SOLAR TECHNOLOGY: AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Background of the study: The development of a nation brings an effective transformation of its socio-political, economic, cultural, technology and industrial bases. More so, within the particular conception of socio-economic processes which underscores every econ...
View DetailsANALYTICAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUTOMATIC SOLAR STREET LIGHT
INTRODUCTION: Since the discovery of electrical energy for illumination, it is evident that human interaction is required to operate the switch, either off when not in use or ONM when needed. Because of this reason, as well as a lack of electricity supply, there has been a p...
View DetailsDESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING AN AUTOMATIC SOLAR STREET LIGHT
INTRODUCTION: Since the discovery of electrical energy for illumination, it is evident that human interaction is required to operate the switch, either off when not in use or ONM when needed. Because of this reason, as well as a lack of electricity supply, there has been a p...
View DetailsCONSTRUCTION OF 1KVA INVERTER USING SOLAR PANEL
INTRODUCTION: Every hour the sun beans on to earth more than enough energy to satisfy global needs. A solar energy is the technology used to harmless the scene’s energy and makes it usable, a solar inverter here in converting the direct current (D.C) into alternating c...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF STRIKE ACTION ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: University worldwide is regarded as the citadel of knowledge, the fountain of intellectual, the most appropriate ground for t...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH 2002-2023
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Since the dawn of time, man as an individual and in groups have gone in search of power. Power to change things and power to...
View DetailsDesign and Implementation of IoT based PV Integrated Power Monitoring System
Abstract. The awareness of usage of power and effective utilization of power is based on intelligent decision, which can help the user as well as supplier. In this paper the design and implementation of IOT based PV integrated system is presented. A hardware...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF WORKERS
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Motivation is concerned with why people do what they do. It answers such question as why do managers or workers go to work and do a good job. This tries to explain what motivates peo...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF E-LEARNING ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is becoming an integral part of Education in many parts of the glob...
View DetailsA FAST QUASI-STATIC TIME SERIES SIMULATION METHOD USING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE DISTRIBUTED PV IMPACTS
SUMMARY
The desire to reduce carbon footprint coupled with government incentives has led to a massive deployment of renewable energy resources, solar photovoltaics (PV) in particular. Electric utilities in the United States face the challenge of numerous solar PV interconnec- tion reque...
View DetailsAPPRAISAL OF BUILDING CHANGES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN ENUGU URBAN AREA
1.1Background to the Study
Climate change is a major global phenomenon, which is evidenced by alterations in rainfall distribution, rising of glacier, ocean water expansion, drought, and increased temperature, (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013). According to the Wo...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF COMPUTERS ON STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY IN WORD-PROCESSING IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study focused on assessment of the availability, accessibility and utilization of computers on students‟ proficiency in word-processing in Colleges of Education, North- West, Nigeria. Four research questions and four Null Hypotheses were drawn to guide the study...
View DetailsDESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF GRID – CONNECTED PV RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA CROWN ESTATE OKADA
ABSTRACT
Renewable energy has given institutions and individuals the opportunity to generate and manage their own energy consumption without much interference from power utility companies. This dissertation focused on design and analysis of Grid – connected PV Renewable
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View DetailsDESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF GRID – CONNECTED PV RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA CROWN ESTATE OKADA
ABSTRACT
Renewable energy has given institutions and individuals the opportunity to generate and manage their own energy consumption without much interference from power utility
companies. This dissertation focused on design and analysis of Grid – connected PV Renewable<...
View DetailsDESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF 200 WATT SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
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The 200W solar system was determined by load assessment, solar panel number determination, battery requirement and then inverter sizing. A complete solar panel rated at 200w was however purchased, together with 2 no. 150A solar battery, 1500W inverter and also 10A charge contro...
View DetailsDESIGN, SIMULATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SOLAR BOX COOKER
ABSTRACT
A solarbox cooker is a device that converts solar energy into useful heat in a confined space. The solar cooking system which captures and utilizes the abundant solar energy was designed, simulated, constructed and tested. Plane reflectors were used to concentrate solar radiati...
View DetailsDETERMINATION OF YEARLY PERFORMANCEAND DEGRADATION RATE OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF A MONOCRYSTALLINE PV MODULE IN MINNA, CENTRAL NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
There is a need for accurate knowledge of the performance, degradation rate, and lifespan of the photovoltaic (PV) module in every location for an effective solar PV power system. Outdoor degradation analysis was carried out on a mono-crystalline PV module rated 10 W using the...
View DetailsDETERMINATION OF YEARLY PERFORMANCE AND DEGRADATION RATE OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE IN MINNA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
There is need for accurate knowledge of performance, degradation rate and lifespan of photovoltaic (PV) module in every location for an effective solar PV power system. Outdoor degradation analysis was carried out on amorphous silicon PV module rated 10 W using CR1000 software-...
View DetailsDEVELOPMENT OF REAL-TIME, SOLAR POWERED MICROCONTROLLER-BASED WEATHER STATION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS
ABSTRACT
Atmospheric researchers, meteorologists, and farmers continue to face difficulties in assessing real-time weather data. This project created a solar-powered Arduino microcontroller-based weather station that uses meteorological sensors to measure atmospheric temperature, relati...
View DetailsEVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIA; ANTIOXIDANT AND STAINING PROPERTIES OF SIX INDIGENOUNS PLANTS EXTRACTS COLLECTED FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA
1.0Background of Study
The Nigeria climate favours a great array of plant species many of which have varied medicinal and antimicrobial potentials (Adewusi, 1997; Adeuse-Poku et al., 2003; Ajebesone and Aina, 2004, Agyili et al., 2006). It is estimated that there are over 65,000 species...
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