Recently, the growth of inverter-based generations (IBGs) like solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine generators in the form of microgrids (MGs) has been increasing. However, control of voltage and frequency becomes a challenging task for MGs especially when they operate in an islanded mode, due to the inherent low-inertia feature of IBGs compared to a grid-tied mode where there is a grid support. ...

Low-frequency oscillations in the power system have major repercussions on power system stability and the objective of maximum power transfer. Local and global control strategies have been developed to dampen and impede these oscillations. A modern local control strategy is supplying the automatic voltage regulation (AVR) of the generator with a power system stabilizer (PSS). Modern global control ...

Snø og andre ting kan reflektere lys på solcellepanelene slik at de produsere mer energi. Refleksjonene kan gjøre slik at den optimale vinkelen til panelene ikke er rett mot solen. Denne rapporten går fort igjennom noen forslag til optimaliseringsalgoritmer for vinklene til solcellepanelene. Videre går den dypere inn på en algoritme som heter «test og sjekk». Kort fortalt går denne algoritmen ...

This paper studies the maximum available power of a dissipative capacitive power transfer (CPT) system submerged in seawater. The CPT system's maximum power capability is driven using the network theory, precisely the conjugate-image approach. The equations of the maximum available load power and the system's corresponding efficiency are expressed as a function of the capacitive coupling parameters. ...

In this paper, we consider a wireless sensor network of nodes at the sea surface drifting due to wind and sea currents. In our scenario an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be used to gather data from the sensor nodes. The goal is to find a flyable path which is optimal in terms of sensor node energy consumption, total channel throughput between the UAV and sensor nodes, flight time for the ...

This paper presents the benefits of PVA fibers in improving the mechanical properties of class F fly-ash-based geopolymer concrete. The activator used in the geopolymer was 8M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate (Na₂SiO₃), with a mass ratio of Na₂SiO₃ to NaOH varied from 1.5 to 2.5. Cylindrical specimens with a diameter of 100 mm and a height of ...

This paper addresses the problem of position control or waypoint tracking for an underactuated quadrotor. The proposed control law is what is known as reaction based in the way that the attitude system reacts to errors in the translational motion. This methodology requires no generation of desired attitude or angular velocity and the resulting control law is model-independent in that it does ...

This paper presents ‘expert opinions’ on what should be taught in a first-year linear algebra course at university; the aim is to gain a generic picture and general guiding principles for such a course. Drawing on a Delphi method, 14 university professors—called ‘experts’ in this study—addressed the following questions: What should be on a first-year linear algebra undergraduate course for engineering ...

In this Thesis, a small, low-cost, portable and easily deployable ground station was built, to track and receive signals from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather satellites (series 15, 18 and 19) in VHF and UHF bands, process and convert these to images are presented. A ground station, capable of receiving reasonably good quality images from NOAA weather satellites was ...