IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072118
E. K. Kipnoo, D. Waswa, K. Muguro, A. Leitch
{"title":"Dual pump fibre optical parametric amplifier based on four-wave mixing in a highly nonlinear fibre","authors":"E. K. Kipnoo, D. Waswa, K. Muguro, A. Leitch","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072118","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the influence of highly nonlinear fibre (HNLF) in Fibre optical parametric amplifier (FOPA) gain has been done using numerical simulations. Results shows that nonlinear coefficient, γ affect the gain flatness of a FOPA. It was also found that amplifier gain increase with increase in fibre length. These results help in improving the transmission capacity of long haul system and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129845353","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072058
A. Joannou, D. Pentz
{"title":"Implementation of a primary tapped transformer in a high frequency isolated power converter","authors":"A. Joannou, D. Pentz","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072058","url":null,"abstract":"On load, transformer primary tap changing is not common in high frequency converters. This paper investigates a new converter topology to drive primary tapped transformers. The ideas that have been introduced previously are simply implemented into existing converter topologies which have been modified to accommodate a primary tapped transformer. The effects of efficiency with variation of source voltage and duty cycle are studied. It is shown that this topology can maintain a load voltage for a much wider source voltage variation without major sacrifices in efficiency.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124525601","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072094
Michael Gleissner, M. Söllner, Hans-Peter Schmidt
{"title":"Direct and indirect feed-in for inductive power transfer systems with multiple loads","authors":"Michael Gleissner, M. Söllner, Hans-Peter Schmidt","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072094","url":null,"abstract":"Direct and indirect feed-in for an inductive power transfer system with multiple loads are compared. The system is described by an equivalent circuit model. The transfer behavior is simulated by use of this model and verified by measurements. Additionally, a method to determine the optimal ratio of windings for high transfer efficiency is presented. The advantages of indirect feed-in and series compensation are demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"65 10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131110614","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072055
P. V. Tonder, H. Pienaar
{"title":"Bipolar plates and flow field topologies for the regenerative fuel cell","authors":"P. V. Tonder, H. Pienaar","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072055","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes two different types of bipolar plates and four different types of flow topologies for a regenerative fuel cell. A three-cell graphite bipolar plate with three continuous serpentine channels was constructed to determine the Current vs. Voltage and the H2 Produced vs. Voltage graphs. Experimental results are shown for a three-cell Regenerative Fuel Cell.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"134 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128709812","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072139
M. Głąbowski, S. Hanczewski, M. Stasiak
{"title":"Erlang's Ideal Grading in DiffServ modelling","authors":"M. Głąbowski, S. Hanczewski, M. Stasiak","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072139","url":null,"abstract":"Traffic overflow is one of the most effective mechanisms of the management of traffic distribution in telecommunications systems. The paper considers a possibility of using traffic overflow in present-day IP networks. Additionally, a new simplified method for the calculation of the blocking probability in overflow systems is proposed in the paper. The method is based on the model of Erlang's Ideal Grading (EIG) with multi-rate (multi-service) traffic and different availabilities. The method does not require calculations of the parameters of overflow traffic and its accuracy is not lower than the accuracy of other methods for the calculation of overflow systems with multi-rate traffic available in the literature of the subject. The results of the analytical calculations have been compared with the results of the simulations, which has confirmed the high accuracy of the proposed model.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"187 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123779751","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072156
R. Spiers, N. Ventura, T. Magedanz
{"title":"Improvements on the Application Triggering Architecture for the IP Multimedia Subsystem","authors":"R. Spiers, N. Ventura, T. Magedanz","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072156","url":null,"abstract":"Initial Filter Criteria (iFC) are currently used in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) to control how services are invoked. They form the core of the current Application Triggering Architecture (ATA) and are transferred to the Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF) to be executed. They are statically configured by the network operator to follow a certain order depending on the initial service request sent by an end user. The S-CSCF forwards on the SIP message repeatedly to different Application Servers (AS) in a chained manner to execute each service identified by the list of iFC. This paper aims to examine deficiencies in this approach and provides a new architecture that will allow the end user to modify and control the flow of particular services. This is done through the addition of a Context Server (CS), a Service Capability Interaction Manager (SCIM), a User Service Policy Server (USPS) as well as a Service Repository Server (SRS). The modifications increase the flexibility of the architecture, allowing contextual decision to be made as well as allowing the end user to customise their service usage. This results in previously impossible use case scenarios completing successfully.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121638206","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072157
D. Oyedokun, K. Folly
{"title":"Network transient responses to varying HVAC line length along a HVDC transmission corridor","authors":"D. Oyedokun, K. Folly","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072157","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the complex network transient responses to AC and DC faults in transmission network with a fixed HVDC transmission line and varying HVAC transmission lines. The rotor angle stability and management of the reactive power are investigated in order to define the network transient responses. The simulations are carried out using a multi machine power system model using DigSILENT software package. The results indicated that the network transient response cannot be generalized but defined into two separate categories namely AC and DC. During the HVDC transmission line fault, the overall rotor angle stability of the is enhanced with the increase in length of the HVAC transmission line.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"146 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121116755","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6071966
P. Stolze, D. D. Toit, M. Tomlinson, R. Kennel, T. Mouton
{"title":"Model predictive control of a flying capacitor converter with output LC filter for UPS applications","authors":"P. Stolze, D. D. Toit, M. Tomlinson, R. Kennel, T. Mouton","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6071966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6071966","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a model predictive control strategy for a three-level flying capacitor converter with output LC filter for UPS applications. In order to reduce the calculation effort (64 different switching possibilities for one prediction step) in a first step the best one of the 19 voltage vectors is determined. After that the best switching state which delivers this voltage vector is determined regarding the flying capacitor voltage balancing and the switching effort, making use of a hysteresis-based algorithm. A disturbance observer is used to estimate the output currents of the LC filter which are normally not measured. The proposed principle can be easily extended to flying capacitor converters with more than three voltage levels.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126780087","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072079
J. Wenninger, Javier Moreno, Jan Haase
{"title":"Power optimization of wireless sensor networks at design time","authors":"J. Wenninger, Javier Moreno, Jan Haase","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072079","url":null,"abstract":"In the ever growing area of wireless sensor networks it is very important to estimate the energy usage of sensor nodes, especially if they should be powered by a battery. Often the accumulated energy consumption of a message delivery across the whole network is of interest too, in order to estimate battery life times, since message forwarding needs energy too. For rapid development cycles, fast but accurate simulations are needed. The approach presented in this paper uses transaction level modeling (TLM) to speedup simulation of wireless communication systems. The fundamental idea is that air communication can be modeled similary to a multi master bus. Nodes are simulated by employing a multi-threaded instruction set simulator (ISS) and models of the peripheral components. The energy usage for sensing, receiving and transmitting can be estimated in the simulation and this information can then be attached to TLM messages for accumulation related to messages. The example use case throughout this paper is a tyre pressure monitoring system. The modeling and simulation is done in SystemC. 1","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125990184","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}
IEEE Africon '11Pub Date : 2011-11-10DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072023
H. Kgasoane, N. Mbuli, Dumisani Mtolo
{"title":"Assessment of voltage stability limits calculated using component-based load models in the KwaZulu-Natal transmission network","authors":"H. Kgasoane, N. Mbuli, Dumisani Mtolo","doi":"10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6072023","url":null,"abstract":"The operation of power systems has become very difficult due the fact that they are operated very close to their operating limits. In order to accurately take into account this uncertainty related to power system operation, component based load model parameters will be utilized to objectively conduct voltage stability studies. Eskom usually utilizes constant power models when conducting power system analysis, for both steady state and stability studies. The steady state results obtained in this situation represent a conservative picture (i.e., for loadflows and voltage stability). In the case of stability studies, the results obtained may not be reflective of the actual system being studied. The basis of the approach is that the correct modelling of power system loads will result in the computation of representative voltage stability margins for the system. In this paper, work is presented on how more representative load models yield the correct approximation of the voltage stability margin. The transfer capability of the system for constant power, constant impedance, and constant current are compared to those of component based models under normal operating condition and when subjected to n−1 contingencies.","PeriodicalId":125684,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Africon '11","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124382506","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}