Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorPillay, Pragasenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSebitosi, A Ben_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-03T07:16:42Z
dc.date.available2014-11-03T07:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractContinued lack of electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa poses a major challenge. The consequences are well documented. Major research is required to redress the situation but the meagre financial and energy resources are major hurdles. In the meantime elsewhere in the first world, investment in research and innovation continue to attract investors. For example a massive automotive energy conservation research drive was initiated in the mid 1990's by a Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The PNGV advanced three important public policy objectives: environmental protection, energy security, and U.S. economic competitiveness. To achieve this mammoth challenge they proceeded by re-examining automotive energy conservation right from first principles. Their centrepiece was a coordinated portfolio of hundreds of research projects by among others, 19 US Federal National Laboratories, United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), automotive parts suppliers, university research facilities and a range of stakeholders. These were subsequently augmented by similar efforts in Europe and Japan. The thrust of this work draws parallels between an automobile and a remote village to consider the adaptation of the new automotive technologies to rural electrification. The author further augments this by additional contributions in load modelling, mini distribution network loss minimisation and energy economy by appropriate system configuration. The main issues that are shared by an automobile and a remote rural village can be revealed as finite energy resources without a supporting grid infrastructure, which must cope with, poor energy resource-to-need conversion technologies, adverse human factors, poor load factors, inefficient appliances and poor storage technologies, among others. These must all interact to meet objectives on service quality and the environment. Furthermore, the expected economies of scale in the automotive industry should subsequently make the adoption of these technologies affordable for rural applications.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSebitosi, A. B. (2004). <i>Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9025en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSebitosi, A B. <i>"Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9025en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSebitosi, A. 2004. Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Sebitosi, A B AB - Continued lack of electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa poses a major challenge. The consequences are well documented. Major research is required to redress the situation but the meagre financial and energy resources are major hurdles. In the meantime elsewhere in the first world, investment in research and innovation continue to attract investors. For example a massive automotive energy conservation research drive was initiated in the mid 1990's by a Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The PNGV advanced three important public policy objectives: environmental protection, energy security, and U.S. economic competitiveness. To achieve this mammoth challenge they proceeded by re-examining automotive energy conservation right from first principles. Their centrepiece was a coordinated portfolio of hundreds of research projects by among others, 19 US Federal National Laboratories, United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), automotive parts suppliers, university research facilities and a range of stakeholders. These were subsequently augmented by similar efforts in Europe and Japan. The thrust of this work draws parallels between an automobile and a remote village to consider the adaptation of the new automotive technologies to rural electrification. The author further augments this by additional contributions in load modelling, mini distribution network loss minimisation and energy economy by appropriate system configuration. The main issues that are shared by an automobile and a remote rural village can be revealed as finite energy resources without a supporting grid infrastructure, which must cope with, poor energy resource-to-need conversion technologies, adverse human factors, poor load factors, inefficient appliances and poor storage technologies, among others. These must all interact to meet objectives on service quality and the environment. Furthermore, the expected economies of scale in the automotive industry should subsequently make the adoption of these technologies affordable for rural applications. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa TI - Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9025 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9025
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSebitosi AB. Application of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9025en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherElectrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleApplication of advances in automotive technologies to electrification in rural sub-Saharan Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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