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An Adaptive Cross-Layer Architecture to Optimize QoS Provisioning in MANET

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i1.pp16-25
Asha Asha , G. Mahadevan
Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes, which dynamically form a temporary network, without using any infrastructure like wireless access points or base-stations. The provision of QoS guarantees is much more challenging in Mobile Ad hoc Networks. There are many interesting applications such as multimedia services, disaster recovery etc can be supported if Quality-of-Service (QoS) support can be provided for MANETs. But QoS provisioning in MANETs is a very challenging problem when compared to wired IP networks. This is because of unpredictable node mobility, wireless multi-hop communication, contention for wireless channel access, limited battery power and range of mobile devices as well as the absence of a central coordination authority. So, the design of an efficient and reliable routing scheme providing QoS support for such applications is a difficult task. In this paper we studied the challenges and approaches for QoS aware routing techniques.   
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Page: 16-25
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Novel 9-Steps Automatic AC Voltage Regulator based on Two Step-down Transformers

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp576-583
Hussain Attia
A novel design and simulation results of 9-steps automatic AC voltage regulator based on one step-down transformer is presented in this paper. Avoiding the problem of surge at the AC load during controlling jump steps is done through the proposed design. Accurate and smooth controlling function is achieved as well. Instead of the necessity of increasing the number of taps of the used multi tap transformer for wide controlling range of fluctuated AC  supply voltage, the proposed designed adopts using only two step down transformers with 10 Vrms, and 30 Vrms secondary voltages respectively. Through the controlling of the proposed design of AV voltage regulator, the resultant load voltage is equal the AC supply voltage as well as the suitable voltage step which may one of the following voltages; +40V, +30V, +20V, +10V, 0V, -10V, -20V, -30V, -40V. The electronic design is done Multisim software while the electrical circuit connection of step down transformers and relays contacts that is made by using PSIM software for power circuit design.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 576-583
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Generator Assessment of Hydro Power Station Adequacy after Reconstruction from Classical to HIS SF6 Substation

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp729-740
Srete Nikolovski , Goran Slipac , Emir Alibašić
Reliability analysis of substations and generator assessment of power plant stations are very important elements in a design and maintenance process. This paper presents a generator adequacy assessment of a classical “H” scheme for an open conventional substation, which is often used, and a new HIS - High Integrated Switchgear with SF6 gas isolation. Generator adequacy indices of both types of classical and HIS switchgear were compared and the results showed a high level of reliability and availability of the HIS presented substation. The input data were the annual reports of Croatian TSO-Transmission System Operator (HOPS) and statistics of operation events of Croatian National Electricity (HEP Inc.). For the HIS substation, the input reliability data were used from relevant international literature since only few of HIS substations are installed in Croatia. The generator is modelled with a three-state Markov state space model and Monte Carlo simulations were used for the generator assessment analysis. Adequacy indices LOLP and EDNS were obtained using DIgSILENT software.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 729-740
Publish at: 2017-04-01

The Weights Detection of Multi-criteria by using Solver

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp858-868
Fachrurrazi Fachrurrazi , Yuwaldi Away , Saiful Husin
Multi criteria, which are generally used for decision analysis, have certain characteristics that relate to the purpose of the decision. Multi criteria have complex structures and have different weights depending upon the consideration of assessors and the purpose of the decision also. Expert’s judgment will be used to detect the criteria weights that applied by assessors. The aim of this study is a model to detect the criteria weights and biases on the subcontractor selection and detecting the significant weights, as decisive criteria. A method, which is used to modeling the weights detection, is the Solver Application. Data, totaling 40 sets, has been collected that consist of the assessor’s assessment and the expert’s judgment. The result is a pattern of weights and biases detection. The proposed model have been able to detect of 20 criteria weights and biases, that consist of 4 criteria in  the total weights of 60% (as decisive criteria) and 16 criteria in the total weights of 40%. A model has been built by training process performed by the Solver, which the result for MSE training is 9.73711e-08 and for MSE validation is 0.00900528. Novelty in the study is a model to detect pattern of weights criteria and biases on subcontractor selection by transferring the expert's judgment using Solver Application.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 858-868
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Lyot-based Multi-wavelength Fiber Laser

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp981-985
Suhairie Saleh , N. A. Cholan , A. H. Sulaiman , M. A. Mahdi
A multi-wavelength fiber laser which is based on a Lyot filter is experimentally demonstrated. A combination of four-wave mixing in a highly nonlinear fiber and Lyot filter mechanism in the laser cavity is able to generate multi-wavelength with relatively high extinction ratio (ER). At the input current of 100mA, six laser lines with ER more than 5 dB are successfully generated. The wavelength spacing for the multi-wavelength is 0.15nm, corresponding to the characteristics of the Lyot filter used.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 981-985
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Energy Performance of LDPC Scheme in Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Network with Two base Stations Model

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp933-941
Younes El Assari , Mounir Arioua , Imad Ez-zazi , Ahmed El Oualkadi
Conservation of the energy is one of the main design issues in wireless sensor networks. The limited battery power of each sensor node is a challenging task in deploying this type of network. The challenge is crucial in reliable wireless network when implementing efficient error correcting scheme with energy consuming routing protocol. In this work, we investigated the energy performance of LDPC code in multi-hop wireless sensor network. We proposed a model of two base stations to prolong the lifetime and build a reliable and energy-efficient network. Through performed MATLAB simulations, we examine the energy effectiveness of multiple base stations model on reliable wireless sensor network performance in different network dimensions.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 933-941
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Credal Fusion of Classifications for Noisy and Uncertain Data

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp1071-1087
Fatma Karem , Mounir Dhibi , Arnaud Martin , Med Salim Bouhlel
This paper reports on an investigation in classification technique employed to classify noised and uncertain data. However, classification is not an easy task. It is a significant challenge to discover knowledge from uncertain data. In fact, we can find many problems. More time we don't have a good or a big learning database for supervised classification. Also, when training data contains noise or missing values, classification accuracy will be affected dramatically. So to extract groups from  data is not easy to do. They are overlapped and not very separated from each other. Another problem which can be cited here is the uncertainty due to measuring devices. Consequentially classification model is not so robust and strong to classify new objects. In this work, we present a novel classification algorithm to cover these problems. We materialize our main idea by using belief function theory to do combination between classification and clustering. This theory treats very well imprecision and uncertainty linked to classification. Experimental results show that our approach has ability to significantly improve the quality of classification of generic database.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 1071-1087
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Development of Load Control Algorithm for PV Microgrid

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp619-630
Mohamad Haireen Bin Fatheli , Nur Izzati Zolkifri , Chin Kim Gan , Musa Bin Yusup Lada
The variability of solar irradiance which is caused by the weather conditions could result in the mismatch between the solar PV generation and the demand particularly in the microgrid context. This may lead to the detrimental effects of over/under voltage or over/under frequency. In this regard, this paper presents the laboratory set-up of a grid-connected PV inverter operates in islanding condition. To achieve this, a load control algorithm is proposed to provide the autonomous real time demand control that follows the PV generation to maintain generation-demand equilibrium requirement. The laboratory results show that the proposed load control algorithm can successfully address the voltage and the frequency violation in islanding condition, regardless of the variation of irradiance and power generated by the PV sources.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 619-630
Publish at: 2017-04-01

A New Compact and Miniaturized GCPW-fed Slotted Rectangular antenna for Wideband UHF FIRD Applications

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp767-774
Rachid Dakir , Jamal Zbitou , Ahmed Mouhsen , A. Tribak , M. Latrach , A. M. Sanchez
This paper presents the development of a new miniaturized and compact GCPW-fed slotted rectangular antenna structure reader for wideband UHF RFID applications. The optimized proposed antenna is suitable to operate a large frequency-band range from 0.8GHz to 1.3GHz with a bandwidth of 500MHz with a return loss less than -10dB. The antenna is based on a 1.6mm thickness FR4 epoxy substrate with a reduce dimensions compared to the simple rectangular antenna and size of proposed antenna is 47*40mm2. The new design consists of a compact rectangular patch with symmetric U-shaped slots and I-shaped include a partial ground plan and fed by 50 Grounded coplanar line. The antenna parameters have been investigated and optimized by   using   CST Microwave Studio. To validate the CST Microwave Studio results before the   antenna achievement,   we   have   conducted another study by using ADS. The   final circuit   achieved, measured and validated. Experimental results show that the proposed antenna has good radiation characteristics and operating in UHF-RFID applications.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 767-774
Publish at: 2017-04-01

5G Coupler Design for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Application

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp899-904
Dyg Norkhairunnisa Abang Zaidel , Norhudah Seman , Mohd Ridhuan Mohd Sharip , Dyg Azra Awang Mat , Nur Alia Athirah Mohtadzar
Aiming to achieve 3-dB coupling, operating in fifth generation (5G) technologies, this paper introduces a new design of tight coupling coupler that will be operated in 5G technologies. Two stubs and two slots have been implemented into the 3-dB coupler design in order to achieve impedance matching between the ports and to give better coupling performances, respectively. Moreover, a study on the stubs’ and slots’ effects towards the S31 of the 3-dB coupler has also been presented in this paper. The proposed coupler is designed on Rogers RO4003C substrate. The simulation results and the analytical study on the stubs and slots implementation show that both stubs and slots affect the performance of the coupling coefficient.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 899-904
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Hybrid System of Tiered Multivariate Analysis and Artificial Neural Network for Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp1023-1031
Wiharto Wiharto , Hari Kusnanto , Herianto Herianto
Improved system performance diagnosis of coronary heart disease becomes an important topic in research for several decades. One improvement would be done by features selection, so only the attributes that influence is used in the diagnosis system using data mining algorithms. Unfortunately, the most feature selection is done with the assumption has provided all the necessary attributes, regardless of the stage of obtaining the attribute, and cost required. This research proposes a hybrid model system for diagnosis of coronary heart disease. System diagnosis preceded the feature selection process, using tiered multivariate analysis. The analytical method used is logistic regression. The next stage, the classification by using multi-layer perceptron neural network. Based on test results, system performance proposed value for accuracy 86.3%, sensitivity 84.80%, specificity 88.20%, positive prediction value (PPV) 90.03%, negative prediction value (NPV) 81.80%, accuracy 86,30%  and area under the curve (AUC) of 92.1%. The performance of a diagnosis using a combination attributes of risk factors,symptoms and exercise ECG. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the proposed diagnosis system capable of delivering performance in the very good category, with a number of attributes that are not a lot of checks and a relatively low cost.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 1023-1031
Publish at: 2017-04-01

The Effect of Plasma-Treated Boron Nitride on Partial Discharge Characteristics of LDPE

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp568-575
N.A Awang , M.H Ahmad , Y.Z. Arief , I.H. Zakaria , N.A. Ahmad
Power supply reliability is a key factor in a country economic stability. It is contributed by the reliable power distributor via transmission lines, overhead or underground cables. However, the power cables and accessories are always exposed to pre-breakdown phenomena known as partial discharges (PD) which commonly occur in microvoids, defects or protrusions inside the insulation. To improve the performance of the cable insulation against PD, nanofillers are added into the insulating materials. However, to achieve superior performance of PD resistance, the nanofillers must be homogeneously dispersed into the polymer matrices with tightly bonded interfacial zones. Therefore, this could be achieved by employing method of surface functionalization by using cold atmospheric plasma to strengthen the filler/polymer interfaces. In view of foregoing, this study investigated the effects of surface treated boron nitride (BN) nanoparticles in Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) on the PD characteristics by following CIGRE Method II at 7 kVrms applied voltage. The phase resolved PD characteristics were performed. The results revealed that by treating the nanofillers with cold plasma, the PD resistance of LDPE were highly achieved compared with the untreated BN nanofillers.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 568-575
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Power Quality Enhancement in Grid Connected PV Systems using High Step Up DC-DC Converter

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp720-728
V S Prasadarao K , K V Krishna Rao , P Bala Koteswara Rao , T. Abishai
Renewable energy sources (RES) are gaining more importance in the present scenario due to the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing power demand. Solar energy is the one of the most promising as it is clean and easily available source. The voltage obtained from the PV system is low. This voltage is increased by high step up dc-dc converter which uses only one switch leads to low switching losses and hence the efficiency of this converter is high. To get the good response this converter is operated in closed loop manner. Integration of PV system with existing grid has so many issues like distorted voltage, current and reactive power control etc. This paper presents a four leg inverter which works on hysteresis current control technique to address the power quality issues like reactive power compensation, balanced load currents and compensation of neutral current. The switching to the inverter is designed in such a way that it supplies the extra current to stabilise the current of the grid that is being supplied to the loads. Finally, the proposed technique is validated by using mat lab/Simulink software and corresponding results are presented in this paper.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 720-728
Publish at: 2017-04-01

p-Laplace Variational Image Inpainting Model Using Riesz Fractional Differential Filter

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp850-857
Sridevi Gamini , S Srinivas Kumar
In this paper, p-Laplace variational image inpainting model with symmetric Riesz fractional differential filter is proposed. Variational inpainting models are very useful to restore many smaller damaged regions of an image. Integer order variational image inpainting models (especially second and fourth order) work well to complete the unknown regions. However, in the process of inpainting with these models, any of the unindented visual effects such as staircasing, speckle noise, edge blurring, or loss in contrast are introduced. Recently, fractional derivative operators were applied by researchers to restore the damaged regions of the image. Experimentation with these operators for variational image inpainting led to the conclusion that second order symmetric Riesz fractional differential operator not only completes the damaged regions effectively, but also reducing unintended effects. In this article, The filling process of damaged regions is based on the fractional central curvature term. The proposed model is compared with integer order variational models and also GrunwaldLetnikov fractional derivative based variational inpainting in terms of peak signal to noise ratio, structural similarity and mutual information.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 850-857
Publish at: 2017-04-01

5G Fixed Beam Switching on Microstrip Patch Antenna

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp975-980
Low Ching Yu , Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin
5G technology is using millimeter-wave band to improve the wireless communication system.  However, narrow transmitter and receiver beams have caused the beam coverage area to be limited. Due to propagation limitations of mm wave band, beam forming technology with multi-beam based communication system, has been focused to overcome the problem. In this letter, a fixed beam switching method is introduced. By changing the switches, four different configurations of patch array antennas are designed to investigate their performances in terms of radiation patterns, beam forming angle, gain, half-power bandwidth and impedance bandwidth at 28 GHz operating frequency for 5G application. Mircostrip antenna is preferred due to its low profile, easy in feeding and array configurations. Three different beam directions had been formed at -15°, 0°, and 15° with half-power bandwidth of range 45˚ to 50˚.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 975-980
Publish at: 2017-04-01
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