Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research

155-161

Authors: Ateekh-Ur-Rehman, Y. S. Usmani

Oil exploration and production operations face a number of challenges. Professional planners have to design solutions for various practical problems or issues. However, the time consumed is often very extensive because of the large number of possible solutions. Further, the matter of choosing the best solution remains. The present paper investigates a problem related to leading companies in the energy and chemical manufacturing sector of the oil and gas industry. Each company’s field engineers are expensive and valuable assets. Therefore, an optimized roster is rather important. In the present paper, the objective is to design a field engineers’ schedule which would be both feasible and satisfying towards the various demands of rigs, with minimum operational cost to the company. An efficient and quick optimization technique is presented to schedule the shifts of field engineers.

167-172

Authors: L. Zjavka

A lot of problems involve unknown data relations, identification of which can serve as a generalization of their qualities. Relative values of variables are applied in this case, and not the absolute values, which can better make use of data properties in a wide range of the validity. This resembles more to the functionality of the brain, which seems to generalize relations of variables too, than a common pattern classification. Differential polynomial neural network is a new type of neural network designed by the author, which constructs and approximates an unknown differential equation of dependent variables using special type of root multi-parametric polynomials. It creates fractional partial differential terms, describing mutual derivative changes of some variables, likewise the differential equation does. Particular polynomials catch relations of given combinations of input variables. This type of identification is not based on a whole-pattern similarity, but only to the learned hidden generalized relations of variables.

177-181

Authors: J. B. V. Subrahmanyam, P. Alluvada, Bandana, K. Bhanupriya, C. Shashidhar

Considering the intermittent natural energy resources and the seasonal un-balance, a phtovoltaic-wind hybrid electrical power supply system was developed to accommodate remote locations where a conventional grid connection is inconvenient or expensive. However, the hybrid system can also be applied with grid connection and owners are allowed to sell excessive power back to the electric utility. The proposed set-up consists of a photo-voltaic solar-cell array, a mast mounted wind generator, lead-acid storage batteries, an inverter unit to convert DC to AC, electrical lighting loads, electrical heating loads, several fuse and junction boxes and associated wiring, and test instruments for measuring voltages, currents, power factors, and harmonic contamination data throughout the system. The proposed hybrid solar-wind power generating system can be extensively used to illustrate electrical concepts in hands-on laboratories and also for demonstrations in the Industrial Technology curriculum. This paper describes an analysis of local PV-wind hybrid systems for supplying electricity to a private house, farmhouse or small company with electrical power depending on the site needs. The major system components, work principle and specific working condition are presented.