S. Stepenko, O. Husev, D. Vinnikov, S. P. Pimentel, Anatoliy Prystupa
{"title":"Experimental Efficiency and Thermal Parameters Evaluation in Full-SiC Quasi-Z-Source Inverter","authors":"S. Stepenko, O. Husev, D. Vinnikov, S. P. Pimentel, Anatoliy Prystupa","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982288","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents results of the experimental investigation of full-SiC quasi-z-source (QZS) inverter. The study is devoted to a single-phase dc-ac solution which comprises SiC diode and SiC MOSFETs and demonstrates 97.1% efficiency. The experimental results that confirm efficient performance of the converter were presented and discussed. Due to its high efficiency and safe operation under high semiconductor devices temperatures the developed solution is feasible for PV applications. CEC efficiency characteristic was measured. The temperature behavior of semiconductors and heatsinks was investigated and detailed results were presented. The study aimed 1.8 kW as nominal power, however inverter was verified for secure operation and demonstrated acceptable efficiency for up to +33% from nominal power.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127457054","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. Gevorkov, A. Rassõlkin, A. Kallaste, T. Vaimann
{"title":"Flood Prevention Through Condition Monitoring of Pumping Stations","authors":"L. Gevorkov, A. Rassõlkin, A. Kallaste, T. Vaimann","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982305","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the possibility of fault detection of Centrifugal Pump System (CPS). Nowadays, river floods are one of the major challenges for modern society. Despite the significant achievements in the river flood forecasting and early warning systems, there is still a need of effective tools and measures either to prevent the floods or at least to decrease its negative impact on the agricultural and urban areas. This information can be used by storm-water and flood pumping stations to avoid the damage that can occur after the flood. One of the main issues is the condition monitoring of these pumping stations. In some cases, these stations are not ready for an instant response to natural disasters like floods. In order to prevent unexpected failures of the electric drives or the pumps themselves, it is necessary to monitor the state of the equipment. The proposed method is aimed to create a smart monitoring system for fault diagnosis of pumping stations. It can be helpful to avoid floods especially near the border of Estonia and Russia because floods generally occur in border areas like Tartu town and county, Lake Peipus, Pskov town and county, mining areas in North-East Estonia.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128687934","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":"N-1 Based Optimal Placement of SVC Using Elitist Genetic Algorithm in Terms of Multiobjective Problem Statement","authors":"V. Popovtsev, D. Ignatiev, D. Snegirev","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982261","url":null,"abstract":"Processes of new reactive power compensation devices (RPCD) installation or replacement of old ones are becoming more relevant due to the development of power electronics. An emphasis is made on more efficient and flexible FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System) devices - mainly static var compensators (SVC) and static synchronous compensators (STATCOM). In addition, it is necessary to solve a number of problems related to the search for the optimal location of an RPCD and the selection of its parameters. It should be carried out for the purpose of achieving the highest technical and economic effect for a power system as a whole or its region. The multiobjective optimization (MOO) methods, particularly heuristic ones (genetic algorithms, particle swarm methods, simulated annealing etc.), are proven to be efficient in the analysis of power systems planning. The drawbacks of these methods are well known, namely their dependency on forms of objective functions. The importance of taking N-1 criterion into account in questions of optimal placement of an SVC was shown in the article. As a consequence, the security indices were suggested to use as the additional objective functions. Moreover, the range of probabilistic parameters is not limited to expected values of the objective functions components but also it includes moments of higher orders. The test results have shown that the forms of objective functions and plenty of the factors taken into account (e.g. post-contingency states) significantly influence the problem solution. It was demonstrated that the optimization results possess great degree of uncertainty in the case of large number of criteria for the selection of a bus for an RPCD.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"88 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128000398","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":"Energy taxation exemptions for energy intensive industries and its impact on energy efficiency in Latvia","authors":"K. Locmelis, D. Blumberga","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982313","url":null,"abstract":"Energy efficiency is one of the most important tools for EU climate policy, and European Union Directive also imposes binding obligations on Member States for its implementation. Energy efficiency is also one of the ways how energy-intensive manufacturing companies could overcome the rising costs of energy, driven by ambitious climate policy. In Latvia, energy efficiency policy goes along with energy-intensive consumer rights on energy taxation exemptions that should ensure their competitiveness. However, both policies are in some way contradictory and, in certain circumstances, when an energy-intensive company faces the risk to lose its status of being energy-intensive company, energy efficiency policy will fail as the company's willingness to become more efficient will be reduced. However, the peculiarities of the Latvian tax policy, whereby the right to receive the tax rebate is not available at the moment of consumption but post-factum, which does not provide full sustainability, may weaken company's willingness to maintain energy intensity above the threshold and provide tax refunds as an additional source to finance energy efficiency measures.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131416914","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. Sauhats, J. Kozadajevs, A. Dolgicers, I. Zālītis, D. Boreiko
{"title":"The Impact of the District Heating System Thermal Inertia on the CHPP Operation Mode","authors":"A. Sauhats, J. Kozadajevs, A. Dolgicers, I. Zālītis, D. Boreiko","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982254","url":null,"abstract":"About 8% of all the world's electricity is generated by means of combined heat and power plants (CHPPs). The main thermal load for CHPPs in Nordic countries is constituted by the district heating system. In operation according to the heat schedule during the heating season, CHPP operation mode forecasting inaccuracy is often observed. Heat consumption foremost depends on outdoor temperature. Forecasting of the temperature, which lies at the basis of the CHPP operation mode forecast, is a complicated task even for a period of 24 hours and always involves forecasting inaccuracy, which in turn leads to CHPP operation mode forecasting inaccuracy. The problem is that, based on the heat load forecast, a calculation of the electricity produced by the CHPP in cogeneration mode is announced to the Nord Pool Spot. In this study, we will investigate what changes in building indoor temperature may occur if the CHPP operates according to the forecast heat load mode instead of operating based on actual heat demand.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133757696","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":"Flicker Characteristics of a Multi-Channel Current-Controlled PWM Dimming Method of LED Lightings","authors":"Chigak In, Joohn-Sheok Kim, Y. Oh, K. Cho","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982296","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the flicker characteristics of a multi-channel current-controlled PWM dimming method of LED lightings. A multi-channel PWM method applies multiple carrier signals to the PWM method. In this paper, the flicker characteristics of 2–4 channels current-controlled PWM dimming method are numerically analyzed. As a result, we found that the low Flicker Index can be achieved over wide dimming ranges by using the multi-channel current-controlled PWM method.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133421519","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 Study on the Development of a 1 MW Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverter System","authors":"K. Ahn, Y. Oh, K. Cho","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982367","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a multi-central type 1 MW grid-connected photovoltaic inverter system, which consists of two 500 kW inverter panels that are composed of four 125 kW power stacks. In order to improve the reliability of large capacity inverter system, a new switching scheme is proposed. According to the proposed switching scheme, the possibility of arm-short is most minimized, and the dead time compensation is not needed. The detailed switching strategy of the proposed switching scheme and the major components design for a reliable commercial product are described. Also, the usefulness of the proposed inverter system has been verified by the experimental results include a temperature test.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"512 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117296652","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. Jasevičs, L. Zemite, M. Gorobecs, S. Kļaviņa-Makrecka
{"title":"The Impact of Season-Dictated Daylight Saving Measures on Electricity Consumption","authors":"A. Jasevičs, L. Zemite, M. Gorobecs, S. Kļaviņa-Makrecka","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982303","url":null,"abstract":"In 2018, the European Commission suggested stopping season-dictated time change, to which 84 % of the respondents agreed. Various electricity consumption change scenarios in Nord Pool, applying the potential season-dictated time changing are evaluated. Expected gains from changing the time regarding the overall electricity payments of the customers are evaluated.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133915329","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}
K. Peterson, Roya Ahmadiahangar, Noman Shabbir, T. Vinnal
{"title":"Analysis of Microgrid Configuration Effects on Energy Efficiency","authors":"K. Peterson, Roya Ahmadiahangar, Noman Shabbir, T. Vinnal","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982341","url":null,"abstract":"this paper analyses the effects of different microgrid configuration on energy efficiency. Four main possible topologies of connecting PV panels and battery energy storage systems are discussed in details. After performing a description and analysis of each configuration simulations were carried out in MATLAB Simulink to calculate the energy efficiency of the energy storage system. Simulation results are compared with practical experiments in the lab.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133990004","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 Space Vector Based Tool for the Visualisation of Induction Machine Operation Modes","authors":"Matīss Stunda","doi":"10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON48111.2019.8982320","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes a lightweight, interactive tool for visualizing different operation modes of an induction machine and the transitions between them. A traditional equivalent model of an induction machine has been examined to derive a simple operation set for execution in any visual programming language. “Python 3.7” has been used to provide a working example. The work is based on a premise, that by adding the element of interactive animation, the degree of comprehension is greatly improved for both first time study as well as profound contemplation on specific subtopics.","PeriodicalId":317349,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE 60th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114140055","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}