This paper focuses on designing and assessing Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Systems (PHESs) connected to the grid and a PV system for self-consumption constructed at Mutah University in an area of high solar potential. By focusing on the PHES and PV literature, data in the field were acquired based on the grid code needed in Jordan. Next, a search to find a suitable location for installation was conducted. Afterwards, a load profile was added to calculate the energy demand of the university. Then the productivity of the solar power plant of Mutah University was included. Finally, MATLAB software was used to realize the amount of energy to be stored; these data were used to implement the system that was chosen and dimensioned. A PHES layout was created to find the most accurate values for parameters to optimize system performance and to investigate loss analysis. The main finding is that the system attains 9230.89 MWh/year. An annual load yields 4430 MWh/year, which covers the Mutah University demand with an estimated saving of USD 287,607,993.

This paper presents the design, construction and experimental study of a pure mechanical parabolic trough sun tracking device for solar distillation systems. It describes a novel design that uses a typical mechanical clock sun tracking system. A special mechanical weight-driven automated solar tracking system is achieved by a water float linked through a tow pulley to the gearbox. The gearbox is connected to a pulley on the shaft that connected to the dish. In estimating the driving weight required by the solar tracking collector system, the value of the summation of all loads is chosen as the driving load, resulting in a total mass of 1.5 kg with a force of 14.7 N. The results of water distillation yield show high percentage output of distillation of about 63% and consumes zero electrical energy, thereby increasing the overall efficiency of the system.

This research paper proposes the design and development of a solar-based cooker with a mechanical parabolic trough sun tracking system. This novel design uses a typical mechanical clock system for the sun tracking. The automated solar tracking system is achieved by a water float linked through a tow pulley to the gearbox. The gearbox is connected to a pulley on the shaft that connected to the dish. The driving weight required by the solar tracking collector system has been estimated. The value of the summation of all loads chosen as the driving load is 1.5 kg with a force of 14.7 N. Experiments have been conducted to measure the temperature at the centre of the parabolic trough for cooking applications, bread baking in particular.

This paper focuses on designing and assessing Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Systems (PHES), connected to the grid and PV system for self-consumption structured at Mutah university in an area of high solar potential. In focusing on PHES and PV literature was made to have data on the field, based on the grid code needed in Jordan. Next, a prospection to find the proper location for the installation was done. Afterward, a load profile was inserted to know the energy demand of the university. Then The productivity of the solar power plant of Mutah University was included. Finally, MATLAB software was used to realize the amount of energy to be stored, this data was used to implement the system which was chosen and sized. PHES layout was created to find the most accurate values for parameters to optimize the system performance, and to investigate the loss analysis. The system attains 9230.89 MWh/year. An annual load yields 4430 MWh/year, which covers the Mutah university demand with an estimated saving of 2039773 JD.