Abstract
This study evaluates the use of energy storage technologies coupled to renewable energy sources in rural electrification as a way to address the energy access challenge. Characteristic energy demanding applications will differently affect the operating conditions for off-grid renewable energy systems. This paper discusses and evaluates simulated photovoltaic power output and battery state of charge profiles, using estimated climate data and electricity load profiles for the Altiplanic highland location of Patacamaya in Bolivia to determine the loss of load probability as optimization parameter. Simulations are performed for three rural applications: household, school, and health center. Increase in battery size prevents risk of electricity blackouts while increasing the energy reliability of the system. Moreover, increase of PV module size leads to energy excess conditions for the system reducing its efficiency. The results obtained here are important for the application of off-grid PV-battery systems design in rural electrification projects, as an efficient and reliable source of electricity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3715-3720 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Energy Procedia |
| Volume | 142 |
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| State | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2017 - Cardiff, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Aug 2017 → 24 Aug 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is gratefully acknowledged. The work was conducted within the cooperation program between Swedish and Bolivian governments.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
Keywords
- Energy storage
- Li ion batteries
- Photovoltaic
- Renewable Energy
- Rural Electrification
- State of Charge