用作其他需求的清洁燃料。 在理论研究中，将得到各子系统的运行特性和效率与供需系统之间的关系。 理论研究将扩展到生成优化成本的程序。 在实验调查中，将在巴基斯坦的一个宅基地内进行“可持续宅基地”的太阳能、热能、电能、氢、氧、阳光、控制和安全子系统的设计和建造，以便对子系统和整个系统进行测试和评估。适用范围：该项目将支持两个具有互补资格和机构设施的科学团队在多学科研究工作中开展合作。 这位美国科学家一直是可再生能源特别是氢能研究的领导者，而巴基斯坦方面在太阳能光伏电池的设计、制造和利用方面拥有长期经验。 要解决的问题，证明可再生能源在分布式系统的用户的效用，是重要的。 满足能源需求的小型分布式系统比大型电力系统更经济，对环境更有利，因为大型电力系统需要向巴基斯坦和许多其他发展中国家的偏远地区提供所需的配电系统。 该项目将与巴基斯坦政府批准的一个名为“太阳能公园”的更大项目相吻合，该项目是大规模利用可再生能源的一个实际示范。 一位来自迈阿密大学的美国初级科学家和一位来自N.I.S.T.将参与该项目。 该项目完全符合国际方案司的目标。

9918201VezirogluDescription: This award will support a collaborative research project between Professor T.Nejat Veziroglu, Director, Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, and Dr. Parvez Akhter, Director General, the National Institute for Silicon Technology (N.I.S.T.) in Islamabad, Pakistan. The two teams plan to conduct a pilot research project for the conceptual design and testing of a "sustainable homestead", in which electricity, fuel, thermal energy and lighting needs of a home would be met by a sustainable or renewable energy source, such as solar energy. The idea involves designing hybrid solar collectors, which converts insulation to heat and electricity. Heat is then stored in thermal storage tanks, while the electricity is to be used for normal electric requirements to produce hydrogen and oxygen, or to be stored in electric batteries. The hydrogen produced will be used as a clean fuel for other requirements. In the theoretical study, the relations between the operational characteristics and efficiency of each sub-system and the supply and demand system will be obtained. The theoretical investigation will be expanded to generate a program for optimizing the cost. In the experimental investigation, the designs for the solar, thermal, electrical, hydrogen, oxygen, sunlight, control and safety sub-systems of the "sustainable homestead" will be carried out and built within a homestead in Pakistan for tests and evaluation of the subsystems and the overall system. Scope: This project will support collaboration between two scientific teams with complementary qualifications and institutional facilities in a multidisciplinary research effort. The US scientist has been a leader in research on renewable energy sources, especially hydrogen energy, while the Pakistani side has long experience in the design, manufacture and utilization of solar photovoltaic cells. The problem to be addressed, proving the utility of renewable energy sources in distributed system of users, is important. Small distributed systems for meeting energy needs are more economical and environmentally more benign than large power systems with the required distribution systems to far-flung areas as in Pakistan and in many other developing countries. This project will fit well within a larger project entitled "Solar Park" which the Government of Pakistan has authorized as a practical demonstration of utilizing renewable energy on a large scale. One junior US scientist from the University of Miami and one from N.I.S.T. will participate in the project. The project fits well within the objectives of the Division of International Programs.