COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering: Volume 35 Issue 5

Guest editorial

Minimization of cost and congestion management using interline power flow controller

The purpose of this paper is to optimally locate and size the FACTS device, namely, interline power flow controller in order to minimize the total cost and relieve congestion in a…

Grey wolf optimization based parameter selection for support vector machines

The purpose of this paper is to tune support vector machine (SVM) classifier using grey wolf optimizer (GWO).

Congestion management in deregulated power system using hybrid cat-firefly algorithm with TCSC and SVC FACTS devices

The loading and power variations in the power system, especially for the peak hours have abundant concussion on the loading patterns of the open access transmission system. During…

Design of a high gain equilateral triangular microstrip patch antenna array (ETMPAA) on FR4 substrate using microstrip feed

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze a microstrip feed equilateral triangular microstrip array antenna (ETMPAA) that is proposed for S band (3 GHz) applications.

Performance analysis of LCLC resonant converter with PI and fuzzy gain scheduled PI controllers

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the performance of LCLC resonant converter (RC) with proportional integral controller and fuzzy gain scheduled proportional integral…

Three phase z-source neutral point clamped inverter with multicarrier PWM technique

The purpose of this paper is to present the three phase seven-level Z-source neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter with multicarrier pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique. Despite…

Design and analysis of isolated and non-isolated bidirectional converter for high voltage applications

A DC-DC converter plays a major role in many applications such as fuel cell, hybrid electric vehicle, renewable energy system, etc. Among these converters, the bidirectional DC-DC…

Adaptive impulse detection based selective window median filter for removal of random-valued impulse noise in digital images

One of the fundamental tasks in the field of image processing is image denoising. Images are often corrupted by different types of noise and the restoration of images degraded…

Multiphysical computation of the structural bending in a bottom-drive VCM

This paper intends to lay a background knowledge towards the feasibility of developing a bottom-drive variable capacitance micromotor (VCM) using a surface micromachining process…

Modelling of TCSC for voltage regulation in power systems

The purpose of this paper is to propose a voltage regulation solution in power systems through adjusting the power flow of the system via thyristor controlled series compensator…

Particle swarm optimization for the design of square loop frequency selective surfaces considering a model of dielectric effective permittivity

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a particle swarm optimization (PSO) method applied in the design of a square-loop frequency selective surface (FSS) via the…

Erroneous branch parameters detection and correction in real time simulation of power systems

The purpose of this paper is to propose an efficient method for detection and modification of erroneous branch parameters in real time power system simulators. The aim of the…

A comprehensive approach to single and double line contingency screening

The purpose of this paper is to show some techniques to perform line contingency screening efficiently.

New MRAS secondary time constant tuning for vector control of linear induction motor considering the end-effects

The end-effects is a well-recognized phenomenon occurring in the linear induction motor (LIM) which makes the analysis and control of the LIM with good performance very difficult…

Coordinated reactive power optimization for multi-TSO grids in an autonomous way

It is very indispensable for the various control centers of multi-transmission system owners (TSOs) grids to coordinate their reactive power optimization (RPO) efforts. However…

Design optimization of Halbach array permanent magnet motor to achieve sensorless performance using genetic algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to investigate Halbach array effects in surface mounted permanent magnet machine (SMPM) in terms of both self-sensing and torque capabilities. A…

Statistical soft error rate estimation of combinational circuits using Bayesian networks

With continuous scaling of digital circuit CMOS technology, the vulnerability of these circuits are significantly increasing against the soft errors. On the other hand, the…

Spectral modelling of force ripples in permanent magnet bearingless motors

The purpose of this paper is to propose an analytical model for the calculation of forces ripples in bearingless permanent magnet motor.

An efficient code compression for MIPS32 processor using dictionary and bit-mask based static and dynamic frequency algorithm

Memory plays a vital role in designing embedded systems. A larger memory can accommodate more and larger applications but increases cost area, as well as energy requirements…

A robust control strategy for a class of distributed network with transmission delays: LMI-based model predictive controller

The purpose of this paper is to concern the design of a robust model predictive controller for distributed networked systems with transmission delays.

Radiation pattern synthesis using a chaotic beamforming algorithm

The purpose of this paper is to use the proposed algorithm for the fast adaptation of the antenna array radiation pattern on the particular scenario of the incoming signals. The…

Wide area adaptive hybrid fuzzy STATCOM controller for dynamic stability enhancement

The purpose of this paper is to develop an adaptive fuzzy controller for STATCOM to damp low-frequency inter-area oscillation over wide operating range using wide area signals in…

Intelligent energy management for hybrid fuel cell/battery system

The purpose of this paper is to propose two energy management strategies (EMS) for hybrid electric vehicle, the power system is an hybrid architecture (fuel cell (FC)/battery…

Investigation of rotor thermal stress in squirrel cage induction motor with broken bar faults

Thermal stress of the rotor in a squirrel cage induction motor is generated due to the temperature rise, and the structure of the rotor will be destroyed if the stress acted on…