Swarm electrification: A comprehensive literature review

Swarm Electrification (SE) is a relatively new concept, gaining considerable attention as tool to provide last-mile electrification. A swarm grid like micro-grid, but rather than planned network, it assembled in an ad-hoc manner, connecting available equipment and growing organically more resources become mitigating the capital expenditure required for community grid. SE also allows owners of small solar home systems (SHS) sell excess energy whilst enabling others gain electricity connection, generating income prosumer helping get on electrification ladder. opportunity reduce poverty, utilizing existing equipment. As proliferation SHSs increases, set important maximise benefits this revolution delivering least cost connections. This review was performed assess state art determine next steps SE, what challenges must be addressed flourish. The literature has been collected, presented, organized into social technical aspects, then examined through key sub-topics tools employed research. results future are discussed. motivation detailed contrasted with disadvantages potential hazards. Key remain such improved modelling better examine behaviour, scalability, stability grids along battery maintenance strategies business models encourage investment.