Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334993
Oscar Azofeifa, C. Barth
Cryogenic cooling of power converters has been proposed as a method to increase power density and efficiency. In addition to the reduction in copper conduction losses at low temperatures, prior work has shown that the conduction loss of GaN devices also decreases under dc test conditions as the device temperature is lowered. In order to optimize the design of the full power converter at near-cryogneic operating temperatures, the impact of temperature on the losses of passive components must be understood. This paper outlines a method of estimating the losses of inductors at low temperature operation. Although the copper losses in the inductors clearly decrease with decreasing temperature, it was found that the overall losses remained relatively constant for a composite powdered iron inductor over the temperature range of 20° C to − 100° C.
{"title":"Inductor loss estimation of a single phase 3-level gallium nitride inverter under cryogenic conditions","authors":"Oscar Azofeifa, C. Barth","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334993","url":null,"abstract":"Cryogenic cooling of power converters has been proposed as a method to increase power density and efficiency. In addition to the reduction in copper conduction losses at low temperatures, prior work has shown that the conduction loss of GaN devices also decreases under dc test conditions as the device temperature is lowered. In order to optimize the design of the full power converter at near-cryogneic operating temperatures, the impact of temperature on the losses of passive components must be understood. This paper outlines a method of estimating the losses of inductors at low temperature operation. Although the copper losses in the inductors clearly decrease with decreasing temperature, it was found that the overall losses remained relatively constant for a composite powdered iron inductor over the temperature range of 20° C to − 100° C.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123182354","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334969
Wen Fan, Y. Liao
Various types of transmission line fault location algorithms have been proposed in the past. One type of methods dispenses with line parameters, which is named line parameter free algorithm. This paper reports verification results based on field data for line parameter free fault location algorithms. The methods are two-terminal method, requiring voltages and currents from both terminals of a transmission line. The field data used are unsynchronized. In comparison, results obtained by classical methods that require line parameters are also presented. Results indicate that the parameter free algorithms yield comparable results with those obtained by classical methods that require line parameters, and thus may be desirable in practical applications, especially in cases of absence of line parameters. This paper also proposes a new method for quantifying the impact of potential factors on fault location accuracy based on probability theory.
{"title":"Transmission line parameter-free fault location results using field data","authors":"Wen Fan, Y. Liao","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334969","url":null,"abstract":"Various types of transmission line fault location algorithms have been proposed in the past. One type of methods dispenses with line parameters, which is named line parameter free algorithm. This paper reports verification results based on field data for line parameter free fault location algorithms. The methods are two-terminal method, requiring voltages and currents from both terminals of a transmission line. The field data used are unsynchronized. In comparison, results obtained by classical methods that require line parameters are also presented. Results indicate that the parameter free algorithms yield comparable results with those obtained by classical methods that require line parameters, and thus may be desirable in practical applications, especially in cases of absence of line parameters. This paper also proposes a new method for quantifying the impact of potential factors on fault location accuracy based on probability theory.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121315346","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334991
Derek Chou, B. Hopps, Richard Lin, Jean-Étienne Tremblay
The electrification of vehicles is spurring aggressive down-scaling of the size and weight of power processing components. Conventional approaches sacrifice efficiency and thermal handling to achieve these gains, but the flying-capacitor multilevel (FCML) topology, with its switching frequency multiplication effect, used in conjuction with fast GaN transistors, can reduce passive component size, and therefore system weight, without compromising efficiency. This work presents a maximum power point tracker system for use in a solar racing vehicle with a 3-level FCML GaN power stage, and is an order of magnitude lighter than competing conventional designs. The converter achieves a maximum efficiency of 98.6% at a nominal 2× boost ratio, can process up to 546 W of power, and is capable of a large boost ratio of over 16 x. In addition to achieving these metrics, factors affecting dynamic performance and reliability such as converter start-up and fault tolerance are addressed.
{"title":"A lightweight, multilevel GaN maximum power point tracker for solar-powered race vehicles","authors":"Derek Chou, B. Hopps, Richard Lin, Jean-Étienne Tremblay","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334991","url":null,"abstract":"The electrification of vehicles is spurring aggressive down-scaling of the size and weight of power processing components. Conventional approaches sacrifice efficiency and thermal handling to achieve these gains, but the flying-capacitor multilevel (FCML) topology, with its switching frequency multiplication effect, used in conjuction with fast GaN transistors, can reduce passive component size, and therefore system weight, without compromising efficiency. This work presents a maximum power point tracker system for use in a solar racing vehicle with a 3-level FCML GaN power stage, and is an order of magnitude lighter than competing conventional designs. The converter achieves a maximum efficiency of 98.6% at a nominal 2× boost ratio, can process up to 546 W of power, and is capable of a large boost ratio of over 16 x. In addition to achieving these metrics, factors affecting dynamic performance and reliability such as converter start-up and fault tolerance are addressed.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"274 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124423853","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334996
F. Ghorbaniparvar, H. Sangrody
Oscillations can cause major stability concern in power systems. It is very important to analyze and locate oscillations quickly so that prompt remedial reactions can be taken to increase the system stability. This paper presents a novel multi-delay self-coherence method to locate source of forced oscillations using measurement data. The derivative constrained minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) algorithm is used to estimate the coherence spectrum. The Performance of proposed method is evaluated with simulation data that is generated using 16-machine 68-bus model. It is shown through case studies that the proposed method can effectively locate the possible source of forced oscillations.
{"title":"PMU application for locating the source of forced oscillations in smart grids","authors":"F. Ghorbaniparvar, H. Sangrody","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334996","url":null,"abstract":"Oscillations can cause major stability concern in power systems. It is very important to analyze and locate oscillations quickly so that prompt remedial reactions can be taken to increase the system stability. This paper presents a novel multi-delay self-coherence method to locate source of forced oscillations using measurement data. The derivative constrained minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) algorithm is used to estimate the coherence spectrum. The Performance of proposed method is evaluated with simulation data that is generated using 16-machine 68-bus model. It is shown through case studies that the proposed method can effectively locate the possible source of forced oscillations.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116370607","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334982
Sarthak Jain, Mitchell Easley, M. Shadmand, B. Mirafzal
This paper presents a decoupled active and reactive power predictive control for quasi-Z-source (qZS) single-phase grid connected photovoltaic (PV) microinverter with low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability. The control algorithm structure is based on model predictive control (MPC) framework to facilitate switching between modes of operation: maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and LVRT modes. The proposed controller extracts the maximum power from the PV panels during the normal grid condition. The system is capable of injecting reactive power based on LVRT requirements by the grid codes based on commanded reactive power injection strategy. The proposed algorithm has simple structure with less complexity and computational time for easier and effective implementation. It can respond to rapidly changing PV ambient and grid conditions and appropriately alter the current injection. The performance of the controller is verified experimentally for three reactive power injection strategies.
{"title":"Decoupled active and reactive power predictive control of impedance source microinverter with LVRT capability","authors":"Sarthak Jain, Mitchell Easley, M. Shadmand, B. Mirafzal","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334982","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a decoupled active and reactive power predictive control for quasi-Z-source (qZS) single-phase grid connected photovoltaic (PV) microinverter with low voltage ride through (LVRT) capability. The control algorithm structure is based on model predictive control (MPC) framework to facilitate switching between modes of operation: maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and LVRT modes. The proposed controller extracts the maximum power from the PV panels during the normal grid condition. The system is capable of injecting reactive power based on LVRT requirements by the grid codes based on commanded reactive power injection strategy. The proposed algorithm has simple structure with less complexity and computational time for easier and effective implementation. It can respond to rapidly changing PV ambient and grid conditions and appropriately alter the current injection. The performance of the controller is verified experimentally for three reactive power injection strategies.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117004394","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334973
J. Yao, Y. Ishizuka, Kazuma Shiya, T. Soejima
In this paper, a digital control system for DC-DC converter is presented, which can reduce the latency time of feed back control system effectively. Several experiments have been done in 48V/5V direct conversion 1MHz DC-DC converter to evaluate the time response to sudden load change, the maximum power efficiency and the characteristic of frequency. The results show that the proposed system can reduce the time delay of the digital controller to 14.4ns, and the maximum power efficiency is reached to 85.23%. Besides, the crossover frequency in this system is reached to 268.98kHz, and the phase margin is 41.20deg.
{"title":"48V/5V direct conversion 1MHz DC-DC converter with 14ns time-delay digital control","authors":"J. Yao, Y. Ishizuka, Kazuma Shiya, T. Soejima","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334973","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a digital control system for DC-DC converter is presented, which can reduce the latency time of feed back control system effectively. Several experiments have been done in 48V/5V direct conversion 1MHz DC-DC converter to evaluate the time response to sudden load change, the maximum power efficiency and the characteristic of frequency. The results show that the proposed system can reduce the time delay of the digital controller to 14.4ns, and the maximum power efficiency is reached to 85.23%. Besides, the crossover frequency in this system is reached to 268.98kHz, and the phase margin is 41.20deg.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"1032 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134371811","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334981
Lina He
In a modular multilevel converter (MMC) station, a circuit breaker (CB) with a pre-insertion resistor (PIR) is required to be installed to suppress the inrush current due to the saturation of the converter transformer during the energization of the MMC station. The insertion time of the PIR depends on the specific design of the MMC-HVDC projects, usually in the order of seconds. When the PIR is bypassed from the energization circuit, the resulting switching transients can lead the converter transformer to be saturated. The caused high inrush currents are able to endanger the MMC station and reduce the transformer life-cycle. In order to understand the corresponding transients and perform the simulation study, this paper presents a test model, including a MMC station, a HVDC feeder and an external network. Two cases with different bypassing strategies are simulated in this paper to identify an appropriate bypassing time.
{"title":"Bypassing transients of pre-insertion resistor during energization of MMC-HVDC stations","authors":"Lina He","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334981","url":null,"abstract":"In a modular multilevel converter (MMC) station, a circuit breaker (CB) with a pre-insertion resistor (PIR) is required to be installed to suppress the inrush current due to the saturation of the converter transformer during the energization of the MMC station. The insertion time of the PIR depends on the specific design of the MMC-HVDC projects, usually in the order of seconds. When the PIR is bypassed from the energization circuit, the resulting switching transients can lead the converter transformer to be saturated. The caused high inrush currents are able to endanger the MMC station and reduce the transformer life-cycle. In order to understand the corresponding transients and perform the simulation study, this paper presents a test model, including a MMC station, a HVDC feeder and an external network. Two cases with different bypassing strategies are simulated in this paper to identify an appropriate bypassing time.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"869 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126974301","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}
In this paper, we present an optimal operation model for an active distribution utility with inflexible and flexible loads. The proposed model addresses how the flexible loads should be operated to minimize the utility operation cost as well as maintaining the distribution network safe. Moreover, we analyze how the flexible loads can provide the reserve service for the electricity market with highly renewable resources penetration. Assuming T time intervals, we determine the optimal energy and reserve bids to the electricity market that minimize energy procurement cost of the utility and fully comply with the operational standards of the distribution network. From a set of numerical experiments on the 33-bus system, we present the advantages of our proposed model.
{"title":"Optimal energy and reserve markets participation of flexible loads in an active distribution network","authors":"Ashkan Sadeghi-Mobarakeh, Alireza Eshraghi, Sadegh Vejdan, Mahdeih Khodaparastan","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334985","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present an optimal operation model for an active distribution utility with inflexible and flexible loads. The proposed model addresses how the flexible loads should be operated to minimize the utility operation cost as well as maintaining the distribution network safe. Moreover, we analyze how the flexible loads can provide the reserve service for the electricity market with highly renewable resources penetration. Assuming T time intervals, we determine the optimal energy and reserve bids to the electricity market that minimize energy procurement cost of the utility and fully comply with the operational standards of the distribution network. From a set of numerical experiments on the 33-bus system, we present the advantages of our proposed model.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122061783","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334992
F. Tooryan, E. R. Collins
Integration of various on-site distributed generators in a micorgrid, which can either be operated in grid-connected or islanded mode, helps to satisfy the local demand. The optimum sizing and placement with a techno-economical optimization of a microgrid is done with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The problem of optimum placement and size is formulated as a nonlinear integer minimization problem which minimizes the sum of the total capital, operational, maintenance and replacement cost of Distributed Generators (DGs), subject to constraints such as voltage, energy limits of each DG, exchanged power with utility and the constraints of system reliability. The exchanged power with the main grid, economics of DG units and penalty for not supplying the loads are taken into consideration. In this paper, some notions of reliability indices are calculated in order to evaluate the performance of a microgrid in both grid-connected and islanded mode, and the effect of reliability on total cost of microgrid is evaluated. The uncertainty of PV output is also considered which plays an important role in optimization technique.
{"title":"Optimum size and placement of distributed generators in microgrid based on reliability concept","authors":"F. Tooryan, E. R. Collins","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334992","url":null,"abstract":"Integration of various on-site distributed generators in a micorgrid, which can either be operated in grid-connected or islanded mode, helps to satisfy the local demand. The optimum sizing and placement with a techno-economical optimization of a microgrid is done with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The problem of optimum placement and size is formulated as a nonlinear integer minimization problem which minimizes the sum of the total capital, operational, maintenance and replacement cost of Distributed Generators (DGs), subject to constraints such as voltage, energy limits of each DG, exchanged power with utility and the constraints of system reliability. The exchanged power with the main grid, economics of DG units and penalty for not supplying the loads are taken into consideration. In this paper, some notions of reliability indices are calculated in order to evaluate the performance of a microgrid in both grid-connected and islanded mode, and the effect of reliability on total cost of microgrid is evaluated. The uncertainty of PV output is also considered which plays an important role in optimization technique.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123367358","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}
Pub Date : 2018-02-01DOI: 10.1109/PECI.2018.8334968
Ahmed Aldhaheri, A. Etemadi
This paper presents a method to stabilize DC power distributed systems (DPSs) under Average-Current-Mode (ACM) control technique. ACMs lacked the attention as the Voltage-Mode-Control (VMC) and Peak-Current-Mode (PCM) control methods are prevalent in the literature. The proposed method adds an extra negative feedback to the original ACM controller in order to eliminate the impedance interaction between the source and load converters. As a result, the peaking in the source-converter output impedance (Zo) was eliminated. From a mathematical perspective, the added feedback loop compensates for the magnitude deficiency, which occurs at the resonance frequency of the source-converter, in the denominator of Zo. Hence, the dipping in the denominator magnitude was removed. The proposed controller was studied and analyzed mathematically, by simulations, and experimentally. All of the outcomes validated the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
{"title":"Ameliorating the dynamics of DC distribution systems using average current mode control","authors":"Ahmed Aldhaheri, A. Etemadi","doi":"10.1109/PECI.2018.8334968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2018.8334968","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method to stabilize DC power distributed systems (DPSs) under Average-Current-Mode (ACM) control technique. ACMs lacked the attention as the Voltage-Mode-Control (VMC) and Peak-Current-Mode (PCM) control methods are prevalent in the literature. The proposed method adds an extra negative feedback to the original ACM controller in order to eliminate the impedance interaction between the source and load converters. As a result, the peaking in the source-converter output impedance (Zo) was eliminated. From a mathematical perspective, the added feedback loop compensates for the magnitude deficiency, which occurs at the resonance frequency of the source-converter, in the denominator of Zo. Hence, the dipping in the denominator magnitude was removed. The proposed controller was studied and analyzed mathematically, by simulations, and experimentally. All of the outcomes validated the effectiveness of the proposed controller.","PeriodicalId":151630,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI)","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129007231","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}