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Dhp-Based Wide-Area Coordinating Control Of A Power System With A Large Wind Farm And Multiple Facts Devices, Wei Qiao, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Dhp-Based Wide-Area Coordinating Control Of A Power System With A Large Wind Farm And Multiple Facts Devices, Wei Qiao, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Wide-area coordinating control is becoming an important issue and a challenging problem in the power industry. This paper proposes a novel optimal wide-area monitor and wide-area coordinating neurocontroller (WACNC), based on wide-area measurements, for a power system with power system stabilizers, a large wind farm, and multiple flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) devices. The wide-area monitor is a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) that identifies the input-output dynamics of the nonlinear power system. Its parameters are optimized through a particle swarm optimization (PSO) based method. The WACNC is designed by using the dual heuristic programming (DHP) method and RBFNNs. …
Intelligent Local And Hierarchical Control Of Facts Devices, Salman Mohagheghi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Intelligent Local And Hierarchical Control Of Facts Devices, Salman Mohagheghi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents an overview of the applications of intelligent control techniques on local and hierarchical control of FACTS devices. These control techniques are superior to the conventional linear/nonlinear control schemes in the sense that they are independent of any mathematical model of the power system to be controlled. In addition, they do not depend on the operating conditions and the configuration of the system to which the FACTS device is connected. A static compensator (STATCOM) is used as the example in order to compare the performances of the proposed intelligent controllers with those of their linear counterparts. Nevertheless, the …
Intelligent Integration Of A Wind Farm To An Utility Power Network With Improved Voltage Stability, V. K. Polisetty, Sandhya R. Jetti, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Intelligent Integration Of A Wind Farm To An Utility Power Network With Improved Voltage Stability, V. K. Polisetty, Sandhya R. Jetti, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The increasing effect of wind energy generation will influence the dynamic behavior of power systems by interacting with conventional generation and loads. Due to the inherent characteristics of wind turbines, non-uniform power production causes variations in system voltage and frequency. Therefore, a wind farm requires high reactive power compensation. Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices such as SVCs inject reactive power into the system which helps in maintaining a better voltage profile. This paper presents the design of a linear and a nonlinear coordinating controller between a SVC and the wind farm inverter at the point of interconnection. The performances …
Real-Time Implementation Of A Dual Function Neuron Based Wide Area Svc Damping Controller, Sandhya R. Jetti, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy
Real-Time Implementation Of A Dual Function Neuron Based Wide Area Svc Damping Controller, Sandhya R. Jetti, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The use of wide area measurements for power system stabilization is recently given a lot of attention by researchers and the power industry to avoid cascading failures and blackouts such as the August 2003. This paper presents the design of a nonlinear external damping controller based on wide area measurements as inputs to a dual function neuron (DFN). This DFN controller is specifically designed to enhance the damping characteristics of a power system considering the nonlinearity in the system. The major advantage of the DFN controller is that it is simple in structure with less development time and hardware requirements …
Identification Of Svc Dynamics Using Wide Area Signals In A Power System, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Sandhya R. Jetti
Identification Of Svc Dynamics Using Wide Area Signals In A Power System, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Sandhya R. Jetti
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents the design of a wide area monitor (WAM) using remote area signals, such as speed deviations of generators in a power network, for identifying online the dynamics of a static var compensator (SVC). The design of the WAM is studied on the 12 bus FACTS benchmark system recently introduced. A predict-correct method is used to enhance the performance of the WAM during online operation. Simulation results are presented to show that WAM can correctly identify the dynamics of SVC in a power system for small and large disturbances. Such WAMs can be applied in the design of …
Control Interaction Mitigation For The Unified Power Flow Controller, Liangying Dong, Mariesa Crow
Control Interaction Mitigation For The Unified Power Flow Controller, Liangying Dong, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper establishes that dynamic interactions can occur between multiple UPFCs installed in power systems. The existence of the dynamic interactions can adversely affect the overall system performance and lead to system instability. This paper identifies two types of interactions among FACTS controllers: low frequency inter-area interaction and high frequency controller interactions. Several control approaches are proposed to mitigate these interactions. The IEEE New England 10-machine 39-bus system is used to demonstrate the existence of the control interactions and illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed interaction mitigation controls.
Upfc Control Employing Gradient Descent Search, William M. Siever, Radha P. Kalyani, Mariesa Crow, Daniel R. Tauritz
Upfc Control Employing Gradient Descent Search, William M. Siever, Radha P. Kalyani, Mariesa Crow, Daniel R. Tauritz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Increasing demand coupled with limitations on new construction indicate that existing power transmission must be better controlled in order to continue reliable operation. Recent advances in FACTS devices provide a mechanism to better control power flow on the transmission network. One particular device, the unified power flow controller (UPFC), holds the most promise for maintaining operation even when the system has suffered partial failure (either naturally occurring, due to human error, or a malicious attack). In addition to the capital cost, the primary obstacles to widespread UPFC use are the combined problems of selecting the most cost effective locations for …
Structured Object-Oriented Co-Analysis/Co-Design Of Hardware/Software For The Facts Powers System, Matt Ryan, Sojan Markose, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Bruce M. Mcmillin
Structured Object-Oriented Co-Analysis/Co-Design Of Hardware/Software For The Facts Powers System, Matt Ryan, Sojan Markose, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Bruce M. Mcmillin
Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works
There are several approaches to the hardware/software design in embedded systems, ranging from the traditional sequential methods which focus on the determination of the hardware architecture prior to software design, to newer object-oriented approaches that attempt to apply software engineering methods to hardware design without a systematic process. This paper discusses a structured object-oriented methodology for the integrated co-analysis and co-design of hardware/software systems using an extended high order object-oriented modeling technique (HOOMT). This methodology offers a uniform method for hardware and software developers to jointly develop the specifications for and partitioning of the hardware and software components of a …
Power Engineering Laboratory Facilities At The University Of Missouri--Rolla, Keith Corzine, Mariesa Crow
Power Engineering Laboratory Facilities At The University Of Missouri--Rolla, Keith Corzine, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
One of the significant niche areas at UMR is the area of electric power. For this reason UMR has invested in its power program over the years. The extent of this program ranges from power systems, motor drives, high-frequency effects in electric machines, acoustic noise of electric machines, FACTS device for electric utility applications, and naval propulsion power systems. The various laboratory facilities at UMR which supports these activities have been described in detail in this paper.
A Dynamic Recurrent Neural Network For Wide Area Identification Of A Multimachine Power System With A Facts Device, Salman Mohagheghi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
A Dynamic Recurrent Neural Network For Wide Area Identification Of A Multimachine Power System With A Facts Device, Salman Mohagheghi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Multilayer perceptron and radial basis function neural networks have been traditionally used for plant identification in power systems applications of neural networks. While being efficient in tracking the plant dynamics in a relatively small system, their performance degrades as the dimensions of the plant to be identified are increased, for example in supervisory level identification of a multimachine power system for wide area control purposes. Recurrent neural networks can deal with such a problem by modeling the system as a set of differential equations and with less order of complexity. Such a recurrent neural network identifier is designed and implemented …
Optimal Dynamic Neurocontrol Of A Gate-Controlled Series Capacitor In A Multi-Machine Power System, Swakshar Ray, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Edson H. Watanabe, F. D. De Jesus
Optimal Dynamic Neurocontrol Of A Gate-Controlled Series Capacitor In A Multi-Machine Power System, Swakshar Ray, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Edson H. Watanabe, F. D. De Jesus
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents the design of an optimal dynamic neurocontroller for a new type of FACTS device - the gate controlled series capacitor (GCSC) incorporated in a multi-machine power system. The optimal neurocontroller is developed based on the heuristic dynamic programming (HDP) approach. In addition, a dynamic identifier/model and controller structure using the recurrent neural network trained with backpropagation through time (BPTT) is employed. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the dynamic neurocontroller and its performance is compared with that of the conventional PI controller under small and large disturbances.
Adaptive Critic Designs For Optimal Control Of Power Systems, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Adaptive Critic Designs For Optimal Control Of Power Systems, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald G. Harley
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The increasing complexity of the modern power grid highlights the need for advanced modeling and control techniques for effective control of excitation, turbine and flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS). The crucial factors affecting the modern power systems today is voltage and load flow control. Simulation studies in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment and realtime laboratory experimental studies carried out are described and the results show the successful control of the power system elements and the entire power system with adaptive and optimal neurocontrol schemes. Performances of the neurocontrollers are compared with the conventional PI controllers for damping under different operating conditions for …
A Reconfigurable Facts System For University Laboratories, Liangying Dong, Zhiping Yang, Shen Chen, Lin Zhang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
A Reconfigurable Facts System For University Laboratories, Liangying Dong, Zhiping Yang, Shen Chen, Lin Zhang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
To fully understand the dynamic performance of the multiple flexible ac transmission systems (FACTS) devices, a hardware setup is needed to complement software simulation for university research laboratories. This paper presents the schematic and basic controls of a reconfigurable FACTS system that can be used to realize the major voltage-sourced-converter FACTS topologies: the StatCom, the static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), and the unified power-flow controller (UPFC). Furthermore, the state models and control algorithms for the FACTS devices are proposed. The digital signal processor (DSP)-based control system enables new control methods to be rapidly implemented. The comparison of the experimental and …
Dynamic Optimization Of A Multimachine Power System With A Facts Device Using Identification And Control Objectnets, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy
Dynamic Optimization Of A Multimachine Power System With A Facts Device Using Identification And Control Objectnets, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This work presents a novel technique for dynamic optimization of the electric power grid using brain-like stochastic identifiers and controllers called ObjectNets based on neural network architectures with recurrence. ObjectNets are neural network architectures developed to identify/control a particular object with a specific objective in hand. The IEEE 14 bus multimachine power system with a FACTS device is considered in this paper. The paper focuses on the combined minimization of the terminal voltage deviations and speed deviations at the generator terminals and the bus voltage deviation at the point of contact of the FACTS device to the power network. Simulation …
A New Control Strategy For The Unified Power Flow Controller, Lin Zhang, Liangying Dong, Mariesa Crow
A New Control Strategy For The Unified Power Flow Controller, Lin Zhang, Liangying Dong, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The unified power flow controller (UPFC) is the most versatile among a variety of flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices, which can be used for power flow control, enhancement of transient stability, damping system oscillations and voltage regulation. In this paper, we propose a new PI based approach for the dynamic control of UPFC. With the new control strategy, not only the active and reactive power flow control but also the system oscillations damping can be achieved. The digital simulation results developed in MATLAB and PSCAD/EMTDC environments are presented to verify the efficiency of the proposed control algorithm.
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multilevel Inverters, Xiaomin Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multilevel Inverters, Xiaomin Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents schema of operation for floating voltage source multilevel inverters. The primary advantage of the proposed schema is that the number of voltage levels (and thus power quality) can be increased for a given number of semiconductor devices when compared to the conventional "flying capacitor" topology. However, the new schema requires fixed floating sources instead of capacitors and therefore is more suitable for battery power applications such as electric vehicles, flexible AC transmission systems and submarine propulsion. Alternatively transformer/rectifier circuits may be used to supply the floating sources in a similar way to cascaded H-bridge inverters. Computer simulation …
A Diode-Clamped Multi-Level Inverter For The Statcom/Bess, Cheng Ying, Mariesa Crow
A Diode-Clamped Multi-Level Inverter For The Statcom/Bess, Cheng Ying, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) are potentially becoming more flexible and more economical local controllers in the power system. The integration of traditional FACTS devices with energy storage system (ESS) will increase FACTS device functionality. The voltage-sourced inverter is an important part of many FACTS devices, such as the StatCom and SSSC. Considerable research has been done on 2-level inverter usage in FACTS. Multilevel inverters, however, can improve the voltage quality and reduce the voltage stress on the power electronic devices. This paper uses a diode-clamped multilevel inverter in the StatCom/BESS. The multilevel inverter switching strategy and output voltage model …
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multi-Level Inverters, X. Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Full Binary Combination Schema For Floating Voltage Source Multi-Level Inverters, X. Kou, Keith Corzine, Yakov L. Familiant
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents schema of operation for floating voltage source multi-level inverters. The primary advantage of the proposed schema is that the number of voltage levels (and thus power quality) can be increased for a given number of semiconductor devices when compared to the conventional "flying capacitor" topology. However, the new schema requires fixed floating sources instead of capacitors and therefore is more suitable for battery power applications such as electric vehicles, flexible AC transmission systems and submarine propulsion. Alternatively transformer/rectifier circuits may be used to supply the floating sources in a similar way to cascaded H-bridge inverters. Computer simulation …
A Cascaded Converter-Based Statcom With Energy Storage, Chang Qian, Mariesa Crow
A Cascaded Converter-Based Statcom With Energy Storage, Chang Qian, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Due to their advantages in high power applications, multi-level converters have been introduced to flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) to enhance power transmission system operation. Although several multi-level StatCom topologies have been proposed to verify the high performance of multi-level converters used in reactive power compensation, they are not capable of controlling active power flow. To make multi-level converters more flexible and effective for active power flow control, energy storage systems, such as flywheels and batteries are incorporated into StatComs. In this paper, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are incorporated into a cascaded converter-based StatCom to implement both active and …
Energy Storage Systems For Advanced Power Applications, Aysen Arsoy, Yilu Liu, Paul F. Ribeiro, Brian K. Johnson, Mariesa Crow
Energy Storage Systems For Advanced Power Applications, Aysen Arsoy, Yilu Liu, Paul F. Ribeiro, Brian K. Johnson, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
While energy storage technologies do not represent energy sources, they provide valuable added benefits to improve stability power quality, and reliability of supply. Battery technologies have improved significantly in order to meet the challenges of practical electric vehicles and utility applications. Flywheel technologies are now used in advanced nonpolluting uninterruptible power supplies. Advanced capacitors are being considered as energy storage for power quality applications. Superconducting energy storage systems are still in their prototype stages but receiving attention for utility applications. The latest technology developments, some performance analysis, and cost considerations are addressed. This paper concentrates on the performance benefits of …
A Comparison Of Facts Integrated With Battery Energy Storage Systems, Lin Zhang, Shen Chen, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
A Comparison Of Facts Integrated With Battery Energy Storage Systems, Lin Zhang, Shen Chen, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The integration of energy storage into FACTS devices lead to increased controller flexibility by providing decentralized active power capabilities. Combined FACTS/ESS can improve power flow control, oscillation damping and voltage control. This paper presents a comparison between the dynamic performance of a StatCom, a StatCom/BESS, an SSSC, an SSSC/BESS and a UPFC. Experimental verification is also presented.
Integration Of A Statcom And Battery Energy Storage, Zhiping Yang, Shen Chen, Lin Zhang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Integration Of A Statcom And Battery Energy Storage, Zhiping Yang, Shen Chen, Lin Zhang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The integration of an energy storage system, such as battery energy storage (BESS), into a FACTS device can provide dynamic decentralized active power capabilities and much needed flexibility for mitigating transmission level power flow problems. This paper introduces an integrated StatCom/BESS for the improvement of dynamic and transient stability and transmission capability; compare the performance of the different FACTS/BESS combinations, and provide experimental verification of the proposed controls on a scaled StatCom/BESS system
A Comparison Of The Dynamic Performance Of Facts With Energy Storage To A Unified Power Flow Controller, Lin Zhang, Shen Chen, Zhiping Yang, Aysen Arsoy, Yilu Liu, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
A Comparison Of The Dynamic Performance Of Facts With Energy Storage To A Unified Power Flow Controller, Lin Zhang, Shen Chen, Zhiping Yang, Aysen Arsoy, Yilu Liu, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The integration of an energy storage system into FACTS devices may lead to a more economical and/or flexible transmission controller. Various energy storage systems have received considerable attention in power utility applications due to their characteristics that range from rapid response, high power, high efficiency, and four-quadrant control. The enhanced performance of combined FACTS/ESS may have greater appeal to transmission service providers. Integrating an energy storage system into a FACTS device can provide dynamic decentralized active power capabilities and much needed flexibility for mitigating transmission level power flow problems. This paper presents a comprehensive comparison between the dynamic performances of …
An Improved Statcom Model For Power Flow Analysis, Zhiping Yang, Chen Shen, Lingli Zhang, Mariesa Crow
An Improved Statcom Model For Power Flow Analysis, Zhiping Yang, Chen Shen, Lingli Zhang, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The StatCom is traditionally modeled for power flow analysis as a PV or PQ bus depending on its primary application. The active power is either set to zero (neglecting the StatCom losses) or calculated iteratively. The StatCom voltage and reactive power compensation are usually related through the magnetics of the StatCom. This traditional power flow model of the StatCom neglects the impact of the high-frequency effects and the switching characteristics of the power electronics on the active power losses and the reactive power injection (absorption). In this paper, the authors propose a new StatCom model appropriate for power flow analysis …
Control Of Statcom With Energy Storage Device, Chen Shen, Zhiping Yang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Control Of Statcom With Energy Storage Device, Chen Shen, Zhiping Yang, Stan Atcitty, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, the control method of a STATCOM with an energy storage device is discussed. To determine the switching level control, UPWM (unique pulse width modulation) and SPWM (sinusoidal pulse width modulation) methods are compared. A linearized model of a STATCOM with a battery is set up to derive monitoring level control strategies. All the control methods are verified by the PSCAD/EMTDC software package.
A Virtual Classroom Via Dataconferencing: A Multi-Institutional Experience, Shelli K. Starrett, Anil Pahwa, Kraig J. Olejniczak, S. D. Sudhoff, Mariesa Crow
A Virtual Classroom Via Dataconferencing: A Multi-Institutional Experience, Shelli K. Starrett, Anil Pahwa, Kraig J. Olejniczak, S. D. Sudhoff, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper presents the experience of five faculty from four universities who are co-developing and team teaching courses using the world-wide web (WWW). In particular two novel power engineering courses, Flexible Control of Transmission Systems and Flexible Control of Distribuction Systems, introduce the student to the application of power electronic-based controllers, known specifically as flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) controllers, to enhance the performance of the transmission and distribution systems in an electric power system. In order to leverage faculty expertise in the various topics included in each course, a unique partnership was formed among five faculty from the following …
The Multirate Simulation Of Facts Devices In Power System Dynamics, J. G. Chen, Mariesa Crow
The Multirate Simulation Of Facts Devices In Power System Dynamics, J. G. Chen, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, the multirate method is applied to the problem of simulating the dynamics of a power system which contains fast components such as induction machine loads and FACTS devices. Results concerning the numerical stability and accuracy of the multirate method are presented. Implementation concerns are also addressed by studying an example power system which contains a wide range of time response behavior
The Multirate Simulation Of Facts Devices In Power System Dynamics, J. G. Chen, Mariesa Crow
The Multirate Simulation Of Facts Devices In Power System Dynamics, J. G. Chen, Mariesa Crow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, the multirate method is applied to the problem of simulating the dynamics of a power system which contains fast components such as induction machine loads and FACTS devices. Results concerning the numerical stability and accuracy of the multirate method are presented. Implementation concerns are also addressed by studying an example power system which contains a wide range of time response behavior