The New Design of Interior Distribution Substations with Natural Gas Engine and CHP System
One of the main issues in constructing and expanding the distributed generation (DG) plants is the space and the ground that needs to be used to install the DG power plant. In order to solve this intricate problem and for developing combined heat and power plants, this paper has proposed using the space of interior distribution substations. It has also assessed an economical feasibility study and reliability assessment of this new design of interior distribution substation in a sample case study for more clarification. In fact the paper observes a new design for distribution substation for sizing natural gas engine and combined heat and power. Existence of many old style interior distribution substations where the availability of natural gas resources is acceptable besides easygoing steps for investment and execution, have made the new design developing, more feasible. On the other hand, the new design can be helpful in improving power industry restructuring implementation and privatization process in many countries.
A Review of Existing Cogeneration Facilities in Canada
Sponsors of CIEEDAC: Greenhouse Gas Division of Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Aluminium Industry Association, Canadian Foundry Association, Canadian Gas Association, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, Canadian Steel Producers Association, Cement Association of Canada, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, Forest Products Association of Canada, Mining Association of Canada, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions CIEEDAC
Kinematic Modelling and Simulation of a 2R Robot Using SolidWorks and Verification by MATLAB / Simulink Regular Paper
The  simulation  of  robot  systems  is  becoming very popular, especially with  the  lowering of  the cost of computers,  and  it  can  be  used  for  layout  evaluation, feasibility studies, presentations with animation and off‐ line programming. The  trajectory  planning  of  redundant manipulators  is  a very  active  area  since  many  tasks  require  special characteristics  to  be  satisfied.  The  importance  of redundant manipulators has  increased over  the  last  two decades  because  of  the  possibility  of  avoiding singularities  as  well  as  obstacles  within  the  course  of motion.  The  angle  that  the  last  link  of  a  2  DOF manipulator makes with the x‐axis is required in order to find the solution for the inverse kinematics problem. This angle  could  be  optimized  with  respect  to  a  given specified  key  factor  (time,  velocity,  torques)  while  the end‐effector  performs  a  chosen  trajectory  (i.e., avoiding an obstacle) in the task space. Modeling  and  simulation  of  robots  could  be  achieved using  either  of  the  following  models:  the  geometrical model (positions, postures), the kinematic model and the dynamic model. To  do  so,  the  modelization  of  a  2‐R  robot  type  is implemented. Our main  tasks  are  comparing  two  robot postures with the same trajectory (path) and for the same length  of  time,  and  establishing  a  computing  code  to obtain the kinematic and dynamic parameters. SolidWorks  and MATLAB/Simulink  softwares  are  used to check the theory and the robot motion simulation. This  could  be  easily  generalized  to  a  3‐R  robot  and possibly therefore to any serial robot (Scara, Puma, etc.). The verification of the obtained results by both softwares allows  us  to  qualitatively  evaluate  and  underline  the validityof  the  chosen  model  and  obtain  the  right conclusions. The results of  the simulations are discussed and an agreement between the two softwares is certainly obtained.