{"title":"A Study on Effect of Dynamic Quantized Resolution on MPC Based DC-DC Converter with Combinatorial Optimization","authors":"Koya Taguchi, H. Maruta","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242872","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there is a demand for energy conservation as energy problems have become more serious and renewable energy attracts attention. This paper focuses on model predictive control (MPC) for DC-DC converters that contribute to the realization of accurate operation for renewable energy systems. Digital control dc-dc converter performs its control calculation within one control cycle, however, MPC may not complete the calculation since it includes an optimization problem. To avoid such a computation burden, we propose an enumeration based MPC method using dynamic quantized resolution for PWM dc-dc converters. In the step-down dc-dc converter using the proposed method, the resolution of the control input is dynamically changed to maintain stable steady-state control, and coarse resolution control to improve the response in the transient state. The proposed method is evaluated by simulation and it is revealed that our method maintains superior characteristics with a fixed amount of calculation.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125167967","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":"Influence of the Mission Profile on The Lifetime Modelling of the Wind Turbine Power Converter – A Review","authors":"C. Simpson, A. E. Álvarez, M. Collu","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242700","url":null,"abstract":"Offshore wind energy is currently the leading offshore renewable energy technology and plays an essential role in achieving a low carbon economy in Europe. Offshore wind turbines, as a result of the harsher offshore environment, suffer from high O&M costs, and as such a high overall LCOE. These higher O&M costs can be reduced by focusing on the most critical subassemblies of the OWT, by either improving the reliability of the subassembly or by better understanding the failure mechanism, and thus optimizing the O&M strategy. The power converter is identified as one of the most critical subassemblies as risk of the operation of the OWT in terms of maintainability and availability. The reliability of the power converter is heavily influenced by both its steady-state and its dynamic thermal behavior, and as such great attention will be paid to the literature related to the thermal behaviour of the power converter. This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive overview on how the typical mission profile of an OWT influences the thermal loading. The paper seeks to propose a comprehensive and up-to-date literature review related to the lifetime modelling of the power converter, and to highlight some of the main challenges yet to be tackled in the reliability analysis of the power converter, suggesting future areas of research.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127629657","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}
Mohammad Bani Shamseh, Alperen Mustafa Colak, R. Inzunza, T. Ambo
{"title":"Active Anti-Islanding Technique Using C-HIL Real Time Simulation","authors":"Mohammad Bani Shamseh, Alperen Mustafa Colak, R. Inzunza, T. Ambo","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242744","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the performance of a grid- connected inverter when an unintentional islanding condition is encountered and compares results obtained through C-HIL, PSCAD and certification test. To ensure the safety and stability of power systems, grid utilities often require renewable energy sources to be disconnected when an islanding condition exists. Such demands are becoming more strict due to the ever-expanding requirements on voltage ride through, frequency ride through, rate of change of frequency (ROCOF), and other functions so advanced anti-islanding techniques are required to quickly and accurately recognize an islanding condition and to stop the inverter. In this paper, slip mode frequency shift (SMFS) anti-islanding technique is verified using controller hardware-in- the-loop (C-HIL) real time simulation (RTS). It will be shown that the results from C-HIL RTS match the experimental results on the full scale inverter rated at 840 kW. The agreement between the experimental and C-HIL RTS results shows that this test can be performed using C-HIL without the need to test the hardware at full capacity.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114486654","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":"Smart Meter Data Analytics for Occupancy Detection of Buildings with Renewable Energy Generation","authors":"Alo Allik, S. Muiste, H. Pihlap","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242830","url":null,"abstract":"The activity of people causes distinctive patterns in the total electricity consumption of a building as does also the energy generation from renewables if present. The goal of the study is to test analysis methods that enable remotely metered electricity consumption data to be used for automatically analysing the occupancy of buildings equipped with renewable energy generation. Pattern recognition techniques can be used for the purpose of occupancy detection. It was concluded that in many cases the moving average of a consumption pattern is sufficient to determine the fact whether people occupy the building or not, but the addition of on-site renewable energy production makes it more complex. The fact if there is renewable energy production in the building plays a critical role and has to be detected additionally, because it generates fluctuations on its own which have to be taken into account. The averaging time step of the available datasets is another aspect that influences the precision of the achieved detection results. The occupancy information can be used for different purposes, like researching the mobility of humans. In this case the results need to be aggregated to preserve the privacy of individuals.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116472277","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}
D. Vozikis, F. Alsokhiry, Ahmed Alabdulwahab, G. Adam
{"title":"Comparison of Conventional and Improved Two-level Converter during ac Faults","authors":"D. Vozikis, F. Alsokhiry, Ahmed Alabdulwahab, G. Adam","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242810","url":null,"abstract":"An improved two-level converter (I2LC) is a practical compromise between the conventional two-level converter (C2LC) and modular multilevel converter (MMC), recently proposed for dc transmission system for relatively lower dc voltages and rated powers. The I2LC inherent the ac and dc fault behaviors of the MMC and relative simplicity of C2LC. Therefore, this paper presents a detailed quantitative comparison between the ac and dc responses of the C2LC and I2LC to symmetrical and asymmetrical ac faults. It has been showing that unlike the C2LC, the I2LC provides better controllability than the C2L at system level during asymmetrical ac faults, including two operational objectives simultaneously such as balanced output currents and ripple-free dc-link current.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120944384","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}
I. Owusu-Nyarko, K. Ahmed, F. Alsokhiry, Y. Al-Turki
{"title":"A New 0.8Voc Model Technique to Estimate the Peak Global Voltage for Medium Voltage Megawatt Photovoltaic System Integration","authors":"I. Owusu-Nyarko, K. Ahmed, F. Alsokhiry, Y. Al-Turki","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242736","url":null,"abstract":"The paper proposes a new 0.8Voc model technique for medium voltage megawatt photovoltaic (PV) system integration. The power-voltage characteristic of photovoltaic (PV) modules shows multiple of local maximum power point when the modules are exposed to different irradiance levels. It is predicted that the local peaks are located near the multiples of 0.8 Voc, where Voc is .the open circuit voltage of the PV module. However, this prediction is not necessary correct especially with long string of PV modules exposed to lower irradiance level. It is most likely that the algorithm will deviate from the original peak locations and unnecessary scanning will be essential. Therefore, a new 0.8Voc model is proposed, which estimates the voltage at global maximum power point. By scanning the PV current on I-V characteristic curve to map out solar irradiance pattern, peak voltage and related deviation correction expressions are calculated. Afterwards, the position of the global peak voltage is estimated. The proposed algorithm is capable of exploiting the advantages of conventional 0.8Voc model, while improving its performance. The principles of design and theoretical analysis of the proposed algorithm are presented and its feasibility also validated by simulation for medium voltage megawatt photovoltaic (PV) system integration.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122295652","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":"ICRERA 2020 Commentary","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/icrera49962.2020.9242670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icrera49962.2020.9242670","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123029551","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}
H. Takami, Tsubasa Waida, Teppei Masunaga, M. Watabe, F. Ishibashi, Masashi Nakamura, T. Oka
{"title":"Optimal-and-Robust Control Strategy Decoupling Torque and Magnetic-Flux for IM by IRM-ILQ Design Method","authors":"H. Takami, Tsubasa Waida, Teppei Masunaga, M. Watabe, F. Ishibashi, Masashi Nakamura, T. Oka","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242821","url":null,"abstract":"Today, with the increase in greenhouse gases, the global environment has deteriorated. Terrible droughts and floods frequently break out among many parts of the world. In order to control the increasing greenhouse gas, renewable energy power generation such as wind power and solar energy has to be introduced rapidly.In this paper, a new optimal-and-robust control strategy, decoupling torque and magnetic flux of IM (Induction Generator and Motor) by ILQ (Inverse Linear Quadratic) design method with IRM (Inverse Reference Model), is proposed. Proposed method provides robust and independent optimal control of torque and magnetic flux even when the environment around the generator in such as wind generation changes.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129026516","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":"Critical Conduction Mode Three-Phase Vienna Rectifier","authors":"Jizhe Wang, Shanghua Feng, F. Kurokawa","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242836","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposed a novel analog-based critical conduction mode (CRM) control method for the three-phase three-level Vienna rectifier. By the proposed method, the simple analog CRM control can be achieved in each phase of the Vienna rectifier. All the control schemes are implemented with three low-cost analog CRM PFC IC controllers. Experimental results demonstrate that zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and valley-switching (VS) are indeed achieved, and a high power factor of 0.994 is tested at a 3.2 kW three-phase Vienna rectifier.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":" 24","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132095336","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":"Sliding Mode Vector Control of Grid-Connected PV Multilevel Systems Based on Triple Three-Phase Two-Level Inverters","authors":"D. Foito, V. Pires, A. Cordeiro, J. F. Silva","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242782","url":null,"abstract":"The use of distributed architectures for PV panels present several advantages over centralized solutions, such as better harnessing of the generated energy and improved reliability of the system. Therefore, several inverter structures have been proposed to ensure proper operation of distributed architectures and at the same time generate multilevel voltages. A newly proposed structure uses three three-phase two-level inverters. Thus, in this paper a new control system is proposed for grid-connected PV systems with this structure. The proposed control system is based on a sliding mode AC current controller that uses space-vector voltage modulators. The proposed control system is also designed to inject unbalanced power into the grid to provide an ancillary service regarding power unbalances. The proposed controller for the mentioned structure is then tested through several simulations considering different case studies.","PeriodicalId":129367,"journal":{"name":"2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132351067","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}