... focus isthe appearance of the ´I´ as it emerges inthe reflective dialogue andinthe activities inthe backstage I begin with the work of Ms., a teacher of English andthe head of the English ... long hours with the students inthe seminar room and/ or at the local coffee shop discussing and dissecting their texts These sessions - which involved two supervisors, the student and a colleague-translator ... energy and determination - was an important “engine” for the data produced While this personal input was sometimes slow in coming in both seminars andinthe context of supervision, when involved in...
... business groups in Israel: Their impact at the level of the firm andthe economy Israel Economic Review 5, 55-93 Kosenko, K and Yafeh, Y (2009) Business groups in Israel, in A Colpan, T Hikino and ... descriptive statistics for unifying and non-unifying firms The median unifying firm is smaller than the median non-unifying firm (although this is not thecase for the sample means); unifying firms ... variable is a dummy variable that takes the value of one if the firm is included inthe sample of unifying firms and zero if it is included inthe control sample, not identify systematic and statistically...
... comparison of the conventional deterministic N-1, the basic probabilistic andthe joint deterministicprobabilistic criteria is illustrated for a long-term composite system planning using a wind integrated ... turbine existing in a wind farm Chapter 13 presents the application of a joint deterministic-probabilistic criterion for bulk system expansion planning in wind integrated systems A comparison ... transformers connection and leakage inductance or interturbine grids configuration The analysis is performed from the point of view of the wind turbines, considering them as potential harmonic...
... solution at thestability limit is determined by the intersection point of the P- locus, the Q locus andthe BL In other words, if the intersection point of the P-locus with the BL andthe intersection ... loadability inthe point of voltage collapse and increase in voltage stability margin define as the distance between the operational point andthe point of voltage collapse Finally, column and 10 show the ... MVA.n, and Zeq=Z/n MVA isthe rating of one IG, n isthe number of IGs inthe farm, and Z stands for all impedance parameters of one IG A Thevenin equivalent is determined at the WF terminal using...
... correlated This isthe most appropriate value to wind farms since, in principle, the disturbance of each turbine is independent of the others This means that, inthe usual case all the turbines are ... component of the network andthe reactive power inthe reactive component Thus, in weak grids, predominantly resistive, as isthecase of the typical MV distribution networks, the active power isthe ... coincident and for those other cases in which the probability of occurrence is very high Value is used in cases in which the coincidence is just as likely as that of random noise That means that the...
... frequency is mainly in function of the characteristics of the submarine cable (its capacitive component) The main resonance of the AC offshore wind farm from the viewpoint of the wind turbines isthe ... radials) inthe inter-turbine grid or the location of each wind turbine The analysis is made from the viewpoint of the wind turbine, which is considered the potential harmonic source in normal ... of the harmonic voltage source inside the inter turbine grid For the 25th wind turbine (black) and for the 30th wind turbine (red): (a) more detail inthe main resonance and (b) more detail in...
... where V isthe voltage, P isthe real power, X isthe sum of the stator and rotor reactances, Xc isthe reactance of the capacitor bank, Xm isthe magnetizing reactance, and R isthe sum of the stator ... However, lines connecting Main-Wind changes the flow direction of power to wind-main The new transmission line Main-Wind will reverse the active power flowing from Main towards Wind originally at ... variability of wind energy is due to the intermittent nature of wind andthe process of converting wind energy into electrical energy The wind speed is constantly changing This is a climatic phenomenon,...
... When the problem consists of continuous and discrete variables (integer or binary), Linear Programming extends to the Mixed Linear Programming (MLP) or Integer Linear Programming (ILP) Inthe ... (19) init Sinf (t = 0) = Sinf (20) fin Sinf (t = T ) = Sinf • (18) (21) The temporal evolution of the state of available storage is calculated by examining the input and output powers of the basins: ... Wind Intermittency in Constrained Electrical Network The storage state at any time is determined by the accumulation of volume available inthe past andthe provided and discharged volume at the...
... load, the diesel engine is disconnected from the induction generator The Power Electronic Interface (PEI) connecting the load to the main bus is used to fit the frequency of the power supplying the ... where TG isthe turbine mechanical torque, Where ρ isthe air density (kg /m3), R isthe turbine radius (m),ν isthe wind velocity (m/s), and Ct(λ,β) isthe turbine torque coefficient The power ... Ds are the inertia and frictional damping of SG, isd, isq are the direct and quadrature current component of SG, Ld, Lf are the stator d-axis and rotor inductance of SG, Lmd isthe d-axis field...
... etc.) and wind farms (size and technology of the wind turbines, dispersion of wind turbines on the island, etc.) It is often thecase that the limit set by the system operator for the instantaneous ... stations, the large size of the units in relation to the load, the need for larger spinning reserve due to the absence of interconnections, andthe small stability margins raise the impact on safety and ... total gain of the system remains unchanged for all the operating points of the wind turbine 3.2 Simulation results Inthe following, the emphasis is made on the secure operation of the system under...
... following the frequency event This control, reestablishes inthe DFIG wind turbines the intrinsic characteristic of the fixed speed ASIG wind turbines, thus, using the kinetic energy accumulated inthe ... Thus, the inertia of the system, including the “virtual” inertia provided by the DFIG wind turbines, is obviously reduced when the proportion of the wind turbines providing auxiliary control is ... achieved in cases (c) and (d), thus when either Droop control is implemented on the wind turbine control level (case (c)) or when the Combined control is used (case (d)) In this scenario, the effect...
... will introduce high disturbance into the electric systems by increasing the risk of instability This risk can be avoided by increasing the spinning reserves; that is, by increasing the cost of the ... input rate inthe storage phase, Eout isthe rate inthe energy recovery phase ˙ and Eloss isthe rate of energy lost inthe storage itself The increase inthe stored energy isthe following when ... : ˙ Ein = ηs [ P (t) − P ] P (t) > P + δ1 otherwise (10) where ηs isthe efficiency of the driver inthe storage phase, and δ1 ≤ Δ The decrease of energy inthe recovery phase isthe following...
... Wind Farm – Impact in Power System and Alternatives to Improve the Integration This transformation is used in both the fitting and prediction processes The histograms of wind speed signals in ... example, if the prediction update interval is 10 minutes andthe measurement delay is hour, then the sample count delay is L = 60/10 = samples The minimum estimation delay is L = In our work ... Actual and normalized wind speed data 2.2 Normalization of wind speed data The initial step inthe prediction process is data normalization This step is done by transforming the actual wind speed...
... of the wind farm Thus, the wind speed model simulates the wind speed fluctuations that influence the fluctuations inthe power of the wind turbines The wind acting on the rotor plane of a wind ... on the side of the rotor blade which is not facing the wind This stall prevents the lifting force of the rotor blade from acting on the rotor As the actual wind speed inthe area increases, the ... of the wind turbine model is presented in Fig 2.1 The wind speed model The wind models describe the fluctuations inthe wind speed, which influence the power quality and control characteristics...
... step is to investigate and enhance the controller’s capabilities to handle grid faults Another interesting issue is to explore the present controllers inthe design of a whole wind farm andthe ... contingency list for the two cases were obtained by applying the D criterion, involving single generating unit or single transmission elements The purpose of a contingency selection process is ... considered as the base system inthe following planning studies described in this chapter Wind integrated MRTS reinforcement planning using the D, P and D-P methods As noted earlier, the MRTS with the...
... turbine The cut -in speed isthe minimum wind speed at which the turbine can start working, the nominal wind speed isthe point at which rated power of the turbine is achieved This power is normally ... the injected power This reflects the process of the wind turbine converting the kinetic energy of the wind into electric energy by means of the generator The wind turbine is modelled as an agent, ... the transitions, exponentially distributed random numbers are used The distribution is parametrised by the rate In Figure the representation of the turbines and their current state is shown The...
... are interested inthe issue Technology of wind turbines and their development A wind turbine is a machine that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electric energy In dependence on the ... the “pitch“ one It differs inthe last regime when maintaining the constant output is not achieved by increasing the blade setting angle but decreasing this angle In such a regime it isthecase ... of the overall wind farm output inthe CR The construction of this wind farm resulted in a rather sharp increase inthe installed capacity in 2007 (Cetkovský et al., 2010) In 2008 an increase in...
... of these isthe first – identifying and characterizing the resource This chapter will discuss this first stage in detail, outlining the state of the art in understanding the wind resource, and ... the wind turning the pinions that reach into the dents of a yaw bearing placed on the top of the tower The bearing system of positioning up the wind is a sliding bearing system with a built -in ... noise is prevented inthe vertical direction), on the shape of the Wind Farms and Their Impact on the Environment 155 earth surface and on the existence of obstacles to the noise spread The noise...
... provide the basis for the mean wind speed distribution across the nine sites inthe model Site isthe windiest 10 11 The procedure for generating Rayleigh-distributed, spatially correlated wind speeds ... providing the correct siting incentives to individual wind developers will require those incentives to be conditioned on the siting decisions by all other wind developers, and we finish this chapter ... with the primary insights of the simulation model arising from the qualitative comparison of the siting decisions made by individual wind developers versus the system operator 4.1 Individual wind...
... play in mapping stratigraphy, determining the thickness of superficial deposits andthe depth to engineering rockhead, establishing weathering profiles, andthe study of particular erosional and ... part of the site investigation The laboratory testing usually begins once the subsurface exploration and tests is complete The first step inthe laboratory testing is to log in all of the materials ... effective in horizontal stratified media, since the spatial distribution of the electrical current inthe ground and, hence, the depth of investigation depends on the configuration of the array and the...