Author(s)

Abdoulaye Zongo^*, Frédéric Ouattara

Laboratoire de Recherche en énergétique et Météorologie de l’Espace (LAREME), Unités de Formations et de Recherches en Sciences et Technologies (UFR-ST), Université Norbert ZONGO, Koudougou, Burkina Faso.

The electrical energy produced must be consumed at the same time, hence the need to achieve a balance between supply and demand. Therefore, the production, transport, and distribution systems together constitute an electricity network. The distribution networks are designed to deliver energy to consumers. Unacceptable voltage drops are observed in the distribution networks of developing countries such as Burkina Faso. A study was carried out on the distribution network of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. It allowed for experimentation with the “Megger MPQ1000” network analyzer to evaluate the quality of the voltage supplied to households. To this end, tests were carried out in a public distribution station and at a few subscribers in the Sarfalao district of the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. These tests were used to assess the percentage of voltage drops. These values, which are higher than 8% of the nominal voltage, are not regulatory. The load curves of the consumers in the district were also drawn. Indeed, the period of the high load is between 19:00 and 23:00 Local Time (LT), while the period of the medium and low load is between 00:00 and 18:00 LT.

Experimental, Voltage Drop, MV/LV Networks, Network Analyzer

Zongo, A. and Ouattara, F. (2022) Experimental Study of the Voltage Quality of the Low Voltage Distribution Network: Application to the City of Bobo-Dioulasso. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 12, 1262-1270. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2022.127086.