{"title":"PECI 2020 Copyright Page","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/peci48348.2020.9064629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/peci48348.2020.9064629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127343825","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":"Conceptual Design of an eVTOL Air Shuttle for Rapid Intercity Transport","authors":"Jianqiao Xiao, N. Salk, K. Haran","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064631","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for transportation between cities separated by a short distance (<200 miles). The aircraft will carry 10 passengers and is meant to replace shuttle buses as a faster and more direct form of transportation. An iterative optimization method of developing aero-propulsive parameters for the air shuttle is proposed and demonstrated. Results of the optimization are analyzed to determine developments in enabling technology that are necessary for increasing the feasibility of this new form of transportation.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121887112","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":"Line Parameter Estimation of Distribution Network after Grounding Fault","authors":"Hao Jin, Zhan Gao, Jianfeng Zhao","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064644","url":null,"abstract":"With the high impedance single-phase ground fault occurs in a distribution network, the line parameters will change substantially. Typically, the neutral resonance grounding is used to compensate the fault current. Better results can be achieved with active compensation, but precise line parameters need to be known. In this paper, an existing method of estimating distribution line parameters using only RMS voltage and power measurements is employed to estimate distribution line parameters after high impedance single-phase ground fault. The power flow equation without voltage phase angle, the compensation model of active compensation device and the measurement error compensation model are established. Simulation results obtain the required line parameters while reducing measurement error and computational complexity. It is conducive to the subsequent state analysis of distribution lines.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130561560","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}
M. Jafari, Sepehr Saadatmand, Amin Shojaeighadikolaei, Fatemehalsadat Jafarishiadeh, Arman Ghasemi, Ali Alshawish, R. Ahmadi
{"title":"New Voltage Balancing Technique Based on Carrier-Disposition Pulse Width Modulation for Modular Multilevel Converter","authors":"M. Jafari, Sepehr Saadatmand, Amin Shojaeighadikolaei, Fatemehalsadat Jafarishiadeh, Arman Ghasemi, Ali Alshawish, R. Ahmadi","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064635","url":null,"abstract":"Various modulation schemes have been employed in literature for controlling the output voltage of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs). Among these techniques, carrier-disposition PWM method results in uneven distribution of voltage on the capacitors of different submodules (SMs), and therefore affects the output voltage harmonics and causes large magnitudes of circulating current. This paper presents a novel modified carrier deposition PWM technique with SM capacitor voltage balancing that does not need the number of output voltage levels and can be employed for any of the three carrier-deposition PWM methods (PD, POD, and APOD) without any modification. The proposed method is described, and simulation results are provided to verify the theoretical outcomes. Among the three mentioned PWM schemes, PD scheme generates around two times output voltage levels than POD and APOD, and hence has best output voltage harmonic performance.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132031621","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 Robust MPPT Method Based on AWILOG-ZALMS Algorithm for SPV Systems Under Various Loads and Non-Uniform Irradiance Conditions","authors":"Haider A. Mohamed Kazim, I. Abdel-Qader","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064637","url":null,"abstract":"A robust Zero-Attracting LMS (ZALMS) time-adjustment stepsize adaptation technique for the conventional P&O MPPT method of PV systems is presented. We aimed in this work to accurately attain the maximum power point of the PV systems under various loads and irradiation conditions using Absolute Weighted Input using Log (AWILOG) function for variable stepsize (VSS) ZALMS, i.e. AWILOG-VSS-ZALMS algorithm from [21]. In this work, the filter coefficients adaptation strategy used is based on the L1-norm constraint instead of the L0-norm as was proposed in the AWILOG-VSS-RZALMS [21]. We present a comparative analysis using different connected load types under several patterns of non-uniform irradiation conditions. Results show that in comparison with the conventional method, our algorithm delivers faster convergence and a more rapid response to environmental variations while still reducing steady-state power oscillations. The comparative analysis between both methods using L1-norm versus L0-norm showing their tracking behavior in terms of speed and performance is also presented. Results show that this proposed work, when compared to the AWILOG-VSS-RZALMS algorithm in [19], delivers a relatively slower dynamic response but it delivers a reduction in computational complexity making it more suitable for practical application. In all, the algorithm is robust, and we aim in the future to implement it in real-time systems.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116671477","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":"Autonomous Power Dispatch for a Deep Space Vehicle Power System","authors":"P. Kulkarni, D. Aliprantis, B. Loop, N. Wu","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064675","url":null,"abstract":"The electric power system of a deep space vehicle is mission-critical, and needs to respond to faults intelligently and autonomously. Such a system consists of solar arrays, batteries, and loads. Its topology is re-configurable by virtue of a number of controllable switches. In this paper, an algorithm is set forth that decides how to operate the system under both normal and faulted conditions. Operational decisions include shedding loads, switching lines, and controlling battery charging, based on the importance of the loads and the transmission loss. As part of this algorithm, an optimal power flow problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program. Results of case studies considering different faults in the system are presented.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124016099","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":"Adaptive Ripple Correlation Control (ARCC) for Solar Maximum Power Point Tracking","authors":"Hasan Abed Al Kader Hammoud, A. Bazzi","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064630","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new approach for maximum power point tracking, namely, adaptive ripple correlation control (ARCC). Finding the proper value of the control law gain for traditional ripple correlation control (RCC) is not straightforward and does not adapt to significant changes in the solar irradiance and temperature. This paper presents a fast and robust method that adapts the control law gain k in order to achieve maximum power point tracking with small power ripple content p̃. The paper starts with a review of the basic concepts of ripple correlation control. We then propose an adaptation technique with three variants: Two fixed gain values, one fixed gain value and another dynamic value, and two dynamic gain values. Afterwards we present simulation results that validate the quick and robust response of our proposed methods compared to P&O and INCO. Next, a comparison to traditional RCC and a comparison between control gain of various methods are presented. Finally, we conclude by presenting tips on setting up the fixed and varying gain values.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127292666","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 Review of Methodical Decentralisation of Energy and Energy Transactions Utilising Distributed Ledger via Transition Architecture Based Framework","authors":"A. Chopra, N. Nair","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064650","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is a review of literature, resources and advances in peer to peer ledger technology adoption and not just the evolution of ledger technology in power sector. It also introduces the concept of transition architectures from the field of enterprise architecture to fill the gap in adoption. It reviews the possibility of de-centralising energy optimally and the possibility of using an architecture roadmap of milestones (transition states) via transition architectures to enhance adoption rates. The paper evaluates features of distributed ledgers. It identifies the core features that can be introduced independent of each other, thereby making a minimal usable product in each transition state via transition architectures with a view of target state that would encompass all core features. It covers engaging the current participants (generators, transmission, distributors, metering, retailers, prosumers, banks, regulators and others); and how a gradual evolving nature via transition architectures would increase adoption due to smooth transition as the roles of current participants evolve while the market dynamics re-orchestrates. A discussion and proposal for a custom distributed ledger framework for energy domain balancing decentralisation, immutability, verification and transparency in a gradual manner; to address privacy, compliance, regulations and peer to peer trading is presented.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127628839","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":"Robust and Optimal Single-loop Voltage Controller for Grid-forming Voltage Source Inverters","authors":"Soham Chakraborty, Sourav Patel, M. Salapaka","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064633","url":null,"abstract":"Design and implementation of an optimal and robust single-loop voltage controller is proposed for single-phase grid-forming voltage source inverter (VSI). The objective of the proposed controller is to have good reference tracking and disturbance rejection. Uncertain nature of loads can significantly alter system’s behavior, especially during heavily loaded conditions, and impose an uncertainty in the dynamic model. This deteriorates the robustness of the controller severely. ℋ∞-based controller design is proposed in this article to address this issue. The required objectives of the optimal controller are formulated after modeling the loads as uncertain element of the control system. Time-domain MATLAB/SIMULINK-based simulation study substantiates the fact that the resulting controller exhibits superior robustness in performance during varying loading conditions of VSI than that of the conventional multi-loop control architecture. OPAL-RT based controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) simulations with low-cost controller are conducted to validate the computational footprint of the resulting controller.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132133830","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}
Sepehr Saadatmand, Hamad Alharkan, P. Shamsi, M. Ferdowsi
{"title":"Value Gradient Learning Approach in Power and Frequency Regulation of Grid-Connected Synchronverters","authors":"Sepehr Saadatmand, Hamad Alharkan, P. Shamsi, M. Ferdowsi","doi":"10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI48348.2020.9064641","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a neural network adaptive critic design (ACD) method based on value gradient learning (VGL) is used to optimally control a grid-connected synchronverter. The main drawback of the traditional synchronverters is their infeasibility to face non-inductive grids. To be able to implement a synchronverter technique in any impedance angle, a neural network-based adaptive controller is used. The advantage of adaptive dynamic programing is its ability to adjust itself when it faces changes and uncertainties in the power system. The proposed VGL consists of two subnetworks: the critic network and the action network. The action network is trained during the operation, and the critic network can be pretrained offline or can be simultaneously trained with the action network. To compare the effectiveness of the traditional synchronverter to the VGL-based synchronverter, the simulation results are provided.","PeriodicalId":285806,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116401264","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}