06 Electric power generation and utilisation (scientfic, technical)
95lQ2725 Expert system for deslgnlng transmlsslon line pro-
tectlon system
Kawahara, K. et al., Int. .I. Elect. Power & Energy Systems, 1995, 17, (l),
69-78.
The paper presents a powerful expert system (ES) which makes a basic
design of an adequate protective relaying system based on the knowledge
of skilled protectIon engineers. Following the basic design, the ES carries
out the relay setting and its validation by means of the integrated power
flow and fault calculation programs. Furthermore, the ES has a capability
of securing coordination among separately set relays. It is very flexible in
that it is able to reset the relays according to power system changes. The
effectiveness has been demonstrated by using a part of the Chugoku Elec-
tric Power Company System.
95102726 A fast method for determlnlng the voltage stablllty
llmlt of a power system
Haque, M. H. Electric Power Systems Res., Jan. 1995, 32, (l), 35-43.
The voltage stability of a power system is associated with a rapid voltage
drop due to heavy system load, and it occurs because of inadequate reac-
tive power support at some critical buses. One of the serious consequences
of the voltage stability problem is a system blackout, and this problem has
received much attention in recent years. The paper proposes a fast method
for finding the maximum load, especially the reactive power demand, at a
particular load bus before reaching the voltage stability limit. The method
uses the base-case system information to find special two-bus equivalents
of the system for analyzing the voltage stability problem. The method was
tested on the IEEE 14-, 30-, and 118-bus systems and the results obtained
were compared with those found by some other methods.
95102727 Handbook for electromagnetic compatlblllty of dlg-
ltal equlpment In power plants, Vols. 1 snd 2
TR-102400-VI, TR-102400-V2 Final Report (RP3406-3,-7), $25,000 for
set, EPRI Distribution Center, 207 Coggins Dr., PO Box 23205, Pleasant
Hill, CA.94523.
95102726 Hybrld systems look good for developlng countries
Dienhart, H. and Hille, G. MPS, Modern Power Systems, Feb. 1995, 15,
(2), 19, 21-22.
Although interconnected grids are increasing in global importance, they are
unacceptable in many thinly settled developing countries for technical and
economic reasons. Decentralized electricity supply is thus of great interest
in such places. Discusses how hybrid systems of 10 to 100 kW capacity
comprising a combination of diesel generators and renewable energy tech-
nologies may offer a future option to the traditional diesel only systems.
95102729 Intramolecular negatlvo-U effect In the alkall-metal-
doped C,; A.& and A&,
S?Z~ S. and Nakao, K. Fullerene Science & Technology, 1995, 3, (l),
The ahthors investigated theoretically why alkali-metal-doped C A.$
is a nonmagnetic semiconductor for x=2 and 4. The authors foun $”that &
is the consequence of the intramolecular negative-U effect due to the
strong electronphonon interaction and the weak Hund coupling between
conduction electrons.
95102730 lnvestlgatlon of the voltage stablllty reglon Involv-
Ing on-load tap changers
Hong, Y. Y. and Wang, H. Y. Electric Power Systems Res., Jan. 1995,32,
(l), 45-54.
A new approach for estimating the voltage stability region of power sys-
tems is presented in this paper. This voltage stability region is conservative
because it is based on ten sufficient conditions. The ower flow solution
are utilized to estimate the voltage stability region o P the taps of on-load
changers, voltage magnitudes, and phase angles. The coupling relation
between the real and reactive powers is taken into account. The computa-
tion time is reasonable because only matrix and vector computation is
involved. Two practical power systems were employed in demonstrating
the capability oi the proposed approach. The test-results confirm that it ii
applicable to large power systems.
95102731 Isotope effect on Intramolecular vlbratlon of C,
Tanaka, Y. er al., Fullerene Science & Technology, 1995, 3, (2), 179-223.
In this paper the authors introduce the symmetry coordinates to analyze the
effect of the symmetry breaking arising from the partial substitution of 13C
into C , It was found that the effect of the symmetry breaking is small. An
anoma p”ous isotope shift of T, and infrared spectrum of isotopically mixed
C, observed by Zakhidov et al. can not be explained by the effect of the
symmetry breaking when only the linear e-mv interaction is taken into
account. The calculated result is, however, consistent with the small
depression of T of the C superconductor measured by Chen and Lieber
using isotopicalry mixed I 6.
95102732 Karlta 360 MWe PFBC plant will be the first P600
MPS, Modern Power Systems, Feb. 1995, 15, (2), 33, 35.
Reports that the world’s first-ever 360 MWe PFBC plant -based on ABB
Carbon’s PBOO module has been designed and is under manufacture for
Kyushu Electric Power in southern Japan. The Kyushu Electric Power
Company, one of the seven major power utilities in Japan with an installed
capacity of about 15,700 MWe, has a long tradition of introducting
advanced new technologies.
95102733 New slectrlcal and automatlon equlpment for a
cement works
Schom, D. ABE Review, 1995, 2), 24-30.
Describes how ABB upgraded t6 e electrotechnical equipment to meet
modem production requirements at Readymix, Dortmund, Germany.
95102734 Numerlcsl protectlon relays provlde Improved syc
tern dlagnosls
Pickering, S. MPS, Modern Power Systems, Feb. 1995, 15, (2), 39-41.
Discusses how substantial improvements in response to system faults can
be gained from system protection relays due to increased availability of
fault data and disturbance records. The combined effects of fully integrated
protection, contra!, monitoring and event and fault recording can offer a
reduction in trip times and effective low cost busbar protection.
95102735 On-line multi-contingency preprocessln of secur-
Ity assessment for severe weather based on qualltat Bve reason-
Ing wlth probablllty statlstlcs classlflcatlon
f-y;, R. H. et al., Int. J. Elect. Power & Energy Systems, 1995, 17, (l),
A pieprocessing method to select multi-contingencies having higher
probability and severity for security assessment is presented in this paper.
Based upon probabilistic classification and qualitative analysis, the pro-
posed method can quickly create and renew the multiple contingency list
with probability attributes and greatly reduce the number of multi-contin-
gencies to be asserted. The operators can concentrate on analysing multi-
contingency cases with higher severity and higher probability, especially
for on-line aoolication durine severe weather ueriods. Thus. both the
probability a&the duration 07 the loss of load &I be reduced:
95102736 Pattern analysls In power system state estlmatlon
Alves de Silva, A. P. and Quintana, V. H. Int. .I. Elect. Power & Energy
Systems, 1995, 17, (l), 51-60.
In recent years, interest in the application of artificial intelligence technolo-
gies to power system operation, planning and design has grown rapidly.
The application of non-symbolic techniques, particularly Artificial Neural
Networks (ANNs), is a new area of research in this field. In this paper,
intelligent systems for solving power system state estimation problems are
investigated. A new framework for the solution of the topology determina-
tion, observability analysis and bad data processing tasks is proposed.
95102737 Power system security assessment using pattern
recognltlon and fuzzy estlmatlon
Sinha, A. K. Int. J. Elect. Power&Energy Systems, 1995, 17, (l), 11-19.
A simple, fast, efficient and reliable method for power system security
assessment is presented. The method is based on pattern recognition and
fuzzy estimation techniques. The security status of a power system operat-
ing condition is recognized from the stored knowledge about similar oper-
ating conditions. The method is able to classify the system operating
condition into secure/insecure state; and for the insecure state it provides
information about pertinent contingencies which may cause insecurity.
95102736 Preparatlon of barlum-contalnlng slllcon clathrate
compound
Yamanada, S. et al., Fullerene Science & Technology, 1995,3, (l), 21-28.
A new silicon clathrate compound containing Ba was prepared by the
thermal degradation of a solid solution (Na,Ba)Si, at 500°C in vacuum.
The compound has the Na,Si, clathrate type structure, which consists of
silicon tetrahedral networks having two types of cages, ntagonal dodeca-
hedra and 14-face polyhedra. The Ba atoms are place 8” only in the larger
cages.
95102739 Protectlon and monltorlng concept for generators
and auxlllarles In small power plants
Ilar, M. and Ungrad, H. ABB Review, 1995, (1). 29-35.
Generating plants in- the lower power range - l$&oelectric, wind energy,
gas turbine and small industrial power stations - are usually as vital to their
operators as the higher-rated units are to large electric utdities. The same
attention should therefore be given to the choice of protection equipment
and to its deployment, for the main plant components as well as for auxilia-
ries. Numerical protection devices with serial interfaces have the advantage
that, by communicating with other relaying and control equipment, they
allow new concepts for station protection and control. At the same time
they are a low-cost means of raising plant availability, offering support in
the form of continuous self-monitoring, improved disturbance recording,
and a better exchange of information between the different levels in the
plant control hierarchy.
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