{"title":"Energy conversion efficiency of single-phase transformerless PV inverters","authors":"Ziya Ozkan, A. Hava","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713802","url":null,"abstract":"In grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) applications, power semiconductor energy conversion efficiency of PV inverters is one of the major figures of merits to evaluate and compare these systems as the payback ratio of the overall system is tightly related to the energy conversion efficiency and as semiconductor losses comprise the majority of energy losses. In order to wisely choose the PV inverter topology and associated semiconductors, analytic evaluation of semiconductor losses of topologies is required. Furthermore, the evaluation of these losses serves the purpose of designing PV inverters in terms of better thermal management and reliability. In this study, the analytical semiconductor efficiency evaluation of PV inverters promising high efficiency is performed for 3 kW and 10 kW power ratings based on selected semiconductor datasheets and average power per switching cycle (APPSC) method. A comparison of energy efficiency of topologies regarding power levels is provided.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133977226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and simulation of SiOxNy thin films based planar optical waveguide for integrated optics","authors":"M. Boulesbaa, R. Mahamdi, Lynda Saci","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713884","url":null,"abstract":"From the previous work on the investigation “Ellipsometric and Rutherford back scattering spectroscopy studies of SiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> Films Elaborated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique”, we present a contribution to the study of a SiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> thin films based planar optical waveguide. The SiO<sub>x</sub>N<sub>y</sub> waveguiding layer can be prepared by the same PECVD technique from the following reactive gases: N<sub>2</sub>O, NH<sub>3</sub> and SiH<sub>4</sub> at different ratios. Simulation results show that the transverse electric and magnetic waves are quite confined and optical losses are low. We also optimized the dimensions of planar waveguides for a single mode optical waveguide to reduce optical losses.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134338734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Read/write mode operating distance optimization for 13.56MHz contactless IC cards","authors":"Sadik Arslan","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713875","url":null,"abstract":"Today, lots of electronical systems like the Automated Fare Collection, Automatic Vehicle Management, Passenger Information, On-Board Video Surveillance and Alternative Payment Systems use ISO/IEC 14443 Type A 13.56MHz contactless IC cards. Generally, these cards have read/write mode operation distance between 0 and 10cm from antenna of the system. Maximum card working distance is very important for performance of systems that assembled in field. In this study, different read/write mode operating distance optimization techniques has been discussed and applied to a bus payment system.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134271038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Voltage signatures between two sub-windings in dual three-phase induction motor under static air-gap eccentricity","authors":"Y. Maouche, M. Oumaamar, A. Nemmour, A. Khezzar","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713843","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper focuses on the analysis of a new diagnostic method based on frequency analysis of voltage between two sub-windings in dual three-phase induction motor. The possibility to extract diagnosis signatures of static eccentricity is investigated. The used model of squirrel cage induction machine takes into account the geometry and the winding layout in order to analyze the impact of the static eccentricity and to predict the related frequencies on the voltage between two sub-windings of the motor. The simulation results and analytical developpement show the effectiveness of the method. Experimental results are provided to underpin the theoretical considerations.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115620850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nasim Jabalameli, S. Deilami, M. Masoum, Farhad Shahnia
{"title":"Rooftop PV with battery storage for constant output power production considering load characteristics","authors":"Nasim Jabalameli, S. Deilami, M. Masoum, Farhad Shahnia","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713820","url":null,"abstract":"One of the main limitations of rooftop photovoltaic generation systems (rooftop PVs) is the dependency of their output power to environmental factors such as sun radiation, panel temperature, passing clouds and shading, as well as loading level (operating point on v-i characteristics). This dependency may result in sudden output power variations of rooftop PVs particularly during cloudy periods. This paper investigates application and control of battery storage (BS) systems to overcome the sudden output power variations of rooftop PVs. A practical battery storage energy management strategy (BS-EMS) for operating grid-connected rooftop PVs at point of common coupling (PCC) is presented such that the delivered output power to the grid is constant under various operating conditions. The power balance between rooftop PV, BS and grid is considered by dynamic control of the BS converter to achieve constant output power to the grid during daylight. Simulation results for a 24-hour period will be presented and analyzed to investigate the performance of BS-EMS for a system comprising of a single-phase rooftop PV with BS and linear loads connected to power grid.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114142327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MOS-only allpass filters modified for low operating frequency range","authors":"H. A. Yildiz, A. Toker, A. Elwakil, S. Ozoguz","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713931","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this paper is to present a modification technique that can be used to alleviate the low-frequency limitations of MOS-only filters. The technique is based on adding an additional pair of cross-coupled transistors to modify the time constant of the filter. In this case, lower frequency operations is attainable without having to use large transistors with higher intrinsic capacitors; hence the chip area occupied by the circuit is kept low. Two existing MOS-only filter circuits are modified to illustrate the versatility of the idea and Spectre simulation results are provided in order to show the proper operation of the circuits.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114625696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A positive and negative sequences detecting method based on an improved PQ theory for power grid synchronization","authors":"A. Boussaid, Y. Maouche, A. Nemmour, A. Khezzar","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713828","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a modified PQ theory for detecting the positive and negative components of the utility voltages under faulty grid conditions. Fast and exact detecting of those sequences is important to achieve the operating at unity power factor integration of distributed generations into the main grid and for other uses. A detailed description of the proposed method has been accomplished. A phase lockedloop on synchronous rotating frame (SRF PLL) is commonly used to detect the exact phase angle; nevertheless this solution failed immediately to extract the two sequences under unbalanced and distorted conditions. The FMV filter constitutes a very interesting alternative to obtain the phase angle precisely and instantaneously; in this way, different kind of filters with a narrow bandwidth have been used for the separation of positive and negative components; however the response time is extended and an important phase delay is generated. the calculation of the mean value of the instantaneous power is a way to eliminate the AC component with a time response less than one of half of period. The obtained simulation results have been confirmed experimentally using a Dspace 1104 platform.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117173044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic dispatch by the combination of HNN and the Lagrange method","authors":"Riad Bouakacha, Leulmi Salah","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713905","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we are going to solve the ED (economic dispatch) problem by the use of an HNN (Hopfield neural networks) model combined with the Lagrange method noted LHNN. In contrary to the techniques that use the linear function of the total inputs to neurons, we are going to use it at the non-linear form that allows the parameters of NN to contain all information of the original problem, so the HNN become able to reach exactly the solutions. At the end, simulations will be presented, with promising results, of a multi-objective economic environmental problem.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115457968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mathematical modelling of human heart as a hydroelectromechanical system","authors":"F. Yalcinkaya, E. Kizilkaplan, A. Erbas","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713862","url":null,"abstract":"Different electrical models of human heart, partial or complete, with linear or nonlinear models have been developed. In the literature, there are some applications of mathematical and physical analog models of total artificial heart (TAH), a baroreceptor model, a state-space model, an electromechanical biventricular model of the heart, and a mathematical model for the artificial generation of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. Physical models are suitable to simulate real physiological data based on proper experimental set up present. This paper introduces a new mathematical modelling of human heart as a hydroelectromechanical system (HEMS). This paper simulates the human heart based on three main functions: hydraulic, electrical and mechanical parameters. Hydro-mechanical model developed then has been transformed into electrical domain and simulation has been carried out according to the mathematical model or formulations obtained using Laplace transform. This electrical model / circuit is then tested by MATLAB based simulations and results found are comparable with the normal ECG waveforms so that these simulated results may be useful in clinical experiments. In this model basic electrical components have been used to simulate the physiological functions of the human heart. The result is a simple electrical circuit consisting of main electrical parameters that are transformed from hydraulic models and medical physiological values. Developed MATLAB based mathematical model will primarely help to understand the proper functioning of an artificial heart and its simulated ECG signals. A comprehensive model for generating a wide variety of such signals has been targeted for future in this paper. This research especially focuses on modelling human heart as a hydro-electro-mechanical system with three case studies.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"64 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123424925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yucel Uzun, M. Balcilar, Khudaydad Mahmoodi, Feruz Davletov, M. Amasyali, S. Yavuz
{"title":"Usage of HoG (histograms of oriented gradients) features for victim detection at disaster areas","authors":"Yucel Uzun, M. Balcilar, Khudaydad Mahmoodi, Feruz Davletov, M. Amasyali, S. Yavuz","doi":"10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ELECO.2013.6713903","url":null,"abstract":"Employing robot teams at disaster areas requires usage of autonomous navigation methods. Moreover, autonomous navigation requires autonomous victim detection. Human skin color based victim detection methods may not be robust due to the variations in lightening conditions at disaster areas. Histograms of Oriented Gradients (HoG) were presented as an alternative way of human detection. In literature, HoG based methods proved their efficiency on the datasets including upright humans. But, the victims have very large variation of poses at a disaster area. In this work, the efficiency of HoG based methods was investigated on a dataset including very different poses and lightening conditions. We have reached 95% success on automatic victim detection problem in real time simulation environment.","PeriodicalId":108357,"journal":{"name":"2013 8th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122156618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}