Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review

Shrestha, Ashish; Rajbhandari, Yaju; Khadka, Nasib; Bista, Aayush; Marahatta, Anup; Dahal, Rojesh; Mallik, Jiwan Kumar; Thapa, Anup; Hayes, Barry P.; Korba, Petr; Longatt, Francisco M. Gonzalez

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26010

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review
Authors:	Shrestha, Ashish Rajbhandari, Yaju Khadka, Nasib Bista, Aayush Marahatta, Anup Dahal, Rojesh Mallik, Jiwan Kumar Thapa, Anup Hayes, Barry P. Korba, Petr Longatt, Francisco M. Gonzalez
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912 10.21256/zhaw-26010
Published in:	IEEE Access
Volume(Issue):	8
Page(s):	120983
Pages to:	120998
Issue Date:	2020
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	IEEE
ISSN:	2169-3536
Language:	English
Subjects:	Control management; Distribute generation system; Isolated energy system; Mini-grid; Rural electrification
Subject (DDC):	333.79: Energy
Abstract:	Nepal is a Himalayan country with its 83% of its geography being composed of hills and mountains. Around 22% of the Nepalese population is not receiving electricity through the national power utility and is forced to identify alternative approaches to electrification. The Micro/Mini-Grid (MG) system is one of the promising approaches in terms of cost, reliability and performance for rural electrification, where electrification through national power utility is not techno-economically feasible. However, various issues must be identified and considered during the implementation of MGs in a rural community. In this paper, numerous technical, social and management issues are identified and discussed relating to the implementation and operation of reliable and stable MGs in the Himalayas. To our knowledge, this is the first scientific work that presents a comprehensive review of Himalayan MGs and their associated elements. This article reviews the available research articles, project documents, and Government reports on MG development, from which a clear roadmap is constructed. From the comprehensive study, it is observed that the existing MGs are not adequately designed for the specific area, considering the local resources and local information. Based on the identified issues, some practical and efficient recommendations have been made, so that future MG projects will address the possible problems during the design and implementation phase.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26010
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Shrestha, A., Rajbhandari, Y., Khadka, N., Bista, A., Marahatta, A., Dahal, R., Mallik, J. K., Thapa, A., Hayes, B. P., Korba, P., & Longatt, F. M. G. (2020). Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review. IEEE Access, 8, 120983–120998. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912

Shrestha, A. et al. (2020) ‘Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review’, IEEE Access, 8, pp. 120983–120998. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912.

A. Shrestha et al., “Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 120983–120998, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912.

SHRESTHA, Ashish, Yaju RAJBHANDARI, Nasib KHADKA, Aayush BISTA, Anup MARAHATTA, Rojesh DAHAL, Jiwan Kumar MALLIK, Anup THAPA, Barry P. HAYES, Petr KORBA und Francisco M. Gonzalez LONGATT, 2020. Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation : a comprehensive review. IEEE Access. 2020. Bd. 8, S. 120983–120998. DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912

Shrestha, Ashish, Yaju Rajbhandari, Nasib Khadka, Aayush Bista, Anup Marahatta, Rojesh Dahal, Jiwan Kumar Mallik, et al. 2020. “Status of Micro/Mini-Grid Systems in a Himalayan Nation : A Comprehensive Review.” IEEE Access 8: 120983–98. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912.

Shrestha, Ashish, et al. “Status of Micro/Mini-Grid Systems in a Himalayan Nation : A Comprehensive Review.” IEEE Access, vol. 8, 2020, pp. 120983–98, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912.