Electrification pathways for Kenya–linking spatial electrification analysis and medium to long term energy planning

Electrification and Renewable Energy Generation

1Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen 518055, China 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kettering University, 1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI 48504, USA 3School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, No. 301, Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China 4Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced...

Rural Electrification

Distributed Energy Storage for Rural Electrification by Microgrid

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to study how to apply distributed storage into a photovoltaic microgrid for rural villages with electrical network powered by renewable sources and small thermal generators. Using distributed storage helps to reduce Joule losses and voltage drops. This allows reducing the cable’s section or the power source’s size. The main work will focus on optimizing the...

A Vision for Global Electrification

Hybrid (solar and Wind) Energy Systems for Rural Electrification

Hybrid power system can be used to reduce energy storage requirements. The influence of the Deficiency of Power Supply Probability (DPSP), Relative Excess Power Generated (REPG), Energy to Load Ratio (ELR), fraction of PV and wind energy, and coverage of PV and wind energy against the system size and performance were analyzed. The technical feasibility of PV-wind hybrid system in given range of...