Table 1 Total cost and multiple of cost of PVIS size and number of PVIS combination
From: A framework for end-of-life photovoltaics distribution routing optimization
| PVIS size (kW) | Number of trips | Overhead cost ($) | Mileage cost ($) | Weight cost ($) | Grand total ($) | Number of PVIS | Total cost ($) | Cost multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 100 | 1660 | 22x |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 220 | 3x |
| 100 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 76 | 1 | 76 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 100 | 1780 | 8x |
| 30 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 340 | 1x |
| 300 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 180 | 228 | 1 | 228 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 100 | 1900 | 5x |
| 50 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 10 | 460 | 1x |
| 500 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 300 | 380 | 1 | 380 | 1 |