Off-Grid Electrical Systems in developing countries

The second edition of Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Developing Countries is now published!

 This book provides students and practicing engineers with a comprehensive guide to off-grid electrification, from mini-grids, micro-grids, and energy kiosks to solar home systems and solar lanterns. Readers will gain a solid technical understanding of off-grid electrical systems, learn best practices, and be prepared to engage with the complex and sensitive nature of electrification projects.

This fully updated edition boasts over 100 pages of new content. It expertly covers important off-grid technologies, including solar, wind, hydro, generator sets, biomass systems, lead-acid and lithium-ion battery storage, and converters. Realistic examples and discussion highlight the interaction of off-grid systems with the economic, environmental, social, and broader development aspects of rural electrification. The operation and control, load and resource estimation, and design of off-grid systems are thoroughly covered. The book discusses other relevant issues, including energy justice, community engagement, project monitoring and evaluation, and more.

This instructor-friendly edition has been restructured and reorganized into shorter chapters. Each chapter contains learning outcomes, illustrative examples, and problems that reinforce key concepts. Over 300 examples and end-of-chapter problems, along with more than 100 figures, have been added. The book's complex, open-ended design problems challenge the reader to think critically and deeply. The book is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate electrical and energy engineering, humanitarian engineering, and related technology courses.

My book is available through the publisher's website (hardcopy and ebook), on Amazon (hard copy and Kindle), and through SpringerLink (your organization might have free access to the book).

Over 1000 high-quality slides are available through the publisher to instructors (make a request here). If you are not an instructor and want access, contact me.

Lecture slides for selected chapters of the book as well as supplementary material not covered in the book are found here.

I'm constantly giving talks and developing new material related to the book. Below you'll see what's new:

• Energy Access & Requirements of Off-Grid Communities (archived webinar)
• Why the Grid Isn't Everywhere: the Role of Grid Extension in Electricity Access (archived webinar)
• Generating Off-Grid Power (archived webinar)
• Battery Fundamentals for Off-Grid Electrification (archived webinar)
• Off-Grid System Design Part 1: Load and Resource Estimation (archived webinar)
• Off-Grid System Design Part 2: System Design (archived webinar)

See the book errata below. Notice an error? Report it to here.

Have you adopted this book for your course? Contact me for the solutions manual.