Published 1991
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Book
Tin Zaouatine: A full solar energy village in the Algerian Sahara
Creators
- 1. Centre de Developpement des Energies Renouvelables, Algiers (Algeria)
Description
The photovoltaic (PV) electrification of the title village is part of a wide solar energy program sponsored by the Algerian government. A description is given of the realization of phase 1 of the project, achieved in February 1990. Phase 1 covers 80% of the energy demand of the village and comprises 8 PV installations (AC power), 10 small PV installations (kits-DC power), and 2 PV pumping systems (DC power) for drinking water only. After a brief description of the village attention is paid to the design approach, the social aspects, the problems encountered, the experiments gained and some initial results. 1 fig., 1 tab., 2 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group.
- Imprint Place
- Dordrecht (Netherlands)
- ISBN
- 0-7923-1389-5
- Imprint Title
- Tenth E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
- Imprint Pagination
- 1488 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1101-1104.
Conference
- Title
- 10. European photovoltaic solar energy conference and exhibition.
- Dates
- 8-12 Apr 1991.
- Place
- Lisbon (Portugal).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 24036437
- Subject category
- S14: SOLAR ENERGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AC SYSTEMS; ALGERIA; DC SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES; SOLAR WATER PUMPS; URBAN AREAS
- Descriptors DEC
- AFRICA; ARAB COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER PLANTS; POWER SUPPLIES; POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WATER
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-910425--; EUR--13807.