Browsing by Subject "Electrification"

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Electrification of İstanbul (1878-1923)
(2019-01) Aysal Cin, Ulaş Duygu
This dissertation focuses on the history of introduction and development of electrical technology in Ottoman Istanbul with a special focus on the 1910 concession, and its implementation, which was held to construct the first power plant in Istanbul, the Silahtarağa Power Plant. The concession became the arena for international competition, and revealed the critical roles of multinational companies, consortiums, and the international banking in the electrification business of Istanbul, along with the various diplomatic maneuvers of European and American states, which depicted the diffusion of foreign capital into the Ottoman lands. Under this complex competitive environment, rather than being a passive receptor of technology, the Ottoman bureaucracy and engineers played an active, well-informed and sophisticated role that they were able to select the appropriate technology to be applied in Silahtarağa plant, design necessary rules and regulations for it and control technology’s implementation stage.
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Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü ve kırsal kalkınma faaliyetleri
(Bilkent University, 2021) Ayaz, Eda İrem; Budak, Yağmur; Özbay, Ece; Özdemir, Aslı Zeynep; Özlü, Arda
Köy Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü 1984 yılında kırsal kalkınmayı desteklemesi, köy yollarının onarımı ve geliştirilmesi ve köylere elektrik ve içme suyu sağlanması gibi birçok hizmeti vermesi amacıyla kurulmuştur. Bu kurum, kırsal kalkınma bağlamında birçok proje ve çalışmaya imza atmıştır ve aktif olduğu seneler içerisinde sürekli olarak gelişimini sürdürmüştür. Hizmetlerini ülke genelinde sürdüren genel müdürlük 2005 yılında yerel çalışmalara ağırlık verilebilmesi için kapatılmıştır ve yetkileri il özel idarelerine devredilmiştir.
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A scalable framework to measure the impact of spatial heterogeneity on electrification
(Elsevier Ltd., 2021-02) Fobi, S.; Kocaman, Ayşe Selin; Taneja, J.; Modi, V.
We propose a scalable computational framework to examine the effects of settlement patterns on the electrification of an entire country. We first propose a data processing strategy to convert structure locations, identified from satellite imagery, to estimated household locations using census data. Then, we present a computational framework that involves a two-level network design algorithm to find an abstract representation of the power distribution system at a national scale involving low voltage (LV) wires, medium voltage (MV) wires, and the transformers between the two levels of the system. Given the system components, we introduce three metrics for per-household connectivity requirements of LV and MV wires, and transformers to interpret our results at the administrative and the sub-administrative unit levels. With our administrative level analysis provided for 9.2 million structures in Kenya, we show that traditional rural/urban classification based on population density may not be enough and is often deceiving in estimating the cost of electrification and a new categorization based on our metrics provides more relevant estimates on the total cost. Moreover, our metrics can help determine the least-cost electrification option (e.g.,grid, mini-grid, or stand-alone systems) for expanding access in the sub-administrative unit level and create a platform to perform sensitivity analysis based on different cost components. Our work demonstrates the potential for improvements in universal electrification combining new and more detailed data sources with a scalable planning framework and helps governments achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) more quickly and at lower cost.