{"title":"Discrete-Time Large-Signal Modeling and Numerical Methods for Flyback Converters","authors":"Collin Reiman, Dipanjan Das, E. Rosenbaum","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698921","url":null,"abstract":"A 6th-order state-space model is presented for a flyback converter. The state-space model is used to predict the dynamic behavior of a flyback converter in simulation. Computation time is reduced by calculating the matrix exponential using a decomposition method and by quickly estimating switching times every period to avoid overly reducing the time step in simulation.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127252521","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 variable DC approach to minimize drivetrain losses in fuel cell marine power systems","authors":"Arber Haxhiu, J. Kyyrä, Ricky Chan, S. Kanerva","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698924","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method of operating a zero-emission power system in marine vessels. The main goal of the proposed method is to reduce losses of drivetrain devices. The power sources considered in this work are proton exchange membrane fuel cell and lithium-ion battery while the main power consumers are induction motors driven propulsion system. Both sources and consumers are connected to a common DC bus through power conversion devices. In the proposed method, the DC bus voltage level is controlled according to the loading of the fuel cells. By controlling the DC bus voltage, it allows operation of fuel cell DC/DC converter in freewheeling mode which significantly reduces the converter losses. In addition, this approach is also expected to reduce the motor and battery drive losses. Feasibility of the proposed operation method and loss calculations are presented on a real-time hardware-in-loop simulator consisting of real control units and virtual power device models.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130655620","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}
P. S. Pavan, Indla Rajitha Sai Priyamvada, Sarasij Das
{"title":"High Power Electric Fence Energizer using Standalone PV Generators for Remote Areas","authors":"P. S. Pavan, Indla Rajitha Sai Priyamvada, Sarasij Das","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698784","url":null,"abstract":"Electric fence play a vital role in the present-day security systems. They are commonly used to protect premises such as buildings, cattle, large farm areas and international borders. As grid supply may not be available in remote areas, diesel generators are mostly used for energizing the fence. But transportation of diesel to remote areas is often expensive and also a difficult task. However, remote areas often have renewable energy sources. This paper proposes a high-power electric fence energizer using standalone PV generators for remote areas. The proposed energizer is based on standalone PV system with battery backup and Marx generator circuit with high gain resonant converter. An energy management system (EMS) has been implemented for efficient operation of the energizer and proper utilization of solar and battery power. The performance of the proposed energizer has been evaluated for different load and source conditions. The proposed fence energizer can be used to cover large fence areas.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126545635","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}
Gerardo D. Guerrero-Cabarcas, R. Darbali-Zamora, E. Ortiz-Rivera, J. Neely
{"title":"The Integral Mean Value Method Approach to Obtaining the Optimal Operating Conditions of a Photovoltaic System","authors":"Gerardo D. Guerrero-Cabarcas, R. Darbali-Zamora, E. Ortiz-Rivera, J. Neely","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698922","url":null,"abstract":"A well-known challenge for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is that the constant variability of solar irradiance throughout the day might make operating conditions for a PV system less than optimal, which will not yield the maximum power. For this reason, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms are implemented to help PV systems operate at their optimal conditions, hence maximizing the PV systems output power. These techniques adjust the current and voltage parameters of a PV system to extract the maximum power. This paper presents a comparison between analytical exponential and fractal mathematical PV models used to derive the Linear Reoriented Coordinate Method (LRCM) and the Integral Mean Value Method (IMVM). These two approaches are used to obtain the optimal conditions for the PV system, yielding the utmost available power.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116701341","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":"Incorporating Vehicle-to-Grid into Emission-constrained Dynamic Economic Dispatch with Model Predictive Control","authors":"Kenta Kirihara, T. Kawabe, Ikkyu Aihara","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698917","url":null,"abstract":"Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is a concept where Electric Vehicles (EVs) are used as both controllable demands and batteries while they are connected to the grid. Due to their nature, coordinating V2G would provide sufficient flexibility to the power grid allowing a total reduction in emission levels. As one means of examining the effects of V2G in a system, V2G is incorporated into Emission-constrained Dynamic Economic Dispatch (DED). To cope efficiently with the complicated problem of V2G with DED, Model Predictive Control (MPC)-based approach is leveraged. The effectiveness of the proposed method is shown by numerical examples.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126568643","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}
C. Lai, P. Cordeiro, Adarsh Hasandka, N. Jacobs, S. Hossain-McKenzie, Deepu Jose, Danish Saleem, Maurice Martin
{"title":"Cryptography Considerations for Distributed Energy Resource Systems","authors":"C. Lai, P. Cordeiro, Adarsh Hasandka, N. Jacobs, S. Hossain-McKenzie, Deepu Jose, Danish Saleem, Maurice Martin","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907","url":null,"abstract":"Distributed energy resource (DER) systems are rapidly being adopted and integrated within the electric power grid. Developments in smart grid devices and communication protocols are advancing the power system domain but are also introducing new cyber attack vectors. In particular, the ability to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data is of increasing concern. Cryptography is a powerful tool that can be leveraged to protect DER systems and their critical information. This paper discusses prominent methods of cryptographic authentication and encryption that can be used to secure DER communications. Specific considerations and recommendations for applying cryptography to DER systems are provided, including system design constraints and system impact. These will be demonstrated with two case studies that assess cryptography hardware requirements and communications latency in DERs.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"159 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116266004","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}
N. Jacobs, S. Hossain-McKenzie, Deepu Jose, Danish Saleem, C. Lai, P. Cordeiro, Adarsh Hasandka, Maurice Martin, C. Howerter
{"title":"Analysis of System and Interoperability Impact from Securing Communications for Distributed Energy Resources","authors":"N. Jacobs, S. Hossain-McKenzie, Deepu Jose, Danish Saleem, C. Lai, P. Cordeiro, Adarsh Hasandka, Maurice Martin, C. Howerter","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698915","url":null,"abstract":"As the power grid incorporates increasing amounts of distributed energy resources (DER) that provide new generation sources, new opportunities are created for improving operation of the grid while large challenges also arise for preserving grid reliability and security. To improve grid performance, DERs can be utilized to provide important support functionality, such as supporting frequency and voltage levels, especially if they are assisted by communication schemes as part of an advanced distribution management system (ADMS). Unfortunately, such connectivity and grid support functionality also creates additional cyber security risk with the potential for degradation of grid services, especially under conditions with high amounts of distributed generation. This paper will first discuss the communications needed by DERs to support system and interoperability objectives, as well as the security requirements and impact of securing these communications. Some common security mechanisms are discussed in relation to DERs, and a simulated 15-bus model of a distribution feeder is used to demonstrate aspects of the DER communications and impact to grid performance. These results help to advance understanding of the benefits, requirements, and mechanisms for securely implementing DER communications while ensuring that grid reliability is maintained.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"25 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125675388","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":"IMC-PID Design of DC-DC Converters Exhibiting Non-minimum phase Characteristics","authors":"V. Siddhartha, Y. V. Hote","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698914","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the IMC (Internal Model Control) based PID tuning with first order filter for DC-DC converters exhibiting non-minimum phase (NMP) characteristics. The bandwidth of these converters are confined due to the presence of RHP (Right Half Plane) zero in output voltage to duty cycle transfer function. So, it is challenging task for any control method. Here, in this work the maximum achievable bandwidth is obtained based on their transfer functions. Alongside, IMC based PID controller designed which is having some prominent features like any bandwidth can be achieved (up to maximum achievable bandwidth) and the PID parameters, filter coefficient (λ) are obtained directly without any assumptions. The complete analysis are verified by simulation results using MATLAB/SIMULINK and also validated through experiments.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131556851","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}
Hong Wang, Jianfeng Zhao, Kangli Liu, Haixiang Sun, Bin Yang, Pengyu Wang, Zhendong Ji
{"title":"Research on the Soft-Switching Characteristics of Modular DC Solid State Transformer for DC Power Distribution Applications","authors":"Hong Wang, Jianfeng Zhao, Kangli Liu, Haixiang Sun, Bin Yang, Pengyu Wang, Zhendong Ji","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698925","url":null,"abstract":"Modular dc solid state transformer (MDCT), which plays an important role in the dc distribution system, can achieve electrical isolation, voltage conversion and power transmission between different dc voltage levels. The MDCT uses the high frequency transformer to transfer energy, which can reduce the size of the system, but this will generate more switching loss. The basic operation principle of the MDCT under quasi square wave modulation strategy was analyzed firstly. On this basis, this paper proposes a soft-switching operation scheme which can effectively reduce the switching loss for the system. The soft-switching condition and range of MDCT were analyzed and derived. Furthermore, a capacitor voltage-balancing strategy was presented in the MDCT, which can reduce the number of sensors and the cost of the system. Finally, the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis and the overall control strategy have been validated by the simulation results in MATLAB.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123996424","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":"Bifurcation Analysis of DC Electric Power Systems for Deep Space Exploration Spacecraft","authors":"M. Carbone, A. Sajadi, K. Loparo","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2019.8698916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698916","url":null,"abstract":"Electric power system reliability is needed to guarantee the success of space exploration missions for manned and unmanned spacecraft. Understanding the behavior of these electric systems is essential to determine the safe operating conditions, and subsequently, prevent undesired conditions that may cause system-wide blackouts, leaving the spacecraft in a vulnerable position. This study uses bifurcation analysis to determine the behavior of DC spacecraft electric power systems to identify major causes of voltage instability.","PeriodicalId":365986,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"06 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128729523","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}