Joseph Kiran Banda;Daniel Dos Santos Mota;Elisabetta Tedeschi
{"title":"A Physics-Informed Scaling Method for Power Electronic Converters in Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Beds","authors":"Joseph Kiran Banda;Daniel Dos Santos Mota;Elisabetta Tedeschi","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2024.3349480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2024.3349480","url":null,"abstract":"Power hardware in the loop (PHIL) is a modern experimental technique that allows the emulation of a full-scale converter (FSC) with the combination of a scaled-down converter (SDC), a power amplifier, and a real-time simulator, thus enabling the study of real-time interactions of power electronics with large power systems. However, assembling an accurate scaled-down replica of an FSC with off-the-shelf laboratory SDCs is practically impossible due to a mismatch in per unit losses, as well as in the impedance of the \u0000<inline-formula><tex-math>$L/LC/LCL$</tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 filter. Consequently, the scaled-up power flow capability of SDCs differs from that of FSCs, restricting emulation to smaller regions of the four quadrants than those corresponding to the FSCs' nominal active and reactive capacity. These PHIL test beds cannot be used to emulate FSCs demanding bidirectional active and reactive power flow. Any scaling method on SDCs, emulating the entire operation of FSCs, demands underutilization of SDCs, reducing the advantages of PHIL tests. This article, therefore, proposes a physics-informed scaling method that exploits power capability curves to emulate FSCs in all four quadrants of operation. This method is independent of SDC topology, filter type, and interfacing methods. A visual identification of semiconductor device constraints bounding the emulation is also presented, utilizing the physics of converter control. A theoretical analysis of the proposed method is presented, followed by validation with MATLAB simulations and experimental tests using a 50-kVA SDC.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"5 ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10381859","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139488180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Enhancing the Performance of Controllers in Power Converter-Based Systems—An Overview","authors":"Yuan Gao;Songda Wang;Tomislav Dragicevic;Patrick Wheeler;Pericle Zanchetta","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3338534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3338534","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in power converter-based systems has the potential to revolutionize the way these systems are optimized and controlled. With the rapid advancements in AI and machine learning technologies, this article presents the analysis and evaluation of these powerful tools as well as in computational capabilities of microprocessors that control the converter. This article provides an overview of AI-based controllers, with a focus on online/offline supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement-trained controllers. These controllers can be used to create surrogates for inner control loops, complete power converter controllers, and external supervisory or energy management control. The benefits of using AI-based controllers are discussed. AI-based controllers reduce the need for complex mathematical modeling and enable near-optimal real-time operation via computational efficiency. This can lead to increased efficiency, reliability, and scalability of power converter-based systems. By using physics-informed methods, a deeper understanding of the underlying physical processes in power converters can be achieved and the control performance can be made more robust. Finally, by using data-driven methods, the vast amounts of data generated by power converter-based systems can be leveraged to analyze the behavior of the surrounding system and thereby forming the basis for adaptive control. This article discusses several other potential disruptive impacts that AI could have on a wide variety of power converter-based systems.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"366-375"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10336908","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139034026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Udoka C. Nwaneto;Seyed Ali Seif Kashani;Andrew M. Knight
{"title":"Modeling Lyapunov Control-Based Selective Harmonic Compensated Single-Phase Inverter in the Dynamic Phasor Domain","authors":"Udoka C. Nwaneto;Seyed Ali Seif Kashani;Andrew M. Knight","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3327606","DOIUrl":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3327606","url":null,"abstract":"Single-phase grid-forming inverters are commonly used in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems that feed single-phase critical loads in homes, data centers, and hospitals. With the increasing use of power electronics-interfaced loads, single-phase UPS inverters are being designed to exhibit characteristics such as low total harmonic distortion (THD) in output voltage, fast dynamic response, and strong robustness against large changes in load, to ensure a seamless operation of critical loads. The Lyapunov-function-based control strategy is a popular method to provide these characteristics in UPS inverters. However, most studies and designs related to Lyapunov-function-controlled single-phase UPS inverters are conducted by using detailed switching models. While detailed switching models accurately represent the true dynamics of power converters, simulating these models with nonlinear control schemes requires small time steps to produce accurate results. To address this limitation, we propose a new model of Lyapunov-function-based single-phase grid-forming inverter using the dynamic phasor (DP) method. The DP method transforms time-domain signals into slow-varying signals, enabling the use of larger time steps in simulations, which results in shorter simulation times. In the proposed DP model, the Lyapunov energy function is constructed in the DP domain using the dominant harmonics of the inverter output voltage and output current as state variables. The high accuracy and superior computational speed of the proposed DP model are validated through comparison with results obtained from a detailed model with natural-frame-based Lyapunov-function control. Experimental test results confirm the validity and high accuracy of the proposed DP-based method of modeling Lyapunov-function-controlled single-phase grid-forming inverter.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"346-365"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10296072","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135158883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Operation, Design, and Losses of the Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter in a Flywheel Energy Storage System","authors":"Jonas Kienast;Steffen Bernet;Gino Sturm","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3323855","DOIUrl":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3323855","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents an analysis of selected characteristics of the modular multilevel matrix converter (M3C) operating a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) in a flywheel energy storage system. A detailed analysis of the necessary electrical input and output quantities, as well as the identification of required internal currents and voltages, leads to a newly introduced iterative design process for the converter. This process ultimately provides information on the required number of submodules and demonstrates the overload capability of the converter in reactive power operation. Also, the short-circuit current contribution of the system for this unique configuration of M3C and DFIG is investigated for the first time. Taking into account the unique operating characteristics of the M3C, a loss analysis of the converter and the machine is performed, and a loss-optimized distribution of reactive power between the machine and the converter is proposed. The article is conducted analytically and is validated by experimental results on a small-scale demonstrator.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"336-345"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10278469","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136257979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Woong Hwang;Jimin Kim;Jihoon Han;Wonsoo Kang;Sunghyuk Park
{"title":"Investigation of Resonance Avoidance Method for Vacuum Cleaner","authors":"Woong Hwang;Jimin Kim;Jihoon Han;Wonsoo Kang;Sunghyuk Park","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3323343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3323343","url":null,"abstract":"Electromagnetic resonance in electric motors arises when the electromagnetic force frequency coincides with any of the motor's natural frequencies, causing excessive vibration and noise. To address this issue, it is crucial to design motors such that their natural frequencies do not closely align with the electromagnetic force frequency. However, vacuum cleaner motors operate across a broad range of speeds, generating a multitude of electromagnetic force frequencies, which makes it challenging to establish natural frequencies that can avoid all possible electromagnetic resonances. This article presents a novel approach for shifting natural frequencies by adjusting the stiffness of stator cores. By integrating an auxiliary component with various design factors into the motor, a range of natural frequencies can be achieved. An optimal natural frequency that mitigates electromagnetic resonance was identified among these modified frequencies, and the subsequent enhancement in acoustic characteristics was demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"328-335"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10275132.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50350924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cyril Perducat;David C. Mazur;Wes Mukai;Scott N. Sandler;Michael J. Anthony;Jon A. Mills
{"title":"Evolution and Trends of Cloud on Industrial OT Networks","authors":"Cyril Perducat;David C. Mazur;Wes Mukai;Scott N. Sandler;Michael J. Anthony;Jon A. Mills","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3309669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3309669","url":null,"abstract":"The current industrial automation landscape faces considerable challenges due to the increasing growth of Industrial Internet of Things devices, cloud services, information technology (IT)/operational technology (OT) convergence, along with evolving hyperscaler technologies, such as Kubernetes and distributed computing. This article provides an in-depth review of the existing Instrumentation Society of America (ISA)-95 Model and its current role in supporting manufacturing systems and their interactions. Additionally, it examines how emerging technologies are impacting the security, design, and management of OT networks. As existing perimeter-based models, such as ISA-95, are pushed to their limits, the concepts of zero-trust architectures, and policy-based or software-defined networks are being explored as the next generation of OT network design. This article aims to provide a high-level introduction to the concepts and disruptive technologies, and introduce the potential implementation risks and challenges of these principles within traditional IT/OT converged solutions.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"291-303"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10234100.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50352174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Polymer-Ceramic Composite Materials for the Winding Insulation of Highly Utilized and Energy-Efficient Electrical Machines","authors":"Sören Miersch;Ralph Schubert;Thomas Schuhmann;Mathias Lindner","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3309627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3309627","url":null,"abstract":"The electromagnetic utilization of an electrical machine can be increased by raising the current density, with a limitation resulting from the maximum permissible temperature of the winding insulation. Conventional insulating materials only have a low specific thermal conductivity, which results in large temperature gradients in the winding cross section and consequently hotspots. This article presents the development and characterization of ceramic-like composite materials based on filled polysiloxanes for the dip coating of lamination stacks and the impregnation of the winding of electrical machines. The specific equivalent thermal conductivity is determined on composite winding samples, the thermal cycle stability is examined and the microstructure is analyzed with the scanning electron microscope. The manufacturability and the partial discharge behavior are examined based on test samples. The results of tests on an electric traction machine are used to show the potential for increasing the power density.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"304-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10234077.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50350922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorrana F. da Rocha;Danilo I. Brandao;Kassiane de S. Medeiros;Matheus S. Dall'asta;Telles B. Lazzarin
{"title":"Coordinated Decentralized Control of Dynamic Volt-Var Function in Oil and Gas Platform With Wind Power Generation","authors":"Lorrana F. da Rocha;Danilo I. Brandao;Kassiane de S. Medeiros;Matheus S. Dall'asta;Telles B. Lazzarin","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3307299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3307299","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of offshore wind energy power system is a solution to reduce carbon emissions in the oil and gas sector. However, the intermittent profile of wind power generation can bring challenges of voltage/frequency fluctuations to the electrical grid of the platform. This article proposes a coordinated decentralized control used to mitigate voltage fluctuation in oil and gas platform caused by connection of wind power system through short- and long-umbilical cables. The proposed control is split into optimum loss control embedded in the wind power system control, and modified dynamic volt-var functions applied to active front-end variable frequency drives. The decentralized control is evaluated by means of simulation results considering a real case test bench of a typical Brazilian offshore platform with a wind power system of 10 and 50 MW, and umbilical cable of 12 and 150 km. The results indicate an effective contribution of the dynamic volt-var function in reducing voltage fluctuations for the three implemented wind power system configurations (i.e., 10; 50, and 50 MW/150 km).","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"269-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10227332.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50352172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giovanna Oriti;Alexander L. Julian;Matthew P. Storm;Daniel P. DeToma;Norma Anglani
{"title":"Shipboard Control System Supported by Energy Storage Sizing to Meet the MIL-STD-1399 Limits for Pulsed Power Loads","authors":"Giovanna Oriti;Alexander L. Julian;Matthew P. Storm;Daniel P. DeToma;Norma Anglani","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3307414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3307414","url":null,"abstract":"This article addresses the new pulsed power load requirements for shipboard power systems introduced in the 2018 revision of the Military Standard 1399 Section 300, Part 1. With the number of pulsed loads increasing onboard modern ships, the ac distribution bus is susceptible to voltage and frequency abnormalities due to the limited inertia of the synchronous generators powering the ship. In this article, the strict limits imposed by the Military Standard 1399 are met with a system-level solution and a novel sizing method for the energy storage system (ESS). A targeted control system ensures that the power delivered by the ac bus has smooth transients, within the limits set by the military standard, thus reducing the stress on the shipboard power distribution system and the generators. A novel ESS sizing algorithm is proposed to identify the minimum number of supercapacitors for a given set of control parameters. The proposed control system is simulated and experimentally validated on a laboratory testbed built with silicon carbide (SiC) power converters managed by field programmable gate array (FPGA) control boards.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10226335.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50352173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Practical Approach to Determine Limiter Values of Inverter Control to Maximize Renewable Energy Penetration","authors":"Soo Hyoung Lee;Donghee Choi;Seung-Mook Baek","doi":"10.1109/OJIA.2023.3296436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3296436","url":null,"abstract":"The increase in renewable-energy-based generations, such as photovoltaic and wind turbines, inevitably leads to an increase in the number and capacity of inverters connected to the power system. This also increases the voltage on the inverter-connected and adjacent buses. By absorbing reactive power appropriately, it can suppress excessive voltage and increase the potential capacity of real power. Currently, most inverters connected to the power grid are set up in a way that does not involve adjusting the voltage at the point of connection. This means that the inverter controller's limiter settings have not significantly impacted the system's stability after a fault. This article examines the impact of reactive power absorption on grid-connected inverters’ stability and limiter values’ effects on stability. Additionally, to set the limiter values for a convenient inverter controller, the causes of instability are explained in a phasor diagram, and a method for setting the limiter values using this information is explained. The stability impact analysis and limiter value setting are carried out through accurate EMT model-based simulations. The infinite bus with the equivalent impedance is used for the stability analysis and limiter values setting, and the determined values are verified on the real power system. The simulation is conducted using the power system computer-aided design and electromagnetic transient including dc.","PeriodicalId":100629,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications","volume":"4 ","pages":"317-327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/8782707/10008994/10185630.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50350923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}