Assessment of Alternative Energy Sources for Local Government Service Commission, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State
Abstract
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, This research assessed persistent unavailability electrical energy problem of Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) Alagbaka in Akure, Ondo State, Data were collected from Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Akure and LGSC log books Alagbaka. Frequency and duration of electricity supply were obtained from the BEDC and LGSC log books. Results revealed that the existing public utility and existing generators sources feed the LGSC; the LVP and associated CBs of the LGSC network are functioning very well; the average public supply is averagely 4hrs per each working day as against the required 8hrs per day amounting to 50% availability through the year; total connected load is 113.4 kVA. Conclusively, a proposed generator or inverter capacity is designed to 79.4 kVA considering appropriate standards of demand load, diversity factor and future expansion; solar inverter is recommended for the LGSC operation due to its overall benefits existing literature established in this research; and 80 kVA solar inverter is recommended for the LGSC operation. Load survey should be carried out before sizing of a generator/Inverter for any edifice. Appropriate standards should be considered in sizing a power supply unit source.
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