Abstract Solar home systems (SHSs) have seen rapid growth and have proven to be a viable source of electricity for households due to their capability to reach remote users that do not have access to grid systems. Based on a comprehensive literature review of 139 papers focussing on SHSs in Sub-Saharan Africa, this paper highlights the key trends, research gaps and policy recommendations. The literature was categorised into four themes: institutional, technology, viability and user-centric. The review finds that the current primary themes of research are technology, user-centric and viability. This highlights the need for further research into the institutional barriers of SHSs, as well as the regulatory frameworks and incentives needed to increase their adoption. The most popular topics discussed in the reviewed literature included SHS business models, SHS design, the energy demand of end-users and barriers to SHS adoption. The authors also identified paucity of research in countries with low electrification rates, highlighting new locations for SHS research.

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太阳能家庭系统：撒哈拉以南非洲的综合文献综述

摘要 太阳能家庭系统 (SHS) 发展迅速，并且已被证明是一种可行的家庭电力来源，因为它们能够覆盖无法接入电网系统的远程用户。基于对 139 篇关于撒哈拉以南非洲 SHS 的论文的综合文献综述，本文重点介绍了主要趋势、研究差距和政策建议。文献分为四个主题：制度、技术、可行性和以用户为中心。审查发现，当前的主要研究主题是技术、以用户为中心和可行性。这突出表明需要进一步研究 SHS 的制度障碍，以及增加其采用所需的监管框架和激励措施。审查文献中讨论的最热门话题包括 SHS 商业模式、SHS 设计、最终用户的能源需求和 SHS 采用的障碍。作者还发现在电气化率低的国家缺乏研究，突出了 SHS 研究的新地点。