scholarly journals Dual Sequence Controller with Delayed Signal Cancellation in the Rotating Reference Frame

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mota ◽  
Erick Alves ◽  
Elisabetta Tedeschi
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frame ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Formal Proof ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Current Controller ◽  
Signal Cancellation ◽  
Rotating Reference Frames ◽  
Dsc Method ◽  
Dual Sequence

Manuscript submitted to the Twenty-second IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2021).<div>Abstract: Dual-sequence current controllers of voltage source converters (VSCs) feature two separate rotating reference frames (RRFs), commonly named dq frames, and rely on techniques that isolate the positive and negative sequences of three-phase measurements. One of these techniques is the delayed signal cancellation (DSC). It is performed in the stationary reference frame (SRF), also known as αβ frame. The DSC combines old values of one axis with new values of the other axis of the SRF. The results are, then, transformed into the RRFs for use in the current controller. This filtering process introduces an extra layer of complexity for dual-sequence current controllers, which could otherwise operate solely in the RRFs. This paper introduces a frequency adaptive DSC method that operates directly in the RRF. Moreover, an averaging of two of the proposed DSC filters with contiguous integer delays is employed for reducing discretization errors caused by grid frequency excursions. A formal proof of the equivalence between the αβ and dq DSC methods is presented. Furthermore, computer simulations of a case study support the interpretation of the results.</div>

scholarly journals Dual Sequence Controller with Delayed Signal Cancellation in the Rotating Reference Frame

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Mota ◽  
Erick Alves ◽  
Elisabetta Tedeschi
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frame ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Formal Proof ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Current Controller ◽  
Signal Cancellation ◽  
Rotating Reference Frames ◽  
Dsc Method ◽  
Dual Sequence

Manuscript submitted to the Twenty-second IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2021).<div>Abstract: Dual-sequence current controllers of voltage source converters (VSCs) feature two separate rotating reference frames (RRFs), commonly named dq frames, and rely on techniques that isolate the positive and negative sequences of three-phase measurements. One of these techniques is the delayed signal cancellation (DSC). It is performed in the stationary reference frame (SRF), also known as αβ frame. The DSC combines old values of one axis with new values of the other axis of the SRF. The results are, then, transformed into the RRFs for use in the current controller. This filtering process introduces an extra layer of complexity for dual-sequence current controllers, which could otherwise operate solely in the RRFs. This paper introduces a frequency adaptive DSC method that operates directly in the RRF. Moreover, an averaging of two of the proposed DSC filters with contiguous integer delays is employed for reducing discretization errors caused by grid frequency excursions. A formal proof of the equivalence between the αβ and dq DSC methods is presented. Furthermore, computer simulations of a case study support the interpretation of the results.</div>

Rotordynamic Analysis Using the Complex Transfer Matrix

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Varney ◽  
Itzhak Green
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frame ◽  
Transfer Matrix ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Numerical Technique ◽  
External Support ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Rotating Reference Frame ◽  
Rotating Reference Frames ◽  
Lumped Masses

The transfer matrix method is an expedient numerical technique for determining the dynamic behavior of a rotordynamic system (e.g., whirl frequencies, steady-state response to forcing). The typical 8 × 8 transfer matrix suffers from several deficiencies. First, for a system incorporating damping, the method generates a characteristic polynomial of degree 8N for a model of N lumped masses (degree 4N for an undamped model). The high degree of the polynomial results in lengthy computation times and decreased accuracy. Second, as discussed herein, the 8 × 8 formulation fails to distinguish between forward and backward whirl. These deficiencies are overcome by a novel complex-valued state variable redefinition resulting in a 4×4 transfer matrix including external support stiffness and damping. The complex transfer matrix is then modified to account for analysis within a rotating reference frame. Analysis in a rotating reference frame is a judicious means to determine unique system fault characteristics, which serve as a starting point for the development of an on-line fault detection system. Insights into using the complex transfer matrix in a rotating reference frame are discussed. Analytical results in both inertial and rotating reference frames for an overhung rotor model are provided.

Allocentric to Egocentric Spatial Switching: Impairment in aMCI and Alzheimer's Disease Patients?

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennaro Ruggiero ◽  
Alessandro Iavarone ◽  
Tina Iachini
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Reference Frame ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Spatial Representations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Spatial Memory Task ◽  
Switching Condition ◽  
Normal Controls

Objective: Deficits in egocentric (subject-to-object) and allocentric (object-to-object) spatial representations, with a mainly allocentric impairment, characterize the first stages of the Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: To identify early cognitive signs of AD conversion, some studies focused on amnestic-Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) by reporting alterations in both reference frames, especially the allocentric ones. However, spatial environments in which we move need the cooperation of both reference frames. Such cooperating processes imply that we constantly switch from allocentric to egocentric frames and vice versa. This raises the question of whether alterations of switching abilities might also characterize an early cognitive marker of AD, potentially suitable to detect the conversion from aMCI to dementia. Here, we compared AD and aMCI patients with Normal Controls (NC) on the Ego-Allo- Switching spatial memory task. The task assessed the capacity to use switching (Ego-Allo, Allo-Ego) and non-switching (Ego-Ego, Allo-Allo) verbal judgments about relative distances between memorized stimuli. Results: The novel finding of this study is the neat impairment shown by aMCI and AD in switching from allocentric to egocentric reference frames. Interestingly, in aMCI when the first reference frame was egocentric, the allocentric deficit appeared attenuated. Conclusion: This led us to conclude that allocentric deficits are not always clinically detectable in aMCI since the impairments could be masked when the first reference frame was body-centred. Alongside, AD and aMCI also revealed allocentric deficits in the non-switching condition. These findings suggest that switching alterations would emerge from impairments in hippocampal and posteromedial areas and from concurrent dysregulations in the locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system or pre-frontal cortex.

scholarly journals Reference frames in spatial communication for navigation and sports: an empirical study in ultimate frisbee players

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Weisberg ◽  
Anjan Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frame ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Spatial Reference ◽  
Spatial Reference Frames ◽  
The North ◽  
Communication Task ◽  
Spatial Communication ◽  
Spatial Domains ◽  
Ultimate Frisbee

Abstract Background Reference frames ground spatial communication by mapping ambiguous language (for example, navigation: “to the left”) to properties of the speaker (using a Relative reference frame: “to my left”) or the world (Absolute reference frame: “to the north”). People’s preferences for reference frame vary depending on factors like their culture, the specific task in which they are engaged, and differences among individuals. Although most people are proficient with both reference frames, it is unknown whether preference for reference frames is stable within people or varies based on the specific spatial domain. These alternatives are difficult to adjudicate because navigation is one of few spatial domains that can be naturally solved using multiple reference frames. That is, while spatial navigation directions can be specified using Absolute or Relative reference frames (“go north” vs “go left”), other spatial domains predominantly use Relative reference frames. Here, we used two domains to test the stability of reference frame preference: one based on navigating a four-way intersection; and the other based on the sport of ultimate frisbee. We recruited 58 ultimate frisbee players to complete an online experiment. We measured reaction time and accuracy while participants solved spatial problems in each domain using verbal prompts containing either Relative or Absolute reference frames. Details of the task in both domains were kept as similar as possible while remaining ecologically plausible so that reference frame preference could emerge. Results We pre-registered a prediction that participants would be faster using their preferred reference frame type and that this advantage would correlate across domains; we did not find such a correlation. Instead, the data reveal that people use distinct reference frames in each domain. Conclusion This experiment reveals that spatial reference frame types are not stable and may be differentially suited to specific domains. This finding has broad implications for communicating spatial information by offering an important consideration for how spatial reference frames are used in communication: task constraints may affect reference frame choice as much as individual factors or culture.

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