Energy Safety: Distributed Solar Network // Walid Shahin

Rajasthan Thermal Power Sources

 Thermal energy is one of the main energy sources that Rajasthan depends on. It makes up 54% of the total energy sources and it has been used to produce power energy. However, thermal energy is one of the pollution sources that produces CO2 and is contributing to climate change. The marked areas are seven of the main thermal power energy in Rajasthan that serve Jaipur’s power source.

March 2019

Generating Stations

1. Suratgarn Super
2. Raj Wast
3. Ramgarah
4. V.S Lignite
5. Barsingsar
6. Kota
7. Chhabra
8. Adani

Due to the shortage of coal the thermal plants do not meet the capacity of productions, almost half or little more. As of July 2019, Jaipur has recieved 40.27% of the total production of the mentioned stations compared to Jodhpur 32.559% and Ajmer 27.14%. 

Jaipur Daylight Hours:
December: 10 hours and 27 minutes
June: 13 hours and 50 minutes

Complication of Solar Farms Production

Most of the Solar Farms are located at the Thar desert, and due to climate, solar panels get covered by sand.

Centralized Vs. Decentralized Network

In a centralized system, control is exerted by just one entity (a person or an enterprise for example). In a decentralized system, there is no single controlling entity. Instead, control is shared among several independent entities. The proposed projects is a distributed hybrid solar network that will be located in the city of Jaipur. The proposal is demonstrating a local hybrid distributed energy network in the form of microgrids that will provide affordable green energy to the residents.

Distributed Solar Network