| Author: | Rubab, Seemin; Kandpal, Tara Chandra |
| Advisor: | Advisor |
| Date: | 1996
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| Citation: | Solar Ener
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| Item Type: | Article
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| Keywords: | Solar photovoltaic lantern; Domestic lighting; Financial analysis |
| Abstract: | Financial evaluation of solar photovoltaic (SPV) lanterns has been undertaken. The factors influencing the capital as well as the maintenance cost of SPV lantern have been analyzed. Cost per hour of illumination and cost per unit useful energy have been used for comparison of SPV lanterns with other options of rural domestic lighting. The benefits accrued to the user of an SPV lantern have been quantified in terms of the monetary worth of the conventional fuels being saved. |
