Abstract: The study investigated the electrochemical reduction performances of NO and O2 on Pt symmetric electrode with Ba adsorption layer. The temperature varied from 350°C to 550°C. The experimental Ba (NO3)2 solution was impregnated in the Pt electrode. For the NO performance, the polarization curves and CV tests showed that the Pt-BaO electrode showed higher electrochemical performance than Pt electrode. EIS results revealed that the Pt-BaO electrode exhibited higher activity than the Pt electrode. It was due to the decreased polarization resistance in the low-frequency region that dominated the electrochemical impedance spectra. The increase of temperature strengthened the effect of adsorption layer on NO electrochemical performance. The EIS results were fitted well with the equivalent circuit model indicating that the improved mechanism with the Ba adsorption layer may be related with the NO oxidation to NO2 on the Pt surface, the formation of Ba (NO3)2 in the adsorption layer and the reduction of the reaction path from the direct Ba (NO3)2 decomposition.Abstract: The study investigated the electrochemical reduction performances of NO and O2 on Pt symmetric electrode with Ba adsorption layer. The temperature varied from 350°C to 550°C. The experimental Ba (NO3)2 solution was impregnated in the Pt electrode. For the NO performance, the polarization curves and CV tests showed that the Pt-BaO electrode showed h...Show More
Abstract: Most of developing country including Ethiopia distribution systems has received considerably less of the attention to reliability modeling and evaluation than have generating and transmitting systems. Now a day life is directly or indirectly depends on electric power so that utility should deliver reliable power every day for 24 hours and each year for 8760 hours to satisfy human needs and to perform their works as much as possible with less economy. This paper focuses on enhancement of distribution system of Debre Berhan distribution network. The reliability assessment has been done on four feeders of 15kV and 33 kV to assess the performance of the existing system and to predict the reliability analysis for the future. The interruption data of two years 2017-2018 G.C has been used as a base year. Different alternatives have been assessed using heuristic (trial and error) method and the alternative with low SAIDI, SAIFI and EENS with a reasonable cost has been preferred. The reliability of the Debre Berhan distribution system has been enhanced significantly by implementing reliability improvement solutions that are justified economically. Even if the uncertainty of the input data is taken into account, SAIFI has been reduced by 77.33% as compared with the average reliability indices values of the system in the base years. In the similar way SAIDI and EENS have been decreased by 80% and 77.77% respectively.Abstract: Most of developing country including Ethiopia distribution systems has received considerably less of the attention to reliability modeling and evaluation than have generating and transmitting systems. Now a day life is directly or indirectly depends on electric power so that utility should deliver reliable power every day for 24 hours and each year...Show More