Alexis Bakundukize, Maurice Twizerimana, Dushengere Bernadette, Bizabakoraho Jean Pierre & Nsekambabaye Theoneste·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2021
Aims: This study aimed to design and model an off-grid SPV power plant with a storage system to meet the load required in Rwisirabo village. Study Design: PV modules, inverter, charge controller, and Batteries have been designed, reproduced/simulated, and optimized for the rural...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430197
One of the virtues of watercress is its ability to grow in wastewater. This work aims at experimentally studying the thermal behavior of a watercress planted roofed cubic cell. To do this, the temperatures of various components of the cell and the solar radiation received by this...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430196
In this paper, daily satellite data of global and diffuse irradiances obtained from the archives of National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) covering a period of ten years (2005-2014) have been employed to study clear...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430195
Household kerosene and Liquefied Petroleum Gas form the bulk of domestic fuels, especially in Nigerian urban areas. Data on both fuels, from 1980 to 2019, were collected, mainly from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation sources. Energy, exergy and environmental compatibility a...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330194
Based on the knowledge exhibited in the literature on the Carnot cycle, a preliminary study is carried out on Carnot machines capable of implementing the Carnot cycle at high thermal efficiency. Therefore, two engine structures are proposed: (i) reciprocating single and double-ac...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330193
The reliability of a microgrid power system is an important aspect to analyze so as to ascertain that the system can provide electricity reliably over a specified period of time. This paper analyzes a home-scale model of a microgrid system by using the threshold system model (ina...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330192
The future of internal combustion engine-powered automobiles hangs in the balance unless clean fuels are available in commercial quantities. Electricity-powered vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine-powered automobiles. However, electricity-powered vehicles are ye...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330191
This work determined the characteristics of various mix ratios of the cow to pig to sheep manures and ranked them with help of principal component analysis (PCA). Ten mix ratios (by mass) namely 1:1:1, 3:1:1, 1:3:1,1:1:2, 2:1:1, 1:2:1, 1:1:2, 1:3:3, 3:3:1, 3:1:3 of cow, pig and s...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330190
Pumps are critical infrastructure in the Oil and Gas industry, and have been widely used in pipeline transportations of petroleum products. The electrical energy needed by a pump to meet the minimum pipeline operational requirement plays an important role in the overall cost and...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i230189
Attempts at improving energy performance of any nation borders on increasing energy supply to meet up energy demand; and also reducing energy consumption through efficiency practices to attain sustainable energy utilization. Nigeria as a nation is bedeviled with the problems of i...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i230188