International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering

Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2017

  • Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller

    Tin Nilar Aung, Kyaw Myo Lin, Khine Zin Oo

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 47-52
    Received: Jun. 21, 2017
    Accepted: Jul. 10, 2017
    Published: Jul. 31, 2017
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    Abstract: Unified power flow controller (UPFC) is a powerful device which can control three power system parameters and it must be located optimally to obtain satisfactory performance due to excessive cost. This paper presents an approach to find the optimal placement of UPFC based on the line stability index. The line stability index can provide accurate in... Show More
  • Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch for Power Distribution Network with Distributed Generation

    Khine Zin Oo, Kyaw Myo Lin, Tin Nilar Aung

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 53-60
    Received: Jun. 21, 2017
    Accepted: Jul. 10, 2017
    Published: Aug. 11, 2017
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    Abstract: Reactive power dispatch plays a main role in order to provide good facility secure and economic operation in the power system. Optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) is a nonlinear optimization problem and has both equality and inequality constraints. ORPD is defined as the minimization of active power loss by controlling a number of variables. Due... Show More
  • Experimental Testing of a Serpentine Flat Plate Solar Water Heater

    Gutu Birhanu Oliy, Auch Venkata Ramayya

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2017
    Pages: 61-67
    Received: May 17, 2017
    Accepted: May 25, 2017
    Published: Aug. 18, 2017
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    Abstract: The aim of the study is to improve thermal performance of passive serpentine flat plate solar collectors using striped technique. Striped mechanism was applied on absorber plate so as to diminish thermal fusion in the plate and investigation enhancing practice of energy conversion from the collector units to the working fluid. Study was conducted o... Show More