Hybrid compensation method for traction power quality compensators in electrified railway power supply system

In order to improve the Power Quality(PQ)of traction power supply system and reduce the power rating and operation cost of compensator,a Static VAR Compensator(SVC)integrated Railway Power Conditioner(RPC)is presented in this paper.RPC is a widely used device in the AC electrified railway systems to enhance the PQ indices of the main network.The next generation of this equipment is Active Power Quality Compensator(APQC).The major concern of these compensators is their high kVA rating.In this paper,a hybrid technique is proposed to solve aforementioned problems.A combination of SVC as an auxiliary device is employed together with the main compensators,i.e.,RPC and APQC that leads on to the reduction of power rating of the main compensators.The use of proposed scheme will cause to reduce significantly the initial investment cost of compensation system.The main compensators are only utilized to balance active powers of two adjacent feeder sections and suppress harmonic currents.The SVCs are used to compensate reactive power and suppress the third and fifth harmonic currents.In this paper firstly,the PQ compensation procedure in AC electrified railway is analyzed step by step.Then,the control strategies for SVC and the main compensators are presented.Finally,a simulation is fulfilled using Matlab/Simulink software to verify the effectiveness and validity of the proposed scheme and compensation strategy and also demonstrate that this technique could compensate all PQ problems.

A Delay-Dependent Anti-Windup Compensator for Wide-Area Power Systems With Time-Varying Delays and Actuator Saturation

In this paper, a delay-dependent anti-windup compensator is designed for wide-area power systems to enhance the damping of inter-area low-frequency oscillations in the presence of time-varying delays and actuator saturation using an indirect approach. In this approach, first, a conventional wide-area damping controller is designed by using output feedback with regional pole placement approach without considering time-varying delays and actuator saturation. Then to mitigate the effect of both time-varying delays and actuator saturation, an add-on delay-dependent anti-windup compensator is designed. Based on generalized sector conditions, less conservative delay-dependent sufficient conditions are derived in the form of a linear matrix inequality(LMI) to guarantee the asymptotic stability of the closedloop system in the presence of time-varying delays and actuator saturation by using Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and Jensen integral inequality. Based on sufficient conditions, the LMI-based optimization problem is formulated and solved to obtain the compensator gain which maximizes the estimation of the region of attraction and minimizes the upper bound of-gain. Nonlinear simulations are performed first using MATLAB/Simulink on a two-area four-machine power system to evaluate the performance of the proposed controller for two operating conditions, e.g.,3-phase to ground fault and generator 1 terminal voltage variation. Then the proposed controller is implemented in real-time on an OPAL-RT digital simulator. From the results obtained it is verified that the proposed controller provides sufficient damping to the inter-area oscillations in the presence of time-varying delays and actuator saturation and maximizes the estimation of the region of attraction.

MANEUVERING TARGET TRACKING USING FUZZY COMPENSATOR

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A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF WORKING CHARACTER OF WEFT TENSION COMPENSATOR IN NEEDLE LOOMS

Based on the analysis, according to the principle of vibration, of the working character of weft tension compensator in needle looms, the paper studied the principle of tension compensation and introduced the idea of compensating coefficient. The paper also discussed some factors affecting the effect of tension compensation.

Eigenstructure assignment of lower-order dynamical compensatorsfor linear systems with unknown inputs

Presents a systematic design method of reduced order dynamical compensator via the parametric representations of eigenstructure assignment for linear system, which provides maximum degree of freedom, and can be easily used for the design of a linear system with unknown inputs under some conditions. Even when these conditions are not satisfied, the lower order dynamical compensator can also be designed under some relaxed conditions. Some examples illustrate that the method is neat, simple and effective.

Modeling and Simulating for TSHD’s Swell Compensator by ADAMS

CHC Trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) have been widely used in dredging industry. In order to simulate the dredging process accurately, a mathematical model for a swell compensator used in TSHD is proposed, and a friendly simulation model based on the Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS) is built to test and validate the mathematical model for the swell compensator. The factors influencing the dynamic behavior of the TSHD suction pipe system, such as the mo-tion of the vessel in an unquiet situation with different water current velocities, seabed profiles, seabed soil hardness and the forces acting on the suction pipe system, have been taken into consideration. The simulation results show that they fit in with the operat-ing practice qualitatively.

Comprehensive Energy-Saving Optimization Model of Asynchronous Motor for Voltage Regulation Based on Static Synchronous Compensator

There are several problems existing in the direct starting of asynchronous motor such as large starting current,reactive power absorption from network side and weak interference-resistance,etc.Aiming at this,a comprehensive energy-saving optimization model of asynchronous motor for voltage regulation based on static synchronous compensator(STATCOM)is put forward.By analyzing the working principle and operation performance of static synchronous compensator regulating voltage,a new energy-efficient optimization method for asynchronous motor is proposed based on the voltage regulator model to achieve soft start,continuous dynamic reactive power compensation and the terminal voltage stability control.The multi-objective optimal operation of asynchronous motor is realized by controlling the inverter to adjust the reactive current dynamically.The strategy reduces the influence of starting current and grid voltage by soft starting,and realizes the function of reactive power compensation and terminal voltage stabilization.The effectiveness and superiority of the proposed model is verified by the simulation analysis and the results of comparison with the motor started directly.

Multiplierless Wideband and Narrowband CIC Compensator for SDR Application

This paper presents multiplierless CIC compensator for software-defined radio (SDR) application. The compensator is composed of two simple filters with sinewave form of magnitude responses. The parameters of the design are the sinewave amplitudes expressed as powers-of-two and estimated in a way to fulfill the absolute value of the maximum passband deviation of 0.25 dB and 0.05 dB, for the wideband and narrowband compensations, respectively. The proposed compensator requires maximum nine adders. The comparisons with the methods proposed in literature show the benefits of the proposed compensator.

New Adaptive Compensator Robust to Memoryless Nonlinear Distortion

In this paper, the new hybrid adaptive Volterra filter was proposed to be applied for compensating the nonlinear distortion of memoryless nonlinear systems with saturation characteristics. Through computer simulations as well as the analytical analysis, it could be shown that it is possible for both conventional Volterra filter and proposed Volterra filter, to be applied for linearizing the memoryless nonlinear system with nonlinear distortion. Also, the simulation results demonstrated that the proposed Volterra filter may have faster convergence speed and better capability of compensating the nonlinear distortion than the conventional Volterra filter.

The Implementation and Lateral Control Optimization of a UAV Based on Phase Lead Compensator and Signal Constraint Controller

Unmanned Aero Vehicles (UAV) has become a useful entity for quite a good number of industries and facilities. It is an agile, cost effective and reliable solution for communication, defense, security, delivery, surveillance and surveying etc. However, their reliability is dependent on the resilient and stabilizes performance based on control systems embedded behind the body. Therefore, the UAV is majorly dependent upon controller design and the requirement of particular performance parameters. Nevertheless, in modern technologies there is always a room for improvement. In the similar manner a UAV lateral control system was implemented and researched in this study, which has been optimized using Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) controller, phase lead compensator and signal constraint controller. The significance of this study is the optimization of the existing UAV controller plant for improving lateral performance and stability. With this UAV community will benefit from designing robust controls using the optimized method utilized in this paper and moreover this will provide sophisticated control to operate in unpredictable environments. It is observed that results obtained for optimized lateral control dynamics using phase lead compensator (PLC) are efficacious than the simple PID feedback gains. However, for optimizing unwanted signals of lateral velocity, yaw rate, and yaw angle modes, PLC were integrated with PID to achieve dynamical stability.

Improvement of machining accuracy in precision micro boring system by forecasting compensatory control technique

Presents the design of a micro boring servo system. A piezoelectric actuator is employed to compensate the deflection errors of the cutter in the radial direction to reduce the force induced errors in the workpiece. In order to bore small and deep holes, the boring bar is designed with a new structure consisting of two concentric bars, one being used for error measuring and the other for error compensation. As a result, the size of the micro boring bar is not affected even after the piezoelectric actuator and strain gauges have been incorporated. The outer diameter of the boring bar used is 16 mm and the length to diameter ratio is greater than 9. A Forecasting Compensatory Control (FCC) technique is adopted in this system for error prediction and error compensation. The off line forecasting compensatory control simulation and on line cutting results have verified that the roundness form errors in the workpiece can be reduced up to 60 percent with the developed micro boring servo system.

Externalities as Compensatory Criteria of Compulsory Expropriation Actions

Ownership/private property and property inheritance are concepts well-established and constitutionally protected in our modern societies.Nevertheless,numerous provisions in the national legal framework enable the states to expropriate individual private goods under certain severe circumstances through compensation prerequisites.The present manuscript presents a short comparative study of the constitutional articles of many countries,regarding expropriation actions,examines the compensation techniques employed,and interrelates expropriation implementation with economic analysis methods and experimental economics.Furthermore,this paper states that the current Greek expropriate methods consist of an economic disturbance and externality in economic terms.

Composite nonlinear feedback control for cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems by a distributed dynamic compensator

This paper investigates the cooperative output regulation problem of linear multi-agent systems with a linear exogenous system(exo-system).The network topology is described by a directed graph which contains a directed spanning tree with the exo-system as the root.Aiming at improving the transient performance of the multi-agent systems,a dynamic control law is developed by the composite nonlinear feedback(CNF)control technique.In particular,a distributed dynamic compensator independent of the interaction on the compensator states of agents among the network,is adopted.The solvability condition for the cooperative output regulation problem is obtained using the small-gain theory,which will not be destroyed by adding the nonlinear feedback part of the CNF control law.It is also shown that in the case with the exo-system not diverging exponentially,the small-gain condition can be guaranteed using the low-gain design.Finally,simulation results illustrate that the proposed CNF control law improves the transient performance for the cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems.

Allocation and sizing of reactive power compensators considering PV power and load demand uncertainty using beetle-antenna grey wolf optimization

Distributed photovoltaic(PV)systems play an important role in supplying many recent microgrids.The absence of reactive power support for these small-scale PV plants increases total microgrid losses and voltage-instability threats.Reactive power compensations(RPCs)should be integrated to enhance both microgrid losses and voltage profiles.RPC planning is a non-linear,complicated problem.In this paper,a combined RPC allocation and sizing algorithm is proposed.The RPC-integrating buses are selected using a new adaptive approach of loss sensitivity analysis.In the sizing process,the uncertainties in PV power and load demand are modelled using proper probability density functions.Three simulation techniques for handling uncertainties are compared to define the accurate and fast accurate method as follows:Monte Carlo simulation(MCS),scenario tree construction and reduction method,and point estimation method(PEM).The load flow equations are solved using the forward-backward sweep method.RPCs are optimally sized using the beetle-antenna-based strategy with grey wolf optimization(BGWO)to overcome the local minima problem that appeared in the other pre-proposed methods.Results have been compared using particle swarm optimization and conventional GWO.The proposed model is verified using the IEEE 33 radial bus system.The expected power loss has been reduced by 22% and 31% using compensation of 26% and 44%,respectively.The results obtained prove that the BGWO optimal power flow and PEM to handle the uncertainty can significantly reduce the computation time with sufficient accuracy.Under the study conditions,PEM reduces the computation time to 4 minutes compared with 4 hours for MCS,with only a 3% error compared with MCS as an uncertainty benchmark method.

Asymmetrical Multi-level DC-link Inverter for PV Energy System with Perturb and Observe Based Voltage Regulator and Capacitor Compensator

In this paper, a perturb and observe(P&O) based voltage regulator(POVR) and a capacitor compensator(CC)circuit are proposed for the implementation on 31-level asymmetrical switch-diode based multi-level DC-link(MLDCL) inverter. Since the application of MLDCL in a standalone photovoltaic(PV) system requires constant DC voltages from PV panels, the POVR strategy is deployed to regulate the voltage along with the capability to deliver the maximum power at full load.Boost DC-DC converters are used as the interface between the panels and the inverter for the POVR operation. The results show that POVR is capable of achieving the desired fixed DC voltages even under varying environmental and load conditions,with a steady 230 V at the output. At full load, the standalone system successfully delivers 97.21% of the theoretical maximum power. Additionally, CC is incorporated to mitigate voltage spikes at the output when supplying power to inductive loads.It successfully eliminates the spikes and also reduces the total harmonic distortion(THD) of output current and voltage from more than 10% to less than 5%, as recommended in IEEE 519 standard.

Dynamic Stability Improvement of Decentralized Wind Farms by Effective Distribution Static Compensator

Dynamic instability of decentralized wind energy farms is a major issue to deliver continuous green energy to electricity consumers.This instability is caused by variations of voltage and frequency parameters due to intermittencies in wind power.Previously,droop control and inverter-based schemes have been proposed to regulate the voltage by balancing reactive power,while inertial control,digital mapping tech-nique of proportional-integral-differential(PID)controller and efficiency control strategy have been developed to regulate the frequency.In this paper,voltage stability is improved by a new joint strategy of distribution static compensator(DSTATCOM)six-pulse controller based reactive power management among decentralized wind turbines and controlled charging of capacitor bank.The frequency stability is ensured by a joint coordinated utilization of capacitor bank and distributed wind power turbines dispatching through a new DSTATCOM six-pulse controller scheme.In both strategies,power grid is contributed as a backup source with less priority.These new joint strategies for voltage and frequency stabilities will enhance the stable active power delivery to end users.A system test case is developed to verify the proposed joint strategies.The test results of the proposed new schemes are proved to be effective in terms of stability improvement of voltage,frequency and active power generation.

Effect of monovalent charge compensators on the photoluminescence properties of Ca_(3)(PO_(4))_(2):Tb^(3+),A^(+)(A=Li,Na,K)phosphors

Ca_(3-x)(PO_(4))_(2):xTb^(3+)(0.2≤x≤0.4),Ca_(2.3)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+),0.35 A^(+)(A=Li,Na,K),and Ca_(2.3)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+),yLi^(+)(0.35≤y≤0.455)phosphors were prepared by solid-state reaction.All the prepared phosphors formed a rhombohedral unit cell with the R3c space group.To improve the photoluminescence(PL)properties of the Ca_(2.65)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+)phosphor,monovalent charge compensators such as Li^(+),NA^(+),and K^(+)were added to the Ca_(2.65)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+)phosphor.The charge compensators acted as fluxes,so they improved the crystallinity.The excitation and emission properties were significantly improved through the incorporation of charge compensators.In particular,among the charge compensators,Li^(+)ion substantially enhanced the emission intensity and color purity.Furthermore,considering the evaporation of Li_(2)CO_(3)during the annealing process,we optimized the concentration of Li^(+)charge compensator to enhance its PL performance.Impressively,the green emission intensity of the Ca_(2.3)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+),0.385 Li^(+)phosphor was 260%higher than that of the Ca_(2.65)(PO_(4))_(2):0.35 Tb^(3+)phosphor.We believe that the effect of charge compensators on the PL properties and the optimum concentration of Li^(+)cha rge compensator are useful for the design of phosphors in light-emitting diodes.

Parameter Identification for Static Var Compensator Model Using Sensitivity Analysis and Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm

A parameter estimation method based on an improved Whale Optimization Algorithm is proposed in this paper to identify the parameters of a static var compensator(SVC)model.First,a mathematical model of SVC is established.Then,the reverse learning strategy and Levy flight disturbance strategy are introduced to improve the whale optimization algorithm,and the improved whale optimization algorithm is applied to the parameter identification of the static var compensator model.Finally,a stepwise identification method,by analyzing the local sensitivities of parameters,is proposed which solves the problem of low accuracy caused by multi-parameter identification.This method provides a new estimation strategy for accurately identifying the parameters of the static var compensator model.Estimation results show that the parameter estimation method can be an effective tool to solve the problem of parameter identification for the SVC model.

Robust design of static synchronous series compensator-based stabilizer for damping inter-area oscillations using quadratic mathematical programming

This paper presents a procedure for designing a supplementary damping stabilizer for a static synchronous series compensator(SSSC) in multi-machine power systems.The objective is to shift the lightly damped inter-area modes toward the prescribed stability region.A lead-lag stabilizer is used to demonstrate this technique,in which a particular measure of stabilizer gain is considered as an objective function.Constraints of the problem for phase-lead and lag structures are derived.The objective function with the constraints is formed as a quadratic mathematical programming problem.For robust design,the parameters of the stabilizer are calculated under various operating conditions.Two types of SSSC-based stabilizer have been presented and designed.Numerical results including eigenvalue analysis and the nonlinear simulations on the 4-and 50-machine power systems are pre-sented to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Improved voltage tracking of autonomous microgrid technology using a combined resonant controller with lead-lag compensator adopting negative imaginary theorem

Growing application of distributed generation units at remote places has led to the evolution of microgrid(MG)technology.When an MG system functions independently,i.e.,in autonomous mode,unpredictable loads and uncertainties emerge throughout the system.To obtain stable and flexible operation of an autonomous MG,a rigid control mechanism is needed.In this paper,a robust high-performance controller is introduced to improve the performance of voltage tracking of an MG system and to eliminate stability problems.A combination of a resonant controller and a lead-lag compensator in a positive position feedback path is designed,one which obeys the negative imaginary(NI)theorem,for both single-phase and three-phase autonomous MG systems.The controller has excellent tracking performance.This is investigated through considering various uncertainties with different load dynamics.The feasibility and effectiveness of the controller are also determined with a comparative analysis with some well-known controllers,such as linear quadratic regulator,model predictive and NI approached resonant controllers.This confirms the superi-ority of the designed controller.