Nur Fairuz Mohamed Yusof¹, Dahaman Ishak², Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri^3,*, Muhammad Najwan Hamidi², Zuhair Muhammed Alaas⁴, Mohamed Mostafa Ramadan Ahmed⁵

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 2441-2457, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.037778 - 21 June 2023

Abstract Grid-connected reactive-load compensation and harmonic control are becoming a central topic as photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected systems diversified. This research aims to produce a high-performance inverter with a fast dynamic response for accurate reference tracking and a low total harmonic distortion (THD) even under nonlinear load applications by improving its control scheme. The proposed system is expected to operate in both stand-alone mode and grid-connected mode. In stand-alone mode, the proposed controller supplies power to critical loads, alternatively during grid-connected mode provide excess energy to the utility. A modified variable step incremental conductance (VS-InCond) algorithm is… More >

T. J. Thomas Thangam^*, K. Muthu Vel

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.3, pp. 3459-3478, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.025521 - 17 August 2022

Abstract The generation of electricity based on renewable energy sources, particularly Photovoltaic (PV) system has been greatly increased and it is simply instigated for both domestic and commercial uses. The power generated from the PV system is erratic and hence there is a need for an efficient converter to perform the extraction of maximum power. An improved interleaved Single-ended Primary Inductor-Converter (SEPIC) converter is employed in proposed work to extricate most of power from renewable source. This proposed converter minimizes ripples, reduces electromagnetic interference due to filter elements and the continuous input current improves the power… More >

Rasool M. Imran^1,2,*, Mohammed R. Saeed¹, Mohammed Amer Mohammed³, Osama A. Suhry³, Ihsan H. Abdulqadder⁴, Hasan Wahhab Salih⁵, Mohammed R. Almallah⁶, Firas M. F. Flaih³

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2447-2467, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.021871 - 14 September 2022

Abstract

Usually, rural areas can be electrified via three-phase distribution transformers with relatively large capacities. In such areas, low voltage lines are used for long distances, which cause power losses and voltage drop for different types of consumers. Reducing losses and improving voltage profiles in rural distribution networks are significant challenges for electricity distribution companies. However different solutions were proposed in the literature to overcome these challenges, most of them face difficulties when applied in the conventional distribution network. To address the above issues, an applicable solution is proposed in this paper by installing a number

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Lei Ren, Lei Zhang^*

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.3, pp. 1179-1196, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.018902 - 31 March 2022

Abstract Due to the components at twice the fundamental frequency of output voltage in the instantaneous output power of a two-stage single-phase inverter (TSI), the second harmonic current (SHC) is generated in the front-end dc-dc converter (FDC). To reduce the SHC, optimizing the control strategy of the FDC is an effective and costless approach. From the view of visual impedance, this paper conducts an intensive study on the SHC reduction strategies. Origin of the SHC is illustrated first. Then, the equivalent circuit models of the FDC under different control strategies are proposed to analyse the SHC… More >

Hongchun Shu^1,2, Yaqi Deng^1,2,*, Pulin Cao², Jun Dong², Hongjiang Rao², Zhiqian Bo²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.2, pp. 523-538, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.015570 - 24 January 2022

Abstract The arc-suppression coil (ASC) in parallel low resistance (LR) multi-mode grounding is adopted in the mountain wind farm to cope with the phenomenon that is misoperation or refusal of zero-sequence protection in LR grounding wind farm. If the fault disappears before LR is put into the system, it is judged as an instantaneous fault; while the fault does not disappear after LR is put into the system, it is judged as a permanent fault; the single-phase grounding fault (SLG) protection criterion based on zero-sequence power variation is proposed to identify the instantaneous-permanent fault. Firstly, the More >

Nugroho Agung Pambudi^*, Awibi Muhamad Yusuf, Alfan Sarifudin

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 275-286, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.017356 - 22 November 2021

Abstract Data centers are recognized as one of the most important aspects of the fourth industrial revolution since conventional data centers are inefficient and have dependency on high energy consumption, in which the cooling is responsible for 40% of the usage. Therefore, this research proposes the immersion cooling method to solving the high energy consumption of data centers by cooling its component using two types of dielectric fluids. Four stages of experimental methods are used, such as fluid types, cooling effectiveness, optimization, and durability. Furthermore, benchmark software is used to measure the CPU maximum work with More >

Zun Bi^1,2,3, Ke Jia^1,2,3, Yunfei Liu^1,2,3,*, Yinong Lyu^1,2,3,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 431-451, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.016735 - 30 August 2021

Abstract A series of uniform single-phase spherical BaWO₄: Dy³⁺, Tm³⁺, Eu³⁺ phosphors were prepared via a microwave hydrothermal method by using trisodium citrate dehydrate as surfactant. The phase structure, morphology and photoluminescence properties were measured by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and fluorescence spectrometer, respectively. The results show that uniform spherical microcrystals with diameters in the range of 2–4 μm are obtained. And the phase and morphology of samples are not significantly changed by doping rare earth (RE³⁺) ions. Under the excitation wavelength of 356 and 365 nm, the samples BaWO₄: 0.03Dy³⁺, yTm³⁺ can emit cold white light. In order… More >

Mohamed I. Mossad^1,*, Fahd A. banakhr¹, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim², Tarek A. AbdulFattah³, Mohamed Mahmoud Samy⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.3, pp. 715-727, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.017534 - 20 April 2021

Abstract This paper introduces voltage self-regulation of a variable speed single-phase induction generator-based wind energy conversion system (WECS) for stand-alone applications. The idea behind the voltage self-regulation technique proposed in this paper is adjusting the fixed capacitor’s effective value for exciting the single-phase induction generator. This adjustment is performed using an inexpensive Sinusoidal PWM (SPWM) switching circuit to short circuit the capacitor during different periods to make a virtual change of the capacitance value extracted from the fixed capacitor. That optimized fixed capacitor size is firstly determined using harmony search (HS) optimization technique. HS is also More >

Zhendong Ji¹, Shuzheng Wang², Yichao Sun³, Jianhua Wang⁴, Jianfeng Zhao⁴

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 715-723, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2019.100000075

Abstract The disadvantages in power system with traditional industrial frequency transformer can be resolved by Solid State Transformer (SST). Cascaded SST can be transformerless connected to the high voltage grid. However, the output performance and reliability of cascaded SST are seriously influenced by DC voltage balancing problem which exists in cascaded configuration. In this paper, a DC voltage balancing strategy based on active vector correction is proposed. This strategy is characterized by on-demand active power and equal reactive power among modulars. Then, a quantitative analysis method is presented to validate active power adjusting ability of the More >

Xueyun Ruan^1,2, Wei Huang¹, Linke Zhang³, Yan Gao^2,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.53, No.1, pp. 2-13, 2019, DOI:10.32604/sv.2019.04562

Abstract Outdoor power transformers are one of the most pervasive noise sources in power transmission and distribution systems. Accurate prediction of outdoor noise propagation plays a dominant role for the evaluation and control of noise relevant to the transformer stations. In this paper surface vibration tests are carried out on a scale model of a single-phase transformer tank wall at different excitation frequencies. The phase and amplitude of test data are found to be randomly distributed when the excitation frequency exceeds the seventh mode frequency, which allows the single-phase power transformer to be simplified as incoherent… More >