In recent years, more and more electric utilities are using underground cables to distribute electric power rather than overhead transmission line. However, the cost of installation and maintenance of underground cabl...In recent years, more and more electric utilities are using underground cables to distribute electric power rather than overhead transmission line. However, the cost of installation and maintenance of underground cables is very expensive. Thus, the proper design and damage prediction of cables are crucial. This paper is focused on the magnetic force waveforms simulation of cables under different types of faults using PSCAD and COMSOL. The results show that three-phase fault leads to the largest magnetic forces and the maximum magnitude of the forces in the x-direction is about 2.5 N. Also, the magnetic field</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> surrounding the cables are different depend</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ing</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> on the arrangements of cables buried method. Although the magnitude is small, considering the long distance and long operating time of underground cables, the forces between cables can cause failures under some conditions. In the future, more types of faults such as high impedance fault and different protect</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ing</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> technologies can be studied.展开更多
Photovoltaics(PV)can convert sunlight into electricity by making use of the photovoltaic effect.Solar panels consist of photovoltaic cells made of semiconductor materials(such as silicon)to utilise the photovoltaic ef...Photovoltaics(PV)can convert sunlight into electricity by making use of the photovoltaic effect.Solar panels consist of photovoltaic cells made of semiconductor materials(such as silicon)to utilise the photovoltaic effect and convert sunlight into direct current(DC)electricity.Nowadays,PV has become the cheapest electrical power source with low price bids and low panel prices.The competitiveness makes it a potential path to mitigate the global warming.In this paper,we investigate the relationship of PC array output with irradiance and temperature,the performance of PV array over 24 hours period,and the simulation of PV micro grid by MATLAB simulation.展开更多
文摘In recent years, more and more electric utilities are using underground cables to distribute electric power rather than overhead transmission line. However, the cost of installation and maintenance of underground cables is very expensive. Thus, the proper design and damage prediction of cables are crucial. This paper is focused on the magnetic force waveforms simulation of cables under different types of faults using PSCAD and COMSOL. The results show that three-phase fault leads to the largest magnetic forces and the maximum magnitude of the forces in the x-direction is about 2.5 N. Also, the magnetic field</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> surrounding the cables are different depend</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ing</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> on the arrangements of cables buried method. Although the magnitude is small, considering the long distance and long operating time of underground cables, the forces between cables can cause failures under some conditions. In the future, more types of faults such as high impedance fault and different protect</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ing</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> technologies can be studied.
文摘Photovoltaics(PV)can convert sunlight into electricity by making use of the photovoltaic effect.Solar panels consist of photovoltaic cells made of semiconductor materials(such as silicon)to utilise the photovoltaic effect and convert sunlight into direct current(DC)electricity.Nowadays,PV has become the cheapest electrical power source with low price bids and low panel prices.The competitiveness makes it a potential path to mitigate the global warming.In this paper,we investigate the relationship of PC array output with irradiance and temperature,the performance of PV array over 24 hours period,and the simulation of PV micro grid by MATLAB simulation.
