In order to improve the performance of long-distance communication and fulfill the requirement of wireless-power line two-way relay hybrid system, a physical layer network coding algorithm based on the BP decoding and the threshold approximation of relay probability density function is proposed in this paper. By analyzing the probability density distribution of the relay signals,the initial log...

An irregular activity on electric power distribution feeder, which does not draw adequate fault current to be detected by general protective devices, is called as High impedance fault (HIF). This paper presents the algorithm for HIF detection based on the amplitude of third and fifth harmonics of current, voltage and power. This paper proposes an intelligent algorithm using the Takagi SugenoKan...

In South Africa, electricity is supplied through thousands-of-kilometers of overhead power cables, which is owned by Eskom the national energy supplier. Currently monitoring of these overhead power cables are done by means of helicopter inspection flights and foot patrols, which are infrequent and expensive. In this paper, the authors present the design of a prototype power line crawler (inspec...

This paper will describe different possible control strategies that can be implemented in hybrid electric drivetrains. A non-exhaustive list will be established of possibilities applicable on series (SHEV), parallel (PHEV) and combined hybrid vehicles (CHEV). Some examples: optimal operating point or line, time deviation limits, location (city or country), State of Charge (SoC) and vehicle spee...

This paper presents a fuzzy inference system for voltage/reactive power control in distribution substations. The purpose is go forward to automation distribution and its implementation in isolated power systems where control capabilities are limited and it is common using the same applications as in continental power systems. This means that lot of functionalities do not apply and computational...

A cooperative control strategy was provided to regulate the active and reactive power outputs of multiple photovoltaic (PV) generators installed on a distribution network. The proposed control strategy not only makes a group of PVs converge and operate at the same ratio of available power, but also regulates the total active and reactive power outputs of the PVs such that the active power acros...

Although improving the power-supply power factor (PF) can offer significant and necessary reductions in distribution losses, it is usually assumed that adding an active power-factor correction (PFC) stage will reduce the supply’s internal efficiency. It doesn’t have to be this way. This topic shows that several new system architectures are possible that can minimize system losses, accommodate a...