RT Journal Article
T1 Design of maintenance structures for rural electrification with solar home systems. The case of the Moroccan program.
A1 Carrasco Moreno, Luis Miguel
A1 Martín Campo, Francisco Javier
A1 Navarrete, L.
A1 Ortuño Sánchez, María Teresa
A1 Vitoriano Villanueva, Begoña
AB In decentralised rural electrification through solar home systems, private companies and promoting institutions are faced with the problem of deploying maintenance structures to operate and guarantee the service of the solar systems for long periods (ten years or more). The problems linked to decentralisation, such as the dispersion of dwellings, difficult access and maintenance needs, makes it an arduous task. This paper proposes an innovative design tool created ad hoc for photovoltaic rural electrification based on a real photovoltaic rural electrification program in Morocco as a special case study. The tool is developed from a mathematical model comprising a set of decision variables (location, transport, etc.) that must meet certain constraints and whose optimisation criterion is the minimum cost of the operation and maintenance activity assuming an established quality of service. The main output of the model is the overall cost of the maintenance structure. The best location for the local maintenance headquarters and warehouses in a given region is established, as are the number of maintenance technicians and vehicles required.
PB Elsevier
SN 03605442
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23040
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23040
LA eng
NO Carrasco, L.M., Martín-Campo, F.J., Narvarte, L., Ortuño, M.T., Vitoriano, B.: Design of maintenance structures for rural electrification with solar home systems. The case of the Moroccan program. Energy. 117, 47-57 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.10.073
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 12 abr 2025