Title

Disaster Relief Management And Resilience Using Photovoltaic Energy

Keywords

disaster; emergency power; generator; green technology and resilient community; microgrid; photovoltaic; solar garden

Abstract

According to recent reports, the number of natural disasters worldwide has steadily increased since 1970s [1]. When a disaster strikes, the whole infrastructure including electricity shuts down for days or years depending on the nature of the disaster. In the absence of electricity, all human activities and businesses are either damaged or ruined. Hurricane Sandy left 8.5 million people across the East Coast without power [2]. One way of overcoming this problem is to use solar energy which is well know example of green technology. Generating electricity from solar energy through the process of photovoltaic can be used to power, heat, cool, and light our homes and businesses. Photovoltaic (PV) power systems provide emission free electricity fueled by the sun which is reliable, secure, noise free and does not need refueling. It also helps to reduce consumption of fossil fuels in power plants, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. When businesses fail to survive after a disaster, the overall economic health and social viability of a community is threatened requiring measures taken to return the community to normal after providing relief in the early stages of disaster [3]. Solar energy has the ability to enhance resilience in the communities by providing backup power even if the grid is not restored. This can be achieved by making use of solar microgrids and developing community solar which is a partnership between citizens, government and businesses. The 'Resilient Community' partnership is a cooperative framework that is essential to fostering community disaster resilience [4]. The goal of this partnership is to maintain the economic and social viability of the community following a disaster. After the immediate disaster relief, it is important to provide continuous power to the community in case grid system takes longer to resume or is located at remote areas. © 2014 IEEE.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, CTS 2014

Number of Pages

628-632

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/CTS.2014.6867637

Socpus ID

84906217159 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84906217159

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