ENEP-RENP-II-19-03

Project ID:  ENEP-RENP-II-19-03      Principal Investigator: Dr. Anup Thapa

Project Title: Micro-grid management and control systems to provide efficient energy solutions in the mountainous region of Nepal

Total Project Cost: 7,910,656.00             ENEP Funding: 4,800,000.00

Project Owner or Principal Applicant: School of Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre.

Project Partners:

• Zurich University of Applied Science
• Krishna Grill and Engineering Works

Project Objectives:

• Review on the existing techniques of micro grid management and its control system.
• Development of an efficient model for the management of the micro grid system.
• Demand side management based automatic control of the micro grid system.
• Post-implementation evaluation of the system.

Expected Outcomes:

• MS by research degree
• Stimulation-based system model and hardware-based system model
• Peer reviewed journal article publications
• International conference article publications

Publications:

• Status of Micro/Mini-Grid Systems in a Himalayan Nation: A Comprehensive Review

• Priority-based low voltage DC microgrid system for rural electrification

• Technological Importance of Isolated Energy System in Sustainable Development

• LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Electrification

• Load prioritization technique to guarantee the continuous electric supply for essential loads in rural microgrids

• Impact Study of Temperature on the Time Series Electricity Demand of Urban Nepal for Short-Term Load Forecasting