Rural Electrification At the Ecuadorian Jungle a New Management Model, Prepaid System
Abstract
A new management model for rural electrification with off grid photovoltaic systems is presented. This management model is based in a prepaid meter for each house that has a photovoltaic kit, where the electrical distribution company sells days of energy to the client. This model requires that the user visits an agency at least once every two months to recharge more days. The prepaid system allows to monitoring in a better way how the systems are working and how the clients interact with the new photovoltaic kits. The advantages of this management model are on the one hand that the electrical distribution company is closer to the client and achieves a better monitoring; on the other hand the system is implemented without additional communication equipment. This is made possible by the use of a prepaid key to recharge days of energy. The system is analyzed, data about clients is presented, and the future of the project is discussed
Keywords
Rural electrification, Prepaid meter, Solar home system, Solar energy, Off grid system.