Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor on Transient Stability of Single Machine Infinite Bus System with the Exact Short Transmission Line ModelPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: It is becoming increasingly important to fully utilize the existing transmission system assets due to environmental legislation, rights-of-way issues, costs of construction and deregulation policies that were introduced in recent years. The Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) has been proposed for better control power flow and dynamic performance. The exact short transmission line model consists of the resistance … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 2 Feb 2012 · 7,466 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTransient Stability of the Power System with the Exact Long Transmission Line ModelPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: The exact long transmission line model consists of the lump of the series resistance, reactance and shunt capacitance. With the consideration the actual long transmission line model, it causes in the difficulty of deriving the mathematical model. Approach: This study investigates the transient stability of power system with consideration the exact long transmission line model. The concept of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 24 Jan 2012 · 6,853 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of R/X Ratio of the Short Transmission Line on Transient StabilityPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: The exact short transmission line model consists of the resistance and reactance. Most of previous researches study the transient stability of single machine infinite bus with neglecting the resistance of the line. Thus the simulation results may not close to the practical system. With the consideration with the actual short line model, it causes difficulty of deriving the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 24 Jan 2012 · 8,057 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating the Critical Clearing Time of Power System with the Exact Medium Transmission Line ModelPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: The exact medium transmission line model consists of the resistance, series reactance and shunt capacitance. Most of previous research studies show the critical clearing time of single machine infinite bus while neglecting the resistance and capacitance of the line. Approach: This study investigates the critical clearing time of power system with consideration the exact medium transmission line mode. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 23 Jan 2012 · 7,411 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSTATCOM Stabilizer based on Fuzzy Logic Control for Damping Power OscillationPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: In power systems, there exists a continuous challenge to improve dynamic performance of power system. Approach: Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) is a power electronic based device that has the capability of controlling the power flow through a line. This study applies the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) to control the power flow during dynamic period. To verify the effect … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 8 Sep 2011 · 7,440 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStatic Synchronous Series Compensator Controller based on Fuzzy Logic Control for Power System StabilizationPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: Modern power system consists of the complicated network of transmission lines and carries heavy demand. Thus they cause in the stability problem. Approach: Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) is a power electronic based device that has the capability of controlling the power flow through a line. The series voltage injection model of SSSC is modeled into power flow … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 7 Sep 2011 · 7,450 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDevelopment of Software Reliability Growth Models for Industrial Applications Using Fuzzy LogicSultan AljahdaliProblem statement: The utilization of Software Reliability Growth Models (SRGM) plays a major role in monitoring progress, accurately predicting the number of faults in the software during both development and testing processes; define the release date of a software product, helps in allocating resources and estimating the cost for software maintenance. This leads to achieving the required reliability level of … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 10 · 9 Aug 2011 · 7,007 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Review of Covering Arrays and Their Application to Software TestingBestoun S. Ahmed, Kamal Z. ZamliProblem statement: As a complex logic system, software may suffer from different source of faults. Those faults can be avoided by applying different testing processes. It appears recently that the interaction among the system factors represents a common source of faults. Software function properly, all input factors and their interactions of the software need to be tested i.e., exhaustive testing. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 9 · 23 Jul 2011 · 8,707 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTermite Damage to Buildings: Nature of Attacks and Preventive Construction MethodsAbdel Ghaly, Skai EdwardsProblem statement: Termites are an essential member of the soil ecosystem and are found throughout the world. In their natural environment, they improve soil pH, organic carbon content, water content and porosity by cycling dead organics. However, they can negatively impact human welfare by causing damage to unprotected timber structures, underground cables, earthen dams, irrigation ditches and farming equipment. Globally, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 12 Jul 2011 · 26,765 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Critical Clearing Time of Power System Equipped With a Series FACT DevicesPrechanon KumkratugProblem statement: The critical clearing time provides very important role of the robustness in power system. The Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) has been accepted to be equipped in series with modern power system. This study presents the method to evaluate the Critical Clearing Time (CCT) of the system equipped with a SSSC. Approach: The parameter on SSSC is modeled … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 14 Jun 2011 · 6,777 accessesView PDFCite