Gage Hermanson Ashlea Krupa Tyler Brun Seung Ho Park

The object of this project is to design a telecom cell phone base station system in a developing region that uses an alternative energy source to run the base station  Needs ◦ Reliable and sustainable energy source ◦ Diesel generator ◦ Sodium metal halide battery ◦ Area with no or unreliable energy grid ◦ Able to be implemented with minimal resources and reusable across developing nations  Requirements ◦ Country in a no grid application ◦ Constant 1.2 kW work load ◦ BTS DC equipment at -48 VDC ◦ Diesel driven DC generator set ◦ Alternative energy source ◦ Sodium metal halide battery ◦ Appropriate hut equipment

ChadGhanaKenyaCameroonSenegalPakistan Grid ReliabilityNone Durathon FitStrong Climate-Tropical in southern parts -Desert in northern oarts Tropical climate -Hot and humid at the coast -Very dry in the northern parts -Tropical along coast -Semiarid and hot in north Tropical-Mostly dry, hot desert -Arctic in the northern parts LocationLandlocked in northern, central Africa Western Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean Eastern Africa bordering the Indian Ocean Western Africa bordering the Gulf of Guinea Western AfricaSouthern Asia bordering the Arabian Sea Economy-Poor economy -Dependent on other nations -Agriculture -Poor Economy -Agriculture -Great Economy -Market- based Poor EconomyEconomy based on foreign exchange Impoverished economy GovernmentCorrupt presidential republic -Model for other African nations -Constitutional democracy -Democratic republic Unitary RepublicRepublic with a president Islamic republic Terrain-Lowlands in the south -Desert in the north -mountains in the northwest -central plains -Low plains -Plateau in south central area -Low plains rise to central highland -Great Rift Valley -Plateau in western parts -Plains in the north -Coastal plains in southwest -Mountains in the western parts Flat to rising foothills -Flat Indus plains in east -Mountains in northern parts -Balochistan Plateau in west

Grid Reliabilit y Durathon Fit ClimateLocationEcono my Govern ment TerrainTotalTotal Factor Grid Reliabilit y Durathon Fit Climate Location Economy Governm ent Terrain Weighted Selection Factors

ChadGhanaKenyaCameroonSenegalPakistan Grid Reliability x 5 Durathon Fit0.237 x 5 Climate0.105 x x 3 Location0.026 x x x x 2 Economy0.079 x x x x x x 0 Government0.079 x x x x 0 Terrain0.237 x x x x x 4 Total Weighted Selection Matrix for Choosing a Country for Telecom Base Station Rankings based on a value from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest and are multiplied by weighted selection.

After having selected our country using these key factors, we then reviewed if the social impact the telecom base station would have on Kenya. Through research we determined that the telecom base station would be well received by the people Kenya and would prove to be useful in their growing economy. It would not be a difficulty for the people to adjust to the new technology as similar technology already exists in Kenya. The technology would be beneficial to their economy especially because tourism is a large business and it would provide the people of Kenya a way to communicate and contact each other. ◦ Here is a link to an article describing the social impacts cell phones would have on Kenya:

 Hydropower Hydropower  Geothermal Energy Geothermal Energy  Solar Power Solar Power  Wind Power Wind Power

Desired Features Low Start Up Cost Low Operatin g Cost Time To Impleme nt Low Complexi ty Socially Acceptabl e Environment ally Friendly Maintenan ce Total Weight Factors Low Start Up Cost Low Operating Cost Time To Implement Low Complexity Socially Acceptable Environmentally Friendly Maintenance Determining Weight Factors

Desired FeaturesSolar PowerWind Energy Geothermal Energy Hydropower Low Start Up Cost1111 Low Operating Cost5133 Time To Implement4342 Low Complexity4232 Socially Acceptable5344 Environmentally Friendly5452 Maintenance4233 TOTAL Numerical Scoring Matrix: “5” means feature well-met by solution “1” means feature not in solution at all

Desired FeaturesWeight Factor Solar Power Score WS Wind Energy Score WS Geothermal Energy Score WS Hydropower Score WS Low Start Up Cost Low Operating Cost Time To Implement Low Complexity Socially Acceptable Environmentally Friendly Maintenance TOTAL Weighted Selection Matrix: weighted score (WS) = weight factor x score

 GE produces solar panels we can use in our project  GE’s NaMx Type 2 A1 battery  Location is Mombasa, Kenya ◦ Local airport can be used to transport materials  Assembly solar panels at an angel of 40 degrees to obtain maximum sunlight

 Hut Equipment estimated cost ◦ $35,000  Operating Costs Operating Costs ◦ Approximately costs 5 cents per kilowatt hour  Start-up costs ◦ $150,000 cell tower construction ◦ About $1,200 for solar panels with new SUNRGI technology