A socio-technical approach to increasing the battery lifetime of off-grid photovoltaic systems applied to a case study in Rwanda
- Submitting institution
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 212552-164139-1293
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.020
- Title of journal
- Renewable Energy
- Article number
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- First page
- 30
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0960-1481
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.020
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Cross-disciplinary, socio-technical method adopted to assess the technical performance of off-grid power supplies in combination with user behaviour. The methods in this paper showed the collaborating off-grid developer (Great Lakes Energy, Rwanda) that an expansion to systems’ PV arrays improved lifetime performance, which they subsequently undertook and can apply to the circa 100 systems for which they are responsible. Combination of a comprehensive technical performance model with energy-use model and demand management rigorously revealed nuance that significantly improved understanding (Contact Sam Dargan: sam@energyforafrica.com)
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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