An evaluation of PV rural electrification system in Kenteng, Gunung Kidul, Indonesia

An evaluation of a PV rural electrification system is reported. The loads are the electricity for 85 private houses, a school, 20 sets of street lighting, a mosque, a refrigerator, and a public television. The system consists of 19 kWp PV arrays with 1600 Ah batteries. The output of the PV arrays is converted into AC power using three inverters. Two inverters are three phase, 220/380 V, and the other is one phase, 220 V. The one-phase inverter is operated for 24 hours and the others are operated for 16 hours during the night. The operation time of the two inverters can be adjusted by a timer in the control panel. The system is also provided with data gathering devices for evaluation purposes.