Energy Sustainability Project: Design Activities for a Studio Flat

This project details the design activities for achieving energy sustainability in a studio flat. It outlines a comprehensive plan, including a Gantt chart for project management. The project focuses on the installation of a photovoltaic system, including module placement, orientation, and legal considerations. It also covers the installment of wind turbines, detailing the construction of a support post, turbine assembly, and connection to the electrical system. Furthermore, the project addresses the installation of inverters, batteries, and voltage controllers, along with general studio flat electrical wiring. The project emphasizes the use of tools for monitoring project activities and proposes improvements such as using flexible solar panels and efficient appliances. The project concludes by highlighting how basic energy and engineering knowledge can lead to sustainable energy solutions for a flat.

The design activities of energy sustainability for studio flat
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Abstract
This part presents a set of activities to be done in order to achieve the projects proposed design
Project activities
To accomplish the project, an efficient diary of activities must be written.
The chart below describes the different activities and timeline for implementing the proposed project.
TASK NAME
STAR
T
DATE
DAY OF
MONTH
*
END
DAT
E
DURATION
* (WORK
DAYS)
DAYS
COMPLETE
*
DAYS
REMAINING
*
TEAM
MEMBE
R
PERCENT
COMPLET
E
activity 1
project
design
calculation 1/5 5 1/8 4 4 0 tech 100%
acquisition
of solar
panels 1/8 8 1/11 4 3.2 0.8 tech 80%
Roof
partition
and gaging 1/11 11 1/16 6 3.6 2.4 tech 60%
installation
of solar
panels 1/14 14 1/19 6 2.4 3.6 tech 40%
connecting
the solar
output
supply 1/17 17 1/23 7 1.4 5.6 tech 20%
activity 2
wind
turbines
acquisition,
based on
specificatio
n 1/9 9 1/12 4 4 0 tech 100%
installation
of wind
turbines 1/12 12 1/19 8 6.4 1.6 tech 80%
electrical
wiring for
1/17 17 1/19 3 1.8 1.2 tech 60%

turbine
outputs
connecting
the wind
and solar
power
supply 1/22 22 1/26 5 2 3 tech 40%
activity 3
installing
voltage
controller 1/15 15 1/19 5 5 0 tech 100%
installing
convertor 1/22 22 1/23 2 1.6 0.4 tech 80%
installing
the
batteries 1/22 22 1/26 5 3 2 tech 60%
connecting
power from
turbine and
solar to
charge
batteries 1/26 26 1/29 4 1.6 2.4 tech 40%
wiring
voltage
controllers
for
batteries 1/22 22 1/25 4 0.8 3.2 tech 20%
activity 4
general
studio flat
wiring 1/15 15 1/24 10 10 0 tech 100%
connecting
convertors
to the room
electrical
system 1/25 25 1/30 6 4.8 1.2 tech 80%
installing
general
appliances
and solar
heating 1/24 24 1/30 7 4.2 2.8 tech 60%
system
testing and
certification 1/30 30 1/31 2 0 2 tech 0%

project design calculation
acqusition of solar panels
Roof partition and gaging
installation of solar panels
connecting the solar output supply
activity 2
wind turbines acquasition , based on specification
installation of wind turbines
electrical wiring for turbine outputs
connecting the wind and solar power supply
activity 3
installing voltage controler
installing convertor
installing the batteries
connecting power from turbine and solar to charge baateries
wiring voltage controllers for batteries
activity 4
general studio flat wiring
coonecting convertors to the room electrical system
installing general appliances and solar heating
system testing and certification
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 3
Days of the Month
Figure 1 Gantt chart showing project timeline, and events schedule
From the above activity diary, the project has four main activity parts as listed below
1. Photovoltaic system installment

2. Wind turbine installment
3. Installation of convertors and voltage controllers
4. General studio flat electrical wiring
Each of these activities have been describe of the subtopics below
Photovoltaic system installment
Photovoltaic modules can be introduced on a building's rooftop, its façade or on the ground. Amid the
underlying overview, the installer will check the possibility, considering:
 the accessible space required for the establishment of the modules (for each 1,000 W of
introduced power, around 3-4 photovoltaic modules are fundamental)
 the right presentation and slope of the surface, which must face southwards, southeast or
southwest. The grade ought to be somewhere in the range of 10° and 35°
 the nonappearance of any obstructions that could create a shade, shades reduces power
production of the photovoltaics (Budes, Ochoa and Escorcia 2017).
The legal rules must be adhered to during the installment, in the event that the expanding
whereupon the framework is to be installed isn't arranged within the building subject to arranging
limitations (natural, chronicled, imaginative, scene, and so on.), at that point, as per the laws of the
United Kingdom, the photovoltaic framework can be introduced without a particular authorization. In
any case, establishment requires earlier correspondence to the framework administrator of the
"Brought together application structure for the development, association and task of a little photovoltaic

framework joined onto the top of a building". The structure comprises of two sections: the primary must
be finished and sent before the establishment, and the second should be finished and sent once the
establishment has been completed.
Instalment of wind turbine
The following steps are to be used in the event of mounting a wind turbine
a. To build a wind turbine support post – galvanized material, with same category as that of the
studio flat will be used. 4 inches galvanized iron pole for support, with 30 galvanized pipe
installed up to erect the turbine up
b. a metal will be welded below the pole for better stability of the pole. Rubber will be attached to
reduce vibration.
c. To prevent corrosion of the pole, a spray will be applied on all the welds and all areas prone to
corrosion, a cold zinc was used.
d. The pole was mounted, and power cable run through it, this will be used to supply power from
the turbine, wire specifications, 3.0mm2 copper cable.
e. Prepare the turbine, assemble the blades, don’t overtight the blades (Elevli, Koc and Kaya 2016)

Figure 2 picture showing wind turbine assembly, (Instructables.com 2019)
f. The turbine will then be secured on the mounted pole
g. The final step is to commission the supply and connect it the system

Figure 3 picture showing a sample of mounted turbine, (Instructables.com 2019)
Installation of installing convertors, batteries, voltage controllers and general wiring

To install a convertor, a technician will follow the basic electrical manual as required in the
electrical conducts. The room wiring will also be performed by certified electrical technician. The wiring
will be done for a general user (Associates, 2010)
Methods to be used in monitoring project activities
Various tools will be used to analyze the effectiveness of the proposed project. The sample tools
listed below will be used to analyses different instances of the project.
Project evaluation and the future work
Similar projects have been done before, to make this project unique, improvements must be adopted,
this will include the following
a. Using flexible solar panels, the panels which can rotate depending on the solar intensity
b. Efficient home appliances to uses solar energy
Conclusion
The activities described above, with basic energy and engineering knowledge leads to a sustainable
energy solution for a flat.

References
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hybrid energy systems in comparison to single photovoltaic and wind systems. Energy Conversion and
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Elevli, B., Koc, E. and Kaya, K. (2016). Economical Evaluation of Installing Wind Turbines for Ondokuz
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