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International Review of Automatic Control (Theory and Applications) - September  2011 (Vol. 4 N. 5) - Papers

 

 

   

 

 


                                                                                               

 

International Review of Automatic Control - Papers

 

 

go to top   A New Sensitivity Function Loop Shaping Design Based on Extended Observers
         by L. Saidi, S. Benacer, M. Boulemden

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 594-601

 

Abstract - A new approach for active noise and disturbance control based on sensitivity function loop shaping design is presented. The proposed method combines pole placement with sensitivity function loop shaping in the frequency domain using extended observers. The approach is non adaptive and the frequencies are chosen according to the desired shape of the sensitivity function in the corresponding bandwidth. Damped sine wave models are introduced in the observer for disturbance tuning reduction, active damping control, and stability robustness achievement.

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Keywords: Loop Shaping, Sensitivity Function, Disturbance Estimator, Damping Factor.

 


 

go to top   Fuzzy Logic and Causal Reasoning for FDI of Bond Graph Uncertain Parameters Systems
         by W. Bouallegue, S. Bouslama Bouabdallah, M. Tagina

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 602-609

 

Abstract - In this paper, a method for on-line fault detection and isolation (FDI) of non linear uncertain parameters systems modelled by bond graphs (BG) is proposed. Residuals are generated from the Diagnostic Bond Graph (DBG) which is a direct residuals generator. Detection is based on fuzzy logic approach and its different parameters are determined off line. For isolation, three methods based on causal properties of the BG model, that we deduced, are used: Fault Signature Matrix (FSM), exoneration and cover of a causal graph. A real simulation example is provided to show the efficiency of the proposed detection method and a comparison between the three isolation approaches is made.

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Keywords: Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI), Bond Graph (BG), Parameters Uncertainties, Fuzzy Logic, Causal Reasoning.

 


 

go to top   Fault Detection and Isolation for Nonlinear Dynamic Power System
         by A. Thabet, M. Boutayeb, G. Didier, S. Chniba, M.N Abdelkrim

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 610-619

 

Abstract - In this paper, the Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) problem for nonlinear dynamic power systems based on observers is treated. The nonlinear dynamic model based on differential algebraic equation (DAE) is transformed to ordinary differential equation (ODE). By combining a relevant version of the Extended Kalman Filter with moving horizon (E.K.F-MH) and the version with Unknown Inputs (U.I.E.K.F), we propose a robust FDI. Simulation of IEEE 3 buses test system demonstrates the robustness and effectiveness of the proposed FDI for nonlinear dynamic power systems.
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Keywords: FDI, Dynamic Power System, U.I.E.K.F, E.K.F-MH, Convergence Analysis.

 


 

go to top   Sensor Fault Detection and Localization methodology using Principal Component Analysis
         by Mohamed Guerfel, Anissa Benaicha, Kamel Benothman

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 620-629

 

Abstract - This work proposes a new methodology for sensor fault detection and localization using principal component analysis (PCA). Several fault detection indices in the literature are analyzed and unified. A proposed index is adopted in order to detect simple and multiple faults affecting the dependent and independent process variables. A new iterative selection method of principal component number is presented. This method determines a model allowing the detection of faults without a priori knowledge of their natures. The fault localization is carried out using hierarchical contribution plots applied to the adopted detection index. The performance of this approach becomes poor for a bad partitioning of the variables into blocs. A new partitioning method is proposed to identify correctly all the faults affecting the process. The whole proposed results were applied to a non linear noisy system subjected to simple and multiple faults.

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Keywords: PCA, Number of Principal Components, Sensor Fault, Detection, Localization, Contribution Plots.

 


 

go to top  An Optimal Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control Based on Direct Thrust Force Control for Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motors
         by  M. Abroshan, J. Milimonfared, M. B. Menhaj, S. Tarafdar

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 630-639

 

Abstract - This paper presents a fuzzy sliding mode position control based on direct thrust force control for permanent magnet linear synchronous motors and field weakening strategy for utilizing maximum capacity of these motors. A Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based optimum control scheme is fully derived. The fuzzy inference mechanism is used to reduction of chattering phenomena in sliding mode control. The proposed scheme incorporates maximum thrust force per ampere and field weakening strategies to keep operate the drive within the voltage and current limits of the motor/inverter.

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Keywords: Direct Thrust Force Control, Field Weakening Strategy, Fuzzy Logic Controller, Maximum Force Per Ampere, Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor, Sliding Mode Control.

 


 

go to top   Nonlinear MPPT and PFC Control of SCIG Wind Farm
         by M. Benchagra, Y. Errami, M. Hilal, M. Ouassaid, M. Maaroufi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 640-648

 

Abstract - This paper presents a nonlinear control of 900-kW wind farm, to track the maximum power point (MPPT,) and control Power Factor Correction (PFC) of wind farm using three Squirrel Cage Induction Generators (SCIGs) driven by 300-kW wind turbines. The wind farm delivers an active and reactive power to grid via common DC-bus and Voltage Source Inverter (VSI), The proposed control provides perfect tracking performances of the DC-bus voltage and the active and reactive powers to their references trajectories. The proposed control laws are derived from the Lyapunov approach using backstepping controllers. All theoretical and simulations results verified the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed MPPT and PFC nonlinear control laws.

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Keywords: Wind Farm, Scigs, MPPT, PFC, VSC, VSI, Nonlinear Control, Buckstepping Controller, Lyapunov Approach.

 


 

go to top  Sliding Mode Control of Buck Converter for Low Voltage Applications
         by S. Chander, P. Agarwal, I. Gupta

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 649-658
 

Abstract - The switch-mode power supplies have been controlled using different control algorithms like PID control, current mode control etc. Since, Switch-mode power supplies represent a particular class of variable structure systems (VSS). Thus, they can take advantage of non-linear control techniques developed for the variable structure systems. In this paper the sliding mode control is analyzed and developed with preference to buck converter. The simulation model of buck converter with its control circuit was build up in MATLAB/SimulinkTM and simulation results are obtained. Then the dynamic response of buck converter controlled by SMC is studied. Sliding mode control extends the properties of hysteresis control to multi-variable environments, resulting in stability even for large supply and load variations. It presents a good dynamic response and simple implementation. The performance of SM control is compared with that of conventional PID control. It has been shown that the use of SM control can lead to an improved robustness in providing consistent transient responses over a wide range of operating conditions.

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Keywords: DC-DC Converter, Non-Linear Controller, Sliding-Mode (SM) Control.

 


 

go to top  Field Oriented Control of Salient Pole Wound Field Synchronous Machine in Stator Flux Coordinate Based Dampers Windings Effect
         by Seyed Jafar Salehi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 659-668

 

Abstract - This paper presents the oriented control of a salient pole wound field synchronous machine(WFSM) in stator flux coordinates. The procedure for derivation of flux linkage equations along any general rotating axes including stator flux axes is given. The stator flux equations are used to identify the cross-coupling occurring between the axes due to saliency in the machine. The coupling terms are canceled as feedforward terms in the generation of references for current controllers to achieve good decoupling during transients. The design of current controller for stator-flux-oriented control is presented. This paper proposes the method of extending rotor flux closed loop observer for sensorless control of wound field synchronous machine. This paper also proposes a new sensorless control by using stator flux closed loop observer and estimation of torque angle using stator current components in stator flux coordinates. all of the bottom cases are studied with dampers windings and will be show that the dampers of d-q axis are effected on stator flux amplitude directly. Matlab Simulink is used for simulation results.

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Keywords: Field Oriented Control (FOC), Salient Pole, Stator Flux, Synchronous Machine, Damper Windings.

 


 

go to top  Enhancement of One-Comparator Counter-Based PWM Control via Sawtoothed Wave Injection
         by K. I. Hwu, Y. T. Yau

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 669-677

 

Abstract - In this paper, counter-based pulse-width-modulated (PWM) control according to the output voltage ripple using a one-comparator scheme without any analog-to-digital converter (ADC) utilized is presented herein, which is implemented based on the field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) and applied to DC-DC converters. However, too small or distorted output ripple limits its performance. Consequently, a sawtoothed wave injection method is proposed to overcome this problem and enhance its application capability greatly. In the paper, the one-comparator counter-based pulse-width-modulated (PWM) control strategy and the sawtoothed wave injection method are firstly described in details. And finally, some simulation and experimental results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

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Keywords: One-Comparator, Counter-Based, PWM, Sawtoothed Wave Injection.

 


 

go to top  A Wide Input-Output Voltage Range AC DC Converter with a Fuzzy PI+D Controller
         by Mohammad Bagher Akbari Haghighat, Farhad Ghadaki, Mohammad-Ali Shamsi-Nejad

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 678-687

 

Abstract - This paper presents a two stage wide input-output voltage range ac-dc converter. First stage of the converter is a commercially available front-end boost power factor corrector (PFC) and second stage is a simple step-down dc-dc converter. This work is based on classical off-line ac-dc power supplies architecture. The main improvement is the employment of Fuzzy Proportional-Integral-Derivative (FPI+D) controller to control the step-down converter. The main goal of the utilized controller is to regulate the output voltage in a wide range of reference voltage and load changes. Achieving these goals is possible by applying this robust controller that can handle inherent nonlinearities of dc-dc converters operating in both continuous-conduction-mode (CCM) and discontinuous-conduction-mode (DCM). Besides simulation results, a 200W universal-line hardware prototype was built to evaluate the proposed scheme experimentally. Developed prototype has the input voltage range of 85-265 Vac and the wide output voltage range between 10-200 Vdc.

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Keywords: Fuzzy PI+D Controller, Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) Converter, Switched-Mode Power Supplies (SMPS), Universal-Line AC-DC Converter.

 


 

go to top   Brushless Dc Motor Power Factor Correction By Converters BOOST And SEPIC
         by H.Amiri, E.Afjei, M.Jahanmahin and V.Mirzaee

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 688-693

 

Abstract - Nowadays power factor correction (PFC) rectifiers are an essential part of power system to improve power quality and decrease total harmonic distortion THD. Various PFC circuits were introduced in recent years. Base component of these circuits is BOOST converters. Proposed circuits differ in topology, IC used, control loop and algorithm. In some cases, PFC circuits were modified to obtain better characteristics due to their particular application. A PFC circuit with SEPIC rectifiers employing IC UC3854 proposed, simulated and built in laboratory. This method compared to BOOST PFC circuit.

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Keywords: Brushless DC Motor, PFC, BOOST, SEPIC converter, Harmonics.

 


 

go to top  Design and Implementation of Current-Controlled Voltage Source Converter in Wind Turbine Application
         by  M.S.Majid, S.M.Hussin, H.Abdul Rahman, M.Y.Hassan

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 694-699

 

Abstract - Stochastic nature of the wind speed is the main reason that leads to variability of output power of wind farm. Thus high penetration of the wind farm will cause power fluctuations and voltage variations in the grid system. Due to these factors, a control method based on Voltage Source Converter has been implemented to control power flow in the grid connected wind turbine to eliminate the fluctuation of power in the network. This paper presents and focused on the designing and implementation of linear dynamic model of current-controlled Voltage Source Converter (VSC). Mathematical equations representing the model are obtained from the dynamic analysis of VSC circuit. The effectiveness of the controller is investigated by comparing between with and without control system as well as during disturbances. Results show that the current-controlled Voltage Source Converter has a potential to control independently real and reactive power of the grid system.
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Keywords: Current-Controlled VSC, Linear Dynamic Model, Mathematical Equation, Power Fluctuation.

 


 

go to top  Dynamic Response Improvement of DFIG Driven by Wind Turbines Using a Novel Algorithm
         by  Mostafa Eidiani, Natan Asghari, Hossein Zeynal

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 700-706

 

Abstract - The frequency converter is the most sensitive part in the variable-speed wind turbine generator system equipped with a double-fed induction generator (DFIG). The frequency converter is normally controlled by a set of PI controllers. In order to improve the response of DFIG when subjected to system disturbances, the best way is to tune the PI controllers of the frequency converter. Due to the high complexity of the system, the tuning of these PI controllers is very difficult. In this paper an approach is offered to improve the response of DFIG when subjected to system disturbances using Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithm (PSO-GA). In this case, tuning all PI controllers parameters is considered. The results show that the proposed algorithm is well suited in terms of accuracy and quick response.
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Keywords: Double-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG), Variable-Speed Wind Turbine, Electrical Grids, Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).

 


 

go to top  Controlling Chaos in the Voltage Transformer by a Time Delay Feedback Controller
         by  First A. Abbasi, S. H. Fathi, A. Gholami, H. R. Abbasi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 707-718

 

Abstract - In this paper we study controlling chaos when chaotic ferroresonant oscillations occur in voltage transformers is carried out. A strategy to control chaotic oscillations is presented. In this control method controller is a time delay feedback controller (TDFC) used to stabilize unstable periodic orbits (UPOs). Also using multiple scales method chaotic behavior and types of fixed points in occurrence of ferroresonance in voltage transformers is analyzed and investigated. It is proved that ferroresonance phenomenon in voltage transformer can be classified in chaotic dynamics systems. In this contribution chaos occurs in system from a sequence of period doubling bifurcation (PDB). This phenomenon includes different types of bifurcations such as period doubling bifurcation (PDB), saddle node bifurcation (SNB), hopf bifurcation (HB) and chaos. Analysis of dynamics of ferroresonant circuit is carried out using bifurcation theory. For this work bifurcation diagrams and phase plane diagrams are drawn using a continuation method for linear and nonlinear core loss models, lyapunov exponents are gained using multiple scales method is used. Bifurcation diagrams show with changing parameter of control and its increasing chaos occur in system.
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Keywords: Time Delay Feedback Controller, Ferroresonant oscillations, Lyapunov Exponent, Feigenbaum Number, Chaos.

 


 

go to top  Chaos Control in the Voltage Transformer with Nonlinear Core Loss Model
         by  H. R. Abbasi, A. Gholami, M. Rostami, A. Abbasi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 719-732

 

Abstract - In this paper controlling chaos when chaotic ferroresonant oscillations occur in voltage transformer with nonlinear core loss model is carried out. A time delay feedback controller (TDFC) is used to stabilize unstable periodic orbits (UPOs). Also using multiple scales method chaotic behavior and types of fixed points in occurrence of ferroresonance in voltage transformer with considering a nonlinear core loss model is analyzed and investigated. It is proved that ferroresonance phenomenon in voltage transformer can be classified in chaotic dynamics systems. In this contribution chaos occurs in system from a sequence of period doubling bifurcation (PDB). This phenomenon includes different types of bifurcations such as period doubling bifurcation (PDB), saddle node bifurcation (SNB), hopf bifurcation (HB) and chaos. Analysis of dynamics of ferroresonant circuit is carried out using bifurcation theory. For this work bifurcation diagrams and phase plane diagrams are drawn using a continuation method for linear and nonlinear core loss models, lyapunov exponents are gained using multiple scales method and feigenbaum number are used. Bifurcation diagrams show with changing parameter of control and its increasing chaos occur in system. Border collision is shown in bifurcation diagrams.
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Keywords: Chaos Theory, Ferroresonance, Unstable Periodic Orbit, Nonlinear Core Loss Model, Period Doubling.

 


 

go to top  Optimal Placement of FACTS Devices Considering Power System Loadability and Cost of Installation
         by  S. Gh. Seifossadat, M. Heidari Orejloo, R. Kianinezhad, D. Mirabbasi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 733-739

 

Abstract - This paper presents the optimal location of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices to achieve maximum transmission loadability (TL) with minimum cost of installation of FACTS devices. While finding the optimal location, thermal limit for the lines and voltage limit for the buses are taken as constraints. Two types of FACTS devices, Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) and Static VAR Compensator (SVC) are considered. In this paper, there are three main steps in the FACTS devices installation strategy proposed. In step 1, based on the peak-load state, the OPF technique is used to formulate the maximum transmission loadability (MTL) problem to maximize the TL increased from the peak-load through installation of the FACTS devices. Here, the MTL without FACTS device installed is first calculated. While in step 2, based on the power flow solution for the MTL obtained in step 1, the positions proper to place SVCs and TCSCs are determined using the tangent vector technique and real power flow performance index (PI) sensitivity factors, respectively. Nine FACTS devices installation schemes are then built with these candidate positions and, for each scheme, the MTL is solved by determining the ratings for the SVCs and TCSCs installed. Finally in step 3, by comparing the ratios of the TLs increased to the investment costs between various schemes, a correspondingly most advantageous scheme is suggested. Mathematical formulation and optimization of this problem is performed by GAMS software.
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Keywords: FACTS Devices, Transmission Loadability (TL), Tangent Vector Technique, Sensitivity Factor, Improvement Factor (IF).

 


 

go to top  Fuzzy Logic Controller Design Based SVC for Improving Power System Damping
         by  H. Hasanvand, B. Bakhshideh Zad, B. Mozafari, H. Maskani

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 740-748

 

Abstract - In this paper, optimal design of fuzzy logic controller for a static VAR compensator to enhance the damping of power system oscillations is investigated. This problem is formulated as an optimization problem, which is solved by particle swarm optimization algorithm. Particle swarm optimization technique is utilized to adjust the membership functions and scaling factors of input/output of fuzzy logic controller to achieve a good control performance. Also, a conventional fuzzy logic controller (with non optimal parameters) is introduced and responses of both controllers in terms of damping effect and settling time are compared.
The results show the effectiveness of proposed fuzzy controllers to damp out the oscillations of single- machine infinite bus system under variable loading and fault conditions. Furthermore, the results have indicated that the performance of optimal fuzzy logic controller is better than that of the conventional fuzzy logic controller over a wide range of loading conditions and disturbances.
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Keywords: Low Frequency Oscillations, Static VAR Compensator, Fuzzy Logic Controller, Particle Swarm Optimization.

 


 

go to top  A New Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Based Algorithm to Identify Power Swing
         by  A. Esmaeilian

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 749-754

 

Abstract - Any sudden change in the configuration or the loading of an electrical network causes power swing between the load concentrations of the network. Power swing can affect the distance relay performance by entering the impedance locus into protection zone of the relay causing unnecessary tripping. In this paper a novel technique to prevent the distance relay from tripping during power swing is presented. The presented method is based on adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) which has three inputs, include the rate of change of positive sequence current, active and reactive powers. Adaptive neuro fuzzy method is implemented utilizing MATLAB/ANFIS toolbox. For the purpose of testing a typical power network which is used in previous works is modeled in PSCAD software, a data set consisting of more than 2500 different power swing scenarios is also considered to guarantee the results are accurate in different conditions.
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Keywords:  Active And Reactive Power, Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), Distance Relay, Power Swing Detection.

 


 

go to top  Regional Gradient Stabilisation for Linear Distributed Systems
         by  E. Zerrik, Y. Benslimane, A. El Jai

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 755-765

 

Abstract - The aim of this paper is to deal with regional stabilization of the flux of linear distributed systems evolving on a spatial domain Ω. This means the study of the asymptotic behavior of the gradient of such a system only in a subregion 𝜔 of Ω. So we give necessary and sufficient conditions which characterize stabilizing controls. Also we give the control that stabilizes regionally the gradient, minimizes a given performance cost and ensures a bounded state in the whole domain. The obtained results are illustrated by numerical simulations.
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Keywords: Distributed Systems, Gradient Stability, Regional Gradient Stability, Stability, Stabilization.

 


 

go to top  Design and Analysis of SVC Complementary Controller to Improve Power System Stability Using RCGA-Optimization Technique
         by  A. D. Falehi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 766-772

 

Abstract - In this paper a complementary damping controller is proposed for static VAR compensator (SVC). Power system stability improvement using this damping controller has been perused. The Real Coded Generic Algorithm (RCGA) which has been known to be immediately perceptive, well performing, and capable to impressively solve highly non-linear objective, has been applied to the proposed controller based on an optimization problem to achieve optimal controller parameter of SVC. In this paper both local and remote signals with associated time delays are considered and these signals have been compared together. The SVC-based damping controller is evaluated under severe disturbances for single-machine infinite-bus & multi-machine (two-machine) power system.
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Keywords: SVC-Based Damping Controller, Transient Stability, Remote Signal, Local Signal, RCGA Optimization Technique, Single-Machine Infinite-Bus Power System, Multi-Machine Power System.

 


 

go to top  Determining the Contribution of Harmonic Distortion Generated by Utility and Customer in a Radial Distribution System
         by  Farzaneh Bagheri, Ali Ajami

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 773-781

 

Abstract - IThis paper presents an improved method for determining the contribution of harmonic distortion generated by utility and customer at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) in radial distribution systems. For this purpose, first the magnitude and phase of voltage and current at the PCC in each frequency are estimated by adaptive Kalman filter. Then the parameters of Thevenin equivalent circuits of load and utility sides are estimated using the recursive least squares technique based on singular value decomposition (SVD). Finally, the contribution of utility and customer in harmonic distortion of the 3-phase voltage waveforms has been calculated by three approaches. A case study has been made to verify the accuracy of the proposed method. Also, the presented method has been used in a 13-bus IEEE standard distribution system. Presented simulation results show that the proposed method can accurately determine the harmonic contributions of utility and customer for measurements made at the PCC.
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Keywords: Contribution of Harmonic Distortion, Adaptive Kalman Filter, Recursive Least-Squares Based Singular Value Decomposition.

 


 

go to top  A New Equivalent Linear Mixed-Integer Expression Model of the Unit Commitment Problem with Minimum Operating Units
         by  N. Zendehdel, A. Karimpour, M. Oloomi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 782-790

 

Abstract - Unit commitment (UC) is a very significant optimization task. The unit commitment problem (UCP) involves the energy dispatch cost minimization in the competitive electric power market over a given scheduling period. In general the UCP is a large scale, nonconvex, nonlinear, mixed-integer and complex combinatorial optimization problem. A new mixed-integer linear formulation is obtained to model the unit commitment problem. Additionally to overcome the complexity of the UCP, a linearization method employed to present the equivalent linear expression of the problem. Although the unit startup and operation cost is not considered in this model by special objective function, the solution of this optimization represents a generation schedule with minimum number of unit in the given time horizon. In this paper the artificial generators are used to model loss of load in power system. This generators cause to avoid divergence in solution process. To demonstrate the efficiency of the presented method, a system as the same structure as Iranian power market is used as a case study.
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Keywords: Mixed-Integer Programming, Linearization Method, Artificial Generator, Unit Commitment.

 


 

go to top  Optimal Mixed Variable-Pitch-Angle Control & Variable-Speed Control of Wind Turbines
         by  S. Sh. Alaviani, G. H. Riahy

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 791-797

 

Abstract - In this paper, the problems of optimal mixed variable-pitch-angle control and variable-speed control of wind turbines for all operating regions are considered. A new optimal controller, based on minimum torque control and minimum lost wind-energy capture, for maximizing wind energy extraction is designed. Furthermore, a new optimal controller, based on minimum torque control, for output power leveling is designed. In special cases, such as saturated controller, fixed-pitch-angle control, and constant rotor speed, control mixed control problems are studied.
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Keywords: Variable-Pitch-Angle Control, Variable-Speed Control, Wind Turbines.

 


  

go to top  An IMM Algorithm for Tracking a Maneuvering Target
         by Ahmadreza Amirzadeh, Naser Pariz, Mahdi Ghadiri

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 798-806

 

Abstract - In this paper, a new scheme has been proposed to improve the performance of Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) algorithm in presence of maneuver. This method uses the Modified Input Estimation (MIE) technique to augment the acceleration state to the target model, and consequently each sub-filter obtains the ability of estimating target acceleration along with the other states. In addition, due to the shortcoming of MIE technique in presence of high maneuvers, an intelligent approach based on Fuzzy Forgetting Factor (FFF) is used to modify the state estimation of each sub-filter in these maneuvering levels. By doing these modifications, the proposed IMM algorithm shows an excellent ability for tracking maneuvering targets. The Monte-Carlo simulation results show the effectiveness of proposed method with respect to the Wang’s method and conventional IMM algorithm with quite large number of sub-filters.
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Keywords: Maneuvering Target Tracking, Interacting Multiple Model, Modified Input Estimation Technique, Fuzzy Forgetting Factor.

 


 

go to top  A Review of Singularity Avoidance in the Inverse Kinematics of Redundant Robot Manipulators
         by Samer Yahya, M. Moghavvemi, Haider A. F. Mohamed

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 807-814

 

Abstract -This paper reviews the methods used to find the inverse kinematics of redundant manipulators, with focus on the secondary performance criteria of singularity avoidance. Redundant manipulators have infinite solutions for its inverse kinematics; therefore, one solution among these infinite solutions should be chosen. Consequently, secondary performance criteria such as singularity avoidance or obstacles avoidance optimization gain importance. This paper focuses on the methods used to optimize singularity avoidance of manipulators. Most of these methods based on the manipulator Jacobian Pseudoinverse, but in the case of hyper redundant manipulators with a high number of degrees of freedom, the computational burden of pseudoinverse Jacobian becomes prohibitive, despite proposed improvements. Therefore, this paper presents all the well-know methods that deal with inverse kinematics of redundant manipulators and using to optimize the singularity avoidance and no matter whether this method is based on Jacobian Pseudoinverse or not.
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Keywords: Redundant Manipulators, Inverse Kinematics, Singularity Avoidance, Pseudoinverse.

 


 

go to top  Optimisation of Defects in Composite Materials Using an Improved Wavelet Analysis Basic Algorithm
         by Benhamou Amina, Benyoucef Boumedienne

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 815-820

 

Abstract -The present work carries on the use of a method based on the wavelet transform to detect the internal flaws of composite materials. The objective of this work consists in working out a data processing sequence of an ultrasonic signal identifying nearly flaws in composite laminate materials and estimating their position. The use of a numerical signal processing technique, based on the Fast Wavelet Transforms is applied. The method is implanted and optimized for detection and classification of delamination and porosity flaws in manufactured materials. Since the information about the signal requires a large amount of computation time and resources, a technique is used to reduce the dimensions of the sampling signals. In Non-destructive evaluation of stratified composite materials, the identification of some defect features requires more recent and advanced methods than classical techniques. Notably, in thin composite materials, the reflected NDE ultrasonic signals are overlapping. As a result, the flaws evaluation is becoming unfeasible. Many works dedicated to advanced signal processing based on time-frequency analysis has been widely used in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) applications.
To evaluate the nearly flaw detection of delamination and porosity enclosed in composite multilayer plate, the wavelet analysis is applied to ultrasound waveforms acquired by immersion pulse-echo technique. The obtained results offer some defect features relating their nature and position. The applied wavelet analysis provided excellent results for the investigated materials containing artificial delamination and porosity flaws.
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Keywords: Ultrasonic Signal, Wavelet Transforms, Composite Materials, Nearly Flaws, Algorithm.

 


 

go to top  Development of a Screening Tool for Cervical Cancer of the Uterus By Artificial Intelligence Tools Using the Uterine Cervico – Smears
         by Guesmi Lamia, Nabli Lotfi, Bedoui Mohamed Hédi

          Vol. 4. n. 5, pp. 821-829

 

Abstract -Research in the field of cyto-pathology was able to develop artificial intelligence systems for the diagnosis based on the development of new analytical technologies and segmentation of the image cell. These tools are intended to facilitate the task of the expert without pretending to replace him. The objective of this work is to present a means for detecting cancerous and precancerous lesions using the technique of human and automatic intelligent supervisor. Three types of supervisors were tested; the first based on a neural network and has a success rate of 43.3%, the second by the technique of fuzzy logic with a success rate equal to 56.7% and a third by a neuro-fuzzy approach with a success rate of around 94%..
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Keywords: Cancer of the Cervix, Uterine Cervico - Smears (Ucss), Artificial Intelligence, Supervisor, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks.

 

 

 

 


 
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