Marco Adonis

Dr. Marco Adonis

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 February 2024 in Discover Energy
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CNChristian Bipongo Ndeke
Christian Bipongo Ndeke
MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
ALI ALMAKTOOFALI ALMAKTOOF
ALI ALMAKTOOF
This paper introduces an energy management strategy for a hybrid renewable micro-grid system. The efficient operation of a hybrid renewable micro-grid system requires an advanced energy management strategy able to coordinate the complex interactions between different energy sources and loads. This strategy must consider some factors such as weather fluctuations and demand variations. Its significance lies in achieving the overarching objectives of these systems, including optimizing renewable energy utilization, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting energy independence, and ensuring grid resilience. The intermittent nature of renewable sources necessitates a predictive approach that anticipates the energy availability and adjusts the system operation. The aim of this study was to develop an energy management system for a hybrid renewable micro-grid system to optimize the deployment of renewable energy resources and increase their integration in the power system. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to develop an energy management strategy that controls the flow of energy between the hybrid micro-grid system and the load connected directly as well as the load connected to the utility grid using MATLAB/Simulink software. The second objective was to control the charging and discharging of the battery. The results show that the developed algorithm was able to control the energy flow between the hybrid micro-grid system and the utility grid and also to ensure a proper relation between the charging /discharging rate of the battery based on their operating conditions. In this application, the battery was charged at higher power. It was seen that a higher charging power enables to fully recharge the battery in a shorter amount of time than usual. The results have shown that it is possible to maximize the charging time by using a greater power and this algorithm ensures the state of charge (SOC) of battery to remain in the admissible limits (between 20 and 100%).

16 February 2024 in Energies
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Mukovhe RatshitangaMukovhe Ratshitanga
Mukovhe Ratshitanga
AAAyokunle Ayeleso
Ayokunle Ayeleso
Senthil KrishnamurthySenthil Krishnamurthy
Senthil Krishnamurthy
GRGarrett Rose
Garrett Rose
AMAnges Akim Aminou Moussavou
Anges Akim Aminou Moussavou
MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
In recent years, energy challenges such as grid congestion and imbalances have emerged from conventional electric grids. Furthermore, the unpredictable nature of these systems poses many challenges in meeting various users’ demands. The Battery Energy Storage System is a potential key for grid instability with improved power quality. The present study investigates the global trend towards integrating battery technology as an energy storage system with renewable energy production and utility grid systems. An extensive review of battery systems such as Lithium-Ion, Lead–Acid, Zinc–Bromide, Nickel–Cadmium, Sodium–Sulphur, and the Vanadium redox flow battery is conducted. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of their working principles, control strategies, optimizations, and technical characteristics is presented. The review findings show that Lead–Acid, Lithium-Ion, Sodium-based, and flow redox batteries have seen increased breakthroughs in the energy storage market. Furthermore, the use of the BESS as an ancillary service and control technique enhances the performance of microgrids and utility grid systems. These control techniques provide potential solutions such as peak load shaving, the smoothing of photovoltaic ramp rates, voltage fluctuation reduction, a large grid, power supply backup, microgrids, renewable energy sources time shift, spinning reserve for industrial consumers, and frequency regulation. Conclusively, a cost summary of the various battery technologies is presented.

21 March 2024 in Applied Sciences
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CNChristian Bipongo Ndeke
Christian Bipongo Ndeke
MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
ALI ALMAKTOOFALI ALMAKTOOF
ALI ALMAKTOOF
This paper presents an energy management strategy using a Stateflow controller related to DC microgrids with the important penetration of renewable energy. The increase in world electricity demand is one of the principal drivers of the exhaustion of fossil fuels and increased greenhouse gas emissions. To solve these problems, several countries have adopted actions for widespread renewable energy deployment, which includes wind energy, solar power, biomass power, tidal, and hydropower. These sources are considered as significant in delivering clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for sustainable improvement. As these sources play an increasingly vital role in the global energy landscape, the efficient management of these intermittent sources is essential for grid stability and sustainability. This paper aimed to develop an energy management strategy for DC microgrids to supply power to a DC microgrid system. The main objective of this paper was to implement an energy management system to ensure the proper operation of DC microgrid systems utilizing Simulink blocks available in MATLAB/Simulink 2020b software. The simulation results demonstrated that the developed energy management algorithm was unconditionally reliable, ensuring the proper operation of the microgrid systems. Additionally, the results demonstrated that the energy management strategy exhibited robust performance across different scenarios, effectively balancing energy generation and consumption while ensuring the reliable operation of the microgrid system. Moreover, the developed algorithm model presents another advantage, as it enables users to access and to change any control parameters within the DC microgrid. By comparing these results with the literature, the developed energy management algorithm provides safety and the automatic control of the microgrid.

6 April 2005
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MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
MKM.T.E. Khan
M.T.E. Khan

1 August 2015
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AMA.A. Aminou Moussavou
A.A. Aminou Moussavou
MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
ARAtanda Kamoru Raji
Atanda Kamoru Raji
The analysis of control strategies developed for a microgrid control structure is presented in this paper, when it is integrated with renewable energy source. Due to weather conditions, the microgrid system with renewables is presented with unavoidable input power perturbation, produced by the renewable energy. This perturbation causes an imbalance in the power system between the energy produced and consumed, as well as creating frequency fluctuations in the output voltage. Different methods of energy management are employed in the microgrid, in order to stabilise the system. A control strategy for the load management have been developed and analysed through MATLAB/Simulink simulation. The simulation results justify the stability of the microgrid operation under irregularities of the input voltage. The flow chart transition method based on graphical transition state is employed to maintain the output voltage of the microgrid; this was attained by switching ON and OFF certain noncritical loads upon considering the available input power.

7 November 2018
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IKIan Kuiler
Ian Kuiler
MAMarco Adonis
Marco Adonis
ARAtanda Kamoru Raji
Atanda Kamoru Raji
Vigilant fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance has the potential to significantly decrease costs associated with wind generators. As wind energy continues the upward growth in technology and continued worldwide adoption and implementation, the application of fault diagnosis techniques will become more imperative. Fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance techniques for wind turbine generators are still at an early stage compared to matured strategies used for generators in conventional power plants. The cost of wind energy can be further reduced if failures are predicted in advance of a major structural failure, which leads to less unplanned maintenance. High maintenance cost of wind turbines means that predictive strategies like fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance techniques are necessary to manage life cycle costs of critical components. Squirrel-Cage Induction Generators (SCIG) are the prevailing generator type and are more robust and cheaper to manufacturer compared to other generator types used in wind turbines. A statistical model was developed using SCADA data to estimate the relationships between winding temperatures and other variables. Predicting faults in stator windings are challenging because the unhealthy condition rapidly evolves into a functional failure.