This paper describes an inverter-interfaced distributed generation system that is interconnected with the electric power system. This system has two main goals: to serve customers with reliable electric power and to improve power quality. This system is interfaced through inverters because they are effective to control output voltage and current. Because DGs are interconnected with the electric...

differential steering of in-wheel electric vehicle provides the functions of both active steering and power assisted steering with the coupling control of force and displacement transfer characteristic of system. a collaborative optimization model of the differential power-assisted steering system of in-wheel electric vehicle is built, with steering economy as the main system optimization goal,...

Introduction Power systems have undergone a great deal of change in the past decade. The United States electric power grid was deregulated in the late 1990’s. As a result, it is increasingly operated with smaller generation reserves and more transmission congestion. If deregulation continues, it seems likely that power flows will be larger and will fluctuate to a greater extent in future years....

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard for Healthcare Facilities (NFPA 99) requires that wet location patient care areas be provided with “special protection against electric shock.” This paper will list the hazards associated with electric shock and the interruption of electrical power. An Isolated Power System (IPS) is one way of providing such protection, and has the inhere...

Protection practices in electric utility industry as it existed prior to re-structuring were designed to meet certain goals of sound engineering principles as they were applied, primarily to component protection in vertically integrated electric utility systems. There has been a significant shift in emphasis from uncomplicated component protection to system protection to avoid or mitigate wide-...

Malfunction of relay protection is one of the main causes of the serious failures that periodically occur in power systems all over the world. According to the North American Electric Reliability Council [1] in 74 % cases the reason for heavy failures in power systems was the incorrect actions of relay protection in trying to avoid the failure. Thus the reliability of a power system depends on ...