Use of Photovoltaic system for standby operation of a Petrol station: A case study national oil Petrol station at Nairobi West
dc.contributor.author | Owiny, Bernard O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-04T08:19:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-04T08:19:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/74057 | |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study was to compare the cost of using a standby diesel engine generator with that of a photovoltaic system to operate the equipments at a petrol station during a power blackout . The total power consumption for operation of the petrol station was estimated from the rating of the installed equipments and subsequently a photovoltaic system of equivalent output was designed . The advantages and disadvantages of the two systems were contrasted. The photovoltaic system was found to be viable for the petrol station in spite of a high initial cost. It has the advantagesof low maintenance cost, clean renewable energy and is noise free. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Use of Photovoltaic system for standby operation of a Petrol station: A case study national oil Petrol station at Nairobi West | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |