1. Design concept and configuration of a
integrated renewable energy system for
rural electrification in India through
BioCPV project
Prof. Tapas Mallick

2. Motivation
• Bridging the gap of urban and rural development is required through
sustainable energy supply
• Large part of rural areas in India are not connected through grid because of
economical and geographical inconvenience
• Abundant solar and biomass resource is available in rural areas of developing
countries; especially in India
• Off-grid integrated renewable energy power plant is the most suitable option
for sustainable development of rural communities

3. Introduction
• Integration of different renewable technologies can eliminate the requirement
of Battery for electrical energy storage
• Highly efficient concentrating photovoltaic system and AD system can
produce low cost electricity
• Hydrogen storage during the day time with excess electricity from CPV can
be used during peak hours
• Efficient use of the heat recovered from the CPV and generator set
increases the overall efficiency of the system
• A smart control mechanism reduces the parasitic loss and provide better
power management compared to the currently available systems

4. BioCPV Concept

5. Location of the
BioCPV Installation

6. Daily load demand
User Load
Lighting
Cooling (Fans)
Total
Cooling
Load per Load (W) Load
(W)
Item (W)
Lighting
Load per Load (W)
Item (W)
Nos
Domestic (45
2
Household)
20
1800
0
0
0
1800
Street Light
50
20
1000
0
0
0
1000
Community
5
20
100
9
50
450
550
School
5
20
100
9
50
450
550
Nos
Parasitic
1000
Community Services (Mobile Phone Charging station etc.)
1000
Total Load
5900

7. Relative load distribution
Utility sector
Application

8. Diurnal load profile of
the different sector
Summer season
Winter season

9. RE Technologies in
BioCPV system
CPV
Hydrogen
system
AD
System

10. BioCPV System
concept

11. BioCPV System
configuration

12. Thermal energy flow diagram

13. Electrical energy flow diagram

14. Conclusion
• The BioCPV project will address this issue of Bridging the
gap of Urban and Rural development through a renewable
energy power plant
• A new concept of Integrated-RE system has been
proposed for low cost and uninterrupted supply of electricity
to the rural communities
• A RE system considering the load demand of the installation site
has been designed and system configuration has been
undertaken

15. Future prospects and opportunities
 Large scale implementation of Decentralised power plant
based on BioCPV concept can bridge the gap of rural and
urban divide in terms of energy use creating a role model
 Integration of other renewable technologies with the
BioCPV concept can be the way forward for green energy
 Promotion and opportunities to solar and biomass
technologies can solve the power requirement of rural
areas in India

16. Acknowledgement
This work has been carried out as a part of BioCPV project
jointly funded by DST, India (Ref No: DST/SEED/INDOUK/002/2011) and EPSRC, UK, (Ref No: EP/J000345/1).
Authors acknowledge both the funding agencies for the
support.

17. Thank you
Questions !