School of Electrical Systems Engineering (Theses): Recent submissions
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Simulation study of micro wind turbine
The micro wind turbine is an innovative technology that can generate electricity with a low wind speed condition. This electricity is produced from a kinetic energy which is harvested by the wind turbine and the particular ... -
Determination of optimized soft starter firing angle to mitigate high inrush current during motor starting using PSCAD
Starting of an induction motor is a process that creates many challenging problems for the motor and operations of the power system. The induction motor can be damaged, characteristic can be changed and performance of ... -
I-V curve tracer based on capasitor charging method for photovoltaic (PV) power system
Measuring the I–V characteristics is of high importance since it can be considered as a quality and performance certificate for each PV generator. The capacitor charging method is considered as the cheapest and most ... -
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) system based on parabolic prediction method
The increased consumption of electric energy during the recent decades has prompted a search for other sources of energy. One of these sources is solar energy. Photovoltaic (PV) systems are a strategic approach to ... -
Energy management system controller integrated with solar photovoltaic for smart energy utilization
Continuous growth of global electrical energy consumption and the echo of global warming related issues have signaled research community to search an alternative way to generate and to efficiently manage the generated ... -
Comparative analysis of DC-DC converters for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking applications
Photovoltaic can be termed as a method to convert light into electricity at the atomic level, a photovoltaic material exhibits a state known as the photoelectric effect which causes them to absorb photons of light and ... -
Assessment of cooling photovoltaic-wind hybrid power controller system for AC load application in tropical climate condition
This research looks at the assessment of cooling photovoltaic (PV)-wind hybrid power controller system for alternating current (AC) load application in tropical climate condition. It has four objectives in order to fulfill ... -
Dielectric properties and electrical conductivity of Ternary Zinc Magnesium Phosphate Glass-derived hydrogel
Leakage problem and contact resistance are the major problems for liquid electrolyte and solid-state electrolyte, respectively. In this research, a highly viscous ternary phosphate glass-derived hydrogel was proposed as ... -
Wind turbine constant voltage controller using modified SHEPWM technique
The major challenges in designing the controller for wind turbine are fluctuations of the wind speed and the harmonic contents of the output voltage. The fluctuations of the wind turbine speed results in inconsistency ... -
Multiple objective optimization using artificial bee colony algorithm for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generation
The implementation of DG may lead to several problems in power system. The increase in system losses and unwanted voltage levels outside the allowed electricity utility limits may cause by DG if the power injected by DG ... -
Low wind profile energy harvester using rotor and piezoelectric
Recently, efforts in providing alternative energy sources have been widely explored with the consideration of extending their application according to energy source characteristics. However, vibration energy harvesting is ... -
Comparative study of motor high inrush current mitigation by improvisation of soft starter firing angle using PSCAD
Inrush current can be determined as current drawn by an induction motor during start-up period. This starting current will shoot up about 5 to 7 times of rated current. Usually, it was occurred at the starting period of ... -
Partial disharge recognition using artificial neural network
Partial discharge (PD) seriously affects the reliability of the distribution system due to electrical stress and the duration of the installation. Recent technology advance brings the analysis of the PD act as the guideline ... -
Improvement of the photovoltaic output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system
This thesis presents the improvement of the photovoltaic (PV) output performance using hybrid active and passive cooling system. The PV technology has been used for several years and has proven successful for power generation, ... -
Fault location algotithm based on ann for single line-to-ground fault in MV distribution system
This project was focused to detect and locate the single line-to-ground (SLG) fault which occurs on transmission lines in MV networks. SLG fault is the most common compared to other faults. To detect and locate single-phase ... -
Harmonic elimination pulse width modulation for three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter using particle swarm optimization
This research aims to investigate the performance of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm in computing the harmonic elimination pulse width modulation (HEPWM) switching angles of a five and seven-level three-phase ... -
Assessment of automatic air cooling system using DC fan for photovoltaic panel
Photovoltaic (PV) panel suffers in low conversion efficiency in generating the output power. This is because of the accumulated heat generated through PV panel leads the PV panel operates at the high temperature. The high ... -
Parameter extraction of PV modules using particle swarm optimization
Global warming and atmospheric pollution campaign has cause a global demand of clean energy for power generation, therefore needs for electrical energy increase daily, this need has led researcher to continue working on ... -
Improvement of electrical power system dynamic stability using Riccati Matrix method
Low frequency oscillations appear when a small disturbance occurs in an interconnected multi-machine power system and becomes one of the major subjects concerning in power system studies. Due to small disturbances, power ... -
The optimization of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) thickness and organic dye sensitizers to improve dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance
Renewable energy especially solar energy has attracted much attention due to its features which provides free energy by converting sunlight into electrical energy without harming the environment. Silicon based solar cell ...