A5087232766- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Synthesis and properties of polymers
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- ZnO doping and properties
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Fault Detection and Control Systems
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
University of Johannesburg
2022-2024
University of Fort Hare
2018-2022
University of Nigeria
2018
Presently, the world is undergoing exciting haste to install photovoltaic (PV) systems in industry, residential/commercial buildings, transportation, deserts, street lights, and many other applications. Solar energy are clean reliable sources that unlimited, unlike their fossil fuel counterparts. The market rapidly growing globally with newly cumulative installed capacities of about 37.6 GW 139.6 GW, accounting for 53% 55%, respectively, 2017, making it one fastest-growing industries....
In Africa, coping with the growing pressure of resource demand due to fast population growth and socio-economic development remains one major challenges 21st century. By 2050, energy water are projected rise by 80% 55%, respectively, while meet food demand, agricultural production needs approximately 50% more than in 2017. As continent continues skyrocket, these shifts threaten water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) security, dangering their access availability. The region exhibits minimal...
The constant scheduled load shedding in South Africa has commonly been executed an attempt to maintain the long aging coal power plants country. With rise reduction of fossil fuels, efforts eradicate environmental hazards carbon through solar photovoltaic (PV) resources their complete prospect are progress. Africa, and particular town Alice, acquires sunshine annually, making it appropriate harvest energy. This work aims characterize radiation, clearness index (Kt), diffuse fraction (Kd)...
Research and development of nano-sized Zinc Oxide (ZnO) has recently received great attention due to its remarkable properties such as large exciton binding energy 60 meV, extraordinary photosensitivity, nontoxic nature, wide bandgap the fact that it is a low cost material with many technological applications. The inherent necessity for stoichiometric ZnO nanostructures suggest deposition method where film stoichiometry controlled by chemical reaction un-avoidable. Moreover, extremely...
Photovoltaic systems have shown significant attention in energy due to the recent machine learning approach addressing photovoltaic technical failures and crises. A precise power production analysis is utilized for failure identification detection. Therefore, detecting faults produces a considerable challenge, as it needs determine fault type location rapidly economically while ensuring continuous system operation. Thus, applying an effective detection becomes necessary moderate damages...
Abstract Solar home systems for rural electrification are often designed with a limited energy supply, which presents drawback the technology. Furthermore, uncontrolled livestock faeces in communities constitute environmental sanitation and health risks. Livestock excrement can be used through biogas digester to supplement solar provide adequate sustainable electricity access underserved while achieving waste management. Therefore, this study hybrid solar–biogas system more dynamic supply...
This paper centers on the design and installation of a robust photovoltaic (PV)-based microgrid data acquisition system (DAS) that can monitor different PV systems simultaneously. The PV-based consists three solar systems: off-grid, hybrid grid-assisted systems, each with 3.8 kWp located at SolarWatt park, Fort Hare Institute Technology (FHIT), South Africa. designed DAS is achieved by assembling connecting set sensors to measure log electrical meteorological parameters from power plants....
Solar radiation data forecasting algorithms are important, especially in developing countries, as vast solar power plants cannot measure reliable and constant irradiance. The challenges of irradiance prediction may be resolved by machine learning using weather datasets. This study emphasises the daily monthly global predictions three locations, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Vuwani, at different provinces South Africa with various distributions. evaluated five models. Forecasting models were...
The study of battery charge algorithm as a sole power storage agent in off-grid systems is essential. has various methods, and the these methods relies on quantity charges. Hence, controller used to safeguard regulate discharge for photovoltaic (PV) systems. This presents 11.4 kWp plant analysis comprising three 3.8 each off-grid, hybrid grid-assisted with capacities 900 Ah, 1235 Ah 910 respectively, where all were reconfigured function off-grids. charges lead-acid using three-stage charging...