Favourable sites for renewable generation are often remote locations (such as islands) where installed capacity, e.g. from wind turbines, exceeds local aggregate demand. We study the effect that curtailment mechanisms applied when there is excess generation have on the incentives to build additional capacity and the profitability of the generators. Next, for a two-location setting, we study the...

An accurate and efficient modelling approach for field effect transistors (FET) as nonlinear active transmission lines is presented. The nonlinear active multiconductor transmission line (NAMTL) equations are obtained by considering the transistor as three active coupled lines operating in a nonlinear regime. This modelling procedure accurately spots the effect of wave propagation along the dev...

By introducing physically motivated time delays, simulation models can be partitioned into decoupled independent sub-models. This enables parallel simulations on multi-core processors. An automatic algorithm is used for partitioning and running distributed system simulations. Methods for sorting and distributing components for good load balancing have been developed. Mathematical correctness du...

This paper describes a constant impedance transmission line pulse system with new measurement capabilities and improved accuracy. The paper enforces a broader look at transmission line pulse (TLP) data, beyond the – curves. Accurate TLP measurements and actual TLP/HBM device data are used to demonstrate effects and HBM/TLP correlation and miscorrelation. Finally, a calibration method and standa...

Transmission Line Pulse is a short pulse (25ns to 150ns) measurement of the current-voltage (I/V) characteristics of the ESD protection built into an integrated circuit. The short TLP pulses are used to simulate the short ESD pulse threats and integrated circuit must tolerate without being damaged. In this work the fundamental principles of how the TLP pulse is generated and used to create I-V ...

An experimental course in electromagnetic theory has been developed in which the student version of PSPICE can be used to illustrate a large class of theoretical principles. The course material is based on the argument that many interesting problems in electrodynamics can be addressed using TEM waves normally incident on a dielectric or reflecting interface. The relationship between a normally ...

In this paper, we study transmission line resonances in high TC dc SQUIDs. These resonances are exhibited in the characteristics of SQUIDs which are fabricated on substrates with high dielectric constant, such as strontium titanate. The power balance equation is analytically derived both for symmetric and asymmetric SQUIDs. Using this, we investigate SQUID current voltage I(V ), voltage flux V ...

Current and voltage transformers influence the criterion values measurement particularly during disturbances in the system. Certain construction limitations of instrument transformers may in some cases cause maloperation or substantial delay in tripping of the protective relays. Current transformer saturation and discharging of the capacitive voltage transformer’s internal energy during short c...

In this paper, the transmission line theory is utilized to characterize the metamaterials comprising of microscopic elements of a periodic array, specifically, the traditional split-ring resonators (SRRs), as an example. The bianisotropic property of the metamaterials is characterized in a new way different from the existing wave methods. As evident from both simulations and experiments, the SR...