Title :
Economic viability of a standalone solar — DC system for rural India
Author :
Rao, K. Uma ; Bhaskar, S. ; Kashyap, Arti ; Halyal, Sanjeev ; Shashank, S.
Author_Institution :
RV Coll. of Eng., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
This paper presents the detailed economic analysis of using a solar kit with DC loads, in remote off-grid villages of India. The villagers use kerosene, petromax or candles for their lighting. These energy sources deplete natural fossil fuels. Further, the villagers are forced to trek long distances to get the fuel and also to charge their mobile phones. A simple 40W solar panel, with a charge controller and a lead-acid battery for energy storage is studied in detail as a viable option. Details of the cost comparison are presented, along with possible business models for implementation.
Keywords :
DC generators; energy storage; fossil fuels; lead acid batteries; lighting; mobile handsets; power generation economics; power grids; solar power stations; DC loads; India; business models; charge controller; economic analysis; economic viability; energy sources; energy storage; kerosene; lead-acid battery; mobile phones; natural fossil fuels; petromax; power 40 W; remote offgrid villages; rural India; solar kit; solar panel; standalone solar-DC system; Batteries; Government; Lighting; Microgrids; Smart grids; Solar-DC; carbon footprint; impact investor;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite (GHTC-SAS), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Trivandrum
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1094-6
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC-SAS.2013.6629935
