This project deals with a design of power and control circuits for a laboratory power supply source, consisting of a continuous conduction mode active rectifier and DC/DC converter. Detailed design of input rectifier with active power factor correction, DC/DC converter and control circuits with their implementation to digital signal processor are the project results.

Durch den Ausbau insbesondere wetterabhängiger erneuerbarer Energien steigen zukünftig die Anforderungen an die Bereitstellung von Flexibilität im Stromsektor. Wärmespeicher und Power-to-Heat-Anlagen in der Fernwärmeversorgung können einen großen Beitrag zur Bereitstellung von Flexibilität an der Schnittstelle von Strom- und Wärmesektor liefern. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht vor dem Hintergrund von unterschiedlichen regulatorischen Rahmenbedingungen, an welchen Märkten der Einsatz der Power-to-Heat-Anlagen aus Systemsicht den größten Mehrwert zur Integration von erneuerbaren Energien liefern kann. Mithilfe des Strommarktmodells MICOES-Europe wird der stündliche Kraftwerkseinsatz aller europäischen Kraftwerke vor dem Hintergrund des Ausbaus der erneuerbaren Energien untersucht. Ziel der gemischt-ganzzahligen Optimierung, die insbesondere techno-ökonomische Charakteristika thermischer Kraftwerke berücksichtigt, ist die kostenminimale Deckung des Strombedarfs im Großhandelsmarkt bei gleichzeitiger Erfüllung der Leistungsvorhaltung für Regelenergie. In Deutschland werden die größten Fernwärmenetze mit ihren zugehörigen Erzeugungsanlagen (Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsanlagen, Heizwerke, Wärmespeicher) abgebildet und stündlich die optimale Deckung des Wärmebedarfs berechnet. In einem Szenario für das Jahr 2025 wird die Verfügbarkeit von 1.000 MW an Elektrokesseln in großen deutschen Fernwärmenetzen angenommen. Hierbei wird deren Einsatz nur am Spotmarkt oder nur für negative Sekundärregelleistung dem Fall gegenübergestellt, dass die Anlagen auf beiden Märkten agieren und sich situationsabhängig zwischen ihnen entscheiden können. Es werden dabei die Fälle verglichen, bei denen Elektrokessel entweder Abgaben auf den Stromverbrauch zahlen oder keine zusätzlichen Abgaben tragen müssen. Der Einsatz der Elektrokessel in Verbindung mit Wärmespeichern in der Fernwärmeversorgung kann den Einsatz der KWK-Anlagen so flexibilisieren, dass sich deren Stromerzeugung stärker an die Einspeisesituation der erneuerbaren Energien anpassen kann. Auf diese Weise kann in allen betrachteten Szenarien die marktbedingte Abregelung von erneuerbaren Energien verringert werden. Dabei sinken die CO2-Emissionen der Strom- und Wärmeversorgung ebenfalls in allen Szenarien. Die größten Reduktionen sowohl bei CO2-Emissionen als auch bei den variablen Kosten der Strom- und Wärmeerzeugung werden dabei in den Szenarien mit Teilnahme der Elektrokessel am Regelleistungsmarkt erreicht. Stellen Elektrokessel negative Sekundärregelleistung bereit, kann hierdurch die Must-run-Erzeugung thermischer Kraftwerke in Stunden mit hoher Einspeisung von erneuerbaren Energien deutlich gesenkt werden. Hierdurch ergibt sich ein großer Hebel für die Integration von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien. / The requirements for the provision of flexibility in the power sector will increase in the future due to the expansion of the usage of weather-dependent renewable energy sources. Heat storage and power-to-heat-plants (electric boilers) in the district heating supply can provide flexibility at the interface of the power and heat sector. At the moment the use of power-to-heat plants is only cost-effective on the control power market due to the current regulation. High charges for the direct use of electricity impede a use on the spot market. The present work examines from a system perspective on which market the use of electric boilers can provide the largest benefits for the integration of renewable energies considering different regu-latory frameworks. The year 2025 is considered where Germany aims to reach a share of 40 to 45 % renewable energy generation in the gross power consumption. For this purpose the hourly power plant dispatch of all European power plants is examined using the electricity market model MICOES-Europe. The model describes the wholesale electricity market and the control power market (secondary and tertiary reserve). The aim of the mixed-integer optimization is the calculation of the cost-minimal coverage of the electricity demand in the wholesale market while at the same time fulfilling the provision of control power. The optimization takes into account in particular the techno-economic characteristics of thermal power plants. In Germany, the largest district heating grids with their associated generation plants (combined heat and power plants, fossil-fuel and electric boilers, heat storage) are modelled and the optimal coverage of the heat demand is calculated for every hour. With the assumed payment of high electricity charges the use of electric boilers on the spot market is no business case in 2025. The situation changes in the scenario without electricity charges. Here, electric boilers reach between 1,050 and 2,140 full load hours. If the electric boilers provide negative secondary control power, the must-run generation of thermal power plants in hours with a high feed-in of renewable energies can be reduced significantly. This results in a large lever for the integration of renewable energies. Electric boilers reach up to 1,800 full load hours by providing control energy, if they provide control power all year round and without payment of electricity charges. The use of the electric boilers in combination with heat storages in the district heating system can make the dispatch of combined heat and power plants more flexible, so that their electricity generation can be better adapted to the feed-in situation of renewable energies. In this way, the market-dependent curtailment of renewable energies can be reduced in all scenarios. The CO2-emissions of the electricity and heat supply can be reduced by this technology in Germany. Furthermore, CO2-emissions in other European countries can be reduced as well due to effects of the power trade. The highest reductions in both CO2-emissions and variable costs of electricity and heat generation are achieved in the scenarios with electric boilers participating in the control power market.

This thesis is concerned with the generation control in small isolated power systems consisting of inverter interfaced generation systems. First the components of an individual distributed generation system (DGS) as well as the corresponding control schemes for active and reactive power flow are discussed and implemented. Then the contribution of multiple DGS to meet the requirement of the loads in both gridconnected and island operations are discussed. Having evaluated the performance of each developed model such as voltage source inverter, PQ and PV controlled as well as reference DGS, the impact of voltage degradation on power load control in isolated systems is analyzed. Finally a new method for generation control in a small power system based on power sharing between multiple DGS with voltage degradation consideration as the last alternative for sustaining the system is proposed and implemented.-11D

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1980 / Includes bibliographical references. / by Conrado Orta, Jr. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Ocean wave energy is a promising renewable source to contribute to supplying the world’s energy demand. The Division of Electricity at Uppsala University is developing a technology to capture energy from ocean waves with a wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of a linear permanent magnet generator and a point absorber. The linear generator is placed on sea bed and is driven directly by the floating absorber. Since March 2006, multiple wave energy converters have been deployed on the Swedish west coast outside the town of Lysekil. The technology is verified by long-term operation during at sea and satisfactory reliability of the electricity generation. This thesis focuses on developing advanced control strategies for fully coupled wave energy converters subject to constraints. A nonlinear control strategy is studied in detail for a single WEC subject to constraints under regular and irregular waves. Besides, two coordinated control strategies are developed to investigate the performance of a wave energy farm subject to constraints. The performance of the WECs using these control strategies are investigated in case studies, and optimal PTO damping coefficients are found to maximize the output power. The results show that these control strategies can significantly improve the performance of the WECs, in terms of mean power, compared to a conventional control. Besides these control strategies, a wave-to-wire simulation platform is built to study the power generation control of the WEC subject to constraints.  The wave-to-wire simulation platform allows both nonlinear and linear control force. The results show that there is a good agreement between the desired value and the actual value after advanced control.

Esta proposta de pesquisa visa avaliar métodos de projeto de controladores em dois níveis, composto por controladores descentralizados e centralizado, utilizando sinais de medição fasorial sincronizada. Pesquisas iniciais foram realizadas utilizando a abordagem baseada na resolução da equação de Riccati num sistema multimáquinas, considerando aquisição de dados via medição fasorial sincronizada e atrasos de tempo nos canais de comunicação da entrada e da saída do controlador centralizado. Esta pesquisa propõe o projeto e avaliação de controladores centralizados através das abordagens baseadas na resolução da equação de Riccati, Desigualdades Matriciais Lineares e Algoritmos Genéticos. O projeto consiste em obter um controlador centralizado robusto a variações de carga e topologia do sistema, além de possíveis perdas de links de comunicação da entrada e da saída do controlador centralizado com o sistema elétrico. A fim de verificar a eficácia das abordagens de projeto foram utilizados o Sistema Equivalente Sul-Sudeste Brasileiro e o Sistema Simplificado Australiano. Além disso, simulações dinâmicas dos sistemas com aplicação de contingências foram realizadas com o propósito de se avaliar os controladores centralizados obtidos através de um modelo linear. Os resultados alcançados mostram semelhança e eficiência das abordagens quando se consideram múltiplos pontos de operação do sistema. A abordagem baseada em Algoritmos Genéticos se sobressai de acordo com os resultados obtidos para os sistemas-teste mencionados por propiciar um controlador centralizado robusto a múltiplos pontos de operação e possíveis perdas de links de comunicação. / This research proposal aims to compare control design methods on two levels, consisting of centralized and decentralized controllers, using signals synchronized phasor measurement. Initial researches have been conducted using the approach in solving the Riccati equation in a multi-machine system, considering data acquisition via synchronized phasor measurement and time delays in the communication channels of input and output of the centralized controller. This research proposes the design and comparison of centralized controllers through approaches based on resolution of the Riccati equation, Linear Matrix Inequalities and Genetic Algorithms. The project is to achieve a robust centralized controller to load variations and system topology changes and possible loss of communication of the input and output of the centralized controller with the electrical system. In order to verify the effectiveness of design approaches were used the Southern-Southeastern Brazil Equivalent Equivalent and Australian Simplified System. In addition, simulations of the dynamic systems with application of contingency were performed in order to evaluate the centralized controlling obtained by a linear model. The results show similarity and efficiency of the approaches when considering multiple system operating points. The Genetic Algorithms-based approach stands out according to the results obtained for the test systems mentioned, as demonstrated by the results, because it provides a robust centralized controller to multiple points of operation and possible loss of communication links.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:21:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelo Abreu dos Santos Tourinho.pdf: 1153194 bytes, checksum: f5a573ee7c27d41958b5c0071bcddbb1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-06-14 / This work aims to analyze and explore the controversial aspects related to mandatory bid rule under Brazilian Corporate Law (Law 6,404/76), which extends to voting minority shareholders the right to sell their shares in case of a control transfer. For this purpose we analyze (i) the nature of control , as a power to direct the corporation s business; (ii) the legal definition of controlling shareholder under Brazilian law; (iii) the history of the Brazilian institutional framework; (iv) the different justifications for the rule under Brazilian and foreign doctrines; (v) the elements for the characterization of the transfer of control, taking into consideration the key precedents of Comissão de Valores Mobliários - CVM; and (vi) the mandatory bid rule procedures / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar e explorar os aspectos controversos envolvendo a regra da oferta pública de aquisição de ações prevista no art. 254-A da Lei 6.404/76, que estende aos minoritários titulares de ações votantes o direito de alienar suas ações em casos de alienação de controle. Para tal analisamos (i) a natureza do controle , entendido como poder de direcionar a atividade empresarial; (ii) a definição legal de acionista controlador de acordo com a legislação brasileira; (iii) o histórico do instituto; (iv) as diferentes justificativas para o instituto, segundo as doutrinas brasileira e estrangeiras; (v) os elementos para a caracterização da alienação de controle, abordando os principais precedentes da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários CVM; e (vi) o procedimento para a realização de uma oferta pública

Esta proposta de pesquisa visa avaliar métodos de projeto de controladores em dois níveis, composto por controladores descentralizados e centralizado, utilizando sinais de medição fasorial sincronizada. Pesquisas iniciais foram realizadas utilizando a abordagem baseada na resolução da equação de Riccati num sistema multimáquinas, considerando aquisição de dados via medição fasorial sincronizada e atrasos de tempo nos canais de comunicação da entrada e da saída do controlador centralizado. Esta pesquisa propõe o projeto e avaliação de controladores centralizados através das abordagens baseadas na resolução da equação de Riccati, Desigualdades Matriciais Lineares e Algoritmos Genéticos. O projeto consiste em obter um controlador centralizado robusto a variações de carga e topologia do sistema, além de possíveis perdas de links de comunicação da entrada e da saída do controlador centralizado com o sistema elétrico. A fim de verificar a eficácia das abordagens de projeto foram utilizados o Sistema Equivalente Sul-Sudeste Brasileiro e o Sistema Simplificado Australiano. Além disso, simulações dinâmicas dos sistemas com aplicação de contingências foram realizadas com o propósito de se avaliar os controladores centralizados obtidos através de um modelo linear. Os resultados alcançados mostram semelhança e eficiência das abordagens quando se consideram múltiplos pontos de operação do sistema. A abordagem baseada em Algoritmos Genéticos se sobressai de acordo com os resultados obtidos para os sistemas-teste mencionados por propiciar um controlador centralizado robusto a múltiplos pontos de operação e possíveis perdas de links de comunicação. / This research proposal aims to compare control design methods on two levels, consisting of centralized and decentralized controllers, using signals synchronized phasor measurement. Initial researches have been conducted using the approach in solving the Riccati equation in a multi-machine system, considering data acquisition via synchronized phasor measurement and time delays in the communication channels of input and output of the centralized controller. This research proposes the design and comparison of centralized controllers through approaches based on resolution of the Riccati equation, Linear Matrix Inequalities and Genetic Algorithms. The project is to achieve a robust centralized controller to load variations and system topology changes and possible loss of communication of the input and output of the centralized controller with the electrical system. In order to verify the effectiveness of design approaches were used the Southern-Southeastern Brazil Equivalent Equivalent and Australian Simplified System. In addition, simulations of the dynamic systems with application of contingency were performed in order to evaluate the centralized controlling obtained by a linear model. The results show similarity and efficiency of the approaches when considering multiple system operating points. The Genetic Algorithms-based approach stands out according to the results obtained for the test systems mentioned, as demonstrated by the results, because it provides a robust centralized controller to multiple points of operation and possible loss of communication links.

Dans ce mémoire, nous avons étudié les convertisseurs d’interface permettant l’interconnexion d’une source basse tension non linéaire et d’un bus DC moyenne tension. La source choisie, pour l’étude, était une pile à combustible de type PEM. La structure de puissance retenue correspondant à la mise en cascade d’un convertisseur entrelacé en entrée et d’un convertisseur trois niveaux en sortie. Afin de dimensionner au mieux le convertisseur global, nous avons proposé un modèle analytique permettant de connaitre l’ensemble des pertes dans le système en fonction du point de fonctionnement et de ses paramètres. Nous avons montré que l’ensemble des pertes dans le convertisseur peut être modélisé par deux résistances non linéaires dont l’estimation est possible à partir des modèles moyens du convertisseur. Une commande basée sur le concept de platitude des systèmes différentiels a été utilisée pour assurer les différentes contraintes du système tout en obtenant des propriétés dynamiques élevées en asservissement et en régulation. Dans la dernière partie du mémoire, nous nous sommes intéressés aux solutions permettant de satisfaire les contraintes sur le taux d’ondulation de courant en entrée du convertisseur. Nous avons proposé et dimensionné une nouvelle structure de convertisseur permettant de supprimer les ondulations de courant générées par le convertisseur de puissance. Ce filtre actif se connecte en parallèle avec le convertisseur de puissance. Des résultats expérimentaux ont permis de montrer que le taux d’ondulation de courant d’un convertisseur élévateur a été réduit, le taux d’ondulation de courant passant de 23.3% à 1.9% / In this thesis, we studied interface converters enabling the interconnection of a low voltage nonlinear source and a medium voltage DC bus. The source selected for the study was a fuel cell PEM. The chosen power architecture corresponds to a cascaded structure constituted with an interleaved Boost converter at input stage and a three-level Boost converter at output stage. To design the converter, we proposed an analytical model to know the total losses in the system according to the operating point and its parameters. We showed that all losses in the converter can be modeled by two nonlinear resistors. An estimation of these resistors, deduced from average model of the converter, is developed. A control based on the concept of differential systems flatness has been used for the proposed converter structure. It allows taking into account the different system constraints. High dynamic properties as regard to external perturbations or parameters variations are achieved. In the last part of the thesis, we investigate solutions to respect the constraints on the rate of input current ripple. We propose a new active filtering converter connected in parallel with the power one. We have shown that the ripple current of a boost converter was reduced, the ripple current being reduced from 23.3% to 1.9%