This paper aims to evaluate important factors that affect switching transients overvoltages during transmission line energization. These factors include the number of repetitions to ensure the statistical characteristic of the study, the variation range of the mean closing time of the circuit breaker contacts, the model used for the representation of the transmission line and the influence of t...

This study describes the details of high voltage DC power supply whose output voltage is 15 kV. In this study, we review the major aspects of the design of voltage multiplier circuits and constructed a prototype power supply based on simulation, design and implementation of the hardware works in the laboratory. Its simulation works done by using EMTDC PSCAD and PSPICE software. Experimental res...

This paper presents a novel approach for fault location in distribution system using neural network. The voltage and current in the instance of fault are used for training. Different faults are simulated in a specific feeder by PSCAD software. The MATLAB and EMTDC are used for simulation in this work. The results of case studies show the capability of neural networks in fault location with negl...

Capacitive Voltage Transformers (CVTs) and Current Transformers (CTs) are commonly used in high voltage (HV) and extra high voltage (EHV) systems to provide signals for protecting and measuring devices. Transient response of CTs and CVTs could lead to relay mal-operation. To avoid these phenomena, this paper proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) method to correct CTs and CVTs secondary wa...

Injection of wind power into an electric grid affects the power quality and reactive power issues at the connected electric network. Power quality problems such as voltage sag are some major concern. In this paper these issues are analyzed. Wind turbine connected to squirrel cage induction generator is modeled using PSCAD simulation software to analyze the said issues where STATCOM is introduce...

The electric arc furnaces are a very large power load, determining the negative effects on the power quality (harmonics currents, unbalanced load, and reactive power). For a maximum efficiency of the power consumption it is necessary to use an automat system for control the harmonics filters, the reactive power compensation installation and the electrodes position, in order to obtain a high val...

This paper proposes a new configuration for the Unified Power Quality Conditioner, which has a DC/DC converter with super-capacitors for energy storage. The proposed UPQC can compensate the reactive power, harmonic current, voltage sag and swell, voltage imbalance, and voltage interruption. The performance of the proposed system was analyzed through simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. The fe...

In this paper, I reviewed comprehensively the structure and operation of closed-loop IFOGs, Feedback Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EFDA) FOGs, called FE-FOG. The procedure of finding the Sagnac shift for closed-loop IFOG has been studied. The signal processing in the closed-loop IFOG was simulated using PSCAD software. In the closed-loop IFOG, the phase shift was derived through frequent use of...

This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of Distribution Static Compensator (D-STATCOM) for voltage sag mitigation. The D-STATCOM simulation model consists of 12-pulse inverter, which is connected in shunt with the system. A generalized sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) technique was developed in the proposed controller for fast control action of the D-STATCOM. Simulations of th...