Authors: Jiawei Zhu, Bhuvana Ramachandran ABSTRACT Distribution network state estimation provided complete and reliable information for the distribution management system (DMS) and was a prerequisite for other advanced management and control applications in the power distribution network. This paper first … Continue reading
Authors: Shoyu Onuka, Atsushi Umemura, Rion Takahashi, Junji Tamura, Atsushi Sakahara, Fumihito Tosaka, Ryosuke Nakamoto ABSTRACT Recently, introduction of renewable energy sources like wind power generation and photovoltaic power generation has been increasing from the viewpoint of environmental problems. However, … Continue reading
Authors: Faisal Alkarrami, Tariq Iqbal, Kevin Pope, Geoff Rideout ABSTRACT The main purpose of this paper is to design and model a water-pumping system using a submersible multi-stage centrifugal pump driven by a three-phase induction motor. The system is intended … Continue reading
Authors: Kashif Ali, Yanbing Jia, Muhammad Abbas, Syed Arslan Bukhari ABSTRACT Environmental conditions such as wind, temperature and humidity affect the amount of solar irradiance received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells and thus have a significant effect on the PV … Continue reading
Author: Jose A. Gutierrez Bravo ABSTRACT CO2 concentration to the atmosphere has risen faster than ever in the last century. This is highly due to fossil fuel combustion which is the major anthropogenic CO2 source. Membrane technology is an important … Continue reading
Authors: Abdrahamane Traoré, Hatem Elgothamy, Mohamed A. Zohdy ABSTRACT This paper presents a method for optimal sizing of an off-grid hybrid microgrid (MG) system in order to achieve a certain load demand. The hybrid MG is made of a solar … Continue reading
Authors: Bin Sun, Elham Makram, Xufeng Xu ABSTRACT Nowadays, more and more electrical power is being distributed to customers by underground cables rather than overhead transmission lines due to their advantage of providing better protection in inclement weather. They also … Continue reading
Authors: Ahmed Moubarak, Gaber El-Saady, El-Noby A. Ibrahim ABSTRACT Photovoltaic (PV) power is most commonly used for water pumping applications. The DC output voltage of PV arrays is connected to a DC-DC converter using a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) … Continue reading
Author: Abdullah M. Al-Shaalan ABSTRACT This work attempts to investigate some practical measures that may reduce severe power outages that lead to energy curtailments. The first step of this attempt is to explore, from the consumer’s perspective, the adverse effects … Continue reading
Authors: Nimrah Saeed, Anas Ibrar, Aimen Saeed ABSTRACT Nowadays, Z-source inverters (ZSI) are one of the most emerging topologies in field of power electronics. This paper deals with brief review of Z-source inverter, comprehensive study of its various topologies and … Continue reading