Senior design projects for engineering students typically integrate various components of the curriculum to apply the basic sciences, mathematics and engineering sciences in realizing physical systems which solve real problems or make life more livable. The process of realizing s...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v18i430143
This paper evaluates performance indices based on industry-wide practice and suggests possible approach for improving the operational efficiencies of Jebba, Kainji and Shiroro hydro power generating stations. To actualize that, data including average daily gross operating head, d...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v18i330136
This paper is presented in an attempt to validate the dynamic response of a microgrid to line-to-line short circuit. The microgrid components include two identical Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) tied to a 100MVA, 13.8kV utility via a Point of Common Coupling (PCC). The utility-mi...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v18i330135
In this century, the human appetite for electrical energy is the highest in history. This high demand for electricity results in increased need for power generation. The current power network is put under pressure to ensure high-quality generation, transmission and distribution o...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v18i230132
In design of power systems, assumptions are made to model the physical systems. The assumptions may not sufficiently reflect the behavior of the system under normal and faulted conditions. Under short circuit conditions, system parameters vary significantly, particularly in micro...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i230117
This paper aims at presenting design of two controllers for the study of a microgrid testbed. The response of the microgrid testbed to different short circuits would be investigated under these two control regimes, namely, reactive power and voltage controls. This paper therefore...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25787
In this paper, the result of a study carried out to determine the impact of static VAr compensator on voltage profiles and reactive power flow in the Nigerian 330kV transmission grid network is presented. The research seeks to mitigate the challenge of high reactive power on Jos...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v24i530166
The nature of renewable energy resources makes it necessary to perform site-specific resource assessment in order to achieve fairly accurate estimate of energy harvest so as to meet requirements of energy consumption and storage. Available design tools are based largely on remote...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v24i330157
Concerns about the need for clean energy and the need to reduce green-house gases have led researchers and engineers to explore adoption of electric vehicle technology. Electric vehicles hold a promising future due to their efficiency, low maintenance cost and zero carbon emissio...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v25i1-230175
The need for clean energy and removal of toxic emission from internal combustion engines have led researchers and engineers into exploring and developing new drive systems. The development of hybrid cars has greatly reduced the emission level of vehicles. However, this is not eno...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v24i630170