{"title":"Toward real-time detection of critical contingency of large power systems","authors":"H. Chiang, Wang Lei","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672366","url":null,"abstract":"On-line Transient Stability Assessment (TSA) program can fast identify a list of critical contingencies. A real-time critical contingency (RTCC) detection system is to detect, on the basis of the real-time measurements provided by PMUs and the list of critical contingencies, the occurrence of a critical contingency is presented. The RTCC detection system is composed of five detectors. Each of them is designed and placed in a sequential order so as to achieve absolute capture of the occurrence of critical contingencies. The system has been evaluated in 2 test systems and one large-scale power systems with very promising results. The effectiveness of the developed critical contingency detection system is evaluated on 96 contingencies of a 10-machine, 39-bus power system, on 108 contingencies of a 50-generator, 145-bus power system and on 4588 contingencies of a 313-machine, 1648-bus power system.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115331588","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 locator comparison tool and designer for distribution network","authors":"M. Loos, J. Maun, M. Kereit, S. Werben","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672735","url":null,"abstract":"Fault location research in compensated network has led to several ideas; from the classic use of the steady state to the use of the charging transient. This paper treats the steady state signal and several algorithms to get the best accuracy for a specific feeder in this kind of network. A tool to compare the different algorithm is presented. Regarding the different topologies available in a distribution networks, the radial, the loop and distributed loads are compared and the sensitivity of each algorithm is computed using Monte Carlo simulations and linearization of the error. The algorithms studied use one or several measurements and can estimate the load consumption by using the pre fault signal. General conclusions are taken about the classic topology with the algorithms using steady state for fault location in compensated network.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115350541","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 novel method for control of distributed storage devices in distribution: Ripple voltage injection with frequency droop","authors":"D. Fregosi, S. Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672278","url":null,"abstract":"Ripple voltage injection has been used to control distributed loads to implement demand response. In this paper, we propose a novel technique to improve ripple control by utilizing frequency droop to control the power flow of distributed storage devices. Droop enables an arbitrary number of distributed devices to communicate bi-directionally to achieve power sharing. The response time of such a system is defined by the control and does not change as the number of storage devices increases. By controlling distributed storage through ripple control, communication systems on the grid are freed to perform other functions. The proposed control technique is explained and design and simulation are presented for the application of controlling electric vehicle chargers on a distribution feeder for frequency support.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115551529","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":"Modeling of an all-vanadium redox flow battery and optimization of flow rates","authors":"Xiong Binyu, Zhao Jiyun, Li Jinbin","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672599","url":null,"abstract":"Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs) are competitive for large energy storage systems due to low manufacture and maintenance costs and high design flexibility. Electrolyte flow rates have significant influence on the performance and efficiencies of the batteries. High electrolyte flow rates improve energy efficiency while degrade the battery efficiency due to high pump power losses. Thus, flow rates are necessary to be optimized for battery efficiency improvement. In this paper, an electrochemical model is firstly proposed to describe the charge-discharge characteristics based on the experimental data. Then, an empirical method is introduced to analyze the energy consumption of pumps under various flow rates. The optimal flow rates are obtained by applying new criteria. The results show that VRBs obtain peak battery efficiencies at the optimal flow rates around 90 cm3s-1 with respect to the proposed battery configuration. The optimal flow rates are provided as a reference for battery operations and control.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115552797","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":"Current-based fault detection for wind turbine systems via Hilbert-Huang transform","authors":"Dingguo Lu, W. Qiao, Xiang Gong, Liyan Qu","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672999","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanical failures of wind turbines represent a significant cost in both repairs and downtime. Detecting incipient faults of wind turbine components permits maintenance to be scheduled and failed parts to be repaired or replaced before causing failures of other components or catastrophic failure of the system. This paper proposes a Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT)-based algorithm to effectively extract fault signatures in generator current signals for wind turbine fault diagnosis by using the HHT's capability of accurately representing the instantaneous amplitude and frequency of nonlinear and nonstationary signals. A phase-lock-loop (PLL) method is integrated to estimate wind turbine rotating speed, which is then used to facilitate the fault detection. The proposed method is validated by a real direct-drive wind turbine with different types of faults. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is effective to detect various faults in wind turbine systems as well as to reveal the severities of the faults.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114839890","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":"Feeder level power loss reduction through reactive power control with presence of distributed generation","authors":"V. Ravindran, V. Aravinthan","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672691","url":null,"abstract":"Distributed generation is one of the biggest changes that the power industry is facing with the mitigation of greenhouse gases and the smart grid initiative. With the presence of a communication infrastructure, it is expected that distributed generators could be more efficiently operated. This work focuses on developing a power loss minimization technique while allowing distributed resources to supply reactive power. The proposed technique is tested using IEEE 13- and 34-node test feeders, and results show that the proposed technique will minimize real power loss in radial distribution feeders.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114660117","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 coherence method for detecting and analyzing oscillations","authors":"N. Zhou","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672430","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a coherence method is proposed to detect and analyze forced oscillations from phasor measurement unit data. The calculation of coherence spectrum is reviewed, and forced oscillations are related to the peaks in the coherence spectrum. Using simulation and field measurement data, the proposed coherence method's performance is compared with the power spectral density method. When applied to detect and analyze forced oscillations under low signal noise ratio conditions, the proposed coherence method shows better performance.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114662035","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":"1400 MW New Zealand HVDC upgrade: Introducing power modulation controls and round power mode","authors":"S. P. Teeuwsen, G. Love, R. Sherry","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672210","url":null,"abstract":"The existing HVDC scheme connecting the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand is presently being upgraded to 1400 MW. As part of the HVDC upgrade, a time domain simulation model of the interconnector is developed and presented in this paper. The model will be used to study transient stability and the dynamic performance of the HVDC link and both interconnected power systems. Special features of the model are several power modulation controllers designed for frequency and voltage support and the utilization of a round power operation mode.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114699536","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":"Open source lightning protection and electromagnetic transients software","authors":"T. Mcdermott, T. Short, F. Velez, J. McDaniel","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672389","url":null,"abstract":"For many years, an IEEE program called Flash was maintained to estimate flashover rates on transmission lines. With recent consolidation of two Working Groups, a new version of Flash has been developed to consistently treat both transmission and distribution lines. The new software includes line arresters, shield wires, tower and pole grounding, and insulation added by wood or fiberglass. The program also incorporates electromagnetic transient simulation to evaluate line arresters.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"2015 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114723689","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":"Local versus centralized charging strategies for electric vehicles in low voltage distribution systems","authors":"P. Richardson, D. Flynn, A. Keane","doi":"10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672380","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given. Controlled charging of electric vehicles offers a potential solution to accommodating large numbers of such vehicles on existing distribution networks without the need for widespread upgrading of network infrastructure. Here, a local control technique is proposed whereby individual electric vehicle charging units attempt to maximize their own charging rate for their vehicle while maintaining local network conditions within acceptable limits. Simulations are performed to demonstrate the benefits of the technique on a test distribution network. The results of the method are also compared to those from a centralized control method whereby electric vehicle charging is controlled by a central controller. The paper outlines the advantages and disadvantages of both strategies in terms of capacity utilization and total energy delivered to charging vehicles.","PeriodicalId":433870,"journal":{"name":"2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114918001","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}