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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. / Additional advisors: Susan Bellis, Vladimir Fast, Chi-Tsou Huang, Donald Muccio. Description based on contents viewed June 23, 2009; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999. / Bibliography: leaves 111-113.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-02-03Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:08:31Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 berardo_bl_me_bauru.pdf: 467989 bytes, checksum: 1b7cb5967b4080092b9a0c9ae7a58c49 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este trabalho mostra o estudo de uma linha de transmissão onde ocorreram desligamentos causados por descargas atmosféricas. Esse estudo foi feito a partir de informações de desligamentos de linhas de transmissão da concessionária e dados extraídos de um sistema de análise e monitoramento de descargas atmosféricas. Para esse trecho da linha de transmissão foram identificadas incidências de descargas atmosféricas que causaram desligamentos, bem como descargas que não causaram desligamentos. Baseados nestas informações foram efetuadas medições em campo de resistência de aterramento dos contrapesos e da resistividade do solo, onde foi possível constatar através dos resultados que algumas torres apresentaram valores que ultrapassaram os valores normatizados. O levantamento dessas informações é o principal foco deste estudo, que visa fornecer subsídios para a identificação de torres problemáticas. Uma proposta clássica utilizada para melhorar o desempenho desta linha de transmissão frente à incidência de descargas atmosféricas foi testada mas seu resultado não foi muito satisfatário / This paper shows the study of a transmission line where outages occurred because of lightnings. The study was made from information that came from the power utility transmission line disconnection and data obtained from lightnings analyses and monitoring system. For this part of the transmission line it was identified incidence of lightning that caused outages, as well as incidences that did not cause outages. Based on this information, it was performed field measurements of ground resistance counterpoise and resistivity where is was possible to find, trough the results that some of the towers present numbers trepassed the normal values. Coming up with this information is this information is the main goal of this study that aims to offer to identify the towers that contains problems. A classical proposal used to improve the performance of this transmission line facing the incidence of lightnings was tested but the result wasn't very satisfactory

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Thesis (MTech (Electrical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009 / The industrial and population growth of a nation can cause power delivery problems to localized areas of a national grid through their increased demand for electrical energy. One reason for these power shortages is the insufficient current carrying capacity of existing high voltage alternating current, (HVAC), transmission lines supplying the area. High voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines are a possible solution as they provide better power delivery than HVAC lines. New or upgraded HVAC lines, or HVDC lines or combinations of HVAC and HVDC lines are possible solutions to improve power delivery. This research investigates the various line possibilities using theory. and cutting edge frequency and time domain software tools. The challenge is how to approach this problem. What methodology or structure should be used? Thus one of the contributions of this work is the development of a strategy (flow chart), for solving power delivery problems to localized areas of a national grid through individual or combinations (e.g. parallel operation) of HVAC and/or HVDC transmission lines. The main contribution is the evaluation of a HVDC system as a solution to overcoming power delivery shortages to a localized area of a national grid. Three different software packages (two industrial and one academic) namely, PSCAD/EMTDC (time domain), DlgSILENT PowerFactory (frequency domain) and MathCAD software are evaluated for their capability to perform the simulation studies necessary to prove the possible solutions given in the developed flow chart. The PSCAD/EMTDC software package is evaluated for integrated HVAC/HVDC load flow analyses, DlgSILENT for individual and parallel combinations of HVAC lines and MathCAD to prove hand calculations to software results. Five case studies are conducted. The first case study demonstrates a healthy system with no delivery shortcomings, the second case study portrays the delivery shortcoming due to increased localized area demand, and the remaining three case studies explore possible solutions to solve the problem. The first possible solution is to construct an identical HVAC line in parallel to the existing line.

Thesis (MTech (Electrical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / This dissertation represents the design and development of a load management system for fixed appliances in a safe direct current (DC) Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) house. A combination of valley filling, load shifting and peak clipping load management techniques were employed to assist in reducing the peaks observed in the RDP house load profile during peak hours. A DC RDP house laboratory model was developed. The study is based on the assumption that the normally 220 V alternative current (AC) grid is replaced by a 350 V DC grid. The assumption is thus that 350 V DC is available at the distribution box in the RDP house laboratory model. All theoretical work was based on a 350 V DC system, but due to the lack of a laboratory 350 V DC supply, all physical tests were conducted by making use of a 300 V DC supply which was available. Consequently all calculations were thus based on 300 V DC as well. The geyser was the main fixed appliance focused on since it contributes to a significant portion of the power used. An AC geyser was successfully modified in order to be used in the DC network. Safety of the system was considered in order to interrupt the power in case of overcurrent or to isolate the power. Electronic switches were also developed and implemented to ensure that the DC power could be safely switched on and off and that the low power DC was isolated from the high power DC. LabVIEW allowed all other appliances in the DC RDP house to be virtually represented so that a holistic view of the power use of the house could be represented. This also allowed the system to be successfully simulated before any physical work was conducted. The load management system was successfully implemented by making use of power line communication. This proved to be a cost effective means to apply the load management algorithm. The algorithm consisted mainly of power on / off instructions that were executed during peak and off-peak times. It follows the normal use of timers used in the AC system to help reduce demand. It was found that the load management system successfully reduced the demand during peak hours without compromising the basic needs of the user. The power line communication modem proved to be very reliable in implementing the load management algorithm.

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M.Ing. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) / The possibilities and technology of converters with an alternating voltage link are investigated for high specific power conversion at high frequencies. With a view to the functional description of these power converters, s i muLat i on techniques are considered for both system and circuit analysis. A thorough investigation is made into the design of high frequency power transformers, which play an important role in this class of power circuits. This includes a theoretical analysis in conjunction with the 'practical implementation of a design procedure for minimal eddy current losses in the windings as well as experimental work on losses in ferrite cores. For the remainder of the study, attention is focussed on the two pulse inverter which is responsible for the generation of the alternating voltage in the high frequency link. The suitability of bipolar and field effect transistors for power switching, is critically examined and a voltage compensation on the bipolar Darlington, which reduces on-state losses, yielded good results upon application. A study on the feasibility of non-dissipative snubber techniques on the centre tapped inverter is presented, thus supplying a practical way of reducing switching losses without affecting the efficiency of the system. An additional, yet simple, network is added to the snubber circuits of the two pulse inverter which is operational during low load conditions.' in order also to have low switching losses under these circumstances. Finally a 50 k~v, 10 kHz centre tapped inverter was developed and built.