Title
Photovoltaic Module Assembly as Appropriate Technology in Pakistan
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
5-2010
Publication Source
Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
Abstract
This paper describes photovoltaic module assembly as appropriate technology in Pakistan. The paper begins by describing a three-week workshop in July 2009, in which a group of twenty unemployed people in Karachi, Pakistan were successfully trained in photovoltaic module assembly. Module components and assembly techniques are summarized. Factors pertinent to sustaining the project as a viable business enterprise, including the beneficial social externalities are discussed and analyzed.
System designs for use in both urban and off-grid rural settings are proposed and energy outputs from the systems are simulated. In summary, the paper presents a thorough case study for expanding the utilization of photovoltaic technology in developing nations.
Inclusive pages
415-424
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-7918-4395-6
Copyright
Copyright © 2010, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Place of Publication
Phoenix, AZ
eCommons Citation
Ahmad, Faizan; Kissock, J. Kelly; Komp, Richard; and Ahmad, Irfan, "Photovoltaic Module Assembly as Appropriate Technology in Pakistan" (2010). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications. 154.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/mee_fac_pub/154
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