Pub Date : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951543
Sih-Yi Lee, Tse-Wei Chao, Jing-Yuan Lin, Y. Hsieh, H. Chiu
This paper proposes a new control algorithm to improve the defect of the cited interleaved twin-buck converter in the literature. The algorithm can adjust the voltage gain by modulation the duty cycle. And by asymmetrically phase-shift the turn-on periods of the two actives switches, i.e. partially overlapping the turn-on intervals, one of the active switch can benefit from zero-voltage switching. When duty cycle is less than 50%, the problem of failure to zero-voltage switching on of the cited interleaved twin-buck converter can be improved. The switch with soft-switching will enhance the converter efficiency. In addition, heat issue cause by switching loss can be decreased and output voltage ripple can be lowered.
{"title":"Study and implementation of an interleaved buck converter with asymmetric phase-shift control","authors":"Sih-Yi Lee, Tse-Wei Chao, Jing-Yuan Lin, Y. Hsieh, H. Chiu","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951543","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new control algorithm to improve the defect of the cited interleaved twin-buck converter in the literature. The algorithm can adjust the voltage gain by modulation the duty cycle. And by asymmetrically phase-shift the turn-on periods of the two actives switches, i.e. partially overlapping the turn-on intervals, one of the active switch can benefit from zero-voltage switching. When duty cycle is less than 50%, the problem of failure to zero-voltage switching on of the cited interleaved twin-buck converter can be improved. The switch with soft-switching will enhance the converter efficiency. In addition, heat issue cause by switching loss can be decreased and output voltage ripple can be lowered.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126511790","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951590
Z. Ngadiron, N. H. Radzi, M. Y. Hassan
Nowadays, many developing country is enhancing its electricity supply industry to experience deregulation and restructuring to become more straightforward, productive and competitive environment. Changing its structure to retail or wholesale market model is one of the ways in order to carry on the planning towards restructuring. The pool market model is recognized as a conceivable model. It is a safe option to be more competitive, and transparent electricity supply industry. Even though, the pool market model is amongst the most preferred electricity market model, there are issues on the benefit of the generators involved. Hence, this paper discusses the pricing issue in pool based market model. In the proposed model, the approach of minimum generation capacity payment, and base load demand sharing in the single auction power pool are introduced with the efficiency, and the electricity price offered by generators are taken into account. An economic analysis is performed to highlight the benefits of the proposed model compared with other pool based market model in term of generation revenue and demand payment.
{"title":"The generation revenue and demand side assessment in pool-based market model for competitive electricity markets","authors":"Z. Ngadiron, N. H. Radzi, M. Y. Hassan","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951590","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, many developing country is enhancing its electricity supply industry to experience deregulation and restructuring to become more straightforward, productive and competitive environment. Changing its structure to retail or wholesale market model is one of the ways in order to carry on the planning towards restructuring. The pool market model is recognized as a conceivable model. It is a safe option to be more competitive, and transparent electricity supply industry. Even though, the pool market model is amongst the most preferred electricity market model, there are issues on the benefit of the generators involved. Hence, this paper discusses the pricing issue in pool based market model. In the proposed model, the approach of minimum generation capacity payment, and base load demand sharing in the single auction power pool are introduced with the efficiency, and the electricity price offered by generators are taken into account. An economic analysis is performed to highlight the benefits of the proposed model compared with other pool based market model in term of generation revenue and demand payment.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129220496","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951606
Jong-Hae Kim, Yeongsu Bak, Kyo-Beum Lee
This paper proposes a control strategy for the mono converter dual parallel (MCDP) surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous generator (SPMSG) in the wind power generation (WPG) system. Since the MCDP SPMSG in the WPG system means that two generators are connected to the mono converter in parallel, it can reduce the cost and simplify the configuration of the WPG system compared to fundamental power generation systems having a converter per one generator. However, if each generator is exposed to the wind whose speed is changed abruptly, it causes the stability problem of the slave generator in the MCDP SPMSG. Therefore, this paper proposes the control strategy which can increase the stability of the slave generator through a d-axis current control of the master generator. The validity of the proposed control strategy is verified by the simulation results.
{"title":"Control strategy of the mono converter dual parallel surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous generator in wind power generation system","authors":"Jong-Hae Kim, Yeongsu Bak, Kyo-Beum Lee","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951606","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a control strategy for the mono converter dual parallel (MCDP) surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous generator (SPMSG) in the wind power generation (WPG) system. Since the MCDP SPMSG in the WPG system means that two generators are connected to the mono converter in parallel, it can reduce the cost and simplify the configuration of the WPG system compared to fundamental power generation systems having a converter per one generator. However, if each generator is exposed to the wind whose speed is changed abruptly, it causes the stability problem of the slave generator in the MCDP SPMSG. Therefore, this paper proposes the control strategy which can increase the stability of the slave generator through a d-axis current control of the master generator. The validity of the proposed control strategy is verified by the simulation results.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115514543","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951560
S. A. Tarusan, A. Jidin, I. Huzainirah, M. K. Rahim, K. Karim
This paper propose direct torque control of constant switching frequency for brushless dc motor DTC-CSF BLDC. It is due to overcome the drawback of conventional DTC such as high torque ripples and variable switching frequency. It is applied by using PI controller to regulate the error of torque producing output error of PI controller, and then compare it with carrier or triangular frequency to generate constant switching frequency. The experiment is implemented by using Altera field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and digital signal processor. Results of experiment show the torque ripples waveforms are maintained in each level of speed and constant switching frequency is proved by the existence of fundamental frequency of 3125 Hz where it is clearly appeared in the frequency spectrum in any variation speed level.
{"title":"DTC brushless DC motor by using constant switching frequency","authors":"S. A. Tarusan, A. Jidin, I. Huzainirah, M. K. Rahim, K. Karim","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951560","url":null,"abstract":"This paper propose direct torque control of constant switching frequency for brushless dc motor DTC-CSF BLDC. It is due to overcome the drawback of conventional DTC such as high torque ripples and variable switching frequency. It is applied by using PI controller to regulate the error of torque producing output error of PI controller, and then compare it with carrier or triangular frequency to generate constant switching frequency. The experiment is implemented by using Altera field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and digital signal processor. Results of experiment show the torque ripples waveforms are maintained in each level of speed and constant switching frequency is proved by the existence of fundamental frequency of 3125 Hz where it is clearly appeared in the frequency spectrum in any variation speed level.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115540062","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951631
H. Ahmad, A. Musaed, M. Yousof
A new version of impulse current generator (ICG) was designed, simulated and constructed. The advantage of this research work is that it provides details of a micro-scale ICG simulation using two different software which is capable of producing lightning impulse current with amplitude in the order of ampere to several kiloamperes complying with the IEC standard. By taking the advantages of previously built large scale impulse current generators, the present prototype increases the electrostatic energy stored in the smoothing capacitors which are connected in parallel with the full wave bridge rectifier to produce high amplitude impulse current. The obtained current impulse has a characteristic that satisfy IEC recommendations for all parameters required. The constructed micro-scale ICG is useful for educational and engineering applications particularly in testing of surge arrester and cables.
{"title":"Generation of impulse current using microcircuit: Based on IEC standard","authors":"H. Ahmad, A. Musaed, M. Yousof","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951631","url":null,"abstract":"A new version of impulse current generator (ICG) was designed, simulated and constructed. The advantage of this research work is that it provides details of a micro-scale ICG simulation using two different software which is capable of producing lightning impulse current with amplitude in the order of ampere to several kiloamperes complying with the IEC standard. By taking the advantages of previously built large scale impulse current generators, the present prototype increases the electrostatic energy stored in the smoothing capacitors which are connected in parallel with the full wave bridge rectifier to produce high amplitude impulse current. The obtained current impulse has a characteristic that satisfy IEC recommendations for all parameters required. The constructed micro-scale ICG is useful for educational and engineering applications particularly in testing of surge arrester and cables.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116886605","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951612
S. Bahrin, K. Sahari
Robotics technology, especially in the robotic hand development, is very important to perform various tasks that are considered too risky or fatal to be performed by a human being. This technology is also important to assist human being physiological rehabilitation. There are numerous designs of robotic hand, but the five-fingered robotic hand design is the most dexterous robotic hand design due to its similar appearance with a human hand. In general, the fingers' motions are driven or actuated by geared motors or other types of emerging technologies and controlled by microcontrollers or computers that received instructions from sensors or user inputs. However, the motions are yet to be driven or actuated by solenoids and controlled by using pressure sensor comparator method due to the solenoid technology limited applications and the controller novelty approach. Nevertheless, solenoids are known for their fast reaction time and strong holding force that are useful to perform high speed motions and strong grasping actions. The controller novelty approach is also expected to provide good motions' accuracy and response. Therefore, the synergy of this idea can introduce a new master-slave robotic hand design called SPCT (Solenoid-Pressure-Comparator-Technology) Robotic Hand. For this particular paper, the focus will be on the slave component design and solenoid actuation system. It can be seen that the design has potential for further developments.
{"title":"Design and development of a five-fingered master-slave robotic hand by using solenoid and pressure sensors comparator technology solenoid actuation system","authors":"S. Bahrin, K. Sahari","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951612","url":null,"abstract":"Robotics technology, especially in the robotic hand development, is very important to perform various tasks that are considered too risky or fatal to be performed by a human being. This technology is also important to assist human being physiological rehabilitation. There are numerous designs of robotic hand, but the five-fingered robotic hand design is the most dexterous robotic hand design due to its similar appearance with a human hand. In general, the fingers' motions are driven or actuated by geared motors or other types of emerging technologies and controlled by microcontrollers or computers that received instructions from sensors or user inputs. However, the motions are yet to be driven or actuated by solenoids and controlled by using pressure sensor comparator method due to the solenoid technology limited applications and the controller novelty approach. Nevertheless, solenoids are known for their fast reaction time and strong holding force that are useful to perform high speed motions and strong grasping actions. The controller novelty approach is also expected to provide good motions' accuracy and response. Therefore, the synergy of this idea can introduce a new master-slave robotic hand design called SPCT (Solenoid-Pressure-Comparator-Technology) Robotic Hand. For this particular paper, the focus will be on the slave component design and solenoid actuation system. It can be seen that the design has potential for further developments.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122111568","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951538
K. Arulkumar, D. Vijayakumar, K. Palanisamy
The operation of grid side converters (GSC) is significant in its robust control design. Phase locked loop (PLL) algorithm is introduced to acquire synchronization and perfect operation of GSC. The control design depends on rapid and exact tracking of phase angle of grid voltage. The task of PLL is crucial condition, since grid connected system is to operate the power system under grid fault conditions. The main objective of the PLL is to extract positive and negative fundamental voltages in a precise manner during distorted grid conditions. In the past decades several PLL techniques have shown better results in their accuracy. This paper deals with investigations of different grid interactive PLL techniques in the unbalanced supply voltage conditions. Decoupled double synchronous reference frame (DDSRF) shows better and quicker performance than the other PLL techniques. The analysis of different PLL techniques is compared and the results are shown in MatlabSimulink.
{"title":"Investigation of PLL performance for utility connected systems under abnormal grid conditions","authors":"K. Arulkumar, D. Vijayakumar, K. Palanisamy","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951538","url":null,"abstract":"The operation of grid side converters (GSC) is significant in its robust control design. Phase locked loop (PLL) algorithm is introduced to acquire synchronization and perfect operation of GSC. The control design depends on rapid and exact tracking of phase angle of grid voltage. The task of PLL is crucial condition, since grid connected system is to operate the power system under grid fault conditions. The main objective of the PLL is to extract positive and negative fundamental voltages in a precise manner during distorted grid conditions. In the past decades several PLL techniques have shown better results in their accuracy. This paper deals with investigations of different grid interactive PLL techniques in the unbalanced supply voltage conditions. Decoupled double synchronous reference frame (DDSRF) shows better and quicker performance than the other PLL techniques. The analysis of different PLL techniques is compared and the results are shown in MatlabSimulink.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117321967","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951588
Adlan Ali, Fazliana Ahmad Buderi, M. Hanafiah, Z. A. Baharudin
Distributed Generation (DG) is the generation of electricity from multiple renewable energy sources and is located closer to the user, or load. These days DGs is developing rapidly because of the advantages it could bring into the system such as enhancing the transmission efficiency, securing distribution reliability as well as reduction of climate change. However, the penetration of DGs to the existing national grid system may potentially contributes to several impacts, with the power system protection being one of the major issues. In this assessment, Power System Computer Aided Design (PSCAD) software is used to simulate different scenarios related to the distribution network without the presence of DG and with the presence of DG. The results of this simulation is studied in order to identify the changes of overcurrent protection relay performance that could leads to several negative impacts which could jeopardize the effectiveness of electrical supply security, the safety of consumers and the lifetime of electrical assets and equipment.
{"title":"Assessment on the impact of distributed generation to the distribution network overcurrent protection in Malaysia","authors":"Adlan Ali, Fazliana Ahmad Buderi, M. Hanafiah, Z. A. Baharudin","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951588","url":null,"abstract":"Distributed Generation (DG) is the generation of electricity from multiple renewable energy sources and is located closer to the user, or load. These days DGs is developing rapidly because of the advantages it could bring into the system such as enhancing the transmission efficiency, securing distribution reliability as well as reduction of climate change. However, the penetration of DGs to the existing national grid system may potentially contributes to several impacts, with the power system protection being one of the major issues. In this assessment, Power System Computer Aided Design (PSCAD) software is used to simulate different scenarios related to the distribution network without the presence of DG and with the presence of DG. The results of this simulation is studied in order to identify the changes of overcurrent protection relay performance that could leads to several negative impacts which could jeopardize the effectiveness of electrical supply security, the safety of consumers and the lifetime of electrical assets and equipment.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115707864","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951637
Zahraa Abdul Kareem, Wan Ahmad, J. Jasni, N. Wahab
To increase the maximum possible benefits of technical, economic and environmental aspects, the optimal sizing and sitting of distributed generation in distribution system has always been challenging for customers as well as to utilities. The objective of optimum sitting of distributed generation in a distribution system is to reach suitable operation of such systems with minimization losses of the systems, voltage profile improvement, enhanced system load ability, stability and reliability. In this paper, a review of techniques for optimum sitting of distributed generation units in distribution systems and study their effects on customers and utilities are presented. Also, a comparison was done between methods for optimum location of distributed generation in distribution systems.
{"title":"A review on optimal location of distributed generation techniques in electrical network","authors":"Zahraa Abdul Kareem, Wan Ahmad, J. Jasni, N. Wahab","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951637","url":null,"abstract":"To increase the maximum possible benefits of technical, economic and environmental aspects, the optimal sizing and sitting of distributed generation in distribution system has always been challenging for customers as well as to utilities. The objective of optimum sitting of distributed generation in a distribution system is to reach suitable operation of such systems with minimization losses of the systems, voltage profile improvement, enhanced system load ability, stability and reliability. In this paper, a review of techniques for optimum sitting of distributed generation units in distribution systems and study their effects on customers and utilities are presented. Also, a comparison was done between methods for optimum location of distributed generation in distribution systems.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127538988","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 : 2016-11-01DOI: 10.1109/PECON.2016.7951573
Vinodh Annathurai, C. K. Gan, K. A. Ibrahim, M. R. A. Ghani
Detailed modelling of distribution networks for a large geographical area is a very challenging task driven by different consumer demographic segmentation across the areas. The development of Reference Networks (RN) has facilitated the analyses of network performance for specific network types. In Malaysia, the development of the RN is still in its early stage. In this regard, this paper analysed six RNs in Malaysia from a set of Malaysian RN networks characteristic obtained from literature. These six RNs comprise MV networks from two types of voltage transformation, namely 132/11kV direct voltage transformation and the conventional 132/33/11kV voltage transformation. Three different network types were considered in the respective MV networks namely urban, semi-urban and rural networks. The network performance in terms of detailed losses breakdown for each RN was analysed. The findings suggest that the MV network with direct transformation generally had lower network losses. In addition, rural network with long 11kV feeders was the main culprit that contributed to higher network losses.
{"title":"Technical losses assessment of reference networks in Malaysia","authors":"Vinodh Annathurai, C. K. Gan, K. A. Ibrahim, M. R. A. Ghani","doi":"10.1109/PECON.2016.7951573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PECON.2016.7951573","url":null,"abstract":"Detailed modelling of distribution networks for a large geographical area is a very challenging task driven by different consumer demographic segmentation across the areas. The development of Reference Networks (RN) has facilitated the analyses of network performance for specific network types. In Malaysia, the development of the RN is still in its early stage. In this regard, this paper analysed six RNs in Malaysia from a set of Malaysian RN networks characteristic obtained from literature. These six RNs comprise MV networks from two types of voltage transformation, namely 132/11kV direct voltage transformation and the conventional 132/33/11kV voltage transformation. Three different network types were considered in the respective MV networks namely urban, semi-urban and rural networks. The network performance in terms of detailed losses breakdown for each RN was analysed. The findings suggest that the MV network with direct transformation generally had lower network losses. In addition, rural network with long 11kV feeders was the main culprit that contributed to higher network losses.","PeriodicalId":259969,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (PECon)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121697530","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}