Basic design and cost optimization of a hybrid power system for rural communities in Afghanistan

2012 North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sadiqi, Mahdi ^a   Pahwa, Anil ^a   Miller, Ruth Douglas ^a  

^a 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid power system; micro hydro; photovoltaic system; renewable; rural electrification; wind power

Indexed keywords

HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS; MICRO-HYDRO; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PRIVATIZATION; RURAL AREAS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84870546767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NAPS.2012.6336333     Document Type: Conference Paper

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