In this study the basics of a central receiver type solar thermal power plant including a thermal storage are studied. Further, the technical feasibility of a central receiver type solar thermal power plant near Hambantota ...

Humanitarian demining is an urgent and necessary activity to be carried out to resettle in places where the civilians were used to live before the war. Humanitarian mine clearance technology currently used in various parts ...

In Sri Lankan National Electricity Grid, severe voltage fluctuations have been noticed in the Grid Substation auxiliary supply. The auxiliary supply is quantitatively 20CkVA, but very important to keep in good health because ...

Variable voltage variable frequency (VVYF) or V/f is the most common method of speed control of three phase induction motors. Majority of those operate in applications not requiring high accuracy position control or high ...

The Wimalasurendra Power Station (WPS) is one of the five power stations in Laxapana Hydro Power complex, situated on the right bank of the Norton reservoir near Norton Bridge, in the island of Sri Lanka and was commissioned ...

Wheeled vehicles or robots can achieve high speed locomotion with a relatively lower control complexity compared to other forms such as legged, hopping, or slithering robots. However, wheeled vehicles have several limitations ...

Sugar cane is grown in rural areas in Sri Lanka, and the residue of sugar cane production called bagasse, can be a cheap source of primary boiler fuel, when processing sugar cane. For each 100 tones of sugar cane harvested ...

Critical nature of certain processes has made 24 hour daily monitoring and remote signaling an essential requirement despite the practical difficulty in fulfilling it. On the other hand the advancement of technology has ...

This dissertation presents a study meant for improvement of lightning protection in low voltage distribution systems in the areas with high isokeraunic levels. The electricity consumers in Sri Lanka, especially those who ...

This dissertation describes an intelligent vision system that absorbs useful information from its environment and draws useful conclusions. This system can give the instructions to locate vacant seats that are currently ...