A community electrification project: combination of microgrids and household systems fed by wind, PV or micro-hydro energies according to micro-scale resource evaluation and social constraints
When electrifying isolated rural communities, usually standardized solutions have been implemented using the same technology at all the points. However these solutions are not always appropriate to the community and its population. This article aims to describe the technical design of the electrific...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositório: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/26520 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26520 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2014.09.007 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Rural electrification -- Peru Renewable energy sources -- Peru Wind–PV–micro-hydro energies Stand-alone electrification system design Micro-scale resource evaluation Social constraints Peru Electrificació rural -- Perú Energies renovables -- Perú Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia eòlica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica |
| Resumo: | When electrifying isolated rural communities, usually standardized solutions have been implemented using the same technology at all the points. However these solutions are not always appropriate to the community and its population. This article aims to describe the technical design of the electrification system of the community of Alto Peru (in the region of Cajamarca, Peru), where the adequate technology was used at each area according to micro-scale resource evaluation and the socioeconomic requirements of the population. Specifically four technologies were implemented: wind microgrids in highlands, a micro-hydro power plant in the presence of a waterfall, a PV microgrid in a group of points sheltered from the wind and individual PV systems in scattered points with low wind potential. This project brought electricity to 58 households, a health center, a school, a church, two restaurants and two shops. |
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