Research Article
A Bottom-Up Approach to PV System Design for Rural Locality Electrification: A Case Study in Burkina Faso
Table 1
Energy consumption needs in typical household.
| | Number of households (600) | Group I: 50% | Group II: 30% | Group III: 20% | | Appliances | Rated power (W) | Number | Times (h) | Energy (Wh) | Number | Times (h) | Energy (Wh) | Number | Times (h) | Energy (Wh) |
| | Lamp | 18 | 03 | 03 | 162 | 06 | 04 | 432 | 08 | 04 | 576 | | Radio K7 | 15 | 02 | 06 | 180 | 02 | 07 | 210 | 02 | 04 | 120 | | TV color | 80 | … | … | … | 01 | 04 | 320 | 02 | 05 | 800 | | Fridge | 200 | … | … | … | 01 | 24 | 4800 | 01 | 24 | 4800 | | Freezer | 150 | … | … | … | … | … | … | 01 | 10 | 1500 | | DVD player | 50 | … | … | … | 01 | 04 | 200 | 01 | 03 | 150 | | Fan | 60 | … | … | … | 01 | 08 | 480 | 01 | 01 | 60 | | Flat iron. | 200 | … | … | … | 01 | 01 | 200 | 01 | 01 | 200 | | Phone charge | 02 | 03 | 02 | 12 | 04 | 02 | 16 | 05 | 02 | 20 |
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