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Automatic Power Failure Sensing based on Lte (4g) and Solar Charged Battery as Backup Supply


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1 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Computer Science, University of Zambia Lusaka,, Zambia
2 Department of Computer Science University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia, University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia

Power outages also called power failures are a major issue in most sub-Saharan countries. On average there are about 10.5 outages per month each lasting for about 6.6 hours. These outages result in economic losses, lost productivity and customer inconvenience with about 80% of these outages occurring in the distribution network. The aim of most utilities is to ensure reduced number of customers interrupted and the associated customer minutes of interruptions through the automation of the distribution network. This study proposes the use of Arduino microcontroller, SIM7600E 4G/GPS module, cloud application, Google API ,solar panel, MPPT solar charge controller and battery to enable automation of the distribution network and thus reduce on the duration of the power failures. This system is able to transmit power failure alerts to the cloud platform and mobile phone. This system was found to be effective in the reduction of power outage durations.
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Janet Nanyangwe Sinkala
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Computer Science, University of Zambia Lusaka,, Zambia
Jackson Phiri
Department of Computer Science University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia, University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract


Power outages also called power failures are a major issue in most sub-Saharan countries. On average there are about 10.5 outages per month each lasting for about 6.6 hours. These outages result in economic losses, lost productivity and customer inconvenience with about 80% of these outages occurring in the distribution network. The aim of most utilities is to ensure reduced number of customers interrupted and the associated customer minutes of interruptions through the automation of the distribution network. This study proposes the use of Arduino microcontroller, SIM7600E 4G/GPS module, cloud application, Google API ,solar panel, MPPT solar charge controller and battery to enable automation of the distribution network and thus reduce on the duration of the power failures. This system is able to transmit power failure alerts to the cloud platform and mobile phone. This system was found to be effective in the reduction of power outage durations.