Published 1991 | Version v1
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Tin Zaouatine: A full solar energy village in the Algerian Sahara

  • 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.