A modularization method has been proposed here for the full scope real-time simulation of a large-scale hydropower plant. In this method, the full scope dynamic simulation model can be decomposed into several subsystems that can be calculated independently in every time step, and each kind of subsystem model is developed to be a standard module. Using object-oriented modeling method for the sim...

this with the integration of distributed generation (dg) to meshed distribution systems, the operating time of the protective system becomes a major concern in order to avoid nuisance dg tripping. this paper proposes a new tripping characteristic for directional overcurrent relays (docrs) that can achieve a higher possible reduction of overall relays operating time in meshed distribution networ...

The article is a continuation of a set of the author’s previous publications about the reliability of the microprocessorbased protective devices. The statistical data introduced by the author coincide with data of other authors and confirm higher reliability of electromechanical relays in comparison with microprocessor-based. The inadequacy of the criterion for estimating the reliability of the...

This paper presents an intelligent approach for digital relaying design. Due to a powerful search scheme of the selected intelligent method, digital relays are well discriminated to satisfy a large number of constraints, which are so complicated over the ability of the conventional relay setting. Also, the proposed scheme is demonstrated through a small 5-bus power system, in which six digital ...

The SkyCast project investigates the feasibility of relaying digital broadcast audio and video services over local area networks and broadband home access networks. It consists of a set of servers that receive digital programming from DVB-compatible satellites. Clients connect to the servers using the RTSP and HTTP protocols and receive the relayed digital programming through unicast or multica...

This paper analyzes the performance of cooperative amplify-and-forward (CAF) relay networks that employ adaptive M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM)/M-ary phase shift keying (M-PSK) digital modulation techniques in Nakagami-m fading channel. In particular, we present and compared the analysis of CAF relay networks with different cooperative diversity and opportunistic routing strategi...

In this paper, an interval approach is presented to achieve perfect selectivity and maximum sensitivity in distance relay zones, considering uncertainties. For this purpose, first, the uncertainties affecting the settings of the three zones of a distance relay are discussed. Then, by using the Monte-Carlo simulation, the uncertainties are modelled and the impedances seen by the distance relay a...

The communication link between a tactical mobile robot and its control station is currently the Achilles’ heel of any ground robotic operation in the field. High-bandwidth digital radios, while providing the robot greater mobility than tethered links, perform mostly on lines of sight. The communication link degrades quickly as a robot penetrates the interior of a building, tunnel, or cave, or i...

This paper introduces and studies a model in which two relay channels interfere with each other. Motivated by practical scenarios in heterogeneous wireless access networks, each relay is assumed to be connected to its intended receiver through a digital link with finite capacity. Inner and outer bounds for achievable rates are derived and shown to be tight for new discrete memoryless classes, w...

This paper introduces three coding strategies for using the Luby Transform (LT) code in a relay aided power-line communication scheme. In the first method, the relay decodes the received packets and re-encodes them for transmission towards the destination. In the second method, the relay only forwardes a random linear combination of its received packets towards the destination, while in the thi...