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Two-Phase Distributed Evolutionary algorithm with Inherited Age Concept

  • Kang, Young-Hoon;Z. Zenn Bien
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.101.4-101
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    • 2001
  • Evolutionary algorithm has been receiving a remarkable attention due to the model-free and population-based parallel search attributes and much successful results are coming out. However, there are some problems in most of the evolutionary algorithms. The critical one is that it takes much time or large generations to search the global optimum in case of the objective function with multimodality. Another problem is that it usually cannot search all the local optima because it pays great attention to the search of the global optimum. In addition, if the objective function has several global optima, it may be very difficult to search all the global optima due to the global characteristics of the selection methods. To cope with these problems, at first we propose a preprocessing process, grid-filtering algorithm(GFA), and propose a new distributed evolutionary ...

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Performance inspection of smart superconducting fault current controller in radial distribution substation through PSCAD/EMTDC simulation

  • MassoudiFarid, Mehrdad;Shim, Jae Woong;Lee, Jiho;Ko, Tae Kuk
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 2013
  • In power grid, in order to level out the generation with demand, up-gradation of the system is occasionally required. This will lead to more fault current levels. However, upgrading all the protection instruments of the system is both costly and extravagant. This issue could be dominated by using Smart Fault Current Controller (SFCC). While the impact of Fault current Limiters (FCL) in various locations has been studied in different situations for years, the performance of SFCC has not been investigated extensively. In this research, SFCC which has adopted the characteristics of a full bridge thyristor rectifier with a superconducting coil is applied to three main locations such as load feeder, Bus-tie position and main feeder location and its behavior is investigated through simulation in presence and absence of small Distributed Generation unit (DG). The results show a huge difference in limiting the fault current when using SFCC.

Phasor Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm to Configure Micro-grids

  • Bae, In-Su;Kim, Jin-O
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2012
  • The present study presents the Phasor Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization (PDPSO) algorithm, an effective optimization technique, the multi-dimensional vectors of which consist of magnitudes and phase angles. PDPSO is employed in the configuration of micro-grids. Micro-grids are concepts of distribution system that directly unifies customers and distributed generations (DGs). Micro-grids could supply electric power to customers and conduct power transaction via a power market by operating economic dispatch of diverse cost functions through several DGs. If a large number of micro-grids exist in one distribution system, the algorithm needs to adjust the configuration of numerous micro-grids in order to supply electric power with minimum generation cost for all customers under the distribution system.

Optimal capacity and allocation of distributed generation by minimum operation cost of distribution system (배전계통 운영비용의 최소화에 의한 분산전원의 최적용량과 위치결정)

  • Park, Jung-Hoon;Bae, In-Su;Kim, Jin-O;Shim, Hun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07a
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    • pp.360-362
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    • 2003
  • In operation of distribution system, DGs(Distributed Generations) are installed as an alternative of extension and establishment of substations, transmission and distribution lines according to increasing power demand. Optimal capacity and allocation of DGs improve power quality and reliability. This paper proposes a method for determining the optimal number, size and allocation of DGs needed to minimize operation cost of distribution system. Capacity of DGs for economic operation of distribution system can be estimated by the load growth and line capacity during operation planning duration. DG allocations are determined to minimize total cost with failure rate and annual reliability cost of each load point using GA(Genetic Algorithm).

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Reliability estimation and optimal capacity and allocation by distributed generation installation (분산전원 설치에 따른 신뢰도 평가와 최적용량과 위치결정)

  • Park, Jung-Hoon;Shin, Dong-Suk;Kim, Jin-O;Kim, Kyu-Ho;Cho, Jong-Man
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.151-153
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    • 2003
  • This paper proposes determining a optimal number, size and allocation of DGs(Distributed Generations) needed to minimize operation cost of distribution system, obtains economic benefit in operation planning of DG and improves system reliability. System reliability is assessed whether DG install and reliability cost consider. DG optimal allocations are determined to minimize total cost with power buying cost, operation cost of DG, loss cost and outage cost using GA(Genetic Algorithm). And it was determined installed load-point and order.

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Discrimination of the Faulted Feeder in Grid with Distributed Generations Considering the Characteristics of Protection Devices (보호기기 특성을 고려한 분산전원 연계 계통의 사고 배전선 판별 알고리즘)

  • Kim, S.G.;Kim, K.H.;Jang, S.I.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2004.11b
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    • pp.243-245
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    • 2004
  • This paper proposes the discrimination method for the fault location, whether it is within the line where the distributed generation(DG) is integrated or out of the line (but sharing the same bus of the substation). In general, DG has to be disconnected from the grid when the fault occurs on the interconnected distribution feeder as soon as possible. However, the faults occured on the neighboring feeder would mistakenly cause the disconnection of the DG. For reliable operation of DG, DG should be sustained at the fault occurred on neighboring distribution feeders. The proposed identification method utilizes the impedance monitored from the DG and examines the coordination of overcurrent relay of the distribution system. This paper describes how the proposed method to identify the faulted feeder and how the method can be utilized.

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An Adaptive Setting Method for the Overcurrent Relay of Distribution Feeders Considering the Interconnected Distributed Generations

  • Jang Sung-Il;Kim Kwang-Ho;Park Yong-Up;Choi Jung-Hwan;Kang Yong-Cheol;Kang Sang-Hee;Lee Seung-Jae;Oshida Hideharu;Park Jong-Keun
    • KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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    • v.5A no.4
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    • pp.357-365
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    • 2005
  • This research investigates the influences of distributed generations (DG), which are interconnected to the bus by the dedicated lines, on the overcurrent relays (OCR) of the neighboring distribution feeders and also proposes a novel method to reduce the negative effects on the feeder protection. Due to the grid connected DG, the entire short-circuit capacity of the distribution networks increases, which may raise the current of the distribution feeder during normal operations as well as fault conditions. In particular, during the switching period for loop operation, the current level of the distribution feeder can be larger than the pickup value for the fault of the feeder's OCR, thereby causing the OCR to perform a mal-operation. This paper proposes the adaptive setting algorithm for the OCR of the distribution feeders having the neighboring dedicated feeders for the DG to prevent the mal-operations of the OCR under normal conditions. The proposed method changes the pickup value of the OCR by adapting the power output of the DG monitored at the relaying point in the distribution network. We tested the proposed method with the actual distribution network model of the Hoenggye substation at the Korea Electric Power Co., which is composed of five feeders supplying the power to network loads and two dedicated feeders for the wind turbine generators. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed adaptive protection method could enhance the conventional OCR of the distribution feeders with the neighboring dedicated lines for the DG.

Studies on the Ore Mineralogy and Litho-geochemistry of the Sheba Deposit, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa

  • Altigani, Mohammed Alnagashi Hassan
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.213-232
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    • 2021
  • Ore criteria at the Sheba Deposit indicate orogenic mineralization type. Rocks and mineral assemblages suggest low formation-temperature of green-schist facies. Pyrite found in two generations; Type1 is irregular grains, contains higher arsenic and gold contents, compared to the relatively younger phase Type2 pyrite, which is composed of euhedral grains, found adjacent to late quartz-carbonate veins or at rims of type1 pyrite. Two gold generations were identified; type1 found included in sulphides (mainly pyrite). The second gold type was remobilized (secondary) into free-lodes within silicates (mainly quartz). Gold fineness is high, as gold contains up to 95 wt. % Au, Ag up to 3.5 wt. %, and traces of Cu, Ni, and Fe. Pyrite type2 contains tiny mineral domains (rich in Al, Mn, Hg, Se, Ti, V, and Cr). Zoning, and replacement textures are common, suggesting multiple mineralization stages. The distribution and relationships of trace elements in pyrite type2 indicate three formation patterns: (1) Al, Mn, Hg, Se, Ti, V, Cr, and Sn are homogeneously distributed in pyrite, reflecting a synchronous formation. (2) As, Ni, Co, Zn, and Sb display heterogeneous distribution pattern in pyrite, which may indicate post-formation existence due to other activities. (3) Au and Ag show both distribution patterns within pyrite, suggesting that gold is found both in microscopic phases and as chemically bounded phase.

Comparable Electron Capture Efficiencies for Various Protonated Sites on the 3rd Generation Poly(Propylene Imine) Dendrimer Ions: Applications by SORI-CAD and Electron Capture Dissociation Mass Spectrometry (ECD MS)

  • Han, Sang-Yun;Lee, Sun-Young;Oh, Han-Bin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.740-746
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    • 2005
  • In this article, we report the tandem mass spectrometry investigations for the electron capture efficiencies of the protons belonging to the different locations (generations) in a poly(propylene imine) dendrimer with three layers of a repeat unit (named as the third generation dendrimer). The employed tandem mass spectrometry methods include SORI-CAD (sustained off-resonance irradiation collisional activation dissociation) and ECD(electron capture dissociation) mass spectrometry. We obtained SORI-CAD spectra for the dendrimer ions in the different charge states, ranging from 2+ to 4+. The analysis of fragmentation sites provides the information as to where the protons are distributed among various generations of the dendrimer. Based upon this, a new strategy to study the electron capture efficiencies of the protons is utilized to examine a new type of triplycharged ions by SORI-CAD, i.e., the 3+ ions generated from the charge reduction of the native 4+ ions by ECD: (M+4H)$^{4+}\;+\;e^-\;{\rightarrow}$ (M+4H)$^{3+\bullet}$ ${\rightarrow}\;({H^{\bullet}}_{ejected}$) + (M+3H)$^{3+}\;\rightarrow$ CAD. Interestingly, comparison of these four SORICAD spectra indicates that the proton distribution in the charge-reduced 3+ ions is very close to that in the native 4+ ions. It further suggests that in this synthetic polymer ($\sim$1.7 kDa) with an artificial architecture, the electron capture efficiencies of the protons are actually insensitive to where they are located in the molecule. This is somewhat contradictory to common expectations that the protons in the inner generations may not be well exposed to the incoming electron irradiation as much as the outer ones are, thus may be less efficient for electron capture. This finding may carry some implications for the case of medium sized peptide ions with similar masses, which are known to show no obvious site-specific fragmentations in ECD MS.

Analysis of the Hosting Capacity of the Distributed Generation and Voltage Regulation Devices Operation According to Reactive Power Control Scheme of the Inverter-based Distributed Generation (인버터 기반 분산전원의 무효전력 제어 특성에 따른 분산전원의 수용용량 및 전압조정 설비의 운영 계획 분석)

  • Cho, Gyu-Jung;Kim, Ji-Soo;Song, Jin-Sol;Shin, Jae-Yun;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Kim, Chul-Hwan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.67 no.7
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    • pp.809-815
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    • 2018
  • Distributed generations (DGs) using renewable energy resources in power systems have been widely integrated, and many of these DGs have intermittency. DGs can significantly affect the overall voltage profile of the system through the reactive power control for a voltage support. Therefore, in the planning stage of the optimal operation and dispatch of voltage regulation devices, DGs' hosting capacity with the reactive power control scheme should be considered. In this paper, we model the IEEE 34-bus test feeder, including all essential equipment. An optimization method is utilized to determine the optimal siting and operation of the voltage regulation devices in the presence of DGs with reactive power control scheme. Finally, we compare the optimal results of the each case to analyze the relationship among the hosting capacity of the DGs and voltage regulation devices operation.