Publications (474)
COMMUNICATION
Thermal Regulation of an Indirect Solar Dryer With Dual Collectors Dual Collectors
Tiendrebeogo Salmwendé Eloi; Tubreoumya G. Christian; Sawadogo E. Sidwaya; Batiana Abdré; Dissa A. Oumar; Bere Antoine
Burkina Faso has plenty of sunshine for most of the year, and it is interesting to carry out solar drying in order to preserve the active ingredients of the harvested products. The drying temperature remains an essential parameter for the quality of the product to be dried. The work presented is part of an experimental study on the temperature(...)
Temperature Regulation, Solar Dryer, Radiation, Instrumentation
COMMUNICATION
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment in Waste Management: A Case Study of Polesgo Landfill, Ouagadougou, Burkina Fas
Bernard Nana; Sid-Noma Anne-Marie Kinda; Nukunu Komlan Guillaume Attaglo; Issoufou Ouarma; Jean Koulidiati; Antoine Béré
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste management are proving to be a major concern in terms of climate change. In terms of methane emissions at national level, studies have shown that the waste sector is second after agriculture, with 12% of emissions. The aim of this study is to quantify the GHG emissions from various waste management uni(...)
GHG, climate change, emission factor, quantification, waste
ARTICLE
Fault Distance Location on an Electrical Transmission Line of a Medium-Voltage Network Using a New Solutions of the Telegraphy Equations
D. Konane, W. S. Boris Ouedraogo, W. O. Compaore, A. Zongo, Z. Koalaga and F. Zougmore, "
A fault location method in an electrical network is a combination of procedures, hardware, and software. determining the position of a fault in the network. This method calculates the distance between a reference position and the faulty position. Nowadays, at Société Nationale d'Electricité du Burkina (SONABEL), impedance and reflectometry met(...)
electrical cable , electrical fault , error rate , fault distance , fault location
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Enhancing Broadband Access in Urban Burkina Faso: A GIS and Machine Learning-Based Geomarketing Approach to FTTx Potential and Alternatives
Kebre Marcel Bawindsom; Kabore Wendpanga Rodrigue; Ouedraogo Sidi Mohamed Galiam; Tapsoba Paul; Sawadogo Alfred
This geomarketing study addresses the challenge of disparate broadband coverage in urban areas of Burkina Faso. Leveraging GIS and unsupervised machine learning techniques, such as hierarchical clustering and polygon segmentation were employed for spatial clustering and prioritization of broadband deployment zones. Through a comprehensive asse(...)
Broadband deployment , Geomarketing , GIS , Machine Learning , Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) , Technology planning
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Identification and Mitigation of Weak Points in An Electrical Network for Optimal Solar PV Power Integration
Sami Florent Palm, Celestin Kambou, Adelaide Lareba Ouedraogo, Sayouba Kabre, Sebastian Waita, Thomas Nyangonda
In Burkina Faso, significant initiatives are underway to link multiple Solar Photovoltaic Power plants to the national grid and establish connections with neighboring West African Nations. This endeavor requires careful consideration due to the intermittent nature of Photovoltaic (PV) power generation and the rising electricity demand in Burki(...)
Photovoltaic injection, Simulation, Electrical network, Power flow, PSAT, MATLAB
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ENERGY PROBLEMATIC OF THE POWER FACTOR IN SOLAR INSTALLATIONS: CASE STUDIES, HIGHLIGHTING AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Zoundi Ousmane1*, Nzihou Jean Fidele1, Tissologo Moussa1, Ouattara Frederic1, and Segda Bila Gerard2
The aim of this article is to highlight the consumption of reactive energy and the consequences of not taking it into account in solar installations. Unlike active power, it is responsible for the magnetization or induction of electrical circuits (enabling the transfer of active power) and remains constant (depending on the type of equipment)(...)
Solar; Sizing; Compensation; Energy; Power factor
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Fire behavior of polymers: comparative study of Tek wood and Fraké wood on a small scale
BAGUIAN Abdoul Faycal1, KOUDOUGOU Mathilde, KOALA Lucmane, DABILGOU Téré, TIENDREBEOGO Olivier, TASSEMBEDO Rodolphe, ZAIDA Justin, SAM Raguilignaba , OUIMINGA Salifou Koucka
Parameters representing the thermal properties of materials are
considered to be specific to thermal inertia, and parameters modulating surface heat
transfer are considered to be related to thermal inertia. The fire behavior of
materials depends on the chemical processes involved in their thermal degradation.
For our study of the therm(...)
calorimeter, Fraké and Tek, combustion, materials
ARTICLE
Enhancing Box Type Solar Cookers by Using Jatropha Oil as Sensible Heat Storage Medium
Nébié Jacques, Kayaba Haro, Drissa Ouédraogo, Koumbem W. N. Daniel, Boukaré Ouédraogo, Boubou Bagré, Iliyassé Konkobo, Armand Korsaga, Sidiki Zongo, Tizane Daho, and Antoine Béré
his research paper is based on an assessment of the performance of a box-type solar cooker insulated with kapok wool and incorporating a thermal heat storage unit. The heat storage material used in this work is Jatropha Curcas seed oil which is available locally as well as kapok wool. The realized can offer an economically viable alternative w(...)
Solar cooker, solar energy, jatropha curcas seeds, heat storage, performance
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Enhancing Box Type Solar Cookers by Using Jatropha Oil as Sensible Heat Storage Medium,
Nébié, Jacques, Kayaba Haro, Drissa Ouédraogo, Koumbem W. N. Daniel, Boukaré Ouédraogo, Boubou Bagré, Iliyassé Konkobo, Armand Korsaga, Sidiki Zongo, Tizane Daho, and Antoine Béré
This research paper is based on an assessment of the performance of a box-type solar cooker insulated with kapok wool and incorporating a thermal heat storage unit. The heat storage material used in this work is Jatropha Curcas seed oil which is available locally as well as kapok wool. The realized can offer an economically viable alternative(...)
Solar cooker, solar energy, jatropha curcas seeds, heat storage, performance
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Performance Evaluation of a 33.7 MW Zagtouli Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant by Reducing Losses
Ousmane GUIRO, Guy Christian TUBREOUMY A, Eloi Salmwendé TIENDREBEOGO, Aboubacar COMPAORE, Abdoulaye KABORE, Alfa Oumar DISSA
Solar photovoltaic power plants connected to the electricity grid suffer production losses due, on the
one hand, to grid instability and, on the other, to the quality of the installation. The general objective
of this work is to improve the performance of a photovoltaic power plant by reducing losses between production and energy injection i(...)
Optimization; performance ratio; production; injection; solar power plant.
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Contribution to the Study of the Influence of the Experimental Set-Up on the Vaporization Process of Vegetable Oil Droplets
Sampawinde Augustin Zongo, Jacques Nébié, Téré Dabilgou, Soutongnoma Bouda, Tizane Daho
This study presents a contribution to the development of a model for vegetable
oil droplets vaporization, with a particular focus on the influence of the exper
imental set-up for their use as fuel in diesel engines. Two systems were con
sidered: an open-environment system obtained through a hot gas flow, and a
closed-environment system.(...)
Experimental Device, Vaporization, Vegetable Oil, Open Enclosure, Closed Enclosure, Diesel Engine
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Contribution to the Study of the Influence of the Experimental Set-Up on the Vaporization Process of Vegetable Oil Droplets
Sampawinde Augustin Zongo, Jacques Nébié, Téré Dabilgou, Soutongnoma Bouda, Tizane Daho
This study presents a contribution to the development of a model for vegetable oil droplets vaporization, with a particular focus on the influence of the experimental set-up for their use as fuel in diesel engines. Two systems were considered: an open-environment system obtained through a hot gas flow, and a closed-environment system. Vaporiza(...)
Experimental Device, Vaporization, Vegetable Oil, Open Enclosure, Closed Enclosure, Diesel Engine
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Performance Evaluation of a Finned Solar Air Collector: Numerical and Experimental Investigation
Guy Christian Tubreoumya, Eloi Salmwendé Tiendrebeogo, Abdoul Fayçal Baguian, Téré Dabilgou, Jacques Nebié, Boubou Bagré, Belkacem Zeghmati, Alfa Oumar Dissa, Jean Koulidiati and Antoine Bere
The present study aimed to highlight the performance evaluation of a finned solar air collector. This device works in forced conversion and is destined to dry products. The necessity of improving the thermal performances of the solar air collector for specific needs has encouraged us to realize this study. For that, we design a model of solar(...)
High-pass solar air collector; heat transfer; experimentation; efficiency; simulation
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Evaluating Local Distribution Grid Capacity Under PV Energy Injection
Toussaint Tilado Guingane, Éric Korsaga, Sosthène Tassembedo, Ousmane Sawadogo, Raguilignaba Sam, Zacharie Koalaga
This paper assesses the capacity of a low-voltage distribution network to receive photovoltaic energy. A simulation is carried out in Matlab/Simulink , taking into account the elements representative of the photovoltaic system connected to the grid. The PV generator is simulated under nominal operating conditions. The analyses focus on the tot(...)
distribution grid, PV system, active power, reactive power, THD
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Characterization of radon in drinking water of Villy and the associate radiological hazards
Christian BANGOU; Zakaria YAMEOGO; Claude TIENDREBEOGO ; Karim HIE ; Razakou ABDOUL, Issa ZERBO and Martial ZOUNGRANA.
In the present study, the activity concentrations of radon were measured in twenty seven (27) water samples collected from Villy, a village of west central region which presents uranium anomalies. The associated radiological hazards were then assessed. The radon activity concentrations were in the range of 5.77±0.74 to 441.76±4.45 Bq/L with an(...)
Radon, SARAD EQF 3200, Activity concentration, Reference level.