Comparative Analysis of Reliable, Feasible, and Low-Cost Photovoltaic Microgrid for a Residential Load in Rwanda

Table 1

Electrical consumption of equipment and daily energy usage for a home in Kigali city.

Serial number	Item name	Quantity required	Power rating (W)	Hour of use per day	Daily energy usage (Wh)
1	Home lights	8	20	12	1920
2	Computers usage	2	25	6	300
3	TV	1	125	5	625
4	Iron	1	1000	0.5	500
5	Shaver	4	15	0.2	12
6	Mobile phones	4	2.5	5	50
7	Refrigerator	1	150	12	1800
8	Microwave	1	1300	0.2	260
Total daily load profile (watt-hour/day)					5,467