Photovoltaic Module Assembly as Appropriate Technology in Pakistan

Author(s)

Faizan Ahmad, University of Dayton
J. Kelly Kissock, University of DaytonFollow
Richard Komp, Skyheat Associates
Irfan Ahmad, Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 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