INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, 2023
Nigeria is faced with endemic electricity generation problem which has remained a big obstacle to... more Nigeria is faced with endemic electricity generation problem which has remained a big obstacle to her becoming one of the developed nations of the world despite her being endowed with vast natural resources. There exist many power generating stations in Nigeria that are not operating at full capacity. Many methodologies of optimizing the cost of fuel in running generating stations are in existence but this study focuses on optimizing the cost of fuel in power generation using maximum output approach (Lagrange Multipliers method of solution) with the MATLAB/SIMULINK and MINITAB software packages as tools for the analysis. The study presents an effort to help in solving high cost of power generation in Nigeria. The aim of this study is to minimize the cost of power generation in Nigeria using Omoku Power Station as a case study. The expected overall outcome is to solve the cost function equations under the given constraints for improved performance. The cost function equations or cost models and constraints for obtaining minimized cost values are formulated for the Omoku generating station turbines as non-linear equations. The two (2) different test cases of the six (6) turbines at the Omoku power generating station were considered by keeping the generated power constant within 24 hours of operation daily for a month and varying the number of hours of operation of the station yielded only 3% fuel cost saving while varying the generated power between 18 MW and 25 MW under fixed operating hours a month yielded 32% fuel cost saving. The results so obtained from the varied exercises showed huge savings in fuel consumption better when the operating hours are kept constant. These results showed that the fuel cost of power generation can be minimized with maximum output. The system will assist operators in power generation stations or the Generating Companies of Nigeria (GENCOS) to minimize their costs of power generation so as to plan for generation in the most economic and efficient manner.
International journal of engineering research and technology, 2015
There is no doubt that engineering is the only solid base and way forward for this country’s tech... more There is no doubt that engineering is the only solid base and way forward for this country’s technological development. This technological base can only be achieved through good technological education, good technical policies and proper technical manpower remuneration hinged on quality assurance and quality control in our engineering schools. Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles related to the professional practice of engineering. Engineering Education is the process of training engineers for the purposes of initiating, facilitating and implementing the technological development in the society. The general philosophy of engineering education in the universities and Polytechnics is to produce graduates of high academic standard and of immediate value to the industry. The quality of engineering graduates and their engineering practices in any country are factors in determining the quality and extent of the economic/technological development and w...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, 2023
Nigeria is faced with endemic electricity generation problem which has remained a big obstacle to... more Nigeria is faced with endemic electricity generation problem which has remained a big obstacle to her becoming one of the developed nations of the world despite her being endowed with vast natural resources. There exist many power generating stations in Nigeria that are not operating at full capacity. Many methodologies of optimizing the cost of fuel in running generating stations are in existence but this study focuses on optimizing the cost of fuel in power generation using maximum output approach (Lagrange Multipliers method of solution) with the MATLAB/SIMULINK and MINITAB software packages as tools for the analysis. The study presents an effort to help in solving high cost of power generation in Nigeria. The aim of this study is to minimize the cost of power generation in Nigeria using Omoku Power Station as a case study. The expected overall outcome is to solve the cost function equations under the given constraints for improved performance. The cost function equations or cost models and constraints for obtaining minimized cost values are formulated for the Omoku generating station turbines as non-linear equations. The two (2) different test cases of the six (6) turbines at the Omoku power generating station were considered by keeping the generated power constant within 24 hours of operation daily for a month and varying the number of hours of operation of the station yielded only 3% fuel cost saving while varying the generated power between 18 MW and 25 MW under fixed operating hours a month yielded 32% fuel cost saving. The results so obtained from the varied exercises showed huge savings in fuel consumption better when the operating hours are kept constant. These results showed that the fuel cost of power generation can be minimized with maximum output. The system will assist operators in power generation stations or the Generating Companies of Nigeria (GENCOS) to minimize their costs of power generation so as to plan for generation in the most economic and efficient manner.
International journal of engineering research and technology, 2015
There is no doubt that engineering is the only solid base and way forward for this country’s tech... more There is no doubt that engineering is the only solid base and way forward for this country’s technological development. This technological base can only be achieved through good technological education, good technical policies and proper technical manpower remuneration hinged on quality assurance and quality control in our engineering schools. Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles related to the professional practice of engineering. Engineering Education is the process of training engineers for the purposes of initiating, facilitating and implementing the technological development in the society. The general philosophy of engineering education in the universities and Polytechnics is to produce graduates of high academic standard and of immediate value to the industry. The quality of engineering graduates and their engineering practices in any country are factors in determining the quality and extent of the economic/technological development and w...
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