The classical minimization of power losses in transmission lines is dominated by artificial intelligence techniques, which do not guarantee global optimum amidst local minima. Revolutionary and evolutionary techniques...The classical minimization of power losses in transmission lines is dominated by artificial intelligence techniques, which do not guarantee global optimum amidst local minima. Revolutionary and evolutionary techniques are encumbered with sophisticated transformations, which weaken the techniques. Power loss minimization is crucial to the efficient design and operation of power transmission lines. Minimization of losses is one way to meet steady grid supply, especially at peak demand. Thus, this paper has presented a gradient technique to obtain optimal variables and values from the power loss model, which efficiently minimizes power losses by modifying the traditional power loss model that combines Ohm and Corona losses. Optimality tests showed that the unmodified model does not support the minimization of power losses on transmission lines as the Hessian matrix portrayed the maximization of power losses. However, the modified model is consistent with the gradient method of optimization, which yielded optimum variables and values from the power loss model developed in this study. The unmodified (modified) models for Bujagali-Kawanda 220 kV and Masaka West-Mbarara North 132 kV transmission lines in Uganda showed maximum power losses of 0.406 (0.391) and 0.452 (0.446) kW/km/phase respectively. These results indicate that the modified model is superior to the unmodified model in minimizing power losses in the transmission lines and should be implemented for the efficient design and operation of power transmission lines within and outside Uganda for the same transmission voltages.展开更多
Rotary ionic engines(RIEs)with multi-coaxial contra-rotating propellers(12.6 cm diameter)and their axial thrust are investigated in laboratory conditions,in air at atmospheric pressure,for the first time.The goal is t...Rotary ionic engines(RIEs)with multi-coaxial contra-rotating propellers(12.6 cm diameter)and their axial thrust are investigated in laboratory conditions,in air at atmospheric pressure,for the first time.The goal is to evaluate more advantageous configurations that may be scaled up and further help with development of rotary ionic drones.The propellers are designed with regular pin-emitter electrodes placed coaxially inside a cylindrical collector electrode.When high voltage is applied,propellers spin generating conventional axial thrust which is measured with an electronic scale in a“see-saw”setup.Up to 40 mN thrust was obtained in single propeller RIE at 2600 rpm,0.34 mA,37.5 kV,and an optimal collector electrode diameter of 17 cm.More thrust can be obtained with two and three propellers at constant current per propeller but at a decreased efficiency.Varying the axial propeller-separation showed that propeller-interaction is minimal above 5 cm.Thrust-to-power and thrust-tocurrent ratios were calculated and compared.We experimentally confirm here for the first time that within certain limits,the thrust-to-power variation can be assessed by the propeller kinetic energy-to-power ratio and also by the impedance of the gap(voltage-to-current ratio).A comparison of RIE arrays performance with one,two,and three coaxial propellers and the same total number of propellers per array(six)is also performed.RIE arrays with multi-coaxial propellers can provide larger thrust densities than single-propeller arrays.Also,arrays employing two coaxial propeller unit may be more weight effective.展开更多
An improved method for calculating the corona power loss and the ground-level electric field on HVAC transmission lines induced by corona is proposed.Based on a charge simulation method combined with a method of succe...An improved method for calculating the corona power loss and the ground-level electric field on HVAC transmission lines induced by corona is proposed.Based on a charge simulation method combined with a method of successive images,the proposed method has the number and location of the simulated charges not arbitrary.When the surface electric field of a conductor exceeds the onset value,charges are emitted from corona into the space around,and the space ions and the surface charges on each sub-conductor are simulated by using the images of the other sub-conductors.The displacements of the space ions are calculated at every time step during corona periods in both the positive and the negative half cycles.Several examples are calculated by using the proposed method,and the calculated electric field at the ground level and the corona power loss agree well with previous measurements.The results show that simulating 12 charges in each conductor during 600 time steps in one cycle takes less time while guarantees the accuracy.The corona discharge from a 220 kV transmission line enhances slightly(less than 2%) the electric field at the ground level,but this effect is little from a 500 kV line.The improved method is a good compromise between the time cost and the accuracy of calculation.展开更多
This is an extended version of the same titled paper presented at the 21st CIRED. It discusses a new technique for identification and location of defective insulator strings in power lines based on the analysis of hig...This is an extended version of the same titled paper presented at the 21st CIRED. It discusses a new technique for identification and location of defective insulator strings in power lines based on the analysis of high frequency signals generated by corona effect. Damaged insulator strings may lead to loss of insulation and hence to the corona effect, in other words, to partial discharges. These partial discharges can be detected by a system composed of a capacitive coupling device （region between the phase and the metal body of a current transformer）, a data acquisition board and a computer. Analyzing the waveform of these partial discharges through a neural network based software, it is possible to identify and locate the defective insulator string. This paper discusses how this software analysis works and why its technique is suitable for this application. Hence the results of key tests performed along the development are discussed, pointing out the main factors that affect their performance.展开更多
In order to predict the levels of corona noise from high-voltage alternating current （AC） transmission lines, the mechanism of corona noise and the corresponding theoretical prediction model are investigated. On the...In order to predict the levels of corona noise from high-voltage alternating current （AC） transmission lines, the mechanism of corona noise and the corresponding theoretical prediction model are investigated. On the basis of Drnde model, the motion of positive and negative ions produced by high-voltage corona is analyzed, and the mechanism of corona noise is discovered. The theoretical prediction model is put forward by using Kirchhoff formula, which is verified by the well agreement between our result and others＇ , considering the case of three- phase single lines. Moreover, the calculation results show that for both single and bundled lines, the sound pres- sure level of the typical frequency, i.e. twice the power frequency, attenuates slowly and leads to an obviously in- terferential phenomenon near the transmission lines, but the level of the bundled lines is smaller than that of the single ones under the same transmission voltage. Based on the mechanism of corona noise and the prediction model, it is obvious that bundled lines and/or increased line radius can be adopted to reduce corona noise in the practical engineering applications effectively. This model can also provide a theoretical guidance for the high-volt- age AC transmission line design.展开更多
文摘The classical minimization of power losses in transmission lines is dominated by artificial intelligence techniques, which do not guarantee global optimum amidst local minima. Revolutionary and evolutionary techniques are encumbered with sophisticated transformations, which weaken the techniques. Power loss minimization is crucial to the efficient design and operation of power transmission lines. Minimization of losses is one way to meet steady grid supply, especially at peak demand. Thus, this paper has presented a gradient technique to obtain optimal variables and values from the power loss model, which efficiently minimizes power losses by modifying the traditional power loss model that combines Ohm and Corona losses. Optimality tests showed that the unmodified model does not support the minimization of power losses on transmission lines as the Hessian matrix portrayed the maximization of power losses. However, the modified model is consistent with the gradient method of optimization, which yielded optimum variables and values from the power loss model developed in this study. The unmodified (modified) models for Bujagali-Kawanda 220 kV and Masaka West-Mbarara North 132 kV transmission lines in Uganda showed maximum power losses of 0.406 (0.391) and 0.452 (0.446) kW/km/phase respectively. These results indicate that the modified model is superior to the unmodified model in minimizing power losses in the transmission lines and should be implemented for the efficient design and operation of power transmission lines within and outside Uganda for the same transmission voltages.
基金supported by a grant of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research,CCCDI,project number PN-Ⅲ-P2-2.1-PED-2019-3646,within PNCDI Ⅲ.
文摘Rotary ionic engines(RIEs)with multi-coaxial contra-rotating propellers(12.6 cm diameter)and their axial thrust are investigated in laboratory conditions,in air at atmospheric pressure,for the first time.The goal is to evaluate more advantageous configurations that may be scaled up and further help with development of rotary ionic drones.The propellers are designed with regular pin-emitter electrodes placed coaxially inside a cylindrical collector electrode.When high voltage is applied,propellers spin generating conventional axial thrust which is measured with an electronic scale in a“see-saw”setup.Up to 40 mN thrust was obtained in single propeller RIE at 2600 rpm,0.34 mA,37.5 kV,and an optimal collector electrode diameter of 17 cm.More thrust can be obtained with two and three propellers at constant current per propeller but at a decreased efficiency.Varying the axial propeller-separation showed that propeller-interaction is minimal above 5 cm.Thrust-to-power and thrust-tocurrent ratios were calculated and compared.We experimentally confirm here for the first time that within certain limits,the thrust-to-power variation can be assessed by the propeller kinetic energy-to-power ratio and also by the impedance of the gap(voltage-to-current ratio).A comparison of RIE arrays performance with one,two,and three coaxial propellers and the same total number of propellers per array(six)is also performed.RIE arrays with multi-coaxial propellers can provide larger thrust densities than single-propeller arrays.Also,arrays employing two coaxial propeller unit may be more weight effective.
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2011CB209404)
文摘An improved method for calculating the corona power loss and the ground-level electric field on HVAC transmission lines induced by corona is proposed.Based on a charge simulation method combined with a method of successive images,the proposed method has the number and location of the simulated charges not arbitrary.When the surface electric field of a conductor exceeds the onset value,charges are emitted from corona into the space around,and the space ions and the surface charges on each sub-conductor are simulated by using the images of the other sub-conductors.The displacements of the space ions are calculated at every time step during corona periods in both the positive and the negative half cycles.Several examples are calculated by using the proposed method,and the calculated electric field at the ground level and the corona power loss agree well with previous measurements.The results show that simulating 12 charges in each conductor during 600 time steps in one cycle takes less time while guarantees the accuracy.The corona discharge from a 220 kV transmission line enhances slightly(less than 2%) the electric field at the ground level,but this effect is little from a 500 kV line.The improved method is a good compromise between the time cost and the accuracy of calculation.
文摘This is an extended version of the same titled paper presented at the 21st CIRED. It discusses a new technique for identification and location of defective insulator strings in power lines based on the analysis of high frequency signals generated by corona effect. Damaged insulator strings may lead to loss of insulation and hence to the corona effect, in other words, to partial discharges. These partial discharges can be detected by a system composed of a capacitive coupling device （region between the phase and the metal body of a current transformer）, a data acquisition board and a computer. Analyzing the waveform of these partial discharges through a neural network based software, it is possible to identify and locate the defective insulator string. This paper discusses how this software analysis works and why its technique is suitable for this application. Hence the results of key tests performed along the development are discussed, pointing out the main factors that affect their performance.
文摘In order to predict the levels of corona noise from high-voltage alternating current （AC） transmission lines, the mechanism of corona noise and the corresponding theoretical prediction model are investigated. On the basis of Drnde model, the motion of positive and negative ions produced by high-voltage corona is analyzed, and the mechanism of corona noise is discovered. The theoretical prediction model is put forward by using Kirchhoff formula, which is verified by the well agreement between our result and others＇ , considering the case of three- phase single lines. Moreover, the calculation results show that for both single and bundled lines, the sound pres- sure level of the typical frequency, i.e. twice the power frequency, attenuates slowly and leads to an obviously in- terferential phenomenon near the transmission lines, but the level of the bundled lines is smaller than that of the single ones under the same transmission voltage. Based on the mechanism of corona noise and the prediction model, it is obvious that bundled lines and/or increased line radius can be adopted to reduce corona noise in the practical engineering applications effectively. This model can also provide a theoretical guidance for the high-volt- age AC transmission line design.
