Date

3-2010

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Roderick L. Catriz

Committee Member

Noah G. Badayos, Billy Jonh Q. Valdez, John Paul P. Cua

Abstract

Rural electrification is a common undertaking among underdeveloped and developing countries.This involves the setting up of electric power systems so that sparsely populated areas may be connected to an existing electrical grid.Among the most cost-effective methods in rural electrification is the Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) System. This system has already been in use in other countries such as New ZEaland, Australia, Brazil and South Africa. This system is basically a single phase alternating current system with the soil serving as the return path. In any power system, it is important to take into consideration the voltage drop of the along the wires. This is to ensure that the losses in the system would be taken into consideration and the proper rated voltage would be delivered at the receiving end.In order to evaluate the Lipa Soil Series for the SWER system, field experimentation was done. The voltage drop was taken as the ideal load power, length of the system, and depth of the grounding rod used varied. The gathered data was analyzed using correlation linear regression and transformed linear regression. From this analysis, a model was formed to predict the value of voltage drop with ideal load power and depth of grounding rod as the predictors.

Language

English

LC Subject

Electric currents--Grounding, Electric power distribution

Call Number

LG 993 2010 E64 E87

Document Type

Thesis

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