The perpetual dwindling of fossil fuel and its environmental impacts has become a thing great concern as most countries in the world depend on it for energy generation. economic development these relies price. Nigeria is one that solely depends fuels electricity generation, this greatly affected growth power sector. Hence, there need harnessing renewable sources (RES) generation due to high availability abundant quantity country. In study, viability developing standalone hybrid RES system...

Traditional irrigation control systems is characterized with inefficient management of water and often results in low productivity index reduced cultivation yield. In addition, insufficient supply high rate loss due to evapotranspiration increases plant stress which affects its growth development. Therefore, address this issues, paper aimed at developing a model predictive (MPC) strategy for saving drip experiment that will regulate the soil moisture content within desired field capacity...

The continuous increase in the penetration of renewable energy (RE) based distributed generations (DGs) power system network has created a great concern on stability existing grid. Traditional bulk plants, which are dominated by synchronous machines (SMs) can easily support instability, due to inherent rotor inertia and damping characteristic, as well voltage (reactive power) control ability. Nevertheless, converter RE some special characteristics, such stochastic real reactive output, quick...

The integration of inverter-based generation (IBG), such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind systems, presents unique challenges for power grid strength, especially in regions with limited conventional capacity. This study investigates the impact on strength Nigeria's grid, focusing sparsely connected northern region abundant renewable resources. Using network response short-circuit ratio (NRSCR) metric, which accounts interactions between IBGs, we assess three case studies. Simulations were...

Smart city adoption and deployment has taken the centre stage worldwide with its realisation clearly hinged on energy efficiency, but planning is threatened by vulnerability of smart grids (SGs). Adversaries launch attacks various motives, rampaging electricity theft menace causing major concerns to SGs deployments consequently, efficiency. meters via advanced metering infrastructure present promising solutions even greater potential as it provides adequate data for analytical inferences...

Substantial modifications have been made to the expressions for calculating distance factor and extrapolation techniques in latest ITU-R P.530-14. However, its performance has not rigorously evaluated tropical equatorial climates. In this article, new method three prediction models are validated using measurement data from Malaysian climate. The were collected on six geographically spread terrestrial microwave DIGI MINI-LINKs operating at 15 GHz. When tested against measurements, Da Silva...

<p>For an effective and reliable solar energy production, there is need for precise radiation knowledge. In this study, two hybrid approaches are investigated horizontal prediction in Nigeria. These combine Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) Wavelet Transform (WT) algorithms. Meteorological data comprising of monthly mean sunshine hours (SH), relative humidity (RH), minimum temperature (Tmin) maximum (Tmax) ranging from 2002-2012 were...

Accurate tuning of controller in industrial process operation is prerequisite to system smooth which directly reduce variability, improved efficiency, reduced energy costs, and increased production rates. Performance evaluation a model based PID algorithm on chemical plant presented this paper. The control action three different algorithms namely; Hagglund-Astrom, Cohen Coon, Ziegler-Nichols the was examined closed loop configuration under normal operating condition face disturbance. LabVIEW...

Considering the superior performance and comparatively lower maintenance cost of brushless double-fed induction generator (BDFIG) than conventional (DFIG), this article explores its application in wind energy conversion systems (WECS) with a novel control strategy. The proposed strategy utilizes intelligence Salp swarm algorithm (SSA)–based vector scheme to optimally regulate speed, torque, current, active, reactive power WECS during sharp changes speed load. To overcome demerits associated...

In a deregulated power market, independent system operators exchange information related to the available transfer capability (ATC) of their respective areas for efficient operation. Accurate ATC calculation is important market operations. Among parameters required calculate ATC, capacity benefit margin (CBM) an one. CBM represents interarea tie-lines reserved in order have access external generation event supply shortage. This paper proposes new technique evaluation using graph theory...

Over the years, overdependence on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) for data transmission necessitated need an alternate and more reliable means of communication, hence, Light (Li-Fi). It involves use Emitting Diode to transmit by blinking (i.e. switching them On Off) at a speed not noticeable eye. This paper proposed development Li-Fi system using off shelf electronic components. The utilizes embedded with dual-core Advanced Virtual RISC (AVR) microcontroller (ATmega16L) interfaced input/output...

Communication has witnessed a tremendous boost in Nigeria since the introduction of Global Systems for Mobile communication (GSM). However, congestion GSM towers metropolis poses an environmental issue. The capital-intensive nature wireless services forced two or more operators to share common tower without any conflicts interest. In order ensure hitch-free operation, mutual agreement among and regulatory bodies is required. techniques infrastructure sharing, its benefits, constraints,...

Non-technical Losses mainly Electricity theft has been a main concern for power utilities from last many years. Power are estimated to lose billion dollars annually because of illegal usage electricity by fraudulent consumers. Researchers trying different methods proficiently recognizing fraudster costumers. This research suggests new approach based on C5 algorithm efficiently identifying consumers involved in theft. The C5.0 is modified form the C4.5 algorithm. It also one decision tree...

Energy sustainability and reliability issues have created great concerns globally, instigating various utilities to create interconnections with one another for system security techno-economic benefits. Capacity benefit margin (CBM) is the amount of transmission capacity reserved between interconnected systems emergency power exchange utilities. It usually estimated by evaluating generating units know external generation required during supply shortage. Various techniques been employed in...

For efficient and reliable hydrogen production via solar photovoltaic system, it is important to obtain accurate radiation data. Though there are equipment specifically designed for prediction but very expensive have high maintenance cost that most countries like Nigeria unable purchase. In this study, the accuracy of a hybrid PSO-ANFIS method examined predict horizontal in Nigeria. The done based on available meteorological data obtained from NIMET used study monthly mean minimum...

Available transfer capability is an index to measure the security and economic viability of interconnected system. However, accurately determine this index, other associated parameters need be evaluated. One these capacity benefit margin (CBM). For efficient power generation reliability sustainability, a certain amount supply commonly reserved by utilities, which in most cases remain unused, reduce effect outage. To minimize unused reserve, utilities usually reserve predetermined tie-line...

Energy-constrained power grids increasingly rely on inverter-based generation (IBG) from solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind sources to supplement their supply needs. However, these alternatives lack inherent grid-supporting capabilities like short-circuit current reactive power, which are vital for system stability. Consequently, integration weakens strength. Grids require a minimum strength threshold maintain adequate successfully accommodate IBG. This paper investigates the allocation of...

Replacing failed bulbs of streetlights in a location can be very tasking and expensive if the optimal time for replacement is not determined. In this paper, model has been developed that helps to establish streetlight bulbs. Burnt-out are replaced individually when they fail, group carried out on all after specified time. The costs both individual was applied locally sourced data from field survey installation at University Ilorin, North-central Nigeria. gave optimum burnt-out as eighteenth...

Available transfer capability (ATC) is an important metric used to measure the techno-economic viability of transmission networks. Several methods have been presented in literature for ATC assessment, however, only some few articles incorporate CBM calculation and those papers considered conventional power generation sources evaluation. a function reliability generating units. This paper presents inter-area presence wind energy source using graph theory technique results are incorporated...