Abstract
In this paper operation data were collected to evaluate petrol (PMS) fuel when used as primary source of energy to generate electricity. The analysis highlight cost effectiveness and power quality of this means of generating electricity. For the exercise, a 2 KVA electric power generator was loaded from 800W to 1200W at 100W increment and one hour duration respectively for each load. The Data collected during generator operation include the load current, supplied voltage, power frequency, power factor and power consumed at five minutes interval for each load value. The generated Data were analyzed using mathematical and graphical approach to determine the generated power quality and unit cost of generation. The results, compared with the grid, show that the grid is far more economical and have better power quality.
Highlights
The Nigeria Electricity sector face challenges ranging from poor distribution system, inadequate transmission infrastructure, inconsistency of the available power generation capacity, and gross inadequacy the generating capacity to meet the consumers demand among other factors
Okeke R. [4] findings show that the Nigeria Electricity peak demand estimated at 19,100MW while the total installed generating capacity is 11,165.4 MW
For the quality and economic assessment of generator set compared with the grid, based on the primary input energy, a 2KVA generator, with PMS fuel carburetor is powered in turn at different loads for fixed time interval, the data recorded within this period and that of the grid are shown in Table I and Table II below
Summary
The Nigeria Electricity sector face challenges ranging from poor distribution system (caused by aged equipment), inadequate transmission infrastructure, inconsistency of the available power generation capacity (characterized by gas pipelines and transmission lines vandals), and gross inadequacy the generating capacity (supply) to meet the consumers demand among other factors. The short fall of this trend in Nigeria due to generating capacity constraints and irregularity in the available supply, has result in higher electricity demand than supply and difficult usage planning by consumers. Virtually every household, commercial and industrial sectors in Nigeria have alternative means of generating their electricity needs.
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