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Measurements of drive system properties of the "Magnetic SpeedLine" ultra-fast robot prototype for IML labeling
Dane BadawczeTests of the drive system of the ultra-fast robot "SpeedLine magnetic" for labeling with the IML method were carried out in order to analyze the influence of the operating parameters of the drive system on the correctness and quality of the drive system.
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Low speed permanent magnet synchronous generator for vertical axis wind turbine
PublikacjaThe paper presents design process and tests of a prototype low speed permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) dedicated for the innovative vertical-axis wind turbine. The rated data of the designed generator are following: power - 15 kVA, voltage - 400 V (Y), rotation speed - 93.75 rpm. The design assumptions, chosen results of the design process and experimental tests of the prototype PMSG are presented. The considered PMSG...
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The Application of a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Indication of Directions of the Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the Context of Energy Policy
PublikacjaThis paper presents the application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for evaluating what technologies using renewable energy sources (RES) for electricity production have the chance to develop in Poland under the current socio-economic conditions. First, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to determine the weights of the optimization criteria. Five main criteria and 30 sub-criteria were identified. Next,...
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Handlowo-techniczne bilansowanie energii w obszarach sieci dystrybucyjnej
PublikacjaW artykule omówiono problemy wywołane przez rosnący udział generacji rozproszonej we współczesnych systemach elektroenergetycznych. Przedstawiono nową koncepcję rozwiązywania zagadnienia bilansowania mocy czynnej w obszarach sieci dystrybucyjnych, opartą o wykorzystanie nowych struktur organizacyjnych takich jak: klastry energii, wydzielone systemy dystrybucyjne, spółdzielnie energetyczne, wirtualne elektrownie i grupy bilansujące.
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Szybkie uziemniki do ograniczania skutków zwarć łukowych w okrętowych rozdzielnicach SN
PublikacjaW artykule scharakteryzowano moc i napięcie łuku, jak również przedstawiono model termodynamiczny służący do obliczania ciśnienia i temperatury gazów w otoczeniu łuku zwarciowego. Przedstawiono przykładowy układ elektrowni okrętowej i zasilania najważniejszych odbiorników na statku do przewozu gazu ziemnego w stanie ciekłym. Na podstawie parametrów prądnic i silników odbiorników zasilanych z rozdzielnicy głównej obliczono prądy...
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Interdependence between Power Grids and Communication Networks: A Resilience Perspective
PublikacjaPower network resilience is increasingly dependent on communication networks. Besides traditional generation, power networks need to accommodate increasingly high penetration levels of dispersed micro generation, mostly based on renewable sources, and increasing and challenging demand, such as electric vehicles. At the same time the deployment of enabling technologies throughout the power grid makes available new demand resources...
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UWB-Based Indoor Navigation in a Flexible Manufacturing System Using a Custom Quadrotor UAV
PublikacjaA novel solution for indoor navigation of a transportation drone in flexible manufacturing is presented in this paper. To address the challenges of accurate and robust drone navigation in occluded environments, an ultra-wideband (UWB) navigation system has been integrated with a commercially available open source control platform. The system offers high accuracy (± 20 mm), low power consumption, resistance to electronic interference,...
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ENHANCED MASTER CYCLE - SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OF STEAM RANKINE CYCLE
PublikacjaThe present paper focuses on an enhancement of the Master Cycle. In the first part, the paper presents a classical Master Cycle which is a modification of the double reheat Rankine cycle. This modification allows to slightly increase efficiency, resolves problems caused by superheated steam on bleeds and decreases mass flow rate of steam directed to reheat. These improvements include the implementation of a tuning turbine from...
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Feasibility of combined diesel engine - steam turbine in power station operating in the maritime
PublikacjaCompression-ignition engines used in ship technology as main propulsion engines are large units reaching even to 50-60 MW. Currently, the efficiency of such engines amounts to 45-50%. With such a large power unit, exhaust gases leaving the engine contain very large quantities of heat available for further treatment. Exhaust gases from the piston engine contain about 25% of the heat supplied to the engine in the fuel. Using the...
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The luminescence study of Ga1.98–xAlxO3:0.02Cr3+ coumpounds.
Dane BadawczeA chemical and mechanical pressure-induced photoluminescence tuning method was developed through structural evolution and hydrostatic pressure involving phase transition. A series of Ga1.98−xAlxO3:0.02Cr3+ phosphors were synthesized by collaborators from National Taiwan University. Structural evolution reveals a crystal phase change with the incorporation...
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Comparative study of a combined heat and power plant retrofitted by CO2 capture during the combustion of syngas from sewage sludge gasification versus zero-emission combustion of hydrogen produced using renewables
PublikacjaWith ecological requirements aimed at limiting the production of CO2, it is necessary to produce all, or most of the energy from RES. During the transformation process, ecological and highly efficient combustion power plants will be needed. The classic cycle of combined heat and power (CCGT) with green improvements will continue to be one of the most suitable technologies for this task. This article presents the modernization of...
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New Performance Indices for Power System Stabilizers
PublikacjaThe subject of the article is issues related to innovative indices for power system stabilizers (PSSs). These new indices will be able to quickly show which PSS (among many other PSSs) is not working properly and that advanced optimization and simulation methods should be used to improve the PSS settings. The authors note the fact that the acceptance requirements for PSSs are different in various power systems. Moreover, the authors...
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Zaawansowany układ samoczynnego załączania rezerwy oparty na sterowniku WAGO PFC200
PublikacjaArtykuł opisuje projekt i wykonanie układu samoczynnego załączania rezerwy (SZR) na potrzeby stacji elektroenergetycznej Laboratorium LINTE^2 na Politechnice Gdańskiej. Układ SZR został zbudowany na podstawie modułowego sterownika PLC WAGO PFC200. W artykule omówiono zasadę działania układu, a także jego program sterowania i aplikację panelu HMI, opracowane w zintegrowanym środowisku programistycznym CoDeSys 3.5. Oprócz zadań typowego...
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Determination of Heavy Metals Concentration in Water and Soil at Various Locations in Lahore and their Harmful Impacts on Human and Plants life
PublikacjaHeavy metals poisoning of soil and water has resulted from industrial expansion in Lahore, Pakistan, creating a significant environmental hazard. As a result, monitoring the contamination of soil and water around industrial sites is critical. The fact that higher concentrations of heavy metals have a negative influence on both plants and human life and this cannot be ignored. Higher heavy metal concentrations have a direct impact...
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Experimental verification of visual method for measuring displacements of contact line elements
PublikacjaThe increase of rail vehicles speed, as well as the increase of their power, puts high demands on the power delivery system for traction vehicles The most critical point in the vehicle's power supply circuit is the contact between the current collector and contact wires. Ensuring a reliable co-operation of the current collector and contact line, requires technical development...
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Agents in Simulation of Cyberattacks to Evaluate Security of Critical Infrastructures
PublikacjaIn the last years critical infrastructures have become highly dependent on the information technologies and exposed to cyberattacks. Because the effects of the attacks can be detrimental, it is crucial to comprehensively asses the security of the infrastructures' information systems. This chapter describes MAlSim - the simulator of malicious software based on software agents, developed for the needs of a testbed for critical infrastructures...
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NUMERYCZNY MODEL OBLICZENIOWY OBIEGU TURBINY KLASY 300 MW
PublikacjaNiniejszy artykuł stanowi opis modelu obiegu cieplnego turbiny o mocy 360MW, utworzonego w preprocesorze numerycznego programu obliczeniowego onazwie DIAGAR. Zadaniem opisywanego modelu jest odtwarzanie zjawisk fizycznych zachodzących w poszczególnych urządzeniach składowych obiegu, zarówno podczas poprawnej (sprawnej) pracy bloku energetycznego, jak i w przypadku pojawienia się niesprawności. Utworzony...
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A study of a compact high-efficiency zero-emission power plant with oxy-fuel combustion
PublikacjaThis paper discusses the application of global trends in gas cycles technology using oxy-fuel combustion. This is followed by a demonstration of a design solution for a new cycle with two enhanced energy-converting devices, namely a wet combustion chamber and a spray-ejector condenser. The proposed gas and steam cycle unit is contained within a single turbine, whose benefits combine those offered by gas turbines (high inlet temperatures)...
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Enhancing Security of Advanced Metering Infrastructure by Introducing Threshold Attendance Protocol
PublikacjaThe industry pushes towards smart grid systems in order to resolve current limitations of the unidirectional legacy power grid infrastructure. By introducing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) as an integral part of the smart grid solution, the utility company obtains an invaluable tool to optimize its network, lower the operational costs, and improve quality of service. Unfortunately, introducing two-way communication poses...
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Nowoczesne metody termochemicznej konwersji biomasy w paliwa gazowe, ciekłe i stałe = Modern methods of thermochemical biomass conversion into gas, liquid and solid fuels
PublikacjaBiomass utilization through direct- or co-combustion with coal, based on coal, hydrogen and oxygen compounds chemical energy conversion into heat in boilers, is simultaneously the cheapest and - according to experts - economically least effective solution. In case of heat and electricity production in cogeneration process in biomass fueled heat and power stations (wood, straw, energetic plants, RDF etc), investment costs are little...
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Control of a vapour microturbine set in cogeneration applications
PublikacjaSystems with microturbines are implemented for local generation of heat and electricity. This paper presents the analysis of control concepts for a vapour microturbine set with a generator with permanent magnets, intended to work in small heat and power plants. Control system variants differed by the selection of controlled signals and set parameters. Possible ways of control were discussed and compared with experimentally determined...
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Non-Nutritive Bioactive Compounds in Food of Plant Origin
PublikacjaThe increasing knowledge on the health benefits of certain food ingredients, in particular, those of plant origin, opened the discussion of the possibility of using edible plants or their active components in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. The health-promoting properties of plant foods are related to the presence of non-nutritive compounds, mainly plant secondary metabolites, which can affect many biological mechanisms...
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Dominika Wróblewska dr inż. arch.
OsobyDr inż. arch. Dominika Wróblewska, profesor uczelni uzyskała tytuł doktora nauk technicznych w 2000 roku. Od 2002 roku rozpoczęła pracę na wydziale Budownictwa Wodnego i Inżynierii Środowiska na Politechnice Gdańskiej (obecnie wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska) na stanowisku adiunkta. Od 2019 roku pracuje na stanowisku profesora uczelni. Obszary zainteresowań to zmiany wprowadzanie edukacji opartej na interdyscyplinarnym...
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Application of microturbines in CHP systems with reciprocating engines
PublikacjaThe analysis was carried out for Combined Heat and Power generation systems with micro-turbines power plants working on heat rejected from the reciprocating engine. The calculations were performed for GE Jerbacher engines of J320 GS- C05, J320 GS- C25 and J416 GS- B05 types. We considered different working media (both wet and dry fluids): water, ammonia, ethanol, methanol, methylacetylene (propyne), dimethyloether, sulphur dioxide,...
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Delivery of Ancillary Services in Distribution Power Systems
PublikacjaOne of the technical and organizational challenges the power system faces in deregulated market conditions is to organize an ancillary services market. The growing share of distributed generation of variable (intermittent) energy sources and a change in the market position of consumers, causes the demand for distributed delivery of ancillary services. For this purpose, it is sought to use the ability of the regulatory measures:...
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Structural reliability of overhead power lines by means of Monte Carlo Method and RSM
PublikacjaThe article discusses the issue of reliability assessment of overhead power lines by means of both Monte Carlo Method and Response Surface Method. The suspension tower OS24 ON150+10 is considered, as the weakest element of the line. A comparison is made between deterministic and probabilistic approaches to wind and icing loading. The PDFs for wind and icing loads are proposed. Reliability is assessed for both critical atmospheric...
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Evaluating Security and Resilience of Critical Networked Infrastructures after Stuxnet
PublikacjaThe chapter presents the current configuration of the simulation environment for the evaluations of the security and resilience of critical networked infrastructures, which enables simulations of Stuxnet-like attacks. The configuration includes new features added to the MAlSim - Mobile Agent Malware Simulator after the advent of Stuxnet in reference to the experiments aiming at the security evaluation of a power plant which we...
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Uniform sampling in constrained domains for low-cost surrogate modeling of antenna input characteristics
PublikacjaIn this letter, a design of experiments technique that permits uniform sampling in constrained domains is proposed. The discussed method is applied to generate training data for construction of fast replacement models (surrogates) of antenna input characteristics. The modeling process is design-oriented with the surrogate domain spanned by a set of reference designs optimized with respect to the performance figures and/or operating...
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Scale effect in the self-propulsion prediction for Ultra Large Container Ship with contra-rotating propellers
PublikacjaThis article addresses the problem of the scale effect for an Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS) with a novel twin-crp-pod propulsion system. Twin-crp-pod steering-propulsion arrangement is an innovative solution that gains from three well-known systems: twin-propeller, contra-rotating propellers and pod propulsors. It is expected that applying the twin-crp-pod system to the analysed Ultra Large Container Ship will increase propulsion...
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Exergy analysis of a negative CO2 emission gas power plant based on water oxy-combustion of syngas from sewage sludge gasification and CCS
PublikacjaA power cycle with water-injected oxy-combustion (water cycle) is investigated by exergy analysis. It is fueled with syngas (aka. producer gas) from gasification of sewage sludge. The cycle is equipped with a spray-ejector condenser (SEC). CO2 is separated and compressed for transportation and storage. The net delivered electric power is 31% of the fuel exergy. The task efficiency is 39% when the flue gas bleed to gasification...
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EFFECT OF WORKING FLUID SELECTION ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF HEAT EXCHANGER FILLED BY THE POROUS MATERIAL
PublikacjaThermal management of electronics semiconductor technologies that are located i.e. in a novel marine power plants or computer server rooms become very important issue for designers of such systems. Motivation and need for research in development of novel cooling strategies for modern electronics is of paramount importance. Heat exchangers filled by the porous material are a novel research topic in current heat pipe science. The...
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The impact of shipping 4.0 on controlling shipping accidents: A systematic literature review
PublikacjaMaritime shipping, with a significant role in global trade, confronts various accidents leading to loss of lives, properties, and the environment. Shipping 4.0 technologies are scaling up to address this problem by employing real-time data-driven technologies, including cyber-physical systems, advanced tracking and tracing, intelligent systems, and big data analytics. Despite growing attention, there is a general lack of clarity...
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Evaluati on of long-term start up costs impact on short-term price based operational optimization of a CCGT using MILP
PublikacjaAn increasing share of the weather-dependent RES generation in the power system leads to the growing importance of flexibility of conventional power plants. They were usually designed for base load operation and it is a challenge to determine the actual long-term cycling costs, which account for an increase in maintenance and overhaul expenditures, increased forced outage rates and shortened life expectancy of the plant and components....
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Towards a reliable method for extrapolation of propulsion performance for vessels with twin-crp-pod system
PublikacjaThe study presents power performance prediction of an Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS) with hybrid twin-crp-pod propulsion system. Twin crp-pod propulsion system is a combination of three concepts: twin screw, contra-rotating propellers (crp) and conventional shaft propellers with pod propulsors behind. The presented study shows the current extrapolation method for crp propulsion systems and tries to point out its weaknesses....
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Process Control of Biogas Purification Using Electronic Nose
PublikacjaNowadays, biogas produced from landfills and wastewater treatment plants or lignocellulosic biomass is important sustainable and affordable source of energy. Impurities from biogas stream can cause a serious odor problem, especially for residents of areas immediately adjacent to production plants. Therefore, biogas pre-treatment is necessary to protect engines that convert biogas into energy and in order to increase the specific...
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Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 1/2
PublikacjaWind power plants are considered as ecologically-clean source of energy. However, manufacturing processes cannot be treated that way. Manufacturing processes consume huge amount of electrical and thermal energy and significant amount of materials, e.g. steel, polymers, oils and lubricants. All of the above could be potentially harmful for environment. There are not many works and publications regarding life-cycle analysis of wind...
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Problems of varistor quality assessment during exploitation
PublikacjaVaristors are commonly used elements which protect power supply networks against high-voltage surges or lightning. Therefore, quality and endurance of these elements is important to avoid losses when an expensive laboratory equipment would not be protected from random overvoltages. Additionally, excessive leakage currents generate serious costs due to high energy consumption. The paper presents shortly properties of varistors that...
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Integrated Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Evaluation in a Framework for Business Continuity Management
PublikacjaThis article outlines an integrated functional safety and cybersecurity evaluation approach within a framework for business continuity management (BCM) in energy companies, including those using Industry 4.0 business and technical solutions. In such companies, information and communication technology (ICT), and industrial automation and control system (IACS) play important roles. Using advanced technologies in modern manufacturing...
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Koncepcja platformy wymiany informacji o incydentach cyberbezpieczeństwa dla krajowego systemu elektroenergetycznego
PublikacjaArtykuł opisuje wybrane zagadnienia związane z cyberbezpieczeństwem w sektorze elektroenergetyki. Jednym z elementów zapewniania bezpieczeństwa sieci elektro-energetycznej jest efektywna wymiana informacji o incydentach bezpieczeństwa. W jej ramach wszystkie zaangażowane podmioty systemu elektroenergetycznego, tj.: elektrownie, operatorzy systemów przesyłowych, operatorzy systemów dystrybucyjnych, dostawcy rozwiązań bezpieczeństwa,...
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Hybrid geothermal-fossil power cycle analysis in a Polish setting with a focus on off-design performance and CO2 emissions reductions
PublikacjaGrowing demand for electricity due to economic development contributes to increased greenhouse gas production, especially CO2. However, emissions can be limited by enhancing the efficiency of primary energy conversion, such as integrating geothermal energy into coal-fired power plants. Therefore, this paper proposes replacing conventional feed-water heaters with geothermal preheaters to create a hybridized system. This study was...
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Investigation of the Combustion Processes in the Gas Turbine Module of an FPSO Operating on Associated Gas Conversion Products
PublikacjaIn this paper, we consider the issue of thermo-chemical heat recovery of waste heat from gas turbine engines for the steam conversion of associated gas for offshore vessels. Current trends in the development of offshore infrastructure are identified, and the composition of power plants for mobile offshore drilling units and FPSO vessels is analyzed. We present the results of a comparison of power-to-volume ratio, power-to-weight...
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The Impact of Micro-Sources on Voltage Distortions in a Power Grid
PublikacjaThe increase in the number of photovoltaic (PV) systems integrated with low voltage (LV) grids has led to a great need to analyse the impact of these systems on the quality of electricity and the reliability of its supply. This paper presents and compares the energy quality requirements imposed by various countries on photovoltaic plants. Then, based on real object tests and simulation in DIgSILENT PowerFactory, the impact has...
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Influence of PWHT Parameters on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Behavior of Multi-Pass GTAW Joints of P92 Steel
PublikacjaThe 9% Cr steels were developed for ultra-supercritical (USC) power plants to meet the requirements of high operating temperature and pressure. These steels are produced to operate at high temperatures where impact toughness is not a concern; however, it becomes important for the welded joints to have good impact toughness at room temperature for manufacturing. The present work investigates the effect of the post-weld heat treatment...
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Gas Turbine Cycle with External Combustion Chamber for Prosumer and Distributed Energy Systems
PublikacjaThe use of various biofuels, usually of relatively small Lower Heating Value (LHV), affects the gas turbine efficiency. The present paper shows that applying the proposed air by-pass system of the combustor at the turbine exit causes tan increase of efficiency of the turbine cycle increased by a few points. This solution appears very promising also in combined gas/steam turbine power plants. The comparison of a turbine set operating...
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Ladder-Based Synthesis and Design of Low-Frequency Buffer-Based CMOS Filters
PublikacjaBuffer-based CMOS filters are maximally simplified circuits containing as few transistors as possible. Their applications, among others, include nano to micro watt biomedical sensors that process physiological signals of frequencies from 0.01 Hz to about 3 kHz. The order of a buffer-based filter is not greater than two. Hence, to obtain higher-order filters, a cascade of second-order filters is constructed. In this paper, a more...
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Nickel Oxide Thin Film Sensor for Fluctuation-Enhanced Gas Sensing of Formaldehyde
PublikacjaNanocrystalline nickel-oxide-based thin films were prepared by advanced reactive gas deposition, and the response of these films to formaldehyde was studied by fluctuationenhanced sensing. Morphological and structural analyses showed porous deposits of nickel oxide particles with face-centered cubic structure. Resistance fluctuations were measured upon exposure to ethanol, formaldehyde and methane at 200 °C. Power density spectra...
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Design of battery charging system update for glider launcher
PublikacjaThis paper presents an innovative solution for increasing life of lead-acid batteries used in a glider launcher. The study is focused on upgrading a charging system instead of a costly full replacement of it. Based on literature review, the advanced three-stage charging profile was indicated. The new topology of the power converter was proposed and a simulation model was developed. A simulation study was performed which leads to...
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Knowledge-based functional safety and security management in hazardous industrial plants with emphasis on human factors
PublikacjaExisting and emerging new hazards have significant potential to impact destructively operation of technical systems, hazardous plants, and systems / networks of critical infrastructure. The programmable control and protection systems play nowadays an important role in reducing and controlling risk in the process of hazardous plant operation. It is outlined how to deal with security related hazards concerning such systems to be...
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Improving performance of large thrust bearings through modeling and experimentation
PublikacjaLarge thrust bearings are highly loaded machine elements and their failures cause serious losses. Start ups and stoppages of the bearing under load are specially critical regimes of operation. Load carrying capacity depends on the profile of the oil gap. In transient states this profile is also changing. In the design of large thrust bearings minimizing thermo-elastic deformations is an important goal, which can be accomplished...
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Innovative system for energy collection and management integrated within a photovoltaic module
PublikacjaThe dynamic development of battery technology and design based on the flow of lithium ions, mainly driven by the needs of the automotive industry, leads to the conclusion that these batteries are becoming a more viable alternative to traditional lead-acid batteries. Their use is driven by the ability to quickly charge and discharge, a higher durability, maintenance-free operation, much smaller dimensions and lighter weight. The...