i-manager's Journal on Power Systems Engineering (JPS)


Volume 1 Issue 4 November - January 2014

Research Paper

Hybrid EPSO-IPM based Optimal Power Flow with FACTS controllers for security enhancement considering credible network contingencies

Chunduri Rambabu* , Y.P. Obulesu**, Ch. SaiBabu***
* Associate Professor, Sri Vasavi Engineering College, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India.
** Professor and Head of Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram.
*** Professor in Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering in JNTUCEK, Kakinada, India.
Rambabu, C., Obulesu, Y. P. and SaiBabu, Ch. (2014). Hybrid EPSO based Optimal Power Flow with FACTS devices for security enhancement considering credible network contingencies. i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 1(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.1.4.2662

Abstract

: This paper presents hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization based method to solve optimal power flow in power systems incorporating FACTS controllers such as Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifter (TCPS), Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) and Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) for security enhancement under single network contingencies.A fuzzy contingency ranking method is used in this paper and observed that it effectively eliminates the masking effect when compared with other methods of contingency ranking. The fuzzy based network composite overall severity index is used as an objective to be minimized to improve the security of the power system. The proposed optimization process with EPSO-IPM is presented with case study example using IEEE 30-bus test system to demonstrate its applicability. The results are presented to show the feasibility and potential of this new approach.

Research Paper

Investigation and Analysis for Effectiveness of Various Types of Reflectors in Boasting the Output of Solar Photovoltaic Panel

Md. Khademuzzaman* , Nilufer Akter**, Ruhul Amin***
*-**-*** Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS).
Khademuzzaman, Md., Akter, N., and Amin, R. (2014). Investigation and Analysis for Effectiveness of Various Types of Reflectors in Boasting the Output of Solar Photovoltaic Panel. i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 1(4), 15-20. https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.1.4.2663

Abstract

Various methods have been practiced for boasting up the output of solar photovoltaic module. Tracking more sun rays on solar PV panel is one of the effective schemes for increasing up the output. This sun tracking can be possible though automatic sun tracker or reflection methods. Comparatively the reflection method has more simplicity in mechanism than automatic tracker. Tracking more sun rays with reflection process provided satisfactory result. In dealing with reflection method we have found various types of reflectors like white foam reflector, standard reflector, aluminum reflector etc. In this paper, we have demonstrated the effectiveness of various reflectors on solar PV panel at different angles. From this analytical paper we can determine the effective reflector to increase the output of solar PV panel.

Research Paper

Development of Power Flow Controller for Grid Connected Renewable Energy Sources Using Lyapunov function

Kalaiselvi K* , Sowthamani R**
*_** Master of Engg- Electrical Drives & Embedded Control, Anna University, Regional Centre, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Kalaiselvi, K., and Sowthamani, R. (2014). Development of Power Flow Controller For Grid Connected Renewable Energy Sources Using Lyapunov Function. i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 1(4), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.1.4.2664

Abstract

The three phase inverter is proposed to control the active and reactive power flow from the renewable energy source to a three phase generalized micro grid system. The proposed control system not only controls the grid power flow but also reduces the grid current total harmonic distortion in the presence of typical nonlinear loads. The control system shapes the grid current taking into account the grid voltage unbalance, harmonics as well as unbalance in line side inductors. The stability of the control system is ensured by the direct method of Lyapunov. SRC is also proposed to improve the performance of the current controller by estimating the periodic disturbances of the system. The proposed control system (implemented digitally) provides superior performance over the conventional multiple proportional-integral and proportional-resonant control methods. A new inverter modelling technique is also presented to take care of unbalances both in grid voltages and line side inductors.

Research Paper

Contingency Analysis of Power System using MI-power Software

Shekhappa G. Ankaliki * , Vijay. Y. Patil**, Naveenkumar R Kulkarni***, Veeresh A. G****
* Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, S.D.M College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, India.
**-***-**** P.G Scholar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, S.D.M College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, India.
Ankaliki, G. S., Patil, Y. V., Kulkarni, R. N., and Veeresh, A. G. (2014). Contingency Analysis of Power System using Mi-power Software. i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 1(4), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.1.4.2665

Abstract

This article presents contingency analysis of power system by Fast Decoupled Load Flow method using Mi-power software. In the modern days the power system is becoming wide and complex and hence system security is one of the challenging tasks for the operation engineers. Contingency Analysis (CA) is critical in power system analysis and it gives the knowledge about the system state in the event of a contingency. Contingency analysis technique is being widely used to predict the effect of outages like failures of equipment, transmission line etc, and to take necessary actions to keep the power system secure and reliable. The off line analysis to predict the effect of individual contingency is a tedious task as a power system contains large number of components. Practically, only selected contingencies will lead to severe conditions in power system. The process of identifying these severe contingencies is referred as contingency selection. In this work single line outage contingency case is analyzed for different loading conditions and demonstrated through IEEE 6-Bus System.

Research Paper

A High Speed Low Power CAM with Power-Gated MatchLine Sensing Using Keyword-Based Search Method

M.Shanmugapriya* , M. Shenbagapriya**
* 2nd year ME Student, VLSI Design, Department of ECE, Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem, India.
** Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem, India.
Shanmugapriya, M., and Shenbagapriya, M. (2014). A High Speed Low Power Cam with Power-Gated Match Line Sensing Using Keyword Based Search Method. i-manager’s Journal on Power Systems Engineering, 1(4), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.26634/jps.1.4.2667

Abstract

The design of high speed Content Addressable Memory (CAM) offers high-speed search function in a single clock cycle. Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is a type of solid-state memory in which data are accessed by their contents rather than physical locations. It receives input search data, i.e., a search word, and returns the address of a similar word that is stored in its data-bank. In previous system, we introduced a parity bit that leads to sensing delay and increase the power consumption. It takes more time to sense the match line. In this paper, we used keyword based search method. The concept of this method is to pre-compare several bits of the match line in advance. Through the mechanism of the keyword search pre-comparison scheme, it can decide that whether the other bits would be compared or not and which reduces even more sensing delay and reduce the power.