Multiple Scattering Between Adjacent Sound Sources in Head-Related Transfer Function Measurement System

To accelerate head-related transfer functions(HRTFs)measurement,two or more independent sound sources are usually employed in the measurement system.However,the multiple scattering between adjacent sound sources may influence the accuracy of measurement.On the other hand,the directivity of sound source could induce measurement error.Therefore,a model consisting of two spherical sound sources with approximate omni-directivity and a rigid-spherical head is proposed to evaluate the errors in HRTF measurement caused by multiple scattering between sources.An example of analysis using multipole re-expansion indicates that the error of ipsilateral HRTFs are within the bound of±1.0 dB below a frequency of 20 kHz,provided that the sound source radius does not exceed 0.025 m,the source distance relative to head center is not less than 0.5 m,and the angular interval between two adjacent sources is not less than 20 degrees.Similar conclusions under different conditions can also be analyzed and discussed by using this calculation method.Furthermore,the results are verified by measurements of HRTFs for a rigid sphere and a KEMAR artificial head.

Coordination of PSS and FACTS Damping Controllers to Improve Small Signal Stability of Large-scale Power Systems

This paper presents an approach for designing parameters of power system stabilizer(PSS)and FACTS damping controllers in a large scale practical power system.The objective is maximizing damping ratio of the target mode,and tracking technology(MTT)is used to avoid frequent alternations of target mode in optimization procedures.An improved planted growth simulation algorithm(IPGSA),which has high search efficiency and quick convergence speed,is proposed to optimize controller parameters coordinately.Based on case study of a large-scale power grid,and by using local and interregional low-frequency oscillation modes as target modes,simulation results verify proposed method in this paper.Furthermore,coordination optimization strategy adapted to multi-operating conditions demonstrates that the proposed approach is robust.