Orientador: Fernando José Von Zuben / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T23:45:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ferreira_HamiltonMelo_M.pdf: 539116 bytes, checksum: 3ef220fd5b659d2f8f794d853924ae71 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: As concessionárias de energia elétrica deixam de faturar anualmente expressivos valores devido a perdas comerciais, as quais são originadas principalmente por fraudes cometidas por parte dos consumidores e por medidores defeituosos. A detecção automática dos pontos específicos onde ocorrem tais perdas é uma tarefa complexa, dada a grande quantidade de consumidores, a grande variedade de perfis de consumo de energia elétrica e o alto custo de cada inspeção. Este trabalho propõe o uso de técnicas de aprendizado de máquina para a incorporação de processamento inteligente na identificação das fontes de perdas comerciais, usando os dados reais fornecidos pela concessionária de energia elétrica AES Eletropaulo. Além da manipulação dos dados e análise de propostas alternativas presentes na literatura, quatro estratégias de classificação foram implementadas e comparadas, sendo que o algoritmo de indução C4.5 produziu os resultados mais consistentes em termos de especificidade e confiabilidade, tomadas como critérios de desempenho / Abstract: The electric power concessionaires miss along the year significant amount of revenue due to commercial losses, which are mainly caused by frauds produced by consumers and defective sensors. The automatic detection of the specific sites where the losses are located is a complex task, given the high number of consumers, the great variety of electric power consumption profiles, and the high cost of each inspection. This work proposes the use of machine learning techniques capable of incorporating intelligent processing in the identification of the sources of commercial losses, using real data provided by the electric power concessionaire AES Eletropaulo. Besides data manipulation and analysis of alternative proposals presented in the literature, four classification strategies have been implemented and compared. The C4.5 algorithm has produced the most consistent results in terms of specificity and confiability, taken as performance criteria / Mestrado / Engenharia de Computação / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:08:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao - Helio Junio Gomes.pdf: 1556447 bytes, checksum: 1316eb94a42a76a12c1062c722417d10 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-26 / Secondary networks are essential for the process of distributing electrical energy to the final consumer, and their performance is related to their design, the quality of materials and equipment employed, environmental conditions, damage caused by third parties, and maintenance services. In this context, the objective of the present work is to carry out feasibility studies of the compact secondary networks in the distribution system of CELG D, an electric power distribution concessionaire and a crucial element of the electrical system of the state of Goiás, Brazil. The development of this research took into consideration the initial investment, the operational cost and the performance of these networks. It can therefore be concluded that, although the cost of implementation of the compact network is approximately 14% higher than the conventional cost, its installation is extremely viable because, in addition to reducing the preventive maintenance services required for this network, there is an improvement in the continuity of electrical power supply, two factors that are fundamental in an increasingly competitive market. / As redes secundárias são fundamentais no processo de distribuir a energia elétrica ao consumidor final e o seu desempenho está relacionado à sua concepção, às qualidades dos materiais e dos equipamentos empregados, às condições ambientais, aos danos causados por terceiros e aos serviços de manutenção. Este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar estudos de viabilidade das redes secundárias compactas no sistema de distribuição da CELG D, por ser uma concessionária de energia elétrica de grande importância para o sistema elétrico do Estado de Goiás. No desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, consideraram-se o investimento inicial, o custo operacional e o desempenho dessas redes. Conclui-se que, apesar de o custo de implantação da rede compacta ser, aproximadamente, 14% maior do que o custo da convencional, sua instalação torna-se bastante viável, pois além da redução dos serviços de manutenção preventiva necessários para essa rede, há melhoria da continuidade no fornecimento de energia elétrica, fatores esses considerados fundamentais, num mercado cada vez mais competitivo.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:52:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jorge Isaac Rodriguez Rodriguez.pdf: 1323419 bytes, checksum: 4200a77bd6a2f02a314bd07b92e57da8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-02-28 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / In this work a framework for development of electric energy systems applications is proposed, on which several methodologies of analysis can be integrated or be adapted. An application of that framework has been developed to quantify the economic aspect for the improvement of power systems dynamic security based on preventive control. The following methodologies have been integrated for this objective: power systems dynamic security assessment, calculation of preventive control measures for dynamic security improvement and economic quantification of the impact caused by the application of those measures. Dynamic security assessment function uses a fast methodology based on transient energy function for contingencies dynamic ranking and a time-domain based methodology for the dynamic evaluation of contingencies. This last function has been implemented using a distributed processing environment. The power system dynamic security level is defined according to heuristic criteria which will determine the need of application of some control measure. The preventive control measures are defined when establishing the maximum limits of generation; those measures are calculated with fast methods without the use of sensitivities. Power system operation feasibility considering the new generation limits is obtained using a non linear optimal power flow program (OPF) with an objective function of load shedding minimization. The new operation condition of the power system is calculated following technical and economic considerations with the use of an OPF for several objective functions. The framework was projected using object-oriented methodology and CORBA (common object request broker architecture) architecture and has been coded in C++ and Java languages. Complete implementation of the described methodologies has been successfully tested with the Anderson-Fouad WECC-3 generators system and with a configuration of 44 generators of the interconnected Brazilian system. Analysis of results indicates that preventive control allows an improvement of power system dynamic security and a corresponding reduction in the economic impact after the occurrence of severe disturbances. / Neste trabalho é proposto um framework para desenvolvimento de aplicações elétricas, sobre o qual podem ser implementadas ou adaptadas distintas metodologias de análise, conseguindo que trabalhem em forma integrada para a quantificação do impacto econômico da melhoria da segurança dinâmica de sistemas elétricos. As metodologias incluem a avaliação da segurança dinâmica de sistemas de energia elétrica, o cálculo de medidas de controle preventivas para a melhoria dos níveis de segurança dinâmica e a quantificação do impacto econômico produzido pela aplicação de ditas medidas. Na avaliação da segurança dinâmica utiliza-se uma metodologia baseada na função de energia transitória para o ordenamento dinâmico de contingências e uma metodologia baseada no domínio do tempo para a avaliação dinâmica de contingências, esta última dentro de um ambiente de processamento paralelo. O nível de segurança dinâmica do sistema é estabelecido seguindo critérios heurísticos que determinarão a necessidade da aplicação de alguma medida de controle. As medidas de controle preventivo são definidas ao estabelecer os limites máximos de geração, calculados com métodos rápidos, sem o uso de sensibilidades. A factibilidade da operação do sistema considerando estes novos limites de geração é obtida com a utilização de um fluxo de potência ótimo não linear (FPO) e uma função objetivo de minimização de corte de carga. O novo ponto de operação é calculado segundo considerações técnico - econômicas com a utilização de um FPO para diferentes funções objetivo. O framework foi projetado utilizando metodologia orientada a objetos e uma arquitetura CORBA (common object request broker architecture), e codificado nas linguagens C++ e Java. A implementação total das metodologias descritas foi testada com sucesso no sistema Anderson-Fouad WECC de 3 geradores e numa configuração do sistema interligado brasileiro de 44 geradores. A análise dos resultados indica que o controle preventivo permite uma melhoria da segurança dinâmica do sistema de potência e uma correspondente diminuição no impacto econômico após a ocorrência de perturbações severas.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:52:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Raimundo Nonato Rosa Filho.pdf: 1125835 bytes, checksum: 91689e7b58443f6d0eb73d752860ce37 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-03-31 / In this work a methodology for reduction of maintenance cost in the on-load tap changers (OLTC) of extra high voltage is proposed. The methodology is based on the use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for the intelligent processing of input signals of the commutator. The neural nets adequately trained allow to create an information system and dedicated diagnosis of the OLTC. This system can interpret and diagnosis the components through the real time input signals in order to delay the power transformer maintenance intervals, foreseeing when the OLTC is going to maintenance have intervention based on its condition. It has been adopted a multiperceptron ANN architecture in which the input vector has 22 components and the output considers only one component with the status of the OLTC condition in function of its operation time. This output information is used to determine the periods of maintenance of the commutators. It is reported an application of the proposed system considering the on load tap changer of an autotransformer bank of 500/230/13.8 kV, 600MVA of Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A (ELETRONORTE). The results indicate the advantages of the maintenance based on the condition using ANN. / Neste trabalho é proposta uma metodologia para redução de custo de manutenção nos comutadores de tap sob carga (OLTC) dos transformadores de potência de extra alta tensão. A metodologia está baseada na utilização de redes neurais artificiais (RNA) para o processamento inteligente dos sinais de entrada dos comutadores. As redes neurais adequadamente treinadas permitem criar um sistema de informação e diagnóstico dedicado a OLTC que podem interpretar e diagnosticar os componentes através das entradas em tempo real de forma a, postergar os intervalos de manutenção, prevendo quando o OLTC deverá sofrer intervenção de manutenção baseada na condição do OLTC. Foi adotada uma arquitetura de RNA de multiperceptron na qual a entrada considera um vetor com 22 entrada e apenas uma saída com o status da condição do OLTC em função do tempo de operação. Essa informação de saída é utilizada para determinar os períodos de manutenção dos comutadores de tap. É realizada uma aplicação do sistema proposto considerando o comutador de tap sob carga de um banco de autotransformador de 500/230/13.8kV, 600MVA da Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A( ELETRONORTE) e os resultados indicam as vantagens da manutenção baseada na condição usando RNA.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:53:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Raimundo Nonato Diniz.pdf: 3599082 bytes, checksum: 5e6a5df5d6046a848205e71a3d63c95f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In this work the influence of FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) Controllers and power system stabilizers (PSS) on electromechanical stability of electrical power systems (EPS) is analyzed considering their technical and economic impact in the operation and planning. FACTS Controllers most employees in practical applications were considered in this study, the Static VAr Compensator (SVC) and Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC), in addition to the PSS. For the technical and economic evaluation of the impact of FACTS and PSS in power systems a methodology based on indices of electromechanical small-signal and transient stability has been developed. Software packages PacDyn and ANATEM, including ANAREDE, all produced by CEPEL (Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Elétrica), were used to analyze the technical impact of SVC, TCSC and PSS on electromechanical stability enhancement. The economic analysis was based on the use of software package PSAT (Power Systems Analysis Toolbox). As part of the technical evaluation, coordination and tuning of the parameters of PSS and FACTS Controllers were conducted using artificial intelligence techniques in order to obtain the best optimal values. The proposed methodology was applied to test systems and a configuration of the Brazilian Interconnected System (SIN - Sistema Interligado Nacional) modeled with 50 generators and 616 buses. / Neste trabalho é analisada a influência dos Controladores FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) e dos estabilizadores de sistemas de potência ou PSS (Power System Stabilizers) na estabilidade eletromecânica dos sistemas de energia elétrica (SEE), considerando o seu impacto técnico e econômico na operação e planejamento. Os Controladores FACTS mais empregados na prática foram considerados nesta pesquisa, o compensador estático de potência reativa ou SVC (Static VAr Compensator) e o capacitor série controlado a tiristores ou TCSC (Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor), além dos PSS. Para a avaliação técnico-econômica do impacto dos FACTS e PSS nos SEE foi desenvolvida uma metodologia baseada em índices de estabilidade eletromecânica a pequenas perturbações e de estabilidade transitória. Na análise técnica foram utilizados os programas PacDyn e ANATEM, além do ANAREDE, todos desenvolvidos pelo CEPEL (Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Elétrica). A análise econômica baseou-se no uso do aplicativo PSAT (Power Systems Analysis Toolbox). Como parte da avaliação técnica a coordenação e sintonização dos parâmetros dos PSS, SVC e TCSC foram conduzidas utilizando métodos de inteligência artificial de forma a obter os melhores valores ótimos. A metodologia proposta foi aplicada a sistemas teste e a uma configuração do Sistema Interligado Nacional (SIN) modelado com 50 geradores e 616 barras.

This diploma thesis is concerned with the design of the machinery with an extraction steam condensing turbine in Precheza corp. The theoretical part of this thesis describes the energetical situation in the company and the primary consideration about recovery of the heat, released at sulphuric acid production, for electrical power production. There is also presented brief description of the sulphuric acid production and the fundamental principles of the steam production at this process. In the practical part of this thesis there is performed the calculation of the heat-flow diagram of the steam turbine and the calculation of heat and producted electrical power at the basic operational states. There is presented the source code for the calculation of the heat-flow diagram using Matlab software. In the end there is mentioned the economical evaluation of the whole project, using the fundamental economical methods, such as net present value method, or profitability index, including the calculation of the pay-back period.

The subject of master’s thesis is introduction with the principles of measuring voltage, current and electrical power in DC and AC systems. Is designed measurement system for normal household. Measurement system includes pricing and client billing. User interface Ethernet-based is implemented.

With increased penetration of renewable energy sources, maintaining equilibrium between production and consumption in the world’s electrical power systems (EPS) becomes more and more challenging. One way to increase stability and efficiency in an EPS is to use flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS). However, an EPS containing multiple FACTS-devices with overlapping areas of influence can lead to negative effects if the reference values they operate around are not updated with sufficient temporal resolution. The reference values are usually set manually by a system operator. The work in this master thesis has investigated how three different reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms can be used to set reference values automatically with higher temporal resolution than a system operator with the aim of increased voltage stability. The three RL algorithms – Q-learning, Deep Q-learning (DQN), and Twindelayed deep deterministic policy gradient (TD3) – were implemented in Python together with a 2-bus EPS test network acting as environment. The 2-bus EPS test network contain two FACTS devices: one for shunt compensation and one for series compensation. The results show that – with respect to reward – DQN was able to perform equally or better than non-RL cases 98.3 % of the time on the simulation test set, while corresponding values for TD3 and Q-learning were 87.3 % and 78.5 % respectively. DQN was able to achieve increased voltage stability on the test network while TD3 showed similar results except during lower loading levels. Q-learning decreased voltage stability on a substantial portion of the test set, even compared to a case without FACTS devices. To help with continued research and possible future real life implementation, a list of suggestions for future work has been established.

The Electrical Power Systems (EPS) are indispensable for a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The EPS are essential for plant start-up, normal operation, and emergency conditions. Electrical power systems are necessary not only for power generation, transmission, and distribution but also to supply reliable power for plant operation and control system during safe operation, Design Basis Conditions (DBC) and Design Extension Conditions (DEC). According to IAEA Specific Safety Guide SSG-34, EPS are essentially the support systems of many plant equipment. Electrical system, which supply power to plant systems important to nuclear safety, are essential to the safety of an NPP. In recent years, due to the digitization of Instrumentation and Control (I&C) systems, along with their enhanced accuracy, ease of implementing complex functions and flexibility, have been also exposed to sophisticated cyber threats. Despite physical separation and redundant electrical power supply sources, malicious cyber-attacks performed by insiders or outsiders might disrupt the power flow and result in an interruption in the normal operation of an NPP. Therefore, for the uninterrupted operation of a plant, it is crucial to contemplate cybersecurity in the EPS design and implementation. Considering multiple cyber threats, the main objectives of this research work are finding out security vulnerabilities in electrical power systems, simulating potential cyber-attacks and analyzing the impacts of these attacks on the electrical components to protect the electrical systems against these cyber-attacks. An EPS testbed at a small scale was set up, which included commercial I&C and electrical equipment significant for the cybersecurity analysis. The testbed equipment comprises of electrical protection relay (IEC 60255), controller, operating panel, engineering workstation computer, simulation model, etc. to monitor and control the power supply of one or more electrical equipment responsible for a regular operation in an NPP. Simulated cybersecurity attacks were performed using this testbed and the outcomes were examined in multiple iterations, after adding or changing security controls (cybersecurity countermeasures). Analyzing the cybersecurity and performing cyber-attacks on these systems are very advantageous for a real power plant to prepare and protect the plant equipment before any malicious attack happens. This research work conclusively presents cybersecurity analysis, including basic and sophisticated cyber-attack scenarios to understand and improve the cybersecurity posture of EPS in an NPP. The approach was completed by considering the process engineering systems (e.g. reactor core cooling systems) as attack targets and investigating the EPS specific security Defense-in-Depth (DiD) design together with the Nuclear Safety DiD concepts.:CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Motivation 1.2 Technical Background 1.3 Objectives of the Ph.D. Project 1.4 State of the Art in Science and Technology CHAPTER 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF CYBERSECURITY AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION CONCEPTS 2.1 Electrical Power System 2.2 Electrical Protection System 2.3 Cyber-Physical System 2.4 Industrial Control System 2.5 Safety I&C and Operational I&C Systems 2.6 Safety Objective Oriented Top-Down Approach 2.7 Cybersecurity Concept 2.8 Threat Identification and Characterization in NPP 2.8.1 Design Basis Threat 2.8.2 Attacker Profile 2.8.1 Reported Real-Life NPP Cyber-Attack Examples 2.9 Security Levels 2.10 Summary CHAPTER 3 CYBER-PHYSICAL PROCESS MODELING 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Single Line Diagrams of Different Operational Modes 3.3 Design 3.4 Block Diagram of Simulink Model 3.5 Implementation of Simulink Blocks 3.5.1 Power Generation 3.5.2 Grid Feed 3.5.3 House Load (Feed Water Pump) 3.6 OPC UA Communication 3.7 Summary CHAPTER 4 CYBER THREAT SCENARIOS FOR EPS 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Cyber-Physical System for EPS 4.3 Cyber Threats and Threat Sources 4.3.1 Cyber Threats 4.3.2 Threat Sources 4.4 Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities 4.4.1 Vulnerabilities in EPS 4.4.2 Vulnerabilities in ICS 4.5 Attacker Modeling 4.6 Basic Cyber Threat Scenarios for EPS 4.6.1 Scenario-1: Physical Access to Electrical Cabinets 4.6.2 Scenario-2: Modification of Digital Protection Devices 4.7 Potential Advanced Cyber Threat Scenarios for EPS 4.7.1 Scenario-1: Alteration of a Set-point of the Protection Relay 4.7.2 Scenario-2: Injection of Malicious Packets 4.7.3 Scenario-3: False Trip Command 4.7.4 Scenario-4: Availability Attack on Protection Relay or SCADA System 4.7.5 Scenario-5: Permanent Damage to Physical Component 4.7.6 Scenario-6: Protocol-wise Attack on Operator Panel 4.8 Threat Scenario for Simulink model 4.9 Summary CHAPTER 5 EPS TESTBED DESCRIPTION 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic Industrial Automation Architecture 5.3 Need for Testbeds 5.4 Proposed EPS Testbed 5.4.1 Testbed Architecture 5.4.2 Testbed Implementation 5.5 EPS Physical Testbed Applications 5.5.1 Modeling and Simulation of Power System Faults 5.5.2 Modeling of Cyber-Attacks 5.6 Summary CHAPTER 6 EXPERIMENTAL AND IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CYBER THREAT SCENARIOS 6.1 Outline 6.2 Normal Operation and Control 6.3 Possibilities to Cause Failure in the Primary or Secondary Cooling Systems 6.4 Implementation of Cybersecurity Threat Scenarios 6.4.1 Alteration of a Relay Set-Point during Plant Start-Up Phase 6.4.2 Alteration of a Controller Set-Point during Normal Operation Phase 6.4.3 Availability Attack on Control and Protection System 6.4.4 Severe Damage to a Physical Component due to Overcurrent 6.5 Experimentally Assessed Cyber-attacks 6.6 Summary CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK REFERENCES SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS GLOSSARY

Maximum asset performance is one of the major goals for electric power system managers. To reach this goal minimal life cycle cost and maintenance optimization become crucial while meeting demands from customers and regulators. One of the fundamental objectives is therefore to relate maintenance and reliability in an efficiently and effectively way, which is the aim of several maintenance methods such as the Reliability Centered Maintenance method (RCM). Furthermore, this necessitates the determination of the optimal balance between preventive and corrective maintenance to obtain the lowest total cost. This thesis proposes methods for defining the importance of individual components in a network with respect to total interruption cost. This is a first step in obtaining an optimal maintenance solution. Since the methods consider several customer nodes simultaneously, they are especially suitable for network structures that serve many purposes/customers e.g. transmission and distribution networks with more than one load point. The major results are three component reliability importance indices, which are applied in two case studies. The first case study is based on a network in the Stockholm area. The second case study is performed for one overhead line system in the rural parts of Kristinehamn. The application studies demonstrate that the indices are possible to implement for existing electrical networks and that they can be used for maintenance prioritization. Consequently these indices constitute a first step in the overall objective of a maintenance optimization method. The computations of the indices are performed both with analytical and simulation based techniques. Furthermore, the indices can be used to calculate the component contribution to the total system interruption cost. The approach developed for the importance indices can be utilized in any multi-state network that can be measured with one performance indicator. / QC 20101130