The problem with the implementation of the PV generators is that majority of the UNDP offices are in developing and underdeveloped countries. Majority of these countries experience various problems with the power quality from the national electrical grid. There is also a second problem with the installed PV system, the problem is that the installed PV sources show a significant decrease in the expected annual yield ranging from 10 % – 60 % in some cases. The main aim of this thesis is to analyze the power quality in three countries (Nepal, Sao Tome and Namibia) and find the correlation between power quality and PV generation. This aim is done in five steps. The first step is the collection of measured data from the grid for a specific period of one year from July 2020 to August 2021. The collected data includes the current, voltage, power factor, frequency, reactive and active power. To achieve this, the Acuvim II power quality analyzer was sent to these three countries. In the second step, a literature review is done to research about power quality problems, identifying the power quality problems and analyzing the problems created by these identified power quality problems. In the three countries, undervoltage, overvoltage, swells, and sags where the main power quality problems which were recorded. The third step is a system case study process in which an in-depth analysis is done on the three PV systems and a simulation is done to understand the solar parameters which includes the specific yield, and performance ratio. The fourth step involves comparing the collected data from the PQ analyzer with the simulation results and determine the effects the power quality problems and system design have on the low annual yield. Also, the yearly amount of overvoltage and undervoltage in the three countries within the analysis period was analyzed. The voltage and fluctuation analysis also includes other power quality parameters which were measured. The collected parameters were analyzed and the correlation between the electrical grid requirements in the three countries were made with the recorded data. The final step involves recommending improvements and optimization techniques for the three systems to improve life cycle cost and long-term vision. Thus, analyzed results and simulated results are compared to evaluate the performance. The PV system in Namibia had the best grid conditions with all the grid parameters operating within the defined grid limits, there was a 30 % reduction in annual energy production in the Nepal system due to poor power quality conditions which included overvoltage, undervoltage, and frequency deviations. There was also a 50 % energy loss in the annual production of the PV systeminstalled in Sao Tome. Sao Tome also had the highest number of recorded outages with an average of 6 – 7 hours of outages recorded daily. Power quality problems recorded in Sao Tome included voltage fluctuation problems and frequency deviations.

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Detta arbete var beställt av Sjöfartshögskolan i Kalmar. Skolan ville ha en enhet som kunde mäta aktiv-, reaktiv- och skenbar effekt, ström, spänning, frekvens och cosϕ på en generator och som kommunicerade vidare dessa värden till en PLC. Detta för att kunna lastfördela lasten mellan ett antal generatorer i kursen Tillämpad elteknik 15 hp där studenterna bygger en generatorinstallation med tre generatorer. Ett funktionsblock för lastfördelning skulle också programmeras. Prototypen som konstruerades baserades på en Arduino Ethernet och kommunikationen löstes med Modbus TCP/IP över Ethernet. Ett lastfördelningsprogram programmerades i form av ett funktionsblock som studenterna kunde importera till CoDeSys v2.3 och använda i sina installationer. Prototypen kunde läsa av värdena med ungefär samma noggrannhet som ett kommersiellt instrument som använder sig av samma mätteknik som prototypen. Uppdateringsfrekvensen var dock lägre än hos ett kommersiellt instrument. Kommunikationen med PLC:n fungerade utan problem. Då ingen undervisning hölls i arbetets slutskede kunde inte lastfördelningen testas på en fullskalig anläggning. Lastfördelningsprogrammet klarade dock av att hålla rätt frekvens på en ensam generator och fungerade som tänkt när programmet testades i en simulator. Prototypen gav fel mätvärden vid kapacitiv last. Vid jämförelse med en kommersiell tångamperemeter visade sig mätfelet bero på mätmetoden då båda gav liknande resultat. Som referens användes en professionell elkvalitetsanalysator. Alla uppdragsgivarens krav blev uppfyllda och arbetet kommer att kunna användas i undervisningen. / This thesis was ordered by Kalmar Maritime Academy. The request was for a device that could measure active, reactive and apparent power, as well as frequency, voltage, current and cosϕ on a generator. The measured values would be communicated to a PLC for use in a load sharing program between a number of generators in the course Tillämpad elteknik, 15 ECTS. In that course the students constructs a three-generator electric power grid. Included in the request was also to program a load sharing program. The prototype being constructed was based on the Arduino Ethernet, and the communication was enabled by means of the Modbus TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet. A load sharing program was created in the form of a function block which the student could import into the CoDeSys for use in the generator systems. The prototype could measure values with close to the same accuracy as a commercial available instrument that were using the same technique for measuring. The refresh rate was however lower than the commercial available instrument. Communication with the PLC worked without any issues. No full-scale testing could be done since no course was held during the final stages of the thesis, however the load sharing program could keep frequency on a single generator alone and worked in a simulated soft environment. Measuring errors occurred when measuring a capacitive load. When comparing to a commercial available clamp meter, the same errors occurred. As a reference a professional power and energy quality analyser was used. All the requests were fulfilled and the result of this thesis will be used in the educational programme at the Academy.

CAPES / Este trabalho tem por objetivo o desenvolvimento de uma arquitetura de baixo custo para construção de unidades de medição fasorial sincronizada (PMU). O dispositivo prevê conexão com a baixa tensão da rede elétrica, de forma que, instalada neste ponto do sistema permita o monitoramento da rede de transmissão e distribuição. Os desenvolvimentos deste projeto contemplam uma arquitetura completa, com módulo de instrumentação para uso na baixa tens˜ao da rede, módulo GPS para fornecer o sinal de sincronismo e etiqueta de tempo das medidas, unidade de processamento com sistema de aquisição, estimação de fasores e formatação dos dados de acordo com a norma e, por fim, módulo de comunicação para transmissão dos dados. Para o desenvolvimento e avaliação do desempenho da arquitetura, desenvolveu-se um conjunto de aplicativos em ambiente LabVIEW com funcionalidades específicas que permitem analisar o comportamento das medidas e identificar as fontes de erro da PMU, além de aplicar todos os testes previstos pela norma IEEE C37.118.1. O primeiro aplicativo, útil para o desenvolvimento da instrumentação, consiste em um gerador de funções integrado com osciloscópio, que permite a geração e aquisição de sinais de forma sincronizada, além da manipulação das amostras. O segundo e principal deles, é a plataforma de testes capaz de gerar todos os ensaios previstos pela norma, permitindo também armazenar os dados ou fazer a análise das medidas em tempo real. Por fim, um terceiro aplicativo foi desenvolvido para avaliar os resultados dos testes e gerar curvas de ajuste para calibração da PMU. Os resultados contemplam todos os testes previstos pela norma e um teste adicional que avalia o impacto de ruído. Além disso, através de dois protótipos conectados à instalação elétrica de consumidores de um mesmo circuito de distribuição, obteve-se registros de monitoramento que permitiram a identificação das cargas no consumidor, análise de qualidade de energia, além da detecção de eventos a nível de distribuição e transmissão. / This work presents a low cost architecture for development of synchronized phasor measurement units (PMU). The device is intended to be connected in the low voltage grid, which allows the monitoring of transmission and distribution networks. Developments of this project include a complete PMU, with instrumentation module for use in low voltage network, GPS module to provide the sync signal and time stamp for the measures, processing unit with the acquisition system, phasor estimation and formatting data according to the standard and finally, communication module for data transmission. For the development and evaluation of the performance of this PMU, it was developed a set of applications in LabVIEW environment with specific features that let analyze the behavior of the measures and identify the sources of error of the PMU, as well as to apply all the tests proposed by the standard. The first application, useful for the development of instrumentation, consists of a function generator integrated with an oscilloscope, which allows the generation and acquisition of signals synchronously, in addition to the handling of samples. The second and main, is the test platform, with capabality of generating all tests provided by the synchronized phasor measurement standard IEEE C37.118.1, allowing store data or make the analysis of the measurements in real time. Finally, a third application was developed to evaluate the results of the tests and generate calibration curves to adjust the PMU. The results include all the tests proposed by synchrophasors standard and an additional test that evaluates the impact of noise. Moreover, through two prototypes connected to the electrical installation of consumers in same distribution circuit, it was obtained monitoring records that allowed the identification of loads in consumer and power quality analysis, beyond the event detection at the distribution and transmission levels.

<p>U disertaciji je prikazan i predložen novi metod merenja snage<br />i energije vetra koji se bazira na stohastičkoj digitalnoj mernoj<br />metodi (SDMM), umesto do sada korišćene standardne sempling<br />metode (SSM). Standard za merenje brzine vetra predstavlja<br />anemometar sa šoljicama, koji na svom izlazu daje sinusni napon<br />čija su amplituda i frekvencija linearno zavisne od brzine<br />vetra. Kako su snaga i energija vetra proporcionalne trećem<br />stepenu brzine vetra, u tu svrhu se primenjuje generalizovan<br />hardver namenjen za računanje proizvoda tri ulazna signala. Zbog<br />niskog frekvencijskog opsega ulaznog signala izvršeno je<br />značajno pojednostavljenje hardvera mernog uređaja. Teorijskom<br />analizom, simulacijom, a potom i eksperimentom potvrđena je<br />hipoteza istraživanja, da se SDMM uspešno može koristiti za<br />merenje snage i energije vetra.</p> / <p>In this dissertation а new wind power and energy measurement<br />method, based on Stochastic Digital Measurement Method (SDMM),<br />was elaborated and proposed, to replace the commonly used Standard<br />Sampling Method (SSM). The standard for wind speed measurement is<br />a cup anemometer that provides a sinusoidal voltage on its output,<br />having the amplitude and frequency linearly dependent of the wind<br />speed. Since the wind power and energy are proportional to the third<br />degree of the wind speed, the general case hardware has been designed<br />for the product calculation over three input signals. The low frequency<br />range of the input signal allows for a significant simplification of the<br />measuring instrument hardware. By theoretical analysis and<br />simulation, and consequently through an experiment the hypothesis of<br />this research was confirmed - that SDMM can be successfully used to<br />measure wind power and energy.</p>

This work is focused on the design and realization of a station for measuring the performance of modern fuel filter heaters. The openning part of the thesis is focused on the theoretical introduction to the issue of diesel purity and the function of fuel filters. The second part includes the process of measuring station creation, including the creation of a control application in LabView. The final part is devoted to measuring of several types of filters and method verification.

The theme of this thesis is the design of peripheral devices of a smart home SmartFlat and the design of communication interface for this system. Designed units are the humidity and temperature measuring unit, the unit of security and the smart socket unit for remote control, power measurement and power control. All units are designed for wired communicaton and also for wireless communication with control unit.

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Las exigentes tolerancias de alineación en los componentes de los futuros colisionadores lineales de partículas requieren el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas de alineación más precisas que las existentes. Este es el caso del Colisionador Lineal Compacto (Compact Linear Collider, CLIC), cuyos objetivos altamente restrictivos de alineamiento alcanzan los 10 um. Para poder lograr el máximo rendimiento del acelerador, es necesario que el posicionamiento de las estructuras que aceleran las partículas y de los campos que las guían cumplan las tolerancias de alineación para dirigir el haz a lo largo de la trayectoria diseñada. Dicho procedimiento consiste en relacionar la posición de los ejes de referencia de cada componente con respecto a objetos externos, o fiduciales, lo cual resulta muy tedioso y económicamente costoso. Los errores sistemáticos y aleatorios se van acumulando en cada paso del proceso y, en consecuencia, la precisión final de alineamiento es todo un desafío. En este contexto, nace el proyecto PACMAN (Particle Accelerator Components Metrology and Alignment to the Nanometre scale), subvencionado por la Unión Europea en el programa FP7 de financiación para la investigación e innovación. El objetivo principal de PACMAN es investigar, desarrollar e implementar una solución integrada alternativa que incorpore todos los pasos de alineación en una misma ubicación, con el objetivo de mejorar la precisión de alineación de los componentes de los aceleradores, en concreto: las estructuras aceleradoras, los cuadrupolos y los monitores de posición de haz. La viabilidad de las soluciones desarrolladas y la precisión de alineamiento alcanzada deben de demostrarse en un banco de pruebas utilizando componentes de CLIC. La estrategia de PACMAN para alcanzar el objetivo técnico se divide en tres pasos. El primero consiste en la fiducialización de los componentes y sus soportes. El segundo paso es el ensamblaje de los componentes en dos tipos de soporte, uno compuesto por un monitor de posición de haz y un cuadrupolo, y otro con cuatro estructuras aceleradoras, tomando como referencia su centro electromagnético. Finalmente, ambos soportes se transportan al túnel para su alineación final utilizando técnicas de hilos tensados. En esta tesis doctoral, se describe el desarrollo de una nueva técnica no destructiva para localizar los ejes electromagnéticos de estructuras aceleradoras y su validación experimental. Para ello, se ha utilizado una estructura aceleradora de CLIC conocida como TD24. Debido a la complejidad mecánica de la TD24, su difícil acceso y su diámetro medio de iris de 5.5 mm, se desarrolla una nueva técnica denominada en esta tesis como 'el método perturbativo' y se realiza una propuesta experimental de validación. El estudio de viabilidad de este método, cumpliendo con los requisitos impuestos de precisión en la medida de 10 um, ha sido realizado con una campaña extensa de simulaciones de campos electromagnéticos en tres dimensiones utilizando la herramienta de software conocida como HFSS. Los resultados de simulación han permitido el desarrollo de un algoritmo muy completo de medidas y han proporcionado las especificaciones técnicas para el diseño conceptual de un banco de pruebas para la medida de los ejes electromagnéticos de la TD24. El preciso ensamblaje del banco de pruebas y sus correspondientes calibraciones, la incorporación de nuevos tratamientos de las medidas en el algoritmo final y la caracterización de fuentes de error en la medida, favorecieron la localización del centro electromagnético en la TD24 con una precisión menor a 1 um con un error estimado menor que 8.5 um, cumplimiendo con los objetivos de precisión establecidos. / In the next generation of linear particle accelerators, challenging alignment tolerances are required in the positioning of the components focusing, accelerating and detecting the beam over the accelerator length in order to achieve the maximum machine performance. In the case of the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC), accelerating structures, beam position monitors and quadrupole magnets need to be aligned in their support with respect to their reference axes with an accuracy of 10 um. To reach such objective, the PACMAN (Particle Accelerator Components Metrology and Alignment to the Nanometer Scale) project strives for the improvement of the current alignment accuracy by developing new methods and tools, whose feasibility should be validated using the major CLIC components. This Ph.D. thesis concerns the investigation, development and implementation of a new non-destructive intracavity technique, referenced here as 'the perturbative method', to determine the electromagnetic axes of accelerating structures by means of a stretched wire, acting as a reference of alignment. Of particular importance is the experimental validation of the method through the 5.5 mm iris-mean aperture CLIC prototype known as TD24, with complex mechanical features and difficult accessibility, in a dedicated test bench. In the first chapter of this thesis, the alignment techniques in particle accelerators and the novel proposals to be implemented in the future linear colliders are introduced, and a detailed description of the PACMAN project is provided. The feasibility study of the method, carried out with extensive electromagnetic fields simulations, is described in chapter 2, giving as a result, the knowledge of the theoretical accuracy expected in the measurement of the electromagnetic axes and facilitating the development of a measurement algorithm. The conceptual design, manufacturing and calibration of the automated experimental set-up, integrating the solution developed to measure the electromagnetic axes of the TD24, are covered in chapter 3. The future lines of research and developments of the perturbative method are also explored. In chapter 4, the most significant results obtained from an extensive experimental work are presented, analysed and compared with simulations. The proof-of-principle is completed, the measurement algorithm is optimised and the electromagnetic centre is measured in the TD24 with a precision less than 1 um and an estimated error less than 8.5 um. Finally, in chapter 5, the developments undertaken along this research work are summarised, the innovative achievements accomplished within the PACMAN project are listed and its impact is analysed. / En la generació pròxima d'acceleradors de partícules lineals, desafiant toleràncies d'alineament és requerit en el posicionament dels components que enfoquen, accelerant i detectant la biga sobre la longitud d'accelerador per tal d'aconseguir l'actuació de màquina màxima. En el cas del Colisionador Compacte Lineal (CLIC), accelerant estructures, monitors de posició de fes i imants necessiten ser alineats en el seu suport amb respectar a les seves destrals de referència amb una precisió de 10 um. Per assolir tal objectiu, el PACMAN (Metrologia de Components de l'Accelerador de partícules i Alineament al Nanometer Escala) projecte s'esforça per la millora de l'actual precisió d'alineament per mètodes nous en desenvolupament i eines, la viabilitat dels quals hauria de ser validada utilitzant els components de CLIC importants. Aquesta tesi concerneix la investigació, desenvolupament i implementació d'un nou no-destructiu tècnica interna, va referenciar ací mentre 'el mètode de pertorbació' per determinar les destrals electromagnètiques d'accelerar estructures mitjançant un cable estès, actuant com a referència d'alineament. De la importància particular és la validació experimental del mètode a través del 5.5 mm iris-roí obertura prototipus de CLIC sabut com TD24, amb característiques mecàniques complexes i accessibilitat difícil, en un banc de prova dedicat. En el primer capítol d'aquesta tesi, les tècniques d'alineament en acceleradors de partícules i les propostes novelles per ser implementades en el futur colisionador lineal és introduït, i una descripció detallada del projecte PACMAN és proporcionat. L'estudi de viabilitat el mètode de pertorbació, va dur a terme amb simulacres de camps electromagnètics extensos, és descrit dins capitol 2, donant com a resultat, el coneixement de la precisió teòrica esperada en la mida de les destrals electromagnètiques i facilitant el desenvolupament d'un algoritme de mida. El disseny conceptual, fabricació i calibratge del conjunt experimental automatitzat-amunt, integrant la solució desenvolupada per mesurar les destrals electromagnètiques del TD24, és cobert dins capitol 3. Les línies futures de recerca i desenvolupaments del mètode és també va explorar. Dins capitol 4, la majoria de resultats significatius van obtenir d'una faena experimental extensa és presentada, analitzat i comparat amb simulacres. La prova-de-el principi és completat, l'algoritme de mida és optimitzat i el centre electromagnètic és mesurat en el TD24 amb una precisió menys d'1 um i un error calculat menys de 8.5 um. Finalment, dins capitol 5, els desenvolupaments empresos al llarg d'aquesta faena de recerca és resumit, les consecucions innovadores van acomplir dins del projecte PACMAN és llistat i el seu impacte és analitzat. / Galindo Muñoz, N. (2018). Development of direct measurement techniques for the in-situ internal alignment of accelerating structures [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/100488