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Title: Solver for hardware based computing

Abstract

Full-AC load flow constitutes a core computation in power system analysis. A performance gain with a hardware implementation of a sparse-linear solver using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is achieved by use of a DC network emulation of the power system bus. Analog Behavioral Models (ABMs) are used in an efficient strategy for designing analog emulation engines for large-scale power system computation. A generator model is also developed using analog circuits for load flow emulation for power system analysis to reduce computation time. The generator model includes reconfigurable parameters using operational transconductance amplifiers (OTAs). The circuit module is used with other reconfigurable circuits, i.e., transmission lines and loads.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1457708
Patent Number(s):
9996644
Application Number:
14/956,461
Assignee:
Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-03CH11171
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Nwankpa, Chika, Deese, Anthony, St. Leger, Aaron, Yakaski, Jeffrey, Johnson, Jeremy, Nagvajara, Prawat, and Vachranukunkiet, Petya. Solver for hardware based computing. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Nwankpa, Chika, Deese, Anthony, St. Leger, Aaron, Yakaski, Jeffrey, Johnson, Jeremy, Nagvajara, Prawat, & Vachranukunkiet, Petya. Solver for hardware based computing. United States.
Nwankpa, Chika, Deese, Anthony, St. Leger, Aaron, Yakaski, Jeffrey, Johnson, Jeremy, Nagvajara, Prawat, and Vachranukunkiet, Petya. Tue . "Solver for hardware based computing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1457708.
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