Designing and sizing of standalone solar homes system integrated microgrid: For rural electrification

Abstract

Access to electricity in the remote areas is challenging, and investing the bottom up electrification concept for DC micro grid (DC-MG). In this paper, the surplus electricity from the SHS (Solar Home System) within the DC micro grid in Bangladesh demonstrates the hidden potential to share amongst households within the same DC-MG. A single SHS is the initialization process, next the neighboring households including SHS and household without PV are the continuation of the cluster of bottom-up electrification. The surplus electricity from all SHSs' and sharing among the community is called bottom-up electrification. Hence, the SHS generated surplus electricity shared along within the neighbor households. The tropical regions including South Asia and sub-Saharan countries mainly based on PV system have proven to be appropriate and suitable for rural electrification. Sharing the surplus electricity would be the opportunities that not only gives reliability in system but also utilizing the excessive power improve the life standard of the community. The eminent tool for energy modelling and optimization Homer Pro microgrid simulation tool used to design the optimal size of the micro grid.