S. Vazquez, A. Marquez, J. I. Leon, L. Franquelo, T. Geyer
{"title":"FCS-MPC and observer design for a VSI with output LC filter and sinusoidal output currents","authors":"S. Vazquez, A. Marquez, J. I. Leon, L. Franquelo, T. Geyer","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915254","url":null,"abstract":"Voltage source inverter (VSI) with output LC filter can be used to generate sinusoidal output voltages with reduced low frequency harmonics content. This application is suitable for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. Finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) has proved to be a good candidate for controlling such kind of devices. FCS-MPC relies on accurate system model to achieve high performance. However, output load is not always known for UPS applications. Under this condition, the use of observers to estimate the output load currents is a good solution. In this paper, a FCS-MPC strategy using an unknown input observer (UIO) is assessed. To design the UIO, the nature of the output load has been considered. This paper is focused on output loads with sinusoidal output currents. Two different UIO are evaluated. The first one uses a conventional approach and the second one takes into account the sinusoidal nature of the output load currents. Experimental results in a VSI prototype show that the second approach can provide superior performance independently of the output load connected to the power inverter.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"23 Suppl 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131166587","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 of synchronous reluctance motors with improved power factor","authors":"T. Mohanarajah, J. Rizk, M. Nagrial, A. Hellany","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915194","url":null,"abstract":"Synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) have rather poor power factor. This paper investigates possible methods to improve the power factor (pf) without impacting its torque density. The study found two possible aspects to improve the power factor with either refining rotor dimensions and followed by current control techniques. Although it is a non-linear mathematical field, it is analysed by analytical equations and FEM simulation is utilized to validate the design progression. Finally, an analytical method is proposed to enhance pf without compromising machine torque density. There are many models examined in this study to verify the design process. The best design with high performance is used for final current control optimization simulation.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131294487","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}
A. Tap, L. Xheladini, Murat İmeryüz, M. Yilmaz, L. T. Ergene
{"title":"Effects of the stator design parameters on the torque performance of a PMaSynRM","authors":"A. Tap, L. Xheladini, Murat İmeryüz, M. Yilmaz, L. T. Ergene","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915195","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the effects of the stator design parameters on the torque and torque ripple of a Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor (PMaSynRM) is searched. As the rotor design parameters has very important role in the torque production dramatically, a fixed rotor structure is used as base design and kept constant throughout the paper to observe and compare the effects of stator structural or winding changes. First step is to investigate the effects of stator slot number for the same number of the pole. Different winding schemes such as distributed, concentric, single layer, double layer configurations are studied to reach a better stator design. As a final step, optimizations on stator slot shapes, slot openings, teeth bottom geometries and air gap length are carried out and all the results are presented.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131616117","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":"Optimization of power plant AVR parameters to improve transient voltage stability","authors":"H. Zimmer, B. Niersbach, Jutta Hanson","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915147","url":null,"abstract":"The electrical power supply structure of today's power systems is changing towards high shares of renewable power supply. This leads to a decreased number of conventional power plants. However, conventional power plants still play a major role when it comes to voltage and frequency control. Thus, the remaining power plants in the system together with the renewable power supply units have to carry out those control actions in the future. To cope with these ongoing changes in the power system, conventional power plant operators are working on increasing the flexibility of their power plants. One aspect of power plant modernization is exchanging the automatic voltage regulator (AVR) of the synchronous generator. Oftentimes an old lead-lag controller is replaced by modern proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control. This paper shows how to use particle swarm optimization to tune the parameters of such PID regulators to significantly improve transient voltage behavior. AVR optimization is not new to the scientific community. However, most approaches are using simple linear control circuits representing excitation system and synchronous generator as PT1-elements. This paper uses dynamic non-linear models to represent the excitation system and the power system components and, thus, gives a very practical insight. Optimization results are evaluated within a simple single generator system and a nine bus benchmark system.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"396 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133233383","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}
Mohamed Derbeli, Maissa Farhat, O. Barambones, L. Sbita
{"title":"A robust MPP tracker based on backstepping algorithm for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell power system","authors":"Mohamed Derbeli, Maissa Farhat, O. Barambones, L. Sbita","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915209","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a comparision between two controllers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell PEMFC power system. The aim of this work is to keep the PEMFC working at its MPP by acting on the DC/DC converter, and ensure an adequate robustness against load and inputs variations. Conventional controller PI and backstepping technique are applied to the DC/DC boost converter. The stability of the backstepping is demonstrated by means of Lyapunov analysis. The model and the controllers are implemented in the MATLAB and SIMULINK environment. Simulation results indicate that the aim of this work is achieved using the backstepping algorithm.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133955252","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":"Analysis of the influence of meteorological variables on real-time Short-Term Load Forecasting in Balearic Islands","authors":"M. López, S. Valero, C. Senabre, A. Gabaldón","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915137","url":null,"abstract":"Short-Term Load Forecasting (STLF) has been a relevant research topic for over two decades now. However, it is an ongoing process since the behavior of consumers and producers continue changing as new technologies and new policies become available. This paper presents the results of a research study for the Spanish Transport System Operator (REE) with the objective of improving the forecasting accuracy in the Balearic Islands. Specifically, this paper will focus on the introduction of meteorological variables other than temperature to reduce forecasting error. The forecasted variables of solar radiation, cloudiness and wind velocity are included in the proposed forecasting model and their effect is analyzed in terms of overall accuracy. Also, a brief analysis of which type of days are actually improved by the use of this new information is presented and used to provide new research guidelines.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121808318","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":"Impact of renewable energy sources in the power quality of the Italian electric grid","authors":"A. Triviño-Cabrera, M. Longo, F. Foiadelli","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915236","url":null,"abstract":"Renewable energy sources (RES) are expected to be essential assets in the future smart grid. The impact of renewable energy sources in the electrical grid mainly depends on their nature, their penetration rate and the topology of the grid. This paper addresses how a representative power quality parameter (the number of voltage dips) are affected by the inclusion of renewable energy sources. Specifically, the Italian grid is analysed. This grid is of particular interest as the features of the renewable energies installed and the grid connectivity differ depending on the geographical regions. The paper studies if there is a potential linear correlation through two indices (Pearson's index and the p-value). It is generally observed that the more power the RESs deliver, the less number of voltage dips occur. However, we demonstrate that this condition does not always hold.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"352 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122846752","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":"Novel voltage stability assessment method based on reactive power reserve measurements","authors":"R. Jankowski, M. Kosmecki, Arkadiusz Kubanek","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915146","url":null,"abstract":"Voltage stability assessment methodology based on construction of equivalent reactive power reserve utilizing limited access to observables is described in the paper. The purpose of the method is to be able to evaluate voltage stability margin in an on-line manner without the need to perform voltage stability analysis every time a contingency occurs in the power system. It is shown that by using reactive power reserves of available resources and/or reactive power flows in important lines the current margin can be estimated with given accuracy. In addition, a visualization method is proposed to improve situation awareness both in system dispatch operators' room and in operation planning. The methodology is tested on a transmission grid model developed within FP7 IRP ELECTRA for several scenarios with different renewable generation level.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127967282","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}
A. Marquez, J. I. Leon, S. Vazquez, L. Franquelo, S. Kouro
{"title":"Adaptive phase-shifted PWM for multilevel cascaded H-bridge converters with large number of power cells","authors":"A. Marquez, J. I. Leon, S. Vazquez, L. Franquelo, S. Kouro","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915210","url":null,"abstract":"Cascaded H-bridge multilevel converters are usually applied for high-power systems with independent dc sources. It can be used as PV inverter or to operate independent battery stacks. In these cases, as each dc source can be working at different operational points, conventional modulators lead to high distorted output waveforms degrading the converter performance. In this paper, a modulation method as a modified version of conventional phase-shifted PWM is presented when the CHB converter has a large number of power cells. This method is an extension of a previous technique only suitable for CHB converters with three power cells per phase. Simulation results show the good performance of the proposal with higher number of cells.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127293732","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. Rönnberg, A. G. Castro, A. Moreno-Muñoz, M. Bollen, Joaquin Garrido
{"title":"Solar PV inverter supraharmonics reduction with random PWM","authors":"S. Rönnberg, A. G. Castro, A. Moreno-Muñoz, M. Bollen, Joaquin Garrido","doi":"10.1109/CPE.2017.7915248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE.2017.7915248","url":null,"abstract":"The international standardization community is currently reviewing the supraharmonics distortion limits. These are harmonics which fall in the frequency range 2 to 150 kHz. Power electronics has consolidated as a ubiquitous technology, which also plays a critical role in this subject. Broadly speaking, these HF components are due to the normal operation of electronic converters and the switching techniques employed. The paper presents measurements of waveform distortion from several illustrative facilities and loads. Recent studies indicate that future problems to distribution grids may include supraharmonics. Grid-tie inverters are an origin of waveform distortion, still in this frequency range, but, can also be the pillar to mitigate it, when methodologies like random pulse with modulation or modular multilevel converter are properly applied.","PeriodicalId":259750,"journal":{"name":"2017 11th IEEE International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115131913","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}