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102C. 5) FIELD TESTING OF HYBRID ULTRA CAPACITORS
(HUC) POWERED SOLAR LIGHTING KITS AND
SOLAR STREET LIGHTS FOR GRID DEPRIVED
RURAL AREAS, LIGHTING IN VARYING CLIMATIC
ZONES OF INDIA
Principal Investigator : Executive Secretary, KSCST
Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. S N Jayaram,
Project Engineer, KSCST
Budget : Total Budget Rs.76.44 Lakhs
DST, GoI Rs.37.74 Lakhs,
Industry Rs.25.50 Lakhs
KSCST Rs.13.20 Lakhs
Introduction:
The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has sanctioned
the project titled “Field testing of Hybrid Ultra Capacitor (HUC) Powered Solar
PV Lighting Kits and Street Lights for Grid Deprived Rural area for Lighting in
Varying Climatic Zones of India” to KSCST, vide sanction oorder No.
DST/SSTP/Karnataka/484(G), dated 18.05.2017 for field testing the performance
of the HUC Technology. This project is jointly funded by Department of Science
and Technology, Government of India, KSCST and the Industrial Partner M/s
MESHA Energy Solutions Private Limited Bengaluru.
KSCST is procuring 960 units of 5 W capacity and 40 units of 10W capacity
lighting kits from MESHA Energy Solutions and installing these lighting kits
eight states for field testing the performance of the HUC technology in varying
climatic zones.
Progress during March 2018 – July 2018
As on August 2018, KSCST has installed total of 620 HUC lighting kits in the
following Six States.
SL
No STATE
NO OF HUC
LIGHTING
KITS
SL No STATE
NO OF HUC
LIGHTING
KITS
1 Karnataka 230 4 Odissa 90
2 Assam 80 5 Himachal
Pradesh 75
3 Nagaland 70 6 Arunachal
Pradesh 75
Arunachal Pradesh – Boha and Kalatang villages in west Kameng district
Assam – Amerigog village, Tepesia post, Kamrup district
Guwahati – S&T Council office, Regional Science Center
Nagaland – Dimapur and Myanmar
Himachal Pradesh – Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba districts
Odissa – Kolhi village in Denkanal district
KSCST and M/s. Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd jointly trained the caretakers
of HUC lighting for day tday operations and maintenance of lightening kits.
Nagaland State
Odissa State
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Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh