Institut de Recherche d’Hydro-Québec for modeling and simulating wind power plants for power system studies. The electromagnetic transient model of a wind generator using a doubly-fed induction generator is presented. Modeling techniques for simulating large wind power plants are described. Model validation using field measurements and simulation study are presented. Real-time simulation of 25 ...

Virtual power plant (VPP) is an effective approach to aggregate distributed generation resources under a central control. This paper introduces a mixed-integer linear programming model for optimal scheduling of the internal resources of a large scale VPP in order to maximize its profit. The proposed model studies the effect of a demand response (DR) program on the scheduling of the VPP. The pro...

I N THE last decade, power dissipation has become a critical design metric for an increasingly large number of VLSI circuits. The main driving factor for this trend is the exploding market of portable electronic appliances, which calls for complex integrated systems that can be powered by lightweight batteries with long periods between recharges. Additionally, system cost must be extremely low ...

<span lang="EN-US">Large-scale grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) station are increasing rapidly. However, this large penetration of PV system creates frequency fluctuation in the grid due to intermittency solar irradiance. Therefore, paper, a robust droop control mechanism battery energy storage (BESS) is developed order damp multi-machine variable active power injected from panel. The proposed...

 In this paper, we consider the problem of maximizing the battery life (or duration of service) in battery-powered CMOS circuits. We first show that the battery efficiency (or utilization factor) decreases as the average discharge current from the battery increases. The implication is that the battery life is a super-linear function of the average discharge current. Next we show that even if t...

The complexity of huge-scale integrated circuits allowed by technology scaling down breeds design problems for the diÆculty in managing deep-submicron drawbacks. Thermal e ects have increasing impact on power supply bus reliability, and e ective line sizing based on trustable lifetime evaluation is of basic importance. This work presents an analysis of the impact on electromigration of technolo...

 In this paper, we consider the problem of maximizing the battery life (or duration of service) in battery-powered CMOS circuits. We first show that the battery efficiency (or utilization factor) decreases as the average discharge current from the battery increases. The implication is that the battery life is a super-linear function of the average discharge current. Next we show that even when...

Deep submicron technology introduces strong linkages between process, design, and reliability. Papers in this session talk about the effect of process defects on chip reliability estimation, measurement of circuit delay variations due to process variability, and future trends in power supply distribution as a result of interconnect scaling.