Optimized Solar Home System package design: Bangladesh perspective

Bangladesh is experiencing a great success in Solar Home System rural electrification. Recently a study of a technical audit of SHS project shows non-uniformity in Solar Home System (SHS) packages in Bangladesh. A detail analysis of factors influencing the reliable design of SHS packages has been analyzed and finally optimized SHS package has been proposed for available PV system components considering the geographical, climate and socio-economic conditions in Bangladesh. Direct measured radiation data, the sun earth geometry, the variation of the solar insolation due to rotational and revolution of the earth around the sun has also considered in designing the standard package. The performance of the local SHS components has also considered in designing the proposed package.