Standalone PV systems: A case study of rural long houses in Brunei Darussalam

This paper presents a model for implementing standalone PV systems for houses in rural villages in Brunei Darussalam. These houses currently meet the power requirements by deploying generators. Brunei´s location on the sunbelt makes it an ideal place for the generation of photovoltaic (PV) electricity. The PV model presented here has been developed in three stages: site survey, determination of PV system parameters based on peaksun hour (PSH) and evaluation of economic issues. The model has been applied to a long house in Sukang village for validation. The results has shown that solar PV systems are economically feasible, easily implementable and are viable green energy alternatives for the energy hungry rural villages in Brunei.