Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2016

  • Reduction of Power Loss in Transmission and Distribution Lines by Respect of Comprehensive Planning in Combination with DG Installations Close to Consumers in Rwanda

    Mukundufite Fabien, Maniragaba Ezechiel, Mbarushimana Ally

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2016
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: 19 March 2016
    Accepted: 1 April 2016
    Published: 26 May 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160101.11
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    Abstract: Transmission and distribution lines, either overhead or underground, are characterized by three parameters: resistance, inductance and capacitance. Unavoidable power losses in the power lines are directly proportional to the aforementioned parameters. The current paper studies the installation of distributed generation (DG) sources close to consume... Show More
  • Statistical Analysis of Factor Affecting Banana Production in Gamo Gofa District, Southern Ethiopia

    Natnael Mamuye

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2016
    Pages: 5-12
    Received: 14 December 2015
    Accepted: 25 December 2015
    Published: 20 June 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160101.12
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    Abstract: The banana plant, often erroneously referred to as a “tree”, is a large herb, with succulent, very juicy stem (properly “pseudo stem”) which is a cylinder of leaf petiole sheath’s, reaching a height of 20 to 25 fit (6-7.5meter) and arising from a fleshy rhizome. Starting from early 1980th, banana has been produced and consumed in Ethiopia but diffe... Show More