| JANUARY 2001 Volume 121-D Number 1 |
Review
A Survey on Information Technologies in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems
I. Manufacturing System in Digital Information Network Era
..........S. Fujii 1
II. Mechatronics Technology for Information-enhanced Manufacturing and Distribution Systems
..........K. Tsukamoto 3
III. Trends on Information Technology in Distribution System
..........T. Kaihara 5
Paper
A Study for Improvement Performance Characteristics of Driving Permanent Magnet Type Synchronous Motor without Position Sensor at Low Speed Range
..........M. Kawaji, N. Yamamura,&Y. Tsunehiro 7
A Proposal of a Job Shop Scheduling Method for Solving Resources Contention Problems and its Verification
H. Sugihara, H. Koizumi, N. Kataoka,&T. Takahara 14
Structural Design Measures to Suppress Fluid Noises of Large Capacity Open Type Motors
T. Nakahama&H. Naitoh 24
A Development Measures for Disturbances caused by Different Frequencies supplies for ATC with Hokuriku-Shinkansen
T. Okutani, J. Saikawa,&Y. Tate 31
Load Balancing Control by Symmetrical Coordinates Frame for PWM Inverter Based Reactive Power Compensators
..........A. Akdag, S. Tadakuma,&H. Minakata 43
Verification of a Travel Time Estimation Method using Data obtained from the Toll Collection System
..........Y. Ohba, H. Ueno,&M. Kuwahara 52
Linear Electromagnetic Pump for the Lead Free Soldering
..........J. Onozaki, T. Masuda, M. Sasaki,&Y. Kano 60
Determination of Equivalent Circuit Constants of Synchronous Machine from the Extended Dalton-Cameron Method
T. Ara, A. Hiraga,&S. Yamamoto 66
Simplified Resonant DC-DC Converter with High Frequency Drive
K. Murata, K. Harada,&K. Ozawa 74
Short-Current-Pulse Based Adaptive Maximum-Power-Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Power Generation System
T. Noguchi, S. Togashi,&R. Nakamoto 78
FeCoBN Magnetic Thin Film Inductor for MHz Switching Micro DC-DC Converters
T. Sato, K. Yamasawa, H. Tomita, T. Inoue,&T. Mizoguchi 84
Electric Brake Force Increase of Regenerative Brake in the High-Speed Range by Inserted Rheostats
M. Yamashita, M. Ogasa,&T. Watanabe 90
A Spatial Image Processing Traffic Flow Sensor and it's application for Signal Control, Surveillance and Warning System
K. Goto, M. Higashikubo,&M. Aoki 99
Characterizing IGBT Losses for Switched Mode Operation
R.H. Randall, A. Laprade,&B. Wood 105
Electromagnetic Characteristics of a High Density Motor Drive System Using a Printed Power Circuit Board
N. Mutoh, S. Shirakawa, K. Komatu,N. Ohnuma, S. Hokari,&F. Harashima 111
Hybrid Type Immittance Converter
H. Irie&Y. Kawabata 119
Design Quality Review System Based on Design-rules and Fault Document Databases for Motors
M. Nagae, S. Hori, H. Taki, K. Hirata,&I. Serikawa 125
Investigation on Stator Teeth Arrangement for Minimizing Cogging Torque and Linkage Flux Distortion in Hybrid Stepping Motors
K. Ohnishi 133
Letter
Influence of Coating of PM on Eddy Currents in PM of Surface-Mounted-PM SM
K. Yoshida, S. Nakayama,&K. Kesamaru 139
X-Y Linear Synchronous Motor Without Iron Armature Core
N. Fujii, S. Tanaka,&K. Okinaga 141
Dynamic System Modeling of Active Three-Phase Current-Source PWM Converter and Finite-Time Settling Controller
K.Nishida, Y. Konishi,&M. Nakaoka 143
| FEBRUARY 2001 Volume 121-D Number 2 |
Special Issue on "Electoromagnetic Fied Analysis and Its Applications to Rotating Machines"
Special Issue Review
Electromagnetic Field Analysis and Its Applications to Rotating Machines
.....Y.Kawase 153
Special Issue Paper
The Shape Optimization of Ventilation Holes in An Induction Motor by The Hybrid Design Approach of Numerical Analysis and Analytical Design Methodology
.....S.Wakao, M.Tokuhisa, A.Maeda,&T.Onuki 159
Fast Analysis Method of Eddy Current Fields for Rotating Machines
.....K.Miyata&K.Maki 165
An Optimal Design Method for Efficiency of Permanent Magnet Motors
.....Y.Hosokawa, S.Noguchi, H.Yamashita,&S.Tanimoto 171
Dynamic Analysis of Scroll-Actuator Using 3-D Finite Element Method
.....T.Ota, K.Hirata,&Y.Kawase 178
Approximated Modeling of End-Rings for Electromagnetic Field Analysis of Induction Motors
.....K.Yamazaki 184
Paper
New Control Method of On-board ATC System of Shinkansen Trains
.....N.Fukuda&T.Watanabe 196
Low Cost Numerical Calculation Method for On-line Inverse Kinematics of Redundant Manipulators
.....T.Takahashi&A.Kawamura 204
Mirror-Phase Characteristics of Synchronous Reluctance Motor and Salient-Pole Orientation Methods for Sensorless Vector Controls
.....S.Shinnaka 210
A Novel Single-phase High Power Factor Converter with Load Neutral Point Applied to PM Motor Drive
.....J.Ito&S.Ishii 219
A Power Factor Correction with Two-Input Current Mode using Voltage Doubler Rectifier
.....I.Yamamoto&K.Matsui 225
A Basic Study on Defect Inspection Method for ASIC Manufacturing Lines
.....K.Sakurai, S.Fujii,&H.Morita 231
Increasing Electrical Brake Force with Capacitance in the High-Speed Range
.....H.Kato, M.Ogasa,&T.Watanabe 239
A Computer-Aided Method for Detecting Damage to Seepage Control Sheets used at Final Disposal Sites
.....M.Ebihara, H.Ishii, T.Ono,&T.Oshikata 245
A New Multivariable Filter with Variable-Frequency Characteristics for Three-Phase Signal Processing--Simple Production of Effects by Filters Accompanied with Vector Rotators--
..........S.Shinnaka 253
Diagnosis System for Detecting Plant and Sensor Deterioration Using Immune Network Integrated with Plant Knowledge
.....Y.Sugita, M.Kayama,&Y.Morooka 261
Control Strategies for Brushless Doubly Fed Reluctance Machines
.....M. G. Jovanovic &R. E. Betz 272
Letter
A Predictive Instantaneous Current Control Method Taking into Consideration AC Side LC Filters in Three Phase PWM Voltage-Source Rectifier
.....K.Hara, H.Funato,&K.Kamiyama 279
Amplitude Modulated Inverter with 3-level DC-DC Converter System for Utility Interactive Photovoltaic Power System
.....N.Kikuchi, H.Watanabe, T.Ohnishi,&F.Harashima 281
A Consideration on Inertia-Ratio and Damping Property of Vibration of Two-Inertia System
.....N.Takesue&J.Furusho 283
| MARCH 2001 Volume 121-D Number 3 |
Special Issue on ''Semiconductor Power Conversion
Technologyand Its Application''
Preface to a Special Issue on ''Semiconductor
Power Conversion Technology and its Applications''
..........H. Akagi 295
Special Issue Review
Power Conversion Technology Applications
for Power System
..........S. Tamai&H. Yamamoto 296
Special Issue Paper
Characteristics Analysis and Improvement
of Input Current Waveform for Boost DCM Converter
with Unity Power Factor
..........K. Taniguchi 302
A High Voltage Switch (50kV 2kA) with IGBTs
Driven by Displacement Current
..........A. Suzuki, A. Iwata, A. Teramoto, T.
Koseki,N. Nakamura,&Y. Kamiya 308
Considerations of a Fully-Digital-Controlled
Active Filter for Installation on Power Distribution
Systems
..........P. Jintakosonwit, H. Fujita,&H. Akagi
316
Waveform Shaping of Output Pulse of Pulse
Forming Network for Klystron Modulator Using
a Waveform Compensation Circuit
..........A. Suzuki, H. Itoh, A. Iwata,&M.
Akemoto 325
Analysis and Measurement of Chip Current
Imbalance Caused by the Difference of Impedance
of Each Parallel Circuit in a Power Module
..........T. Ohi, T. Okuda, H. Muto, T. Kikunaga,&H.
Matsumoto 333
Investigation of Shinkansen Static Changeover
Switch Capable of Suppression of Exciting
Inrush Current into Transformer on Train
..........K. Ajiki, Y. Mochinaga, T. Uzuka, T.
Saitoh,&Y. Yoshiki 340
Suppression Control Method of Vibration for
PMSM Utilizing Repetitive Control with Auto-tuning
Function and Fourier Transform
..........S. Hattori, M. Ishida,&T. Hori 347
IEGT Power Converters for the Shinkansen
Traction Systems
..........Y. Oi, S. Kato, T. Kato, A. Yajima, A.
Ujiie,&E. Takahara 356
Paper
A Guideline for the Design of Inverter-Fed
Three-Phase Small Induction Motor
..........K. Obayashi, Y. Okada, S. Dobashi,&S.
Ikeda 364
IPMSM with Adjustable PM Armature Flux Linkage
for High Efficiency and Wide Range Operation
..........L. Ma, M. Sanada, S. Morimoto,&Y.
Takeda 371
A Cooperative Task with Vehicle and Arm in
a Mobile Manipulator
..........T. Yakoh&D. Nakamura 377
A New Approach to Individual-Phase Reactive
Power Compensator for Non-Sinusoidal and
Unbalanced Three-Phase Systems
..........T. Tanaka, S. Funabiki,&A. Nabae
383
Linear Electromagnetic Pump for the Flow
Soldering Equipment
..........J. Onozaki, T. Masuda, M. Sasaki,&Y.
Kano 391
Investigation of Optimal Design of IPM Motor
using Finite Elements and Optimization Technique
..........T. Ohnishi&N. Takahashi 397
A Study on the Moving of an AC Attraction-type
Magnetic Levitation Transport System Using
a Two-phase Linear Motor
..........H. Konishi&Y. Hirane 403
Consideration on SVC Control Instability with Detailed Model and Verification on Stabilization by On-line Gain Adjustment Function
..........T. Yoshino&K. Takagi 410
Effect of the Damper Coils on the Three-Dimensional
Motion of the Superconducting Magnetically
Levitated Bogie
..........S. Ohashi, H. Nishioka,&Y. Hirane
417
Review
Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering in AutomobilesI. Vehicular Technology and Electrical Engineering
..........S. Okuma 431
II. 21'st Century's Vehicles and 42V Power Net
..........T. Teratani 433
III. Support Systems and Sensors for Safety Driving
..........Y. Fujita 435
Paper
Control Aspects of a Transformerless Five Level Cascaded Inverter Based Single Phase Photovoltaic System
..........M. Calais, L. J. Borle, V. G. Agelidis,&M. S. Dymond 437
Modeling and Robust Control of Wavemaker for Small Water Tank
..........D. Katayama&R. Watanabe 445
High Repetition Rate Operation of a KrF Exchmer Laser Using a High Voltage Switch with MOSFETs
..........A. Suzuki, A. Iwata,&K. Haruta 453
Modeling of Sequential Control System with Cyclic Scan by Petri Net
..........Y. Itoh, I. Miyazawa,&T. Sekiguchi 461
Practical Use of a Pump Control System Using Fuzzy Control
..........T. Shamoto, Y. Terao, A. Nagaiwa, Y. Hiraoka,A. Nari, &Y. Hatsushika 468
PWM Control Method Suitable for High Voltage Multilevel Inverters
..........Y. Iwaji, T. Okuyama, D. Kaneko,&S. Okamatsu 476
Analysis on the Instability of ICB Energy Transfer Circuit during Ripple Reduction Operation
..........J. Baba, T. Nitta, Y. Shirai, Y. Hayashi,&Y. Kobayashi 484
Investigation of pH Dependency of Solubility and Physical Property about Plasma Molten Slag from Fly Ash
..........Y. Kubo, T. Hosoi, Y. Kaneko, M. Ohata,T. Iwao, N. Furuta,&T. Inaba 493
D. C. Powers System for Excitation of Large Current Superconducting Coils for Fusion Plasma Experimental Facility
..........H. Chikaraishi, S. Yamada, S. Tanahashi,T. Inoue, S. Takami, O. Motojima, H. Niwa,&T. Haga 501
Transient Characteristics of a UPFC, and its Effect on Suppressing Power Flow Variation
..........Y. Watanabe, H. Fujita,&H. Akagi 508
Suppression Control Method for Torque Vibration of 3-Phase HB-Type Stepping Motor Utilizing Feedforward Compensation Control
..........T. Su, M. Ishida,&T. Hori 516
Letter
A Novel Type of Active Auxiliary Resonant Soft Commutation Snubber with Pulse Current Transformer for Voltage Source Inverter and Its Optimum Circuit Design Procedure
..........H. Yamamoto, E. Hiraki, A. Okuno,&M. Nakaoka 522
Three-Phase Soft-Switched Current-Source Rectifier Operated in Pulse Width Modulation
..........R. Itoh, K. Ishizaka, S. Matsueda,&H. Okada 524
Sterilization Effect by the Floating Multipole Discharge
..........T. Nagasawa, Y. Nishida, Y. Uda,&T. Kawatsu 526
Review
Existing State of Electromagnetic Environments
..........E. Masada 535
Paper
A Method of Execution Time Adjustment in
Parallel Projects Based on Critical Path
Analysis
H. Sugihara 541
A New Coil Configuration of a Linear DC Motor
to Improve Thrust
I. Kikutani, R. Okuno,&K. Akazawa 550
Application of Statistical Analysis to DC-DC
Converters
O. Woywode&H. Gu ldner 557
Dual Frequency Output Quasi-Resonant Inverter
for Induction Heating
S. Okudaira&K. Matsuse 563
Development of Traction Motor for Gauge Change
Train
K. Matsuoka, M. Kondoh, S. Shiraishi,&K. Yamawaki 569
Thrust Analysis of Permanent Magnet Linear
Synchronous Motor Using 3-D Finite Element
Method
T. Yamaguchi, Y. Kawase,&A. Fuseya 577
A Method for Elimination of Higher Harmonics
in a PWM Waveform
T. Nakae, Y. Kanamaru,&Y. Amemiya 584
Study on Performance Improvement of a Magnetic
Fluid Type Semi-Active Damper
T. Nakagawa, T. Furukawa,&A. Yamada 590
A Study of Rotor Configuration for IPMSM
with Concentrated Winding Considering the
Iron Loss
H. Murakami, Y. Honda, S. Morimoto,&Y. Takeda 597
High-Speed Image Matching Using Partial Template
Extracted by Genetic Algorithm
F. Saitoh 604
Letter
Single-Phase Switch-Mode Voltage-Doubler
Rectifier Using Pump Circuits
H. Kiyotake, H. Okada, K. Ishizaka,&R. Itoh 612
Effects of DC-Current for Short-Time Negative
Sequence Current of Synchronous Machine
S. Moriyasu 614
The Application of the IIR-Type Neural Network
to the Magnetic Pole Shape Optimization
A. Kimura, T. Matsuzaka,&Y. Kagawa 616
Starting Performance Analysis of Self-Starting
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor--The
Effect of Time Step--
..........K. Kurihara, Y. Baba, T. Nakada, T. Kubota,&H.W.
Gao 618
Review
Human Factor in Total Production Life Cycle
..........S. Hata, H. Koshimizu,&H. Tomita 629
Paper
H
Controller Design and Implementation for Induction Motors
..........C. Attaianese&G. Tomasso 635
A Study of Simulation Model of Human-Oriented
Production Process in Consideration of Human
Factors
..........A. Ohuchi, Y. Okuda, Y. Nakamura, M.
Hitomi,&H. Tomita 643
Stability Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous
Motor Traction Main Circuit with Regenerative
Braking on Insufficient Load's Power Consuming
..........F. Yusivar, K. Uchida, T. Kihara, S.
Wakao, K. Kondo,&K. Matsuoka 651
On the Switching Surge in the Current Resonant
Inverter for the Induction Furnace Application
..........M.P. Chen, J.K. Chen, K. Murata, M. Nakahara,&K.
Harada 658
A Study on Agent Learning in Self-organised
Manufacturing Scheduling
..........T. Kaihara&S. Fujii 669
A Novel Slip-Power Recovery System using
PWM Boost Rectifier
..........N. Hoshi&K. Oguchi 676
Anti-Windup Strategy for Feedback Control
System Based on Youla Parameterization
..........F. Suzuki&Y. Hori 683
Maximum Power Control for a Photovoltaic
Power Generation System by Adaptive Hill-climbing
Method
..........K. Takahara, Y. Yamanouchi,&H. Kawaguchi 689
Critical Path Identification and Load Balancing
Strategy for Concurrent Projects
..........H. Sugihara, Y. Fujimoto, J.T. Ootsuki,&T.
Sekiguchi 695
Train Service on a Triple-Track Line as Rapid
and Frequent as on a Quadruple-Track Line
..........K. Katsuta, T. Koseki,&S. Sone 705
Letter
Feedforward Controller Design Method for
Position Control
..........R. Nakashima, R. Oguro,&T. Tsuji 713
Address of President of Industry Applications
Society
..........N. Matsui 723
Review
The State of the Art in Developments of Bearingless Drives
..........A. Chiba&T. Fukao 724
Paper
Compensation for Magnetizing Inrush Currents
in Transformers using PWM Inverter
..........K. Shinohara, K. Yamamoto, K. Iimori,
Y. Minari, O. Sakata,&M. Miyake 730
A Simulation Method for High-Speed and High-Accuracy
Calculation--Application to a Position-Sensorless
IPM Motor Drive System--
..........Y. Kazunori, S. Ogasawara,&H. Akagi
739
A Novel Parallel-Connected Multiple Induction
Motors Vector Control Method for the Rolling
Stock Traction System
..........Y. Matsumoto, S. Ozaki,&A. Kawamura
747
PWM Power Amplifier with Digital Optimal
Preview Current Control Scheme for Gradient
Magnetic Field in MRI Systems
..........S. Watanabe, H. Takano, E. Hiraki,&M.
Nakaoka 756
A Neural Network Based Behavioral Model of
a Monolithic Cascode Power Switch
..........M. Cacciato, A. Consoli, D. Tagliavia,&A.
Testa 764
A New Biometorics Using Footprint
..........K. Nakajima, Y. Mizukami, K. Tanaka,&T.
Tamura 770
Unified Proposal for Characteristics Testing Methods and Figure of Merit of 8kVE3.5kA Class Light-Triggered Thyristors
..........K. Asano&Y. Sugawara 777
A Comparison of the Characteristics between
Buck and Buck-Boost High-Power-Factor Converters
with Pulse-Space-Modulation
..........S. Motegi, A. Nakajima,&A. Maeda
785
Anti-Windup Strategy for Two Degree of Freedom
Control System Based on Left Coprime Factorization
..........F. Suzuki&Y. Hori 792
Electromagnetic Analysis of a Superconducting
Magnet for a Combined-type Linear Generator
..........H. Hasegawa, T. Murai,&T. Sasakawa
799
13.56MHz Current Source Inverter Based on
Immittance Conversion Topology
..........H. Ohguchi, R. Shimotaya, T. Shimizu,
H. Takagi,&M. Ito 805
The Reactance Calculation for a Permanent
Magnet Synchronous Motor Considering Magnetic
Saturation
..........M. Sasaki, K. Shima, K. Ide, H. Koharagi,&M.
Takahashi 814
Letter
Feasible Evaluations of 3-Level 3-Phase Voltage-Fed
Soft-Switching Inverter with Two Active Resonant
Snubbers
..........M. Yamamoto, E. Hiraki,&M. Nakaoka
821
Space Vector Modulated Three Phase Voltage
Source Soft Commutation Inverter with Pulse
Current Transformer-assisted Active Auxiliary
Resonant Commutation Snubbers
..........H. Yamamoto, H. Iwamoto, M. Yoshida,
E. Hiraki,&M. Nakaoka 823
Review
Present Situation and Subjects of Protective Earthing Technologies
..........T. Takahashi 829
Paper
Tolerance Computation of a Power Electronic Circuit by Higher Order Sensitivity Analysis Method
..........T. Fukuyama&T. Kato 835
Characteristics Analysis of Induction Motor with an Unequal Slot Pitch Cage Rotor
..........M. Morimoto&I. Morita 841
Swing up and Stability Control of Inverted Pendulum with Inertia Rotor under Energy Control and Sliding Mode Schemes
..........S. Yura, T. Kamano, T. Yasuno, T. Suzuki,
H. Harada,&S. Urushihara 848
Compensation for Neutral Point Potential in Three Level Inverter by using Motor Currents of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and its Characteristics
..........K. Shinohara&E. Sakasegawa 855
Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Using Competitive Learning with Modified Confidential Voting
..........I. Nagayama, M. Nakamura,&T. Yamashiro 862
High Efficiency Control Method of Speed-Sensorless Vector Controlled Induction Motor Taking Core Loss into Consideration
..........K. Matsuse, S. Taniguchi, T. Yoshizumi,&K.
Namiki 869
Ultra-High Speed Positioning Control of a Piezoelectric Actuator by Using Discrete-Time Two-Degree-of-Freedom H
Control
..........M. Hirata, D. Tang, K. Nonami, H. Ogawa,&Y.
Taniguchi 879
Linear Encoders Applied High Resolution Technology
which is Compatible with High Speed Response
..........S. Fujisawa 887
Position-Velocity-Based Trajectory Control
for Manipulator and Its Application to Visual
Tracking System
..........D. Purwanto, T. Murakami,&K. Ohnishi 894
Vector Control of Induction Motor Using Robust
Optimal Observer
..........Y. Kinpara, S. Doki, & S. Okuma 902
Letter
Synchronization of Self-Starting Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor --The Relation between Depth of Rotor Bars and Load Inertia--
..........K. Kurihara, Y. Baba, T. Nakada, T. Kubota,&H.W.
Gao 908
A New Interleaved Two Switch Forward PWM
DC-DC Converter Operating with Soft-Switching
..........S. Hamada&M. Nakaoka 910
Review
Research Trends of Making Spaces Intelligent
..........H.Hashimoto 917
Paper
Consideration of wheel Slip and Re-adhesion
Control for Railcars-Anti-slip and Re-adhesion
Control beaed on a Relation of Adhesion Force
and Slip Speed-
..........S.Toda, T.Henmi, Y.Nakazawa,&I.Yasuoka
923
A Transfer-Function Approach to the Analysis
and Design of Zero Power Controllers for
Magnetic Suspension System
..........T.Mizuno&Y.Takemori 933
Current Waveform Control of High-Power-Factor
Rectifier Circuit for Harmonic Suppression
of Voltage and Current in Distribution System
..........T.Takeshita, H.Goto, T.Masuda,&N.Matsui
941
Speed up of Reinforcement Learning using
Chaotic Evolutionary Computation and its
Application to Driver's Support Display System
..........T.Yamaguchi, M.Takahide, Y.Nakamura,&N.Kohata
948
Re-composition of Information based on Distributed-Sensory-Intelligence Architecture and its Application for ITS
..........T.Yamaguchi, K.Hirayama,&H.Hashimoto
956
Characteristics of Single-Phase Voltage-Doubler
Rectifier with Balanced Capacitor Voltages
..........H.Kiyotake, H.Okada, K.Ishizaka,&R.Itoh
964
Loss Analysis and Efficiency Improvement
of the Axial Flux Type Generator with Coreless
Windings
..........A.Hoshino, S.Isobe, M.Morimoto, M.Sanada,
Y.Takeda,&N.Matsui 971
Voltage Sag Compensation with Minimum Energy
Injection by Use of a Micro-SMES
..........S.Polmai, T.Ise,&S.Kumagai 978
A Novel Strategy of High Power Utility Interactive
Inverter with Series Active Filter
..........M.Saito&T.Shimizu 988
Letter
Fuzzy Control of 2-Inertia System with Scaling
Factors Determined by GA
..........H.Ikeda, T.Hanamoto, T.Tsuji,&Y.Tanaka
996
The Commutation Spark on a Commutator Segment
of Universal Motors
..........T.Hanazawa&T.Egashira 998
Zero-cross Switch for the Starter of Single-phase
Induction Motors
..........K.Kukihara 1000
Nonlinear Friction Compensation Method in
Linear Motors Using Neural Network
..........K.Koishi, T.Hosaka, H.Kubota,&K.Matsuse
1002
Influence of Iron-Core Loss on Parameter
Identification of Induction Motor
..........T.Noguchi, T.Omura,&D.Hiraishi 1004
Review
Evaluation of Personal Computer based Control
System for Public Utility Plant
..........S. Shin&T. Nakazato 1011
Paper
Speed-up for Finite Element Analysis by Using
Multigrid Method
..........K. Tsubota, S. Noguchi,&H. Yamashita
1017
Novel Analytical Approach for Vector Controlled
Adjustable Speed Synchronous Machines
..........T. Chin, M. Nakano,&G. Zeng 1024
A New Position-Sensorless Position Control
Method for High-Speed Spindle Systems
..........S. Shinnaka 1032
DC Voltage Control and Harmonic Current Suppression
of Single-Phase PFC Converter
..........T. Takeshita, Y. Toyoda,&N. Matsui
1041
Electro-magnetic Analysis of Inductrack Magnetic
Levitation
..........T. Murai&H. Hasegawa 1049
Development and Fundamental Characteristic
of One-Shaft Type ER Clutch
..........N. Saga, T. Nakamura,&M. Nakazawa
1055
Robust Performance Analysis of Magnetic Bearings
..........T. Namerikawa&M. Fujita 1061
Application of the Core-type Rotary Transformer
for Power Supply to a Rotating Detector without
Contact
..........Y. Odawara 1068
A PWM Rectifier/Inverter System Being Capable
of Suppressing Both Harmonics and EMI
..........S. Ogasawara, M. Fujikawa,&H. Akagi
1075
Transient Characteristics of Tapped-Winding
Capacitor Motor
..........A. Tozune, T. Takeuchi,&M. Saito
1083
Letter
A Novel Control Method on Single Phase Grid
Connectable Inverter with Hilbert Transformer
..........M. Saitou&T. Shimizu 1089
ZCS High Frequency Inverter for Induction
Heating with Duplicated Tuned Load Circuit
..........H. Ogiwara&M. Nakaoka 1091
Rotor Oscillation Damping of a Stepping Motor
Using PWM-Type Switching Sequence
..........T. Miura&T. Taniguchi 1093
Very High Off-gate Gain GTO Thyristor
..........K. Kukihara 1095
Review
Project of ''Control of Electromagnetic Environment
in Low Frequency Band Less Than 100 kHz"
N.Matsui, T.Ohmae,&A.Kawamura 1105
Paper
Reduction of Conducted Electromagnetic Emissions
in Multi-Inverter Drive Systems
M.Cacciato, A.Consoli, G.Scarcella,&A.Testa 1111
Comparison of the Characteristics of Linear
Induction Motors with Various Secondary-Side
Conductors on the Basis of the Simple Calculation
Method Using DC Decay Test
S.Yamamoto, H.Hirahara,&T.Ara 1117
Current Sensorless Drive System of Synchronous
Motor with Low-resolution Position Sensor
S.Morimoto, K.Kinoshita,&Y.Takeda 1126
Vehicles Recognition Method using Spatio-Temporal
Images
H.Taniguchi, T.Nakamura, H.Furusawa,&S.Ozawa 1134
Usefulness of Frequency-Hybrid Vector Control
for Sensorless Induction Motor Drive
S.Shinnaka 1143
A Sensorless Drive System of Brushless DC
Motors Using a Digital Phase Locked Loop
B.H.Xu, T.Tsuji, A.Takahashi, S.Ouchi,K.Hamatsu,&M.Iijima 1155
A Control IC for an Optocoupler-less DC-DC
Converter with a Current Mirror Detection
Circuit
M.Inaba, M.Iwamura, N.Akiyama, M.Ono,N.Tajimi,&K.Sukegawa 1163
Restraint Method of Torque Ripple with d-q
Transformation and Torque Current Feedback
in Power Converter System for AC Electric
Cars
S.Inarida, T.Tanamachi,&K.Nakata 1169
Development of Wheel Mounted Direct Drive
Traction Motor for Rail Vehicle
K.Matsuoka, K.Kondoh, Y.Kobayashi,&S.Shiraishi 1176
Reduction of Vibration on Concentrated Winding
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors with
Considering Radial Stress
Y.Asano, Y.Honda, Y.Takeda,&S.Morimoto 1185
Anti-Slip Re-adhesion Control of Electric
Motor Coach (2M1C) Based on Disturbance Observer
and Speed Sensor-less Vector Control
S.Kadowaki, K.Ohishi, I.Miyashita,&S.Yasukawa 1192
Letter
A Maximum Power Point Tracking Control Scheme
for PV System Based on Limit Cycle Operation
M.Matsui, T.Kitano,&D.Xu 1199
A Method to Calculate the Mutual Inductance
of Linear Induction Motors by DC Decay Testing
Method
H.Hirahara, S.Yamamoto,&T.Ara 1201
Numerical Calculations of Flux-Canceling
Maglev with DC&AC excited SCMs
..........T.Sakamoto, K.Yamada,&M.T.Thompson
1203
Paper
Design Method of Robust Full-Order Observer to Suppress Axis Deviation for Vector Controlled Induction Motor using

Positive Real Problem and Gain Scheduled H

Control
..........M. Hasegawa, S. Doki, S. Okuma, T. Fukumori,&F.
Fujiwara 1218
Estimation of Piecewise-Linearized Torque
Coefficient and Moment of Inertia of Windmill
using Genetic Algorithm
..........H. Sori, T. Kamano, T. Suzuki, T. Yasuno,&H.
Harada 1228
Genetic Algorithm-Based Autonomous Design of Weighting Functions for H

Compensator
..........M. Iwasaki, N. Tsumagi, H. Hirai,&N.
Matsui 1235
Study on Temperature Characteristics of a
Clutch using Homogeneous ER Fluid
..........T. Nakamura, N. Saga, M. Nakazawa,&Y.
Takahashi 1243
Attempt of Object Tranfer by Linear Actuator
Array--Aiming for Magic Carpet--
..........H. Oyobe&Y. Hori 1250
DSP-Based Direct Torque Control (DTC) of
Five-Phase Induction Motors
H. Xu, H.A. Toliyat,&L.J. Petersen 1256
A Maximum Power Point Tracking Control Scheme
for PV System Based on Power Equilibrium
and Its System Design
T. Kitano, M. Matsui,&D. Xu 1263
Current Sensorless Speed Servo System of
PM Motor Based on Current Estimation Method
K. Ohishi&Y. Nakamura 1270
Autonomous Flight Control for a Large-Scale
Unmanned Helicopter--System Identification
and Robust Control Systems Design--
..........S. Adachi, S. Hashimoto, G. Miyamori,&A.
Tan 1278
Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance of Autonomous
Mobile Robot Based on Probabilistic Potential
Field
..........S. Katsura&K. Ohnishi 1284
Letter
Fixed Frequency PWM High Frequency Inverter
for Induction Heating
H. Ogiwara&M. Nakaoka 1291
AC Motor Shaft Current Suppression Using
Active Auxiliary Quasi-Resonant DC Link Snubber-Assisted
Inverter
J. Yoshitsugu, K. Inoue,&M. Nakaoka 1293
A Study of High Frequency Electronic Ballast
for HID Lamps Based on Immittance Conversion
Theory with A Hot Restarting Circuit
H. Ohguchi, R. Shimotaya, T. Shimizu, H. Takagi,&M. Ito 1295
High-Torque Microstep Drive of a Two-Phase
Stepping Motor
T. Miura&T. Taniguchi 1297