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Feasibility Study of PV & Li-Ion Battery Based Micro-Grids for Bolivian Off-Grid Communities
Balderrama Subieta, Sergio Luis; Tarantino, Andrea; Sabatini, Stefano et al.
2017In Proceedings of IRES 2017 - The 11th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference
 

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Keywords :
Isolated micro-grids; Solar energy; Li-Ion Batteries; Bolivia; Optimization
Abstract :
[en] In the rural areas of Bolivia, where about a third of the people lacks access to reliable electricity, both a complex geography and a scattered population make the costs of extending the national grid prohibitively high. As an alternative, we evaluate the feasibility of an isolated micro-grid, composed by Li-ion batteries and Photovoltaic (PV) panels, for a Bolivian remote community living without access to electricity. We surveyed two remote rural villages to assess the potential electricity consumption patterns of the population once provided access to electricity. We estimated the average demand profile using the tool LoadProGen, and we collected local techno-economic and solar irradiation data of the zone. We employed such data as inputs in a robust linear programming-based optimization tool to determine the capacities of the Li-ion battery bank and the PV array thatminimize the net present cost (NPC) of the system.
Disciplines :
Energy
Author, co-author :
Balderrama Subieta, Sergio Luis ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Form. doct. sc. ingé. & techno. (aéro. & mécan. - Paysage)
Tarantino, Andrea;  Politecnico de Milano
Sabatini, Stefano;  Politecnico de Milano
Riva, Fabio;  Politecnico de Milano
Bonamini, Giorgio;  Politecnico de Milano
Quoilin, Sylvain  ;  Université de Liège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes énergétiques
Language :
English
Title :
Feasibility Study of PV & Li-Ion Battery Based Micro-Grids for Bolivian Off-Grid Communities
Publication date :
March 2017
Event name :
The 11th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2017)
Event organizer :
EUROSOLAR
Event place :
Düsseldorf, Germany
Event date :
from 14-03-2017 to 16-03-2017
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of IRES 2017 - The 11th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference
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