G. Castillo, L. Ortega, Marcelo Pozo, Xavier Domínguez
{"title":"Control of an island Micro-hydropower Plant with Self-excited AVR and combined ballast load frequency regulator","authors":"G. Castillo, L. Ortega, Marcelo Pozo, Xavier Domínguez","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750868","url":null,"abstract":"This project describes the design and construction of an Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) and an Electronic Load Controller (ELC) for the voltage and the frequency regulation in an island Micro-hydropower Plant (MHP). For the frequency control, the speed regulation by ballast load method has been used. To this approach, a combined binary-continuous load regulation was employed. The implemented AVR is totally self-excited by means of an energy transfer system which allows an isolated operation of the MHP. The entire system has been designed considering the current standard regulations of the Ecuadorian Agency of Electricity Control and Regulation (ARCONEL). The frequency and the voltage regulation were properly achieved through the implementation of digital PI controllers tuned based on mathematic models obtained from experimental data of frequency and voltage. The control of the system was validated by both, software simulations and field tests performed.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"87 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83930279","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":"Equipment for monitoring the electrodermal skin response using an embedded system based on soft processor NIOS II","authors":"R. Ponguillo","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750873","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the building results of an equipment to measure the skin resistance through a time period based on Electrodermal Skin Effect or Galvanic Skin Response (GSR). The GSR phenomenon allows to supervise the variation of the human skin resistance, because it changes in function of the sweat amount production, which in turn varies according to the emotion or feelings of a person at any moment, in order to evaluate his/her emotional conditions in a determined moment, measuring both its resistance and correlating. Among GSR monitor applications are devices to aid psychological treatments, or components of polygraph or lie detector. This paper includes the design and construction of a data acquisition system, and the digital processing of the acquired data is through an embedded reconfigurable system based on NIOS II microprocessor of Altera Corporation. This paper also provides results of the skin resistance variation in a sample of persons under several test cases, plus the results correlated with the intensity of their emotions.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90868748","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}
R. Contreras, M. Huerta, G. Sagbay, C. Llumiguano, M. Bravo, A. Bermeo, R. Clotet, Á. Soto
{"title":"Tremors quantification in parkinson patients using smartwatches","authors":"R. Contreras, M. Huerta, G. Sagbay, C. Llumiguano, M. Bravo, A. Bermeo, R. Clotet, Á. Soto","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750866","url":null,"abstract":"Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects about 1% of people over 60 years. The complexity of the disease difficult to carry out objective medical assessments of the level of tremors. This article presents a system which uses the accelerometer and gyroscope sensors in smartwatches to quantify the tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease. The system is based on a Wireless Body Area Network composed by multiple sensor nodes (Android Wears) and one sink node (Android Smartphone). The system integrates four processes: user authentication, placement of sensors on the body, movement sensing and data uploading. The system was evaluated in 12 patients with PD (five males and seven females) while they were doing several activities, but in this article we only analyses when the patients were seated at rest. The patients had an average disease duration of 6.25 years, an average age of 66.33 years and a range of 5186 years. The tremor magnitudes were presented in the form of linear acceleration and angular velocity in the time domain. The results indicate that these variables can determine Parkinson's disease evolution in a patient diagnosed with stage 3 and 4.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"73 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80922535","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":"LQR control of a quad-active-bridge converter for renewable integration","authors":"S. Falcones, R. Ayyanar","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750831","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the design of a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller for the DC-DC stage of a Solid State Transformer (SST) based on a quad-active-bridge (QAB) to integrate both photovoltaic (PV) power generation and battery energy storage is presented. The gyrator-based average model is used for deriving the state-space representation of the plant. The dynamic performance of the designed controller is verified through extensive simulation of the switching model and validated with experimental results.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"4 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87478472","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":"Internal mode control for power system load frequency regulation assessment and real time simulation","authors":"Angel A. Recalde L, Diana Cervantes, S. Falcones","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750817","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical power systems must balance demand and generation almost instantly to maintain frequency. This task is performed at each power station with the load frequency controller. On wider areas, the energy management systems supervise generation control automatically to preserve stability and reliability. Due to the unpredictability of the demand, the control response must be as fast as possible to prevent larger deviations that could lead to cascading failures and outages. In order to understand the dynamic behavior and capabilities of the controllers, real time simulation offers a great advantage over its offline predecessors, not only for operational training but also for prototyping. This paper studies the effectiveness of the real time simulator in the analysis of a power system load frequency control.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"33 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78584541","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":"AliciaVR: Exploration of scientific articles in an immersive virtual environment with natural user interfaces","authors":"Ricardo Linares, Jose Herrera, Luis Alfaro","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750829","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers share their results through articles that are published and indexed in scientific databases, which are useful to consult in future research. Generally, the user interface of these databases are traditional, restrict user interaction and limit their field of view. In this paper a new interface model is proposed, based on virtual reality and natural language processing, which together provide a excellent user experience and better use of human capabilities, such as intuition and spatial cognition. In this research they are used the devices Oculus Rif and Leap Motion hardware. The case study is the exploration of scientific articles using Alicia, which is the scientific database of Peru. The motivation for this research is to contribute with better tools to optimize the tasks of literature review and facilitate the work of researchers.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"61 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88663018","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}
J. Triana-Dopico, J. Founes-Merchan, L. Garces-Villon, Nadia Mendieta-Villalba, Tania Rojas-Parraga, F. Terán-Alvarado
{"title":"Large-scale network connectivity of Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942 metabolism","authors":"J. Triana-Dopico, J. Founes-Merchan, L. Garces-Villon, Nadia Mendieta-Villalba, Tania Rojas-Parraga, F. Terán-Alvarado","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750841","url":null,"abstract":"From the topological perspective, the availability of genome-scale metabolic network models assists to the large-scale analysis of the metabolites connections, and thus, the evaluation of the cell metabolic capabilities to produce high added-value molecules. In this study, a comprehensive connectivity analysis of the published genome-scale metabolic model of Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942 (iSyf715) is presented, highlighting the most connected metabolites of this biological system. To get a suitable fit, the connectivity distribution of the metabolic model is evaluated using the cumulative distribution function (Pareto's law), verifying a power-law distribution in iSyf715 metabolic network (3=2.203). Additionally, through the comparison of the connectivity distributions in different microbial metabolic network models, the scale-free behavior of these metabolic networks is verified. The prediction of the metabolic network connectivity could supports the determination of the underlying functioning principles of certain cellular processes.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"42 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83659399","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}
Daniel P. Benalcazar, L. Eguiguren, M. B. Alvarez, E. Arteaga, F. Jácome, M. Grunauer
{"title":"Design of an electronic device for turbidity detection in blood serum in newborns","authors":"Daniel P. Benalcazar, L. Eguiguren, M. B. Alvarez, E. Arteaga, F. Jácome, M. Grunauer","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750852","url":null,"abstract":"This work introduces the engineering design of a device capable to detect serum turbidity. We hypothesized that an electronic, portable, and low cost device that can provide objective, quantitative measurements of serum turbidity might have the potential to improve the early detection of neonatal sepsis. The design features, testing methodologies, and the obtained results are described. The final electronic device was evaluated in two experiments. The first one consisted in recording the turbidity value measured by the device for different solutions with known concentrations and different degrees of turbidity. The second analysis demonstrates a positive correlation between visual turbidity estimation and electronic turbidity measurement. Furthermore, our device demonstrated high turbidity in serum from two neonates with sepsis (one with a confirmed positive blood culture; the other one with a clinical diagnosis). We conclude that our electronic device may effectively measure serum turbidity at the bedside. Future studies will widen the possibility of additional clinical implications.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"23 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78180022","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}
Viviana Moya, V. Espinosa, D. Chávez, P. Leica, O. Camacho
{"title":"Trajectory tracking for quadcopter's formation with two control strategies","authors":"Viviana Moya, V. Espinosa, D. Chávez, P. Leica, O. Camacho","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750839","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to analyze the performance through the ISE index between the two techniques SMC and PD control for quadcopters formation based on a virtual structure by establishing geometrical relationships between the virtual leader (centroid) and quadcopters located in each vertex. The controllers are used for stabilization and trajectory tracking. To analyze the stability, the direct method of Lyapunov is used.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74114750","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 and Monte Carlo simulation of call completion success probabilities under the input-output scheme","authors":"H. Nieto-Chaupis","doi":"10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ETCM.2016.7750828","url":null,"abstract":"We present a model of Probability of Success Call Completion (PSCC) from a typical I/O procedure and computationally tested through Monte Carlo simulation with Gaussian profiles. Under the I/O view the input and transfer functions are prepared without to abandon the randomness nature of the phenomenology. Because kernels are required by the I/O formulation, we have assumed that the Dirac-Delta functions play the role of kernels in according to the I/O representation. The results would indicate that under certain circumstances the formulation I/O is valid by a 10% of error respect to the Meo-Ajmone model. However, the weakness of the I/O approach would be in the extraction of a large number of free parameters, which do not necessarily encompasses the dynamic of phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":6480,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Ecuador Technical Chapters Meeting (ETCM)","volume":"77 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82059203","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}