Intelligent Controller Design for a Solar Panel Tracking

Volume 6 Issue 3 May - July 2018

Research Paper

Intelligent Controller Design for a Solar Panel Tracking

Rohith Kommineni*

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, VEMU Institute of Technology, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kommineni, R. (2018). Intelligent Controller Design for a Solar Panel Tracking. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(3), 22-27. https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.6.3.14752

Abstract

This paper proposes an intelligent model of a solar panel tracking system for improving its efficiency in power generation. Maximum efficiency depends on maximum solar radiation on the panel. The solar panel is attached to a stepper motor for moving the panel direction according to the sun’s radiation. The sun radiation intensity is measured by a light detector circuit. An Intelligent controller is developed using fuzzy logic controller to send command signal to the motor for movement of solar panel direction. The system is fully automatic and adopts changes in atmosphere.

Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Three Phase Induction Motor for Industries with Accurate Parameter Requirements

Volume 6 Issue 3 May - July 2018

Research Paper

Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Three Phase Induction Motor for Industries with Accurate Parameter Requirements

H. Sathishkumar *, S. S. Parthasarathy **

* Research Scholar, Department of Electronics, PET Research Foundation affiliated to University of Mysore, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka, India.

** Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya, Karnataka, India.

Sathishkumar, H., & Parthasarathy, S. S. (2018). Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of three Phase Induction Motor for Industries with Accurate Parameter Requirements. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(3), 12-21 https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.6.3.14166

Abstract

Three phase induction motors are widely used in many industries, especially role of these three phase induction motors in cable industry is indispensible. This cable industry (Ravicab cables private limited, Bidadi) is using various three phase induction motors (1hp, 3hp, 5hp, 15hp, and 150hp) for various operations. In this paper, only 3hp three phase motor is taken into account for analyzing. This 3hp motor (i.e. capstan motor) is used for cable pulling purpose after the cable has been manufactured. This 3hp motor is needed to be operated at various speeds while pulling the various diameter cables, such as 2.30 mm, 4.75mm, 7.25 mm, and 10.35 mm. Therefore in this paper, modeling of the 3hp three phase induction motor is performed to run this motor at variable speed with respect to various diameters of the cable. In this modeling, a 3hp three phase induction motor is accurately modeled with respect to the requirements of cable pulling process.

Design and Analysis of Solar PV-Fuel Cell-Battery Based Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for Off-Grid Electrification in Rural Areas

Volume 6 Issue 3 May - July 2018

Research Paper

Design and Analysis of Solar PV-Fuel Cell-Battery Based Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for Off-Grid Electrification in Rural Areas

Suresh Vendoti*, Muralidhar M. **, Kiranmayi R.***

* Research Scholar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

** Director and Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous), Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

*** Professor and Head, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India

Vendoti, S., Muralidhar, M., & Kiranmayi, R. (2018). Design and Analysis of Solar Pv-Fuel Cell-Battery Based Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for Off-Grid Electrification in Rural Areas. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.26634/jic.6.3.14500

Abstract

In the field of research and development, the design of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) has a general approach, however at the same time, there are some difficulties like their consumption and effectiveness. HRES are becoming more popular for standalone applications such as supplying electricity in rural areas due to increase in energy demand. The commonly accessible renewable energy sources in nature are solar, hydro, wind, biomass/biogas, etc., which need innovative technology to produce more amount of useful power from them. Numerous storage techniques can be used in the renewable energy system like compressed air energy storage, pumped hydro storage, hydrogen fuel cells, and flywheels, and so on, but there are certain parameters that should be kept in mind while choosing storage technology: efficiency, cost energy density, and power density. Two storage devices are considered in this paper; both are producing electricity as well as storage. However, while a battery makes electricity from the energy it has stored inside the battery, a fuel cell makes its electricity from fuel in an external fuel tank. This paper deals with modeling and simulation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for off-grid electrification of rural areas. It consists of PV array, Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, and battery along with seven levels Multi-level Inverter (MLI). In this paper, firstly, a dynamic model has been obtained in MATLAB/Simulink environment with the required processing. At the end, the simulation results are presented for the proposed hybrid renewable energy system.

Arduino and Sensors Based Fire Fighting Robot

Volume 6 Issue 2 February - April 2018

Research Paper

Arduino and Sensors Based Fire Fighting Robot

Dharmendra Singh*, Shishir Kumar Das**, Ekta Das***, Vishal Patel****, Mayank Agrawal*****

*,** Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SSIPMT, Raipur, India.

***-***** B.E. Scholar, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SSIPMT, Raipur, India.

Singh, D., Das, S.K., Das, E., Agrawal, M., Patel, V. (2018). Arduino And Sensors Based Fire Fighting Robot. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(2), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.26634/JIC.6.2.14480

Abstract

Nowadays, automation plays a very important role in the market both in domestic and industrial purposes. In this paper, devices are gathered in such a way that it can sense the fire and do necessary actions after that. This automatic fire control system works without human effort. Due to the change in the recent technologies day by day, the robotics have gained a specific position. Nowadays in every work, automation plays a very crucial role. One of the necessities is designed in this work. In this paper, the authors have proposed a prototype to fight against fire, i.e. “firefighting robot”.

Real Time Fuel Monitoring System in Vehicles Using Atmega328 Microcontroller

Volume 6 Issue 2 February - April 2018

Research Paper

Real Time Fuel Monitoring System in Vehicles Using Atmega328 Microcontroller

Hemlata Sinha*, Dharmendra Singh**, Nikhil Sehgal***, Rajat Chakrabarty****, Abhishek Kumar Sharma*****, Saket Yadav******

*-** Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SSIPMT, Raipur, India.

***-****** B.E. Scholar, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, SSIPMT, Raipur, India.

Sinha, H., Singh, D., Sehgal, N., Chakrabarty, R., Sharma, A.K., Yadav, S. (2018). Real Time Fuel Monitoring System In Vehicles using ATMEGA 328 Microcontroller. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(2), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.26634/JIC.6.2.14479

Abstract

As technology changes, automation plays an important role in handling the systems. After the invention of the wheel, various types of vehicles were introduced. The internal combustion engines run on liquid fuel, which should be very efficient from the economic point of view as day-by-day, the fuel becomes very expensive. For proper indication of the fuel, the entire vehicle has a smart fuel indication system, which is inbuilt into the vehicles. Without this smart fuel indicator, the oil distributor trying to cheat while filling the fuel tank at the fuel station. In this paper, the authors proposed a method by which we can continuously monitor the fuel level of the vehicle before filling the fuel and after filling the fuel.

Substation Automation System Design using IEC 61850 Communication Protocol

Volume 6 Issue 2 February - April 2018

Research Paper

Substation Automation System Design using IEC 61850 Communication Protocol

Tahoora Qureshi*, Rizwan Alvi**

* Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, A.I.K.T.C, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

** Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, A.I.K.T.C, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Qureshi, T., Alvi, R. (2018). Substation Automation System Design using IEC 61850 Communication Protocol. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(2), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.26634/JIC.6.2.14476

Abstract

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are widely used to automate monitoring and control of substations. Technologies such as high-speed wide area networks, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/ Internet Protocol (IP), switched Ethernet and high-performance low-cost computers prove to be potentially promising for increasing reliability and fostering high speed communications within the sub-station. In order to boost interoperability between Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), International Electro-technical Commission’s (IEC) 61850 communication protocol has been established. With this protocol, the devices communicate with each other, thereby simplifying communication issues which were prominent in legacy substation automation protocols. A digital power grid can thus be created by implementing protection schemes modeled with communication configurations with standardized information exchange. As a result, the demand for a Substation Automation System (SAS) which provides high performance, flexibility and is simple to integrate has been fulfilled by means of IEC 61850 communication protocol.

Photovoltaic Module-Integrated AC Inverter

Volume 6 Issue 2 February - April 2018

Research Paper

Photovoltaic Module-Integrated AC Inverter

Koti Babu Rasabattula*, Santhosh Kumar K.**

* PG Scholar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, JNTUK, Gudlavalleru (A.P), India.

** Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Gudlavalleru Engineering College, JNTUK, Gudlavalleru (A.P), India.

Babu, K., Kumar, K. S. (2018). PV-Module-Integrated AC Inverter. i-manager’s Journal on Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 6(2), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.26634/JIC.6.2.14473

Abstract

Nowadays, the growth of Module Integrated Converters (MIC) concept is going on increasing. This concept was developed for Photovoltaic (PV) applications to improve the efficiency of the converters. In this paper, the authors have proposed a submodule Maximum Power Point (MPP) tracking algorithm to track the maximum power from the partially shaded cells. Generally, PV module have three submodules. Each submodule is formed by series connection of two strings. Here a different Perturb and Observe (P & O) algorithm is considered for each submodule to track maximum power from the all three submodules. Each submodule will have their own DC-DC converter. In Direct Current (DC) stage, DC-DC converters are connected in three configurations to serve sufficient energy to inverter for single phase grid connected systems.