This chapter titled “Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids: Solution for High Efficient Future Power Systems” presents a new configuration for future power systems which is the hybrid AC/DC gird for high efficient connection of the inherent AC and DC sources and loads. Three-phase AC power systems have been in dominant position for over hundred years due to invention of transformer and the inherent character...

BACKGROUND In integrated PET/MR hybrid imaging the evaluation of PET performance characteristics according to the NEMA standard NU 2-2007 is challenging because of incomplete MR-based attenuation correction (AC) for phantom imaging. In this study, a strategy for CT-based AC of the NEMA image quality (IQ) phantom is assessed. The method is systematically evaluated in NEMA IQ phantom measurements...

Nowadays, the power system utility has started to consider the green power technology in order for the world to have a healthier environment. A small-scale hybridized solar PV-AC grid (HSPVACG) power system is proposed to be developed to operate with AC grid. This system consists of a photovoltaic array installed on the rooftop. Moreover the roof is flat, which implies that system can be placed...

Abstract: Interest in DC microgrids is rapidly increasing along with the improvement of DC power technology because of its advantages. To support the integration process of DC microgrids with the existing AC utility grids, the form of hybrid AC/DC microgrids is considered for higher power conversion efficiency, lower component cost and better power quality. In the system, AC and DC portions are...

The decline of competence effectuated by the unreplenishable energy etymology due to plummet fossil fuels has created an alternate need for renewable sources play a vital role in providing power at larger scale. Thus, new system distribution resources is introduced tackle ever-growing demand and safety environment using with traditional ways transmitting power. Such challenges can be overcome h...

Considering the advantages of DC microgrids, the extension of the conventional AC distribution grid can be implemented using a DC microgrid. This justifies the realization of a hybrid AC/DC microgrid. In the present study, a new global solution is presented to improve the power quality and to fully compensate the reactive power of an AC microgrid using DC bus capacity while introducing a new de...

That the large-scale integration of new renewables requires a substantial increase in transmission capacity seems to be an undoubted fact today. As new rights-of-way for transmission lines are increasingly difficult to obtain, alternatives are discussed to increase transmission capacity within the existing rights-of-way. One possibility to do so is the conversion of existing AC lines to DC. In ...

Nano-sized Mo-doped titania (Mo0.1Ti0.9O2) and Nb-doped titania (Nb0.25Ti0.75O2) were directly synthesized via a continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis process. Materials characterization was conducted using physical techniques such as transmission electron microscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area measurements and energ...

— This paper summarizes the main problems and solutions of power quality in Microgrids, distributed energy storage systems, and AC/DC hybrid Microgrids. First, power quality enhancement of grid-interactive Microgrids is presented. Then, cooperative control for enhance voltage harmonics and unbalances in Microgrids is reviewed. After, the use of static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) in grid-c...