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dc.contributor.authorMbasa, Nyaminya Hassan
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-12T07:19:20Z
dc.date.available2023-06-12T07:19:20Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-10
dc.identifier.citationMbasa, Nyaminya H. (2022). Assessing the effect of remote monitoring and management of a solar-diesel hybrid system for mobile communication towers. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/16036
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the College of Engineering Design and Art in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering of Makerere University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe project looks at developing a robust energy management solution for the operation of mobile communication towers. The study focuses primarily on looking at the energy needs of a telecommunication site, modeling an optimal energy solution through simulations using data obtained on site. The results obtained are tested on more than one occasion with the zon max software which gives that provision of new energy management systems putting into consideration analysis of the KPIs such as generator performance not going outside the normal load levels, batteries kept at consistent levels of charge and required charging capacity, energy asset usage and renewable energy utilisation. The key results obtained from this clearly showed optimization of energy, the amount of fuel used by the gensets, battery usage, PV usage, the time each energy provision model is used during the day, the solar load and battery state of charge with energy efficiency from live data obtained. In conclusion, the results obtained indicate an improvement in energy management with optimization being key. This was observed through the usage of more renewable energy sources and genset being the last resort. Recommendations made include deploying more renewable energy sources on sites to further limit reliance on diesel, deployment of more smart battery banks which can be remotely monitored and ensuring optimal performance, through deployment of energy saving equipment as used by telecommunication operators.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectSolar-diesel hybrid systemen_US
dc.subjectMobile communicationen_US
dc.subjectCommunication towersen_US
dc.titleAssessing the effect of remote monitoring and management of a solar-diesel hybrid system for mobile communication towersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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