ABSTRACT The AVR is automatic voltage regulator and it is a device which is used to regulate or stabilize electrical power supply for electrical or electronic appliances In this project, therefore, we are interested in the construction of this all important device. Furthermore, we shall discuss the techniques, processes, switching stages and then the working principle of the automatic voltage regulator Chapter one of this project dwells on the introduction of the pr...
ABSTRACT Automatic voltage inverter is an important area in power system engineering. It is the process of using a 12v DC from the battery to achieve a 220/230V AC through the help of oscillator, drivers, power transistors and transformer. The stages are battery to oscillators, oscillators to drivers, drivers to power transistors then from power transistors to transformer which is capable of giving out 220/230V (1000w) as an output. A 1.25KVA (1000w) voltage inverter was construct...
Voltage stability is a major concern when planning and operating electrical power systems. As demand for electric power increases, power systems are stressed more and more. Since the construction of new transmission lines is very expensive, and the right of way requirements are not easy to come by, a cost-effective policy is to use the existing lines to their maximum thermal and stability limits, and this requires optimum sharing of power flow in the system. Flexible AC Transmission Systems ...
Abstract A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke typically as an indicator of fire or non- smoking zone. In order to ensure human safety and safeguard property against fire in both domestic and commercial settings, different solutions for smoke detection have been developed, a comprehensive literature was carried out on smoke detector, this project describes the construction and design of a micro controller smoke detector, it discusses the components used, design methodology and test...
The household lighting cost accounts for 10% of the electric bill, changing the light bulbs effectively can reduce the long term energy costs significantly. In Nigeria, where less than one percent of the population has access to 24 hours of interrupted power supply there is a need for a complementary, renewable source of light which provides enough illumination at a reasonable price, with assured safety using it and also using for a long duration of time before the need to replace it. Recentl...
ABSTRACT | A major disadvantage with fixed modulation (nonadaptive) on channels with varying signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is that the bit-error-rate (BER) probability performance is changing with the channel quality. Most applications require a certain maximum BER and there is normally no reason for providing a smaller BER than required. An adaptive modulation scheme, on the contrary, can be designed to have a BER which is constant for all channel SNRs. The spectral efficiency of the f...
Abstract— The IEEE 802.16 standard, also known as WiMAX, has emerged as an exciting technology for broadband wireless communications with potentials to offer high throughput and support high bandwidth demanding applications. WiMAX, however, has yet to prove its effectiveness when the end terminals are not fixed and have the capacity to move from one place to another at different speeds. Recent studies suggest that while WiMAX (802.16e) has the potential to deliver a data rate up to 75 Mb/s ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………………..iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……..………………………………………………………..iv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS………………………………………………………….…vii SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………….…….1 2. DEFINITION OF A COGNITIVE RADIO………………..…….……………4 3. OPERATIO...
ABSTRACT The Airbeetle-18 unmanned Aircraft is an Aircraft design for the purpose of surveillance following the fact that the parent Airbeetle-18 has almost reached the end of its life time. Hence, there is need to convert it to an unmanned aircraft in other to extend its service life time. A comprehensive literature review was carried out on Telemetry and power system design and the previous work done as it pertains to aircraft in Airbeetle-18 category. Furthermore, system requirement ana...
ABSTRACT This experiment is to design PID controller to supervise and control the speed response of a DC motor and MATLAB program is used for calculation and simulation. PID controllers are widely used in an industrial plants because of their simplicity and robustness. Industrial processes are subjected to variation in parameters and parameter perturbations; hence, PID controllers that can provide good closed-loop response characteristics are chosen. TABLE OF CONTENT Abstract ..................
Abstract This project work centered on construction of 12V/10A solar charge controller that is needed in photovoltaic system to safely charge regulate and discharge of sealed lead acid battery through DC load. Solar charge controller is devices that regulate solar photovoltaic power and prevent overcharging, over discharging or overflow of current that reduces the lifespan, durability and performance of the battery. The12v/10A solar charge controller was constructed using variable resistor, ...
INTRODUCTION TO NANOTECHNOLOGY Nanotechnology has gained ground in the twenty-first century and is rapidly growing due to the ability to manipulate and harness properties of assemblies that are at the nanosize scale of biomolecules. Bionanotechnology is defined by science’s growing ability to work at the molecular level, atom by atom, combining biological materials and the rules of physics, chemistry and genetics to create tiny synthetic structures [1]. The end result of nanotechnology...
ABSTRACT The paper discusses the solar energy potentials and drawbacks as sustainable alternative energy source for Nigeria, the numerous issues involved in harnessing solar energy and clearly articulates a road map to enable Nigeria tap into this huge potential. Research indicate that, Nigeria lying in the tropics, receives abundant sunshine where about 1500PJ (about 258 million barrels of oil equivalent) could be available to Nigeria annually from solar energy if solar appliances with 5% c...
The aim of this project is to shows the possibility of wireless power transfer through the design of a wireless charging pad. In this project write-up, the methodology and principle of operation is wireless power transfer through inductive couple, a feasible design is modelled accordingly. The inductive couple technique is used because it is the easiest method of wireless power transfer with high efficiency and large amount of energy transfer. This report showed the versatility in range of a...
Abstract This project work was embarked on the construction and determination of the efficiency of 12 volts DC fan using two N3055 transistor, 1kΩ variable resistors, resistors, breadboard, veroboard, 12 volts DC battery and connectors at Science Laboratory Technological Department, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Nigeria. This is always required to minimize, control or totally eliminate the power fluctuations received at the load end or consumer end that usually lead to the reduction of DC fan li...