Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa

L. Mbali; O. Dzobo

doi:10.1109/AFRICON51333.2021.9570944

Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa

L. Mbali
, O. Dzobo

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Connecting remote and isolated communities to the national grid is difficult and expensive. This is due to the geographic locations of these isolated communities and terrain that needs navigation when installing transmission lines to transmit power to the communities. This paper presents a case study of the design of a hybrid energy system for electrification of a remote region in South Africa. Upper blink water is about 20km away from the national grid. An effort has been made to design hybrid energy system which consists of solar photovoltaic (PV), diesel generator and battery storage. Homer software is used to evaluate the technical characteristics and efficiency of the proposed hybrid energy system. Reticmaster software is used to calculate the voltage drops of distribution lines to the residential houses of the communities. The results show that it is feasible to supply the isolated community with the proposed hybrid energy system. The average electricity cost is R110.93c/kWh and the amount of diesel fuel per year is 16685L/year.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665419840
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON51333.2021.9570944
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2021
Event	2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021 - Virtual, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of Duration: 13 Sept 2021 → 15 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
Volume	2021-September
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021
Country/Territory	Tanzania, United Republic of
City	Virtual, Arusha
Period	13/09/21 → 15/09/21

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Diesel generator
HOMER
Hybrid energy system
Solar PV
Upper blink water

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Mbali, L., & Dzobo, O. (2021). Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa. In Proceedings of 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2021-September). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON51333.2021.9570944

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Mbali, L & Dzobo, O 2021, Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa. in Proceedings of 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021. IEEE AFRICON Conference, vol. 2021-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021, Virtual, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of, 13/09/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON51333.2021.9570944

Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa. / Mbali, L.; Dzobo, O.
Proceedings of 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2021-September).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Design of an off-grid hybrid pv/diesel energy system with battery storage for electrification of a remote region: A case study of upper blink water community, south africa

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