{"title":"Wavelet Based Energy Extraction Method for Determining Power Quality Disturbances","authors":"Ç. Kocaman, M. Ozdemi","doi":"10.24084/repqj16.420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj16.420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"651-656"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72982011","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}
S. A. Mohamed, A. Diab, N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco
{"title":"Static Series Compensator for the compensation of voltage-quality disturbances based on particle swarm optimization techniques","authors":"S. A. Mohamed, A. Diab, N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.214","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"133 1","pages":"71-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77009457","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}
J. E. Mariachet, J. Matas, J. D. L. Hoz, Y. Al-Turki, H. Abdalgader
The average active and reactive powers, P and Q, are crucial parameters that have to be calculated when sharing common loads between parallelized droop-operated single-phase inverters. However, the droop method algorithm should employ low-pass filters (LPF) with very low cut-off frequency to minimize the distortion impact in the provide droop amplitude and frequency references. This situation forces the droop control to operate at a very low dynamic velocity, degrading the stability of the parallelized system. For this reason, different solutions had been proposed in literature to increase the droop velocity, but the issues derived from the sharing of nonlinear loads had not been properly considered. This work proposes a novel method to calculate P and Q based on the fundamental components of the inverter's output voltage and current and using the measured phase angle between the output voltage and current. The method is used under normal and highly distorting conditions due to the sharing non-linear loads. The fundamental components are obtained by means of the highly filtering capability provided by norder cascaded second order generalized integrators (nSOGI). The proposed method leads to faster and more accurate P and Q calculations that enhances the droop-method dynamic performance. Simulations are provided to validate the proposal.
{"title":"Power calculation algorithm for single-phase droop-operated inverters considering nonlinear loads and unsing n-order SOGI filtering","authors":"J. E. Mariachet, J. Matas, J. D. L. Hoz, Y. Al-Turki, H. Abdalgader","doi":"10.24084/repqj16.442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj16.442","url":null,"abstract":"The average active and reactive powers, P and Q, are crucial parameters that have to be calculated when sharing common loads between parallelized droop-operated single-phase inverters. However, the droop method algorithm should employ low-pass filters (LPF) with very low cut-off frequency to minimize the distortion impact in the provide droop amplitude and frequency references. This situation forces the droop control to operate at a very low dynamic velocity, degrading the stability of the parallelized system. For this reason, different solutions had been proposed in literature to increase the droop velocity, but the issues derived from the sharing of nonlinear loads had not been properly considered. This work proposes a novel method to calculate P and Q based on the fundamental components of the inverter's output voltage and current and using the measured phase angle between the output voltage and current. The method is used under normal and highly distorting conditions due to the sharing non-linear loads. The fundamental components are obtained by means of the highly filtering capability provided by norder cascaded second order generalized integrators (nSOGI). The proposed method leads to faster and more accurate P and Q calculations that enhances the droop-method dynamic performance. Simulations are provided to validate the proposal.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"710-715"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82927353","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}
{"title":"Renewable Energy Storage in the Republic of South Africa","authors":"A. Walt, J. Pretorius, J. Enslin","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.375","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"522-527"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84389312","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}
T. Masood, Nasir Jameels, S. Qureshi, M. Tajammal, Samer Karim Shah, G. Hashmi
-STATCOM controller is a novel power transmission governing device which provides complete dynamic control management of Electrical power transmission system network’s at various operating parameters. This research investigation of a STATCOM device offers a progressive governance for the control and operation of a STATCOM Controller which has been coupled in the GCC interconnection between the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The principal aim of this investigative work is to reconnoitre the encounters of power transmission network and operational control. The investigation will also inspect the positive impact of employing a STATCOM within progressive control algorithm to design and regulate three operating boundaries of compensation factors for transmission network. The investigation results denote that the STATCOM is a robust contestant to improve the operations for electrical power transmission systems.
{"title":"STATCOM Controller Performance Enhancement and Optimization Technique","authors":"T. Masood, Nasir Jameels, S. Qureshi, M. Tajammal, Samer Karim Shah, G. Hashmi","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.249","url":null,"abstract":"-STATCOM controller is a novel power transmission governing device which provides complete dynamic control management of Electrical power transmission system network’s at various operating parameters. This research investigation of a STATCOM device offers a progressive governance for the control and operation of a STATCOM Controller which has been coupled in the GCC interconnection between the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The principal aim of this investigative work is to reconnoitre the encounters of power transmission network and operational control. The investigation will also inspect the positive impact of employing a STATCOM within progressive control algorithm to design and regulate three operating boundaries of compensation factors for transmission network. The investigation results denote that the STATCOM is a robust contestant to improve the operations for electrical power transmission systems.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"158-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87623134","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}
The main objective of this paper is to introduce an academic example on the use of histograms to develop a wind turbine blade fault (or damage) detection system. This approach merely uses data analysis obtained from a generated wind turbine power. Then, and based on the power curve of a wind turbine, histograms are obtained, first, for the healthy wind turbine operation, and then, for two cases on faulty wind turbine operations. By comparing them, a faulty behaviour of a wind turbine is detectable. Finally, according to our numerical example, the proposed technique seems a realistic case to students on the statistic and probability fields as a useful academic example.
{"title":"A wind turbine blade damage detection system based on data analysis: an academic example on the use of histograms","authors":"L. Acho, P. Buenestado","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.365","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this paper is to introduce an academic example on the use of histograms to develop a wind turbine blade fault (or damage) detection system. This approach merely uses data analysis obtained from a generated wind turbine power. Then, and based on the power curve of a wind turbine, histograms are obtained, first, for the healthy wind turbine operation, and then, for two cases on faulty wind turbine operations. By comparing them, a faulty behaviour of a wind turbine is detectable. Finally, according to our numerical example, the proposed technique seems a realistic case to students on the statistic and probability fields as a useful academic example.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"505-509"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81977106","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}
J. Duque, Uer Lneg. Lisboa. Portugal, D. Santos, A. Couto, A. Estanqueiro
Due to the stochastic nature of wind, the wind power integration into the power system poses serious challenges to the transmission system operators (TSO). The impact of large amounts of wind energy generation onto the power system may congest some of the transmission lines that transport it to the (sometimes) distant consumption centres. Since the occurrence of wind not only contributes to the loading of the connecting electric line, but also increases the line capacity, via convective cooling of the cables, a dynamic line rating (DLR) analysis computes a more realistic set of values for the line capacity, thus it can be a cost-effective solution to alleviate some overhead line congestion problems. This work presents an operational tool for the DLR analysis of power networks, allowing the optimal integration of renewable energy sources, especially where potentially congested lines may exist. The tool was applied to a real case study using forecast meteorological data, and the results achieved were compared with those obtained by using the Portuguese TSO method for assessing the transmission capacity of the lines. For high wind speed conditions, results show a noticeable increase on the cable’s convective cooling assessed by the DLR analysis. This assessment leads to a noticeable rise on the cables’ capacities that overcame the congestion associated with the high injection levels of wind power generation in the power grid.
{"title":"Optimal management of power networks using a dynamic line rating approach","authors":"J. Duque, Uer Lneg. Lisboa. Portugal, D. Santos, A. Couto, A. Estanqueiro","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.398","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the stochastic nature of wind, the wind power integration into the power system poses serious challenges to the transmission system operators (TSO). The impact of large amounts of wind energy generation onto the power system may congest some of the transmission lines that transport it to the (sometimes) distant consumption centres. Since the occurrence of wind not only contributes to the loading of the connecting electric line, but also increases the line capacity, via convective cooling of the cables, a dynamic line rating (DLR) analysis computes a more realistic set of values for the line capacity, thus it can be a cost-effective solution to alleviate some overhead line congestion problems. This work presents an operational tool for the DLR analysis of power networks, allowing the optimal integration of renewable energy sources, especially where potentially congested lines may exist. The tool was applied to a real case study using forecast meteorological data, and the results achieved were compared with those obtained by using the Portuguese TSO method for assessing the transmission capacity of the lines. For high wind speed conditions, results show a noticeable increase on the cable’s convective cooling assessed by the DLR analysis. This assessment leads to a noticeable rise on the cables’ capacities that overcame the congestion associated with the high injection levels of wind power generation in the power grid.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"22 1","pages":"584-589"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79733589","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}
J. Matas, H. Martín, J. Elmariachet, A. Abusorrah, Y. Al-Turki
This paper proposes a new method for the estimation of the grid voltage frequency using a low-pass filter (LPF) approach. The estimated frequency is used to tune a second order generalized integrator (SOGI) filter commonly used for grid monitoring purposes and applications requiring parameter estimation from the grid. A first-order LPF is used first for the estimation that behaves identically to the reported normalized SOGI-FLL. A second-order LPF is proposed instead to overcome this circumstance. The behavior of this approach is dynamically analyzed and a linearized model useful for design purposes is derived. The behavior of the proposed system is checked with simulations, showing that the model matches well with the real system and has a smoother transient response to step frequency perturbations and also a better rejection to harmonic distortion than previous approaches.
{"title":"A new LPF-based grid frequency estimation for the SOGI filter with improved harmonic rejection","authors":"J. Matas, H. Martín, J. Elmariachet, A. Abusorrah, Y. Al-Turki","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.443","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new method for the estimation of the grid voltage frequency using a low-pass filter (LPF) approach. The estimated frequency is used to tune a second order generalized integrator (SOGI) filter commonly used for grid monitoring purposes and applications requiring parameter estimation from the grid. A first-order LPF is used first for the estimation that behaves identically to the reported normalized SOGI-FLL. A second-order LPF is proposed instead to overcome this circumstance. The behavior of this approach is dynamically analyzed and a linearized model useful for design purposes is derived. The behavior of the proposed system is checked with simulations, showing that the model matches well with the real system and has a smoother transient response to step frequency \u0000perturbations and also a better rejection to harmonic distortion than previous approaches.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"44 1","pages":"716-721"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82093969","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}
P. Eguía, Ehu. Spain, G. Gil, R. Rodríguez-Sánchez, M. Haro-Larrode, A. D. Muro
The impedance of a grid as a function of the frequency, or grid harmonic impedance, indicates the nature of the distortion and, especially, of the resonances that may appear in the system due to the presence of harmonic sources. Modelling this impedance is fundamental to be able to perform grid connection studies of renewable generation plants. However, usually the necessary information is not available, and the impedance is represented in a very simplified way. This paper analyses the different methods proposed in the literature to model the grid harmonic impedance and selects the most suitable for its implementation in PowerFactory simulation software, widely used in the industry for this type of studies. The selected method allows obtaining an equivalent network model that reproduces the harmonic behaviour of the network, without having to model the complete network in detail. A case study that applies the method to analyse the harmonic distortion at the POI of an offshore wind farm is presented.
{"title":"Characterization of network harmonic impedance for grid connection studies of renewable plants","authors":"P. Eguía, Ehu. Spain, G. Gil, R. Rodríguez-Sánchez, M. Haro-Larrode, A. D. Muro","doi":"10.24084/REPQJ16.434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/REPQJ16.434","url":null,"abstract":"The impedance of a grid as a function of the frequency, or grid harmonic impedance, indicates the nature of the distortion and, especially, of the resonances that may appear in the system due to the presence of harmonic sources. Modelling this impedance is fundamental to be able to perform grid connection studies of renewable generation plants. However, usually the necessary information is not available, and the impedance is represented in a very simplified way. This paper analyses the different methods proposed in the literature to model the grid harmonic impedance and selects the most suitable for its implementation in PowerFactory simulation software, widely used in the industry for this type of studies. The selected method allows obtaining an equivalent network model that reproduces the harmonic behaviour of the network, without having to model the complete network in detail. A case study that applies the method to analyse the harmonic distortion at the POI of an offshore wind farm is presented.","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"686-691"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84329289","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}
T. Kato, T. Murase, M. Kurimoto, Yusuke Manabe, T. Funabashi
{"title":"Modelling of Aggregated Power Output of Photovoltaic Power Generation in Consideration of Smoothing Effect of Power Output Fluctuation around Observation Point","authors":"T. Kato, T. Murase, M. Kurimoto, Yusuke Manabe, T. Funabashi","doi":"10.24084/repqj16.347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj16.347","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21007,"journal":{"name":"Renewable energy & power quality journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"456-461"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91211404","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}