Survey of Renewable Energy Installations in Rural Ethiopia and Design of a Low Cost Inverter for Rural Applications

Applications Samuel Lakeou, PhD (1, 2) Mengesha Mamo, PhD (3), Gudeta Gelalcha BSc (4) (1) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA (2) Director, Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA (3) Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (4) Executive Director, Hope2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia