Estimation of demand diversity and daily demand profile for off grid electrification in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorBoait, Peter Johnen
dc.contributor.authorGammon, Ruperten
dc.contributor.authorAdvani, Varunen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T10:44:12Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T10:44:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-11-18
dc.descriptionDescribes software downloadable from: https://github.com/peterboait/ESCoBox_Load_Model Open Accessen
dc.description.abstractThe potential for small self-contained grid systems to provide electricity for currently unserved regions of the developing world is widely recognised. However planning and managing the electrical demand that will be supported, so that a mini-grid system is not overloaded and its available resource is used as fully as possible, is actually more difficult than for a large scale grid system. This paper discusses the mathematical reasons why this is the case, and describes a practical software tool for mini-grid demand estimation and planning that is complementary to the widely used HOMER software. This software tool is made available for download on an open source basis. Finally a conclusion is offered that mini-grid systems should aim to serve at least 50 households so that demand variability is more manageable and economies of scale can be realised.en
dc.explorer.multimediaNoen
dc.funderEPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)en
dc.funderDFID (Department for International Development)en
dc.identifier.citationBoait, P., Advani, V and Gammon, R. (2015) Estimation of demand diversity and daily demand profile for off grid electrification in developing countries. Energy for Sustainable Development, 29, pp. 135-141en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2015.10.009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/11408
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidProjects OASYS and ESCoBoxen
dc.projectidEP/L002566/1en
dc.projectidEP/G063826/2en
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.researchgroupInstitute of Energy and Sustainable Developmenten
dc.researchinstituteInstitute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD)en
dc.subjectmini-griden
dc.subjectmicro-griden
dc.subjectdemand diversityen
dc.subjectMonte Carlo modelen
dc.subjectHOMERen
dc.titleEstimation of demand diversity and daily demand profile for off grid electrification in developing countriesen
dc.typeArticleen
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