A cost-effective STATCOM is proposed and discussed in this paper. Its modular topology enables to scale the power to target systems. Besides reactive power, the proposed STATCOM enables to generate a zero-sequence component and compensate the voltage asymmetry, e.g., in widely spread me...

In this paper, a comparison of flat and hexagonal solar panels is provided. Furthermore, charging using MPPT algorithm is described and its properties in basic tests are analyzed. The end of the paper deals with the description of the designed solution of the street lighting&#...

This paper deals with the design of control algorithm for induction motor drive with the transformer and input LC filter. Such drive configuration is often used for drive of submersible pumps or in the testing facilities, where the transformer enables to adapt the voltage rang...

The Fortescue theorem is a well-known transformation technique for parameter identification in three-phase systems. It is a valuable tool that transforms an unbalanced system into symmetrical components. This method itself can not be used in a real-time system because it needs to identi...

The paper compares the variants of the traction substation TSS (especially to modular variants with the module of electronic railway active balancer - RAB combination with the phase-shifting device - PSD). The PSD allows to TSSs cooperation with the ability to control the TSSs ...

This paper summarizes the technical approach of losses resolution in the Induction Motor (IM) supplied by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) of the nonharmonic deform converter voltage. The main aim is to get the total motor losses which can be separated on the fundamental harmonic ...

The presented BMS is universal and can be used for most applications using a combination of 15 LiFePo4 type accumulators, which are the most often accumulator type in home battery storage systems. Therefore, the presented system is intended for home battery storage by default. ...

This article compares the standard electrical method of partial discharge detection with a novel optical detection method based on silicon photomultipliers. A third, complementary, single-loop antenna method is added to represent the ultra-high frequency method commonly used in gas-insulated switchgea...

Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for new SMR reactors with a wide range of applications, often classified as a new generation IV. reactors. Unfortunately, there is no operating nuclear reactor meeting the characteristics of Gen. IV reactors by its technical design and featur...

The research and applications of miniature robots are rapidly evolving. For robots that move with three degrees of freedom, the in-vivo appears to be the most promising application with the potential to change the paradigm in many fields of study. The applications of miniature ...

The Mixture of Experts (MoE)–based approach is applied to verify the possibility of using surrogate models for searching the optima of complex multicriteria problems with constraints. This approach can successfully solve problems when the design space is limited by a higher number of&#x...

Increasing power density and torque capability of permanent magnet synchronous machines can be achieved by a specific design of the rotors. The consequences of the complicated rotor structure are often the strong dependency of the inductance on the electric loading of the machine. ...

The Metaverse is an emerging technology to make virtual environments for users to benefit from a huge number of virtual services, while users experience immersive interactions with the real world. Digital twins, which are representatives of assets in this virtual world, play an imp...

This paper is focused on electromagnetic properties of multiphase windings. Different analytical methods for determining magnetomotive force distribution along the machine’s circumference are investigated. Necessary conditions and usefulness of these methods in description of multiphase machine’s behavior are&#...

There are analyzed a turbomachinery mechanical oscillations which are excited in the synchronous generator caused by electrical transients in the electrical grid. The higher voltage harmonics and interharmonics affecting the mechanical stability are identified and discussed. Then, there is presented&#...

This paper presents a feasible state estimation of speed sensorless rotor field oriented controlled induction motor (IM) drive based on an accurate Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) digital twin model. Digital Twin is one of the attractive trends for the drive industries which provides ...

The optimization of the geometry of an electrical machine is a complex task with many degrees of freedom. The biggest challenge is the optimization of the stator including the number of slots and winding design. Therefore, the magnetic saturation of the stator is fixed, and&#x...

This paper describes an active filter with three 9-level cascaded H-bridge converters in the delta connection. The control strategy of the proposed active filter is based on a finite control set model predictive control with the support of PQ theory, which analyzes the power g...

This article focuses on the thermal model of a synchronous generator with permanent magnets and external ventilation. The model was made in the commercial software Ansys Fluent. The model is validated by measuring a real machine. For this purpose, three heating tests with different...

This paper presents wireless high-power transfer application in wireless chargers for electro mobility, cordless tools e.g.. It discuses mutual influence of rectifiers and wireless power transfer coupling elements in various compensation topologies. The basic and derived topologies are discussed toget...