# IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

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• ### Multivariable robust control of a power plant deaerator

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):123 - 129
Cited by:  Papers (18)
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The design of a robust controller for the deaerator of the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) that uses the linear quadratic Gaussian with loop transfer recovery (LQG/LTR) procedure is described. At present, classical proportional-integral (PI) controllers are used to control the deaerator. When the operating condition changes, the system is disturbed, or a fault occurs, and the PI controlle... View full abstract»

• ### An artificial neural network based adaptive power system stabilizer

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):71 - 77
Cited by:  Papers (97)  |  Patents (1)
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An artificial neural network (ANN)-based power system stabilizer (PSS) and its application to power systems are presented. The ANN-based PSS combines the advantages of self-optimizing pole shifting adaptive control strategy and the quick response of ANN to introduce a new generation PSS. A popular type of ANN, the multilayer perceptron with error backpropagation training method, is used in this PS... View full abstract»

• ### Turbine generator laboratory model tests to damp torsional oscillations with supplementary signals

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):85 - 91
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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The improvement of generator stability by the use of supplementary signals into the voltage regulator and governor loops using discrete-time linear optimal control theory has been studied with particular emphasis on providing better damping for torsional oscillations. A multi-inertia laboratory model equipped with data acquisition and control computers was constructed to model the shaft dynamics o... View full abstract»

• ### CO2 recovery in molten carbonate fuel cell system by pressure swing adsorption

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):26 - 32
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) recycle configuration using pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is examined in the indirect internal reforming molten carbonate fuel cell (IIR-MCFC) system. It is shown that the CO2 PSA makes the system efficiency higher than in an ordinary combustion process. A test plant was fabricated in order to evaluate the PSA performance in the IIR-MCFC system. The exp... View full abstract»

• ### Adaptive control of speed and equivalence ratio dynamics of a diesel driven power-plant

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):13 - 19
Cited by:  Papers (13)
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A method of modeling, involving approximation of dead-times, is presented for diesel driven power prime-movers. The resulting predictive adaptive control scheme is compared to a conventional PI scheme on the basis of common disturbances encountered by a practical prime-mover. It is found that the adaptive scheme achieves significant improvement despite the nonlinearities introduced by turbocharger... View full abstract»

• ### A review of manufacturers recommendations for the grounding of distributed control system in generating stations

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):1 - 5
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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This progress report was prepared by the IEEE Working Group on Std 1050, Guide for Instrumentation and Control Equipment Grounding in Generating Stations'. It summarizes a review of the grounding recommendations made by the manufacturers of 11 distributed control systems which are presently being applied in generating stations. The diversity of grounding recommendations shown by this review is di... View full abstract»

• ### Advanced techniques for noise source identification on a large generator unit

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):114 - 122
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Power station acoustic noise assessment, which has experienced increased environmental awareness and subsequently more stringent legislation for a number of years, has received an added stimulus due to the recent advent of powerful measurement and analysis techniques, including sound intensity and coherence. These experimental techniques are explained, and results, for a generator unit, illustrate... View full abstract»

• ### Application of simultaneous active and reactive power modulation of superconducting magnetic energy storage unit to damp turbine-generator subsynchronous oscillations

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):63 - 70
Cited by:  Papers (31)  |  Patents (5)
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An active and reactive power (P-Q) simultaneous control scheme, which is based on a superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) unit, is designed to damp out the subsynchronous resonant (SSR) oscillations of a turbine-generator unit. In order to suppress unstable torsional mode oscillations, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to modulate the active and reactive power in... View full abstract»

• ### A bibliography of technical papers relating expert systems to nuclear power plants

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):130 - 137
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Over the period of 1985 through 1990, numerous papers were published on the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) and expert systems (ES) applications at nuclear power plants. A selection of these papers is given, arranged in the following categories: general descriptions of AI/ES techniques, specific AI/ES applications, knowledge-base development and modeling techniques, maintenance and diagnos... View full abstract»

• ### Approximate analysis of steady-state heat conduction in an induction motor

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):78 - 84
Cited by:  Papers (20)
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The problem of two-dimensional steady-state heat flow in the stator of an induction motor is solved using finite element formulation and using arch shaped elements in the θ plane of the cylindrical coordinate system. The shape functions and exact solution matrices are derived algebraically for utmost economy in computation. The temperature distribution has been determined considering convect... View full abstract»

• ### Analysis and average-value modeling of line-commutated converter-synchronous machine systems

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):92 - 99
Cited by:  Papers (91)
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Analytical relationships are established which can be used to predict the steady-state characteristics of line-commutated AC-DC-converter-synchronous machine systems. In particular, basic relationships are established in which the average DC voltage and the average electromagnetic torque are related to the converter firing delay angle. It is shown that these average-value relationships predict the... View full abstract»

• ### Design, performance, and cost characteristics of high temperature superconducting magnetic energy storage

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):33 - 39
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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A conceptual design for superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) using oxide superconductors with higher critical temperature than metallic superconductors has been analyzed for design features, refrigeration requirements, and estimated costs of major components. The study covered the energy storage range from 2 to 200 MWh at power levels from 4 to 400 MW. A SMES that uses high temperature s... View full abstract»

• ### Linear current mode controller for battery test applications

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):20 - 25
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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This study describes the design and implementation of a current sink and source controller for battery evaluation. Two types of controllers were designed, one for low rates of current and the other for high rates of current. The operation of th controllers is implemented using control algorithms to perform both current and voltage modes of operation. Controller performance is analyzed by comparing... View full abstract»

• ### Tests with a microcomputer based adaptive synchronous machine stabilizer on a 400 MW thermal unit

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):6 - 12
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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Field tests have been conducted on a microcomputer-based self-tuning adaptive synchronous machine stabilizer. The adaptive control algorithm tracks the system operating conditions using a least squares identification technique with variable forgetting factor and the control is calculated by a self-searching pole-shift method. An outline of the control algorithm and the results of field tests on a ... View full abstract»

• ### Commercial grade item (CGI) dedication of generators for nuclear safety related applications

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):138 - 144
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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The general guidelines for the commercial grade item (CGI) acceptance and dedication are provided in US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Generic Letters and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report NP-5652, Guidelines for the Utilization of Commercial Grade Items in Nuclear Safety Related Applications'. These generic guidelines are applied to the procurement, acceptance, and dedication ... View full abstract»

• ### Thyristor-controlled voltage regulators for critical induction motor loads during voltage disturbances

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):100 - 106
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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The transient stability of a critical induction machine load group during momentary as well as continuing voltage sags can be enhanced by using a fast-response voltage regulator in the form of a static VAr compensator (SVC) or a thyristor controlled tap changer (CTC). A procedure is presented for determining the minimum SVC rating or CTC off-nominal turn ratio including control of the SVC admittan... View full abstract»

• ### A step towards improvements in the characteristics of self excited induction generator

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):40 - 46
Cited by:  Papers (56)
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Improvements of voltage regulation characteristics of self-excited induction generators (SEIGs) are investigated. Typical results of the sensitivity studies performed are presented and conclusions are drawn to suggest guidelines for design of such generators View full abstract»

• ### Laboratory implementation of a neural network trajectory controller for a DC motor

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):107 - 113
Cited by:  Papers (55)
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The laboratory implementation of a neural network controller for high performance DC drives is described. The objective is to control the rotor speed and/or position to follow an arbitrarily selected trajectory at all times. The control strategy is based on indirect model reference adaptive control (MRAC). The motor characteristics are explicitly identified through a multilayer perceptron type neu... View full abstract»

• ### Starting characteristics of direct current motors powered by solar cells

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):47 - 53
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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The authors deal with the calculation of the starting to rated current ratio and starting to rated torque ratio of the permanent magnet, separately, series and shunt excited motors when powered by solar cells for the two cases where the system includes a maximum-power-point-tracker (MPPT), and without an MPPT. Comparing these two cases, one gets a torque magnification of about three for the perman... View full abstract»

• ### Operation principle and applications of multiterminal superconductive magnetic energy storage systems

Publication Year: 1993, Page(s):54 - 62
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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The basic operation principle of a multiterminal superconductive magnetic energy storage (MSMES) system is introduced. The motivation for developing the MSMES systems is to combine and maximize the flexibility benefits provided by energy storage and the controllability benefits provided by power electronic systems. A MSMES system can be used simultaneously as an energy storage device and a power f... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

The IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion includes in its venue the research, development, design, application, construction, installation, operation, analysis and control of electric power generating and energy storage equipment (along with conventional, cogeneration, nuclear, distributed or renewable sources, central station and grid connection). The scope also includes electromechanical energy conversion, electric machinery, devices, systems and facilities for the safe, reliable, and economic generation and utilization of electrical energy for general industrial, commercial, public, and domestic consumption of electrical energy.

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University of British Columbia