Gaber Magdy^1,2,*, Mostafa Metwally³, Adel A. Elbaset^3,4, Esam Zaki⁵

Energy Engineering, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 13-26, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ee.2023.043562

Abstract The generation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is increasing continuously because it is renewable, unlimited, and clean energy. In the past, generation systems depended on non-renewable sources such as oil, coal, and gas. Therefore, this paper assesses the performance of a 51 kW PV solar power plant connected to a low-voltage grid to feed an administrative building in the 6th of October City, Egypt. The performance analysis of the considered grid-connected PV system is carried out using power system simulator for Engineering (PSS/E) software. Where the PSS/E program, monitors and uses the power analyzer that displays the parameters and measures… More >

M. Hari Prabhu^*, K. Sundararaju

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 2947-2958, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.032328

Abstract The power system is facing numerous issues when the distributed generation is added to the existing system. The existing power system has not been planned with flawless power quality control. These restrictions in the power transmission generation system are compensated by the use of devices such as the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), the Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) series/shunt compensators, etc. In this work, UPQC’s plan with the joint activity of photovoltaic (PV) exhibits is proposed. The proposed system is made out of series and shunt regulators and PV. A boost converter connects the DC link to the PV source,… More >

Rana Shaheer Mehmood¹, Asif Hussain¹, Usman Ali², Muhammad Tariq Mahmood^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.1, pp. 1467-1482, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033280

Abstract This paper presents a performance analysis of novel double-damped tuned alternating current (AC) filters in high voltage direct current (HVDC) systems. The proposed double-damped tuned AC filters offer the advantages of improved performance of HVDC systems in terms of better power quality, high power factor, and lower total harmonic distortion (THD). The system under analysis consists of an 878 km long HVDC transmission line connecting converter stations at Matiari and Lahore, two major cities in Pakistan. The main focus of this research is to design a novel AC filter using the equivalent impedance method of two single-tuned and double-damped tuned… More >

W. J. Praiselin, J. Belwin Edward^*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.36, No.2, pp. 1395-1415, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.028970

Abstract The contribution of Renewable Energy Resources (RER) in the process of power generation is significantly high in the recent days since it paves the way for overcoming the issues like serious energy crisis and natural contamination. This paper deals with the renewable energy based micro-grid as it is regarded as the apt solution for integrating the RER with the electrical frameworks. As the fixed droop coefficients in conventional droop control approaches have caused various limitations like low power-sharing and sudden drops of grid voltage in the Direct Current (DC) side, the Harmonized Membership Fuzzy Logic (MFL) droop control is employed… More >

Mehrdad Ahmadi Kamarposhti^1,*, Phatiphat Thounthong², Ilhami Colak³, Kei Eguchi⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 4149-4164, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033405

Abstract The islanded mode is one of the connection modes of the grid distributed generation resources. In this study, a distributed generation resource is connected to linear and nonlinear loads via a three-phase inverter where a control method needing no current sensors or compensator elements is applied to the distribute generation system in the islanded mode. This control method has two main loops in each phase. The first loop controls the voltage control loops that adjust the three-phase point of common coupling, the amplitude of the non-sinusoidal reference waveform and the near-state pulse width modulation (NSPWM) method. The next loop compensatesthe… More >

Bulbul Sharma^1,*, N. Karthick¹, Durgesh Prasad Bagarty²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2585-2605, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.021465

Abstract This multilevel inverter methodology is the center of focus among researchers in recent era. It has been focused due to its advantages over existing topologies, drawbacks and improvement of power quality, Multi-level inverter has the ability to generate nearly sinusoidal waves. This sinusoidal wave can be further improved by increasing the level of output voltage or with the help of filter design, and this manuscript presents single-phase Multi cell Multi-Level Inverter (MLI). It has been considered for reducing component count to get a higher number of output voltage levels and lower Total harmonics distortion profile. It comprises with four symmetric… More >

R. Hemalatha^1,*, M. Ramasamy²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 1505-1525, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.026301

Abstract In recent day’s power distribution system is distress from acute power quality issues. In this work, for compensating Power Quality (PQ) disturbances a seven level cascaded H-bridge inverter is implemented in distribution static compensator which protects power quality problems in currents. Distribution Static Compensator (DSTATCOM) aid to enhances power factor and removes total harmonic distortion which is drawn from non-linear load. The D–Q reference theory based hysteresis current controller is employed to generate reference current for compensation of harmonics and reactive power, additionally Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) classifier is used which easily separates exact harmonics. In the meantime fuzzy logic… More >

S. Caroline^1,*, M. Marsaline Beno²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 1753-1769, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.020440

Abstract Multilevel inverters are a new class of dc-ac converters designed for high-power medium voltage and power applications as they work at high switching frequencies and in renewable applications by avoiding stresses like dv/dt and has low harmonic distortion in their output voltage. In variable speed drives and power generation systems, the use of multilevel inverters is obligatory. To estimate the switching positions in inverter configuration with low harmonic distortion value, a fast sequential optimization algorithm has been established. For harmonic reduction in multilevel inverter design, a hybrid optimization technique combining Firefly and the Genetic algorithm was used. In several real-time… More >

M. Sujith^{1, *}, S. Padma²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.122, No.3, pp. 863-888, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.08908

Abstract This paper proposes the optimum controller for shunt active filter (SAF) to mitigate the harmonics and maintain the power quality in the distribution system. It consists of shunt active filter, Voltage Source Inverter (VSI), series inductor and DC bus and nonlinear load. The proposed hybrid approach is a combination of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) termed as PSOANN. The PI controller gain parameters of k_p and k_i are optimized with the help of PSOANN. The PSOANN improves the accuracy of tuning the gain parameters under steady and dynamic load conditions; thereby it reduces the values of… More >