Developing for developing nations: Exploring an affordable solar home system design

Nishant Narayan; Jelena Popovic; Jan-Carel Diehl; Sacha Silvester; Pavol Bauer; Miro Zeman

doi:10.1109/GHTC.2016.7857322

Developing for developing nations: Exploring an affordable solar home system design

Nishant Narayan, Jelena Popovic, Jan-Carel Diehl, Sacha Silvester, Pavol Bauer, Miro Zeman

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Abstract

Developing technological solutions for the developing nations is more than simply re-sizing a prevalent solution from the developed world. Not only the environmental conditions, but also the technology usage varies greatly between the developing nations in sunnier latitudes around the world and the developed nations of north-western Europe. This paper sheds light on the various technical and non-technical factors to be considered for designing a standalone PV system for low-income households in emerging economies. The significance of the battery in a low-cost PV system is examined and the role of power electronics in such a system design is highlighted. Finally, the paper proposes a system design methodology. This paper presents an overview of the current initiatives in the Solar Home System landscape, and identifies gaps that can be potentially filled by technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2016
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	474 - 480
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-2432-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2016.7857322
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016
Event	GHTC 2016: IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference - Seattle, United States Duration: 13 Oct 2016 → 16 Oct 2016 Conference number: 6

Conference

Conference	GHTC 2016
Abbreviated title	GHTC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	13/10/16 → 16/10/16

Keywords

Batteries
PV systems
Solar Home System
Base of Pyramid
Rural electrification
SHS
BoP
battery storage
off-grid electrification

UN SDGs

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A simple methodology for estimating battery lifetimes in Solar Home System design
Narayan, N., Papakosta, T., Vega-Garita, V., Popovic-Gerber, J., Bauer, P. & Zeman, M., 2017, IEEE Africon 2017 Proceedings. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, p. 1195-1201 7 p.
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15 Citations (Scopus)

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Narayan, N, Popovic, J, Diehl, J-C, Silvester, S, Bauer, P & Zeman, M 2016, Developing for developing nations: Exploring an affordable solar home system design. in Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2016. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 474 - 480, GHTC 2016, Seattle, United States, 13/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC.2016.7857322

Developing for developing nations: Exploring an affordable solar home system design. / Narayan, Nishant; Popovic, Jelena; Diehl, Jan-Carel et al.
Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2016. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2016. p. 474 - 480.

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Developing for developing nations: Exploring an affordable solar home system design

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