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Sensorless control system of induction machine supplied by voltage source inverter with output filter
PublicationThe paper focuses on sensorless control of the induction machines supplied by inverter with the output filters. “The novel” idea of the speed observer which is based on the backstepping approach is shown. The standard structure of the exponential observer is extended by the integrators and additional Z vector. The simulation and experimental results validate the proposed solution.
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The Influence of Water and Mineral Oil on Pressure Losses in Hydraulic Motor
PublicationIn this paper, pressure losses in hydraulic motor supplied with water and mineral oil (two liquids that have significantly different viscosity and lubricating properties) are described and compared. The experimental tests were conducted using a hydraulic satellite motor that is dedicated to working with different liquids, including water. The methodology of measuring the pressure drop in internal channels of this motor is also...
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Topological Model of an Electromagnetic Environment Inside a Ship for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Analysis
PublicationThe mutual electromagnetic (EM) interactions between electrical and electronic devices in a segmented space, such as a ship's environment, ared described. Firstly, the topological structure of a ship's segmented internal environment, which consists of many electrical screening walls (shielding planes), is presented. Then, taking into account the ship's topological structure, a general description of the EM disturbance distribution,...
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Determining and verifying the safety integrity level of the controland protection systems under uncertainty
PublicationThe probabilistic models of the electrical, electronic and programmable electronic (E/E/PE)systems, which are proposed in the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards, do not cover the uncertainty aspectsof results obtained from these models. The proposed method takes into consideration the sensitivity analysisof probabilistic models of E/E/PE systems as well as the uncertainty of probabilistic results. It uses differentialfactors, which...
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Equivalence scales for continuous distributions of expenditure
PublicationResearch background: In the actual sizable populations of households, the standard microeconomic concept of equivalence scales is intractable since its necessary condition of equality of household welfare levels is unlikely to be fulfilled. Purpose of the article: This paper aims to develop a concept of an equivalence scale, which can be suitable for continuous distributions of expenditures in the population. Methods: Using household...
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Transformational Leadership and Acceptance of Mistakes as a Source of Learning: Poland-USA Cross-Country Study
PublicationThis study explores the influence of transformational leadership on internal innovativeness mediated by mistakes acceptance, including country and industry as factors to be considered and gender and risk-taking attitude as moderators. General findings, primarily based on the US samples (healthcare, construction, and IT industry), confirmed that transformational leadership and internal innovativeness are mediated by mistakes acceptance...
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Prediction of coking dynamics for wet coal charge
PublicationA one-dimensional transient mathematical model describing thermal and flow phenomena during coal coking in an oven chamber was studied in the paper. It also accounts for heat conduction in the ceramic oven wall when assuming a constant temperature at the heating channel side. The model was solved numerically using partly implicit methods for gas flow and heat transfer problems. The histories of temperature, gas evolution and internal...
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Blood Pressure Estimation Based on Blood Flow, ECG and Respiratory Signals Using Recurrent Neural Networks
PublicationThe estimation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure using artificial neural network is considered in the paper. The blood pressure values are estimated using pulse arrival time, and additionally RR intervals of ECG signal together with respiration signal. A single layer recurrent neural network with hyperbolic tangent activation function was used. The average blood pressure estimation error for the data obtained from 21 subjects...
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Joint experimental and theoretical study on electron scattering from titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) molecule
PublicationAbsolute grand-total cross section for electron scattering from titanium tetrachloride, TiCl4, molecule was measured at electron-impact energies ranging from 0.3 to 300 eV, in the linear electron-transmission experiment. The elastic integral, differential, momentum transfer, and total ionization cross sections for TiCl4 molecule were also calculated for low and intermediate collisional energies at the level of various theories. The...
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Prediction of energy consumption and evaluation of affecting factors in a full-scale WWTP using a machine learning approach
PublicationTreatment of municipal wastewater to meet the stringent effluent quality standards is an energy-intensive process and the main contributor to the costs of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Analysis and prediction of energy consumption (EC) are essential in designing and operating sustainable energy-saving WWTPs. In this study, the effect of wastewater, hydraulic, and climate-based parameters on the daily consumption of EC by...
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Modeling the impact of discretizing rotor angular position on computation of field-oriented current components in high speed electric drives
PublicationModern drives consist of alternating current electric motors, and the field-oriented control (FOC) of such motors enables fast, precise, and robust regulation of a drive's mechanical variables such as torque, speed, and position. The control algorithm, implemented in a microprocessor, requires feedback from motor currents, and the quality of this feedback is essential to a drive's control properties. Motor phase currents are sampled...
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Forming of the gap in tendon sutures with the Kessler suture
Open Research DataThe main objective of the all study was to assess the load capacity of a new implant device for knotless tendon anastomosis. During this series of experiments the gap formation process between the fronts of the connected tendons was observed. Tendons from fresh swine legs (commercially available) served as the biological material. The tendon juncture...
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The structure of the enterprise sector by size in Poland and the EU-28 in 2017
Open Research DataThe majority (99.8%) of companies in the EU countries are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises - see chart. The situation is similar in Poland, but the structure of the SME sector is slightly different from that observed in the EU. In Poland, the share of micro-enterprises in the total number of enterprises is higher than in the EU countries (95.5%...
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Luminescence of TeO2:Eu thin films
Open Research DataTellurium dioxide doped by europium thin films were deposited by magnetron sputtering method and simultaneously heated at 200 oC. Presence of Eu ions and their valence states was confirmed by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy measurements. The structure of the films as well as the influence of europium dopant on crystalline structure of the films was...
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Test of the antimicrobial properties against E. coli of the innovative CS-2b preservative.
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the results of a single series of determinations of the antimicrobial properties against E. coli of the innovative CS-2 b preservative in the solution of model fluids.During the test, the infected product is inoculated (on chromogenic Coliform Agar) at specified intervals (0 min. [cs2b 0] and after 1 day-24 h of incubation [cs2b...
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Test of the antimicrobial properties against Listeria monocytogenes of the innovative CS-2a preservative.
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the results of a single series of determinations of the antimicrobial properties against Listeria monocytogenes of the innovative CS-2 a preservative in the solution of model fluids.During the test, the infected product is inoculated (on Oxford Agar) at specified intervals (0 min. [Listeria cs2a 0] and after 1 day-24 h of incubation...
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Determining the optimal filling of the surface with a linker with Universal Force Field and Reax Force Field
Open Research DataThe DataSet contains the atomic slabs of diamond surfaces with ATP molecules in water. The calculated data includes different sized surfaces from 90 Angstrom^2 to 691 Angstrom^2. Structures were relaxed using the Reax Force Field method with the Limited Memory Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm. Structures were calculated with a convergence...
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Modeling of Cardiac Component of Subarachnoid Space Changes in Apnoea Resulting as a Function of Blood Pressure and Blood Flow Parameters - Two Mechanizm of Regulation
PublicationExperiments were performed in a group of 19 healthy, non-smoking volunteers. The experiment consisted of three apnoeas, sequentially: 30 s apnoea, 60 s apnoea and maximal, that could be done, apnoea. The breath-hold was separated for 5 minutes rest. The following parameters were measured and obtained for further analysis: blood parameters, artery diameter of the internal carotid artery, end-tidal CO2 in expired air, the cardiac...
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Manganese(III) Promoted Cyclization of N-alkenyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) amides to Iso-Oxacepham Potent β-Lactamase Inhibitors
PublicationBackground: β-Lactams are still a subject of interest of organic chemists. The main reason for this interest is due to their application as a chemotherapeutic. β-Lactam antibiotics are still the most commonly used drugs in bacterial infections. Method: Methods using 4-exo-trig radical cyclization leading to β-lactams are an alternative to classical Staudinger`s β-Lactams formation. We prepared N-alkenyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amides...
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Comparative analysis of mechanical conditions in bone union following first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis with varied locking plate positions: A finite element analysis
PublicationFirst metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis is a typical medical treatment performed in cases of arthritis or joint deformity. The gold standard for this procedure is arthrodesis stabilisation with the dorsally positioned plate. However, according to the authors’ previous studies, medially positioned plate provides greater bending stiffness. It is worth to compare the mechanical conditions for bone formation in the fracture callus...
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A systematic review on cellular responses of Escherichia coli to nonthermal electromagnetic irradiation
PublicationInvestigation of Escherichia coli under electromagnetic fields is of significance in human studies owing to its short doubling time and human‐like DNA mechanisms. The present review aims to systematically evaluate the literature to conclude causality between 0 and 300 GHz electromagnetic fields and biological effects in E. coli. To that end, the OHAT methodology and risk of bias tool were employed. Exponentially growing cells exposed...
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Effect of applied standard wood machining fluid on colour and chemical composition of the machined wood surface
PublicationAppropriate monitoring of wood machining processes is a key issue to ensure the expected quality of the processed wood, expected efficiency and minimize energy consumption of production processes. A new trend is the design of environmentally friendly machining fluids. In this paper, as a preliminary study in this field, the effect of applied standard wood machining fluid on changes in the colour and chemical composition of the...
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Immunization with an anti-idiotypic antibody against the broadly lipopolysaccharide-reactive antibody WN1 222-5 induces Escherichia coli R3-core-type specific antibodies in rabbits
PublicationThe mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) WN1 222-5 recognizes a carbohydrate epitope in the inner core region of LPS that is shared by all strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica and is able to neutralize their endotoxic activity in vitro and in vivo. Immunization of mice with mAb WN1 222-5 yielded several anti-idiotypic mAbs one of which (mAb S81-19) competitively inhibited binding of mAb WN1 222-5 to E. coli and Salmonella...
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LC-MS/MS dtermination of isoprostanes in plasma samples collected from mice exposed to doxorubicin or tert-butyl hydroperoxide
PublicationIsoprostanes are stable products of arachidonic acid peroxidation and are regarded as the most reliable markers of oxidative stress in vivo. Here we describe the LC-MS/MS procedure enabling simultaneous determination of four regioisomers (8-iso prostaglandin F2α, 8-iso-15(R)-prostaglandin F2α, 11β-prostaglandin F2α, 15(R)-prostaglandin F2α) in plasma samples collected from mice. The four plasma isoprostanes are determined by LC–ESI-MS/MS...
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Investigation of solid polymer electrolyte gas sensor with different electrochemical techniques
PublicationIn this work solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) amperometric sulphur dioxide sensor is investigated. Nafion was used as a membrane electrode and 1M sulphuric acid as an internal electrolyte. Sensor response to sulphur dioxide was measured. Besides traditional constant voltage amperometry also different electrochemical techniques were used. Results obtained by these methods are compared.
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Application of Intelligent Conversational Agents in E-learing Environments
PublicationThe paper concerns intelligent tutoring systems and concentrates on apliaction of virtual mentors in distance learning environments. Different educational agent types are described. The prototype of an agent developed at Gdansk University of Technology is also presented, as well as its internal representation and construction. Benefits of virtual mentors applied in distance learning are also pointed out.
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Przemoc w stosunkach ukraińsko-rosyjskich w opinii polskiej prasy codziennej
PublicationThe five most widely read Polish newspapers informing about the creation Maidan in Kiev and protests against decisions of the Ukrainian authorities revealed the existence of internal political violence. The external violence is associated with the inclusion of Russia into the conflict. Since the turn of 2013/2014 in Ukrainian-Russian relations were recorded examples of economic violence.
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Database of the convergence analysis results of the nonstandard approximation of the generalized Burgers–Huxley equation for the solution bounded within [0,1].
Open Research DataThe presented dataset is a result of the convergence analysis of the Mickens-type, nonlinear, finite-difference discretization of a generalized Burgers–Huxley partial differential equation.
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Database of the convergence analysis results of the nonstandard approximation of the generalized Burgers–Huxley equation for the solution bounded within [0, γ^(1/p)].
Open Research DataPresented dataset is a result of the convergence analysis of the Mickens-type, nonlinear, finite-difference discretization of a generalized Burgers–Huxley partial differential equation. The generalized Burgers–Huxley equation is a diffusive partial differential equation with nonlinear advection and diffusion. The boundary problem for this equation possesses...
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Michal Piechowicz dr
PeopleAdjunct at the Department of European Studies at the Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies. Doctoral thesis defended in 2011. Author of publications in the field of European integration and security. Research interests focus on issues related to the decision-making processes and EU defense and security policy issues. I'm visiting the CEEs constantly. My ongoing and future-oriented goal is establishing research and trust-based...
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Influence of nanoparticle concentration on convective heat transfer of water-Al2O3 nanofluids inside horizontal tubes
PublicationThis work presents preliminary results of the experimental investigation of the forced convection heat transfer of water-Al2O3 nanofluids inside stainless steel tube with 8 mm internal diameter and 2000 mm length. Nanoparticles were tested at the concentrations of 0.01%, 0.1%, 1% and 5% by weight and the Reynolds number range encompasses laminar as well as turbulent flows.
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Examination of Spectral Properties of Medicinal Plant Leaves Grown in Different Lighting Conditions Based on Mint Cultivation
PublicationCultivation in controlled environmental conditions can provide good quality medicinal herbs with consistent properties. A sensing system that can determine the contents of medicinal substances in plants using spectral characteristics of leaves would be a valuable tool. Viability of such sensing approach for mint had to be confirmed experimentally, as no data correlating contents of medicinal substances with spectral characteristics...
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On the existence of homoclinic type solutions of inhomogenous Lagrangian systems
PublicationWe study the existence of homoclinic type solutions for a class of inhomogenous Lagrangian systems with a potential satisfying the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz superquadratic growth condition and a square integrable forcing term. A homoclinic type solution is obtained as a limit of periodic solutions of an approximative sequence of second order differential equations.
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Production Management 2022
e-Learning CoursesThis course is an integral component of the Production Management course for 3rd semester BIM students.The Production Management course will introduce you to the world of manufacturing and its challenges. During our adventure together you will have a chance to get to know, feel and experience it.
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Estimation and modeling hydrolysis of slowly biodegradable substrate based on the batch respirometric tests in activated sludge systems
PublicationNowadays, appropriate determination of chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractionation together with degradation kinetics of organic compounds have a prime importance on the design and operation of activated sludge systems. Batch respirometric tests based on the oxygen uptake rates (OUR) and corresponding COD is accepted method to reflect the consumption of biodegradable substrates. The influence of the readily biodegradable (Ss) fraction...
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Extended investigation of performance-energy trade-offs under power capping in HPC environments
Publication—In the paper we present investigation of performance-energy trade-offs under power capping using modern processors. The results are presented for systems targeted at both server and client markets and were collected from Intel Xeon E5 and Intel Xeon Phi server processors as well as from desktop and mobile Intel Core i7 processors. The results, when using power capping, show that we can find various interesting combinations of...
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Forming of the gap in tendon sutures with an anchor without a pin
Open Research DataThe main objective of the all study was to assess the load capacity of a new implant device for knotless tendon anastomosis. During this series of experiments the gap formation process between the fronts of the connected tendons was observed. Tendons from fresh swine legs (commercially available) served as the biological material. The tendon juncture...
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Forming of the gap in tendon sutures with an anchor with a pin
Open Research DataThe main objective of the all study was to assess the load capacity of a new implant device for knotless tendon anastomosis. During this series of experiments the gap formation process between the fronts of the connected tendons was observed. Tendons from fresh swine legs (commercially available) served as the biological material. The tendon juncture...
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Results of SEM examination of nanohydroxyapatite coatings doped nanoCu particles on Ti13Zr13Nb alloy
Open Research DataThe database contains the images of the microstructure of the coatings observed with the SEM scanning electron microscope. The nanohydroxyapatite (nanoHAp) with the addition of copper nanoparticle (nanoCu) coatings deposited on the Ti13Zr13Nb alloy by an electrophoresis process were tested. Two different fractions of nanoCu (with average particles size...
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XPS measurements of the iron elements covered by chromium
Open Research DataAnticorrosive coatings are an important issue in modern materials engineering. One of the most commonly used, for that coating materials, is chrome. Three metal elements were measured, named as Turcja, WB Tech and Nomet. Names were given according to producer of elements. XPS measurements of the Cr 2p region give an ansver concering on surface chemical...
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Poverty rate in Poland in 2008-2016
Open Research DataThe poverty rate in Poland is also systematically falling. According to Eurostat statistics, poor households are considered to have incomes lower than 60% of the average household income in a given country.
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CERVIX UTERI, Cervical canal - Female, 71 - Tissue image [6170730026735571]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of CERVIX UTERI tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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CERVIX UTERI, Cervical canal - Female, 71 - Tissue image [6170730026734731]
Open Research DataThis is the histopathological image of CERVIX UTERI tissue sample obtained in Medical University Gdańsk and deposited in ZMDL-GUMED. The sample image was taken using: Pannoramic 250 3DHistech slide scanner (20x magnification) and saved to DICOM format.
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Free-air anomaly grid on the Gulf of Gdańsk
Open Research DataWe present an attempt to determine the accuracy of shipborne gravimetry for the needs of geoid determination. The shipborne gravity campaign, is the beginning of a series of gravimetry measurements in the Polish Exclusive Economy Zone. The campaign was conducted in the area where the accuracy of geoid determination is crucial for the safety of navigation...
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Digestive system, femur and tibia bone characteristics of Dworka and Pekin ducks
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine traits of the digestive system and femur and tibia bone ofDworka and Pekin ducks. A study was conducted on 24 Dworka duck (breeding strain D11) carcassesand 24 Pekin duck (conservative strain P9) carcasses, 12 male carcasses and 12 female carcassesfrom each strain. The lengths of the intestinal segments were tape measured. The diameters of theintestinal segments and leg bone dimensions...
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Digestive system, femur and tibia bone characteristics of Dworka and Pekin ducks
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine traits of the digestive system and femur and tibia bone ofDworka and Pekin ducks. A study was conducted on 24 Dworka duck (breeding strain D11) carcassesand 24 Pekin duck (conservative strain P9) carcasses, 12 male carcasses and 12 female carcassesfrom each strain. The lengths of the intestinal segments were tape measured. The diameters of theintestinal segments and leg bone dimensions...
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Digestive system, femur and tibia bone characteristics of Dworka and Pekin ducks
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine traits of the digestive system and femur and tibia bone ofDworka and Pekin ducks. A study was conducted on 24 Dworka duck (breeding strain D11) carcassesand 24 Pekin duck (conservative strain P9) carcasses, 12 male carcasses and 12 female carcassesfrom each strain. The lengths of the intestinal segments were tape measured. The diameters of theintestinal segments and leg bone dimensions...
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Chronographic Imprint of Age-Induced Alterations in Heart Rate Dynamical Organization
PublicationBeat-to-beat changes in the heart period are transformed into a network of increments between subsequent RR-intervals, which enables graphical descriptions of short-term heart period variability. Three types of such descriptions are considered: (1) network graphs arising from a set of vertices and directed edges, (2) contour plots of adjacency matrices A, representing the networks and transition matrices T, resulting from A, and (3)...
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A model of fuel combustion process in the marine reciprocating engine work space taking into account load and wear of crankshaft-piston assembly and the theory of semi-Markov processes
PublicationThe ar ticle analyses the operation of reciprocal internal combu stion engines, with mar ine engines u sed a s an example. The analysis takes into account types of energy conversion in the work spaces (cylinders) of these engines, loads of their crankshaft-piston assemblies, and types of fuel combustion which can take place in these spaces during engine operation. It is highlighted that the analysed time-dependent loads of marine...
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Carbon dioxide potential reduction using Start-Stop system in a car
PublicationOperating fuel consumption increases significantly when the vehicle stops frequently while driving or when the engine is idling during braking. In such cases, the internal combustion engine consumes the fuel but the mechanical energy is not used by the drive system. The amount of fuel that is consumed in this time by the engine can potentially be saved if the car is equipped with a Stop-Start system. Start-Stop system automatically...