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Figure 9.3. Schematic diagram of a typical photovoltaic-diesel RAPS hybrid
system (after Sandia National Laboratories, 1991, used with permission).
9.1.5 Diesel generators
Advantages
Diesel generators have been a boon for people living in remote areas, offering close
to grid-equivalent power supplies where electricity was previously available for
lighting only, via small DC systems.
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