Battery backup

Microfinance in Sierra Leone

Submitted by bshih on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 10:08

Project

The project aims to improve efficiency, reliability, and usability in ICT systems for microfinance institutions in Sierra Leone.

Key Goals: 

1. Improve efficiency in managing micro loans
2. Provide reliable power for microfinance institution ICT systems
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Beneficiary Type: 
Small Business Owners, merchants, mothers
Number of beneficiaries impacted: 
4000
Number of communities reached: 
500

Technology

Number of computers: 
15
Types: 
Desktop
Server
Operating Systems: 
Windows XP
Power Source: 
Grid
Grid with battery backup
Solar
Internet Connectivity: 
GPRS
WiMax

Organization

Implementing Organizations: 
Inveneo
Inveneo Involvement: 
No
Project Type: 
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Brian Shih

Brian is a Network Engineer for Inveneo. Brian has over 8 years experience helping people get connected specializing in large-scale IP network architecture and infrastructure design. He has worked with both local and global ISPs to provide businesses with an Internet presence. He holds a BS in Operations Research and a minor in Economics from Columbia University.

Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

All across Nepal, and especially in Kathmandu, there is daily electrical system "load shedding" - which is a polite way of describing 10-14 hour blackouts across the city.

During the dry season, when there is not enough rainfall for full hydropower, the national utility company can only supply about 10 hours of electricity per day to portions of Kathmandu. To compensate for the blackouts, private companies have invested in battery backup systems to keep functioning during power outages.

Here, Niraj Gorkhali of Smart Solutions describes the battery system that allows his company to work, regardless of the grid power supply:

Note that this system can only provide an hour or two of backup during the worst of the load shedding because the power doesn't stay on long enough to full recharge the battery array.

How could Niraj improve his battery backup system to have greater usage?


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Posted by Wayan Vota on May 14, 2010
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Wayan Vota

Inveneo

Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks

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