COURSE CODE: AGE 405
COURSE TITLE: Farm Electrification
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator:Dr. Olayanju T.M. Adeniyi, B.Sc., M.Sc. Ph.D
Email: olayanjutma@unaab .edu.ng
Office Location: Room G003, CVE Building, COLENG
Other Lecturers: None
COURSE SYNOPSIS
Electricity as a power source on the farm lighting, farm production and processing. Planning the farm stead distribution system:- demand load for farm buildings and workshops, central metering and distribution, capacity of main service. Selecting feeder conductors. Electric central and circuit protection. Electric motor selection. Care and maintenance of electrical farm installations and machines – hatcheries, milking machines, feed mills, etc. Stand-by power units; purpose and importance, stand-by power generator types, selection, maintenance and operation
