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Long term supporting schemes for photovoltaic (PV) system installation have led to accommodating large numbers of PV systems within load pockets in distribution grids. High penetrations of PV systems can cause new technical challenges, such as voltage rise due to reverse power flow during light load and high PV generation conditions. Therefore, new strategies are required to address the associated challenges. Moreover, due to these changes in distribution grids, a different response behavior of the distribution grid on the transmission side can be expected. Hence, a new equivalent model of distribution grids with high penetration of PV systems is needed to be addressed for future power system studies. The thesis contributions lie in three parts. The first part of the thesis copes with the PV modelling. A non-proprietary PV model of a three-phase, single stage PV system is developed in PSCAD/EMTDC and PowerFactory. Three different reactive power regulation strategies are incorporated into the models and their behavior are investigated in both simulation platforms using a distribution system with PV systems. In the second part of the thesis, the voltage rise problem is remedied by use of reactive power. On the other hand, considering large numbers of PV systems in grids, unnecessary reactive power consumption by PV systems first increases total line losses, and second it may also jeopardize the stability of the network in the case of contingencies in conventional power plants, which supply reactive power. Thus, this thesis investigates and develops the novel schemes to reduce reactive power flows while still keeping voltage within designated limits via three different approaches: decentralized voltage control to the pre-defined set-points developing a coordinated active power dependent (APD) voltage regulation Q(P)using local signals developing a multi-objective coordinated droop-based voltage (DBV) regulation Q(V) using local signals   In the third part of the thesis, furthermore, a gray-box load modeling is used to develop a new static equivalent model of a complex distribution grid with large numbers of PV systems embedded with voltage support schemes. In the proposed model, variations of voltage at the connection point simulate variations of the model’s active and reactive power. This model can simply be integrated intoload-flow programs and replace the complex distribution grid, while still keepingthe overall accuracy high. The thesis results, in conclusion, demonstrate: i) using rms-based simulations in PowerFactory can provide us with quite similar results using the time domain instantaneous values in PSCAD platform; ii) decentralized voltage control to specific set-points through the PV systems in the distribution grid is fundamentally impossible dueto the high level voltage control interaction and directionality among the PV systems; iii) the proposed APD method can regulate the voltage under the steady-state voltagelimit and consume less total reactive power in contrast to the standard characteristicCosφ(P)proposed by German Grid Codes; iv) the proposed optimized DBV method can directly address voltage and successfully regulate it to the upper steady-state voltage limit by causing minimum reactive power consumption as well as line losses; v) it is beneficial to address PV systems as a separate entity in the equivalencing of distribution grids with high density of PV systems. / <p>The Doctoral Degrees issued upon completion of the programme are issued by Comillas Pontifical University, Delft University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The invested degrees are official in Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden, respectively. QC 20141028</p>

Neurological diseases in newborns are usually first revealed by seizures, which are characterised by a synchronous discharge of a large number of neurons. Failure to control seizures may lead to brain damage or even death. The importance of this problem prompted many researchers to look for accurate automatic methods for seizure detection. Nonstationarity and multicomponent behaviour of newborn EEG signals made this task very challenging. The significant overlap in the characteristic of background and seizure activities in newborn EEG signals added to the difficulty of seizure detection. This research uses time-frequency based methods for automatic seizure detection. Since time-frequency signal analysis methods use joint representation in both time and frequency domains, they proved to be very suitable for analysis and processing of nonstationary and multicomponent signals such as newborn EEG. Before using any seizure detector, the EEG data is pre-processed in order to reduce the noise effects using a time-frequency based technique. The proposed method is based on the singular value decomposition (SVD) technique applied to the matrix representing the time-frequency distribution (TFD) of the EEG signal. It has been shown that by appropriately filtering the singular vectors associated with the TFD, one can effectively enhance the desired information embedded in the signal. Neonatal EEG seizures can have signatures in both low frequency (lower than 10 Hz) and high frequency (higher than 70 Hz) areas. The seizure detection techniques proposed in the literature concentrated on using either low frequency or high frequency signatures but not both simultaneously. These methods tend to miss the seizures that reveal themselves only in one of the two frequency areas. In this research, we propose a detection method that uses seizure features in both low and high frequency areas. To detect EEG seizures using the low frequency signatures, an SVD-based technique is employed. The technique uses the estimated distribution function of the singular vectors associated with the time-frequency distribution of EEG epochs to discriminate between seizure and nonseizure patterns. The high frequency signatures of seizures are mostly the result of spike events in the EEG signals. To detect these spike events, the signal is mapped into the TF domain. The high instantaneous energy of spikes is reflected as a localised energy in the high frequency area of the TF domain. Consequently, a spike can be seen as a ridge in this area of the TF domain. It has been shown that during seizure activity there is regularity in the distribution of the interspike intervals. This feature has been used as the basis for discriminating between seizure and nonseizure patterns. The performance results obtained by applying the proposed methods on EEG signals extracted from a number of newborns show the superiority of these methods over the existing ones.

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Electronic watermarking is a method whereby information can be imperceptibly embedded into electronic media, while ideally being robust against common signal manipulations and intentional attacks to remove the embedded watermark. This study evaluates the characteristics of uncompressed video watermarking techniques in terms of visual characteristics, computational complexity and robustness against attacks and signal manipulations. The foundations of video watermarking are reviewed, followed by a survey of existing video watermarking techniques. Representative techniques from different watermarking categories are identified, implemented and evaluated. Existing image quality metrics are reviewed and extended to improve their performance when comparing these video watermarking techniques. A new metric for the evaluation of inter frame flicker in video sequences is then developed. A technique for possibly improving the robustness of the implemented discrete Fourier transform technique against rotation is then proposed. It is also shown that it is possible to reduce the computational complexity of watermarking techniques without affecting the quality of the original content, through a modified watermark embedding method. Possible future studies are then recommended with regards to further improving watermarking techniques against rotation. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ’n Elektroniese watermerk is ’n metode waardeur inligting onmerkbaar in elektroniese media vasgelê kan word, met die doel dat dit bestand is teen algemene manipulasies en doelbewuste pogings om die watermerk te verwyder. In hierdie navorsing word die eienskappe van onsaamgeperste video watermerktegnieke ondersoek in terme van visuele eienskappe, berekeningskompleksiteit en weerstandigheid teen aanslae en seinmanipulasies. Die onderbou van video watermerktegnieke word bestudeer, gevolg deur ’n oorsig van reedsbestaande watermerktegnieke. Verteenwoordigende tegnieke vanuit verskillende watermerkkategorieë word geïdentifiseer, geïmplementeer en geëvalueer. Bestaande metodes vir die evaluering van beeldkwaliteite word bestudeer en uitgebrei om die werkverrigting van die tegnieke te verbeter, spesifiek vir die vergelyking van watermerktegnieke. ’n Nuwe stelsel vir die evaluering van tussenraampie flikkering in video’s word ook ontwikkel. ’n Tegniek vir die moontlike verbetering van die geïmplementeerde diskrete Fourier transform tegniek word voorgestel om die tegniek se bestandheid teen rotasie te verbeter. Daar word ook aangetoon dat dit moontlik is om die berekeningskompleksiteit van watermerktegnieke te verminder, sonder om die kwaliteit van die oorspronklike inhoud te beïnvloed, deur die gebruik van ’n verbeterde watermerkvasleggingsmetode. Laastens word aanbevelings vir verdere navorsing aangaande die verbetering van watermerktegnieke teen rotasie gemaak.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:08:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PedroHCF_DISSERT.pdf: 3177377 bytes, checksum: aee262ba866eb8f7862d4fdf2b03cfdf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-07 / In geophysics there are several steps in the study of the Earth, one of them is the processing of seismic records. These records are obtained through observations made on the earth surface and are useful for information about the structure and composition of the inaccessible parts in great depths. Most of the tools and techniques developed for such studies has been applied in academic projects. The big problem is that the seismic processing power unwanted, recorded by receivers that do not bring any kind of information related to the reflectors can mask the information and/or generate erroneous information from the subsurface. This energy is known as unwanted seismic noise. To reduce the noise and improve a signal indicating a reflection, without losing desirable signals is sometimes a problem of difficult solution. The project aims to get rid of the ground roll noise, which shows a pattern characterized by low frequency, low rate of decay, low velocity and high amplituds. The Karhunen-Lo?ve Transform is a great tool for identification of patterns based on the eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Together with the Karhunen-Lo?ve Transform we will be using the Singular Value Decomposition, since it is a great mathematical technique for manipulating data / Na geof?sica existem diversas etapas no estudo da Terra, uma delas ? o processamento de registros s?smicos. Esses registros s?o obtidos atrav?s de observa??es realizadas na superf?cie, sendo ?teis para informa??es sobre a estrutura e a composi??o das zonas inacess?veis em grandes profundidades. Grande parte das ferramentas e t?cnicas desenvolvidas para tais estudos tem sido aplicada em pesquisas acad?micas. O grande problema do processamento s?smico ? a energia indesejada, registrada pelos receptores que n?o trazem nenhum tipo de informa??o em rela??o aos refletores podendo mascarar as informa??es e/ou gerar informa??es erradas da subsuperf?cie. Essa energia indesejada ? conhecida como ru?do s?smico. Atenuar esse ru?do para melhorar um sinal que indica uma reflex?o, sem perder sinal desej?vel ? algumas vezes um problema de dif?cil solu??o. O projeto tem como objetivo a atenua??o do ru?do ground roll , o qual apresenta um padr?o caracterizado pela baixa freq??ncia, baixa velocidade de propaga??o e forte amplitude. A Transformada de Karhunen-Lo?ve ? uma ?tima ferramenta para identifica??o de padr?es baseada nos autovalores e autovetores. Em conjunto com a Transformada de Karhunen-Lo?ve ser? utilizado a Decomposi??o em Valores Singulares, j? que a mesma ? uma ?tima t?cnica matem?tica para manipula??o dos dados

Ce travail a permis de développer une technique non invasive d’identification de la distribution du courant dans une pile à combustible à partir du champ magnétique externe. La mesure du champ s’effectue sur un ensemble de points de mesures choisis spécialement pour détecter les variations du champ par rapport à un fonctionnement optimal de la pile. Les deux composantes du champ magnétique sensibles aux variations sont utilisées. La mesure du champ exploitable est la différence entre un mode considéré sain et un mode quelconque de fonctionnement. Autour de ces mesures de champ magnétique, un problème inverse est modélisé en explorant plusieurs approches de paramétrisation de la distribution du courant. Le caractère mal posé du problème s’est traduit par la non-unicité de la solution et sa sensibilité au bruit. L’affranchissement de ces problèmes est atteint par la régularisation du modèle inverse. L’outil développé permis de reconstruire la distribution du courant indépendamment de la taille du défaut dans la limite de sensibilité. La validation est faite sur un simulateur électrique de pile à combustible et sur une pile de type GENEPAC dans un environnement de laboratoire. / A noninvasive technique for identifying the current distribution in a fuel cell from the external magnetic field is developed. The magnetic field measurements are carried out on a set of points chosen in order to detect only the variations of the magnetic field in a case of a faulty fuel cell. Two components of the magnetic field are used because they are sensitive to current heterogeneities. The exploitable measurement of the magnetic field is the difference between a healthy mode and a faulty mode.An ill-posed inverse problem is modeled by investigating several parametrization approaches of the current distribution. The ill-posed property of the problem conducts to a non-uniqueness of the solution and a high sensitivity to the noise. A regularization method is used in order to get a stable solution. The developed tool allows identifying the current distribution independently of the size of the fault within the sensitivity limit. A validation is done on a fuel cell simulator and on a GENEPAC fuel cell in a laboratory conditions.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-07-30Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:55:34Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 freitas_tc_me_ilha.pdf: 1484818 bytes, checksum: 9f0ca1d5825d93918e44fc9b31aae513 (MD5) / Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) / Este trabalho apresenta o estudo, a implementação e a aplicação de duas técnicas de identificação de parâmetros modais utilizando apenas as respostas da estrutura, denominadas: Identificação Estocástica de Subespaço (IES) e Decomposição no Domínio da Freqüência (DDF). A IES é baseada na Decomposição em Valores Singulares (DVS) da projeção ortogonal do espaço das linhas das saídas futuras no espaço das linhas das saídas passadas. Uma vez realizada a DVS da projeção ortogonal é possível obter o modelo de espaço de estado da estrutura e os parâmetros modais são estimados diretamente através da decomposição em autovalores e autovetores da matriz dinâmica. A DDF é baseada na DVS da matriz de densidade espectral de potência de saída nas linhas de freqüências correspondentes a região em torno de um modo. O primeiro vetor singular obtido para cada linha de freqüência contém as respectivas informações daquele modo e os correspondentes valores singulares levam a função densidade espectral de um sistema equivalente de um grau de liberdade (1GL), permitindo a obtenção dos parâmetros do respectivo modo. Os métodos são avaliados utilizando dados simulados e experimentais. Os resultados mostram que as técnicas implementadas são capazes de estimar os parâmetros modais de estruturas utilizando apenas as respostas. / This work presents the study, implementation and application of the two techniques for the modal parameters identification using only response data: Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI) and Frequency Domain Decomposition (FDD). The SSI is based on Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) of the orthogonal projection of the future output row space in the past output row space. After the completion of the SVD of the orthogonal projection, is possible to get the state space model of the structure and the modal parameters are estimated directly through the eigenvalues and eigenvectors decomposition of the dynamic matrix. The FDD is based on the SVD of the output power spectral density matrix in the frequencies lines around a mode. The first singular vector obtained for each frequency line contains the respective information about this mode and the corresponding spectral density function leads to an equivalent system of one degree of freedom (1 DOF), allowing the calculation of the parameters of the mode. The methods are evaluated using simulated and experimental data. The results show that the techniques implemented are capable to estimate the modal parameters of structures using only response data.

Analisar fenômenos aeroelásticos não-lineares através de dados experimentais é uma poderosa ferramenta para a identificação e controle de comportamentos aeroelásticos adversos. A modelagem matemática de sistemas aeroelásticos não-lineares não é trivial, fato que muitas vezes leva a admissão de simplificações, afastando o modelo da realidade. Desta forma, a análise de sistemas dinâmicos sem a necessidade de um modelo, feita através da análise de séries temporais obtidas de experimentos, pode fornecer melhores resultados. Alguns métodos de análise de séries temporais, como o método da defasagem, para reconstrução do espaço de estados, são sensíveis ao ruído, inevitavelmente presente em qualquer série temporal experimental. Este trabalho apresenta a técnica da decomposição em valores singulares (SVD), que reconstrói o espaço de estados eliminando o ruído presente na série temporal em um único processo. O método SVD é aplicado em séries temporais aeroelásticas, obtidas experimentalmente de um modelo de asa ensaiado em túnel de vento. Com os espaços de estados reconstruídos, é feita uma análise qualitativa do sistema aeroelástico, a evolução dos atratores obtidos com a variação de alguns parâmetros é apresentada. Comparações com o método da defasagem são realizadas com a aplicação dos métodos a uma série temporal aeroelástica do experimento. Os resultados mostram que a técnica (SVD) é mais confiável que o método da defasagem, os atratores obtidos revelam a ocorrência de bifurcações e comportamentos complexos, possivelmente caóticos. / Nonlinear aeroelastic phenomena analysis by using experimental data is a powerful tool for identification and control of adverse aeroelastic behaviors. Mathematical models for nonlinear aeroelastic systems are not trivial, by this, simplifications are assumed, thereby deviating from reality. Then, the analysis of dynamic systems without the need of a mathematical model, done by the analysis of experimental time series, may provide better results. However, methods of time series analysis, like the method of delays, for state space reconstruction are sensitive to noise, unavoidably present in experimental data. This work presents the application of singular value decomposition (SVD) that reconstructs the state space, eliminating noise present in the time series. The SVD method is applied in experimental aeroelastic time series, obtained from a wind tunnel wing model. With the reconstructed state spaces, qualitative analyses are done and the evolutions of the obtained attractors with parametric variation are presented. Comparisons with the method of delays are realized by applying MOD and SVD in a same experimental aeroelastic time series. The results show that the SVD method is more reliable than MOD and the obtained attractors reveal the occurrence of bifurcations and complex behavior, possibly chaotic.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Jonas Augusto Kunzler - 2015.pdf: 5934373 bytes, checksum: a736817202816bba60673f1a39184580 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-14 / New technologies that have emerged from the transistor advent enabled digital signal processing techniques were aggregated to systems operated or partially in analog improving performance of these systems. Added to this the use of sensor arrangements which made it possible to identify the directions of signals of interest and are used in critical areas of knowledge, such as in tracking radar systems; in astronomy; in sonar systems; mobile communications; the estimation of direction of arrival; in seismology and medical diagnosis and treatment. This work aims to study specific features of an estimation method of direction of arrival based on a linear array of sensors with special attention to mobile communications. Some methods have been proposed in order to get the position of a source of electromagnetic waves and can cite the MUSIC, the MODEX and SEAD, the latter of fundamental importance to this work because it is the basis of conducted research and because it is a new method, lacked further clarification with regard to the differential spectrum, their origin, meaning and importance, as well as obtaining an analytical expression to describe their conduct on the variables that compose the system. Based on eigenvalue decomposition of the correlation matrix has been observed that the differential spectrum is basically a matrix norm calculation, with the largest eigenvalue of the matrix is ​​also standard 2-induced vector. It was proposed to use the Frobenius norm which is simpler to be computed, and consequently requires less computational effort. Moreover, the behavior of the angular spectrum calculated using the Frobenius norm is fully described by the sum of cosines with the formulation described for each part which composes the calculation of the standard. Through this outcome was possible to analyze aspects related to angular resolution, the number of signal sources, the number of sensors, the influence of noise and the correlation between sources. / Novas tecnologias que surgiram a partir do advento transistor permitiram técnicas de processamento digital de sinais fossem agregadas a sistemas que operavam ou parcialmente de forma analógica aprimorando o desempenho desses sistemas. Soma-se a isto a utilização de arranjos de sensores que possibilitaram a identificação das direções dos sinais de interesse e são empregados em importantes áreas do conhecimento, como por exemplo, em sistemas de rastreamento por radar; na Astronomia; em Sistemas sonares; nas comunicações móveis; na estimação de direção de chegada; na sismologia e no diagnóstico e tratamento médico. Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar características específicas de um método de estimação de direção de chegada baseado em um arranjo linear de sensores com atenção especial em comunicações móveis. Alguns métodos foram propostos com o fim de obter a posição de uma fonte de ondas eletromagnéticas, podendo-se citar o MUSIC, o MODEX e o SEAD, este último de fundamental importância para este trabalho, pois, ele é a base da investigação conduzida e por se tratar de um método novo, carecia de mais esclarecimentos no que diz respeito ao espectro diferencial, sua origem, significado e importância, como também a obtenção de uma expressão analítica que descrevesse seu comportamento em função das variáveis que compões o sistema. Baseado na decomposição em autovalores da matriz de correlação observou-se que o espectro diferencial é basicamente um cálculo de norma matricial, sendo que o maior autovalor da matriz é também a norma 2 induzida por vetor. Propôs-se a utilização da norma de Frobenius que é mais simples de ser calculada e, consequentemente, exige menos esforço computacional. Além disso, o comportamento do espectro angular calculado com a norma de Frobenius é totalmente descrito através da soma de cossenos com a formulação descrita para cada parcela que compõe o cálculo da norma. Através deste resultado foi possível analisar aspectos referentes à resolução angular, ao número de fontes de sinal, ao número de sensores, à influência do ruído e à correlação entre as fontes.

A tomografia por sensoriamento térmico é muito utilizada em diferentes aplicações industriais, tais como a determinação de propriedades térmicas de novos materiais, o controle da produção de calor e a temperatura no processo de manufatura. Entretanto, o emprego de técnicas tomográficas em processos industriais envolvendo transferência de calor ainda carece de métodos robustos e computacionalmente eficientes. Nesse contexto, o principal objetivo deste trabalho é contribuir para o desenvolvimento de uma técnica não intrusiva de medição do coeficiente de convecção a partir de medidas externas de temperatura e fluxo de calor baseada na solução do problema térmico inverso. Para tanto é necessário resolver um problema de condução acoplado a um problema de convecção de calor. Este acoplamento ocorre através do coeficiente de convecção no interior do domínio do problema, cuja determinação pode ser feita através da aplicação de um fluxo de calor e medição das temperaturas resultantes na superfície externa. A tomografia térmica é tratada como um problema de minimização global, cuja função objetivo é um funcional de erro que quantifica a diferença entre as medidas externas não intrusivas (temperatura real) e as medidas calculadas no modelo numérico (temperatura aproximada). A natureza mal condicionada do problema assim formulado se manifesta na superfície de minimização por produzir topologias problemáticas tais como múltiplos mínimos locais, pontos de sela, vales ao redor da solução, platôs, etc. Desse modo, uma técnica bastante sofisticada, capaz de convergir para a solução correta mesmo na presença dessas patologias é necessária para obtenção da solução. Neste trabalho optou-se pelo método de Newton para a minimização deste funcional em que a inversa da matriz Hessiana é substituída por uma pseudo-inversa construída a partir da técnica de Decomposição em Valores Singulares Truncados. Os resultados mostram que a técnica proposta foi capaz de superar os problemas de convergência associados à natureza intrínseca mal condicionada do problema inverso e o coeficiente de convecção foi reconstruído com precisão razoável. / Tomography by thermal sensing is widely used in different industrial applications, such as the determination of thermal properties of new materials, the control of heat production and the temperature in manufacturing processes. However, the application of tomographic techniques in industrial processes involving heat transfer still lacks robust and computationally efficient methods. In this context, the main objective of this thesis is to contribute to the development of a non-intrusive technique for measuring of the convection coefficient from external temperature and heat flow measurements based on the solution of the inverse thermal problem. This requires solving a conduction problem coupled with a heat convection problem, which is coupled through an internal convection coefficient, determined by applying a heat flux and measuring the resulting temperatures on the external boundary. The thermal tomography is treated as a global minimization problem in which the fitness function is an error functional that quantifies the difference between non-intrusive external measurements (actual temperature) and measurements calculated in a numerical model (approximate temperature). The ill-conditioned nature of the problem manifests itself in the minimization problem for producing problematic topologies, such as multiple local minima, saddle points, valleys around the solution, plateaus, etc. Thus, a very sophisticated technique that can converge to the correct solution even in the presence of these pathologies is necessary to obtain the solution. In this thesis the Newton\'s method was used for the minimization of this functional in which the inverse Hessian matrix was replaced by a pseudo-inverse built from the truncated singular value decomposition technique. Results show that the proposed technique was capable of overcoming the convergence problems associated with the intrinsic ill-conditioned nature of the inverse problem and the convection coefficient was reconstructed within reasonable precision.