A review of technical challenges in planning and operation of remote area power supply systems

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 876-889

  Tan, Yingjie ^a   Meegahapola, Lasantha ^a   Muttaqi, Kashem M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Component optimisation; Remote area power supply (RAPS) system; Renewable energy; Rural electrification; Solar photovoltaic; System modelling; Wind generation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

OPTIMISATIONS; POWER SUPPLY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SYSTEM MODELLING; WIND GENERATION;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84905020667     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.034     Document Type: Review

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