A Publication of Industry Applications Society 1999E

The Transactions of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
A Publication of Industry Applications Society
1999 Volume 119 Contents

Japanese English

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JANUARY 1999 Volume 119-D Number 1

Special Issue on ''New Industrial Application of Image Processing Technology''

Preface to Special Issue on ''New Industrial Application of Image Processing Technology''

.....M. Takagi 1

Special Issue Review

Prospecting for New Horizon of Machine Vision Applications

.....H. Koshimizu & S. Hata 2

Special Issue Paper

Solder Bump Inspection by Evaluating Focusing Ratio on Surface and Two-Dimensional Features

.....F. Saitoh 8

Object Recognition For Casting Parts Using Model Based Matching

.....T. Onda, M. Niwakawa, N. Fujiwara, & A. Seike 14

Real Time Gesture Recognition in A Real Complex Environment Using Interactive Model Generation

.....T. Watanabe, K. Sakakibara, M. Yachida 21

A Genetic-Algorithm-Based Method for Optimization of Fuzzy Reasoning and Its Application to Classification of Heart Disease from Ultrasonic Images

.....Du-Yih Tsai 30

Phoneme Recognition by Using a Sequence of Color Lip Images

.....K. Terada, R. Yamanaka, & S. Oe 37

Shape Description of two Superquadrics from Range Data Using GA

.....H. Tanahashi, K. Yamamoto, & K. Kato 44

Determining Motion Parameters for Vehicle-Mounted Camera Using Focus of Expansion

.....Z. Hu, K. Uchimura, & S. Kawaji 50

High Performance Hough Transform Algorithm MRHT Using Multiple Randomization of Edge Points and Block Selection

.....K. Kato, T. Endo, K. Murakami, T. Toriu & H. Koshimizu 58

The Quality Estimation from Objects Group Image of Non-uniform Texture using Wavelet Hierarchy

.....K. Tanaka & Y. Shirai 67

A Method to Generate Shape Data from Range Data in 3D Virtual Space

.....N. Ohno & Y. Niwa 75

Paper

Moment Performance of Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Panel (Numerical analysis and Exergetic Evaluation)

.....Y. Morita, T. Fujisawa, & T. Tani 81

Design Method of Digital Robust Speed Servo System Considering Output Saturation

.....K. Ohishi & T. Mashimo 88

A Method for Identifying Equivalent Circuit Constants for Double Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors

.....S. Yamamoto, T. Ara, & S. Oda 97

A New Operating Principle of Voltage-Doubler Diode Rectifiers to Meet the Harmonic Guide Lines

.....K. Fujiwara & H. Nomura 103

Modeling and Neutral-Point-Potential Control of Neutral-Point-Clamped PWM Rectifiers using an Optimal Regulator

.....S. Fukuda, Y. Matsumoto, & A. Sagawa 109

Letter

Characteristics Improvement of A.C. Machines by Single Layer Winding with Short Pitch Effect

.....K. Hitosugi & S. Moriyasu 117

FEBRUARY 1999 Volume 119-D Number 2

Review
Power Electronics Changes Home Appliances

.....H. Omori & I. Hirota 127

Paper

Characteristics of New Current Controlled PWM Rectifier-Voltage Source Inverter without DC Link Components for Induction Motor Drive

.....K. Iimori, K. Shinohara, M. Muroya, & H. Kitanaka 133

Proposition of New Mathematical Models with Stator Core Loss Factor for Induction Motor

.....S. Shinnaka 142

Line Segment and Circular Arc Extractions for Object Recognition with Floating Ballot Box

.....M. Shibata, T. Onda, & K. Tamura 151

Robust Stabilization of Singularly Perturbed Systems with Uncertainties

.....H. Mukaidani & K. Mizukami 159

Development of Pump Control Supporting System of Sewerage Pump Station Using Rainfall Runoff Models

.....F. Yamada, A. Nagaiwa, H. Takashima, & M. Hagi 168

Novel Analysis Method Based on Extended Bode Diagram for High-pass Filter Using Rotating Coodinate Transformations

.....H. Nakano, M. Naitoh, R. Kondo,H. Eda, Y. Yamamoto, & J. Shimizu 175

Torsional Vibration Suppression Control by Feedback-Based Control Only Using Measurable State Variables

.....K. Hara, H. Funato,S. Hashimoto, & K. Kamiyama 182

A Proposal of Autonomous Distributed 3 Layers System for Mortion Control

.....T. Konno, H. Fujikawa, & S. Yamada 189

Using Computer Simulations to Analyze Electromagnetic Emissions Generated in PWM Inverter and Motor Drive Systems

.....S. Sirakawa, N. Mutoh, & K. Komatu 195

The Appearance Mechanism of Two-Dimensional Stability of the Mixed-

Magnetic Levitation System

.....S. Torii, K. Oka, H. Kim, & D. Ebihara 204

Restart Method for Induction Motor Drive System without Speed Sensor

.....J. Itoh, H. Tajima, S. Ishii, & H. Umida 211

Cross Current Losses in the Rotor of Induction Motors with Cage Bars

.....K. Hitosugi, S. Moriyasu, & N. Shinozaki 217

Analysis of a Self-Regulated, Self-Excited, Brushless Three-Phase Synchronous Generator, which Includes the Effect of Core Losses

.....T. Fukami, T. Kondo, & T. Miyamoto 226

Analysis of EMI Radiation Noise from a Novel Passive Energy Recovery type Soft Switching Circuit

.....S. Igarashi, Y. Nishikawa, K. Kuroki, & T. Shimizu 234

Anti-slip Readhesion Control with Presumed Adhesion Force-Method of Presuming Adhesion Force and Running Test Results of High Speed Shinkansen Train-

.....A. Yamanaka, T. Watanabe, T. Hariyama, & S. Nakamura 243

Magnetic Damping Method of Electrodynamic Suspension System Using Power Collection Coil

.....S. Fujiwara, T. Murai, & H. Hasegawa 254

Letter

Dual-Switch Parellel-Type Multi-Mode DC-DC Converter and Its Application to Single-Phase PFC Rectifier

.....Y. Nishida & M. Nakaoka 260

A Control Method of a Three-Phase Four-Wire Instantaneous-Reactive-Power Compensator with a Time-Variant Conductance Model

.....T. Ohnuki & O. Miyashita 262

Amplitude Control Performance Evaluations of

Modulated Voltage Source Inverter

.....A. Hirota, S. Nagai, & M. Nakaoka 264

MARCH 1999 Volume 119-D Number 3

Special Issue on "Linear Drives"

Preface to Special Issue on "Linear Drives"

.....H. Ohsaki 275

Special Issue Review

(I) Trends of Linear Drive Technologies in Industry Application

.....M. Karita 276

(II) Nonlinear Technology in Magnetic Levitation Systems

.....T. Hikihara 279

Special Issue Paper

Caracteristics of Axial Force and Rotating Torque and their Control of PM type Axial Gap Self-bearing Motor

.....S. Ueno & Y. Okada 282

Hanging Type Mag-lev System with Permanent Magnet Motion Control

.....K. Oka, T. Higuchi, & T. Shiraishi 291

Analytical Study on End Effect of Ladder-type Linear Induction Motor for Transportation

.....N. Fujii & T. Harada 298

The Drive Control System of Yamanashi Maglev Test Line

.....Y. Osada, J. Kitano, H. Ikeda, T. Nakashima, M. Mizutani,S. Tsuruta, Y. Mugiya, & K. Ito 308

Consideration of High-Speed Positioning on Linear DC Motor

.....H. Yajima, N. Misron, H. Wakiwaka, K. Minegishi,N. Fujiwara, & K. Tamura 315

An Approach for Enhancing the Performance of Rotary-Linear Induction Motor

.....W. Jeon, M. Tanabiki, S. Katoh, Y. Kamiya, & T. Onuki 321

Electrical Time Constant of a Moving-Magnet-Type Linear Motor

.....T. Mizuno, M. Iwadare, K. Koyama, T. Anzai, M. Nirei, & H. Yamada 327

Paper

Stability Analysis of the Direct Field Oriented Control System of the Induction Motor without a Speed Sensor using the Adaptive Rotor Flux Observer

.....K. Ohyama, K. Shinohara, T. Nagano, & H. Arima 333

A Resonant Drive Circuit for Switched Reluctance Motor

.....J. Cheng, M. Yoshida, & Y. Murai 345

An Analysis Method of AC-AC Direct Converters by Using Switch Matrix

.....J. Itoh & K. Fujita 351

Lower Speed Range Drive for Sensorless Vector Controlled Induction Machines with Stator Voltage Offset Compensation Method

.....H. Kubota, Y. Kataoka, K. Matsuse, & H. Ohta 359

Reactive Power Compensation in Single Phase Power Line Using FIR Filter

.....H. Saotome, K. Shimada, H. Takesawa, K. Amanuma, & O. Saito 366

A Method for Improving the Performance Characteristics of Induction Motor with Primary Flux Control

.....N. Yamamura, I. Yasuoka, N. Nanato, & Y. Tsunehiro371

Reliability Estimation of Electric Parts by Colour Image Processing and Neural Network

.....I. Nagayama & T. Murata 377

Stabilization of Strip Tension between Rolling Stands by Decentralized Control System

.....T. Harakawa, K. Sibata, & T.Kawaguchi 383

Thermal Behavior in Thyristors

.....O. Hashimoto 390

Output Evaluation of Non-Lap Winding Permanent Magnet Motors Based on Copper and Iron Losses

.....K. Ohnishi 399

Plant-test of Electrical Braking to Zero Speed for Railway Vehicles

.....M. Ogasa, N. Nagai, T. Watanabe, & S. Toda 405

PWM Controlled ac Power Supply based on ac Chopper Technology and Its Applications

.....Y. Okuma 412

Development and Evaluation of Triple Redundant Controller for a Self-commutated Power Converter System

.....T. Nakajima, K. Sakamoto, Y. Morita,K. Shimamura, Y. Takahashi, T. Hotta, & S. Tanaka 419

Letter

Suppression for Transient Oscillation on Single-phase Buck PFC Converter

.....S. Motegi, M. Inoue, & A. Maeda 428

APRIL 1999 Volume 119-D Number 4

Table Discussion

Table Discussion on "Issues of the Industry Applications Society, IEE of Japan-Expectation from Industries and Universities-"

.....N. Matsui, K. Furukawa, J. Itoh, G. Kimura, I. Miyashita,H. Fujimoto, S. Ohkuma, Y.Kano, T. Saijyo, & Y. Hori 439

Paper

A Sinusoidal Voltage Supply Using Current Fed Type PWM Inverter

.....Y. Minamoto & T. Ohnishi 445

Impediment Current Compensation Scheme of Wound Rotor Induction Motor with Flywheel usin Low Power Converter

.....K. Toyama, T. Takeshita, & N. Matsui 451

Torque Characteristics and Application of 2-phase Induction Motor Driven by Two Power Supplies with Near-by Frequencies

.....T. Yano & E. Mukai 458

Feature Extraction and Analysis for Lip Reading in Continuous Image

.....M. Ishi, K. Sato, M. Nishida, & Y. Kageyama 465

Extracting Rail Loci and Estimating Track Shapes from a Railway Picture

.....H. Sasama, M. Ukai, & M. Ohta 473

Experiment of Current Imbalance Correction using Iron Core

.....S. Nomura, T. Osaki, S. Takahashi, R. Shimada, Y. Sato, & S. Yamaguchi 481

Synthesis Method of PWM Pattern Based on Walsh Function

.....K. Choeisai & S. Kondo 487

Position Control of Ultrasonic Motors with Dead-zone Compensation

.....T. Senjyu, S. Yokoda, & K. Uezato 494

A Solution on Product Distribution Problem amongst Distribution Units with Various Utility Parameters

.....T. Kaihara, T. Oishi, & S. Hori 501

Surge Propagation of PWM-Inverter and Surge Voltage on the Motor

.....S. Moriyasu & Y. Okuyama 508

Analysis of Traffic Congestion in AGV System

.....E. Sekine, Y. Hamamatsu, & T. Kongouji 515

Compensation of Voltage Drop using Static Var Compensator at Sectioning Post for Shinkansen Power Feeding System

.....K. Kawahara, Y. Mochinaga, Y. Hisamizu, T. Inoue, & T. Matsuura 523

Brushless DC Motor without Stator Slots

.....Y. Nakamura, M. Mochizuki, & F. Ishibashi 530

Load Matching for Non-Contact Charging System

.....H. Abe, H. Sakamoto, & K. Harada 536

Letter
Position Control of 2-mass Systems with Speed Minor Loop Designed by Pole Placement Method

.....H. Ikeda, T. Hanamoto, T. Tsuji, & Y. Tanaka 544

Comparison of the Characteristics between Buck and Buck-Boost PFC Converters with Pulse-Space-Modulation

.....S. Motegi, A. Nakajima, & A. Maeda 546

A Method of Damping Hormonic Resonance at the DC-Link of a Large Capacity Rectifier-Inverter System

.....T. Tanaka & S. Funabiki 548

Fundamental Characteristics of Negative Inductance Applicable to Power Circuit

.....H. Funato, A. Kawamura, & K. Kamiyama 550

Improvement of Driving Characteristics of the Linear DC Motor Used for the Dither

.....Y. Kano, M. Yamaguchi, Y. Misawa, T. Shibata,Y. Nagasawa, & T. Onoyama552

MAY 1999 Volume 119-D Number 5

Special Issue on "High Power Factor Rectifier Circuits"

Preface to Special Issue on "High Power Factor Rectifier Circuits"

.....T. Takeshita 565

Special Issue Review

I. Trend of EMC Regarding Power Conversion Equipment

.....T. H. Chin 566

II. Various Types of High Power Factor Rectifier Circuits

.....I. Takahashi 568

III. High Power Rectifiers

.....T. Ise 570

Special Issue Paper

A Novel Three-phase Converter Using Three-phase Series Chopper

.....J. Itoh & K. Fujita 572

A Proposition for Reduction Method of Harmonics in Input Current of Single-Phase Current Source Type Converter

.....K. Itako & T. Mori 579

Soft-Switched High Power Factor Boost Type AC/DC Converter

.....M. Nagao & K. Harada 585

Single Phase Twice Voltage PFC Converter for Air Conditioner

.....M. Uesgi, H. Kanazawa, A. Hiruma, H. Miyazaki, & T. Kanbe 592

A Novel Three-Phase Current-Fed ZCS-PWM Converter Incorporating A Single Resonant DC Link Soft Commutation Snubber

.....Y. Konishi, N. Baba, M. Ishibashi, & M. Nakaoka 599

A Study of Power Factor Correction for Shinkansen Power Converters

.....Y. Hagiwara, A. Nishio, K. Yuuki, A. Ujiie, & E. Takahara 609

Analysis of PFC Boost Converter with Soft-switching Configuration

.....N. Kimura, T. Morizane, & K. Taniguchi 617

Paper

Electronic Watthour Meter using Hall Element

.....K. Kondo, S. Inoue, I. Kamada, K. Takashima, & T. Usami 628

Damping Effect by Cage Bars Self-Starting Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors

.....K. Kurihara, K. Masuda, T. Kubota, T. Horii, & G. Wakui 634

Variable Structure Controller with Prescribed Transient Response for the Second-Order Uncertain Systems

.....K. B. Park, T. Tsuji, & R. Oguro 641

A Vector-Signal-Based Analysis for Salient Synchronous Motors Oriented to Energy-Efficient Current Controls

.....S. Shinnaka 648

Operation Analysis of High-Frequency AC Link Three-Phase DC-AC Converter Applying Phase-Shift PWM Control in Secondary Side

.....M. Michihira, T. Ota, M. Park, T. Funaki, Z. Kawasaki, & K. Matsu-ura 659

Characteristics of the HB-Stepping Motor with One-Two-Phase-On Drive

.....T. Yokozuka, E. Baba, F. Hao, & M Mizuide 670

The Method to Keep Train Operation Time Constant and Improvements of the Repeated Convergence Computation of the Simulation Program for the DC Feeding System

.....T. Sugimoto 678

Improved Realtime Output Voltage Control of Series-Resonant High-Frequency AC-Linked DC-AC Converter

.....J. Wei, M. Ishida, & T. Hori 690

Model Based Facial Feature Tracking and Facial Expression Recognition from Image Sequence

.....M. Wang, Y. Iwai, & M. Yachida 699

On General Purpose Inverter for Synchronous Motor Drive

.....H. Urita, N. Yamamura, & Y. Tsunehiro 707

Suppresion Performance Analysis of Active Filter by Neural Network Control with Voltage Detection on Distribution Network

.....T. Tenma, T. Genji, K. Mizuki, & Y. Fujita 713

A Brushless Cylindrical-Rotor 4-Pole Three-Phase Synchronous Generator Without Exciter

.....S. Nonaka & M. Oomoto 720

Design of the Tracking System using N-Delay Two-Degree-of-Freedom Control and its Application to Hard Disk Drives

.....S. Takakura 728

New Drive System Using V/f Controlled Inverter and Current Controlled Inverter Suitable for High-Power Drives

.....Y. Kawabata, E. Ejiogu, & T. Kawabata 735

A Magnetic Damper Based on Magnetic See-Saw Principles and Its Analysis Using Bessel Function

.....C. Murakami & I. Satoh 745

JUNE 1999 Volume 119-D Number 6

Review

The Present Status and the Case Introduction of the Biped Walking Robot Trends of Biped Walking Robots

.....Y.Fujimoto 763

Development of Waseda Biped Walking Robot

.....J.Yamaguchi 766

Paper

Harmonic Evaluation of Carrier-Based Multi-Level PWM Methods

.....S.Fukuda&K.Suzuki 769

A Family of PWM Soft-Single-Switched Converters without Voltage and High Current Stresses

.....L.R.Barbosa, J.B.Vieira Jr., J.A.Lambert,L.C.de Freitas,&V.J.Farias 776

Name Plate Identification for Access to the Security Room without Manual Work

.....K.Terada&J.Yamaguchi 782

Analysis and Control of the Permanent-Magnet-Excited Synchronous Motor by Means of SV Method

.....S.Yamamura 791

Design and Analysis of Low Speed, High Torque Permanent Magnet Motors

.....R.Mizutani&N.Matsui 796

Anti-Slip Control of Electric Motor Coach Using Adhesion Force Coefficient Estimator Based on Disturbance Observer

.....K.Ohishi, K.Nakano, I.Miyashita,&S.Yasukawa 802

Adaptive Regulator Using Neural Network

.....B.H.Xu, T.Tsuji, K.Hamatsu,&M.Iijima 809

Self Control System of Superconducting Maglev Synchronized with the Phase of Electromotive Force

.....S.Koga, J.Kitano, T.Nakashima, N.Morishima,&T.Maruyama 816

Application of "Anti-slip Readhesion Control with Presumed Adhesion Force" to Commuter Transport Electric Cars

.....A.Yamanaka, T.Watanabe, M.Matsuoka,&Y.Imamura 825

Output Voltage Control Method of PWM Inverter for Driving LSM to Reduce the Burden on Output Transformer

.....A.Okui, Y.Nakamichi,&H.Ikeda 837

Performance and Design of an L-C-L Converter for Voltage Regulator Type Applications

.....C.Chakraborty, M.Ishida,&T.Hori 848

A New Method of Sensorless Vector Control for Induction Motors Using Instantaneous Reactive Power

.....M.Tsuji, S.Chen, K.Izumi,&E.Yamada 857

Decoupling Temperature Control of Extruder by using H

Disturbance Observer

.....H.Hamane, S.Yokoyama, H.Onogaki,&M.Iwatani 866

A Neural Oscillatory Network Approach to the Biped Walking Pattern Generation Considering ZMP Condition

.....M.Cao&A.Kawamura 873

Design of Controllers to Suppress Torsional Vibration by Usins Frequency Characteristics

.....Y.Matsui&T.Takeuchi 880

DVFC-Based Identification and Its Application to Robust Vibration Suppression Control of Flexible Structures

.....S.Hashimoto, H.Funato, K.Hara,&K.Kamiyama 888

Improvement of Performance of Superconducting Maglev Control System at the Saturation of output current

.....S.Koga, J.Kitano, A.Seki,&T.Nakashima 895

Electromagnetic Force Characteristics of Magnetic Gradient Levitation Systems using Bulk Superconductors

.....Y.Fukasawa, K.Kanaya, H.Ohsaki,&E.Masada 901

Letter

Linear Synchronous Motor using Rail Support Construcion for Transportation

.....M.Yamaguchi, T.Furukawa, Y.Kano,&K.Murata 908

Active Filter Applying Discrete Tracking Control

.....K.Imai, N.Tsuchida, S.Hayakawa,&Y.Yamada 910

Distribution of Collected Particles' Diameters in an Electrostatic Precipitator

.....Y.Aoki, Y.Arao,&T.Fujii 912

Improvement of Input Current Distortion of Single-Phase Boost Rectifier with Step-Up/Down Operation

.....H.Kiyotake, H.Okada, K.Ishizaka,&R.Itoh 914

JULY 1999 Volume 119-D Number 7

Inaugural Address of President of Industry Applications Society

.....K.Furukawa 925

Review

Applications to Building Structures on Active Control

.....M. Sakamoto 926

Paper

Realization of Robust Vector Control System using Flux Observer and its Perfor-mance Evaluation

.....M.Hasegawa, H.Yamasaki, S.Doki,&S.Okuma 932

Scheduled Operation Control System for Rolling Stock using Time-Location Pattern

.....A.Kimura 942

Stability Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System for Railway Vehicle Traction under the DC Line Voltage Fluctuation

.....K.Kondo, K.Matsuoka, M.Yamashita,&T.Tsuchiya 950

A Novel Constantly-Sampled Sinusoidal-Input Single-Phase Rectifier with TwoSwitched Valve Devices Employed

.....M.Ohshima, R.Saito, S.Ushiki, T.Yamaguchi,&S.Takano 958

Analysis of Magnetic Characteristics of Permanent Magnet Assembly for MRI Device Taking Account of Minor Loop and Eddy Current

.....N.Takahashi, T.Kayano, K.Miyata,&K.Ohashi 970

Improvement of Control Performances of Linear DC Motor with Needle for a Knitting Machine

.....J.Du&F.Matsumura 977

Investigation of Convergence of Optimal Design of Die press using Finite Elementsand Optimization Technique

.....N.Takahashi, K.Muramatsu, M.Otoshi,&M.Horii 984

A Discussion of Parallel Connection of Five-Level Pulse Width Modulated Inverters

.....K.Matsui&K.Kondou 994

Practical Analysis Method of Induced Damper Bar Currents of Salient-Pole Synchronous Machines due to Stator Slot Ripple

.....K.Ide, K.Shima,&M.Takahashi 1004

Characteristics of Adhesive Coating Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet Cores

.....C.Kaido, K.Takeda, T.Wakisaka,&M.Mizokami 1010

Letter

Simplified Measurement Method of Turn-ratios of Auxiliary Windings in Single Phase Induction Motors for General Purpose

.....M.Horiguchi 1016

The Spark Generation of Universal Motors

.....T.Hanazawa&T.Egashira 1018

Effect Filter for Speed Servo Systems with PID Controller

.....G.Zhang&J.Furusho 1020

A New Method of Switching Pulses Generation in Three-Phase PWM Current Source Type Converter

.....Y.Miura, M.Matsukawa,&H.Nakano 1022

A Novel Generating Process of Input Current Reference without Multiplier

.....S.Motegi, K.Shimizu,&A.Maeda 1024

Review

The Present Status and the Case Introduction of the Biped Walking Robot Trends of Biped Walking Robots

.....Y.Fujimoto 763

Development of Waseda Biped Walking Robot

.....J.Yamaguchi 766

Paper

Harmonic Evaluation of Carrier-Based Multi-Level PWM Methods

.....S.Fukuda&K.Suzuki 769

A Family of PWM Soft-Single-Switched Converters without Voltage and High Current Stresses

.....L.R.Barbosa, J.B.Vieira Jr., J.A.Lambert,L.C.de Freitas,&V.J.Farias 776

Name Plate Identification for Access to the Security Room without Manual Work

.....K.Terada&J.Yamaguchi 782

Analysis and Control of the Permanent-Magnet-Excited Synchronous Motor by Means of SV Method

.....S.Yamamura 791

Design and Analysis of Low Speed, High Torque Permanent Magnet Motors

.....R.Mizutani&N.Matsui 796

Anti-Slip Control of Electric Motor Coach Using Adhesion Force Coefficient Estimator Based on Disturbance Observer

.....K.Ohishi, K.Nakano, I.Miyashita,&S.Yasukawa 802

Adaptive Regulator Using Neural Network

.....B.H.Xu, T.Tsuji, K.Hamatsu,&M.Iijima 809

Self Control System of Superconducting Maglev Synchronized with the Phase of Electromotive Force

.....S.Koga, J.Kitano, T.Nakashima, N.Morishima,&T.Maruyama 816

Application of "Anti-slip Readhesion Control with Presumed Adhesion Force" to Commuter Transport Electric Cars

.....A.Yamanaka, T.Watanabe, M.Matsuoka,&Y.Imamura 825

Output Voltage Control Method of PWM Inverter for Driving LSM to Reduce the Burden on Output Transformer

.....A.Okui, Y.Nakamichi,&H.Ikeda 837

Performance and Design of an L-C-L Converter for Voltage Regulator Type Applications

.....C.Chakraborty, M.Ishida,&T.Hori 848

A New Method of Sensorless Vector Control for Induction Motors Using Instantaneous Reactive Power

.....M.Tsuji, S.Chen, K.Izumi,&E.Yamada 857

Decoupling Temperature Control of Extruder by using H

Disturbance Observer

.....H.Hamane, S.Yokoyama, H.Onogaki,&M.Iwatani 866

A Neural Oscillatory Network Approach to the Biped Walking Pattern Generation Considering ZMP Condition

.....M.Cao&A.Kawamura 873

Design of Controllers to Suppress Torsional Vibration by Usins Frequency Characteristics

.....Y.Matsui&T.Takeuchi 880

DVFC-Based Identification and Its Application to Robust Vibration Suppression Control of Flexible Structures

.....S.Hashimoto, H.Funato, K.Hara,&K.Kamiyama 888

Improvement of Performance of Superconducting Maglev Control System at the Saturation of output current

.....S.Koga, J.Kitano, A.Seki,&T.Nakashima 895

Electromagnetic Force Characteristics of Magnetic Gradient Levitation Systems using Bulk Superconductors

.....Y.Fukasawa, K.Kanaya, H.Ohsaki,&E.Masada 901

Letter

Linear Synchronous Motor using Rail Support Construcion for Transportation

.....M.Yamaguchi, T.Furukawa, Y.Kano,&K.Murata 908

Active Filter Applying Discrete Tracking Control

.....K.Imai, N.Tsuchida, S.Hayakawa,&Y.Yamada 910

Distribution of Collected Particles' Diameters in an Electrostatic Precipitator

.....Y.Aoki, Y.Arao,&T.Fujii 912

Improvement of Input Current Distortion of Single-Phase Boost Rectifier with Step-Up/Down Operation

.....H.Kiyotake, H.Okada, K.Ishizaka,&R.Itoh 914

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1999 Volume 119-D Number 8/9

Review

Polymer Lithium Battery-Development of Polymer Cathode Materials-

.....N.Oyama&O.Hatozaki 1031

Paper

Protective Systems for Breaking of DC Large Current in Oil on Local Failures of Slow-Capacitor Bank

.....K.Inoue, M.Hasegawa,&I.Ueno1037

Position Sensorless Drive of Linear Pulse Motor for Suppressing Transient Vibration

.....J.Hirai&A.Kawamura 1044

A Study on Execution Time of Ladder Diagram in Programmable Controller

.....Y.Itoh, I.Miyazawa,&T.Sekiguchi 1053

Transformer Resonant Phase-Shifted PWM DC-DC Converter for X Ray Power Generator and Its Fuzzy Logic-based Learning Control Scheme

.....J.Sun, H.Takano,&M.Nakaoka1061

Development of a Controller for High-Power Electrostatic Motor

.....A.Yamamoto, T.Niino,&T.Higuchi 1073

Effects of Slot-Combination and Skewed Slot on the Electromagnetic Vibration of A Squirrel-Cage Induction Motor under Load Conditions

.....I.Hirotsuka&K.Tsuboi 1080

Spectrum Analysis for EMI Produced by Voltage-Source PWM Inverters-Application of a Distributed Constant Circuit Model-

.....S.Ogasawara, H.Ichimiya,&H.Akagi 1090

Improvement and Characteristics of Repetitive Positioning Control of a Linear Pulse Servo Motor

.....M.Yamamoto, J.Sawaki,&K.Matsuse1099

Analysis on A Real Invention Process (A Study for Development on Artifact Invention Supporting System (1st report))

.....K.Shibata&T.Kawaguchi1105

A Compact Scherbius Drive Employing a Boost Chopper and a PWM Inverter

.....T.Sukegawa, N.Daio, Y.Kikuchi, T.Okuyama,&K.Kamiyama1113

Vibration Suppression Control using Two Variable Parameters in a Multi-Mass System

.....H.Funato, K.Yamamoto, K.Hara, .Hashimoto,&K.Kamiyama 1121

Letter

Model Description Method of AC Motors Using 3x3 Balanced Circular Matrices

.....S.Shinnaka 1128

An Improving Method of Input Current Waveform on Single-phase DCM Boost Converter applying Pulse-Space-Modulation

.....S.Motegi, R.Nakajima,&A.Maeda 1130

A single-phase Current-Fed Inverter with DC Current-Ripple Compensation for Utility Interactive System

.....S.Motegi&A.Maeda 1132

OCTOBER 1999 Volume 119-D Number 10

Special Issue on ''Reluctance Motors''

Special Issue Review

Recent Advances of Reluctance Motors

.....M. Morimoto, N. Matsui, & Y. Takeda 1145

Special Issue Paper

Effects of Magnetic Properties of Core Material on Reluctance Motor Characteristics

.....C. Kaido & Y. Takeda 1149

Torque Feed-Back Control for Salient Pole Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor at Weakening Flux Control Range

.....K. Kondo, K. Matsuoka, Y. Nakazawa, & H. Shimizu 1155

Simplified Analysis and Evaluation of Drive Characteristic of Fully-Pitched Winding Reluctance Motors

.....T. Kosaka & N. Matsui 1165

High Efficiency Controlled Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Air Conditioner fed by Sine-wave PWM Inverter

.....S. Matsuno, T. Itagaki, H. Mizobe, A. Yamagiwa, & K. Ohyama 1171

Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Mainly Using Reluctance Torque

.....S. Morimoto, H. Awata, M. Sanada, & Y. Takeda 1177

Parameter Measurement of Sensorless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

.....T. Takeshita, A. Usui, A. Sumiya, & N. Matsui 1184

Paper

Electromagnetic Noise of Induction Motors Driven by PWM Inverters

.....Y. Okuyama & S. Moriyasu 1192

Output Torque Optimization of Switched Reluctance Motors

.....T. Kosaka, K. Ochiai, & N. Matsui 1199

Experimental Study of the Synchronization for the Discontinuous Arranged Long Stator LSM

.....S. Torii, K. Seki, K. Oka, M. Watada, & D. Ebihara 1206

A Consideration about Stability of Vector Controlled Induction Motor Systems Using Adaptive Secondary Flux Observer

.....H. Sugimoto & L. Ding 1212

Latest High-Voltage Transformer-Linked PWM DC-DC Converter for X Ray Power Generator and Its Unique Digital Control Schemes

.....J. Sun, H. Takano, I. Ogura, & M. Nakaoka 1223

Performance and Analysis of a Stand-Alone DC Power Supply Using Self-Excited Induction Generator with Shunt and Series Capacitors and Diode Rectifiers

.....C. Chakraborty, M. Ishida, T. Hori, & K. Niimura 1234

Transient Characteristics of a Unified Power Flow Controller, and Design of the DC Link Capacitor

.....Y. Watanabe, H. Fujita, & H. Akagi 1245

Design of Optimal Generalized Predictive Control System

.....A. Naganawa, E. Kobayashi, K. Aida, & G. Obinata 1252

Guide-effective Levitation Control for Electromagnetic Suspension Systems

.....M. Morishita & M. Akashi 1259

Letter

Simple Series-Compensated Single Phase Active Power Filter

.....K. Amei & M. Sakui 1269

Disturbance-Observer based Compensation Characteristic of the Active Filter detecting the Source Current Harmonics

.....S. Hamasaki & A. Kawamura 1271

Initial Rotor Position Estimation for Salient-Pole Permanent Magnet Motor using Resonance Frequency

.....Y. Okumatsu & A. Kawamura 1273

Transformation of PM Vernier Motor

.....S. Shimomura & A. Ishizaki 1275

NOVEMBER 1999 Volume 119-D Number 11

Special Issue on ''New Electric Railway Technology''

Preface to Special Issue on ''New Electric Railway Technology''

.....T. Sasaki 1285

Special Issue Review

I.The Latest Technologies of Electric Rolling Stock on Europe and Japan

.....K. Ishizu 1286

II.New Technology of Railway Signaling

.....M. Yamamoto 1289

Special Issue Paper

Development of Electronic Interlocking Device which Secures Safety of Railway Signaling based upon Fail Safe Technology using General Purpose Information Processing

.....F. Kitahara, M. Yoshikawa, A. Kato, M. Fujiwara, & K. Bekki 1291

Stopping control of the Superconducting Maglev Train

.....S. Koga, J. Kitano, & T. Nakashima 1301

Development of Centralized Interlocking System for Railway Signalling and its Evaluation

.....T. Okutani & T. Shimazoe 1307

Surge Characteristics of Propulsion Coils Including Mutual Coupling for Maglev

.....Y. Nakamichi, H. Shigeeda, K. Ajiki, & M. Suzuki 1315

Effect of High Harmonic Voltage on Long-term Dielectric Properties of Crosslinked Polyethylene Insulated Cable -Fundamental Dielectric Properties of Feeder Cable for Superconducting Magnetic Levitation System-

.....Y. Nakamichi, H. Toda, S. Ikeuchi, J. Shinagawa, & Y. Ohki 1327

DC Electric Train Traffic Scheduling Method Considering Energy-Saving-Combination of Train Traffic Parameters for Larger Regenerative Power-

.....H. Guo, H. Ohashi, & O. Ichinokura 1337

Wheel Slip Improvement with Induction Motor Vector Control for Electric Locomotives

.....M. Numazaki, A. Miyazaki, & E. Takahara 1345

Paper

A Proposal of a Ropeless Lift System and Evaluation of its Feasibility

.....M. Miyatake, T. Koseki, & S. Sone 1353

Clear Flaw Image Construction in Eddy Current Nondestructive Testing Using CT Technique

.....H. Hoshikawa & K. Koyama 1361

Active Magnetic Damper Using Linear Generator

.....T. Murai, H. Hasegawa, T. Yamamoto, & S. Fujiwara 1371

Dvelopment of Energy-saving Air-Conditioning Control System for Office Building based on Comfort Index

.....F. Yamada, K. Yonezawa,S. Sugawara, & N. Nishimura 1377

Control of Three-inertia System by PI/PID Control

.....G. Zhang & J. Furusho 1386

3-D Eddy Current Analysis of Linear Solenoid Using A New Auto Mesh Coupling Method

.....T. Ota, Y. Kawase, K. Hirata, & Y. Mitsutake 1393

Study of Oscillation in High Voltage Diode at Recovery Operation

.....K. Satoh, N. Hirano, A. Kawakami, & H. Iwamoto 1401

Utility Interactive Operations of PWM Current Source Inverter-Induction Motor System with Photovoltaic Generation

.....Y. Neba & K. Seto 1409

Adaptive Finite Element Analysis Using Dynamic Bubble System Taking into Account Magnitude of Magnetic Flux Density

.....T. Yokoyama, C. Vlatko,K. Kaneda, & H. Yamashita 1416

Letter

Evaluation of Radiated Emission from Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System for a Totally Implantable Artificial Heart

.....K. Shiba, E. Shu, & K. Koshiji 1422

Development of High Frequency Step-Up Transformer for DC-DC Converter

.....M. Tsuneoka, T. Asaka, N. Nakayama, & T. Iiyama 1424

DECEMBER 1999 Volume 119-D Number 12

1999 Industry Application Society Awards

..... 1431

1999 Annual Conference of Industry Application Society

..... 1432

Paper

Simulation of Three Phase AC Feeding System

.....K. Aiba, M. Morimoto, T. Saito, K. Onishi,&K. Yoda 1438

Prediction of Starting Performance of Induction Motors Using Two Frequency Characteristics

.....S. Yamamoto, T. Gotou,&T. Ara 1444

A Scheduling Method of Charging Electric Vehicles Using Genetic Algorithm

.....Y. Sugii, K. Tsujino,&T. Nagano 1451

The Theory of Instantaneous Power in Three-Phase Four-Wire Systems and its Applications

.....H. Akagi, S. Ogasawara,&H. Kim 1461

Output Power Limit and Excitation Method Effect Comparison in Trial Fully Superconducting Generator

.....H. Tsukiji, I.Muta, T. Hoshino,&E. Mukai 1471

A Vibration Suppression Control of Flexible Manipulator by Estimated Reaction Torque and Multiple Acceleration Feedback

.....M. Kino, N. Morita, T. Murakami,&K. Ohnishi 1477

High-Frequency Equivalent Circuit of Induction Motor Driven by PWM Inverter

.....T. Hidaka, M. Ishida, T. Hori,&H. Fujita 1485

Thrust Characteristics Improvement of a Cylindrical Linear Synchronous Motor

.....M. Yamaguchi, Y. Ando, Y. Kano, M. Kobayashi,&M. Karita 1494

Calculation Method using Gap Basic Magnetic Flux of Interior Permanent Magnetic Type Synchronous Motor for Electric Vehicles

.....Y. Matsunobu, F. Tajima, T. Kobayashi, S. Kawamata,&S. Obara 1500

Variable Compliance Control for 3 Dimensional Biped Robot considering Environmental Fluctuations

.....N. Nishikawa, Y. Fujimoto, T. Murakami,&K. Ohnishi 1507

Characteristics of Exciting Power Lead-less Superconducting Magnet by Multi Magnetic Flux Pump

.....H. Tsukiji, I. Muta, T. Hoshino,&E. Mukai 1515

Parallel Processing of Steady-State Analysis for a Power Electronic System by PVM3

.....T. Kato&H. Minato 1523

A MPPT System of Photovoltaic Power Generation Coping with Environment Changes

.....K. Takahara, Y. Yamanouchi,&T. Matsuda 1529

Analysis of an HID-Lamp Ignitor using a Two-Stage Magnetic-Pulse-Compression Circuit

.....H. Kakehashi, T. Ninomiya,&H. Ogasawara 1535

A Merging Control of Vehicles on PRT System and Analysis of Double Queues

.....E. Sekine&Y. Hamamatsu 1543

A Shaft Generator System without Output Voltage Distortion

.....S. Nishikata, Y. Koishikawa, F. Mita,&T. Kataoka 1549

Letter

Design of PI Controller with Lowpass Filter for Resonant Mechanical System

.....G. Zhang&J. Furusho 1556

A Half Bridge CLL Resonant DC/DC Converter

.....C. Chakraborty, M. Ishida,&T. Hori 1558

Evaluation of Conducted Emission from Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System for a Totally-Implantable Artificial Heart

.....K. Shiba, E. Shu,&K. Koshiji 1560

A Single-Phase Soft-Switched Current-Source Reversible Rectifier Configuration

.....R. Itoh, K. Ishizaka, S. Kuranaga,&H. Okada 1562

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