Pub Date : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928924
M. Husein, Il-Yop Chung
Operation optimization of a microgrid is formulated based on the forecast of renewable energy resources and electricity demand. The forecast error will introduce uncertainties thereby affecting the accuracy and optimality of the solution. In this paper, the impact of this uncertainty is investigated as it receives little attention in the literature. First, an accurate forecasting model for solar irradiance and electricity demand using long short-term memory recurrent neural network and feedforward neural network is developed. To improve the forecasting accuracy, the k-means clustering algorithm is used to partition the datasets into a number of clusters. Second, MDSTool is used to simulate a one-year operation optimization of the microgrid using both the actual and forecasted data. MDSTool is a decision support tool that we developed in our previous work. We find that the forecast errors have a significant impact on the microgrid’s annual energy savings.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928844
Dereje Nigussie Shawel, Getachew Bekele
In modern electric power systems, the increasing amount of on-site generation should be integrated into the power-grid. This translates to more sophisticated electric network with intrinsically high short circuit current capacity. A superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is taken as a solution to increase safety margin of circuit breakers (CBs) of the substation. SFCL is a device with negligible impedance under normal operating conditions that immediately switches to a high impedance state in case of over-current. At AkAki II substation, 230 kV bus-bar, a hybrid-resistive SFCL is designed. The design procedure encompasses collection of the substation data, short-circuit analysis of the substation, and designing of all parts of the SFCL. The Matlab/Simulink simulation result shows that the SFCL can minimize the maximum short-circuit current from 44 kA to 35 kA. The whole system can be implemented by $320,000/phase in 10m × 20m area by 1.8m height space of the substation.
{"title":"Design Procedure of a Hybrid YBCO- Superconductor Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) for a High Voltage Substation","authors":"Dereje Nigussie Shawel, Getachew Bekele","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928844","url":null,"abstract":"In modern electric power systems, the increasing amount of on-site generation should be integrated into the power-grid. This translates to more sophisticated electric network with intrinsically high short circuit current capacity. A superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is taken as a solution to increase safety margin of circuit breakers (CBs) of the substation. SFCL is a device with negligible impedance under normal operating conditions that immediately switches to a high impedance state in case of over-current. At AkAki II substation, 230 kV bus-bar, a hybrid-resistive SFCL is designed. The design procedure encompasses collection of the substation data, short-circuit analysis of the substation, and designing of all parts of the SFCL. The Matlab/Simulink simulation result shows that the SFCL can minimize the maximum short-circuit current from 44 kA to 35 kA. The whole system can be implemented by $320,000/phase in 10m × 20m area by 1.8m height space of the substation.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"8 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116557474","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928643
K C OKAFOR, J. A. Okoye, R. Onoshakpor
Energy demand in most African countries is insufficient thereby hindering economic development. By leveraging renewable technologies, the control and management of renewable micro-grids requires a robust/reliable design that supports smart integration via Cloud for dynamic service delivery. Motivated by this concern, this paper developed smart green energy management system (SGEMS) for optimizing demand side management (DSM) in renewable micro-grids. The architecture employs solar photovoltaic (PV) to generate energy and meters user consumption pattern. SGEMS global model for solar PV metering platform is introduced including structured OpenStack Cloud application with active load-balancers, Trove/Hadoop Bigdata application program interface (API), OpenFlow firewall, and dynamic network scaling. These features manage user access with little computational overhead. An experimental demonstration of OpenStack/Amazon EC2 instance scenarios for transactional workload is briefly highlighted. The work discussed the usefulness of OpenStack engine as a distributed API middleware for SGEMS-energy application running on AWS EC2.
{"title":"Towards Smart Green Energy Metering Design for OpenStack/Amazon Elastic Cloud Integration","authors":"K C OKAFOR, J. A. Okoye, R. Onoshakpor","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928643","url":null,"abstract":"Energy demand in most African countries is insufficient thereby hindering economic development. By leveraging renewable technologies, the control and management of renewable micro-grids requires a robust/reliable design that supports smart integration via Cloud for dynamic service delivery. Motivated by this concern, this paper developed smart green energy management system (SGEMS) for optimizing demand side management (DSM) in renewable micro-grids. The architecture employs solar photovoltaic (PV) to generate energy and meters user consumption pattern. SGEMS global model for solar PV metering platform is introduced including structured OpenStack Cloud application with active load-balancers, Trove/Hadoop Bigdata application program interface (API), OpenFlow firewall, and dynamic network scaling. These features manage user access with little computational overhead. An experimental demonstration of OpenStack/Amazon EC2 instance scenarios for transactional workload is briefly highlighted. The work discussed the usefulness of OpenStack engine as a distributed API middleware for SGEMS-energy application running on AWS EC2.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124182615","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928821
Osita U. Omeje, Akintunde Samson Alayande, T. Akinbulire, F. Okafor, Jude I. Ebelechi
This paper investigates the propagation of current and voltage unbalance in an electrical power network. Such a study will reveal the techniques for inhibiting unbalance propagation. Modeling of salient network components for unbalance propagation is presented. Improved models for quantifying current and voltage unbalance are developed. Models for assessing unbalance attenuation and propagation in a network are presented. The effects of transformer winding types on unbalance propagation is presented. Case studies were used to establish unbalance propagation pattern. It was found that transformer and its winding type has the greatest effect on the attenuation and propagation of unbalance in a network. Transformer with wye neutral/wye neutral winding type is found to be the best in attenuating the unbalance caused by an electrical load. The theoretical findings were validated by capturing and analyzing real-time data on networks that supply electrical power to steel producing plants.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928825
Zaita Makua, M. J. Lencwe, Raymond O. Kene, S. Daniel Chowdhury
Coal washing plants in coal mines use vibrating screens to size coal according to customer specifications and plant design. Screens are mostly used in coal washing plants, which are further used to size Run-Off-Mine coal (ROM) material after crushing them to a reduced size using roller crushers to classify bulk material and de-watering. However, the lack of/or limited safety measures on sizing screens leads to increased unmonitored noise levels caused by high vibrations, and constant damage to screen equipment, which leads to unplanned maintenance and production loss. This creates a health issue to plant employees and compromises machine safety while shortening the screens lifespan. Therefore, the paper seeks to design a monitoring and protection system for a vibrating coal sizing screen. This is done by using a vibration motion and noise sensor in order to monitor and protect the screens. By monitoring the vibration motion, messages are sent to the process and control room for further decision making. Thus, these will assist in the sequence of screen and machine stops before failure. Moreover, this enables proper maintenance scheduling and prevents extensive damage to vibrating screens.
{"title":"Design of a monitoring and protection system for a vibrating coal sizing screen","authors":"Zaita Makua, M. J. Lencwe, Raymond O. Kene, S. Daniel Chowdhury","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928825","url":null,"abstract":"Coal washing plants in coal mines use vibrating screens to size coal according to customer specifications and plant design. Screens are mostly used in coal washing plants, which are further used to size Run-Off-Mine coal (ROM) material after crushing them to a reduced size using roller crushers to classify bulk material and de-watering. However, the lack of/or limited safety measures on sizing screens leads to increased unmonitored noise levels caused by high vibrations, and constant damage to screen equipment, which leads to unplanned maintenance and production loss. This creates a health issue to plant employees and compromises machine safety while shortening the screens lifespan. Therefore, the paper seeks to design a monitoring and protection system for a vibrating coal sizing screen. This is done by using a vibration motion and noise sensor in order to monitor and protect the screens. By monitoring the vibration motion, messages are sent to the process and control room for further decision making. Thus, these will assist in the sequence of screen and machine stops before failure. Moreover, this enables proper maintenance scheduling and prevents extensive damage to vibrating screens.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127366552","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928909
A. Balogun, Sodiq Agoro, F. Okafor, S. Adetona, O. Ojo
Methods of direct space vector modulation (SVM) schemes for reduction and complete elimination of common-mode voltage in a three-phase five-level multistring inverter are presented. Unlike Cascaded-H bridge multilevel inverters, switching cells of multistring inverters share the middle leg power semiconductors, which switch at or about the line frequency, for reduced number of switching devices. Therefore, the sequence of turn on and turn off is carefully selected by fulfilling Kirchhoff’s voltage law to avoid short circuiting the voltage sources. In the reduced common-mode voltage scheme, a method of decomposing the reference voltage vectors to the switching functions and times with zero and Vdc/3 common-mode voltages is developed. Furthermore, a technique of complete common-mode voltage elimination is proposed. Results and discussion for both SVM schemes are presented.
{"title":"Common-Mode Voltage Reduction and Elimination in a Space Vector Modulated Three-Phase Five-Level Multistring Inverter","authors":"A. Balogun, Sodiq Agoro, F. Okafor, S. Adetona, O. Ojo","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928909","url":null,"abstract":"Methods of direct space vector modulation (SVM) schemes for reduction and complete elimination of common-mode voltage in a three-phase five-level multistring inverter are presented. Unlike Cascaded-H bridge multilevel inverters, switching cells of multistring inverters share the middle leg power semiconductors, which switch at or about the line frequency, for reduced number of switching devices. Therefore, the sequence of turn on and turn off is carefully selected by fulfilling Kirchhoff’s voltage law to avoid short circuiting the voltage sources. In the reduced common-mode voltage scheme, a method of decomposing the reference voltage vectors to the switching functions and times with zero and Vdc/3 common-mode voltages is developed. Furthermore, a technique of complete common-mode voltage elimination is proposed. Results and discussion for both SVM schemes are presented.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130379838","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928859
R. Koech, M. Kigozi, A. Bello, P. A. Onwualu, W. Soboyejo
The use of solar energy, as an alternative to the conventional fossil fuel based resources, has increased tremendously over the years due to its enormous and environmentally benign nature. In an effort to make solar energy harnessing more efficient and affordable, various technologies have been developed. The solar thermal technologies have achieved very impressive solar conversion efficiencies and are fully commercialized. However, PV technology is still undergoing rapid evolution in an effort to achieve high efficiencies and to reduce the cost. New materials, concepts and approaches in solar cell development have become the center of research in this field. This article gives a review on the progress of PV technology with a keen interest on the emerging PV materials that hold the prospects for achieving high efficiencies at low costs.
{"title":"Recent advances in solar energy harvesting materials with particular emphasis on photovoltaic materials","authors":"R. Koech, M. Kigozi, A. Bello, P. A. Onwualu, W. Soboyejo","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928859","url":null,"abstract":"The use of solar energy, as an alternative to the conventional fossil fuel based resources, has increased tremendously over the years due to its enormous and environmentally benign nature. In an effort to make solar energy harnessing more efficient and affordable, various technologies have been developed. The solar thermal technologies have achieved very impressive solar conversion efficiencies and are fully commercialized. However, PV technology is still undergoing rapid evolution in an effort to achieve high efficiencies and to reduce the cost. New materials, concepts and approaches in solar cell development have become the center of research in this field. This article gives a review on the progress of PV technology with a keen interest on the emerging PV materials that hold the prospects for achieving high efficiencies at low costs.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127991876","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928654
S. Zimba
The number and size of interconnected electric power systems is growing in the world, promoting electricity trading necessary for socio-economic growth. Interconnections are generally more reliable than isolated power systems. The increased reliability is rarely achieved without shared responsibility among System Operators. In this regard, implementing and adhering to common power system operations standards is very important. This paper presents the implementation of Control Performance Standards (CPS1 and CPS2) in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Interconnection. These standards were adopted from North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) of the US. The paper presents how input parameters for calculation of CPS1 and CPS2 were determined in SAPP. Based on real one-month data from year 2018, all SAPP Control Area Operators passed CPS1 and CPS2, except for one which failed CPS1 only. Lessons learnt from implementing CPS1 and CPS2 in SAPP are discussed in this paper.
{"title":"Implementation of Control Performance Standards in Southern African Power Pool","authors":"S. Zimba","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928654","url":null,"abstract":"The number and size of interconnected electric power systems is growing in the world, promoting electricity trading necessary for socio-economic growth. Interconnections are generally more reliable than isolated power systems. The increased reliability is rarely achieved without shared responsibility among System Operators. In this regard, implementing and adhering to common power system operations standards is very important. This paper presents the implementation of Control Performance Standards (CPS1 and CPS2) in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Interconnection. These standards were adopted from North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) of the US. The paper presents how input parameters for calculation of CPS1 and CPS2 were determined in SAPP. Based on real one-month data from year 2018, all SAPP Control Area Operators passed CPS1 and CPS2, except for one which failed CPS1 only. Lessons learnt from implementing CPS1 and CPS2 in SAPP are discussed in this paper.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133798819","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928635
C. Opata, A. Ekwue, T. Madueme
This paper considers the evaluation of the integration of Trans Amadi Gas Turbine Plant, which is an embedded generation (EG) Plant in the Rivers State of Nigeria Power sub-network, within the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The degree of EG penetration on the network is also considered alongside its impact on the load factor. This study uses the Power Systems Software for Engineering (PSS/E) for network modelling and simulation studies. With the EG in operation and out of operation, the Newton Raphson’s load flow method is used to investigate the network power losses, voltage profiles and load angles, while conventional methods are used for the determination of the degree of penetration of the EG as well as its impact on load factor. The results of this study show the 14.47% penetration level of the considered EG plant, generally improves the network voltage profile and reduces the active power losses from 14.47MW to 7.77MW while improving on the consumers’ utilization efficiency. The gains of this study can be consolidated to help utilities satisfy their license obligations for quality of supply, consumers’ satisfaction and to improve their revenue earnings.
{"title":"Embedded Generation in Nigeria: Port Harcourt 132/33kV Case Study","authors":"C. Opata, A. Ekwue, T. Madueme","doi":"10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928635","url":null,"abstract":"This paper considers the evaluation of the integration of Trans Amadi Gas Turbine Plant, which is an embedded generation (EG) Plant in the Rivers State of Nigeria Power sub-network, within the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The degree of EG penetration on the network is also considered alongside its impact on the load factor. This study uses the Power Systems Software for Engineering (PSS/E) for network modelling and simulation studies. With the EG in operation and out of operation, the Newton Raphson’s load flow method is used to investigate the network power losses, voltage profiles and load angles, while conventional methods are used for the determination of the degree of penetration of the EG as well as its impact on load factor. The results of this study show the 14.47% penetration level of the considered EG plant, generally improves the network voltage profile and reduces the active power losses from 14.47MW to 7.77MW while improving on the consumers’ utilization efficiency. The gains of this study can be consolidated to help utilities satisfy their license obligations for quality of supply, consumers’ satisfaction and to improve their revenue earnings.","PeriodicalId":308661,"journal":{"name":"2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131533231","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 : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.1109/PowerAfrica.2019.8928634
F. Fameso, E. C. Egbulefu, J. Audu, O. Imoru
Africa is strategically positioned to reap massively from investing in harnessing its solar energy potentials. Research and development efforts are beginning to pave way for innovation, promotion and investments in inclusive, sustainable, clean and more efficient renewable energy sources such as solar energy which if well harnessed can provide up to 5000 TWH of cheap, readily available and renewable energy annually. This paper presents the design and development of a computerized duty-selector-controlled variable-duty solar-powered fluid pump which finds applications from small scale domestic, to heavy-duty industrial and agricultural purposes. It involves the fundamentals of design and construction of pumps, solar to electrical energy and software programming with C# programming language. The product was successfully built and pilot tested, pumping water from two storage tanks at ground level to a 10 metres high overhead tank with a capacity of 600 litres within 30 minutes.
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