Due to its simplicity, the discontinuous conduction mode boost rectifier is potentially the least expensive active line-harmonics reducing circuit. Problem statement: The line current however, shows considerable distortion when the peak input voltage is close to the output voltage, As a result, the input power factor is poor. This study proposes a simple, low-cost method to reduce the line harm...

The proliferation of variable frequency drives (VFDs) has brought increased attention to harmonic effects created by drives. A standard 6-pulse drive without any harmonic mitigation technology may interfere with neighboring equipment, reduce equipment life, and negatively impact the utility power quality. Under some circumstances the total harmonic current distortion (THID) may approach the lev...

We introduce a new general scheme for shared memory nonpreemptive scheduling policies. Our scheme utilizes a system of inequalities and thresholds and accepts a packet if it does not violate any of the inequalities. We demonstrate that many of the existing policies can be described using our scheme, thus validating its generality. We propose a new scheduling policy, based on our general scheme,...

A method of digital sound synthesis, double frequency modulation (DFM), is defined in terms of two modulating frequencies. Its spectral equation is derived and the harmonic spacing shown to be dependent on the ratio of the two frequencies. The real-time generation of musical sounds by DFM is demonstrated. DFM offers superior control of harmonic envelopes than simple FM, but with less computatio...

An advanced single-phase active power filter for the compensation of instantaneous harmonic components in nonlinear load current is presented in this paper. A novel signal processing technique using adaptive neural network algorithm is applied and evaluated for the on-line detection of instantaneous harmonic current components generated by nonlinear loads And the feasibility of this adaptive ne...

With consideration to importance of power quality in power systems especially in distribution systems and with increasing application of electronic devices which have higher sensitivity to fed powers quality, in this paper voltage profile in distribution systems has been surveyed. Improvement of voltage profile via injection of reactive power has been depicted. Presence of loads which is genera...

This paper presents a novel three-phase four-wire low power rating flexible hybrid active filter with a power factor, harmonic and neutral currents capability for distribution systems. The passive filter is tuned to compensate the two largest harmonics components and the power factor of the load. A selective algorithm is employed in order to enable the active filter to compensate only the desir...

Utility of non-linear load leads to generation of harmonics in industry which is affecting the power quality as well as performance of devices like motors and controllers etc. Harmonic Measurement and analysis to obtain the harmonic content of current and voltage has become vital task in context with increasing power quality. This paper discusses the effect of harmonics on power system and the ...

In this paper, the nonlinear vibration of functionally graded (FGM) cylindrical shells subjected to radial harmonic excitation is investigated. The nonlinear formulation is based on a Donnell’s nonlinear shallow-shell theory, in which the geometric nonlinearity takes the form of von Karman strains. The Lagrange equations of motion were obtained by an energy approach. In order to reduce the syst...

This study targets the behavior of shear buildings equipped with tuned liquid column dampers (TLCD) which attenuate dynamic load-induced vibrations. TLCDs are a passive damping system used in tall buildings. This kind of damper has proven to be very efficient, being an excellent alternative to mass dampers. A dynamic analysis of the structure-damper system was made using the software DynaPy, de...