The paper deals with the multi-parameter analysis of active energy consumptions in a Romanian municipal hospital. Minimum, mean, and maximum values are computed based on measurements recorded every 15 minutes by the e...
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(数字)9798350388107
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350388114
The paper deals with the multi-parameter analysis of active energy consumptions in a Romanian municipal hospital. Minimum, mean, and maximum values are computed based on measurements recorded every 15 minutes by the energy provider, the analyzed time range being between the 1-st of July 2021 and the 30-th of June 2022. The analysis delved into monthly, daily, and hourly consumption trends. The investigation extended to seasonal variations, to discern the impact of climatic conditions. The study also differentiated between working and non-working days, recognizing the dynamic energy demands during operational and non-operational periods. Peak hours are examined to pinpoint instances of heightened consumption, providing valuable insights for optimizing resource utilization. Synthetic conclusions with respect to different categories of consumptions are provided. A solution based on photovoltaic panels is suggested in the end, along with the estimation of the time required for the full return of investment.
Virtual Reality (VR) has existed for many years;however, it has only recently gained wide spread popularity and commercial use. This change comes from the innovations in head mounted displays (HMDs) and from the work ...
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A new dual-channel discontinuous mode isolated current source gate driver (ICSGD) is proposed in this paper. The proposed gate driver can provide two isolated gate drive signals for two power MOSFETs in circuits where...
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ISBN:
(数字)9781665464543
ISBN:
(纸本)9781665464550
A new dual-channel discontinuous mode isolated current source gate driver (ICSGD) is proposed in this paper. The proposed gate driver can provide two isolated gate drive signals for two power MOSFETs in circuits where these switches are in sync. The proposed gate driver can achieve very fast turn on and turn off transitions, due to its current mode nature. In addition, this technique can achieve partial gate energy recovery by recovering a fraction of the RMS (CV2) energy, which is typically dissipated over the gate drive resistors in voltage source gate drive (VSGD) techniques. Thus, provides better efficiency. The proposed circuit consists of six transistors and a small pulse transformer to allow swift operation over a wide range of duty cycles. Current through the transformer is discontinuous to avoid conduction losses due to circulating currents such as in some resonant gate drivers (RGD). Consequently, the proposed ICSGD provides superior performance over its VSGD counterparts, especially in high-frequency (HF) operation. The design is implemented in both PSIM and Typhoon HIL (hardware in the loop) platforms. The model is verified with a match of results from PSIM and Typhoon. The PSIM & HIL results show that the ICSGD achieves a minimum of 20% efficiency improvement.
City-corporation is one of the important institutions that can improve the city people lifestyles by providing necessary utility services along with socioeconomic development. Currently, most of the services offered b...
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Multi-objective optimization (MOO) lies at the core of many machine learning (ML) applications that involve multiple, potentially conflicting objectives. Despite the long history of MOO, recent years have witnessed a ...
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Circularly polarized transceivers have shown superior characteristics over linearly polarized ones for space-to-ground communications. Specially, unlike linearly polarized (LP) waves that undergo Faraday rotation thro...
Circularly polarized transceivers have shown superior characteristics over linearly polarized ones for space-to-ground communications. Specially, unlike linearly polarized (LP) waves that undergo Faraday rotation through the ionosphere, circularly polarized (CP) waves reduce Faraday rotation and cloud interference effects. Hence, wideband circularly polarized phased arrays are attractive for high-resolution spaceborne radars, especially at lower frequencies. For example, radar resolutions down to 1 meter require at least 150 MHz of bandwidth, viz. 150 MHz-300 MHz operation. Unfortunately, conventional wide-scanning CP phased arrays exhibit narrow-band axial ratio < 3 dB performance.
Accurately predicting age from functional connectome data can provide valuable insights into brain development and neurodegenerative processes. In this study, we apply various machine learning algorithms to age predic...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331515478
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331515485
Accurately predicting age from functional connectome data can provide valuable insights into brain development and neurodegenerative processes. In this study, we apply various machine learning algorithms to age prediction using functional connectivity features. The preprocessing pipeline included missing value imputation and categorical variable encoding. We experimented with traditional regression models and neural networks, ultimately achieving the best performance with a stacking ensemble. The ensemble leveraged a Multi-Layer Perceptron meta-learner to reduce base model biases, improving predictive accuracy. To enhance diversity, base models were selected based on their individual performance and prediction correlation. Our results demonstrate that ensemble learning can effectively handle the complexity of neuroimaging data, offering a robust approach for age prediction and potential applications in neurological research.
Pest damage poses a significant risk to crop quality and productivity, underscoring the necessity for accurate and efficient detection methods for farmers. Artificial intelligence (AI) facilitates targeted pest manage...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331517984
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331517991
Pest damage poses a significant risk to crop quality and productivity, underscoring the necessity for accurate and efficient detection methods for farmers. Artificial intelligence (AI) facilitates targeted pest management with reduced reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides and enables early detection of insect infestations. Object detection, a computer vision approach, is revolutionizing pest identification in agriculture by locating pests in digital crop photographs. However, the detection of tiny objects within these datasets presents challenges due to sparse spatial information. In response to this challenge, we have replaced the C3 block of YOLOv5 with the BottleneckCSP module, which is more effective for feature mapping of tiny objects. Our enhanced model demonstrates superior performance on the IP102 dataset, which is characterized by the presence of tiny objects. Comparative analysis reveals that our BottleneckCSP-integrated model significantly improves feature mapping, resulting in a notable increase in mean average precision (mAP). Specifically, our modified model achieves an mAP of 63.9%, outperforming many state-of-the-art methods on this dataset. This advancement in the YOLOv5 architecture sets a new benchmark for AI-powered precision agriculture, providing farmers with a highly efficient tool for crop protection and pest management. The significant performance gains highlight the potential of our approach to transform current agricultural practices, paving the way for more sustainable and effective pest control strategies.
The number of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer exceeds 2.3 million annually worldwide. There is a severe lack of valid prognostic and predictive indicators for the clinical treatment of breast cancer patients at...
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In the DC fault event, DC link capacitors immediately discharge a colossal current of high frequency. These large currents of high frequencies can instantly damage the components attached to the DC transmission system...
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ISBN:
(数字)9781665464543
ISBN:
(纸本)9781665464550
In the DC fault event, DC link capacitors immediately discharge a colossal current of high frequency. These large currents of high frequencies can instantly damage the components attached to the DC transmission system. Therefore, a rapid and robust DC fault detection topology is necessary, facilitating protection coordination in forthcoming Multi-Terminal Direct Current (MTDC) systems. This study introduces a novel fault detection technique using the time derivative of the High Pass Filter (HPF) response to identify fault currents in just a few microseconds (µs). This topology enables protection coordination for modern MTDC systems. Furthermore, this technique can identify different types of DC faults and remains unaffected by AC faults and load variation.
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