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In this work, we present the study of seawater desalination potential using the energy surpluses of a microgrid based on renewable energies and a thermosolar absorption cooling system, installed in the isolated community of Puertecitos, Mexico and its primary school, respectively. Given the profile of electricity demand of the community in winter and the non-need for air conditioning, both systems can be used for the desalination of seawater, a resource greatly needed in the region because of the scarcity that is presented. Using the software TRNSYS and Aspen Plus, the simulation of the generating systems was carried out, activating a multiple-effect seawater desalination system during a typical week of February with measured data of electrical consumption. The results show that, with the energy available from both systems, it is possible to desalinate 2,500 kg/day of water with a thermal consumption of 25 kW, during 6 h daily operation. The electrical energy supplied by the microgrid contributes four times more to the desalination of water than the thermal solar field. With this production, it is possible to satisfy the basic requirements of hygiene, hydration and food for 25 people.
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The authors acknowledge CONACYT-SENER-SUSTENTABILIDAD ENERGÉTICA for the support received through the project P09 of CEMIE-Solar as well as a graduate scholarship for J. Armando Aguilar-Jiménez. The authors also acknowledge the CYTED Thematic Network “CIUDADES INTELIGENTES TOTALMENTE INTEGRALES, EFICIENTES Y SOSTENIBLES (CITIES)” no 518RT0558.
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Aguilar-Jiménez, J.A., Velázquez, N., Beltrán, R., Hernández-Callejo, L., López-Zavala, R., González-San Pedro, E. (2020). Potential for Thermal Water Desalination Using Microgrid and Solar Thermal Field Energy Surpluses in an Isolated Community. In: Nesmachnow, S., Hernández Callejo, L. (eds) Smart Cities. ICSC-CITIES 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1152. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38889-8_13
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