i-manager's Journal on Electrical Engineering (JEE)


Volume 8 Issue 2 October - December 2014

Research Paper

Study of Molybdenum Contact to Multi Crystalline Silicon for Thin Film Solar Cells Application

Haneh S.Younessi* , Elaheh Akbarnejad**, Mahmood Ghoranneviss***
*-*** Plasma Physics Research Centre, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Younessi, H. S., Akbarnejad, E. and Ghoranneviss, M. (2014). Study of Molybdenum Contact to Multi Crystalline Silicon For Thin Film Solar Cells Application. i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering , 8(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.26634/jee.8.2.3042

Abstract

To obtain a suitable ohmic contact with low specific contact and sheet resistance, a thin film of Mo~1μm is deposited on n-type multi crystalline Si wafer by RF sputtering in Argon atmosphere. The ohmic characterization of Molybdenum contact was investigated by the Keithley 2361 and the sheet resistance was measured by the four point probe. Two sets of experiments were carried out to study the resulting deposition of Molybdenum thin film. In the first experiment, during the deposition process, the RF power was varied at constant 100, 200 and 300 Watts and in the second experiment RF power was kept at a constant 300W, while the Ar gas flow was varied at constant 10, 30 and 50Sccm.The specific contact  resistance was not affected by varying the RF power of deposition; it remained at about 1×10-3 Ωm2 . However, the sheet  resistivity reduced to 1.6×10-5 Ωm. Although varying the RF power did not impact the resistivity of the contact by much, the XRD spectra of the samples show that there was an increase in the crystalline structure, as the RF power was increased. The best result was achieved with the lowest Ar gas flow with the specific contact resistance of 8×10-4 Ωm2  and the sheet resistivity of 3.3×10-6 Ωm.The low Ar gas flow not only yielded the sample with the lowest specific contact and sheet resistivity, it also produced the sample with the most orderly deposited molybdenum grains; as observed with the SEM.

Research Paper

Optimal Control of Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor Using Discrete LinearQuadratic Regulator

G. Jagadeesh* , S. Koteswara Rao**, B. Arundhati***
* M.Tech Student, Vignan's Institute of Information and Tecnology, Visakhapatnam, India.
** Senior Professor in ECE Deparment, Vignan's Institute of Information and Technology, Visakhapatnam, India.
*** Associate Professor and HOD, EEE Department ,Vignan's Institute of Information & Technology, Visakhapatnam, India.
Jagadeesh, G., Rao, S. K., and Arundhati, B. (2014). Optimal Control Of Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor Using Discrete Linear Quadratic Regulator. i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering , 8(2), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.26634/jee.8.2.3040

Abstract

This paper presents an optimal control of Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor (PMLSM) using linear quadratic regulator. The linear quadratic regulator is employed by linearization of motor model to obtain the optimal state feedback gain matrix. Optimal Control Methodology facilitates to design a control system, to meet the performance objectives with the smallest control energy i.e. the energy associated with the generation of control inputs. In pole placement techniques, Trial and Error method is adopted to find the pole location for desired performance of the system, whereas the optimal control methods directly formulate the desired performance of the control system The PMLSM drive is simulated by taking various Q and R matrices in order to eliminate the steady state error and enhance the dynamic performance of various speed profiles.

Research Paper

Voltage Stability Analysis For Line Outage Contingency Using Cat Swarm OptimizationFor Placing Multiple TCSCs

G. Naveen Kumar* , Suryakalavarthi, M**
* Assistant Professor, EEE Department, Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
** Professor, EEE Department, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, College of Engineering Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Kumar, G. N., and Kalavathi, M. S. (2014). Voltage Stability Analysis For Line Outage Contingency Using Cat Swarm Optimization For Placing Multiple TCSCS. i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering , 8(2), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.26634/jee.8.2.3043

Abstract

Voltage stability is regarded as one of the important areas of power system stability studies. A power system facing disturbances is at risks of voltage instability. Prime reason for the cause of instability is the sag in reactive power at various locations due to circuit contingencies. These are classified under large disturbance voltage stability. The aim of this paper is to identify the optimal location of Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor in an interconnected transmission power system under N-1 contingency using Cat Swarm Optimization technique.

Research Paper

Speed Control Of Induction Motor Using Fuzzy Logic Controller

Prashant Menghal* , A. Jaya Laxmi**, D. Anusha***
* Faculty of Degree Engineering, Military College of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad, Telangana and Research Scholar, EEE Department., JNTU, Andhra Pradesh, India.
** Professor, Department of EEE, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
*** Research Scholar, Department of EEE, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, College of Engineering,Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Menghal, P. M. Laxmi, A. J., and Anusha, D. (2014). Speed Control Of Induction Motor Using Fuzzy Logic Controller. i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering , 8(2), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.26634/jee.8.2.3041

Abstract

The use of Induction motors has increased tremendously, since the day of its invention. They are being used as actuators in various industrial processes, robotics, house appliances and other similar applications. The reason for increasing popularity day by day can be primarily attributed to its robust construction, simplicity in design and cost of effectiveness. This paper presents a methodology for implementation of a rule-based fuzzy logic controller applied to a closed loop Volts/Hz speed control of induction motor. The Induction motor is modelled using a dq axis theory. The designed Fuzzy Logic Controller's performance is weighed and is compared with that of a PI controller. The system has been simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK and the results have been presented. The results obtained by using a conventional PI controller and the designed Fuzzy Logic Controller have been compared.

Research Paper

Symmetrical Five Level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter With Reduced Switch for Various Unipolar PWM Strategies

C. R. Balamurugan* , S. P. Natarajan**, M. Arumugam***, R. Bensraj****
* EEE Department, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India.
** EIE Department, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India.
*** EEE Department, Arunai College of Engineering, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India.
**** EEE Department, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India.
Balamurugan, C. R., Natarajan, S. P., Arumugam, M., and Bensraj, R. (2014). Symmetrical Five Level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter With Reduced Switch for Various Unipolar PWM Strategies. i-manager’s Journal on Electrical Engineering , 8(2), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.26634/jee.8.2.3044

Abstract

In this paper, a new multilevel converter which consists of only the seven switches rather than the conventional multilevel converter is analyzed. The various PWM techniques were included: APODPWM, COPWM and PSPWM, to generate the respective output voltage levels. It has many main advantages of lower harmonics, reductions in installation space and cost of inverter. The performance measures like Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), VRMS (fundamental) and Vpeak are evaluated for various modulation indices. This proposed multilevel converter can be analyzed and investigated through MATLAB/SIMULINK software. Finally, compared with all PWM strategies, the COPWM and PSPWM provide higher (Fundamental) RMS voltage and APOD PWM provides lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) .