• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.329-337
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• 2016

With the increasing deployment of distributed generators in the distribution system, a very large search space is required when dynamic programming (DP) is applied for the optimized dispatch schedules of voltage and reactive power controllers such as on-load tap changers, distributed generators, and shunt capacitors. This study proposes a new optimal voltage and reactive power scheduling method based on dynamic programming with a heuristic searching space reduction approach to reduce the computational burden. This algorithm is designed to determine optimum dispatch schedules based on power system day-ahead scheduling, with new control objectives that consider the reduction of active power losses and maintain the receiving power factor. In this work, to reduce the computational burden, an advanced voltage sensitivity index (AVSI) is adopted to reduce the number of load-flow calculations by estimating bus voltages. Moreover, the accumulated switching operation number up to the current stage is applied prior to the load-flow calculation module. The computational burden can be greatly reduced by using dynamic programming. Case studies were conducted using the IEEE 30-bus test systems and the simulation results indicate that the proposed method is more effective in terms of saving electric charges and improving the voltage profile than loss minimization.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2001

The purpose of Introducing a combined cycle with gas turbine in power plants is to reduce losses of energy, by effectively using exhaust gases from the gas turbine to produce additional electricity or process. The efficiency of a combined power plant with the gas turbine increases, exceeding 50%, while the efficiency of traditional steam turbine plants is approximately 35% to 40%. Up to the present time, the PID controller has been used to operate this system. However, it is very difficult to achieve an optimal PID gain without any experience, since the gain of the PID controller has to be manually tuned by trial and error procedures. This paper focuses on the neural network tuning of the 2-DOF PID controller with a combined 2-DOF parameter (NN-Tuning 2-DOF PID controller), for optimal control of the Gun-san gas turbine generating plant in Seoul, Korea. In order to attain optimal control, transfer function and operating data from start-up, running, and stop procedures of the Gun-san gas turbine have been acquired and a designed controller has been applied to this system. The results of the NN-Tuning 2-DOF PID are compared with the PID controller and the conventional 2-DOF PID controller tuned by the Ziegler-Nichols method through experimentation. The experimental results of the NN-Tuning 2-DOF PID controller represent a more satisfactory response than those of the previously-mentioned two controllers.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.1163-1168
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• 2006

Manufacturing technology for the production of high value-added fine chemical products is emphasized and getting more attention as the diversified interests of customers and the demand of high quality products are getting bigger and bigger everyday. Thus, the development of advanced batch processes, which is the preferred and most appropriate way of producing these types of products, and the related technologies are becoming more important. Therefore, high-precision batch distillation is one of the important elements in the successful manufacturing of fine chemicals, and the importance of the process operation strategy with quality assurance cannot be overemphasized. Accordingly, proposing a process structure explanation and operation strategy of such processes including batch processes and batch distillation would be of great value. We investigate optimal operation strategy and production planning of multi-purpose plants consisting of batch processes and batch distillation for the manufacturing of fine chemical products. For the short-term scheduling of a sequential multi-purpose batch plant consisting of batch distillation under MPC and UIS policy, we proposed a MILP model based on a priori time slot allocation. Also, we consider that the waste product of being produced on batch distillation is recycled to the batch distillation unit for the saving of raw materials. The developed methodology will be especially useful for the design and optimal operations of multi-purpose and multiproduct plants that is suitable for fine chemical production.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2007

Laser cutting with the micro-control technique has great potential to be employed for acrylic machining. In this paper, the optimal conditions of acrylic etching have been investigated. The three parameters such as laser power, moving velocity, and thickness of acrylic are experimented to find out optimal conditions. From these experimental results, we have known that it is very important to control accurate power by the TRIAC switching technique. The best condition of acrylic etching is performed 10 Wand 72 mm/sec at the plastic thickness of 1.33 mm. The other case is performed 10 W and 48 mm/sec, and 12 W and 56 mm/sec at the acrylic thickness of 2.00mm, respectively.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.1969-1982
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• 2015

The virtual inertia control (VIC) of wind turbine with directly-driven permanent-magnet synchronous generator (D-PMSG) can act similarly to the conventional synchronous generator in inertia response and frequency control, thereby supporting the system frequency stability. However, because the wind speed is inconstant and changeable to a certain extent and the D-PMSG is a complex nonlinear system, there are great difficulties in the virtual inertia optimal control of the D-PMSG. Based on the design principle of the active disturbance rejection control (ADRC), this paper presents a new VIC strategy for the D-PMSG from the perspective of power disturbance suppression in the system. The strategy helps fulfill the power grid disturbance estimation and compensation by means of the extended state observer (ESO) so as to improve the disturbance-resisting performance of the system. Compared with conventional proportional-derivative virtual inertia control (PDVIC), this method, which is of better adaptability and robustness, can not only improve the property of the D-PMSG responding to the system frequency but also reduce the influence of wind speed disturbance. The simulation and experiment results have verified the effectiveness and feasibility of the VIC based on the ADRC.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1683-1693
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• 1997

In this paper, a new nonlinear dynamic model is derived for a 2-dimensional overhead crane based on a new definition of 2-degree-of-freedom swing angle, and a new anti-swing control law is proposed for the crane. The dynamic model and control law take simultaneous travel and traverse motions of the crane into consideration. The model is first linearized for small motions of the crane load about the vertical stable equilibrium. Then the model becomes decoupled and symmetric with respect to the travel and traverse axes of the crane. From this result, a decoupled anti-swing control law is proposed based on the linearized model via the loop shaping and root locus methods. This decoupled method guarantees not only fast damping of load-swing but also zero steady state position error with optimal transient response for the 2-dimensional motion of the crane. Finally, the proposed control method is evaluated by controlling the simultaneous travel and traverse motions of a 2-dimensional prototype overhead crane. The effectiveness of the proposed control method is then proven by the experimental results.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 BLDC 서보모터의 속도 제어성 향상을 위해 속도제어계에 2자유도 적분형 최적 제어법을 적용하고 그 결과를 기존의 PI제어계 및 2자유도 PI제어계와 비교하였다. 2자유도 적분형 최적제어법은 PI제어법이 갖는 지령치 추종특성과 외란 억제특성간의 트레이드오프 문제를 해결하고, 제어계의 최적성을 확보하고자 도입되어졌으며, 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통해 그 유효성을 고찰하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. (1) 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계는 PI제어계에 비해 양호한 지령치 추종성과 외란 및 모델링 오차제거 특성을 보였다. (2) 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계는 제어파라미터인 하중행렬 Q, R 및 W에 대한 제약요건이 없을 경우, 모터의 정격조건 하에서 이들을 적절히 설정함으로써 2자유도 PI제어계보다도 양호한 지령치 추종성과 외란 및 모델링 오차 제거 특성을 얻을 수 있다. (3) 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계는 인가전압 및 전류의 크기를 2자유도 PI제어계의 그것과 동일하게 제약할 경우 2자유도 PI제어계에 비해 지령치 추종에 관한 정정시간 외에는 그다지 우수한 성능을 보이지 않았다. 또한, 실험을 통해 고찰한 PI 및 2자유도 PI제어계의 속도추종성능은 시뮬레이션 결과와 거의 동일하였다. 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계에 대한 실험결과는 논문에 나타내지 못하였으나, PI및 2자유도 PI제어계의 실험결과에서 알 수 있듯이 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계도 시뮬레이션 결과와 같은 경향을 보일 것으로 사료된다. 따라서, 본 논문에서 검토된 방법은 기존의 PI 제어계가 갖는 지령치 추종과 외란억제의 트레이드오프 문제를 상당부분 해결 가능할 것으로 보인다. 또한, 일정의 부하외란 및 모델링 오차내에서는 2자유도 PI제어계 보다 나은 제어성능을 보여 BLDC 모터의 속도 제어성 향상에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대가 된다. 향후, 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계의 실험결과를 통한 엄밀한 제어성능검증과 스텝외란 외의 주기성 외란 인가시 2자유도 적분형 최적제어계의 외란제거 방안 등이 검토되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2000

Recent advances in the field of control theory have enabled us to design active vibration control systems for various structures. In many studies, the controller used to suppress vibration has been synthesized for the given mathematical model of structure. In these cases, the designer has not been able to utilize the degree of freedom to adjust the structural parameters of the control object. To overcome this problem, so called 'Structure/Control Simultaneous Optimization Method' is used. In this context of view, this paper is concerned with the active vibration control of bridge towers, platforms and ocean vehicles etc. Simultaneous design method is used to achieve optimal system performance. Here, a general framework for the simultaneous design problem of output feedback case is introduced based on LMI (Linear Matrix Inequality). The simulation results show that the proposed design method achieves desirable control performance.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.505-512
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• 2007

The object of this paper is to study a new control structure for sensorless induction machines dedicated to electrical drives using a three-level voltage source inverter VSI-NPC. The amplitude and the rotating speed of the flux vector can be controlled freely. The scheme investigated is an Enhanced direct torque control "EDTC" for electric vehicle propulsion. The considered application imposes some constraints which are achieved in EDTC control (fast torque response, optimal switching logic, torque control at zero speed, and large speed control. The results obtained for an induction motor indicate superior performance over the FOC type without need for any mechanical sensor.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.63-70
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• 1993

In 1980's to 1990's the marine propulsion diesel engines have been developed into lower speed and longer stroke for the energy saving(small S.F.O.C.). As these new trends the convetional mechnical-hydraulic governors were not adapted to the new requirements and the digital governors have been adopted in the marine use. The digital governors usually use the control algorithms such as the PID control, optimal control, adaptive control and etc. While the engine has delay time and parameter variations these control algorithms have difficulty in considering the stability and the robustness for the model uncertainty. In this study, the $H_{\infty}$ controller design method are applied to the speed control of the low speed marine diesel engine. By comparison the $H_{\infty}$ control results with the PID control results, the validity of the $H_{\infty}$ controller under the delay time and parameter variations is confirmed.