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Effah, Francis Boafo
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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Utilizing Unified Power Flow Controller for Voltage Stability Improvement of the Electric Power Transmission System of Ghana Asihene, William Duodu; Effah, Francis Boafo; Normanyo, Erwin
JURNAL NASIONAL TEKNIK ELEKTRO Vol 9, No 1: March 2020
Publisher : Jurusan Teknik Elektro Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (843.958 KB) | DOI: 10.25077/jnte.v9n1.760.2020

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Interconnecting power transmission systems provide reliability of electric power supply. The security of the system is however questioned when a disturbance in any part of the interconnected system causes instability in the entire network. Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC), which is a member of the flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) family, has the capability of controlling active and reactive power flow in a transmission line thereby improving the voltage stability of the system especially at the 500 kV configuration level. The performance of a 161-kV UPFC modelled in SimPowerSystems is tested on Ghana’s power transmission network.  The optimal placement of the UPFC is done using fast voltage stability index (FVSI) and maximum loadability assessment (MLA). The results show that the device improved the connecting bus voltage from 0.88 p.u. to 0.98 p.u. Active power loss in the network was also reduced from 13.40 MW to 10.39 MW when the UPFC was in circuit.Keywords: Ghana, Stability, Transmission system and Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC)
Harmonics of CF and LED lamps - Maximum Penetration Perspective on Power Quality in Distribution Systems Effah, Francis Boafo; Gasu, Philip; Okyere, Philip; Acakpovi, Amevi
JURNAL NASIONAL TEKNIK ELEKTRO Vol 9, No 3: November 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jnte.v9n3.795.2020

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Global energy saving efforts have led to replacement of incandescent lamps with energy-efficient ones like light-emitting diode (LED) and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). These lamps, being non-linear loads, have the potential of injecting harmonics into distribution networks. In this paper, harmonics injection of common CFL and LED lamps at a facility point of common coupling is investigated. To gain insight into large scale penetration effects on power quality, field measurement results of popular lamps used in Ghana were replicated in MATLAB/Simulink through simulation. The field results showed that LED lamps exhibit more harmonics compared to CFL lamps. Maximum possible loading on a 100-kVA, 11kV/0.433kV distribution transformer was found to be 24.02% for CFL, 27.14% for LED, and 40.91% for a mixture of the two lamps, respectively, in order not to violate IEEE 519-2014 standard. The influence of other common loads such as ceiling fans on the lamps’ harmonics were assessed in the field measurement. The use of ceiling fans with the lamps in the facility reduced the harmonics and improved the power factor of the facility. Since the lamps exist in residential and commercial facilities with other loads, more penetration of energy-saving lamps in the distribution system will have little influence on power quality.Keywords: Compact fluorescent lamps, light emitting diodes, maximum power loading, total harmonic distortion, point of common coupling
Co-Authors Acakpovi, Amevi Asihene, William Duodu Gasu, Philip Normanyo, Erwin Okyere, Philip