WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on POWER SYSTEMS, July 2006

WSEAS TRANSACTIONS Evaluation of the Proximity Effect upon the Impedance Characteristics of Subsea Power Transmission 1141 Cables Chang Hsin Chien, Richard Bucknallon POWER SYSTEMS

A New Mathematical Programming for Unit Commitment 1148 Hui Zheng, Bei Gou Issue 7, Volume 1, July 2006 ISSN 1790-5060 http://www.wseas.org Bifurcation Diagrams and Lines of Period-1 Ferroresonance 1154 Fathi Ben Amar, Rachid Dhifaoui

New Approach in Distance Relay Protection 1163 Frantisek Janicek, Martin Mucha

The MIMO Turbogenerator Decentralized Control 1171 Marian Mrosko, Eva Miklovicova, Jan Murgas

Simulation of Switching Overvoltages in 400kV Transmission System 1177 Martin Mucha, Zaneta Eleschova, Anton Belan, Frantisek Janicek, Peter Szathmary

Estimating Nodal Reliability Index based on AC-OPF by Fast Monte Carlo Method 1183 Suguru Fukutome, Ryuichi Yokoyama, Tsunehisa Wachi

Analysis of Large Scale Blackouts and Recommendations for Prevention 1189 Wei Lu, Yvon Besanger, Eric Zamai, Daniel Radu

Synchronous Generator with a Salient Pole Rotor – Source of Harmonic Distortion 1196 Eleschova Zaneta, Belan Anton, Martin Mucha

The Application of Combined Heat and Power Systems in Flanders 1202 J. Van Bael, E. Peeters

Handling Infeasibilities when Applying Benders Decomposition to Stochastic Scheduling Optimization 1209 C. Yuen, A. Poncet, X. Y. Chao

Matrix Converter Hybrid Drive System 1217 Jiri Lettl

Transmission and Control System for Hydro Power Stations 1223 Costin Cepisca, Horia Andrei, Emil Petrescu, Mircea Covrig, Camelia Petrescu

Software Development for Optimum Allocation of Power System Elements Based on Genetic Algorithm 1229 Shahram Javadi

High Efficiency High Speed PM Motors for the More Electric Aircraft 1235 Roy Perrymam, Landson M. C. Mhango

Balancing Energy Planning in Wind Generation using Probabilistic Weather Prediction 1243 Laszlo Varga, Zoltan Korenyi, Tamas Hirsch

Development of the Power Restoration Training System Shell against Massive Blackouts 1252 Heungjae Lee, Seongmin Park, Kyeongseob Lee, Taekyun Kim, Jeonghoon Shin, Injun Song

Analysis of 25 kV, 50 Hz Traction Supply System at Czech Railways 1259 Radovan Dolecek, Ondrej Cerny

A Multi-objective Model for Sizing and Placement of Distributed Generation 1267 Vasco E. Santos, Antonio G. Martins, Carlos H. Antunes

Design of the Commutator Series Motor Operating in Both Direct Current and Single-Phase Electric 1273 Traction Carlo Cabrita, Davide Fonseca, Maria Calado, Antonio Espirito Santo

A New Methodology for Dynamic Performance Simulation of a New Linear Switched Reluctance Motor 1282 based on Geometrical Dimensions D. S. B. Fonseca, C. P. Cabrita, M. R. A. Calado

High Efficient Numerical Techniques for the Earthing Design and the Analysis of Grounded Phenomena 1288 Ignasi Colominas, Fermin Navarrina, Manuel Casteleiro

Voltage Stability Analysis Considering Air Conditioner 1296 Bei Wu, Yan Zhang, Minjiang Chen

Power Quality Measurements – Effects on Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems 1302 Michael Mann, Bernd Gutheil, Paul Weiss, Dirk Wilhelm

Electronic Control of a Four Stroke Internal Combustion Engine 1311 Carla S. da C. Goncalves, Bruno A. F. Neves, Antonio E. V. Espirito Santo, Francisco M. P. Brojo, Maria do Rosario A. Calado

Comparison Between Frequency-Matched and True Sine Wave Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Modules 1317 Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez, Gehan A. J. Amaratunga

Designing Digital Filters for Digital Re-Sampling in Power System Applications 1323 Zhao Qing, Yifang Hsu, Bei Gou

Congestion Management and Bilateral Contracts Effects in the Transmission Rights 1329 Judite Ferreira, Zita Vale, Jose Cardoso

Evolutionary Techniques in Circuit Design and Optimization 1337 Cecilia Reis, J. A. Tenreiro Machado, J. Boaventura Cunha

Heuristic Model for Iberian Natural Gas Sources Location 1343 Teresa Nogueira, Rui Mendes, Zita Vale, Jose C. Cardoso

An Approach to the Consumer-Supplier Relationship Supported by Data Mining Techniques for MV 1350 Costumers Sergio Ramos, Zita Vale, Joao Santana, Fatima Rodrigues

Producers Remuneration by Virtual Power Producers 1358 Hugo Morais, Marilio Cardoso, Luis Castanheira, Zita Vale, Isabel Praca

A Novel Method for Modeling Magnetic Saturation in the Main Flux of Induction Machine 1366 A. Nesba, R. Ibtiouen, S. Mekhtoub, O. Touhami, S. Bacha

PSO Algorithm in Comparison with other Substation Emplacement Methods 1372 Peyman Nazarian

Power Market Congestion Management Incorporating Demand Elasticity Effects 1378 T. S. Chung, D. Z. Fang, X. Y. Kong

Design Of Subsynchronous Resonance Protection And Reduction Of Torsional Interaction In Power Systems 1383 Mahdi Hedayati