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    Wind Turbine output power estimation using soft computing techniques
    (COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus, 2020) Waleed Iqbal,; FA17-REE-021; LHR TP 7884; Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob Javed
    he exponential increase in world population has increased the energy demand. This has resulted in the accelerated use of more conventional energy resources like fossil fuels which has caused the exhaustion of these resources. This has also triggered an increase in pollution thus harming the environment, leading to global warming. So there is an urgent need of finding alternate energy resources that are more environment friendly and are to meet out increasing energy demands. Accordingly, renewable energy is the best option for this purpose. Unambiguously, wind energy is the most obvious option due to its abundance everywhere and all the time. The only drawback of using wind as reliable energy resource is its dependence on natural factors, especially wind speed which depends on climatic conditions and varies from place to place. The wind turbines harness mechanical energy from the kinetic energy of wind and convert it into electrical energy. Fortunately, the accurate estimation of wind speed is possible. The stochastic nature of wind speed presents a challenging situation in estimation of wind power output. In this research, the mechanical power of wind turbine (WT) has been estimated using nonlinear input variables like wind speed (v), angular speed of WT blades (ωr), pitch of blades (β) and power coefficient (CP). The estimation performed using feed-forward back propagation neural network (FFBPNN) , recurrent neural network (RNN) and (ANFIS MODAL). Results are then compared with all networks. Five cases are considered for neural network which are designed based on number of hidden layers, different learning rates and activation functions, Both networks are implemented under similar conditions. The networks are trained using scaled conjugate gradient (SCG) algorithm. The primary factor used for the performance evaluation of networks is root mean square error (RMSE) while training time is considered as secondary factor. While in case of ANFIS cases design on the basis of input ,output membership function type ,number of input membership function for each input variable ,in this case primary factor regarding performance evaluation become (RMSE), The best performance is achieved within NN from FFBPNN using two hidden layers containing 100 tan-sigmoid (tansig) and 50 log-sigmoid (logsig) nodes respectively with the RMSE value of 0.49% while as compared with ANFIS modal best performance achieved using Gaussian input membership function 0.00175429 , 0.17 % using three inputs membership function while linear output membership function.
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    Module level power electronics in distrubted power system for solar PV application
    (COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Campus, 0022) Muhammad Talha Naveed; , SP20-REE-015; Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob Javed; LHR TP 7895
    hotovoltaic (PV) solar energy is as promising as other renewable energies. Different researchers and engineers are attempting to increase the efficiency of solar PV system. As a result, for PV modules, this enhancement may be accomplished at almost the same level. As is well known, solar PV systems are less efficiency as a result of changing climatic conditions. Module-level power electronics (MLPE) do this by providing the performance improvements of a distributed transmission system in both partial and full shading conditions. As a result, MLPE successfully harvests the distributed maximum power point (DMPP) from solar to accept DC from PV or the grid. Each PV module is connected to the power system via a separate dc/dc converter with Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) capabilities in the DMPP scheme. Each PV panel has a built in power optimization or micro-inverter that helps it work better in partial shade. In order to design the MLPE the efficiency of contemporary string inverters are comparing. The efficiency may be measured in a variety of situations, including uniform irradiation and partial shade. As a result, a DC-DC converter that is attached to each PV module is required to offset shading losses. The optimizer identifies the Local peak using a DC-DC converter from the unit, shuts down the modules during fire situations, troubleshoots, and monitoring a module in a highly efficient manner in this work. On the Matlab software tool, the effectiveness of the proposed power optimizer is displayed. To calculate efficiency, several firms such as SMA, Solar Edge, Huawei, Tigo, and Enphase can use helioscope to compare production and loses data. The results suggest that MLPE produces superior outcomes.
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