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Melecon 2010 – 2010 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference

Valletta, Malta 26 – 28 April 2010

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Table of Contents

A1P-E Poster Session 1 Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 09:45- 11:15 Place: Foyer Chair: Reuben Farrugia; University of Malta

Proposed Scheme for Plugging Three-Phase Induction Motor .....................................................................1 H. Hairik, R. Alabbasi, W. Kadhem University of Basrah, Iraq

Channel Coding and Carrier Recovery for Adaptive Modulation Microwave Radio Links ..........................6 S. Chinnici, C. Decanis Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA, Italy

Studies of Discrete-Time Unbiased FIR Filters of Polynomial State-Space Models ..................................12 Y. Shmaliy, O. Ibarra-Manzano Guanajuato University, Mexico

Synchronous Generator Load Angle Estimation...........................................................................................18 H. Cucek, D. Sumina, N. Svigir Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Specific Heat of a Ferroelectric PZT Ceramic at the Morphotropic Phase Boundary ................................23 S. Lang1, J. Lashley2, K. Modic2, R. Fisher2, W. Zhu3, Z. Ye3 1Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States; 3Simon Fraser University, Canada

Effects of the Facial and Racial Features on Gender Classification ...........................................................26 O. Ozbudak, M. Kirci, Y. Cakir, E. Gunes Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Differential-Algebraic Model of Ring Electric Power Systems for Simulation of Both Transient and Steady-State Conditions...........................................................................................................................30 S. Al-Jufout Tafila Technical University, Jordan

Improved Control Strategy to Mitigate Electromechanical Wave Propagation Using PSS .......................35 M. Ali2, J. Buisson2, Y. Phulpin1 1SUPELEC, France; 2SUPELEC/IETR, France

Image and Data Pre-Processing Model for Real-Time Communication Between Dedicated PC and PLC Neural Network Application in Marble Production ........................................................................41 A. Tzokev, I. Topalova Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

A Model-Based Fault Function Approximation Scheme for Robot Manipulators Using M-ANFIS .................................................................................................................................................................47 T. Yüksel, A. Sezgin Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey

Virtual Active Network for Live Streaming Media Delivery...........................................................................52 M. Bolic1, Z. Begic1, E. Secerbegovic2 1BH Telecom d d Sarajevo, Bosnia; 2Source Code d o o Tuzla, Bosnia

Effect of the Diffuse Solar Radiation on Photovoltaic Inverter Output........................................................58 C. Balafas, M. Athanassopoulou, T. Argyropoulos, P. Skafidas, C. Dervos National Technical University of Athens, Greece

A New Approach to the Design of MAC Protocols for WDM-EPONs...........................................................64 P. Sarigiannidis1, S. Petridou1, G. Papadimitriou1, M. Obaidat2 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Monmouth University, United States

The Implementation of LIFS in a Single Channel MAC Protocol..................................................................68 M. Velempini, M. Dlodlo University of Cape Town, South Africa

A Study on the Phase Errors Distributions in Phased Array Systems Based on a Behavioural Model of Radiation-Pattern Characteristics ...................................................................................................74 G. Coviello, F. Cannone, G. Avitabile Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Modeling of an EMC Test-Bench for Conducted Emissions in Solid State Applications ..........................80 A. Micallef, C. Spiteri Staines, M. Apap University of Malta, Malta

Architecture for a Robot Learning by Imitation System ...............................................................................87 J. Bandera, L. Molina-Tanco, J. Rodríguez, A. Bandera Universidad de Málaga, Spain

Design and Implementation of a Low-Complexity RAKE Receiver and Channel Estimator for DS-UWB.............................................................................................................................................................93 C. Thomos, C. Papadopoulos, G. Kalivas University of Patras, Greece

Algorithms of Detection and Elimination of Interruptions in WiMAX ..........................................................99 D. Zvikhachevsky2, V. Eremenko1 1Orel State Technical University, Russia; 2Orel State Technican University, Russia

Realizing Undelayed N-Step TD Prediction with Neural Networks ............................................................102 J. Zuters University of Latvia, Latvia

Controller Optimization in Real Time for a Morphing Wing in a Wind Tunnel ..........................................107 A. Popov1, L. Grigorie1, R. Botez1, M. Mamou2, Y. Mebarki2 1École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada; 2Institute for Aerospace Research, NRC, Canada

Direct AC/AC Power Converter for Wind Power Application .....................................................................113 K. Astad, M. Molinas Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Norway

Buffer Length Impact to Crosspoint Queued Crossbar Switch Performance...........................................119 M. Radonjic, I. Radusinovic University of Montenegro, Montenegro

A2L-A Distribution Systems Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Ballroom Chair: Gianfranco Chicco; Politecnico di Torino

Efficient Three-Phase Power-Flow Method for Unbalanced Radial Distribution Systems ......................125 K. Mahmoud, M. Abdel-Akher South Valley University, Egypt

An Improved Fuzzy Method for Energy Losses Evaluation in Distribution Networks.............................131 G. Grigoras1, G. Cartina1, E. Bobric2 1Technical University of Iasi, Romania; 2University of Suceava, Romania

Increasing the Efficiency in Non-Technical Losses Detection in Utility Companies ...............................136 J. Guerrero2, C. León2, F. Biscarri2, I. Monedero2, J. Biscarri1, R. Millán1 1Endesa, Spain; 2University of Seville, Spain

A Rule-Based Expert System for Steady State Diagnosis of Electrical Distribution Networks ..............142 I. Borlea, G. Vuc, D. Jigoria-Oprea, A. Kilyeni, C. Barbulescu, T. Slavici Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Bidirectional Impact Between Distributed Res and Small Island Grids ....................................................148 A. Armenakis Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Cyprus

Characterization of Unbalanced and Distorted Distribution Systems from Experimental Data .............154 G. Chicco1, R. Porumb2, P. Postolache2, C. Toader2 1Politecnico di Torino, Italy; 2Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucuresti, Romania

A2L-B Signal Processing & Control Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Aragon Chair: George Irwin; Queens University Belfast

On Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation ............................................................................................................160 V. Papic, Z. Djurovic, G. Kvascev, P. Tadic School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia

A Two-Stage Algorithm for Automatic Construction of RBF Neural Models ............................................166 J. Deng, K. Li, G. Irwin Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

Soft Sensor for Faulty Measurements Detection and Reconstruction in Urban Traffic ..........................172 J. Kocijan2, J. Prikryl1 1Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Rep.; 2Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Cooperation of Autonomous Agents Based on Supervisory Control of DES ..........................................178 F. Capkovic Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Buck DC-DC Converter Control Using Invariant Sets Techniques ............................................................184 A. Luca, P. Rodriguez-Ayerbe, D. Dumur, P. Lefranc SUPELEC, France

Consensus Based Overlapping Decentralized Observer for Fault Detection and Isolation....................190 N. Ilic3, M. Stankovic1, S. Stankovic2 1Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; 2School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia; 3University of Belgrade, Serbia

A2L-C Multimedia Signal Processing Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Provence Chair: Fernando Pereira; Instituto de Telecomunicações

SVM Based Transcription System with Short-Term Memory Oriented to Polyphonic Piano Music................................................................................................................................................................196 G. Costantini2, M. Todisco2, R. Perfetti1, R. Basili2, D. Casali2 1Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy; 2Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

System for Automatic Collection, Annotation and Indexing of Czech Broadcast Speech with Full-Text Search..............................................................................................................................................202 J. Nouza, J. Zdansky, P. Cerva Technical University of Liberec, Czech Rep.

View Planning for Efficient Contour-Based 3D Object Recognition..........................................................206 C. Urdiales, C. de Trazegnies, J. Pacheco, F. Sandoval University of Malaga, Spain

A Reversible Visible Watermarking Scheme for Compressed Images......................................................212 R. Farrugia University of Malta, Malta

Measurement of the Blocking Artefact in Video Frames ............................................................................218 L. Abate, G. Ramponi Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy

A Set of Features for Measuring Blurriness in Video Frames....................................................................224 F. Dardi, L. Abate, G. Ramponi Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy

A3L-A Transmission Systems & Electricity Markets Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Ballroom Chair: Maurice Apap; University of Malta

Implementation of Coordinated Voltage Control for the Swiss Transmission System ...........................230 M. Geidl Swissgrid AG, Switzerland

Optimal Response of a Hydroelectric Power Plant with Bilateral Contracts ............................................237 S. Mariano2, M. Calado2, L. Ferreira1 1Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Price Definitions in Energy Contracts with Investor Owned Generation ..................................................243 R. Bualoti3, M. Trovato2, M. Celo1 1Albanian Power Corporation, Albania; 2Politecnico di Bari, Italy; 3Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Electric Arc Extinction Modeling in High Voltage Circuit Breakers ..............................................................................................................................................248 A. Ziani, H. Moulai University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

A3L-B Communication Signal Processing Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Aragon Chair: Hossam Fahmy; Ain Shams University

CDHMM Parameters Selection for Speaker-Independent Phone Recognition in Continuous Speech System ...............................................................................................................................................253 Z. Ben Messaoud, A. Ben Hamida National Engineering School of Sfax, Tunisia

K-Best Paths in Fault Tolerant Bi-Directional Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks.....................259 H. Fahmy1, S. Ghoneim2 1Ain Shams University, Egypt; 2Université Française d'Egypte, Egypt

Evaluating the Impact of the Signalling Delay on the Control Channel ....................................................264 M. Velempini, M. Dlodlo University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dual Selection Diversity Over Rician Fading Channels in the Presence of Multiple Cochannel Nakagami-M Interferences .............................................................................................................................270 N. Sekulovic, A. Panajotovic, D. Draca, M. Stefanovic, C. Stefanovic Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Serbia

Implementation of a Radar Tester for Air Traffic Control Applications.....................................................274 T. Micskei1, L. Dudás1, R. Seller1, J. Orbán2 1Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; 2Hungarian Air Navigation Services Pte Ltd Co, Hungary

A3L-C Analog Circuits Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Provence Chair: Domenico Zito; University College Cork

A 8bit Two Stage Time-to-Digital Converter Using 16x Cascaded Time Difference Amplifier in 0.18um CMOS..................................................................................................................................................280 S. Mandai1, T. Nakura2, M. Ikeda2, K. Asada2 1University of Tokyo, Japan; 2University of Tokyo and VLSI Design and Education Center, Japan

Novel Ultra Low Voltage Semi Floating-Gate Passband Transconductance Amplifier ...........................286 Y. Berg University of Oslo, Norway

Current Mode Low BW - Large Peaking Time CMOS S-G Shaper Using CA Building Cells....................290 T. Noulis1, A. Voulkidou1, S. Siskos1, G. Sarrabayrouse2 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2CNRS LAAS, Université de Toulouse, France

Multiple Input Multiple Output Current-Mode Universal Biquad Filters ....................................................296 C. Laoudias, C. Psychalinos University of Patras, Greece

Design and Analysis of a Highly Linear Fully Differential LNA for SOC ...................................................300 J. Jiang, D. Holburn University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

A4P-E Poster Session 2 Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 15:30- 17:00 Place: Foyer Chair: Fausto Sargeni; University of Rome - Tor Vergata

A Fast Carry Chain Adder for Virtex-5 FPGAs .............................................................................................304 P. Zicari, S. Perri Portale Università della Calabria, Italy

Efficient Absolute Difference Circuits in Virtex-5 FPGAs...........................................................................309 S. Perri, P. Zicari, P. Corsonello Portale Università della Calabria, Italy

Improved Parallel PSO Solution to Economic Dispatch with Practical Generator Constraints..............314 B. Mahdad, K. Srairi, T. Bouktir Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra, Algeria

Fractional-Order Control and Simulation of Wind Turbines with Full-Power Converters .......................320 R. Melício2, J. Catalão2, V. Mendes1 1Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Automatic Selection of the Region of Interest in Ancient Scores..............................................................326 I. Barbancho, C. Segura, L. Tardon, A. Barbancho Universidad de Málaga, Spain

Magnetic Field Measurements Near a Compact Kiosk Type Substation...................................................332 A. Proios1, S. Anagnostatos1, A. Polikrati1, P. Tsarabaris1, E. Koufakis2 1National Technical University of Athens, Greece; 2Public Power Corporation SA, Greece

Magnetic Scanning of the Radiation Characteristic of a CRLH CPW Antenna.........................................337 G. Sajin, S. Simion, F. Craciunoiu, A. Muller, A. Bunea IMT Bucharest, Romania

Quality of Service Aware Ant Colony Optimization Routing Algorithm ....................................................343 C. Saliba, R. Farrugia University of Malta, Malta

Effects of Envelope Tracking Technique on an L-Band Power Amplifier .................................................348 E. Cipriani, P. Colantonio, F. Giannini, R. Giofrè, L. Piazzon Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Modelling of the Power Factor for AC Linear Circuits Under Non-Sinusoidal Conditions......................353 H. Andrei2, F. Spinei1, C. Cepisca1, P. Andrei1, N. Vasile2 1Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania; 2Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania

Fast Algorithm for Broadband Macromodeling of High-Order Frequency Responses ...........................359 D. Deschrijver1, B. Gustavsen2, T. Dhaene1 1Ghent University - IBBT, Belgium; 2SINTEF Energy Research, Norway

Improving the Automatic Measurement of Plant Root Growth ..................................................................363 P. Blanchfield, X. Chen University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dielectric Elastomers and Compliant Metal Electrode Technology ..........................................................368 R. Jones2, P. Wang2, B. Lassen2, R. Sarban1 1Danfoss PolyPower, Denmark; 2Mads Clausen Institute, Denmark

Formation and Characterization of CdSe Thin Films on Ni Substrate.......................................................374 M. Athanassopoulou, T. Argyropoulos, J. Mergos, J. Novakovic, C. Dervos National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Packet Loss Concealment Using Adaptive Lattice Modeling.....................................................................378 N. Linenberg, I. Shallom, D. Wulich Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Force Directed Module Placement with Pin Consideration ........................................................................383 M. Samaranayake, H. Ji Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

A New Implantable Wireless Microsystem to Induce Mictrition in Spinal Injury Patients .......................389 J. Carmo, M. Silva, J. Ribeiro, P. Mendes, H. Correia Universidade do Minho, Portugal

A Numerical Model of Investigating the Electric Field in Dielectric Liquid...............................................393 A. El-Zein, M. Talaat Zagazig University, Egypt

Magnetization Performance of BP-Based Algorithm ..................................................................................398 M. Abdelhedi3, O. Hamdi2, A. Bouallegue1 1ENIT, Tunisia; 2ISITV, Tunisia; 3SysCOM Laboratory, ENIT, Tunisia

Unbounded Electromagnetic Field Problem Solution by Means of Virtual GMRES.................................403 S. Alfonzetti1, G. Borzì2, N. Salerno3 1Università di Catania, Italy; 2Università di Messina, Italy; 3Università di Catania, Italy

Image Transmission Quality Analysis Over Adaptive Reed-Solomon Coding.........................................409 L. Chaari1, M. Fourati3, L. Kamoun2 1Electronic and Information Technology Laboratory at Sfax National Engineering School Tunisia, Tunisia; 2Institut supérieur d'électronique et de communication de Sfax, Tunisia; 3ISIMS, Tunisia

A New Approach for Classification of Calorific Coal Properties in Boiler Systems ................................415 V. Papic1, R. Puche-Panadero2, P. Todorov1, Z. Djurovic1 1School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia; 2Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Enhancing Service Portability in Upcoming 3G UMTS Networks & Security Aspects ............................420 C. Chrysoulas2, N. Sklavos2, A. Kakarountas1 1Technological & Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, Greece; 2Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Greece

A5L-A SPECIAL SESSION: Smartgrids - Electricity Networks of the Future Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Ballroom Chair: Marko Delimar; University of Zagreb

Impact-Analysis of the Charging of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles on the Production Park in Belgium............................................................................................................................................................425 F. Geth1, K. Willekens1, K. Clement1, J. Driesen1, S. De Breucker2 1Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; 2VITO, Belgium

Distributed Energy Resources Management with Cyber-Physical SCADA in the Context of Future Smart Grids .........................................................................................................................................431 Z. Vale2, H. Morais2, P. Faria2, H. Khodr2, J. Ferreira2, P. Kadar1 1Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; 2ISEP/GECAD, Portugal

Intelligent Processing of IED Data for Protection Engineers in the Smart Grid .......................................437 M. Kezunovic2, F. Xu2, B. Cuka2, P. Myrda1 1Electric Power Research Institute, United States; 2Texas A&M University, United States

The Role of Pervasive and Cooperative Sensor Networks in Smart Grids Communication ...................443 S. Ullo, A. Vaccaro, G. Velotto Università degli Studi del Sannio, Italy

Software Architecture for Smart Metering Systems with Virtual Power Plant..........................................448 S. Vukmirovic2, A. Erdeljan2, F. Kulic2, S. Lukovic1 1University of Lugano, Switzerland; 2University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Modelling Different Scenarios of Virtual Power Plant Operating Possibilities.........................................452 T. Dragicevic, D. Skrlec, M. Delimar Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia

A5L-B Wireless Communications 1 Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Aragon Chair: Saviour Zammit; University of Malta

Ring Clustering Algorithm for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks.........................................................................458 D. Hassan, H. Fahmy, A. Bahaa Ain Shams University, Egypt

Efficient Frequency Reuse Scheme in Cooperative Relaying for Multi-Cell OFDMA Systems...............466 A. Najjar2, N. Hamdi1, A. Bouallegue2 1Carthage University, Tunisia; 2ENIT, Tunisia

Optimal Periodic Radio Sensing and Low Energy Reasoning for Cognitive Devices .............................470 A. Merentitis, A. Kaloxylos, M. Stamatelatos, N. Alonistioti University of Athens, Greece

Evaluation of Mobile WiMAX Handover Procedure .....................................................................................476 P. Latkoski, B. Popovski Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Skopje, Macedonia

Broadband Access Network Investment Optimization in Rural Areas......................................................482 L. Vidmar1, B. Peternel1, M. Stular1, A. Kos2 1Mobitel dd, Slovenia; 2University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Efficient Frequency Synchronization and Channel Estimation Method for OFDM Wireless Systems...........................................................................................................................................................487 E. Kocan, M. Pejanovic-Djurisic, Z. Veljovic University of Montenegro, Montenegro

A5L-C IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest Date: Monday, April 26, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Provence Chair: Djordje Paunovic; University of Belgrade

Feature-Based Error Processing for Robust Surface Registration in Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery ........................................................................................................................................492 M. Taquet Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Real-Time Structure from Motion for Monocular and Stereo Cameras .....................................................498 R. Mazzon Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Average Power Reduction in Compression-Based Scan Designs ............................................................504 E. AlQuraishi, R. AlTeenan Kuwait University, Kuwait

A Simple Stochastic Channel Simulator for Car-to-Car Communication at 24 GHz ................................510 M. Linde Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Non-Volatile and Volatile Bipolar Resistive Electrical Switching in Ag and Cu Chalcogenide Memories with a Dedicated Switching Layer ...............................................................................................515 H. Radhakrishnan Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

A Low Complexity Soft-Input Soft-Output MIMO Detector Which Combines a Sphere Decoder with a Hopfield Network .................................................................................................................................521 D. Louw, P. Botha, B. Maharaj University of Pretoria, South Africa

B1P-E Poster Session 3 Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 09:45- 11:15 Place: Foyer Chair: Fadi Aloul; American University of Sharjah

Matrix Converter Applied to Energy Saving for Street Lighting Systems.................................................527 M. Román-Lumbreras, G. Velasco-Quesada, A. Conesa-Roca Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Analysis of Dynamic Behavior of Switched Reluctance Motor-Design Parameters Effects ...................532 J. Faiz2, G. Shahgholian1, H. Ghazizadeh1 1Islamic Azad University, Iran; 2University of Tehran, Iran

A Fault Tolerant Communication Architecture Supporting Critical Monitoring with Wireless Sensor Networks ............................................................................................................................................538 L. Bencini, G. Collodi, D. Di Palma, A. Manes, G. Manes Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Designing a Doherty Power Amplifier ..........................................................................................................543 P. Colantonio, F. Giannini, R. Giofrè, L. Piazzon Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Nonuniform Transmission Line Simulation with Circuit Simulator ...........................................................549 J. Izydorczyk Silesian University of Technology, Poland

The Influence of a Malignant Nodule on Resonance Frequencies of the Thyroid Gland ........................553 G. Gavriloaia2, A. Ghemigean1, M. Gavriloaia1 1Medical and Farmaceutical University of Bucharest, Romania; 2University of Pitesti, Romania

Electrical Losses Developed Into the Mechanical Reinforcing System's Parts of the Three-Phase Power Transformers ...........................................................................................................................559 I. Deaconu, C. Ghita, V. Navrapescu, A. Chirila Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucuresti, Romania

Experiments in Iterative Feedback Tuning for Level Control of Three-Tank System ..............................564 R. Precup2, I. Mosincat1, M. Radac2, S. Preitl2, S. Kilyeni2, E. Petriu3, C. Dragos2 1Aalborg University, Denmark; 2Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania; 3University of Ottawa, Romania

Study and Implementation of an Iterative Decoder for SFBC-OFDM Systems with Imperfect Channel Knowledge .......................................................................................................................................570 A. Massaoudi3, N. Sellami2, N. Masmoudi1, M. Siala3 1ENIS, Tunisia; 2Institut supérieur d'électronique et de communication de Sfax, Tunisia; 3SUP'COM, Tunisia

IEEE 802.15.4 Based Wireless Monitoring of pH and Temperature in a Fish Farm..................................575 M. López, J. Gómez, J. Sabater, A. Herms Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Characterizing the Heat Transfer on the End-Windings of an Electrical Machine for Transient Simulations .....................................................................................................................................................581 M. Hettegger1, B. Streibl2, O. Bíró1, H. Neudorfer2 1Graz University of Technology, Austria; 2Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH, Austria

Classification of Two Common Power Quality Disturbances Using Wavelet Based SVM ......................587 C. Kocaman, H. Usta, M. Özdemir, I. Eminoglu Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey

Metaprogramming Approaches to Finite State Machine Modeling for SIP Applications.........................592 E. Pjanic2, A. Hasanovic2, N. Suljanovic2, A. Mujcic2, M. Zajc1 1University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosnia

Implementation of a P1619 Crypto-Core for Shared Storage Media..........................................................597 E. Hatzidimitriou2, A. Kakarountas1 1Technological & Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, Greece; 2University of Patras, Greece

Coded OFDM Scheme for Image Transmission Over Time-Varying Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels..........................................................................................................................................................602 M. Salah1, A. Elrahman2 1Armed Forces, Egypt; 2Thebes Academy, Egypt

LC Voltage Controlled Oscillators Design Using MHS SCMOS3 0.5µm Process .....................................608 M. Kanoun1, H. Mnif2, F. Kallel1, M. Loulou1 1ENIS, Tunisia; 2ISECS, Tunisia

Stability Analysis for a Petrochemical Complex with on-Site Generation Tied to the Mexican Utility Grid .......................................................................................................................................................613 J. Calderón-Guizar Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas, Mexico

A Force Feedback Glove Based on Magnetorheological Fluid: Preliminary Design Issues ...................618 D. Cassar, M. Saliba University of Malta, Malta

A Model Based Approach for Pipeline Monitoring and Leak Locating......................................................624 M. Daneti Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Multi-Chip Integrate and Fire Neural Network Architecture .......................................................................630 F. Sargeni, V. Bonaiuto Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Some Remarks on the Reduced Constellation Decision-Directed Blind Phase Correction....................635 G. Dziwoki Silesian University of Technology, Poland

A Real Time Algorithm for Exposure Fusion of Digital Images..................................................................641 T. Kartalov1, A. Petrov2, Z. Ivanovski1, L. Panovski1 1Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Skopje, Macedonia; 2Netcetera, Macedonia

New Method for Analyzing the Quality of a Telephone Network................................................................647 G. Bousaleh2, F. Hassoun1, A. Jammal3 1France Telecom, France; 2Lebanese University, Lebanon; 3Ministry of Higher education, Lebanon

B2L-A General Power Systems Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 10:20- 12:00 Place: Ballroom Chair: Chikara Fukunaga; Tokyo Metropoliltan University

Deregulated Power Market Congestion Management.................................................................................654 C. Barbulescu, S. Kilyeni, D. Mnerie, D. Cristian, A. Simo Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Indices for Fast Contingency Ranking in Large Electric Power Systems.................................................660 S. Grillo, S. Massucco, A. Pitto, F. Silvestro Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy

Ancillary Services Dispatch Using Linear Programming and Genetic Algorithm Approaches ..............667 Z. Vale, C. Ramos, P. Faria, J. Soares, B. Canizes, H. Khodr ISEP/GECAD, Portugal

A New Robust Load Frequency Control Design Using Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) Method ..................................................................................................................................................673 M. Ezatabadi Pour, A. Khodabakhshian University of Isfahan, Iran

Voltage Index for Stationary and Transient States......................................................................................679 M. Borrás2, J. Montaño1, M. Castilla2, A. López2, J. Gutiérrez2, J. Bravo2 1Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Spain; 2University of Seville, Spain

Intelligent Management of Distributed Generators Reactive Power for Loss Minimization and Voltage Control ...............................................................................................................................................685 M. Che Wanik2, I. Erlich2, A. Mohamed1 1Malaysian National University, Malaysia; 2University of Duisburg Essen, Germany

B2L-B Microwave PA, EMI & Antennas Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 10:20- 12:00 Place: Aragon Chair: Elias Nassar; Notre Dame University

Class-D Power Amplifiers Using LDMOS and GaN Power Devices: a Comparative Analysis ................691 N. Chevaux, M. De Souza University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Effect of Sand and Dust Storms on Microwave Propagation Signals in Southern Libya ........................695 E. Abuhdima2, I. Saleh1 1Al Fateh University, Libya; 2General Post and Telecommunications Company, Libya

Modeling Electromagnetic Interference Generated by a WLAN System Onboard Commercial Aircraft .............................................................................................................................................................699 C. De Raffaele, C. Debono, A. Muscat University of Malta, Malta

Direct Determination of PE and PAE of an Active Patch Antenna.............................................................705 N. Ali1, N. McEwan2, E. Elkhazmi2 1Khalifa University, U.A.E.; 2University of Bradford, United Kingdom

Coupling the Electromagnetic Inverse Problem Based on Genetic Algorithms with Moment's Method for EMC of Circuits ...........................................................................................................................709 J. Ben Hadj Slama, S. Saidi LSE-ENISO, Tunisia

B2L-C SPECIAL SESSION: New Applications over Emerging Wireless Broadband Networks Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 10:20- 12:00 Place: Provence Chair: Garik Markarian; Lancaster University

Cross Standard Network Management for the First Responder's Application.........................................715 A. Zvikhachevskaya, L. Mihaylova Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Implementation of Information Systems in Heterogeneous Networks: QoS-Aware Platform Design..............................................................................................................................................................720 I. Manuylov, D. Tsitserov Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Enhancing Location Estimation Accuracy in WiMAX Networks ................................................................725 A. Awang Md Isa Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Segmented Video Distribution Over WiMAX: Proposed Approach and Experimental Methodology ...................................................................................................................................................732 D. Tsitserov, A. Zvikhachevskaya, I. Manuilov Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Packet Header FEC.........................................................................................................................................738 L. Barukang, G. Markarian Lancaster University, United Kingdom

B2L-D Analog Techniques Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 10:20- 12:00 Place: Castille Chair: Mourad Loulou; National Engineering School of Sfax

A New Simplified Model for Charge Injection Induced Sample and Hold Error........................................743 A. Danchiv1, M. Bodea2 1Infineon Technologies Romania, Romania; 2Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

Analysis, Simulation and Circuit Implementation of a Precise High-Output Impedance Analog Current Mirror .................................................................................................................................................749 N. Charalampidis1, M. Spasos1, K. Tsiakmakis1, K. Hayatleh2 1Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Thermal and Electrical Layout Optimisation of Multilayer Structure Solid-State Devices Based on the 2-D Fourier Series ...................................................................................................................755 R. Marani, A. Perri Politecnico di Bari, Italy

A New UWB Pulse Generator for Narrowband Interference Avoidance....................................................759 V. Mir-Moghtadaei1, A. Jalili1, A. Fotowat-Ahmady2, A. Zeidaabadi Nezhad1, H. Hedayati2 1Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; 2Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Design and Optimization of LNAs Through the Scattering Parameters....................................................764 M. Boughariou, M. Fakhfakh, M. Loulou University of Sfax, Tunisia

B3L-A Electrical Machines Monitoring Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 14:15- 15:55 Place: Ballroom Chair: Cyril Spiteri Staines; University of Malta

Design of a System for Analysis and Monitoring of Vibrations in Linear Switched Reluctance Machines .........................................................................................................................................................768 J. Salvado1, A. Espírito Santo2, M. Calado2 1EST-IPCB, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Flux Vector Control with Space Vector Modulation for PWM Inverter Fed Induction Motor Drive.................................................................................................................................................................774 M. Kazmierkowski, P. Wójcik Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Real Time Digital Simulation (RTDS) Software and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Architecture for Brushless DC Motors ...............................................................................................................................779 A. Sarikan2, T. Aydemir1 1Gazi University, Turkey; 2KAREL Electronics, Turkey

Nonlinear Torque Control for PMSM.............................................................................................................784 K. Jezernik University of Maribor, Slovenia

B3L-B SPECIAL SESSION: INTERMEDIA: Communicating Anywhere, Anytime Using Wearables

Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 14:15- 15:55 Place: Aragon Chair: Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann; University of Geneva

A Context-Aware Adaptive Rendering System for User-Centric Pervasive Computing Environments..................................................................................................................................................790 N. Nijdam, S. Han, B. Kevelham, N. Magnenat-Thalmann MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland

A Formative Analysis of Mobile Devices and Gestures to Control a Multimedia Application from the Distance ...........................................................................................................................................796 A. Lorenz3, M. Jentsch1, C. Concolato4, E. Rukzio2 1Fraunhofer Institut for Applied Information Technology, Germany; 2Lancaster University, United Kingdom; 3RWTH Aachen University, Germany; 4Telecom ParisTech, France

Proposition of a Modular I2C-Based Wearable Architecture......................................................................802 X. Righetti, D. Thalmann VRLab / Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

B3L-C Control Systems Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 14:15- 15:55 Place: Provence Chair: Itzhak Barkana; Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

A Simple Adaptive Control Application to Large Flexible Structures .......................................................806 I. Barkana, J. Ben-Asher Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Games Based Guidance in Anti Missile Defence for High Order Participants .........................................812 I. Rusnak RAFAEL, Israel

Pole-Shifting Procedure to Specify the Weighting Matrices for a Load-Frequency Controller ..............818 S. Mariano2, J. Pombo2, M. Calado2, L. Ferreira1 1Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Two Dimensional Iterative Learning Control for Second Fornasini-Marchesini Model ...........................824 S. Paran, H. Adloo Shiraz University, Iran

B4P-E Poster Session 4 Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 15:30- 17:00 Place: Foyer Chair: Gheorghe Gavriloaia; Unversity of Pitesti

A New Look at Classification of Transformer Normal and Abnormal Currents........................................830 M. Abdel-Hafez, A. Gaouda United Arab Emirates University, U.A.E.

Performance of an Embedded Monopole Antenna Array in a UAV Wing Structure.................................835 M. Sharawi1, O. Rawashdeh2, D. Aloi2 1King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia; 2Oakland University, United States

An Anticipative Control Application for Marine on-Board Electrical Network..........................................839 P. Kvieska1, M. Ait Ahmed2, G. Lebret1 1Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France; 2Université de Nantes, France

Comparison Between Two Approaches to Overload Control in a Real Server: "Local" or "Hybrid" Solutions? .......................................................................................................................................845 S. Montagna, M. Pignolo ITALTEL SpA, Italy

Low Power State Assignment Using ILP Techniques.................................................................................850 A. Sagahyroon1, F. Aloul1, A. Sudnitson2 1American University of Sharjah, U.A.E.; 2Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Simulation of Lightning Transients on 110 kV Overhead-Cable Transmission Line Using ATP-EMTP................................................................................................................................................................856 K. Fekete3, S. Nikolovski3, G. Knezevic3, M. Stojkov1, Z. Kovac2 1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Slavonski Brod, Croatia; 2HEP grupa, Croatia; 3University of Osijek, Croatia

Fast H.264 Picture in Picture (Pip) Transcoder with B-Slices and Direct Mode Support.........................862 Y. Michalevsky, T. Shoham Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

An Efficient Smart System for Time-Frequency Analysis Based on the Cross-Terms-Free Wigner Distribution Signal Representation .................................................................................................868 V. Ivanovic, S. Jovanovski University of Montenegro, Yugoslavia

A Fuzzy Control Scheme for Integration of DGs Into a Microgrid..............................................................872 C. Papadimitriou, N. Vovos University of Patras, Greece

An Analysis of Cross Points in the Low-Degree Polynomial Gains of P-Lag Unbiased Smoothing FIR Filters ....................................................................................................................................878 L. Morales-Mendoza2, Y. Shmaliy1, S. Pérez-Cáceres2 1Guanajuato University, Mexico; 2Veracruzana University, Mexico

Agent Based Model for Optimal Generation Mix Determination ................................................................884 F. Careri, C. Genesi, P. Marannino, M. Montagna, S. Rossi, I. Siviero Università degli studi di Pavia, Italy

Optimal Location and Control of Shunt Facts for Transmission of Renewable Energy in Large Power Systems ....................................................................................................................................890 A. Danesh Shakib, G. Balzer Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

SiGe BiCMOS CSA-Shaper Radiation Detection Front End: Noise Performance and Noise Modelling .........................................................................................................................................................896 T. Noulis1, N. Kaiserlis1, S. Siskos1, G. Sarrabayrouse2 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2CNRS LAAS, Université de Toulouse, France

Characterization of Electromagnetic Propagation in Multilayered Structures Using the Finite-Difference Time Domain Method...................................................................................................................902 F. Choubani4, M. Choubani5, A. Gharsallah3, J. David1, N. Mastorakis2 1ENSEEIHT, France; 2ENSEEIHT, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Greece; 3Faculté des sciences de Tunis, Tunisia; 4SUP'COM, Tunisia; 5SUP'COM, Faculté des sciences de Tunis, Tunisia

Time Invariant Control of MIMO Systems Under Random Transient Failures..........................................906 A. Gonzalez, A. Sala, P. Albertos Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Real-Time Video Sequences Matching Using the Spatio-Temporal Fingerprint ......................................911 O. Pribula, J. Pohanka, J. Fischer Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Rep.

Semiconductor Solid Solutions Hg1-xMnxTe -Based Schottky Diodes for the Mid Infrared Radiation .........................................................................................................................................................917 I. Ivanchenko2, V. Godovanyuk1, M. Kovalchuk1, S. Ostapov1, S. Paranchich1, N. Popenko2, I. Ranenko1 1Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine; 2Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

CMOS Fully Integrated 2.5GHz Active RFID Tag with on-Chip Antenna ...................................................922 L. Fragomeni, F. Zito, F. Della Corte, F. Aquilino, M. Merenda Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Design of a Periphery Control FPGA Board for Electric Drive Systems ...................................................927 R. Raute1, C. Caruana1, C. Spiteri Staines1, J. Cilia1, M. Sumner2 1University of Malta, Malta; 2University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Study of Current Distribution Over a Power Cable Presenting Non-Uniform Geometry Using the Partial Differential Equations Approach ................................................................................................933 G. Bousaleh2, F. Hassoun1, R. Hage Chehade2 1France Telecom, France; 2Lebanese University, Lebanon

Effects of Eccentricity on External Magnetic Field of Induction Machine.................................................939 O. Vitek, M. Janda, V. Hajek Brno University of Technology, Czech Rep.

Application of Wireless Communication to Small WECS with Induction Generator................................944 M. Adamowicz2, R. Strzelecki2, Z. Krzeminski1, J. Szewczyk1, L. Lademan1 1Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; 2Gdynia Maritime University, Poland

B5L-A Renewable Resources 1 Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 16:35- 18:35 Place: Ballroom Chairs: Marek Jasinski; Warsaw University of Technology Marian P. Kazmierkowski; Warsaw University of Technology

Optimal MRAS Speed Estimation for Induction Generator in Wind Turbine Application........................949 B. Dumnic2, D. Matic2, V. Katic2, V. Vasic2, M. Delimar1 1Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia; 2Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia

Wind Power Short-Term Prediction by a Hybrid PSO-ANFIS Approach ...................................................955 H. Pousinho2, J. Catalão2, V. Mendes1 1Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Comparison of Speed Control Strategies for Maximum Power Tracking in a Wind Energy Conversion System ........................................................................................................................................961 J. Zaragoza2, C. Spiteri Staines3, A. Arias2, J. Pou2, E. Robles1, S. Ceballos1 1Robotiker-Tecnalia Technology Corporation, Spain; 2Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; 3University of Malta, Malta

Multi-Source Power Generation System in Semi-Isolated and Safety Grid Configuration for Buildings .........................................................................................................................................................967 M. Sechilariu, F. Locment, I. Houssamo University of Technology of Compiegne, France

Control Strategies for Energy Storage to Smooth Power Fluctuations of Wind Parks ...........................973 B. Ni, C. Sourkounis Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Wind Power Generation and Transmission System Planning: the Italian Case.......................................979 F. Careri, C. Genesi, P. Marannino, M. Montagna, S. Rossi, I. Siviero Università degli studi di Pavia, Italy

B5L-B Sensor Networks Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 16:35- 18:35 Place: Aragon Chair: Garik Markarian; Lancaster University

Thresholds for the Identi Cation of Wireless SAW RFID-Tags with ASK ..................................................985 G. Cerda-Villafana, Y. Shmaliy Guanajuato University, Mexico

On Generalisation of Dual-Thermocouple Sensor Characterisation to RTDs ..........................................991 C. Brown2, R. Kee2, G. Irwin2, S. McLoone1, P. Hung1 1National University of Ireland, Maynooth, United Kingdom; 2Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

Over-the-Air Programming of PSoC Sensor Interface in Wireless Sensor Networks..............................997 I. Adly1, H. Ragai3, A. El-Hennawy1, K. Shehata2 1Ain Shams University, Egypt; 2Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt; 3French University, Egypt

Experimental Comparison of Algorithms for Interference Control in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks........................................................................................................................................................1003 S. Athanassopoulos, C. Kaklamanis, E. Papaioannou, C. Tsantilas University of Patras, Greece

Wireless Sensor Network for Maritime Deployment: Modeling and Simulation.....................................1009 P. Barbosa, N. White, N. Harris University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Framework for Opportunistic Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks with Application to Multiple Antennas in Fading Environments...............................................................................................1015 B. Hamilton2, M. Gidlund1, S. Culver3 1ABB Corporate Research, Sweden; 2Georgia Institute of Technolgy, United States; 3NokiaSiemens Networks, Denmark

B5L-C Circuits & Systems Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 16:35- 18:35 Place: Provence Chair: Edward Gatt; University of Malta

Non-Active Power Multivector.....................................................................................................................1021 J. Bravo2, M. Castilla2, J. Montaño1, M. Ordoñez2, M. Castilla2, A. López2, D. Borras2, J. Gutierrez2 1Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Spain; 2University of Sevilla, Spain

Equivalent Circuit Modeling of Terahertz Devices and Resonant MEMS with Two-Dimensional Electron Gas System .............................................................................................................1027 I. Khmyrova University of Aizu, Japan

A Fast Cycle-Accurate Instruction Set Simulator Based on QEMU and SystemC for SoC Development .................................................................................................................................................1033 T. Yeh, G. Tseng, M. Chiang National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Fully Asynchronous Neural Paradigm........................................................................................................1039 M. Salerno, D. Casali, G. Costantini, M. Carota Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

Component-Based Specification for Multi-Processor System-on-Chip Design.....................................1044 V. Zadrija, V. Sruk University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia

Low Power Ultra Wideband Up-Conversion Mixer in CMOS 0.13 µm Technology.................................1050 A. Kara-Omar, D. Dragomirescu, A. Coustou, R. Plana CNRS LAAS, Université de Toulouse, France

B5L-D SPECIAL SESSION: Special Topics, Spin-Offs & Applications from Nuclear & Particle Physics Research 2

Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Time: 16:35- 18:35 Place: Castille Chairs: Uwe Bratzler; CERN Chikara Fukunaga; Tokyo Metropoliltan University

Radiation Hardness and Application of CCDs As Particle Detectors......................................................1056 A. Sopczak Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Vertical Integration of Radiation Sensors and Readout Electronics .......................................................1062 Y. Arai High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan

Soft Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear Fusion Experiments...............................................1068 A. Rizzo Politecnico di Bari, Italy

C1P-E Poster Session 5 Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 09:45- 11:15 Place: Foyer Chair: Matej Zajc; University of Ljubljana

Optimum Current Reference Generation Algorithm for PMSMS Drive System for Wide Speed Range.............................................................................................................................................................1073 N. Olarescu1, M. Weinmann1, S. Zeh1, S. Musuroi2, C. Sorandaru2 1Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co KG, Germany; 2Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Transmit Beamforming Based on Rotation Weight and Switched Sub-Codebook................................1078 I. Sfaihi3, N. Hamdi2, A. Bouallegue1 1ENIT, Tunisia; 2INSAT, Carthage University, Tunisia; 3Institut Supérieur d'Informatique de Gestion de Kairouan, Tunisia

Power Quality Research in a Modern Mediterranean Marine ...................................................................1082 V. Strugar1, V. Katic2 1Montenegrin Electric Enterprise, Montenegro; 2University in Novi Sad, Serbia

Software Package for Polymeric Power Cable System Design................................................................1088 H. Sherwali1, Y. Hammad2 1Al Fateh University, Libya; 2High Occupational Center Comprehensive Professions, Libya

Transmission Cost Allocation Using the Distribution Factors Method...................................................1093 S. Kilyeni, O. Pop, T. Slavici, C. Craciun, P. Andea, D. Mnerie Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Highly Effective Predictor Blending Method for Lossless Image Coding...............................................1099 G. Ulacha2, R. Stasinski1 1Poznan University of Technology, Poland; 2West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland

Physico-Chemical Properties of Power Transformer Oil Mixtures ..........................................................1105 H. Moulai2, I. Khelfane1, A. Yahiat1, T. Toudja2, A. Nacer2, M. Zemirli2, F. Doussas2 1Centre of Research and Development of Electricity and Gas, Algeria; 2University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

GUI-Aided NIR and Color Image Blending .................................................................................................1111 A. Guidi, R. Achanta, C. Fredembach, S. Süsstrunk Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Multi-Tracking Single-Fed PV Inverter........................................................................................................1117 A. Al-Diab, C. Sourkounis Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Digital Hardware Implementation of Self-Organising Maps .....................................................................1123 M. Cutajar, E. Gatt, J. Micallef, I. Grech, O. Casha University of Malta, Malta

Design and Modeling of a Novel 4H-SiC Normally-Off BMFET Transistor for Power Applications ..................................................................................................................................................1129 F. Pezzimenti, F. Della Corte Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Electro-Optical Modulation and Photoinduced Absorption Effects on a CMOS-Compatible Alpha-Si:H/Alpha-SiCN Multistack Waveguide ..........................................................................................1135 S. Rao, F. Della Corte Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Experimental Study of a Phase Modulator Using an Active Interferometric Device ..............................1142 R. Dionísio, C. Reis, P. André, R. Nogueira, A. Teixeira Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Individual Plant Recognition Using the RGB Color Model .......................................................................1147 M. Tilneac, V. Dolga Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Timisoara, Romania

Positioning Control of Voice Coil Motor with Shorted Turn.....................................................................1153 T. Liu, C. Yeh National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

ANN Based Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Forecast for Electricity Market Simulation.........................1159 P. Faria, Z. Vale, J. Soares, H. Khodr, B. Canizes ISEP/GECAD, Portugal

Original Low-Dimensional X-Band Dielectric Disk Antenna.....................................................................1165 M. Khruslov, I. Ivanchenko, N. Popenko Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

Problems Found During Testing of SDH Devices Used for Transmitting Data Between Power Systems Line Differential Protections ........................................................................................................1170 R. Kowalik, M. Januszewski Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

A Novel Rotary-Linear Permanent Magnets Synchronous Machine Using Common Active Parts...............................................................................................................................................................1179 P. Bolognesi University of Pisa, Italy

50 MHz Reduced Noise Active Bandpass Filter Using Current Feedback Amplifiers............................1184 K. Mezher2, N. Ali2, P. Bowron1 1Bradford University, United Kingdom; 2Khalifa University, U.A.E.

A Proposed Computational Framework for Autonomous Vehicles.........................................................1188 P. Zammit, D. Zammit-Mangion University of Malta, Malta

C2L-A Electrical Machines & Industrial Applications Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Ballroom Chair: Maria do Rosário Alves Calado; University of Beira Interior

Magnetic Gear Dynamics for Servo Control ..............................................................................................1192 R. Montague, C. Bingham, K. Atallah University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Preliminary Design and Analysis of a High Speed Permanent Magnets Synchronous Generator.......................................................................................................................................................1198 F. Papini1, P. Bolognesi2 1Università di Pisa, Italy; 2University of Pisa, Italy

Utilization of the Inverter As a Boost Rectifier for the Voltage Regulation of Mechanical Batteries ........................................................................................................................................................1204 K. Aydin2, M. Aydemir1 1Gazi University, Turkey; 2Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc, Turkey

Problems Found During Testing of PDH Devices Used for Transmitting Data Between Power Systems Line Differential Protections ........................................................................................................1209 R. Kowalik, M. Januszewski Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

C2L-B Multimedia & QoS Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Aragon Chair: Paul Micallef; University of Malta

An Analysis on the Effect of Transmission Errors in Real-Time H.264-MVC Bit-Streams.....................1215 B. Micallef, C. Debono University of Malta, Malta

Combining Optimal Performance with Cost-Efficiency in Adaptive Wireless Broadcast-Based Systems.........................................................................................................................................................1221 C. Liaskos, S. Petridou, G. Papadimitriou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

A Generic Monitoring Architecture for Assuring the QoS in Mobile TV Platforms ................................1227 A. Cuadra-Sanchez1, C. Casas-Caballero2 1Telefonica R&D, Spain; 2Telefonica Spain, Spain

A Quality of Service-Aware Routing Scheme for Multimedia Streaming in Wireless Cabin Environments................................................................................................................................................1232 K. Chetcuti, C. Debono University of Malta, Malta

60-GHz Transceivers for Wireless HD Uncompressed Video Communication in Nano-Era CMOS Technology........................................................................................................................................1237 D. Pepe1, D. Zito2 1Tyndall National Institute, Ireland; 2University College Cork/Tyndall National Institute, Ireland

C2L-C Wireless Communications 2 Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Provence Chair: Nikos Athanasopoulos; Technological Educational Institution of Athens

The Challenge of Implementation of Long Term Evolution / System Architecture Evolution (LTE/SAE) ......................................................................................................................................................1241 A. Skopljak-Ramovic, S. Pivac BH Telecom d d Sarajevo, Bosnia

An IEEE802.16j Prototype Relay Station Architecture ..............................................................................1247 N. Athanasopoulos3, P. Tsiakas3, K. Voudouris3, D. Manor4, A. Mor1, G. Agapiou2 1DesignArt Networks Ltd, Israel; 2Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S A, Greece; 3Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece; 4Ubiqam Ltd, Israel

Improving Contactless Technology by Increase of Transponder Load Modulation with Serial Capacitor .......................................................................................................................................................1253 M. Gebhart2, R. Szoncso2, M. Münzer1 1Graz University of Technology, Austria; 2NXP Semiconductors Austria, Austria

A Variance Based Scheduling Strategy for Multi-User MIMO-OFDM System with Generalized Beamforming (GBF)......................................................................................................................................1259 S. Rahima1, N. Hamdi2 1Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis/SysCOM Laboratory, Tunisia; 2SysCOM laboratory and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie Tunis, Tunisia

Speeding Up the Adaptation Process in Adaptive Wireless Push Systems by Applying Spline Interpolation Technique ...............................................................................................................................1263 V. Kakali, P. Sarigiannidis, G. Papadimitriou, A. Pomportsis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

An Enhanced Performance Clustering Algorithm for MANET .................................................................1269 R. Zoican Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania

C2L-D Antennas Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 10:30- 12:10 Place: Castille Chair: Nazar Ali; Khalifa University, UAE

Magnetically Tuned CRLH CPW Zeroth Order Antenna............................................................................1273 G. Sajin, S. Simion, F. Craciunoiu, A. Muller, A. Bunea IMT Bucharest, Romania

Spline-Profile Smooth-Walled Horn As a Feed of the Multi-Beam Millimetre Focal Plane Array..........1278 N. Popenko3, R. Chernobrovkin3, V. Khaikin2, M. Nakhimovich3, C. Granet1 1BAE Systems, Australia; 2Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciencies, Russia; 3Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

Receiver Antenna Array ...............................................................................................................................1283 L. Dudás3, V. Rösner3, R. Seller3, K. Kazi2, N. Minh1 1Academy of Military Science and Technology - Radar Institute, Vietnam, Vietnam; 2Bonn Hungary Electronics Co Ltd, Hungary; 3Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Performance Improvement of Long Distance MIMO Links Using Cross Polarized Antennas ..............1287 J. Vella, S. Zammit University of Malta, Malta

C3L-A Power Electronics Converters Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Ballroom Chair: Marek Jasinski; Warsaw University of Technology

Matrix Converter with Overvoltage Protection Circuit ..............................................................................1293 M. Pfeifer, G. Schröder University of Siegen, Germany

Control of Doubly Fed Induction Machine Using a Matrix Converter ......................................................1297 K. Spiteri, C. Spiteri Staines, M. Apap University of Malta, Malta

Extended First Harmonic Approximation in Case of LLCC Converters with Capacitive Output Filter ...............................................................................................................................................................1303 A. Bucher, T. Duerbaum Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Resonant LCC Converter for Low-Profile Applications ............................................................................1309 A. Pawellek, A. Bucher, T. Duerbaum Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

C3L-B OFDM & Coding Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Aragon Chair: Pietro Savazzi; University of Pavia

Analysis of Channel Estimation Error for OFDM Reception Over Severely Time-Dispersive Channels........................................................................................................................................................1315 T. Hurnanen, J. Poikonen University of Turku, Finland

Mitigation of Intercarrier Interference in OFDM Systems Over Slow Fading Channels Based on the EM Algorithm.....................................................................................................................................1320 A. Vizziello, P. Savazzi, L. Favalli Università degli studi di Pavia, Italy

FFT-Based Frequency Offset Estimation in OFDM Systems....................................................................1326 F. Wu, M. Ali Abu-Rgheff University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Precoding for Improved Performance of Welch-Bound Signature Sets..................................................1332 E. Lehtonen, J. Paavola, A. Dudkov, T. Hurnanen University of Turku, Finland

Treatment of Temporary Narrowband Interference in Non-Coherent Multiband Impulse Radio UWB ...............................................................................................................................................................1335 H. Dehner1, H. Jäkel1, D. Burgkhardt1, F. Jondral1, R. Moorfeld2, A. Finger2 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; 2Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

C3L-C Biomedical Signal & Image Processing Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Provence Chair: Slobodan Ribaric; University of Zagreb

Classification of Biological Signals Based on Nonlinear Features .........................................................1340 A. Jovic, N. Bogunovic Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Optimal Mental Task Discrimination for Brain-Computer Interface.........................................................1346 M. Salerno, G. Costantini, D. Casali, G. Saggio, L. Bianchi Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy

ECG Signal Acquisition and Analysis for Telemonitoring........................................................................1350 E. Plesnik, O. Malgina, J. Tasic, M. Zajc Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

A Neural-Network-Based System for Monitoring Driver Fatigue .............................................................1356 S. Ribaric1, J. Lovrencic1, N. Pavesic2 1Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia; 2Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, Slovenia

C3L-D Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuits Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 14:00- 15:40 Place: Castille Chair: Ivan Grech; University of Malta

Power Management Unit for a Ground Referenced Audio Amplifier for Mobile Phones in 65nm CMOS...................................................................................................................................................1362 F. Neri1, W. Groeneweg1, M. Balucani2 1ST-Ericsson, Switzerland; 2Università degli studi di Roma la Sapienza, Italy

Wireless Temperature Sensor Integrated Circuits with on-Chip Antennas ............................................1368 F. Zito, L. Fragomeni, F. Aquilino, F. Della Corte Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Test Buffer with Extended Common Mode Input Voltage.........................................................................1374 C. Nicolae2, A. Cracan2, R. Cojan1 1Infineon Romania, Romania; 2Universitatea Tehnica Gheorghe Asachi din Iasi, Romania

Tunable CMOS Resistor Circuit with Improved Linearity Based on the Arithmetical Mean Computation..................................................................................................................................................1379 C. Popa Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucuresti, Romania

C4P-E Poster Session 6 Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 15:30- 17:00 Place: Foyer Chair: Owen Casha;

A Neural Network Based Wind Speed Estimator for a Wind Turbine Control ........................................1383 O. Barambones2, J. Gonzalez de Durana2, E. Kremers1 1Universitat Karlsruhe, Denmark; 2University of the Basque Country, Spain

Assessment of VoIP Quality Using Bayesian Networks ...........................................................................1389 Z. Gáspár, I. Gócza University of Transilvania, Romania

Overvoltage Protection Systems for Low Voltage and Domestic Electric Consumers .........................1394 D. Vatau, P. Andea, F. Frigura-Iliasa, F. Surianu, A. Kilyeni, C. Barbulescu Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Frequency Domain Stability Inequalities for Nonlinear Time Delay Systems.........................................1398 V. Rasvan, D. Danciu, D. Popescu University of Craiova, Romania

A Concept of Q-Varying Digital IIR Narrow Bandpass Filter with Improved Dynamic Behavior...........1402 J. Piskorowski, R. Kaszynski West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland

Applying Quality of Service Prediction in WDM Optical Networks..........................................................1406 P. Sarigiannidis University of Western Macedonia, Greece

Constrained-Control of a Quadrotor Helicopter for Trajectory Tracking Under Wind-Gust Disturbances .................................................................................................................................................1411 K. Alexis, G. Nikolakopoulos, A. Tzes University of Patras, Greece

Electromagnetic Transients Due to Lightning Strikes on Wind Turbines: a Case Study......................1417 R. Rodrigues1, V. Mendes1, J. Catalao2 1Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal; 2University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Influence of a SVC on AC Arc Furnaces Harmonics, Flicker and Unbalance. Measurement and Analysis..................................................................................................................................................1423 M. Donsión3, J. Güemes2, F. Oliveira1 1Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering at Coimbra, Portugal; 2University of Basque Country, Spain; 3Vigo University, Spain

Impact of Altered Maintenance Cycles on OPEX Regarding HV Equipment ..........................................1429 L. Asgarieh2, G. Balzer2, A. Gaul1 1RWE Rheinland Westfalen Netz AG, Germany; 2Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Evaluation of Errors in Polish Phones Segmentation for Different Types of Transitions.....................1435 B. Ziolko1, M. Ziolko1, S. Manandhar2, R. Wilson2 1AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland; 2University of York, United Kingdom

Assessment of Renewable Wind Resources in UK Urban Areas ............................................................1439 J. Acosta, S. Djokic University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A New Pressure Sensor-Based Electronic Medical Device for the Analysis of Lung Sounds..............1445 R. Marani, A. Perri Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Using SAT Techniques in Dynamic Burn-in Vector Generation ..............................................................1448 F. Aloul, A. Sagahyroon American University of Sharjah, U.A.E.

Design and "Inteligent" Control of Hybrid Power System in Telecommunication.................................1453 B. Panajotovic, B. Odadzic Republic Telecommunication Agency, Serbia

Performance Improvement Method for the Voltage-Fed qZSI with Continuous Input Current .............1459 D. Vinnikov2, I. Roasto2, R. Strzelecki1, M. Adamowicz1 1Gdynia Maritime University, Poland; 2Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Amorphous Silicon Waveguides Grown by PECVD on an Indium Tin Oxide Buried Contact ..............1465 S. Rao2, F. Della Corte2, C. Summonte1 1Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy; 2Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy

Improved Modeling of Switched Reluctance Motor Including Mutual and Saturation Effects..............1470 K. Mhatli2, B. Ben Salah1 1ENIT, Tunisia; 2Institut supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Radès, Tunisia

A Genetic Algorithm Solution to the Unit Commitment Problem Based on Real-Coded Chromosomes and Fuzzy Optimization .....................................................................................................1476 A. Ademovic, S. Bisanovic, M. Hajro Faculty for Electrical Engineering University of Sarajevo, Bosnia

Sampling Optimization for Macro-Modeling Interconnect Parasitic Extraction .....................................1482 A. Shehata Abdellatif2, A. El Rouby2, M. Abdelhalim1, A. Khalil2 1AASTMT, Egypt; 2Cairo University, Egypt

Adapting the Bloom Filter to Multithreaded Environments......................................................................1488 I. Voras, M. Zagar University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia

Thermal Behavior of a Three Phase Inverter for EV (Electric Vehicle) ....................................................1494 M. Fakhfakh2, M. Ayadi1, R. Neji1 1ENIS, Tunisia; 2University of Sfax / Electric Vehicle and Power Electronics Group, Tunisia

Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with Integer-Slot and Fractional-Slot Windings........................................................................................................................................................1499 J. Güemes2, A. Iraolagoitia1, M. Donsión3, P. Fernández2 1University of Basque Country, Spain; 2University of the Basque Country, Spain; 3University of Vigo, Spain

C5L-A Renewable Resources 2 Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Ballroom Chair: João P. S. Catalão; Univ. Beira Interior

Flatness-Based Control of an Hydro Power Plant.....................................................................................1505 F. Michaud, G. Robert EDF Hydro Engineering Center, France

Influence of Battery Size on Predictive Control for Hybrid Cars .............................................................1510 M. Stiegeler, M. Richter, J. Lindenmaier, H. Kabza University of Ulm, Germany

Micro-Kinetic Generator: Modeling, Energy Conversion Optimization and Design Considerations..............................................................................................................................................1516 M. Lossec, B. Multon, H. Ben Ahmed SATIE, France

A Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems Controlled by Low Computational Power Devices....................................................................................1522 A. Ingegnoli1, A. Iannopollo2 1Altair Srl, Italy; 2University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Integrating KPCA and Locally Weighted Support Vector Regression for Short-Term Load Forecasting ...................................................................................................................................................1528 E. Elattar, J. Goulermas, H. Wu University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

AALRES: an Intelligent Expert System for Realization of Adaptive Autonomy Using Logistic Regression ....................................................................................................................................................1534 A. Fereidunian, M. Zamani, F. Boroomand, H. Jamalabadi, H. Lesani, C. Lucas University of Tehran, Iran

C5L-B Control Applications Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Aragon Chair: Ilan Rusnak; RAFAEL

Simple Implementation of Almost Passivity in PID Controlled Systems ................................................1540 I. Rusnak2, I. Barkana1 1Gordon Center for Engineering Research, Technion IIT, Israel; 2RAFAEL, Israel

Proportional Navigation with Integral Action.............................................................................................1546 C. Heller, I. Yaesh Israel Military Industries Ltd, Israel

Almost Decentralized Model Predictive Control of Power Networks ......................................................1551 R. Hermans, M. Lazar, A. Jokic, P. van Den Bosch Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

A Nonlinear Control Law for Two-Wheeled Self-Balanced Vehicles........................................................1557 V. Madero, J. Aracil, F. Gordillo University of Seville, Spain

Controllers for Trajectory Tracking and String-Like Formation in Wheeled Mobile Robots with Bounded Inputs ....................................................................................................................................1563 A. Ailon, I. Zohar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Study on Power System Extended Small Signal Stability Region (DE-SSSR) in Time Delay Space .............................................................................................................................................................1569 H. Jia, X. Yu, C. Wang, W. Wei, Y. Zeng, J. Zhao, P. Li Tianjin University, China

C5L-C Communications Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Provence Chair: Carl James Debono; University of Malta

A Cross Layer Fair Resource Allocation Scheme for an OV-CDMA Based Optical Network................1575 E. Inaty3, R. Raad3, P. Fortier2, M. Maier1 1Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada; 2Laval University, Canada; 3University of Balamand, Lebanon

Round-Trip Time Estimation in Telecommunication Networks Using Composite Expanding and Fading Memory Polynomials................................................................................................................1581 G. Lusilao-Zodi2, M. Dlodlo2, G. De Jager2, K. Ferguson1 1Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Meraka Institute, South Africa; 2University of Cape Town, South Africa

Determining Optimal Signal Features and Parameters for HMM-Based Emotion Classification..........1586 R. Böck, D. Hübner, A. Wendemuth Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany

Fairness of Scheduling Algorithms for Real-Time Traffic in DiffServ Based Networks ........................1591 S. Zoric, M. Bolic BH Telecom d d Sarajevo, Bosnia

Channel Equalization with Cellular Neural Networks................................................................................1597 A. Özmen, B. Tander Kadir Has University, Turkey

Towards a Broadband Communications Manager to Regulate Train-to-Earth Communications...........................................................................................................................................1600 U. Gutiérrez, I. Salaberria, A. Perallos, R. Carballedo University of Deusto, Spain

C5L-D Protection, Power Quality & Reliability Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Time: 16:20- 18:20 Place: Castille Chair: Zita Vale; Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

Competing Risk Model for Oil Circuit Breaker Dynamic Reliability Assessment ..................................1606 R. Medjoudj1, D. Aissani1}, K. Haim2 1University of Bejaia, Algeria; 2University of Zittau, Germany

New Method for Voltage Sags Characteristics Detection in Electrical Networks...................................1612 F. Molnar-Matei, M. Moga, A. Pana Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Calculation of Outage Costs for Maintenance Purposes in Medium Voltage Networks........................1618 J. Bühler, T. Krontiris, G. Balzer Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Risk Sensitivity of Failure Rate and Maintenance Expenditure: Application of VaR Metrics in Risk Management .........................................................................................................................................1624 A. Schreiner2, G. Balzer2, A. Precht1 1EnBW Regional AG, Germany; 2Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Power Quality Monitoring. Data Relevance and Usefulness ....................................................................1630 D. Apetrei2, G. Chicco1, R. Neurohr3, M. Albu3, P. Postolache3 1Politecnico di Torino, Italy; 2SC Electrica SA, Romania; 3Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucuresti, Romania

Welch Periodogram Analysis of the Leakage Current on Insulator Model Under Wetted Contaminated Conditions for Flashover Prediction..................................................................................1636 M. Douar, A. Mekhaldi, M. Bouzidi Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique d'Alger, Algeria

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