Breaking through market barriers with an improved sizing method: Case study of a stand-alone PV system in the northern Sudan
- Memphis State Univ., TN (USA)
According to the sizing methodology used here, a stand-alone photovoltaic irrigation water-pumping system for installation in northern Sudan would cost less than anticipated by other sizing methods. This method makes use of the concept of system reliability or availability without the attendant computational complexity or unwieldiness associated with many other sizing methodologies presented in the literature. Thus, two barriers to the use of photovoltaic systems for electricity generation are addressed by an improved method of estimation. One is the commonly cited claim that PV systems are too costly. The other is that the computer-aided design methods for predicting performance are too complex or difficult to use. This makes one wonder if other objections to the use of renewable-energy technologies could be overcome through improving methods of specifying systems. 19 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6119488
- Journal Information:
- Sunworld; (USA), Vol. 14:4; ISSN 0149-1938
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
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SOLAR WATER PUMPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
SIZING
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MARKETING
AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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PUMPS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WATER PUMPS
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