Proposal On Solar Powered Street Lighting

WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY
WOLIATA SODO UNIVERSITY

COLLAGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTEMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE
RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON:
SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHTING FOR WOLAITA SODO TOWN MAIN ROAD
PREPARED BY
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: MEBRAHTEN NGUSE (MSC):
CO-INVESTIGATOR: MERIHUN NEGA(MSC), DANIEL GOSAYE (MSC), GEBREHIWET G/YOHANNES(MSC)
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
PROBLEM STATEMENT
OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION
WORK PLAN AND BUDGET
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
oElectricity made a great impact in our world since it was discovered
oElectricity can come from many sources such as thermal energy, kinetic energy, solar energy and
more by energy conversion
oSolar energy, which is the primary source of renewable energy in the earth, is considered a better
choice as a source of electricity because as stated, it is renewable
oIn recent years, the increasing interest in the application of solar energy has led to the introduction of
a variety of commercial products into the marketplace.
oThese applications include: solar lanterns, solar-powered traffic lights, solar powered
closed-circuit television (cctv), solar water pumps, solar street lighting systems, mini-grid
solar pv project for rural electrifications, etc.
oThese products have significantly increased the quality of life of people living in the
rural/urban areas, by positively impacting their social-economy, education, and health life
to an appreciable level.
ostreet lighting is one of the most important and expensive responsibilities of a city
oStreet lighting is a particularly critical concern for public authorities in developing
countries because of its strategic importance for economic and social stability
oWolaita sodo is the old town within the cities of Ethiopia.

oThe study area of this research is in wolaita sodo town main road
oWolaita sodo town is the capital city and administrative center of wolaita zone of the south
nation nationalities and peoples (snnp’s) region
PROBLEM STATEMENT
oStreet lighting is one of the important thing in any city, it improves safety for drivers,
riders, and pedestrians
oStreet lighting can provide safety advantages at locations near intersections and can also
improve safety for pedestrians, particularly at crossing points
oThese lights have the ability to keep the cityscape lit at night. decreased visibility in the
dark increases the vulnerability of road users to accidents and mishaps
owell-lit roads help both pedestrians and drivers navigate easily, alert them to possible
obstacles and approaching vehicles.
oCrime is also lower in areas with good street lighting, as criminals often use the cover of darkness
to harass pedestrians
oStreet lighting is also a boon as people can carry on their activities in the absence of natural light.
oThis includes street vendors, hawkers, and others.
oTraffic accidents extremely increase during the absent of street light.
oThe issue of street lighting is a great concern in our daily life.
oWolaita sodo is one of the city that contains a lot of street lights and still uses the conventional
one but it has not street lighting from cbe main branch up to agricultural college main road.
oFor this, we decided to conduct a solar powered street lighting system in wolaita sodo town
from CBE main branch up to agricultural college main road
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

GENERAL OBJECT
oThe major objective of this research is to design a solar powered street light at Wolaita
Sodo town main road from CBE main branch up to agricultural college.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
oTo design solar powered street lighting using homer software
oTo determine the load demand of the system
oTo determine the total required of power
oTo determine the total required of lamps and poles

o To carry out cost analysis using homer software and comparing the results with the conventional design
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION

DESIGN OF SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHT SYSTEM
Constant
Solar panel controller lamp
current
battery street
oAccording to the principle of photovoltaic effect, the solar panels receive solar radiation during
the day time and then convert it into electrical energy through the charge and discharge
controller, which is finally stored in the battery
oWhen the light intensity reduced to about 10 lux during the night and open circuit voltage of
the solar panels reaches a certain value, the controller has detected voltage value and then acts
oThe battery offers the energy to the led light to drive the led emits visible light in a certain
direction. battery discharges after certain time passes, the charge and discharge controller will
act again to end the discharging of the battery in order to prepare next charging or discharging
again
DATA GATHERING
owe will gather data through books, magazines, article, newspapers, internet, researches
studies and consultation to the individuals who are knowledgeable in the study and research
project
oWe will conduct an experiment to gather data and information and to test the components
and instruments used. the data gathered through experiment will be record accordingly.
oThe main data required will collect from Wolaita Sodo substation, distribution system
offices, wolaita sodo town administration and EEPCO
oThe total task of data collection will accomplish through direct measurement, from
recorded data and equipment/ wiring specifications, and by asking the personnel who works
on the specific area of concern.
oBoth quantitative and qualitative data will be used, personal observation, interview,
inspection, experimental and discussion will be employed in the data collection process.
oAs a result, to characterize power quality disturbances associated with randomly occurring
natural phenomena, data of a long time-period are utilized.
oHowever, to characterize events which are associated with operation of industrial
equipment, data will take during a complete power-period of the industry.
oFor the analysis and characterization of fault occurrences, interruptions and power frequency variations, the
necessary data will be taken from recorded
oData of the substation and industrial plants, readings on some equipment and by asking the technician who
directly attends and monitors the system of concern
oFor the cases of under/over voltages, voltage unbalances, fluctuations and waveform 13 distortion,
measurements should take while all loads of the plant are working, so that the cumulative effects of
equipment of the plant can be measured
No MONTH
ACTIVITIES SEP
WORK
OCT
PLAN
NOV DEC
ANDJENBUDGET
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
1 Data collection from
oTime schedule the research will be done according to the following work plane
2
selected industries
Data analysis
3 Modeling and simulation
5 Result and discussion

6 Writing the research and
submission
7 Seminar to those industries
8 Checkup whether they

apply or not
BUDGET
oThe research needs a total budget of 253,720 birr
STATIONARY
Types of material quantity Unit price(Birr) Total price (Birr)
Printing paper A4 80g 5pack 180 900
Hard disk(1TB) 1 3500 3500
Flash Memory 5(8GB) 280 1400
Note Books 5 30 150
Pen Lexi 1 pack 8 400
TO TAL 6,350
MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER ANALYZING MATERIALS

Type of material Quantity Unit price (Birr) Total price (Birr) Remark
Power quality analyzer 1 30000 30000 To measure all types of power

quality problems
Clamp on meter 2 10000 20000 To measure line Voltages and line

current
Safety shoes and closes 5 2000 10000
Phone service 20 100 2000

Bag for data collection 1 1500 1500
TOTAL 63500
TRANSPORT AND PER-DIEM

Name of Place No of resear No of Per diem Total per Transportation cost Total cost
Factory/organization chers Days diem (Birr)
EEPCO Adis Abeba 5 15 724 54300 5*181.5*4 = 3630 57930
Total = 57930
LABOR RELATED COST

PHASE I: PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT Remark
No. of labor No of days Per diem Total per diem Total Cost
4 5 383 4*5*383 7660 CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT
PHASE II: DATA COLLECTION FROM THE SITE (Skilled Manpower Costs)
Type of labour No of labor No of days Per diem Total per diem Total Cost
Skilled 4 20 383 4*20*383 30640 DATA COLLECTION FROM THE SITE

Manpower
`PHASE III: DATA COLLECTION FROM SITE

Type of labour No of labor No of days Per diem Total per diem Total Cost
Data feeder 4 20 383 4*20*383 30640
Total cost= 68940

PROFESSIONAL COST
No Type Amount
1 Admin cost 5000
2 consultant cost 5000
3 Research work and preparation cost 25000
4 Professional cost 22000
Total cost 57000

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WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY

WOLIATA SODO UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY

OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION

WORK PLAN AND BUDGET

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

oWolaita sodo is the old town within the cities of Ethiopia.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

oTo determine the total required of lamps and poles

METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION

1 Data collection from

3 Modeling and simulation

5 Result and discussion

8 Checkup whether they

MEASUREMENTS AND OTHER ANALYZING MATERIALS

Power quality analyzer 1 30000 30000 To measure all types of power

Clamp on meter 2 10000 20000 To measure line Voltages and line

Safety shoes and closes 5 2000 10000

Phone service 20 100 2000

TRANSPORT AND PER-DIEM

EEPCO Adis Abeba 5 15 724 54300 5*181.5*4 = 3630 57930

LABOR RELATED COST

4 5 383 4*5*383 7660 CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT

Skilled 4 20 383 4*20*383 30640 DATA COLLECTION FROM THE SITE

`PHASE III: DATA COLLECTION FROM SITE

Data feeder 4 20 383 4*20*383 30640

Total cost= 68940

1 Admin cost 5000

2 consultant cost 5000

3 Research work and preparation cost 25000

4 Professional cost 22000

Total cost 57000

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Skilled 4 20 383 420383 30640 DATA COLLECTION FROM THE SITE

Data feeder 4 20 383 420383 30640