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# IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

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Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):c1 - 389
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• ### IEEE Industry Applications Society

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s): c2
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• ### The Standards Department and Its Relationships to the IEEE Standards Process

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):390 - 395
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THE PROCESS of developing voluntary electrical standards is one of the outstanding activities of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. The resulting IEEE standards give long-lasting and widespread benefits to Society members, and this is perhaps most evident in the Society's Color Book'' series. The Society standards activity also provides a significant service to other members of the IEEE. Fo... View full abstract»

• ### Simplified Motor Control Conductor Protection Based upon the 1984 National Electrical Code

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):396 - 399
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Section 430-72 of the 1984 National Electrical Code has increased the level of protection required for conductors and transformers in motor control circuits, and has made these requirements somewhat easier to understand through the addition of Table 430-72(b). However, many variables, such as 1) whether or not the control conductors leave the enclosure, 2) the size branch circuit protective device... View full abstract»

• ### Application of the National Electrical Code to the Installation of Sensitive Electronic Equipment

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):400 - 415
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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Some of the currently vexing and controversial problems being encountered by the electrical, electronics, and product-safety-listing organizations are identified and briefly discussed. These involve areas of design, sales, installation, maintenance, inspection, approval, and listing of the modern electronics system as embodied in the small to large-scale electronic system or electronic data-proces... View full abstract»

• ### The Shattering Effect of Lightning-Pressure from Heating of Air by Stroke Current

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):416 - 419
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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The shattering effect attributed to lightning is due to lightning's secondary effect-the pressure impulse of air heated by the lightning. At distances over a few tens of feet, we know this as thunder, but at less than 10-20 ft, this pressure can be great enough to destroy many man-made structures. By combining results from several sources, it is possible to determine the intensity of this pressure... View full abstract»

• ### Reducing Human Errors in Industrial Electric Power System Operation, Part I-Improving System Reliability

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):420 - 424
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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A large number of plant power outages and accidents involving personal injury result from human error rather than inadequate or defective equipment. The impact of operating errors on industrial power systems is considered, and the philosophy and key elements of proven practices and programs which contribute to system reliability are reviewed. View full abstract»

• ### Design of Reactive Compensation for Industrial Power Rectifiers

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):425 - 429
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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The design of compensation for industrial rectifier units is analyzed. The first section outlines a general method of analysis using operational impedances. Per-unit impedance and frequency as related to the operational impedance is discussed. A general harmonic analysis is described which applies root locus techniques to the study of the system operational impedance. This technique may be used to... View full abstract»

• ### Transient Stability Analysis for Sohio Prudhoe Bay Emergency Power System

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):430 - 434
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Small isolated automatic power systems of the types similar to the emergency power system at Prudhoe Bay are susceptible to stability problems. These power systems, having two or more generator sets operating in parallel with remarkably different mechanical and control characteristics, require transient stability analysis. The design of the Prudhoe Bay emergency power system is discussed, as are s... View full abstract»

• ### Power Systems in Close Proximity to Pipelines

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):435 - 441
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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In recent years, a trend has developed toward building energy corridors which better utilize land resources. Due to the adverse environmental impacts of building electrical power lines by utility companies and the installation of pipelines by the petrochemical industry, many governmental entities are requiring that electric power lines and underground pipelines use the same transmission (energy) c... View full abstract»

• ### Optimized Production and Energy Conservation

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):442 - 446
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The possibilities of energy conservation in a cement factory are great. At least two important energy waste sources can be identified: flue gas heat and electrical energy of fan drives. A study of the Cementa AB factory at Slite, Sweden (production 2.1 million ton/y) shows that even though considerable efforts already have been made in energy saving, the potential is still great. Thus it is estima... View full abstract»

• ### Dynamic Motor Tests from Synchronously Sampled Waveforms

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):447 - 452
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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A computer-aided motor tester that is very flexible is described. It can be used to test any motor or motor system that operates on ac power. The system was especially designed for testing induction motors and electronically controlled motors. Synchronous waveform data sampling is used instead of meters or instrument converters. Three computers are strategically employed to sample data, control th... View full abstract»

• ### Microprocessor-Based Vector Control System for Induction Motor Drives with Rotor Time Constant Identification Function

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):453 - 459
Cited by:  Papers (52)  |  Patents (1)
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A microprocessor-based high-performance vector control system for induction motor drives is discussed. In this system the high-performance current control method is employed, which can operate stably even when the saturation of a supplied voltage occurs. To estimate the rotor flux vector accurately, the powerful identification method of the rotor time constant is investigated, which does not requi... View full abstract»

• ### Control Strategy of Active Power Filters Using Multiple Voltage-Source PWM Converters

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):460 - 465
Cited by:  Papers (465)  |  Patents (9)
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The control strategy of active power filters using switching devices is proposed on the basis of the instantaneous reactive power theory. This aims at excellent compensation characteristics in transient states as well as steady states. The active power filter is developed, of which the power circuit consists of quadruple voltage-source PWM converters. As the result, interesting compensation charac... View full abstract»

• ### Comparison of the Punch-Through and Non-Punch-Through IGT Structures

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):466 - 470
Cited by:  Papers (11)  |  Patents (1)
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The insulated gate transistor (IGT) has been modeled as a wide-base bipolar junction transistor (BJT) driven by a MOSFET. Therefore, the vertical wide-base BJT structure influences the following IGT characteristics: 1) the forward current-voltage characteristics, 2) the fall time/forward-voltage drop trade-offs, 3) the high-temperature blocking, and 4) the turn-off current tail. An IGT with punch-... View full abstract»

• ### Study and Application of Nonlinear Turn-Off Snubber for Power Electronic Switches

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):471 - 477
Cited by:  Papers (19)  |  Patents (3)
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A nonlinear capacitive turn-off snubber is discussed. Customarily, only linear capacitors are used in high-frequency power electronic switches. However, ceramic ferro-electric materials, with ratios of initial to final capacitance of nearly 30, are found suitable and are investigated. The energy stored in these nonlinear capacitors, with an initial capacitance of 300 nF, amounts to only about 1.1 ... View full abstract»

• ### Turn-On and Turn-Off Characteristics of a 4.5-kV 3000-A Gate Turn-Off Thyristor

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):478 - 482
Cited by:  Papers (18)
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A 4.5-kV 3000-A gate turn-off (GTO) thyristor has been developed for use in high-power motor drive control equipment such as inverters and choppers. The high gate turn-off current of 3000 A is achieved by decreasing the variation of on-state voltages as well as turn-off times between segments which compose the GTO thyristor. This idea is supported by observation of infrared radiation during the tu... View full abstract»

• ### DC Fusing in Semiconductor Circuits

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):483 - 489
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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The development of power semiconductors and their application in the past few decades has brought about new requirements for their protection by fuses. In a large number of applications the fuse has to interrupt a direct-current fault. These applications include chopper circuits, regenerative dc drives, battery supplies, traction applications, and inverter circuits used in variable-speed ac drives... View full abstract»

• ### Operating and Maintenance Experiences with Automated People-Mover Microprocessor-Based Train Control

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):490 - 494
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Operating and maintenance experiences with automated people-mover microprocessor-based train-control systems are discussed, using as examples those systems operating in airports in Atlanta, GA, Orlando, FL, and Gatwick, London, since 1980. Advantages of micro-processor control are shown, using the example of vehicle-door operation. Operating experiences are described, illustrating how human intera... View full abstract»

• ### Diesel Electric Locomotive Propulsion Systems-A Look into the Future

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):495 - 501
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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The demand for increased productivity in train operation has been the driving force in creating today's energy-efficient high-horsepower diesel electric locomotives. A key in obtaining this productivity improvement has been the evolution of the electric transmission that has allowed the locomotive's effective tractive effort to increase along with its diesel engine horsepower. A means of correlati... View full abstract»

• ### The General Motors GF6C Electric Locomotive

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):502 - 511
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Following a favorable analysis for electric versus diesel-electric locomotives, British Columbia Railway awarded a contract for seven electric locomotives to the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, in August 1982. The development and design effort was coordinated between ASEA of Sweden, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in La Grange, IL, and Diesel Division. This phase of the ... View full abstract»

• ### Light-Bulb Saver Performance

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):512 - 515
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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Information is provided on the characteristics of the incandescent lamp connected in series with a diode. The reduction in lm/W, a drastic decrease in color temperature, and the injection of dc in the power network disadvantages that outweight the only true benefit derived from this connection: a much longer lamp life. Theoretical calculations supported by experimental measurements prove that to k... View full abstract»

• ### A Method for the Removal of Sulfur Dioxide from Exhaust Gas Utilizing Pulsed Streamer Corona for Electron Energization

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):516 - 522
Cited by:  Papers (140)  |  Patents (9)
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The performance of a new method using pulsed streamer corona for the removal of SO2 from humid air has been evaluated. The pulsed streamer corona produces energetic free electrons that excite, dissociate, and ionize gas molecules, forming radicals that enhance the gas-phase chemical reactions that convert SO2 to acid mist and/or particulate aerosols. The aerosols are then collected by conve... View full abstract»

• ### A High-Voltage Isolator for Conductive Liquids

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):523 - 526
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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In certain manufacturing operations, and particularly in electrostatic spray-coating, portions of a conductive liquid line may be exposed to a high potential. To localize the high potential, a new isolation system has been developed that allows the continuity of the conductive liquid to be broken and insulated by a gas medium. Experiments show that potential differences up to 100 kV may be success... View full abstract»

• ### The Electrohydrodynamic Atomization of Liquids

Publication Year: 1986, Page(s):527 - 535
Cited by:  Papers (196)  |  Patents (40)
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The mechanism by which resistive liquids subjected to high electric potentials produce a filament and aerosol is still not well-understood. An experimental study of the onset parameters of this electrohydrodynamic (EHD) atomization mode is presented. Data on the effect of onset potential, capillary radius, liquid conductivity, and viscosity, together with an observed hysteresis in the current-volt... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

The scope of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS includes all scope items of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, that is, the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical and electronic engineering in the development, design, manufacture, and application of electrical systems, apparatus, devices, and controls to the processes and equipment of industry and commerce; the promotion of safe, reliable, and economic installations; industry leadership in energy conservation and environmental, health, and safety issues; the creation of voluntary engineering standards and recommended practices; and the professional development of its membership.

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