• DocumentCode
    561586
  • Title

    A stand alone DC microgrid for electricity supply in rural Bangladesh

  • Author

    Khan, M. Rezwan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of EEE, United Int. Univ., Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5-7 Jan. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2012 2nd International Conference on the
  • Conference_Location
    Dhaka
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0463-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6153496