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be conventional generators or renewable energy sources (RESs) such as wind turbine (WT) [4] and photovoltaic (PV) systems [5]. 1.1. Literature review The MGs are capable of controlling and efficiently use the distributed generators, batteries, electrical vehicles, and loads in a more coordinated and energy management way [6, 7],

the end of the project life equals $14 million. Given a 10% weighted average cost of capital, table 1 shows the computed NPV

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2.5 How do photovoltaic work? For solar cells, a thin semiconductor wafer is especially treated to structure an electric field, positive on one side and negative on the other. At the point when light energy strikes the solar cell, electrons are knocked loose from the atom in the semiconductor material. In the event that electrical conductors are joined to the positive and negative sides, structuring an electrical circuit, the electrons can be caught as an electric current – that is, electricity.

Performance Improvement and MPPT of an Autonomous Hybrid PV/Storage System Powering a Dynamic Load Based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Ahmed M. Kassem1 and Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz2 1Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt 2Electrical Power and Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Abstract- This paper investigates the application of the Artificial Bee Colony Optimization (ABCO) algorithm based on PID

Problem Set 1 Solutions 1. Calculating Taxes. The Herrera Co. had $246,000 in taxable income. Using the rates from Table 2.3 in the chapter calculate the company's income taxes. What is the average tax rate? What is the marginal tax rate? The total amount of income tax is 0.15($50,000 = $7,500 + 0.25(($75,000 – 50,000) = $6,250 + 0.34(($100,000 – 75,000) = $8,500 + 0.39(($246,000 – 100,000) = $56,940 Total = $79,190 The average tax rate is the total amount of tax

year, and increases this amount every year at the rate of 3% per year, what is this amount X? (5 marks) Answer (a) She will have FV = PMT x FVAF(5%, 40 years) = $603,998.87 (b) She will need PV of Annuity Due: PV = PMT x PVAF(5%, 30 years) x (1.05) = $564,937.58 (c) She will need PV of Growth Annuity Due: PV = [(35,000)(1.05)/(5% - 2%)] x [1 - (1.02/1.05)30] = $711,592.43 (d) She needs to have the amount calculated in (c), i.e. $711,592.43: [(X)/(.05-.03)] x [(1.05)40 - (1.03)40] = 711,592.43 X =

C.K.K. Sekyere, F.K. Forson, F.O. Akuffo, “Technical and economic studies on lighting systems: A case for LED lanterns and CFLs in rural Ghana”. Published On 2012. In this study is designed to assess the suitability of solar-powered LED and CFL lighting systems as replacement for kerosene lanterns. The Ghana 22,900,927 population are using kerosene as fuel for the sources of lighting purpose. They are nearly 75.6 % of rural population and 19.9 % of the urban population are use kerosene as fuel for

differences in the volume of the GPe or GPi. For TS patients, the density of PV+ cells was greater by 122% in the GPi while a lower density of PV+ cells were found in all other components of the basal ganglia, most notably the caudate, with a 51% reduction (Kalanithi et al, 2005). The total number of PV+ cells was 31% smaller in the GPe, and 129% greater in the GPi of TS patients. In the caudate and putamen, the number of PV+ neurons were 54% and 40% fewer

Lesson Plan on Capital Budgeting Capital Budgeting - process of deciding whether or not to commit resources to projects whose costs and benefits are spread over several time periods. Characteristics of a Capital Investment Decision: 1. Substantial amount of funds are required in capital projects. 2. Because of the length of time span by a capital investment decision, the element of uncertainty becomes more critical. 3. The effect of managerial errors will be difficult to reverse