M. Kashif, Md. Jahangir Hossain, Y. Kafle, Edstan Fernandez, S. M. N. Ali, V. Sharma
{"title":"Communication Architecture, Technologies, and Requirement for Modern Energy Systems","authors":"M. Kashif, Md. Jahangir Hossain, Y. Kafle, Edstan Fernandez, S. M. N. Ali, V. Sharma","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757892","url":null,"abstract":"A smart grid is an efficient and reliable means of power delivery to the end user that integrates various communication systems. The role of communication in a smart grid is crucial. The smart grid can be considered as an evolved modern grid having high reliability, efficiency and two-way communications between end users and the utility. It consists of proper communication devices which serve both utility and the end user. Moreover, it gives the opportunity for large scale integration of renewable energy, electric vehicles, and various other products and services. It combines digital intelligence, communication and advanced metering solution deployment in devices and services. Communication is an integral part that can facilitate real-time billing, maintenance, control and optimization of electricity usage. Various communication networks can be implemented in the smart grid. The main aim of this paper is to present the contemporary communication scenario in the smart grid in terms of technology, devices, network architecture and requirements in transmission and distributed energy systems.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122821252","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":"GSM Based Advanced Water Quality Monitoring System Powered by Solar Photovoltaic System","authors":"M. Tahir, S. M. Ahsan, Syed M. Arif, M. Abdullah","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757904","url":null,"abstract":"Due to growing environmental and water challenges, sustained availability of clean water is very important. For accurate monitoring of its drinking quality water, low-cost measuring system is required. In this work we propose one such solar PV based system utilizing Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) technology for accurate water quality monitoring. Three sensors: (a) pH Sensor (SKU: SEN0169), (b) Turbidity sensor (SKU: SEN0189) and (c) Temperature sensor (DS18B20) are employed in the system hardware. These sensors are connected with Arduino, Global System for Mobile (GSM), and liquid crystal display (LCD) for the purpose of communication and monitoring respectively. These sensors measure the required parameters (pH, turbidity, and temperature) and forward it to Arduino which are then displayed on the LCD. The measured values are transmitted through the GSM for monitoring purposes. A solar panel is used power-up the system and autonomy is provided through a lead-acid battery This allows application of system in remote areas where grid is unavailable. The system can also have other applications in the agriculture systems, aquaculture systems, domestic systems and in small industrial setups.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122156273","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":"Direct Design Approach for Virtual Oscillator Control Synchronisation Condition & Parameter Selection using Describing Functions","authors":"Robert P. P. McKone, P. Wolfs, E. Palmer","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757993","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual Oscillator Controls (VOCs) allow inverters to self-synchronise and form robust and stable microgrids. The existing design methodology requires an iterative tuning of key design parameters with time domain simulations required at each step. This paper presents an improved design methodology based on a per unit approach, Describing Functions (DFs) and control systems stability concepts. Direct calculation of key VOC parameters are derived, and this methodology is confirmed by simulation studies.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116875525","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":"Three Phase Power Flow Analysis of Distribution Network Performance with High Penetration of Single Phase PV units Integrated with Energy Storage System","authors":"Obaidur Rahman, K. Muttaqi, D. Sutanto","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758001","url":null,"abstract":"Recently there have been a significant increase in the number of solar rooftop PV systems in the residential households. These renewable based distributed generations provide an alternative clean source of power and allow a significant portion of the load to be supplied locally, reducing the power consumed from the grid. However, in terms of distribution system operation they can cause unexpected adverse effects such as reverse power flow, voltage rise and voltage unbalance. Furthermore, the amount of rooftop solar PVs injected is expected to increase significantly. This makes it essential to reassess the distribution network performance which was originally designed for downstream power flow. This paper presents a three-phase power flow approach based on the current mismatch variant of the Newton Raphson to assess the effect of high penetration of single phase PV units and how energy storage systems can help to mitigate the undesired effect. The paper presents a comprehensive three-phase detailed modeling of the key components in the grid suitable for use with the three-phase power flow algorithm. The strategy to utilize the energy storage devices, to mitigate the issues of rooftop PVs has also been proposed. The results from a 24-hour simulation using data from an actual distribution network in NSW, Australia have validated the proposed models, demonstrated the undesired impacts of the integration of a high penetration of single phase PV units in the distribution grid, and demonstrated the role of storage devices to mitigate the undesired impacts.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129805221","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":"Harmonic Issues in Future Grids with Grid Connected Solar Inverters: 0–9 kHz","authors":"T. Rehman, J. Yaghoobi, Firuz Zare","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757979","url":null,"abstract":"Harmonic emissions have been changed in distribution networks with respect to frequency range and magnitude, due to penetration of modern power electronics systems. This paper presents current and voltage harmonic issues of distribution networks in the frequency range of 0–9 kHz. These harmonics could affect communication and control signals in smart meters, Power Line Carrier (PLC), and ripple control signals. Power electronics systems based on Active Front End (AFE) topologies are utilized in many applications such as solar inverters. It is important to evaluate the impact of grid connected power electronics converters on harmonic emissions especially above 2 kHz in distribution networks. In this paper an analysis of measured voltage and current harmonics has been carried out to evaluate the 0–9 kHz harmonic emissions in the existing distribution networks with PV penetration.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114826756","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":"Fault Ride Through Technique for DFIG-based Wind Turbines Under Grid Three-phase Faults","authors":"Peter Makolo, J. Justo, F. Mwasilu, R. Zamora","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757926","url":null,"abstract":"In modern power systems with increasing penetration of wind turbines (WTs), improvement of low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability of WTs equipped with doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs) is an important topic. Thus, this paper proposes an LVRT strategy and compares its performance with a widely used conventional LVRT strategy. The proposed strategy is designed with a capacitor connected in series with an inductor and both are connected in parallel to a resistor. This configuration is then connected to the ac side of the rotor side converter (RSC) via an R-L circuit. To validate the performance of the proposed scheme, three phase fault condition is simulated and analysed. Based on simulation results obtained in MATLAB/Simulink, there is significant improvement achieved in the stated objectives compared to the conventional LVRT scheme.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127676562","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":"Droop Control Based Strategy for Photovoltaic Sources in an Islanded Microgrid","authors":"Jiahui Jiang, C. Coates","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758016","url":null,"abstract":"To integrate more renewable energy (RE) into the power grid, an effective control strategy for photovoltaic (PV) sources in an islanded microgrid is investigated. A power sharing scheme is designed to give PV sources the priority of power supply. Based on the scheme, adjusted droop control strategy is employed for voltage source inverters (VSI). Considering PV power characteristics, a DC/DC converter controller is also designed for PV panels. There are two operating modes of PV sources: maximum power point tracking (MPPT) mode and power curtailment (PC) mode. MPPT mode is supported by MPPT technique combining with a frequency increment on the VSI droop controller. The traditional droop controller and DC bus voltage tracking loop support PC mode. Stability analysis is conducted. Simulation results show the control strategy can share power demand effectively among different kinds of power sources even under varying weather conditions.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121932682","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}
Jose Nicolas Melchor Gutierrez, R. Romero, P. Mancarella
{"title":"Specialized Heuristic Algorithms for AC Transmission Expansion Planning Problem","authors":"Jose Nicolas Melchor Gutierrez, R. Romero, P. Mancarella","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8758038","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, AC power flow equations have been gaining relevance to represent the transmission planning problem. This trend will continue growing because of fast improvements of both computational resources and robust optimization techniques. Relevant problems associated with the voltage magnitude and reactive power may be difficult to represent in the transmission planning problem if the DC mathematical formulation is used instead of the AC formulation. However, the AC formulation remains difficult to solve even with the nowadays solution methodologies. Therefore, the development of new methods that allows to solve effectively the AC formulation are highly relevant. In this paper, novel heuristic methods to solve the transmission planning problem are proposed. The results show that the proposed heuristics for the AC transmission planning problem are both effective and efficient to solve the problem. Moreover, it has been determined the most suitable heuristic criteria for the proposed heuristics. The simulations are performed in the North Northeast Brazilian test system.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"301 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121463720","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. Davoodi, Danial Sadeghpour, M. Kashif, S. Albahrani, S. M. Atarodi, M. Zolghadri
{"title":"A Novel Transistor Open-Circuit Fault Localization Scheme for Three-Phase Dual Active Bridge","authors":"A. Davoodi, Danial Sadeghpour, M. Kashif, S. Albahrani, S. M. Atarodi, M. Zolghadri","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757901","url":null,"abstract":"Dual Active Bridge Isolated Bi-directional DC-DC Converter (DAB-IBDC) is suitable for a variety of important applications. In this paper, a new method is proposed to identify and localize transistor open-circuit fault (TOCF) for a three-phase DAB-IBDC. The operation of three-phase DAB-IBDC during TOCF is analyzed. Consequences and features of this failure have been investigated. Subsequently, a fault diagnosis scheme is proposed for this type of failure with the capability of locating the defected transistor using the polarity of transformer currents DC component. The main advantages of this scheme are minimum additional sensors and insensitivity to converter operational conditions. The transformer and its magnetic inductance is also considered in this method. Finally, simulation results are presented to evaluate the validity of analyses and performance of fault diagnosis method.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130122934","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":"Switched-Capacitor-Based Nanosecond Pulse Generator Using SiC MOSFET","authors":"Minh‐Khai Nguyen, Firuz Zare, N. Ghasemi","doi":"10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AUPEC.2018.8757883","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a high voltage pulse generator that employs a switched-capacitor topology. The proposed topology uses H-bridge circuits with SiC MOSFETs which can generate a bipolar nanosecond pulse. Then, the H-bridges of the proposed topology are cascaded to generate high voltage nanosecond pulse with ultrafast dv/dt. Operating principle and circuit analysis of the proposed topology are presented. PSIM and PSpice simulations have been carried out to generate 4.8 kV pulses verifying the proposed topology and control system.","PeriodicalId":314530,"journal":{"name":"2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)","volume":"172 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132791027","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}