IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/natres/v4y1980i1p5-18.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Photovoltaic Power Systems For Rural Areas Of Developing Countries

Author

Listed:
  • LOUIS ROSENBLUM
  • WILLIAM J. BIFANO
  • GERALD F. HEIN
  • ANTHONY F. RATAJCZAK

Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) applications for rural areas of developing countries are discussed in relation to PV systems technology, reliability, and present projected cost. The information presented is derived mainly from experience at the Lewis Research Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with PV systems deployed with a variety of users for applications relevant to developing countries. A detailed description of two village power systems is included. Energy cost comparisons are presented for PV systems versus alternative energy sources. It is concluded, based on present PV systems technology, reliability and cost, that photovoltaics provide a realistic energy option for developing countries in both the near‐ and far‐term. Cet article aborde les applications photovoltaïques dans les zones rurales des pays en développement en matière de technique de systèmesphotovoltaïques, de fiabilité et de coûts estimatifs actuels. Les données qui y sont présentées proviennent principalement de l'expérience acquise au Centre de recherches Lewis de l'Administration nationale de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (NASA), dans le domaine des systèmes photovoltaïques appliqués par divers utilisateurs à des situations d'intérêt spécial aux pays en développement. L'article fournit également une description détaillée de deux systèmes énergétiques ruraux. De plus, il établit des comparaisons de coûts d'énergie entre des systèmes photovoltaïques et des sources d'énergie de remplacement. L'article conclut que, étant donné la technique actuelle des systèmes photovoltaïques, leur fiabilité et leur coüt, ces systèmes constituent pour les pays en développement un choix réaliste en matière d'énergie à court et long terme. En este artículo se discuten las aplicaciones fotovoltaicas en las zonas rurales de los paises en desarrollo teniendo en cuenta la tecnologia de los sistemas fotovoltaicos, su confiabilidad y su costo presente y proyectado. La información que se presenta se deriva principalmente de la experiencia en el Lewis Research Center de la Administracion de Aeronáutica y del Espacio de los Estados Unidos (NASA) con sistemas fotovoltaicos desarrollados para una variedad de usuarios en aplicaciones relativas a paises en desarrollo. Se incluyen descripciones detalladas de dos sistemas de suministro de electricidad para pequeños poblados. Se presentan comparaciones de costo para sistemas fotovoltaicos versus recursos energéticos alternativos. Basado en la tecnología, confiabilidad y costos de los sistemas fotovoltaicos, se concluye que dichos sistemas representan una opción energética realista para los paises desarrollados a mediano y largo plazo.

Suggested Citation

  • Louis Rosenblum & William J. Bifano & Gerald F. Hein & Anthony F. Ratajczak, 1980. "Photovoltaic Power Systems For Rural Areas Of Developing Countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 4(1), pages 5-18, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:4:y:1980:i:1:p:5-18
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1980.tb00959.x
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.1980.tb00959.x
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/j.1477-8947.1980.tb00959.x?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Miguel H. Fernandez-Fuentes & Andrea A. Eras-Almeida & Miguel A. Egido-Aguilera, 2021. "Characterization of Technological Innovations in Photovoltaic Rural Electrification, Based on the Experiences of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina: Third Generation Solar Home Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-23, March.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:4:y:1980:i:1:p:5-18. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1477-8947 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.