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Title: | Improving the load estimation process in the design of rural electrification systems |
Authors: | Namaganda-Kiyimba, Jane Mutale, Joseph Azzopardi, Brian |
Keywords: | Rural electrification Photovoltaic power generation Solar energy Developing countries |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Namaganda-Kiyimba, J., Mutale, J., & Azzopardi, B. (2021). Improving the load estimation process in the design of rural electrification systems. Energies, 14(17), 5505. |
Abstract: | The design of reliable and sustainable rural electrification systems relies on accurate prediction of the electrical load. This paper evaluates the current methods for load estimation and proposes an improved approach for load estimation for off-grid unelectrified rural communities that yields more accurate estimates. Improved accuracy is mainly due to better modelling of the influence of customer habits and gender on the estimated current and future load using the Markov chain process. A program was developed using MATLAB software to generate load profiles. The results show that gender considerations have a significant impact on load profiles and that the Markov chain process can suitably be used to determine year-to-year load profiles by incorporating the effect of changes in customer habits on the estimated load. The results from the case study on energy consumption in rural community households showed an increase in average daily consumption when gender was considered during load estimation. The peak consumption when gender was considered was about 50% higher than the value for when gender was not considered. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/99047 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngSCE |
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