Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador

Jose Jarrin-Diaz; Ruben Sanchez-Figueroa; Xavier Serrano-Guerrero

doi:10.1109/ROPEC55836.2022.10018825

Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador

Jose Jarrin-Diaz, Ruben Sanchez-Figueroa, Xavier Serrano-Guerrero

Energy Research Group (GIE)

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Abstract

Population growth and technological advances have led to unprecedented consumption of fossil fuels, which has negative consequences due to environmental pollution. In this context, nations are trying to adopt new strategies for exploiting clean and renewable energy sources. This work analyzes the energy situation of a rural community in Ecuador where there is no electrification. In addition, the feasibility of hybrid energy systems, such as photovoltaics, diesel and batteries, is studied. The technical dimensioning is carried out using commercial software (HOMER), where several simulations are performed to obtain the optimal composition of the generation system. The results provide two relevant economic parameters; the initial capital cost (ICC) and the cost of energy (CoE). The selected hybrid system reaches an ICC of 154.281 USD and a CoE of 0,30 USD/kWh. The energy demand unsatisfied by the system is insignificant.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665458924
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROPEC55836.2022.10018825
State	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022 - Ixtapa, Mexico Duration: 9 Nov 2022 → 11 Nov 2022

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Name	2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022

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Conference	2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Ixtapa
Period	9/11/22 → 11/11/22

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Keywords

electrification
off-grid
renewable energy
rural areas

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Jarrin-Diaz, J., Sanchez-Figueroa, R., & Serrano-Guerrero, X. (2022). Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador. In 2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022 (2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROPEC55836.2022.10018825

Jarrin-Diaz, Jose ; Sanchez-Figueroa, Ruben ; Serrano-Guerrero, Xavier. / Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador. 2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022).

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Jarrin-Diaz, J, Sanchez-Figueroa, R & Serrano-Guerrero, X 2022, Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador. in 2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022. 2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022, Ixtapa, Mexico, 9/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROPEC55836.2022.10018825

Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador. / Jarrin-Diaz, Jose; Sanchez-Figueroa, Ruben; Serrano-Guerrero, Xavier.
2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing, ROPEC 2022).

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Electrification systems for off-grid rural communities in Ecuador

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