Alan, İrfan
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Alan, Irfan
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| 5th IEEE Global Power, Energy and Communication Conference (GPECOM) -- JUN 14-16, 2023 -- Nevsehir, TURKEY | 1 |
| -- 5th International Symposium on Environment-Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2018 -- Rome; University of Rome Sapienza -- 144483 | 1 |
| 6th International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS) -- OCT 05-06, 2020 -- ELECTR NETWORK | 1 |
| -- 7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2018 -- Paris -- 143564 | 1 |
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Conference Object Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 8Cloud Induced PV Impact on Voltage Profiles for Real Microgrids(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018) Kocer, Mustafa Cagatay; Yoldaş, Yeliz; Gören, Selçuk; Onen, Ahmet; Alan, İrfan; Al-Agtash, Salem Y.; Tzovaras, Dimitrios K.Integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) into power systems has been a popular topic for a long time. Due to government policies and incentives, it will be more popular in the future since it is a free and environment-friendly nature. Besides its advantages, photovoltaic (PV) generation causes some serious problems to the grid. Since PV generation directly depends on the solar irradiance, cloud movements can cause sudden changes on the output of PV power and this results in some power issues in the system such as voltage violations, reverse power flow, voltage fluctuations. These types of issues complicate to maintain voltage within compulsory levels at customer sides. Thus, cloud-induced transients in PV power are seen as a potential handicap for the future expansion of renewable energy resources. This study investigates effects of instantaneous changes in PV power on the customer side voltage levels. Daily PV power output and voltage profiles were simulated using a real-world microgrid design that will be implemented in the Malta College of Arts Science and Technology (MCAST) Campus. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Design and Control of a Single Phase DC/Rectified AC/AC Inverter for Low THD Applications(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018) Tekgun, Burak; Tekgun, Didem; Alan, İrfan; Badawy, Mohamed O.In this paper, a single phase DC/Rectified AC/AC (DC/RAC/AC) inverter is analyzed and compared to classical single phase PWM inverters. A traditional AC power supply (PS) system consists of a DC/DC converter, a cascaded H-bridge inverter, and a passive filter to generate the sinusoidal output voltage. The presented DC/RAC/AC inverter has a similar structure; however, the control of the cascaded units differ. The presented method generates rectified sine wave at the output of the DC/DC converter unit and the H-bridge inverter alternates the rectified sine wave to generate the full sine wave without having an additional output filter; hence, the switching losses at the H-bridge inverter is limited to the line frequency (50-60 Hz). Moreover, the bulk DC bus capacity at the output of the DC/DC converter is reduced significantly. Therefore, the power consumed by the passive elements are minimized. The circuit modes of operation are analyzed and the system is simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment for both traditional and proposed topologies. Results show that the proposed system is superior to the traditional one in terms of efficiency, generated THD with a simplified control structure, and it offers a reduced system size and cost. © 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Research Project Alçaltıcı/Yükseltici Dc/Dc/Ac Eviricilerle Yüksek Performanslı Anahtarlamalı Relüktans Motoru Sürücü Sistemi Tasarımı Ve Gerçeklemesi(2021) Tekgün, Burak; Boynuegri, Ali Rifat; Yaşa , Yusuf; Alan, IrfanAnahtarlamalı relüktans motorları (ARM) 1800?lü yılların ortalarında keşfedilmesine rağmen, 1960?lı yıllarda yarı iletken anahtarların icat edilmesine kadar potansiyeli anlaşılamamış makinalardır. Modern yarı iletken teknolojisinin icadı ve gelişmesi ile birlikte ARM?lerin kullanımı yaygınlaşmıştır. ARM?ler basit yapıları, düşük üretim maliyetleri ve sağlamlıklarından dolayı birçok uygulamada tercih edilmişlerdir. Geleneksel olarak ARM, her bir faz için iki yarı iletken anahtar ve iki diyot kullanılarak oluşturulan sürücülerle sabit giriş gerilimi işlenerek, sırasıyla fazlar enerjilendirilmektedir. Faz sargılarındaki akımın enerjilendirilme esnasında yükselme süresi ve enerji kesildiği durumdaki akımın azalma süresi DC bara voltajına bağlıdır. Bu durum uygulamalarda enerjilendirme süresinin akımın sıfıra gitme süresi de göz önüne alınıp kısa tutulmasına, dolayısıyla komütasyon esnasında düşük tork üretimine, yüksek tork salınımına ve ortalama tork üretiminde azalmaya sebep olmaktadır. Bu projede, geleneksel sürücü topolojisinden farklı olarak ARM, bir DC/DC dönüştürücü ve tek fazlı bir tam-köprü evirici yardımı ile ideale yakın bir enerjilendirme akımı oluşturularak ARM daha yüksek performans ile kontrol edilmesi sağlanmıştır. Projede önerilen ARM sürücüsü her bir fazı bir DC/DC dönüştürücü ve bir tam-köprü evirici içeren modüler yapılı sürücülerden oluşmaktadır. Önerilen sürücü yapısını geleneksel ARM topolojilerinden ayıran özelliği DC/DC dönüştürücü devresidir. Burada makinanın faz sargılarının ihtiyaç duyduğu akım dalga şekli DC/DC dönüştürücü ile sağlanmaktadır. Tork üretiminin pozitif olabilmesi için stator ve rotor kutuplarının tam hizalandığı andan kısa bir süre önce negatif gerilim uygulanarak, faz akımının hızlı bir şekilde kesilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu durumda ise gerilim önerilen devredeki tam-köprü devresi yardımıyla tersine çevrilerek ve DC/DC dönüştürücünün çıkış gerilimi en yüksek seviyesine getirilmek suretiyle akımın hızlı şekilde sıfıra inmesi sağlanmıştır ve böylelikle makinanın performansı artmıştır. sadece DC/DC çevirici katında yüksek frekanslı anahtarlama olduğundan anahtarlama kayıplarının azalarak ve geleneksel topolojiye göre daha yüksek verim sağlanmıştır. Önerilen sürücü sisteminin AC motorların sürücüleri olarak yenilenebilir enerji sistemlerinde ara yüz elemanı olarak uygulanabilir olması, arıza giderme zamanında önemli ölçüde azalmaya neden olarak üretimdeki sürdürülebilirliğin artırılmasına destek olacağı öngörülmektedir.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Investigating the Tradeoff Between the MMF Distortion and End Turn Length of a 2-Pole Line Start SynRM Performance(Springer int Publ Ag, 2023) Tekgun, Didem; Cosdu, Muhammed M.; Tekgun, Burak; Alan, IrfanConventional 2-pole AC machine windings have long end windings and generate harmonics, which increase losses and reduce torque density. This study investigates the performance tradeoff between the level of distortion (THD) in winding magneto-motive force (MMF) and end turn length on a 2-pole line start Synchronous Reluctance Machine (LS-SynRM) machine. A two-stage approach is used, winding and geometry optimization. Various multilayer winding configurations having unevenly distributed number of turns are investigated. First, the percentage of the turns in a coil group is optimized for minimum harmonics and end turn length for all structures. Second, geometric optimization is performed on selected winding configurations. Sixteen different configurations are optimized, and Pareto optimal solutions are obtained. Later, these solutions are graded with a new score-based assessment method to quantify the quality of the results. It is concluded that the designs having lower THD in winding MMF perform better than the designs with shorter end turns in terms of efficiency and torque density.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 6Distribution Automation Effects on Reliability During Major Contingencies(IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org, 2018) Yoldaş, Yeliz; Onen, Ahmet; Alan, İrfan; Broadwater, Robert P.Distribution automation affects reliability by providing faster restoration ability. In this study, the effect of distribution automation on radial distribution circuits during substation failures at peak load is investigated. The ultimate goal is to compare circuit automation to manual operation, where the comparison evaluates planning criteria reliability for customer interruption hours. The results show that distribution automation can improve reliability measurements such as SAIDI, SAIFI and CAIDI. © 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9FEA Based Fast Topology Optimization Method for Switched Reluctance Machines(Springer, 2022) Tekgun, Didem; Tekgun, Burak; Alan, IrfanIn this paper, a finite element analysis (FEA) based fast optimization method to optimize a lightweight in-wheel switched reluctance machine is presented. This method speeds up the switched reluctance machine optimization procedure by running the FEA simulations with single-phase constant current excitations for half electrical cycle and estimating the machine performance metrics using the gathered FEA data. Hence, the machine`s dynamic performance estimation process takes shorter for each design candidate. The optimization algorithm employs designs of experiments (DOE), response surface (RS) analysis method, and differential evolution algorithm (DE). Here, the DOE method is used to reduce the search space by narrowing down the upper and lower boundaries of each design variable based on the RS analysis. Although this process does not guarantee getting the Pareto front, it places the search space close to the actual one. Hence, the multi-objective DE optimization finds the Pareto optimal solution set without requiring a large number of iterations as well as a large number of candidate designs for each iteration. The method is applied to a 24/16 SRM that is intended to be used in a lightweight race car as a hub motor. Six dimensionless geometric variables are optimized to satisfy three objective functions, namely torque ripple, motor mass, and copper loss. While the conventional DE takes at least 3000 candidate designs, the proposed method considers only 559 designs to reach a similar Pareto front. It is observed that the proposed method takes about 6 h 30 min compared to the conventional method that takes 32 h 50 min using the same computer. Therefore, the computation time is reduced almost five times with the proposed method.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 2Effect of the Stator Slot Indents on Fluid Damping Loss in Submersible Pump Applications(IEEE, 2022) Tekgun, Didem; Cosdu, Muhammed Muhsin; Tekgun, Burak; Alan, IrfanIn this study, the effect of fluid damping on the performance of a 2-pole, 4-kW line start synchronous reluctance machine (LS-SynRM) with different slot opening structures for submersible water pump applications is investigated. Since the submersible pump motors run inside a fluid-filled environment and the fluid viscosity and density differ from the air, it causes an increased damping effect comparing air-filled machines. Hence, a non-negligible damping loss occurs. In this study, the damping effects of the fluids in a 24 slot LS-SynRM for various stator slot indentations are investigated with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) finite element analysis (FEA) to highlight the importance of the fluid damping loss in flooded machines. Results show that the damping loss can go as high as 10% of the motor output power when the stator surface has indentations, and this loss can be cut down to 3.5 % when the surface indentations are eliminated with custom no-slotting wedge structures.Research Project Mikro Şebeke Dizaynı, Geliştirilmesi Ve Gösterilmesi(TUBİTAK, 2020) Önen, Ahmet; Alan, İrfan; Alboyacı, BoraBu projede Malta da bulunan MCAST (ve daha sonra eklenen Yunanistan da bulunan_x000D_ CERTH araştırma merkezi kampüsünün) üniversitesinin elektrik şebekesini mikro şebeke_x000D_ olarak çalıştırılması konusunda yapılan simülasyonlar ve bu simülasyonların şebekede ki_x000D_ sonuçları gösterilmektedir. Proje de sekonder ve tersiyer kontrol metotları geliştirilerek mikro_x000D_ şebeke optimum işletilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu metotlar şebeke bağlantı modundan ada moda_x000D_ geçişlerin başarılı bir şekilde yapılmasından, işletme maliyetini minimuma indirilmesine ve yan_x000D_ hizmetlere sunulan faydaları içermektedir. Bu metodlar geliştirilirken mikro şebekenin_x000D_ davranışı analiz edilmiş ve kesikli ve belirsiz PV entegrasyonuna göre adepte edilerek_x000D_ güncellenmiştir. Pv lerin kesikli ve belirsiz davranışı depolama sistemlerinin durumu, dizel_x000D_ jeneretörlerin varlığı, yüklerin kontrol edilibilir/edilemez olması gibi birçok değişken de dikkate_x000D_ alınarak reel zamanda cevap veren kontrolcülerin geliştirildiği bir çalışma olmuştur. Reel_x000D_ zaman da çalışabilen kontrolcü tasarımında hem MATLAB araçları geliştirilmiş hemde GAMS_x000D_ ortamında da optimizasyon sonuçları ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu projenin gerek ülkemiz için_x000D_ gerekse tüm mikro şebeke geliştiricilere örnek olacağı düşünülmektedir. Proje kapsamında bir_x000D_ yüksek lisans tezi, bir tam ve bir de kısmi doktora öğrencisi destklemesi ve birde post-doc_x000D_ araştırmacı için ise temel teşkil etmesi açısından da akademik boyutta istenilen hedeflere_x000D_ ulaşılmıştır.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Investigation of the Effects of Multi-Layer Winding Structures in Two Pole Synchronous Reluctance Machines(IEEE, 2021) Tekgun, Didem; Cosdu, Muhammed Muhsin; Tekgun, Burak; Alan, IrfanIn this paper, a comparative study is performed between single, various double, and triple-layer winding structures to investigate the effects of the winding MMF harmonics and end winding length on the two-pole synchronous reluctance machines (SynRM). A two-step design approach is used including winding and geometry optimization using multi-objective differential evolution (MODE) algorithm. In the first stage, a Pareto front is obtained which determines the number of turns for each coil group for all winding configurations. Later in the second stage, three results are selected from the first stage to perform a geometric optimization to distinguish the effects of the THD and end winding length on the synchronous performance of a 4 kW two-pole SynRM. For the same average torque output, efficiency, mass, and the torque ripple of the selected designs are investigated and compared. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that rather than focusing on shortening the end winding length, reducing the MMF harmonics have a more positive effect on the machine performance as reduced harmonics resulted in efficiency improvement up to 2 points and torque ripple is reduced up to 8 points while having similar motor mass.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4A New Oval Shaft, High Performance, 2 Pole Line Start Synchronous Reluctance Machine for Submersible Pump Applications(Ios Press, 2022) Tekgun, Didem; Alan, IrfanIn this paper, a 2 pole, 4 kW, 6 inches diameter line start synchronous reluctance machine (LS-SynRM) as a submersible water pump motor is designed and optimized with a new oval shaft structure. The aim is to improve the machine performance by widening the flux path on the rotor via narrowing down the shaft on the q-axis. This way a wider d-axis flux path is obtained, and accordingly, the d-axis inductance, the saliency ratio L-d/L-q, and the inductance difference L-d-L-q are increased. First, a set of structural analyses is carried out on a 7-flux barrier rotor in 3 stages: modal, harmonic, and static structural analyses. According to analysis results, the safe limit for the shaft size reduction is determined as 8 mm to avoid excessive deformations and undesired vibrations due to resonance. Later, the machine is optimized using Multi-Objective Differential Evolution (MODE) algorithm with a narrower shaft. The quality of the Pareto front solutions shows that the oval shaft machine is superior to the circular shaft machine in terms of efficiency, motor mass, and torque ripple. The maximum recorded efficiency improvement for the same size LS-SynRM is 4 points and the same size commercial induction machine is around 20 points.
