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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"nerc"”.
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Steady-State Analysis in Transmission System Planning per Latest TPL-001-4 NERC Standard
… Performance Requirement standard issued by NERC, TPL-001-4. The focus of this work is on the requirements for the steady state analysis described in the standard, which includes specific steady state performance planning events. The developed programs have been tested in a few base cases and …
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Pareto optimality based zonal allocation of distributed energy resources considering technical and economic constraints
… ensuring the voltage profile remains within the NERC standards.
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Probable maximum flooding using quantitative weather radar
… less with the storm model than suggested by the NERC FSR (current UK guidelines), the overall volume of rainfall is slightly greater resulting in differences in the maximum storage requirement of the reservoir.
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Relay coordination with multiple breaker-in/breaker-out stations on the transmission line
… about the maximum line loadability according to NERC standard PRC-023 when zone 2 of the distance element is set higher than 130%.
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Utilization of Genetic Algorithms and Constrained Multivariable Function Minimization to Estimate Load Model Parameters from Disturbance Data
… were represented as static ZIP models; however, NERC has recently required that planners model the transient dynamics of motor loads to study their effect on the postdisturbance behavior of the power system. Primarily, these studies are to analyze the effects of fault-induced, delayed voltage …
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H2 Control for Improved Stability of Multi-area Electric Power System with High Levels of Inverter-Based Generation
… North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Power flow and frequency criteria are used to verify conformance with the regulations. These criteria are evaluated under N-1-1 conditions in two reduced order models to demonstrate the ability of the norm-based wide-area controller to …
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Essays on the restructuring of the electricity industry in the United States
… of electricity after deregulation in all the NERC regions of the U.S.;Chapter 3 presents an application of the theory of real options to the sales of power plants by the U.S. electric utilities. Observations of the divestiture transaction prices make it possible to infer expected future prices …
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The infuence of hail on wind turbine blade leading edge erosion and damage
… from instruments located at CFARR and NERC facilities, also located in the UK. The prevalence of hail incidents is related to both onshore and offshore wind turbine operation.;Particular attention was paid to the rotational speed of the wind turbine blades, which was determined to be a …
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Data-driven approach to calculating nodal net load forecasts in power systems analysis, A
… by the North American Electric Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards. The goal of that study is to assess whether planned operations for the next day will exceed any operating limits or present any potential reliability threats to the system. The next day is also the same time frame in …
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Hidden Failures in Protection Systems and its Impact on Power System Wide-area Disturbances
… general fashion. Wide-area disturbances based on NERC reports are analyzed and Hidden Failures are identified employing the developed methodology. The mechanisms in the disturbances are summarized and are applicable to Primary protection, Back-up protection and Special Protection Systems. Regions …
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Financing Rural Energy Projects in Developing Countries: a case study of Nigeria
… allocations from the FGN, fines obtained by NERC, surplus appropriation, interests accruing to the REF and donations from various sources, the following financing options were recommended for rural electrification in Nigeria: The establishment of a Renewable Energy Development Charge (REDC); …
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Particle-Water Interactions of Ni and Zn in Coastal Waters
… 1995) on board RRS Challenger as part of the NERC Land Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) initiative. Concentrations of Ni, Zn, Fe and Mn, extracted using a 1M HCl digest, were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry techniques. Particulate Ni and Zn both exhibited a pronounced seasonal …
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Airborne multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing techniques in archaeology: a comparative study
… digital vertical photographic data) acquired by NERC ARSF from two case study sites in Lowland Scotland, one in the east and one in the west, selected to facilitate comparison between areas of good and poor cropmark production. Following processing, comparison and detailed analysis of this data, …
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Quantifying the Role of Mesoscale-Driven Processes of Nitrate Supply Within an Iceland Basin Eddy Dipole
… a multi?disciplinary research cruise aboard the NERC research ship RRS Discovery to the Iceland Basin in July/August 2007. Three quasi?synoptic spatial surveys show a southeastward flowing jet with counter?rotating eddies on either side. The anti?cyclonic component is a mode water eddy, …
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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Matrix (CRAM): A System-Theoretic Approach to Balancing Operational and Cybersecurity Risk in the Management of Transient Cyber Assets (TCA) in the Maintenance of Operational Technology (OT)
… North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) defines the electronic device in this scenario as a Transient Cyber Asset (TCA). The introduction of a TCA to the FRCS/OT ecosystem is a well-known and significant threat vector. In this scenario, there are multiple actions that can be taken …
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Archaeological remote sensing: visualisation and analysis of grass-dominated environments using airborne laser scanning and digital spectral data
… laser scanned data were collected by the NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility to the specifications of the project in conjunction with a series of ground-based measures designed to shed light on the contemporary environmental factors influencing feature detectability. Through the …
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Enhanced automatic generation control with uncertainty
… North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Such expressions may be used to determine the limiting values of uncertainty that the system may withstand. Our studies show that some advances are necessary in AGC system implementations, due to changes in power systems, such as the …
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Enabling Communication and Networking Technologies for Smart Grid
… North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) has concluded that the hidden failure induced tripping of distance relays is responsible for 70% of the U.S. blackouts. As a part of this dissertation, agent based distance relaying protection scheme is proposed to improve the robustness of …
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A Wide-Area Perspective on Power System Operation and Dynamics
Classically, wide-area synchronized power system monitoring has been an expensive task requiring significant investment in utility communications infrastructures for the service of relatively few costly sensors. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the viability of power system monitoring …