Research Article
A Bottom-Up Approach to PV System Design for Rural Locality Electrification: A Case Study in Burkina Faso
Table 4
Constant and variable parameters used.
| Constant parameters | Values |
| Converter efficiency (%) | 95 | Regulator efficiency (%) | 99 | Battery charging efficiency (%) | 85 | Connection loss factor | 0.98 | Other loss factor | 1 | α (US$/Wp) | 0.67 | β (US$/Ah) | 1.08 |
| Variable Parameters | Range |
| Number of PV modules | 500–700 | Number of batteries | 500–725 |
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