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Analog multiplier for a low-power integrated image sensor
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia nowe podejście do projektowania tanich niskomocowych zintegrowanych sensorów optycznych. W odróżnieniu od wcześniej stosowanych rozwiązań opartych na masowym przetwarzaniu równoległym, zaproponowany mnożnik macierzowy charakteryzuje się korzystniejszymi cechami. Proponowane rozwiązanie, chociaż mniej elastyczne w sensie liczby możliwych do zaimplementowania algorytmów wstępnej obróbki obrazu, cechuje się znaczącą...
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Design of a simple modular active power electronic transformer
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Predictive control system of the shunt active power filter
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The Influence of LED Lighting Sources on the Nature of Power Factor
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New control system of the shunt active power filter
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<title>High power optical fiber capillaries</title>
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Power Converter Solutions for Industrial PV Applications—A Review
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A conceptual framework for assessing power and governance in contemporary democracy
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Wind Turbine Operation in Electric Power System.Advanced Modelling
PublicationW monografii przedstawiono zagadnienia związane z pracą elektrowni wiatrowych w systemie elektroenergetycznym, a w tym przedstawiono wpływ elektrowni wiatrowych na system elektroenergetyczny (jakość energii elektrycznej). Omówiono zasady modelowania elektrowni wiatrowych różnych typów, tj. z generatorami asynchronicznymi i synchronicznymi, pracujących w systemie elektroenergetycznym. Przestawiono wybrane modele elektrowni wiatrowych...
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Computer simulator of the synchronization proces of power generating units
PublicationPrzedstawiono istotę procesu synchronizacji w systemie elektroenergetycznym oraz podano metodykę badania synchronizatorów automatycznych. Wskazano na użyteczność komputerowego symulatora procesu synchronizacji prądnic. Opisano architekturę symulatora, jego system komputerowy oraz podsystem wizualizacji. Wyciągnięto wnioski.
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Power Converter Solutions for Industrial PV Applications—A Review
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Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of the synchronization process of power generators
PublicationPrzedstawiono nowoczesne urządzenia do badań synchronizatorów automatycznych w warunkach laboratoryjnych. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono systemowi wizualizacji tych urządzeń )przy ich pomocymożliwa jest ciągła kontrola, sterowanie i wizualizacja procesem synchronizacji w systemie elektroenergetycznym.
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A probabilistic model of envirinmental safety of ship power plant.
PublicationPrzedstawiono probabilistyczne podejście do oceny bezpieczeństwa środowiskowego siłowni statku. Wyznaczono miarę ryzyka oraz kryterium ryzyka środowiskowego siłowni statku.
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Uncertainty in measuring the power spectrum density of a random signal
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposób oszacowania niepewności wyznaczania gęstości widmowej mocy przebiegu losowego. Przeprowadzono ocenę niepewności estymacji gęstości widmowej mocy biorąc pod uwagę propagację niepewności związanej z rejestracją pojedynczej próbki sygnału w algorytmie cyfrowego przetwarzania sygnału oraz błąd obciążenia estymatora wynikający z zastosowanego modelu matematycznego wielkości wyznaczanej. Wyprowadzono zależności na...
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Demagnetization of the core and reduction of power transformer inrush current
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę ograniczenia prądów włączania transformatora energetycznego za pomocą demagnetyzacji rdzenia magnetycznego. Jako źródło energii do demagnetyzacji w proponowanej metodzie zastosowano kondensator. Do wytworzenia pola rozmagnesowującego wykorzystano uzwojenia robocze transformatora. Przeprowadzono obliczenia magnetyzmu szczątkowego rdzenia po demagnetyzacji dla różnych wartości pojemności, napięcia...
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Prospects of Decreasing Power Losses in a Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing
PublicationIn numerous machines, axial load is carried by tilting pad thrust bearings known since the beginning of 20th century. These bearings are commonly bath lubricated, which is simple, does not require any additional pumps, and, due to this, such systems are highly reliable. In a contemporary technology, however, minimization of friction losses became an important goal of machinery improvement. Calculations based on elementary rules...
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Photovoltaic maximum power point varying with illumination and temperature
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych zmian położenia punktu maksymalnej mocy na charakterystyce prądowo-napięciowej modułu ogniw fotowoltaicznych, związanych ze zmieniającą się temperaturą i natężeniem padającego promieniowania. Badano czas narastania napięcia pracy i temperatury ogniw w początkowej fazie ekspozycji na promieniowanie słoneczne. Przedstawiono niektóre praktyczne aspekty zastosowania układu automatycznego...
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Selection of C-Type Filters for Reactive Power Compensation and Filtration of Higher Harmonics Injected into the Transmission System by Arc Furnaces
PublicationThis article presents a method for selecting the elements of a C-type filter working with a conventional LC-type filter for compensating reactive power and filtering out higher harmonics generated by arc furnaces and ladle furnaces. The study was conducted in a steel mill supplied by a 110 kV transmission system, where higher harmonic currents and nonlinear loads were measured. A series of computer simulations were performed under...
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Operational problems of large power diesel engines combusting biofuels, considered togetherwith assessment of their operation
PublicationWithin this article the issue of large power self ignition engines fed with biofuels has been undertaken. The analysis focused mainly on operation problems. There has been noticed some advantages and difficulties associated with the biofuel application to self ignition engines. The research problem has been characterised and the research purposes have been proposed enabling the most profitable formation of energetic features of...
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Stability Analysis of Shunt Active Power Filter with Predictive Closed-Loop Control of Supply Current
PublicationThis paper presents a shunt active power filter connected to the grid via an LCL coupling circuit with implemented closed‐loop control. The proposed control system allows selective harmonic currents compensation up to the 50th harmonic with the utilization of a model‐based predictive current controller. As the system is fully predictive, it provides high effectiveness of the harmonic reduction, which is proved by waveforms achieved...
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Low-Voltage Low-Power Filters with Independent ω0 and Q Tuning for Electronic Cochlea Applications
PublicationAn acoustic second-order low-pass filter is proposed for filter banks emulating the operation of a human cochlea. By using a special filter structure and an innovative quality (Q)-factor tuning technique, an independent change of the cutoff frequency (ω0) and the Q-factor with unchanged gain at low frequencies is achieved in this filter. The techniques applied result in a simple filter design with low Q-factor sensitivity to component...
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DEPO: A dynamic energy‐performance optimizer tool for automatic power capping for energy efficient high‐performance computing
PublicationIn the article we propose an automatic power capping software tool DEPO that allows one to perform runtime optimization of performance and energy related metrics. For an assumed application model with an initialization phase followed by a running phase with uniform compute and memory intensity, the tool performs automatic tuning engaging one of the two exploration algorithms—linear search (LS) and golden section search (GSS), finds...
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Characterization of Corrosion-Induced Fracture in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Electrical Potential, Ultrasound and Low-Frequency Vibration
PublicationThe paper deals with the non-destructive experimental testing of the reinforced concrete beams under progressive corrosion. A series of experiments using electrical potential, ultrasound and low-frequency vibrations techniques are reported. Electrical potential and natural frequencies were used to characterise and monitor the corrosion process at its initial state. The P-wave velocity measurements were proved to be effective in...
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Bio-inspired Decisional DNA in Machinas and other Man-made Systems: The Way Forward
PublicationArtificial bio-inspired intelligent techniques and systems supporting smart, knowledge-based solutions of real world problems which are currently researched very extensively by research teams around the world, have enormous potential to enhance automation of decision making and problem solving for a number of diverse areas including design, manufacturing, Information Technology (IT), social communities of practice, and economics...
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Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings Marine Applications, Design, and Operational Problems and Solutions
PublicationWater-Lubricated Journal Bearings: Marine Applications, Design, and Operational Problems and Solutions provides cutting-edge design solutions, common problems and methods for avoiding them, and material selection considerations for the use of water-lubricated journal bearings in marine environments. These bearings have many advantages, including the absence of the potential for oil contamination. They are also sensitive, and their...
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Chitosan-based electrospun nanofibers for encapsulating food bioactive ingredients: A review
PublicationToday, society has been more aware of healthy food products and related items containing bioactive compounds, which potentially contribute to human health. Unfortunately, the long-term stability and bioactivity of biologically active compounds against environmental factors compromise their target and effective action. In this way, lab-designed vehicles, such as nanoparticles and nanofibers, provide enough properties for their preservation...
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An Improved Method of Minimizing Tool Vibration during Boring Holes in Large-Size Structures
PublicationThe paper presents a thoroughly modified method of solving the problem of vibration suppression when boring large-diameter holes in large-size workpieces. A new approach of adjusting the rotational speed of a boring tool is proposed which concerns the selection of the spindle speed in accordance with the results of the simulation of the cutting process. This streamlined method focuses on phenomenological aspects and involves the...
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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE PLANNED SEWAGE DISCHARGE FROM THE ‘NORTH’ POWER PLANT ON THE VISTULA WATER QUALITY
PublicationThe paper presents results of analysis of the industrial sewage discharge impact from the ‘North’ Power Plant on the Vistula water quality around 45+330 of the river kilometer. For the analysis, the two-dimensional models of flow, impurities and temperature transport were used. Hydrological conditions of the analyzed section of the river, characteristic flows and bathymetry of the riverbed in the first instance were defined....
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Improving the Performance of a Graphite Foil/Polyaniline Electrode Material by a Thin PEDOT:PSS Layer for Application in Flexible, High Power Supercapacitors
PublicationIn this study, we present a novel strategy for enhancing polyaniline stability and thus obtaining an electrode material with practical application in supercapacitors. A promising (graphite foil/polyaniline/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) GF/PANI/PEDOT:PSS) electrode material was characterized and used in the construction of a symmetric supercapacitor that provides an outstanding high power density. For this...
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Prediction of Stress and Deformation Caused by Magnetic Attraction Force in Modulation Elements in a Magnetically Geared Machine Using Subdomain Modeling
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Comparison of two approaches to potential of mean force calculations of hydrophobic association: particle insertion and weighted histogram analysis methods
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Use of the UNRES force field in template-assisted prediction of protein structures and the refinement of server models: Test with CASP12 targets
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Prediction of protein structure using a knowledge-based off-lattice united-residue force field and global optimization methods
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Improved conformational space annealing method to treat β-structure with the UNRES force-field and to enhance scalability of parallel implementation
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Coupled evolution of preferential paths for force and damage in the pre-failure regime in disordered and heterogeneous, quasi-brittle granular materials.
PublicationMetoda elementów dyskretnych (DEM) została wykorzystana do symulacji betonu poddanego jednoosiowemu rozciąganiu. Beton modelowano jako materiał losową heterogeniczy 2/3-fazowy, złożony z cząstek kruszywa, matrycy cementowej i stref przejściowych międzyfazowej. Odkryto dowody na zoptymalizowaną transmisję siły, scharakteryzowaną przez dwa nowe wzorce, które przewidują i wyjaśniają sprzężoną ewolucję ścieżki siły i uszkodzenia od...
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Event-Triggered Communication in Cooperative, Adaptive Model Predictive Control of a Nuclear Power Plant’s Turbo–Generator Set
PublicationThis paper discusses the issue of optimizing the communication between the components of a cooperating control system formed by a pair of MPC controllers of a nuclear power plant turbine set using online recursive least squares identification. It is proposed to use event-triggered communication, i.e., sending information only at selected time instants, as opposed to the standard approach where communication is triggered by time...
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Optical and structural properties of polycrystalline CVD diamond films grown on fused silica optical fibres pre-treated by high-power sonication seeding
PublicationIn this paper, the growth of polycrystalline chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond thin films on fused silica optical fibres has been investigated. The research results show that the effective substrate seeding process can lower defect nucleation, and it simultaneously increases surface encapsulation. However, the growth process on glass requires high seeding density. The effects of suspension type and ultrasonic power were...
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Effect of nitrogen doping on TiOxNy thin film formation at reactive high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering
PublicationThe paper is focused on a study of formation of TiOxNy thin films prepared by pulsed magnetron sputtering of metallic Ti target. Oxygen and nitrogen were delivered into the discharge in the form of reactive gases O2 and N2. The films were deposited by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering working with discharge repetition frequency f = 250 Hz at low (p = 0.75 Pa) and high (p = 10 Pa) pressure. The substrates were on floating...
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Scrutiny of power grids by penetrating PV energy in wind farms: a case study of the wind corridor of Jhampir, Pakistan
PublicationThis study examines the problems caused by intermittent renewable energy sources, especially wind farms, and suggests a different solar energy penetration strategy to improve their loading capacity. The study uses real-time data from a wind farm in Jhampir, Pakistan, to analyse and assess various aspects of grid stations connected to wind farms. Electrical Transient Analyzer Program is used to validate the results by linking...
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Scrutiny of power grids by penetrating PV energy in wind farms: a case study of the wind corridor of Jhampir, Pakistan
PublicationThis study examines the problems caused by intermittent renewable energy sources, especially wind farms, and suggests a different solar energy penetration strategy to improve their loading capacity. The study uses real-time data from a wind farm in Jhampir, Pakistan, to analyse and assess various aspects of grid stations connected to wind farms. Electrical Transient Analyzer Program is used to validate the results by linking these...
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NUMERICAL MODELLING AND EXPERIMENTATION OF HISTORICAL CARPENTRY CORNER LOG JOINTS
PublicationThe main purpose of this research is to determine the stress distributions on the contact surfaces between the logs of the historical carpentry corner joints. The additional purpose is to compare the stress distribution for four different boundary conditions in the case of dry and wet pine wood. The paper presents the results of numerical analysis of the shortcorner dovetail connection and the saddle notch corner joint, which are...
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Fractographical quantitative analysis of EN-AW 2024 aluminum alloy after creep pre-strain and LCF loading
PublicationThis paper explores the applicability of a new damage parameter combining both fracture surface topography and loading features to estimate the fatigue lifetime under creep pre-strain and low-cycle fatigue loading. Fractures of EN-AW 2024 aluminum alloy caused by mixed creep and low-cycle fatigue loading are experimentally characterized and quantified via surface topography analysis. The specimens were preliminary damaged in a...
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EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION ON SPECIMEN GEOMETRY EFFECT ON THE CTOD VALUE FOR VL-E36 SHIPBUILDING STEEL
PublicationThere are special cases in the marine industry, where additional material tests, such as the fracture toughness test, must be performed. Additional fracture toughness tests, such as CTOD (Crack Tip Opening Displacement), are typically performed on three-point bend specimens. The dimension that defines all the specimen dimensions is the thickness of the material to be tested. It is recommended by classification societies (e.g. DNVGL)...
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Influence of reactive oxygen species during deposition of iron oxide films by high power impulse magnetron sputtering.
PublicationIron oxide films were deposited using high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) of an iron cathode in an argon/oxygen gas mixture at different gas pressures (0.5~Pa, 1.5~Pa, and 5.0~Pa). The HiPIMS system was operated at a repetition frequency $f = 100$~Hz with a duty cycle of 1~\%. A main goal is a comparison of film growth during conventional and electron cyclotron wave resonance-assisted HiPIMS. The deposition plasma...
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New kinematic systems in single-sided lapping and their influence on lap wear
PublicationPrevious studies on one-sided lapping allow to state that not only parameters of lapping elements (i.e. properties of workpiece, abrasive grains and lapping plate) impact on a lapping efficiency. Influential are also kinematics and dynamics of the process. It is crucial to control an average velocity of lapping (v), a distribution of tangential acceleration (at), a nominal pressure (p), a lapping time (t) and disposal of workpiece...
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Advanced Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Behavior Structural Materials Including Dynamic Conditions of Fracture for Needs of Designing Protective Structures
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Predicting Outcome and Conservative Treatment Failure in Patients with Skull Fracture after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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Effect of multiaxial bending-torsion loading on fracture surface parameters in high-strength steels processed by conventional and additive manufacturing
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Effect of non-zero mean stress bending-torsion fatigue on fracture surface parameters of 34CrNiMo6 steel notched bars
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A fractographic study exploring the fracture surface topography of S355J2 steel after pseudo-random bending-torsion fatigue tests
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