A Hybrid Evolutionary Approach to Design Off-Grid Electrification Projects with Distributed Generation

Table 1

Prices and main characteristics of the equipment.

Equipment	Characteristics	Capacities	Price/U.
PV panels	= 29.3 Vdc	240 W	250
	= 8.19 Adc
Batteries	48 V	24 Ah	310
	Disch. R. = 0.8	40 Ah	475
		60 Ah	645
		90 Ah	725
		120 Ah	925
Inverters	= 340-500 Vdc	5.5 kW	1675
	= 348 Vdc	10 kW	2925
	= 240 Vca	12.5 kW	3285
	Eff = 0.98 %	15 kW	3665
		20 kW	4215
Conductors	ACSR	2 AWG	0.65 /m
		1/0 AWG	0.72 /m
		2/0 AWG	0.85 /m
		3/0 AWG	1.05 /m