Title :
A stand alone DC microgrid for electricity supply in rural Bangladesh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EEE, United Int. Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
An analysis is presented to show the technical and economic benefit of DC microgrid in comparison to the usual AC microgrid considering the socio economic condition of rural Bangladesh. Results show that the cost of energy can be significantly lower in the case of a DC grid.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; electricity supply industry; power generation economics; power grids; socio-economic effects; AC microgrid; electricity supply; energy cost; rural Bangladesh; socio-economic condition; stand alone DC microgrid; Batteries; Companies; Electricity; Generators; Inverters; Maintenance engineering; Reliability; DC Microgrid; rural Bangladesh; solar PV;
Conference_Titel :
Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2012 2nd International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0463-4
