A methodology is developed to determinate the optimal size of PV-hybrid subsystems and to optimize the stand-alone system management. Two particular parameters characterize the back-up engine generator: SDM and SAR, respectively the starting and the stopping thresholds calculated as a part of...

This review analyses the growth in small ‘low power’ renewable energy and consumer product technologies and their potential utility in rural and remote economic development. The historical legacy of increasingly industrial-scale and expensive centralised high voltage alternating current (AC)...

This research compares two generation components in grid-connected and stand-alone power supply (SPS) systems (6 kWp solar photovoltaic array, and a 6 kWp diesel generator), separately supplying a homestead’s electricity load (12 kWh day−1 average, 10 kWp), against a 2 km underground...

Measurements of the power produced by a photovoltaic (PV) system are important for technical as well as financial reasons, especially in large installations. The energy produced by a PV system is modeled through its nominal power, the incoming irradiance and the major energy loss mechanisms....

Analysis of past experience is vital for the implementation of new large scale rural electrification programs.

For the estimation of energy output from photovoltaic (PV) modules, considering the impact of degradation is essential. In this study, the longtime outdoor performance of various types of silicon-based PV modules [single crystalline Si (sc-Si), multi crystalline Si (mc-Si), amorphous Si (a-Si),...