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Table 1 Village load estimation

From: Design of optimal hybrid power system to provide reliable supply to rural areas of Ethiopia using MATLAB and Homer

Service type

Load type

Rated power (w)

Quantity

Duration (h)

Energy (Wh/day)

(kW/day) of village

Typical home

Light

11

4

5

220

0.22

Radio

10

1

11

110

0.11

TV

70

1

10

700

0.7

Other

50

1

3

150

0.15

Subtotal (300)

     

354

Elementary school

Light

11

60

2

1320

1.32

Office load

200

1

10

2000

2

Radio

11

10

8

176

0.88

Other

50

1

6

300

0.3

Sub total

4.5

Total

358.5 or 15 kW