The probabilistic production cost is calculated by the Expected Incremental Generation Cost Curve(EIGC) method based on the multi-state and multi-block operating conditions. For this, A new algorithm for determining production cost by the EIGC and the generation availability curve (GAC) had been developed in order to realize better economic olad dispatch and better reliability for power system operation. The simpler method for determining the EIGC and the GAC is proposed for convenience and saving in computation time.

The currents in the rails of an electromagnetic railgun are concentrated in a near surface region. In order to understand this phenomenon, this paper deals with computation of the current distribution related to skin effect in a railgun. An analytical solution is obtained for a twodimensional model. It is found that current concentration at the interface between the rails and the armature is affected by the velocity, length and conductivity of the armature, that skin effect in the rails is affected by the relative velocity between the rails and the armature rather than other factors, and that skin depth in the rails is inversely proportional nearly to the square root of the velocity.

Microprocessor control of power-electronic equipment offers the possibility of improvements in manufacture, realizability, maintenance and servicing, and increased control flexibility. In this paper, simple microprocessor control with a view to approximating the polynomial equations which govern the commutation angles was consisdered. The theoretical analysis of this principle which govern the commutaton of power switches in order to cancel any predetermined harmonics and vary the fundamental rms voltage of the inverter output is described. Also the spectrum and harmonics were analyzed by HP-1000 computer. Practical aspect of the realization of a voltage controller based on a microprocessor and a suitable system for variable frequency inverter were also presented. The experimental test has been carried out on a Z-80 microcomputer and a single phase transistor inverter. The various results show the feasibility of obtainintg practically a single phase and a three phase inverter waveforms, which are highly desirable in most inverter applications.

In this pater, we have proposed a synthetic main chopper circuit for the chopper controlled electric automobile. The proposed chopper circuit operates as a step-down chopper in powering mode and as a polarity reversion type chopper in regenerative braking mode. In this study, it was found that powering and regenerative braking operations using the separately excited D.C motor can be controlled continuously only by gate signals of the chopper without changing the connection of the circuit.

The efficiency of a synchronous motor can be substantially improved by controlling armature voltage, field excitation, and load angle on optimum values which yield minimum input power at any specified torque and speed. This improvement is particularly noticeable in the case of light loads. In addition, the control of armature input voltage improves the power factor at which the motor operates. Employed in the analysis is a new equivalent circuit model of the motor which incorporates the frequency dependent nature of the motor parameters and the effects of iron loss. The stability of synchronous motor operation is studied by applying the Nyquist stability criterion to the linearized equations which describe the behavior of the motor as the motor loads perturb about a steady-state operating point. This investigation reveals that, in some cases, the stable region of the motor is delineated from the results of a computer simulation. With a view to reducing harmonic loss and improving torque pulsation from harmonic components, a very poweful pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) method using an 16-bit microcomputer has been developed. This method has the advantages of simplicity of control algorithms and requires small memory space for storing thyristor trigger angles for a three-phase PAM inverter. The method can be used for smooth control of both modulation depth and frequency over a wide range.

A laser potential transformer(PT) has been developed and characterized to measure the voltages using electro-optic Kerr effect. Laser PT utilizing Kerr cell successfully measures applied voltages up to 3 KV. Experimental results show a good agreement with the theoretical values. Ierr constant of nitrobenzene is also measured and agrees very well with the published results. Applied voltages and modulated laser intensities are also characterized. (Jun 1) WE1

Most of moving targets are modelled as nonlinear dynamic equations. In recent years, the extended Kalman filter is frequently used for estimating their behaviors. The conditional Gaussian filter is more suitable than extended kalman filter in the filtering problem of nonlinear systems. But extended Kalman filter and conditional Gaussian filter often do not give optimal estimates and fail to track target trajectories because of its properties. Therefore it is desirable to use adaptive techniques to adapt target maneuvers. In this paper, we will discuss adaptive filtering technique using innovation process based on extended Kalman filter in real time, and suggest another maneuver estimation method using MRAS technique.