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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "With its growing population and industrialization, DREs, and solar technologies
    in particular, provide a \r\nsustainable means of bridging the current energy
    deficit in Africa, increasing supply reliability and meeting future \r\ndemand.
    Data acquisition and data management systems allow real time monitoring and control
    of energy systems as \r\nwell as performance analysis. However commercial data
    acquisition systems often have cost implications that are \r\nprohibitive for
    small PV systems and installations in developing countries.\r\nIn this paper,
    a multi-user, multi-purpose microgrid database system is designed and implemented.
    MAVOWATT \r\n270 power quality analyzers by GOSSEN METRAWATT, raspberry pi modules
    and sensors are used for measuring, \r\nrecording and storing electrical and meteorological
    data in East Africa. Socio-economic data is also stored in the\r\ndatabase. The
    designed system employs open source software and hardware solutions which are
    best suited to \r\ndeveloping regions like East Africa due to the lower cost implications.\r\nThe
    expected results promise a comprehensive database covering different electro-technical
    and socio-economic \r\nparameters useful for optimal design of microgrid systems."
author:
- first_name: Josephine Nakato
  full_name: Kakande, Josephine Nakato
  id: '88649'
  last_name: Kakande
- first_name: Godiana Hagile
  full_name: Philipo, Godiana Hagile
  id: '88505'
  last_name: Philipo
- first_name: Stefan
  full_name: Krauter, Stefan
  id: '28836'
  last_name: Krauter
  orcid: 0000-0002-3594-260X
citation:
  ama: 'Kakande JN, Philipo GH, Krauter S. Load Data Acquisition in Rural East Africa
    for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures. In: <i>Proceedings
    of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC
    2021)</i>. ; 2021:1505-1510. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>'
  apa: Kakande, J. N., Philipo, G. H., &#38; Krauter, S. (2021). Load Data Acquisition
    in Rural East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures.
    <i>Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
    (EUPVSEC 2021)</i>, 1505–1510. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Kakande_Philipo_Krauter_2021, title={Load Data Acquisition
    in Rural East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>},
    booktitle={Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
    and Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021)}, author={Kakande, Josephine Nakato and Philipo,
    Godiana Hagile and Krauter, Stefan}, year={2021}, pages={1505–1510} }'
  chicago: Kakande, Josephine Nakato, Godiana Hagile Philipo, and Stefan Krauter.
    “Load Data Acquisition in Rural East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management
    Measures.” In <i>Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
    and Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021)</i>, 1505–10, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>.
  ieee: 'J. N. Kakande, G. H. Philipo, and S. Krauter, “Load Data Acquisition in Rural
    East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures,”
    in <i>Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and
    Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021)</i>, 2021, pp. 1505–1510, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>.'
  mla: Kakande, Josephine Nakato, et al. “Load Data Acquisition in Rural East Africa
    for the Layout of Microgrids and Demand–Side–Management Measures.” <i>Proceedings
    of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC
    2021)</i>, 2021, pp. 1505–10, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38">10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38</a>.
  short: 'J.N. Kakande, G.H. Philipo, S. Krauter, in: Proceedings of the 38th European
    Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021), 2021, pp.
    1505–1510.'
conference:
  end_date: 2021-09-10
  name: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC
    2021)
  start_date: 2021-09-06
date_created: 2021-09-16T05:52:50Z
date_updated: 2024-10-17T08:45:50Z
ddc:
- '620'
department:
- _id: '53'
doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021-6BV.5.38
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keyword:
- Art-D
- Afrika
- Demand side management
- MySQL
- Raspberry pi
- Data acquisition
language:
- iso: eng
page: 1505-1510
publication: Proceedings of the 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
  and Exhibition (EUPVSEC 2021)
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 3-936338-78-7
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Load Data Acquisition in Rural East Africa for the Layout of Microgrids and
  Demand–Side–Management Measures
type: conference
user_id: '16148'
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