DOI: 10.4018/IJESGT.2020070101
International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Green Technologies
Volume 11 • Issue 2 • July-December 2020
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Design of Solar System for LTE Networks
Naglaa Kamel Bahgaat, Electrical Communication Department, Faculty of Engineering, Canadian International College
(CIC), Giza, Egypt
Nariman Abdel Salam, Electrical Communication Department, Faculty of Engineering, Canadian International College
(CIC), Giza, Egypt
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-6408
Monika Mady Roshdy, Electrical Communication Department, Faculty of Engineering, Canadian International College
(CIC), Giza, Egypt
Sandy Abd Elrasheed Sakr, Electrical Communication Department, Faculty of Engineering, Canadian International College
(CIC), Giza, Egypt
ABSTRACT
Rapid growth in mobile networks and the increase of the number of cellular base stations requires more
energy sources, but the traditional sources of energy cause pollution and environmental problems.
Therefore, modern facilities tend to use renewable energy sources instead of traditional sources. One
renewable source is the photovoltaic panel, which made from semiconductor materials which absorb
sunlight to generate electricity. This article discusses the importance of using solar panels to produce
energy for mobile stations and also a solution to some environmental problems such as pollution.
This article provides a design for a solar-power plant to feed the mobile station. Also, in this article
is a prediction of all loads, the power consumed, the number of solar panels used, and solar batteries
can be used to store electrical energy. Finally, an estimation of the costs of all components will be
presented. Good discussion and conclusion will be presented about the results obtained. The results
obtained are promising. In addition, a future plan is described to complete this important study.
KEywoRDS
Cellular Stations, Cost Estimations, Design of Solar panels, Loads Estimation, LTE Networks, Photovoltaic,
Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Storage batteries
1. INTRoDUCTIoN
With the development of information and technology and the fast increase in considerable data
traffic, the energy consumption by the network is also respectively increasing. The preparation of
3G and 4G technologies are significantly contributed to the increase in power consumption in the
communication sector (Ratheesh & Vetrivelan, 2016). The BS (base station) is the main source of
energy consumption in the wireless access network (Chen et al., 2011). It has been estimated that
more than 57% of the operator total energy consumption is in the BS (Bogucka & Conti, 2011; Chen
et al., 2011; Chen et al., 2011; Han et al., 2011; Ratheesh & Vetrivelan, 2016) and there are about 3
million BSs worldwide that consume about 4.5 GW of power (Kumari, 2016). More than 50% of the
total consumed energy of the communication network is consumed by the radio access part, whereas
50-80% is consumed for the power amplifier (PA).
Many (BS) stations in rural areas that are not connected to the power grid are powered by diesel
generators for all day and night as well as a backup power source for few hours per day in urban and