Publications related to Induction generator

Maintenance and optimization of the TCV power supply

Damien Fasel, Ugo Siravo, Jérémie Dubray

The TCV tokamak is powered by a flywheel generator to supply the magnetic coils and the auxiliary heating systems. The generator has just undergone its fourth major overhaul to make it ready for the next ten years, after more than thirty years of almost tr ...

Elsevier Science Sa2024

Breakerless Protection for Voltage Source Converter-Based Marine DC Power Supply Systems

Drazen Dujic, Seongil Kim

DC power supply systems utilising voltage source converters offer several advantages compared with their counterparts in marine low-voltage DC power distribution networks. In case of a two-level voltage source converter fed by a synchronous generator which ...

IEEE2021

Data-Driven LPV Controller Design for Islanded Microgrids

Alireza Karimi, Seyed Sohail Madani

This paper presents a data-driven multivariable Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) controller design method. The synthesis process is based on frequency-domain data corresponding to different operating points of the plant. The performance and also stability co ...

ELSEVIER2021

Performance assessment of grid-forming and grid-following converter-interfaced battery energy storage systems on frequency regulation in low-inertia power grids

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Yihui Zuo, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Antonio Zecchino, Zhao Yuan

Power systems with large shares of converter-interfaced renewables may be characterised by low grid inertia due to the lack of frequency containment provided by synchronous generators. Battery energy storage systems (BESSs), which can adjust their power ou ...

2021

Optimal Load Restoration in Active Distribution Networks Complying With Starting Transients of Induction Motors

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Hossein Sekhavatmanesh

Large horsepower induction motors play a critical role as industrial drives in production facilities. The operational safety of distribution networks during the starting transients of these motor loads is a critical concern for the operators. In this paper ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2020

Data-Driven Distributed Reactive Power Sharing in Microgrids

Alireza Karimi, Seyed Sohail Madani

In this paper, reactive power sharing for Photovoltaic (PV) units in islanded microgrids has been formulated as a robust control design problem and is solved using convex optimization method. In addition to reactive power sharing, the disturbance rejection ...

IEEE2020

Design of High Permittivity Polysiloxane Elastomers for Dielectric Elastomer Transducers

Philip Horst Caspari

Dielectric elastomer transducers consist of a dielectric elastomer between two compliant electrodes. When the elastic capacitor is electrically charged, the dielectric elastomer elongates until a balance of elastic and electrostatic force is reached. Elect ...

EPFL2019

A New Approach to the On-line Estimation of the Loss of Generation Size in Power Systems

Mario Paolone, Rasoul Azizipanah-Abarghooee

Following an unintended disconnection of a synchronous generator (SG) from the power system, what is also known as a loss of generation (LoG), it is not trivial to precisely estimate the post-event power system's inertia and the LoG size. One of reasons fo ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

Frequency-Domain Control Design in Power Systems

Christoph Manuel Kammer

The scope of this thesis encompasses two main subjects: fixed-structure data-driven control design on one side, and control design in power systems on the other. The overall goal is to identify challenging and relevant problems in power systems, to express ...

EPFL2018

Synergistic but independent: The role of corticospinal and alternate motor fibers for residual motor output after stroke

Friedhelm Christoph Hummel

Background Brain imaging has shown that not only the cortico-spinal tract (CST), but also alternate corticofugal motor fibers (aMF), such as the cortico-rubro-spinal and cortico-reticulo-spinal tract, influence residual motor output after stroke. So far, s ...

2017

Multiobjective Optimization of Medium-Frequency Transformers for Isolated Soft-Switching Converters Using a Genetic Algorithm

Alfred Rufer, Asier Garcia Bediaga, Irma Villar, Alejandro Rujas

The main challenge of medium-frequency transformers is the number of design parameters, constraints and objectives, and the difficulty of handling them on a particular design. This paper presents a novel computer-aided optimal design for MF transformers us ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2017

Gas Turbine: Optimization of Energy Production and High Efficiency by Using Power Electronics

Alfred Rufer, Aziza Benaboud

The use of gas turbines in the power generation industry has been increasing. Their demand represents more than 50% of the world market of thermal power plants. Electric power generators using gas turbines as power sources are connected to the turbines thr ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

Coordination of a Turbo-Generator protections through Power-System Simulation Software SIMSEN

Philippe Allenbach

The correct coordination of the electrical protections of a synchronous generators is a difficult task, especially those based on impedance. Usually, these protections are set according to the recommendations of the main standards and manufacturer guides. ...

Ieee2016

Integrated voltage control and line congestion management in Active Distribution Networks by means of smart transformers

Mario Paolone, Konstantina Christakou, Giovanni De Carne

Within the context of Active Distribution Networks (ADNs), smart transformers represent very powerful devices able to provide fast and efficient control actions with respect to different ADNs ancillary services. This paper discusses the benefits, in terms ...

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society2014

Contribution to the Active Generator Principle : the Gate-commutated Polyphased Matrix Converter

Antoine Béguin

This work is part of the innovative "Active Generator" (AG) project. AG is a concept that suggests a new arrangement of the turbine-generator line of a high power utility (a few hundred of MW) in order to de-synchronize the rotation speed of the turbine-ge ...

EPFL2012

Optimisation des stratégies de réglage d'une installation de pompage-turbinage à vitesse variable

Yves Pannatier

Important modifications of the electricity generation landscape are expected in the next decades. This is mainly due to the increase of the demand, the limitation of traditional resources as fossil fuel energy resources and the development of renewable ene ...

EPFL2010

STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF “DROOP CONTROL” METHODS FOR INTERFACING VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS TO MINIGRID

Philippe Barrade

This contribution presents control methods for the regulation of the voltage and the frequency on AC minigrids, fed by voltage source inverters (VSI). In order to avoid a complex communication network for the synchronization of the various VSI on a minigri ...

2008

Convertisseur de fréquence indirect à rapport de tension fixe : interface entre turbo-alternateurs à haute vitesse et réseau électrique

Aziza Benaboud

Many electric power generators use gas turbines as power sources. Typically they are connected to the turbines through a mechanical gearbox in order to adapt their synchronous speed to the optimal rotation speed of the turbine, which is very often much hig ...

EPFL2007

Toward a power system emulation using analog microelectronics solid state circuits

Maher Kayal, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Laurent Fabre, Ira Nagel

An analog electronics emulation solution is investigated in order to assess the state of a power system facing dynamic phenomena such as the transient stability. Two approaches are studied: DC emulation and AC emulation. Both are intended to be integrated ...

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Contribution to the active generator principle for high power electric supply : control of the commutations

Massimiliano Visintin

In recent years the use of solid state frequency converters is rapidly increasing in the industrial and power plants where electric machines are installed, since it allows variable speed operations for the electric system, thus becoming a key factor which ...

EPFL2006