Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Multilevel flying capacitor three phase three line inverter design research project


The multilevel flying capacitor inverter (MFCI), a relativelynew type of power converter topology, has attracted worldwide attention for high power applications such as static power conditioners and large motor drives. In this project a graduate engineering student will design a three phase three level flying capacitor (as shown in figure) inverter for a given condition

Monday, 11 August 2014

New Matlab course for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Duration 1 month


Matlab is widely used in all areas of applied mathematics in education and research. Matlab software is built up around vectors and matrices. This makes the software particularly useful for linear algebra but it is also a great tool for solving algebraic and differential equations and for numerical integration. Matlab has powerful graphic tools and can produce nice pictures in both 2D and 3D. Matlab also has some tool boxes useful for signal processing, image processing, etc. This course of 1 month duration is exclusively tailor made to meet the requirement os electrical, electronics and power system engineers. It is described the application the MatLabTM software in analysis and simulations of transient phenomena in transmission lines. Using the characteristics of this software, transmission lines are easily modeled as a mono-phase circuit. Transient simulations are also easily carried out. For these applications, it is used basic and simple tools of the MatLabTM software. So, this software improves the analysis of the proposed problem, because it is possible to obtain several types of the graphic results that are not available in the specific programs for transient analysis like the EMTP programs. So, it is possible to analyze the resistance and inductance values that depend on the frequency when it is considered detailed transmission line models. It is possible to analyze the application of different numeric methods for solving the differential state equations by numeric integration routines. On the other hand, with a simple model of the transmission lines and the MatLabTM software, it is possible to develop a routine that is used by undergraduate students, making easy the learning about important concepts as wave propagation, transient phenomena and transmission lines. This routine can be modified, introducing elements that are able to consider the frequency influence in the transmission line parameters. These parameters have their characteristics distributed along the line and this is considered in the mentioned routine.

Design of Solar Wind hybrid grid connected power system Project


Both Solar & Wind power are used in remote areas for charging a battery and delivery of grid quality electricity through large capacity sine wave inverters. In areas where wind speeds are above 5.4 m/s, our 1 Kw wind turbine will deliver more than 5Kwh of energy everyday as against maximum 4 Kwh delivered by 1 Kw solar panel. Our 3.2 KW Whisper 500 wind turbine delivers 16 KWH of energy per day at 5.4 m/s annual wind speed average. When the wind speed is above 6.3 m/s average, our 1 Kw wind turbine delivers 8 Kwh of energy/day. Wind turbines are less expensive than solar panels of the same capacity. Therefore, in places where wind speeds are above 5 m/s it is advisable to use a combination of wind and solar power for optimum investment & maximum output. It is also to be noted that wind power and solar power complement each other. During monsoon months solar power generation is reduced to a large extent due to cloudy skies, during the same period, the wind speeds are much higher than rest of the year. During monsoon, wind turbines generate extra power to compensate for the loss of solar power.