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den Heeten, Thomas (author), Narayan, N.S. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author), Verschelling, Jeroen (author), Silvester, S. (author), Popovic, J. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Solar Home Systems (SHSs) can fulfil the basic energy needs of the globally unelectrified population. With costs as one of the biggest barriers for SHS uptake, optimizing the system size with energy needs is crucial. Where most solutions focus only on the present needs, this work also addresses the future energy needs. The methodology includes...conference paper 2017
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Sulaeman, Ilman (author), Vega Garita, V.E. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Narayan, N.S. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The paper provides a comparison of four PV-battery architectures with dc and ac backbones, in terms of autarky, energy efficiency, battery size and reduction of annual electricity cost. The comparison is conducted based on the residential load and irradiation data from the Netherlands. The effect of different PV generation is also analyzed by...conference paper 2016