@inproceedings{24540,
  abstract     = {{With its growing population and industrialization, DREs, and solar technologies in particular, provide a 
sustainable means of bridging the current energy deficit in Africa, increasing supply reliability and meeting future 
demand. Data acquisition and data management systems allow real time monitoring and control of energy systems as 
well as performance analysis. However commercial data acquisition systems often have cost implications that are 
prohibitive for small PV systems and installations in developing countries.
In this paper, a multi-user, multi-purpose microgrid database system is designed and implemented. MAVOWATT 
270 power quality analyzers by GOSSEN METRAWATT, raspberry pi modules and sensors are used for measuring, 
recording and storing electrical and meteorological data in East Africa. Socio-economic data is also stored in the
database. The designed system employs open source software and hardware solutions which are best suited to 
developing regions like East Africa due to the lower cost implications.
The expected results promise a comprehensive database covering different electro-technical and socio-economic 
parameters useful for optimal design of microgrid systems.}},
  author       = {{Kakande, Josephine Nakato and Philipo, Godiana Hagile and Krauter, Stefan}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021)}},
  isbn         = {{3-936338-78-7}},
  keywords     = {{Art-D, Afrika, Demand side management, MySQL, Raspberry pi, Data acquisition}},
  pages        = {{1505--1510}},
  title        = {{{Load Data Acquisition in Rural East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures}}},
  doi          = {{10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}