Grounding grid is an important process in design substation and power plant that makes a safe and reliable power system. It is therefore necessary to optimise the design of the grounding network, and to seek to minimi...
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Grounding grid is an important process in design substation and power plant that makes a safe and reliable power system. It is therefore necessary to optimise the design of the grounding network, and to seek to minimise costs. To this effect, this study deals with a new method based on multi-objective particle swarm optimisation (MOPSO) to find optimum grounding grid design for a new 220 kV power plant with substation based in Adrar (south of Algeria). First, the authors present a contribution of a generalisation of methods using one objective function or cost function of the grounding grid with constraints of the grounding resistance like the step voltage and touch voltage and ground potential rise, accordingly to IEEE Std.80.2013. The main advantage of the proposed method is the simultaneous location of all optimal solutions on only one analysis. The problem is while transformed to multi-objective problem, and the evolutionary algorithms proved to be particularly effective in solving this type of problem. In this study, the authors present also a new objective functions or cost functions that are developed to distinguish between the construction and the electrical cost functions. The four objective functions obtained are minimised by MOPSO to determine the optimal solutions.
This study addresses the design of a new type of permanent magnet contactor, which uses forced breaking to overcome failure conditions. A multi-objective optimisationmethod based on the genetic algorithm is used to d...
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This study addresses the design of a new type of permanent magnet contactor, which uses forced breaking to overcome failure conditions. A multi-objective optimisationmethod based on the genetic algorithm is used to design the contactor considering the effects of average closing time, average breaking time, impact energy, Joule heat and contactor volume. Four prototypes have been fabricated according to the optimised parameters. A control circuit is developed to increase breaking reliability. The circuit is designed as two separate modules: a normal working module and a protection module. The former is used during the normal contactor operation and the latter is used for forced breaking protection. Breaking failures are detected by comparing the time delay between the breaking control voltage and the auxiliary contact voltage. A durability experiment has been conducted to verify the protection function of the proposed PM contactor. Experimental results show that the normal working module fails to break the contactor in the last testing cycle. However, under the actuation of the protection mechanism, the contactor is forced to break and the power circuit can be successfully switched off.
The many well-established advantages of distributed generation (DG) make their usage in active distribution networks prevalent. However, uncontrolled operation of DG units can negatively interfere with the performance...
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The many well-established advantages of distributed generation (DG) make their usage in active distribution networks prevalent. However, uncontrolled operation of DG units can negatively interfere with the performance of other equipment, such as tap-changers, in addition to resulting in sub-optimal usage of their potential. Thus, adequate scheduling/control of DG units is critical for operators of the distribution system to avoid those adverse effects. A linearised model of a multi-objective method for coordinating the operation of photovoltaics, battery storage systems, and tap-changers is proposed. Three objective functions are defined for simultaneously enhancing voltage profile, minimising power losses, and reducing peak load power. The formulated multi-objective problem is solved by means of the epsilon-constraint technique. A novel decision-making methodology is offered to find the Pareto optimality and select the preferred solution. To assess to proposed model's performance, it is tested using 33-bus IEEE test system. Consequently, tap-changers suffer lessened stress, the batteries state-of-charge is kept within adequate limits, and the DG units operation is at higher efficiency. The obtained results verify the effectiveness of this approach.
To improve the mechanical performance of the In-wheel switched reluctance motor (SRM) used in electric vehicles (EVs), structure design and geometrical multi-objective optimisation strategy for the In-wheel SRM were d...
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To improve the mechanical performance of the In-wheel switched reluctance motor (SRM) used in electric vehicles (EVs), structure design and geometrical multi-objective optimisation strategy for the In-wheel SRM were developed in this study. The design method for major parameters of the In-wheel SRM was presented by means of design specifications of the EVs. According to requirements of the EVs, four indicators of the SRM were defined to evaluate the development of the SRM and perform the optimisation. To simultaneously improve the static performance of the SRM, a novel multi-objective simultaneous optimisation function was proposed by using four weighted factors and considering sensitivity analysis of the design variables on indicators. A four-phase 16/20 In-wheel SRM with an outer rotor was designed and optimised based on the proposed multi-objective optimisationmethod. The influence of design variables on average torque, torque ripple, efficiency, and torque density was analysed based on a combination of finite element analysis and orthogonal experiment design method. The static and dynamic torque performances of the optimised SRM were evaluated and compared with those of the initial motor. The comparison results showed that the proposed multi-objective simultaneous optimisation strategy can greatly improve the static and dynamic torque performances of the SRM.
The potential availability of renewable energy sources is unquestionable and the government is setting steep targets for renewable energy usage. Renewable-based DGs, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, mitigate global ...
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The potential availability of renewable energy sources is unquestionable and the government is setting steep targets for renewable energy usage. Renewable-based DGs, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, mitigate global climate change, ensure energy security, and reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. This study addresses microgrid system analysis with hybrid energy sources and reconfiguration simultaneously for efficient operation of the system. Microgrid zones are formulated categorically with the existing distribution system. In this study, wind, solar and small hydro-based DGs are considered. Uncertainties of renewable power generation and load are also taken care in the optimization problem. A multi-objective optimisationmethod proposed in this paper for optimal integration of renewable-based DGs and reconfiguration of the network to minimise power loss and maximise annual cost savings. Optimal location and sizes of DG units are determined using gravitational search algorithm and general algebraic modelling system respectively. Optimal reconfiguration of the microgrid system is obtained using genetic algorithm. Simulation results are obtained for the IEEE 33-bus system and compared with existing methods as available in the literature. Furthermore, this study has been carried out with a 24-hr time-varying distribution system. The simulation results show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed technique.
Rational partitioning method of power grid is the premise and foundation to implement wide-area backup protection with multi-source information. This study shows the universal structure of a wide-area backup protectio...
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Rational partitioning method of power grid is the premise and foundation to implement wide-area backup protection with multi-source information. This study shows the universal structure of a wide-area backup protection system based on regional centralised decision-making mode, and presents a multi-objective optimisationmethod of power grid partitioning. Under the premise of reliable protection, a multi-objective function is built, comprehensively considering the communication performance, overlap rate, and the balance of regional workloads. To obtain the optimal result, the brain storm optimisation (BSO) algorithm is used in this study. The method is applied on IEEE 11-bus and 39-bus test systems and simulated data is used to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the optimisationmethod.
The design of battery storage systems includes technology choices for the batteries and for the inverter. The impact of the inverter design on the optimal design and operation of the storage system has not been analys...
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The design of battery storage systems includes technology choices for the batteries and for the inverter. The impact of the inverter design on the optimal design and operation of the storage system has not been analysed before. Therefore four inverter designs are compared with this research. The most basic inverter model assumes only symmetric active power exchange;the most advanced inverter model allows interphase active power transfer and reactive power control. A multi-objective optimisationmethod is used, to visualise the trade-offs between two technical objective functions for cycling control - voltage regulation and peak power reduction - for a given annual cost. The method is applied to a real-world scenario, based on an existing feeder in a residential part of a city in Flanders, Belgium. Internal losses and losses in the grid are quantified for the different designs. Modelling a battery storage system purely as a finite source/sink of active power in a low-voltage grid, strongly underestimates the potential because of the existing phase unbalance. Counteracting phase unbalance through an inter-phase power transfer capable inverter, even more so than adding reactive power control, improves the performance of battery storage systems.
A rail eddy current brake (ECB) controller is proposed to produce the optimum braking and attractive forces using the variation of the reference current according to the speed. To improve the operation of the ECB, an ...
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A rail eddy current brake (ECB) controller is proposed to produce the optimum braking and attractive forces using the variation of the reference current according to the speed. To improve the operation of the ECB, an optimal design of the controller is carried out by means of finite element method. Kriging method is utilised to reduce the computational costs. Additionally, the genetic algorithm is used as a multiobjective optimisation method to find the optimum current references in different speeds.
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