Quality of DC Photovoltaic Containerized Products for Rural Use

Can a DC micro-grid be used for rural electrification?

In Ardriani et al. (2021), it has been shown that a pole mounted 3 kWp and 13.8 kWh of battery can be deployed to supply a cluster of 10 households and it can easily be moved for redeployment. The study in Richard et al. (2022a) considered a DC micro-grid with decentralised production and storage for a rural electrification application in Africa.

Can centralized storage improve power sharing performance in rural microgrids?

The introduction of proper-sized centralized storage could improve performances of the DGDSA by mitigating the complexity of the system control and by optimizing the power-sharing requirements. Researchers can also extend this model for developing an optimal peer-to-peer power-sharing framework in rural microgrids.

Can microgrids alleviate energy poverty in rural communities?

Nevertheless, several interventions have been proposed to alleviate the energy poverty that has been affecting rural communities. Mini-grids and microgrids have been showing promise as they do not need any grid extensions and they offer an opportunity for the distributed generations (Kamal et al., 2022).

What happens to the remaining PV power in DGCSA?

In the case of DGCSA, part of the generated PV power is consumed locally by the household loads, while the remaining power is distributed to the central battery.