The experiences with the application of the first electricity prepayment system in Brazil installed at an isolated community in the Amazon Region

Author

Barbosa, C. F De O ; Pinho, J.T. ; Galhardo, M. A E ; Cruz, D.P. ; Araüjo, R.G.

Author_Institution

Group of Studies & Dev. of Energy Alternatives, Univ. Fed. do Para, Brazil

fYear

2004

fDate

8-11 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

663

Lastpage

668

Abstract

This work consists of the exhibition of the acquired experiences with the application of the first electricity prepayment system in Brazil installed in an isolated community (Sao Tome village), located in the Amazon Region, being supplied by electric power through a hybrid PV-wind-diesel system generation. In this way the characterization of the communities is presented (location, socioeconomic profile and load data), the description of the hybrid system and in details the prepayment system. Besides, it is numbered as the benefits (advantages) as the proportioned disadvantages to the components of the electric system of the village with the use of this last one and the acceptance degree of the local population.

Keywords

diesel-electric power stations; hybrid power systems; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; socio-economic effects; wind power plants; Brazil; Sao Tome village; electricity prepayment system; hybrid PV-wind-diesel system generation; isolated community; load data; socioeconomic profile; Batteries; Employment; Fuel economy; Hybrid power systems; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Power system economics; US Government; Wind energy generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, 2004 IEEE/PES

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8775-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2004.1432458

Filename

1432458