Voltage drop analysis of Single Wire Earth return (SWER) system on Lipa soil series for micro-hydro set up.

Date

10-2009

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Roderick L. Catriz

Committee Member

Ericson B. Poja, Billy John Q. Valdez, Noah G. Badayos

Abstract

Rural electrification is one of the common studies and projects in developing countries. This is a process of bringing electricity to rural and remote areas where existing electrical grid cannot be extended. Inrural electrification, renewable energy sources such solar energy, wind energy, micro-hydro and in some cases hybrid systems are commonly used. These systems are used to produce power. Not only it provides electrical energy for people in remote areas and also it helps in campaigning against global warming. This power generated through renewable energy system is useless it is transmitted to the end users. One of the least expensive means of electricity distribution systems for rural electrification is Single Wire Earth Return system. This system is widely used in countries with very low population densities such as Australia and New Zealand. This system uses ground as the return path. In all transmission systems, voltage drop along the line is always a consideration so that end user would receive the proper voltage needed to utilize the power being delivered to them. In order to have an analysis regarding voltage drop of SWER system, an experiment was done to gather data of voltage drop using SWER on Lipa Soil series. Voltage drop were measured at different distance and different supplied power. Analyzing the gathered data through regression analysis, a model was formed to predict value of voltage drop using distance and supplied power as the predictors.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology

Document Type

Thesis

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