Synchronization of Generators for Improved Power Delivery and Cost Effectiveness

Abstract

In the current economic and political scenario of Nigeria where the economic is clamouring for recession, one ought to embrace such methods in order to limit cost of fuel consumption and generator maintenance in our institutions. In this paper a relatively better cost minimization and better Electrical power system is proposed for the University. The institution runs its generators whether it is full load or simply a load of 25 percent as a
standby power. It is suggested that if generatorsare synchronized and connected in parallel, it can not only limit the cost, number of personnel required but also increase the reliability of the system. ETAP software is used for simulation and results show that by adopting this method generation cost can be diminished up to 30 percent which is indeed a colossal figure. Losses and cable parameters were calculated using this software and found this research is very attainable.