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Real-Time LCD Digit Recognition System

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp402-411
N. M. Saad , N. S. M. Noor , A. R. Abdullah , O. Y. Fong , N. N. S. A. Rahman
In recent years, the utilization of digital instruments in industries is quickly expanding. This is because digital instruments are typically more exact than the analog instruments, and easier to be read as they are hooked up to a liquid-crystal display (LCD). However, manual data entry from LCD display is tedious and less accurate. This paper proposes a real-time LCD digit recognition system for the industrial purposes. The system is interfaced with an IP webcam to capture the video frames from the LCD display. The digital data is pre-processed into grayscale and being cropped into a selected region of interest (ROI). Adaptive thresholding and morphological operation are applied for the digit segmentation process. Data extraction and characterization are done by utilizing neural network classifier. Finally, all the information are logged out to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The 90% accuracy is accomplished for 50 test images of various LCD display.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 402-411
Publish at: 2017-05-01

A Voltage Improvement of Transmission System using Static Var Compensator via Matlab/Simulink

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp330-337
Siti Amely Jumaat , Ismail Musirin , Mazliya Mohd Baharun
High demand in electricity consumption is rising and modern society would case to function without access to electricity. The volume of power transmitted and distributed are increasing, these need the requirements for high quality and reliable supply. At the same time, rising the costs and the growing environmental concerns make the process of develop a new power transmission line make complicated and the time consuming. One of alternatives to solve the issues is installed the Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS). This research presents to modeling and simulation of Static Var Compensator (SVC) in the power system network using Matlab/Simulink Software. The objective function of this research is improvement the voltage of the system with four cases study for validation. From the simulation results shown that the SVC installation gives the effect to voltage of system.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 330-337
Publish at: 2017-05-01

An Improved Features of Health Screening Test System for Malaysian Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) Programme

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp473-481
A. R. Abdullah , A. R. Syafeeza , M. A. U. C. Mood , T. N. S. T. Zawawi , A. R. Munzier
The purpose of this paper is to improve the features of Health Screening Test System (HSTS) on Social Security Organization (SOCSO) program as physical evaluation for musculoskeletal disable workers (MSDs). SOCSO existing functional testing system are not suitable because of the evaluation was recorded manually peg board too high for Asian people. The occupational therapist whose involve in all the procedures is just doing the judgment in times to determine the capability of the patients. The functional capacity evaluation (FCE) technique is based on the functional range of motion evaluation that consist of positional tolerance respecting to time-motion testing on HSTS peg board and it is by referring to the original work movement. The main features of HSTS are able to measure speed, acceleration and evaluation of SOCSO’s patients for returning to work based on SOCSO’s requirement. In order to validate the accuracy of the proposed model, HSTS is used to evaluate the patient’s positional tolerance and then the result would be compare over the time frame which is Method Time Measurement (MTM) standard. This method is able to provide information and feedback for therapies as a status of patients. It is found that the proposed model is superior in getting the accurate time test for patient’s movements besides practicable and suitable for physical evaluation on MSD patients.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 473-481
Publish at: 2017-05-01

A Comparison Study on Types of PV for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Power

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp349-356
Renuga Verayiah , Anusiya Iyadurai
Grid connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems is today’s breakthrough for renewable energy source in electricity generation Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems have the advantage of more effective utilization for highest renewable source of electricity generation and tendency to continual growth in the next years. The output performance grid connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems is influenced by the impact of cell temperature or ambient temperature and solar irradiance of the solar module. This paper highlights the effect of output energy of solar module by implementing different types of solar module technology and selecting the highest energy output of the module technology for modelling and simulating the design of grid connected photovoltaic (PV) power system using Matlab/Simulink.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 349-356
Publish at: 2017-05-01

Symmetrical Short Circuit Parameter Differences of Double Fed Induction Generator and Synchronous Generator Based Wind Turbine

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp268-277
Muhammad Shahzad Nazir , Qinghua Wu , Mengshi Li , Luliang Zhang
Considering the importance of perturbations during short circuit (SC) in power conversion devices, this study designed to find out the efficacy of symmetrical short circuit (SSC) of the synchronous generator (SG) and doubly fed induction generators (DFIG). Both wind power systems were separately built (Park’s model) and simulated. Simulation results showed that the DFIG is more efficient, fault tolerant, and proficient systems as compared to the SG based on the transient time, steady state, maximum current, and voltage dip values. This study can extend to design protection schemes, more accurate, stable and optimal proficient wind power conversion devices.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 268-277
Publish at: 2017-05-01

An Improved Photovoltaic Array Configuration for Photovoltaic System in the Presence of Maximum Power Point Tracking during Partial Shading Condition

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp301-309
K. Burhanudin , N.A. Kamarzaman , A.A.A. Samat , A.I. Tajudin , S.S. Ramli , N. Hidayat
Power-Voltage (P-V) curve and Current-Voltage (I-V) curve determine the performance of the PV system. In this work, the arrangements of the PV module were reconstructed by adding the number of PV module in 3 strings configuration from 5 to 45. This method enhance the performance of the PV system as it able to show the characteristic of the P-V and I-V curve during partial shading and maximum irradiance despite higher number of PV panel. This study focuses on improving the PV array configuration and simulation speed of the PV panel. The simulation of small size PV array is possible, but the problem lies when the number of string and PV module used increases. New PV array configuration is flexible and easy to add string and increase the number of PV module. PV array configuration was modeled using MATLAB/SIMULINK software.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 301-309
Publish at: 2017-05-01

Symbiotic Organisms Search Technique for SVC Installation in Voltage Control

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp318-329
Mohamad Khairuzzaman Mohamad Zamani , Ismail Musirin , Saiful Izwan Suliman
Increasing demand experienced by electric utilities in many parts of the world involving developing country is a normal phenomenon. This can be due to the urbanization process of a system network, which may lead to possible voltage decay at the receiving buses if no proper offline study is conducted. Unplanned load increment can push the system to operate closes to its instability point. Various compensation schemes have been popularly invented and proposed in power system operation and planning. This would require offline studies, prior to real system implementation. This paper presents the implementation of Symbiotic Organisms Search (SOS) algorithm for solving optimal static VAr compensator (SVC) installation problem in power transmission systems. In this study, SOS was employed to perform voltage control study in a transmission system under several scenarios via the SVC installation scheme. This realizes the feasibility of SOS applications in addressing the compensating scheme for the voltage control study. Minimum and maximum bound of the voltage at all buses have been considered as the inequality constraints as one of the aspects. A validation process conducted on IEEE 26-Bus RTS realizes the feasibility of SOS in performing compensation scheme without violating system stability. Results obtained from the optimization process demonstrated that the proposed SOS optimization algorithm has successfully reduced the total voltage deviation index and improve the voltage profile in the test system. Comparative studies have been performed with respect to the established evolutionary programming (EP) and artificial immune system (AIS) algorithms, resulting in good agreement and has demonstrated its superiority. Results from this study could be beneficial to the power system community in the planning and operation departments in terms of giving offline information prior to real system implementation of the corresponding power system utility.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 318-329
Publish at: 2017-05-01

Development of an Automated Three-Phase Distribution Box System

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i2.pp233-240
N M Nor , N S Zemri , S A Daud , T Ibrahim , H Daud
Most electrical appliances require continuous power supply. For domestic use, crucial appliances such as refrigerator, aquarium and alarm system highly depend upon the continuity of power supply. However, if they are left without electricity due to power outage or blackouts caused by internal or external disturbance, the discontinuity of power supply could be a critical issue to some involving party. Blackouts may be due to short circuit, fault or the overloading of electricity mains. During power outage, Residual Current Device (RCD) detects fault currents from live to the neutral wire within circuit and will trip to prevent shock. This circumstance can increase safety when a house is left unoccupied. Be that as it may, the power will remain switched off until manually reset by man. Thus, this paper presented a new concept of Three-Phase distribution box system in order to overcome tripping problem. This system will be able to identify and isolate the fault using measurement of current flow into each Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) of appliances and current flowing out from each of the load. The measured current value will be compared and the maximum allowable difference is 30mA. If the current difference exceeds the maximum limit then the fault MCB will be detected. Hence RCD will be automatically close the circuit after determining the fault location via the motor operation to make sure of power stability and evade any property loss.
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Page: 233-240
Publish at: 2017-05-01

The Correlation between Surface Tracking and Partial Discharge Characteristics on Pressboard Surface Immersed in MIDEL eN

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp631-640
Nur Amirah Othman , Hidayat Zainuddin , Aminuddin Aman , Sharin Abd Ghani , Imran Sutan Chairul
This paper presents the investigation of the surface tracking on pressboard surface immersed in MIDEL eN oil.  In this work, the development of surface discharge was analyzed by correlating the visual records of surface tracking on impregnated pressboard and the partial discharge (PD) activities.  The PD activities during the surface tracking process were analyzed in terms of Phase Resolved Partial Discharge (PRPD) patterns.  Throughout the experiment, surface discharge is found as the development of tree-like patterns in the form of white marks occurring on the oil-pressboard interface.  This phenomenon is generally accepted as the drying out process that involves evaporation and decomposition of the oil molecules in the pressboard pores due to the surface discharge activities on the pressboard surface layer.  The development of surface discharge on the pressboard surface can continue from minutes to months or even years until failure.  Thus, condition monitoring system is important to characterize this type of faulty condition.  The experimental results show that there is the decreasing trend of PD magnitude during the development of white mark hallway of a gap distance which is eventually suffered from an unexpected fault.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 631-640
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Implementation of Algorithm for Vehicle Anti-Collision Alert System in FPGA

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp775-783
Aiman Zakwan Jidin , Lim Siau Li , Ahmad Fauzan Kadmin
Vehicle safety has becoming one of the important issues nowadays, due to the fact the number of road accidents, which cause injuries, deaths and also damages, keeps on increasing. One of the main factors which contribute to these accidents are human's lack of awareness and also carelessness. This paper presents the development and implementation of an algorithm to be utilized for vehicle anti-collision alert system, which may be useful to reduce the occurrence of accidents. This algorithm, which is to be deployed with the front sensors of the vehicle, is capable of alerting any occurrence of sudden slowing or static vehicles ahead, by sensing the rate of distance change. Furthermore, it also triggers an alert if the driver is breaching the safe distance from the vehicle ahead. This algorithm has been successfully implemented in Altera DE0 FPGA and its functionality was validated via hardware experimental tests.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 775-783
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Improved Timing Estimation Using Iterative Normalization Technique for OFDM Systems

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp905-911
Suyoto Suyoto , Iskandar Iskandar , Sugihartono Sugihartono , Adit Kurniawan
Conventional timing estimation schemes based on autocorrelation experience performance degradation in the multipath channel environment with high delay spread. To overcome this problem, we proposed an improvement of the timing estimation for the OFDM system based on statistical change of symmetrical correlator. The new method uses iterative normalization technique to the correlator output before the detection based on statistical change of symmetric correlator is applied. Thus, it increases the detection probability and achieves better performance than previously published methods in the multipath environment. Computer simulation shows that our method is very robust in the fading multipath channel
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 905-911
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Voltage Compensation In Wind Power System Using STATCOM Controlled By Soft Computing Techniques

10.11591/.v7i2.pp667-680
Bineeta Mukhopadhyay , Rajib Kumar Mandal , Girish Kumar Choudhary
When severe voltage sags occur in weak power systems associated with grid-connected wind farms employing doubly fed induction generators, voltage instability occurs which may lead to forced disconnection of wind turbine. Shunt flexible AC transmission system devices like static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) may be harnessed to provide voltage support by dynamic injection of reactive power. In this work, the STATCOM provided voltage compensation at the point of common coupling in five test cases, namely, simultaneous occurrence of step change (drop) in wind speed and dip in grid voltage, single line to ground, line to line, double line to ground faults and sudden increment in load by more than a thousand times. Three techniques were employed to control the STATCOM, namely, fuzzy logic, particle swarm optimization and a combination of both. A performance comparison was made among the three soft computing techniques used to control the STATCOM on the basis of the amount of voltage compensation offered at the point of common coupling. The simulations were done with the help of SimPowerSystems available with MATLAB / SIMULINK and the results validated that the STATCOM controlled by all the three techniques offered voltage compensation in all the cases considered.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 667-680
Publish at: 2017-04-01

DARE Algorithm: A New Security Protocol by Integration of Different Cryptographic Techniques

10.11591/ijece.v7i2.pp1032-1041
John Mark Espalmado , Edwin Arboleda
Exchange of information between computer networks requires a secure communications channel to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, modification and denial of the computer network. To address this growing problem, security experts sought ways to advance the integrity of data transmission. Security Attacks compromises the security and hence hybrid cryptographic algorithms have been proposed to achieve safe service in the proper manner, such as user authentication and data confidentiality. Data security and authenticity are achieved using these algorithms. Moreover, to improve the strength and cover each algorithm’s weaknesses, a new security algorithm can be designed using the combination of different cryptographic techniques. This design uses Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for authentic key generation, Data Encryption Standard (DES) for key scheduling, and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Rivest–Schamir–Adleman Algorithm (RSA) in encrypting data. This new security algorithm has been proposed for improved security and integrity by integration of these cryptographic techniques.
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Page: 1032-1041
Publish at: 2017-04-01

Comparative Analysis of Time and Physical Redundancy Techniques for Fault Detection

10.11591/ijeecs.v6.i1.pp66-71
Namita Arya , Amit Prakash Singh
The integration level in today’s world is continuously increasing in VLSI chips. VLSI circuit verification is a major challenge in these days. Integration capacity of VLSI circuits mimics the testing complexity of circuits. There is a significant chunk of the testing cost with respect to the whole fabrication prices. Hence it is important to cut down the verification cost. Time required during testing is a main factor for the cost of a chip. This time is directly proportional to the number of testing in the circuitry. So the test set should be very small. There is one way to generate a small test set is to compact a large test set parameters. The main drawback of the compaction results on the quality of the original test set. This aspect of compaction has motivated the work present here with some methods of fault detection and avoidance techniques via redundancy logic as Time redundancy and physical redundancy.
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Page: 66-71
Publish at: 2017-04-01

5G Fixed Beam Switching on Microstrip Patch Antenna

10.11591/.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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