Browsing School of Engineering and Technology (CP) by Title
Now showing items 39-56 of 56
-
Profit based unit commitment in deregulated electricity markets using a hybrid lagrangian relaxation - particle swarm optimization approach
(2017)In deregulated electricity markets, individual generation companies (GENCOs) carry out independent unit commitment based on predicted energy and revenue prices. The GENCOs unit commitment strategies are developed with the ... -
Profit based unit commitment in deregulated electricity markets using a hybrid lagrangian Relaxation - particle swarm optimization approach
(2017)Abstract—In deregulated electricity markets, individual generation companies (GENCOs) carry out independent unit commitment based on predicted energy and revenue prices. The GENCOs unit com-moment strategies are developed ... -
Profit based unit commitment using evolutionary particle swarm optimization
(2015)The profit based unit commitment (PBUC) problem determines an optimal unit commitment schedule for a generation company (GENCO) participating in a deregulated environment with the aim of maximizing its profit. This is ... -
Protection of Terminal Distribution Transformers: A Case Study of Kenya Power
(IEEE, 2018)The paper presents and analyses the main causes of high failure rate of Terminal Distribution Transformers (TDTs) in Kenya. These transformers are the most susceptible to faults emanating from lightning strikes and associated ... -
A Review of Approaches to the Quantification of Operating Reserve requirements in Systems with Large Scale Wind Power Integration
(2018-05)The need to diversify power generation sources, increase security of supply, incorporate sustainability in energy sources and reducing fuel usage and emissions has significantly led to the integration of variable renewable ... -
A review of multi-objective methods for optimal location and capacity of distributed generations in modern power systems
(2017)Penetration of distributed generation (DG) units in distribution system has increased rapidly stimulated by reduced network power loss, improved bus voltage profile and better power quality. Appropriate location and capacity ... -
Shore to ship power for Mombasa port possibilities and challenges
(2016)Control of air pollution from docked ships is one challenge that ports encounter in their effort to reduce operational environmental impact. Ship-to-shore power has been identified as one technology to reduce emissions by ... -
Short term voltage stability analysis of an aggregated industrial load
(2010)Environmental constraints have limited expansion of transmission line networks. And with Power systems being operated close to their security limits, the likelihood of voltage collapses Occurring has increased [1]. In ... -
Single Axis Solar Tracking System
(2021-11)This paper is about the design and development of a microcontroller based solar tracking system. Solar energy is rapidly becoming an alternative means of electrical source in Kenya and all over the world and the solar ... -
A stabilized controllability of selemion CMV-based IPMC actuators in the extremely low humidity environment
(2013)Selemion CMV-based IPMC (Ionic Polymer Metal Composite) actuators have numerous promising applications in designing autonomous moving structures. This paper presents the electric properties obtained from the analysis of ... -
Suitability of aggregation methods of induction motor models for transient stability load modeling of Kenya power transmission and distribution system
(2010)Current trend indicate that there has been increase on power outage frequency. This has partly been as a result of unstable power system with very small security margin of operation. Therefore, this paper focusses on the ... -
A Systematic Review On The Impact Of Educational Robots In Teaching Secondary School STEM Related Subjects
(2021-11)Robots are interdisciplinary in nature. Research in Educational robotics in the education sector has grown tremendously. The robots have been used as teaching tools in STEM subjects. However, even though research interest ... -
Under Voltage Load Shedding using Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithms for Voltage Stability Enhancement: A Review
(2020)Power blackouts are experienced globally, more so with increasing load demand and ageing infrastructure. The high failure rate of conventional and adaptive load shedding techniques is prevalent during multiple contingencies. ... -
The use of RC4 Encryption for Smart Meters
(2014)The electrical power grid is undergoing improvements and is being transformed to the Smart Grid. Smart Grid makes use of two way flow of power and information to better monitor, plan and control the electrical power grid. ... -
Voltage Stability Analysis and Improvement of Power System With Increased SCIG-based Wind System Integration
(2020)This paper presents voltage stability analysis and improvement of power system when there is increase in wind power penetration. Loading parameter-Voltage curve was used to calculate the loadability and the megawatt margin ... -
Voltage stability analysis using CP_ANN and optimized capacitor bank placement
(2010)Voltage Stability refers to the ability of power system to maintain steady voltage at all buses in the system after being subjected to a disturbance from a given initial operating condition. In this paper, the IEEE 30-bus ... -
A Voltage Stability Constrained Optimal Power Flow using Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
(2021-11)As the global demand for energy rises, power system networks are teetering on the verge of collapsing owing to a compromise in system stability. During system disturbances, the network's inability to supply adequate reactive ... -
Voltage Stability Enhancement of the Uganda Power System Network
(IEEE, 2021-08)The unprecedented growth in demand and drive towards deregulation has brought about a complex and constantly changing grid. More so, with the current environmental and economic pressures, there's a reported growing number ...