MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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Assessing the Effects of M-Shwari on Financial Inclusion among Muhoroni Factory Sugarcane out - Growers’ Households in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management . Vol.8, No.19, 2016, 2016)In Kenya today the decline in cane production per given unit area has led to a domestic sugar consumption deficit that averages 200,000 tonnes of sugar annually. An aggressive financial inclusion strategy in the sugar ... -
Appropriateness of Liquidity Ratios Model in Predicting Shareholder Wealth of Non-Financial Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting Vol.10, No.22, 2019, 2019)It is necessary that efforts are put in place by the global investing public to address the ever increasing need to accurately measure performance and financial strength of firms (Pandey, 2013). Analysts of financial ... -
A Suvery of Biometric Authentication Technologies Towards Secure And Robust Systems: A Case Study of Mount Kenya University
(2022-03)In response to the increased demand for more effective authentication methods, the usage of biometric authentication to secure systems against unwanted access has grown. Because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, ... -
A Survey of Deep Learning Solutions for Anomaly Detection in Surveillance Videos
(Asian Online Journals, 2021-10)Deep learning has proven to be a landmark computing approach to the computer vision domain. Hence, it has been widely applied to solve complex cognitive tasks like the detection of anomalies in surveillance videos. Anomaly ... -
Efficient Control strategy based on instantaneous power theory and model predictive control for grid connected photovoltaic system
(2021-11)Due to the rapid decline of fossil resources and the impact of their use for electric power generation on the environment, renewable energy sources are increasingly explored and integrated into the power grid. Among the ... -
A Voltage Stability Constrained Optimal Power Flow using Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
(2021-11)As the global demand for energy rises, power system networks are teetering on the verge of collapsing owing to a compromise in system stability. During system disturbances, the network's inability to supply adequate reactive ... -
An Assessment of Optimal Allocation of FACTS Devices in Power Systems Using Metaheuristics
(2021-11)The increasing power demand, the optimal use of grids, the need for economic efficiency, and the high costs associated with building new grids have created unavoidable challenges such as power line overload and excessive ... -
The Impact of Prior Exposure to Engineering Through the MUT Pre-College Course - A Case Study of Kangema Sub-County Secondary Schools
(2021-11)In Kenya, secondary schools have a great role in preparing learners for career progression. In order to realize industrial growth, it is important to prepare more students for careers in STEM. There is relatively little ... -
Energy Management System for Solar And Grid System
(2021-11)Electricity is an important resource both in domestic and industrial environment. The rise in electricity demand has led to conventional resources being exhausted and possibly lead to rise in electricity prices. since ... -
Motor Speed Control Kits Using a Microcontroller.
(2021-11)The aim of this project is to make a motor laboratory kits for AC motors. It aims on making affordable kits which are made from locally available materials and applying the obtained knowledge from the four-year curriculum ... -
A Systematic Review On The Impact Of Educational Robots In Teaching Secondary School STEM Related Subjects
(2021-11)Robots are interdisciplinary in nature. Research in Educational robotics in the education sector has grown tremendously. The robots have been used as teaching tools in STEM subjects. However, even though research interest ... -
Single Axis Solar Tracking System
(2021-11)This paper is about the design and development of a microcontroller based solar tracking system. Solar energy is rapidly becoming an alternative means of electrical source in Kenya and all over the world and the solar ... -
Under Voltage Load Shedding on a Modified IEEE 14-Bus System Using Hybrid ABC-PSO Algorithm for Voltage Stability Enhancement
(Elsevier, 2021-08)Voltage collapse tends to occur due to the voltage instability created during large faults. As a last resort, under-voltage load shedding (UVLS) is performed after all the available power operation and control mechanisms ... -
Enhanced Speed Control of Separately Excited DC Motor Using Fuzzy-Neural Networks Controller
(IEEE, 2022-02)The dynamic behavior of a PID-type fuzzy logic control depends on the appropriate choice of its scaling factors. Fixed scaling factors cannot provide adequate control performance under a wide range of operating conditions. ... -
DSTATCOM Application for Distribution Network Power Quality Enhancement: A Review
(IEEE, 2021-09)The performance of electrical systems is becoming more affected by the increased voltage drop, power loss, and power quality problems. These issues can be drastically minimized by the incorporation of compensators in the ... -
Voltage Stability Enhancement of the Uganda Power System Network
(IEEE, 2021-08)The unprecedented growth in demand and drive towards deregulation has brought about a complex and constantly changing grid. More so, with the current environmental and economic pressures, there's a reported growing number ... -
Development of DSTATCOM Optimal Sizing and Location Technique Based on IA-GA for Power Loss Reduction and Voltage Profile Enhancement in an RDN
(IJEER Forex Press, 2022-01)The efficiency of electrical distribution systems is being more affected by the increase in voltage drops and power losses. These issues of voltage drop and power loss can be significantly minimized by the incorporation ... -
Application of large-scale grid-connected solar photovoltaic system for voltage stability improvement of weak national grids
(Springer Nature Ltd, 2021-12)This paper investigates the application of large-scale solar photovoltaic (SPV) system for voltage stability improvement of weak national grids. Large-scale SPV integration has been investigated on the Nigerian power system ... -
Multiobjective optimal power flow for static voltage stability margin improvement
(Elsevier, 2021-12)Worldwide, utilities are aiming to increase the stability of modern power systems during system disturbances. Optimizing generation scheduling can improve system security in contingency and stressed conditions while lowering ... -
Modeling and Energy Management Strategy in a Grid Connected Solar PV System
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2021-09)Electric power is substantially an important resource in the modern world. With the increase in demand for electric energy, there is a need to search for alternative energy sources because conventional resources are being ...
