{"title":"Experimental Characterization of Filter Reactors for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems","authors":"A. Faba, E. Cardelli","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842943","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the magnetic characteristic measurements of filtering reactors for grid interface of photovoltaic systems. The standard procedure, generally used for this scope, is performed using different transient period in comparison with the conventional ones. The aim of this work is to show limitations and unsuitability of this procedure for some specific cases. A benchmark reactor with laminated FeSi core and suitable air gaps is presented and analyzed.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115959816","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. Bruno, Giovanni Giannoccaro, Cosimo Iurlaro, M. L. Scala, Marco Menga
{"title":"Predictive Optimal Dispatch for Islanded Distribution Grids considering Operating Reserve Constraints","authors":"S. Bruno, Giovanni Giannoccaro, Cosimo Iurlaro, M. L. Scala, Marco Menga","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842967","url":null,"abstract":"In island distribution grids, the increase of renewable generation sources, whose output is stochastic in nature, implies that large amount of operating reserve must be guaranteed during the grid operation. In this paper, a methodology based on predictive optimal dispatch is proposed to optimize the use of energy resources taking into account operating reserve constraints. Reserve constraints are quantified through a probabilistic approach that takes into account the probabilistic distribution of forecasting errors. The methodology is applied to the distribution model of an actual Italian small island, supplied by a set of conventional diesel generators together with photovoltaic and storage resources. The performance of the proposed predictive approach is assessed considering the response of the system during different load and generation scenarios. The impacts of reserve provision is also studied considering the effect of an open-loop and a closed-loop control strategy.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117351119","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}
Willy Stephen Tounsi Fokui, Michael Juma Saulo, L. Ngoo
{"title":"Climate Change Mitigation in Cities by Adopting Solar Streetlights with Energy Management Capabilities: Case of Nairobi","authors":"Willy Stephen Tounsi Fokui, Michael Juma Saulo, L. Ngoo","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842949","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes the adoption of solar streetlights with an innovative energy management system that makes use of internet protocol cameras to replace existing conventional streetlights. Firstly, a 40W solar streetlight is sized and modeled. Then, the energy management system is designed to control and manage the operation of the streetlight. The energy management system is made up of an Arduino Pro Mini microcontroller. The streetlight is turned ON when the solar panel stops producing and turned OFF when the solar panel starts producing. When the streetlight is ON, the microcontroller begins to read motion information from the IP camera and inasmuch as motion is detected, the streetlight glows at 100%. Otherwise, it is dimmed to 24.1% of its full luminosity and in so doing saves energy. The entire system is designed and simulated using Proteus Professional software. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the energy management system in managing the operation of the modeled solar streetlight. By comparing the energy consumption of traditional High-Pressure Sodium lighting and intelligent solar street lighting, it is noted the savings in electrical energy will reduce greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere and hence positively contribute to climate change.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"166 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127572323","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}
Dong-Kyun Kim, H. Lee, Chan-Bae Park, Jae-Bum Lee, S. Ryu, Jae-Hyeon Lim, Jin-Chul Kim
{"title":"Application of a Power Source for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Railway Vehicles in Multiple Resonant LLC Converter with Parallel-Input and Series-Output","authors":"Dong-Kyun Kim, H. Lee, Chan-Bae Park, Jae-Bum Lee, S. Ryu, Jae-Hyeon Lim, Jin-Chul Kim","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843004","url":null,"abstract":"All over the world regulation of carbon emission is being reinforced. Therefore, the research is actively underway to use a hydrogen fuel cell, which has high energy efficiency and eco-friendly source as the main power for railroad vehicles. Currently, hydrogen fuel cell railway vehicles adopt the 3-Level boost converter as a step-up converter. However, it does not achieve a high density in hydrogen fuel cell railway vehicles. In this paper, multiple resonant converters are proposed as alternatives to 3-Level boost converters. Multiple resonant converters with parallel-input and series-output not only have large I/O voltage gain but also have benefits in high density, so they are suitable for hydrogen fuel cell railway vehicles. Due to the structure of multiple modules, deviation of the module output voltage can occur. To solve this problem, the frequency/duty control method is proposed. To confirm the validity of the multiple resonant converters with the proposed control method, 400 V input and $667sim$ 864 V/12 kW output prototype of the 3-Level boost converter and proposed converters are built and tested.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116608088","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":"Power Quality Analysis of Power Converters for Photovoltaic Systems in Avionic Applications","authors":"A. Faba, E. Cardelli","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843029","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the power quality analysis of power converters for hybrid and solar electric airplanes. The interface between the photovoltaic panels and the airplane grid involves several converters to make available both the DC and AC power supply on board. The power factor, harmonic currents and the voltage ripple, measured for a power rectifier considered as a case study, are evaluated taking into account the standard requirements for the avionic environment.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"27 23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132794883","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":"Can Machine Learning Predict Mortality in Myocardial Infarction Patients within Several Hours of Hospitalization? A Comparative Analysis","authors":"Christopher Farah, Yasmine Abu Adla, M. Awad","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9842984","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular Diseases, namely myocardial infarction (MI), is one of the leading cause of mortality globally. Despite all the medical advancements, more than half of MI patients have severe complications that go unnoticed or even untreated. In this study, we propose a Machine Learning (ML) powered framework to predict the deadly fate of MI patients. We trained various ML models to predict the lethal outcome following a myocardial infarction using a dataset of 1700 subjects and Ill clinical characteristics. Cox Regression was implemented to study the effect of various clinical phenotypes on the probability of patient survival. After preprocessing, sequential forward floating selector and recursive feature elimination were applied to select the right subset of the features for the various ML models. Numerous classification models were evaluated and optimized. The logistic regression classifier achieved an accuracy of 86.47% and a weighted F1 score of 86.92%.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"26 19","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133076128","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. L. Di Silvestre, P. Gallo, G. Restifo, E. R. Sanseverino, G. Sciumè, A. Vasile
{"title":"A Proposal for Customer Baseline Load Evaluation from Electricity Bills","authors":"M. L. Di Silvestre, P. Gallo, G. Restifo, E. R. Sanseverino, G. Sciumè, A. Vasile","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843014","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most cost-effective solutions to address power systems’ issues due to the increasing penetration of distributed generation from unpredictable renewable energy sources is the implementation of Demand Response programs. New information technologies such as blockchain enable the secure and transparent aggregation of prosumers to provide Demand Response services without the need for an aggregator. In this context, the Blorin project aims to create a blockchain platform for the deployment of renewable energy and the provision of energy services, facilitating the aggregation of domestic end-users for participation in the Demand Response market. In order for end-user response to be quantified, it is necessary to identify a Customer Baseline Load, which represents the reference consumption of each customer participating in the program and the reference to design the economic compensation mechanism. Calculating an accurate baseline requires a measurement campaign, but this means waiting several days before the customer is able to participate in a Demand Response event. In this paper, a method based on the use of a reference load profile and electricity bills data is proposed to calculate the preliminary baseline of customers participating in the Blorin platform.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130307558","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}
G. Griva, S. Musumeci, R. Bojoi, A. Lampasi, P. Zito, S. Bifaretti
{"title":"Single-Phase Inverter Evaluation for a Tokamak Non-Axisymmetric In-Vessel Coil Power Supply","authors":"G. Griva, S. Musumeci, R. Bojoi, A. Lampasi, P. Zito, S. Bifaretti","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843120","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with a single phase inverter topology evaluation for a non-axisymmetric in-vessel coil system in a tokamak. The converter topology used for a single coil consists of a single-phase inverter with an interleaved leg and unfolding switching strategy. The selection criteria for the power switches are discussed. The converter design issue with IGBT power devices is considered. Simulation results are carried out to validate the effectiveness of the proposed inverter topology.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133913873","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":"Machine learning as an aid to predicting clinical outcome after stroke","authors":"Emilija Ćojbašić","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843093","url":null,"abstract":"Numerous models have been developed to predict mortality in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), which is one of the types of stroke with high mortality [1] [2]. Prediction of the clinical outcome in ICH is a significant help to the neurologist in making decisions about the optimal treatment of the patient and personalized therapy. In this paper, neuro-fuzzy models for predicting mortality after spontaneous ICH based on initial clinical parameters have been developed and compared with published models based on artificial neural networks and logistic regression. A set of data on patients with spontaneous ICH published in a study [3] has been used, where patients were treated for a five-year period at a university clinical center belonging to tertiary health care. Patients older than 18 years of age who had evidence of spontaneous ICH on computed tomography of the brain have been considered. Data on 411 patients (199 men and 212 women), with mean age of 67.35 years, have been analyzed, of which 256 (62.29%) patients passed away in hospital during treatment and 155 (37.71%) patients survived. The developed neuro-fuzzy models have shown superiority compared to standard logistic regression models, while the accuracy of classification has been worse compared to the model based on artificial neural networks published in [3]. On the other hand, the developed neuro-fuzzy models have other advantages that have been discussed in the paper.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"485 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113986648","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":"Comparing machine learning techniques for aquatic vegetation classification using Sentinel-2 data","authors":"Erika Piaser, P. Villa","doi":"10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON53508.2022.9843103","url":null,"abstract":"Wetlands, among the most valuable ecosystems, are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic impacts and climate change. Mapping wetland vegetation changes is crucial for conservation, management, and restoration of such sensitive environments. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, such as Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), kNearest Neighbour (kNN), and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are commonly applied for wetland mapping based on remote sensing data. However, scientific literature on this topic is often biased towards limited study areas, and lacking generalization testing over heterogeneous environmental conditions (e.g. latitude, ecoregion, wetland type). In this study, we compared eight ensemble and standalone ML methods, aiming at finding the best performing ones for aquatic vegetation mapping using Sentinel-2 over nine study areas and different seasons. The classifiers were tested to distinguish nine different classes - five aquatic vegetation classes and four background land cover classes – with seasonal monthly composites (April-November) of spectral indices as input. Results suggest that ensemble methods, such as RF, generally show higher predictive power with respect to most of common standalone classifiers (e.g. kNN or DT), which show the highest level of overall disagreement. SVM method overcame all the other classifiers, both standalone and ensemble, over our reference dataset, scoring an overall accuracy of 0.977 ± 0.001; In particular, SVM was the best over transitional aquatic vegetation classes (helophytes and submerged-floating association), which are the ones most frequently misclassified by other methods. Further developments of this research will focus on assessing the influence on classification performance of predictor variables and variations in input features.","PeriodicalId":303656,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124590550","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}