Browsing by Author "Rouzbehi, Kumars"

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    • A control strategy for DC-link voltage control containing PV generation and energy storage — An intelligent approach 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
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      In this paper, DC-link voltage control in DC microgrids with photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery, is addressed based on an intelligent approach. The proposed strategy is based on the modeling of the power interface, ...

    • A generalized voltage droop strategy for control of multi-terminal DC grids 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
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      This paper proposes a generalized voltage droop (GVD) control strategy for control and power sharing in voltage source converter (VSC)-based multi-terminal DC (MTDC) grids. In the proposed approach, the conventional voltage ...

    • A generalized voltage droop strategy for control of multiterminal DC grids 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2015-02)
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      This paper proposes a generalized voltage droop (GVD) control strategy for dc voltage control and power sharing in voltage source converter (VSC)-based multiterminal dc (MTDC) grids. The proposed GVD control is implemented ...

    • A hierarchical control structure for multi-terminal VSC-based HVDC grids with GVD characteristics 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2013)
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      This paper presents a hierarchical control structure for Multi terminal HVDC grids. The hierarchical control structure is inspired by the three-layer control structure of largescale AC power systems and it is divided into ...

    • A hybrid power flow controller for flexible operation of multi-terminal DC grids 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
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      This paper develops a hybrid power flow controller (HPFC) to take one step forward for building future flexible DC transmission system (FDCTS). The idea for proposing HPFC is inspired by the successful operation of flexible ...

    • A novel approach for voltage control of multi-terminal DC grids with offshore wind farms 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2013)
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      This paper proposes a novel control strategy in multi-terminal DC (MTDC) grids with offshore wind generation based on the idea of generalized voltage droop (GVD). In the proposed strategy, the GVD characteristics are ...

    • Analysis on impacts of the shunt conductances in multi-terminal HVDC grids optimal power-flow 

      Heidary Yazdi, Seyed Saeid; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Candela García, José Ignacio; Milimonfared, Jafar; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
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      This study deals with impacts of the shunt conductances associated with HVDC cables and VSC-HVDC stations on optimal operation of Multi-Terminal HVDC (MT-HVDC). In this study, for the first time, shunt conductances are ...

    • Application of imperialist competitive algorithm to design an optimal controller for LFC problem 

      Rakhshani, Elyas; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2012)
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      A novel optimization algorithm is presented to improve the design of optimal controllers for load frequency control problem. This algorithm is applied for two area LFC system with using an output feedback controller. In ...

    • Autonomous inertia-sharing control of multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grids 

      Zhang, Weiyi; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Gharehpetian, Gevorg B.; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2016)
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      Multi-terminal high-voltage dc (HVDC) grids are expected to experience a continuous expansion in the near future, and have appeared as competitive strategies in transmitting offshore wind and interconnecting multiple ac ...

    • Comparative efficiency study of single phase photovoltaic grid connected inverters using PLECS® 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Davarifar, M.; Martino, M.; Citro, Costantino; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Daneshifar, Z.; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
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      Global warming is already having significant and costly effects on our communities, our health, and our climate. Nowadays, In developing countries (G20) around the world, decisions are being considered and a shifting ...

    • Comprehensive analogy between conventional AC grids and DC grids characteristics 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Gavriluta, Catalin; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2013)
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      The high penetration of renewable energy resources, such as wind and photovoltaic, as well as the development of power electronics devices play an important role in the development of DC grids. However, the evolution of ...

    • Control of VSC-HVDC with electromechanical characteristics and unified primary strategy 

      Zhang, Weiyi; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2016)
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      High voltage dc (HVDC) systems act as the prevailed solution for transmitting offshore wind energy to onshore main grids. Control of the voltage source converters (VSC) in HVDC systems is decisive for the performance. This ...

    • DC voltage control and power sharing in multiterminal DC grids based on optimal DC power flow and voltage-droop strategy 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014-07-11)
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      This paper proposes an effective dc voltage and power-sharing control structure for multiterminal dc (MTDC) grids based on an optimal power flow (OPF) procedure and voltage-droop control implemented in the different ...

    • Effect of VSC-HVDC on load frequency control in multi-area power system 

      Rakhshani, Elyas; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro; Etxeberria Otadui, Ion (2012)
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      This study presents a solution for reducing the frequency oscillations in multi-area interconnected power system by means of using an VSC-HVDC interconnection transmission line. The upcoming power-electronics based HVDC ...

    • Enhanced average current-mode control for DC-DC converters based on an optimized fuzzy logic controller 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Miranian, Arash; Citro, Costantino; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2012)
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      This paper proposes a novel optimized fuzzy logic controller (OFLC) for current-mode control (CMC)-based voltage regulation in DC-DC converters. The implementation of the proposed fuzzy logic controller (FLC) does not ...

    • Flexible control of power flow in multiterminal DC grids using DC-DC converter 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Gharehpetian, Gevorg B.; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-09-01)
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      This paper proposes an efficient control framework that utilizes dc-dc converters to achieve flexible power flow control in multiterminal dc (MTDC) grids. The dc-dc converter employed in this paper is connected in cascade ...

    • Flexible HVDC transmission systems small signal modelling: a case study on CIGRE Test MT-HVDC grid 

      Heidary Yazdi, Seyed Saeid; Rouzbehi, Kumars; Candela García, José Ignacio; Milimonfared, Jafar; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017)
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      Future Flexible HVDC Transmission Systems will consist of several active and passive infrastructures including DC Power Flow Controller (DC-PFC) device. The addition of the DC-PFC to the future Multi-Terminal HVDC (MT-HVDC) ...

    • Fuzzy gain scheduling based grid synchronization system responsive to the electrical network conditions 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rocabert Delgado, Joan; Catalán, Pedro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2018)
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      In power conversion applications grid synchronization systems should face very different network operating conditions such as: generic grid connection, faulty or distorted scenarios or islanded conditions among others. ...

    • Generalized voltage droop control with inertia mimicry capability - step towards automation of multi-terminal HVDC grids 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Zhu, Jiebei; Zhang, Weiyi; Gharehpetian, Gevorg B.; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2015)
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      The level of inertia in modern power systems is reducing drastically due to the increasing penetration of renewables to the power grid. In the near future the grid will face high penetration of renewable resources because ...

    • Generalized voltage droop strategy for power synchronization control in multi-terminal DC grids: an analytical approach 

      Rouzbehi, Kumars; Zhang, Weiyi; Candela García, José Ignacio; Luna Alloza, Álvaro; Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro (2015)
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      Vector current control based on Phase-locked loop, regardless of its popularity in control of grid-connected converters, performs under the limitation of the short-circuit capacity of the connected ac system. A previously ...