{"title":"A novel method of suppressing inrush currents of squirrel-cage induction machine using matrix converter in wind power generation systems","authors":"Hiroaki Yamada, T. Hanamoto","doi":"10.1109/IPEC.2014.6869636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IPEC.2014.6869636","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a novel method of suppressing inrush currents of squirrel-cage induction machines using matrix converters in wind power generation systems. In the proposed method, the output side of the matrix converter behaves as a resistor for the source current and the input side of the matrix converter compensates reactive power of the squirrel-cage induction machine. Digital computer simulation is implemented to confirm the validity and practicability of the proposed method using PSCAD/EMTDC. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed inrush current suppressor can suppress the inrush current drastically.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128106815","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}
S. Abe, T. Zaitsu, J. Yamamoto, Sihun Yang, M. Shoyama, T. Ninomiya
{"title":"AC analysis of symmetry and asymmetry Bi-directional current resonant converter","authors":"S. Abe, T. Zaitsu, J. Yamamoto, Sihun Yang, M. Shoyama, T. Ninomiya","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477394","url":null,"abstract":"So far, the operating characteristics of asymmetry type current resonant converter as LLC converter are discussed in detail. However, the detail operating characteristics discussions of symmetry type resonant converter have not been carried out. This paper investigates the AC characteristics of symmetry type bi-directional current resonant converter, and their soft-switching regions are also investigated.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117014636","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}
Haoyang Shen, H. Hino, N. Murata, S. Wakao, Y. Hayashi
{"title":"Automatic extraction of basic electricity consumption patterns in household","authors":"Haoyang Shen, H. Hino, N. Murata, S. Wakao, Y. Hayashi","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477336","url":null,"abstract":"Electricity consumption in households varies dependent on a lot of possible reasons such as lifestyle, family configuration, and weather. It is of great importance to optimize the electricity generation system to install for each household. In our previous work, we proposed a clustering approach for extracting a small number of basic electricity consumption patterns in a household. In this study, we apply the method to a larger dataset with many households. In the previous work, we determined the number of basic patterns in a heuristic manner. In this work, we use gap statistics to automatically determine an appropriate number of basic patterns, and we obtained a reasonable result on a large-scale data.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124108752","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":"Rapid facile biofuel synthesis by microwave irradiation","authors":"A. Quitain, S. Katoh, M. Sasaki, M. Goto","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477438","url":null,"abstract":"Heterogeneously catalyzed syntheses of two promising biofuels (i. e. biodiesel and bioETBE) by microwave irradiation was investigated. Results showed a significant increase in the yield of biodiesel even at short time less than 1 min. The attained bulk temperatures were below 60°C. In case of ETBE synthesis, at a microwave power of 350W, and irradiation time of 1 min, the mixture reached solvothermal conditions obtaining EtOH conversion closed to 90%. The conversion and yield were found to be dependent on operating parameters such as temperature, microwave irradiation power, time and amount of catalysts. The proposed method offer benefits including energy efficiency, development of a compact process, rapid heating and instant on-off process (instant heating-cooling process).","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115598215","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}
Y. Nakanishi, K. Shimazu, Y. Matsumoto, S. Kai, Y. Oka, H. Higaki
{"title":"Eco-friendly bearing for tidal power generation","authors":"Y. Nakanishi, K. Shimazu, Y. Matsumoto, S. Kai, Y. Oka, H. Higaki","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477470","url":null,"abstract":"An environmentally friendly and low-friction bearing for applications such as tidal power generation is proposed using biomimetic technologies. A biomimetic bearing was successfully developed using a hydrated material, polyvinyl formal (PVF), which mimics articular cartilage in a natural synovial joint. A non-Newtonian fluid, polyethylene glycol (PEG) dissolved in distilled water, was used as a lubricant, and the biomimetic bearing exhibited excellent frictional properties at start-up, at steady state, and at near zero velocity.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126838238","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":"Pattern sequence-based energy demand forecast using photovoltaic energy records","authors":"Y. Fujimoto, Y. Hayashi","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477299","url":null,"abstract":"Considering recent trends in energy technology development, consumer's energy demand could be influenced by the renewable energy supply in any way. A simple extension of pattern sequence-based forecasting (PSF) enables us to predict demand curves based on the correlated bidimensional time-series by using co-occurrence patterns of energy supply and demand. However, prediction accuracy of PSF deeply depends on the clustering result, which is used for pattern matching. In this paper, a promising clustering method based on nonnegative tensor factorization is applied for this task and evaluated experimentally from the viewpoint of prediction accuracy.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130590651","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":"Arc protection scheme for DC distribution systems with photovoltaic generation","authors":"Gab-Su Seo, H. Bae, B. Cho, Kyu-Chan Lee","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477374","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a dc arc protection scheme for a dc distribution system. The location of arc fault detectors (AFD) and interrupting devices (ID) for system safety guarantee is discussed. Through the proposed scheme, the dc distribution system is protected from arc faults occurring in photovoltaic (PV) sources and load sides. Operation principle is discussed in detail. Experimental results verify the feasibility of the protection scheme.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115625905","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":"Basic examination of magnetic circuit model incorporating micromagnetic simulation","authors":"H. Tanaka, K. Nakamura, O. Ichinokura","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477450","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel magnetic circuit model incorporating micromagnetic simulation. The proposed magnetic circuit model consists of two elements; one is a dc hysteresis element given by the micromagnetic simulation, the other is an inductance element which denotes eddy current loss in silicon steels. In addition, the proposed model can be coupled with an external electric circuit model. The validity of the proposed method is proved by comparing with catalog values.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114652254","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}
L. Giaccone, A. Guerrisi, P. Lazzeroni, M. Martino, M. Tartaglia
{"title":"An effective monitoring of indoor comfort and evaluation of energy consumption in a complex urban energy system","authors":"L. Giaccone, A. Guerrisi, P. Lazzeroni, M. Martino, M. Tartaglia","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477323","url":null,"abstract":"The European Commission is supporting many projects intended to improve the use of renewable energy sources and a special attention has been devoted to the case of large-scale urban areas. The Polycity project represents a significant demonstration of this energy policy, which was applied to 3 cities: Barcelona, Stuttgart and Torino. The case of Torino appears of particular relevance because it is dedicated to the improvement of energy performance of existing buildings and installations which is, in our opinion, the most frequent situation. In particular the most qualifying characteristic of Torino project is the installation of a new combined heat and power generator (CHP), coupled with an absorption chiller, in order to supply energy more efficiently in a district which include the Housing Authority of the Province of Torino (ATC) building and 30 council buildings. The trigeneration plant is able to supply electricity and cooling power to the main office building and, thanks to the coupling to the existing district heating system, it provides thermal energy for space heating and hot water to the council buildings in the district. The paper reports the analysis activities performed during Polycity project to understand the role of monitoring and control in a complex energy system with the aim of improving the efficiency and reducing the energy consumption also in the BECA project.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117343756","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":"Applying the DC distribution system constructed commercial buildings","authors":"Keon-Woo Park, Jae-Bong Kim, Dongzoon Lee","doi":"10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477372","url":null,"abstract":"By applying new technologies of energy and DC distribution technology, the smart-grid based digital load device is increased. Due to the power conversion technology, the power consumption is minimized, maximize the utilization of self-development self-energy power consumption. Derive optimum efficiency power structure, and at the same time, the existing AC system with high quality bi-directional AC-DC power associated with a stable power supply, IT and communication technologies, combines DC smart metering, use of power management with ultra-low power / high reliability sensor networking and information a new concept of the DC power distribution, display, DC load systems (LED lighting, office equipment, etc.), and predict the power consumption of the load device control and distributed power distribution integrated power operation, the heating equipment operation through predictive diagnostic and maintenance optimization techniques, such as that obtained applies Korea-Micro Energy Grid Test- bed will be constructed.","PeriodicalId":239142,"journal":{"name":"2012 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125860048","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}