Conferences: Recent submissions
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Solution to Economic Load Dispatch using Particle Swarm Optimization
(2014)This paper proposes to determine the feasible optimal solution of the economic load dispatch power systems problem using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) considering various generator constraints. The objective of the ... -
Short Term Load Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Network
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007)This paper presents a method of short term load forecasting using artificial neural network (ANN). A three layered feed-forward neural network, trained by scaled conjugate back-propagation, is used. Two models of ANN were ... -
Asynchronous interconnection of the proposed East Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
(2017)East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) is a proposed regional interconnection for centralizing energy resources and facilitating power wheeling between the Eastern Africa geographical areas. Synchronous tie lines have been used in ... -
Implementation of Environmental Decision Making Tool For Renewable Energy Utilization
(2017)Renewable Energy (RE) units especially grid connected Wind and Solar PV which have no rotational inertia are effectively displacing the conventional generators and their rotating systems. This reduces both the cost of ... -
Voltage Stability Improvement Using the 21st Centur y Power Transformer
(Innovative Systems Design and Engineering, 2012)The 21st Century Power Transformer is produced by combining modern high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology with conventional transformer. The technique of solid insulation is adopted in the new dry ... -
An Efficient Method of Load Forecasting for Non-Working Days
(2012)A new efficient method is proposed to forecast the non-working days load demand at Ruiru substation which is a 66/11kv; 66/33kv distribution substation located along Thika road. The forecasts are based on the total daily ... -
An experimental Prototype for Low Head Small Hydro Power Generation Using Hydram
(2012)The global rise in energy demand has resulted to the over exploitation of both renewable and non renewable energy sources. Most feasible hydroelectric power (HEP) plants sites have been exploited and the current focus is ... -
Comparative Study of the Performance Behaviour of Solar PV Modules in Kitui County
(2018)Solar energy technology is emerging alternative energy source to meet specific demands around the world. The research will identify and focus on performance behavior of solar PV modules at selected sites whose geographical ... -
Building Household and Community Resilience to Food Insecurity through Kitchen Gardens in Las Anod District of Somaliland
(2018)The number of acutely food insecure households in the Las Anod region is estimated at 134,000 with a further 80,000 households classified as stressed (FSNAU 2018). Las Anod's economy is mainly centered on livestock. ADRA ... -
A Pressure Wave Theory For a Transient Drawdown in an Unconfined Aquifer
(2018)Previous observations indicate that when an unconfined aquifer is pumped at a constant rate, the drawdown-time curve exhibits a three-segment graph; a steep early time segment, a flatter intermediate segment and a somehow ... -
A VCSEL- based backbone extended-reach optical fibre network: Supporting up to 10 Gbs flexible access networks for Africa
(2018)In this paper, using vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and Raman amplification, a low power consuming, energy-efficient and cheap technique to transmit high speed data signals over optical fibre is ... -
Suborbital graphs corresponding to permutation representation of PGL(2, q)
(2018)In this paper we construct Suborbital graphs for PGL(2,q) acting on the cosets of Cq-1 and analyze their properties. We established that the number of self paired suborbits is q + 2 and the paired suborbit are 2. Also ... -
Effects of Magnetic Induction on MHD Boundary Layer Flow of Dusty Fluid a Stretching Sheet
(2018-12)This research investigates the effects of magnetic field on the MHD boundary layer laminar flow of a dusty fluid over a stretching flat plate surface. The fluid is influenced by an external uniform magnetic field applied ... -
Dynamics of MHD Heat and Mass Transfer Past a Semi-Infinite Vertical Porous Plate in a Turbulent Boundary Layer
(Zain Publications, 2018)This study addresses the problem of unsteady free convection incompressible MHD fluid flow past a semi-infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of a strong magnetic field inclined at an angle to the plate with Hall ... -
Molecular Characterization of Low Density Poly-ethene (LDPE) degrading bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite
(2018)This study aimed at molecular and biochemical characterization of Low Density Poly-ethene (LDPE) degrading fungi and bacteria from Dandora dumpsite-Nairobi. Twenty bacterial and 10 fungal isolates were identified using 16S ... -
Cross-diffusion effects on magneto hydrodynamics fluid flow through a vertical Annulus
(2018-11)The cross-diffusion effects on magneto hydrodynamic mixed convective fluid flow through an annulus filled with a fluid-saturated porous medium. Vertical fluid flow configurations and coordinate system was investigated and ... -
Effects of Vehicles Lane-Change Manoeuvres on Traffic Breakdown and Congestion in Highways
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Traffic breakdown is the main cause of vehicle traffic congestion in our multi-lane roads due to highway bottlenecks such as lane-drops, on and off-ramps. In this study the three phase traffic flow theory of Kerner [1] ... -
Exponentiated Generalized Geometric Burr Iii Distribution
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Statistical distributions play a major role in parametric statistical modeling and inference. However, most of the existing classical distributions do not provide reasonable parametric fits to data sets. Thus, the need ... -
Consistency of the Model Order Change-Point Estimator for GARCH Models
(Machakos University, 2018-04)GARCH models have been commonly used to capture volatility dynamics in financial time series. A key assumption utilized is that the series is stationary as this allows for model identifiability. This however violates the ... -
Options Payoffs Perspective on Financial Engineering
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The option theory and its applications play an important role in modern finance. Many trading strategies, corporate incentive plans, and hedging strategies include various types of options. In this paper, the option ...
