The operation of power-generating plants becomes complex when two or more sources of power are combined. The decision of which source should take priority of load demand at various intervals requires sensitive control approaches. The Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTU...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i3242
Aims: To design and develop a campus micro-grid model for Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), main campus, Nigeria. Study Design: Econometric and financial feasibility analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physics, Nasarawa State University Keffi, main campus,...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i3241
A smart grid is an electricity system that uses digital communications technology to detect, respond to, and take appropriate action in response to changes in demand and a variety of other problems. The secret to effective utilization of distributed energy resources is smart grid...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i3239
Transient hydrodynamic gravity driven flow of a viscous incompressible fluid down an inclined plane occupying a semi-infinite region of space bounded by an infinite hot plate is studied. The effect of modified Froude number plays an important role in determining the flow situatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i3240
Fossil fuels (crude oil, natural gas, coal, and lignite) have historically been Nigeria's main energy source. Unfortunately, all of these factors combined with additional factors—including an increase in industrial activity, an increase in national population, and worldwide clima...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i3238
Md. Mostakim Rahman, Md. Zubaer Mahmud Rony, Nurun Nahar, Most Surmita Akter, Tanjuma Akter, Mashur Al Owashi & S. M. Anowarul Haque·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2022
The administration of universities of Bangladesh faces financial drawbacks every year due to subsidies in the field of electrical power cost. The reason behind this is, students, consume more electric power than they pay for. To solve this problem a modern hydroelectric technolog...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i2237
Five locally fabricated turbines with 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 flat blades were locally fabricated and tested in conjunction with a vertical penstock of diameter 0.0762 m and nozzles of diameters 0.0158, 0.0212, 0.0266, 0.0343 and 0.042 m in a simplified Pico hydropower system. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i230297
This article focuses on the predictive study of electricity demand in West African countries based on the multivariate linear regression model and the ARIMA model. The objective of the study is first to establish for each country a linear regression model and ARIMA model, then to...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i230296
MHD Couette motion in a rotating environment under the influence of an inclined magnetic field subjected to a periodic driving force under resonance is investigated. The existence of a magnetic mirror with the Sun is the representation of an inclined magnetic field that exerts it...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i230295
Energy resources constitute a substantial part of natural resources of many nations. The energy resources confer advantages on the resource nations as they provide the base for energy development, support economic development and provide export commodities. Southern Africa has so...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i230294
Linear Fresnel solar collectors are suitable for a wide range of applications, which include steam generation for power generation, industrial process heat, solar cooling, institutional and domestic hot water production etc. The thermal performance of a linear Fresnel solar colle...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130293
The use of Power Converters to integrate renewable sources of power with the ac grid has been on the increase in the last two decades. An LCL filter is often used to interconnect the Power Converters to the utility grid in order to filter the high order harmonics produced by the...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130291
The quest for new, alternative energy sources and technologies have risen due to myriads of crises associated with fossil fuel dominated energy mix in Nigeria, in terms of supply and its adverse effect on the environment. Experimental study of hybrid flat-plate solar collector/no...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130292
Biodiesel has been generally accepted as an environmentally – safer alternative to fossil based fuels. However, concerns of the cost of production, use of acid catalysts leading to corrosion, and recovery of homogenous catalyst remain. This study therefore seeks to optimize the t...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130290
This paper developed an off-grid hybrid energy system for residential buildings in rural areas. The Arogbo community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, was used as case study. Energy Audit of the selected residential buildings was carried out through the adm...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130289