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High-frequency response of a hemispherical grounding electrode

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Antonio Sunjerga

The lightning discharge current is characterized by a high-frequency spectrum extending from DC to about 10 MHz. The calculation of the grounding impedance is one of the most important aspects of designing lightning protection systems. The search for analy ...

Elsevier2024

Assessment of the Feasibility of Applying the Electromagnetic Time Reversal Theory to Locate Defects in Grounding Electrodes

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Hamidreza Karami, Rafael Silva Alipio

In recent years, the electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) theory has been successfully applied for locating various sources of disturbances, such as short-circuit faults, in power systems. In this paper, a theoretical analysis of the feasibility of applyin ...

2023

Small-argument analytical expressions for the calculation of the ground-return impedance and admittance of underground cables

Rafael Silva Alipio

This paper proposes small-argument approximations for two closed-form equations that were recently derived for the calculation of the ground-return impedance and admittance of underground cables. The proposed expressions are shown to be accurate up to 1 MH ...

Elsevier2023

Enablers for Overcurrent Capability of Silicon-Carbide-Based Power Converters: An Overview

Elison de Nazareth Matioli

With the increase in penetration of power electronic converters in the power systems, a demand for overcurrent/ overloading capability has risen for the fault clearance duration. This article gives an overview of the limiting factors and the recent technol ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2023

Vacuum Circuit Breaker Closing Time Key Moments Detection via Vibration Monitoring: A Run-to-Failure Study

Olga Fink, Gaëtan Michel Frusque

Circuit breakers (CBs) play an important role in modern society because they make the power transmission and distribution systems reliable and resilient. Therefore, it is important to maintain their reliability and to monitor their operation. A key to ensu ...

2022

Three-Dimensional FDTD-Based Simulation of Induced Surges in Secondary Circuits Owing to Primary-Circuit Surges in Substations

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri, Marcos Rubinstein, Akiyoshi Tatematsu

Currently, plenty of sensitive electronic devices are installed in secondary circuits in substations and power plants. Electronic devices may malfunction and become damaged owing to electromagnetic disturbances caused mainly by lightning surges. To protect ...

2021

Superconductors for power applications: an executable and web application to learn about resistive fault current limiters

Bertrand Dutoit, Bertrand Dutoit, Francesco Grilli, Nicolo' Riva

High-temperature superconductors (HTS) can be superconducting in liquid nitrogen (77 K) at atmospheric pressure, which holds immense promises for our future such as nuclear fusion, compact medical devices and efficient power applications. In a power system ...

2021

Uncertainty modeling of household appliance loads for smart energy management

Jean-Louis Scartezzini

Households represent a large share of flexibility on the demand side for assisting the smooth operation of the highly renewable grid. The stochastic nature of activities and various appliance usage patterns of household occupants affects the flexibility po ...

ELSEVIER2021

Impact of Frequency-Dependent Soil Models on Grounding System Performance for Direct and Indirect Lightning Strikes

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri

The goal of this article is to investigate the effect of frequency-dependent soil models on the performance of grounding electrodes subjected to lightning strikes. Several soil models are examined while accounting for the variation of soil resistivity and ...

2021

Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Design and Control for Variable Speed Pumped Hydro Storage Plants

Drazen Dujic, Milan Utvic, Miodrag Basic

Hybrid modular multilevel converter control and design for pumped hydro storage plants is presented, addressing application-specific shortcoming of conventional back-to-back half-bridge modular multilevel converter: high common-mode-voltage machine stress. ...

2021

An Effective EMTR-Based High-Impedance Fault Location Method for Transmission Lines

Farhad Rachidi-Haeri

This article summarizes the electromagnetic time-reversal (EMTR) technique for fault location, and further numerically validates its effectiveness when the fault impedance is negligible. In addition, a specific EMTR model considering the fault impedance is ...

2021

Protection Coordination for Reliable Marine DC Power Distribution Networks

Drazen Dujic, Seongil Kim, Gabriele Ulissi

This paper presents demonstration of a protection scheme integrated into marine DC power distribution networks to investigate the coordination between each protection action. The integrated protection scheme is based on three different time-frame protectio ...

2020

Model Predictive Control Strategies for Low-Voltage Microgrids

Mario Paolone, François Maréchal, Ramanunni Parakkal Menon

Modern concepts for grids are being developed owing to the increasing stress put on the electrical producers and the burgeoning need for thermal demands due to varying climate conditions. The increasing awareness of the depletion of natural resources has a ...

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