{"title":"Design and implementation of off-grid solar electricity supply for a rural Zambian medical facility","authors":"G. Jones, Daniel J. Rogers, J. Stevens, L. Thomas","doi":"10.1109/POWERAFRICA.2016.7556574","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the development of an off-grid photovoltaic energy supply in Chongwe District, Zambia, which delivers electricity to a health post and three supporting buildings. The system includes 23.3 square metres of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panel with a peak output of 3.4 kW, and 21.1 kWh of storage using absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries. The design methodology for the original system, installed in 2012, along with that of a substantial upgrade in 2014, is discussed. Comprehensive system data from before and after the upgrade were recorded, over a period of fifteen months, allowing system performance to be analyzed in detail. The paper concludes with a reflection on the experience gained during the design and delivery of this project, which can be used as a model for the electrification of further health posts across Zambia and other parts of Africa.","PeriodicalId":177444,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE PES PowerAfrica","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2016 IEEE PES PowerAfrica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/POWERAFRICA.2016.7556574","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This paper presents the development of an off-grid photovoltaic energy supply in Chongwe District, Zambia, which delivers electricity to a health post and three supporting buildings. The system includes 23.3 square metres of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panel with a peak output of 3.4 kW, and 21.1 kWh of storage using absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries. The design methodology for the original system, installed in 2012, along with that of a substantial upgrade in 2014, is discussed. Comprehensive system data from before and after the upgrade were recorded, over a period of fifteen months, allowing system performance to be analyzed in detail. The paper concludes with a reflection on the experience gained during the design and delivery of this project, which can be used as a model for the electrification of further health posts across Zambia and other parts of Africa.
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