Browsing Theses--Electrical Engineering by Title
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DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A HIGH FREQUENCY RESONANT SEPIC BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER AND THE ASSOCIATED BATTERY MODELING FOR BATTERY EQUALIZATION APPLICTATIONS
(2013-08-25)In this thesis, a high frequency resonant SEPIC bidirectional converter is proposed that has applications in battery equalization and charging/discharging. Motivations and applications for battery equalization are explored. ... -
Design and Analysis of a Quasi-Parallel Regulated Switched-Capacitor Converter
(2014-12-19)In this research, a method to regulate switched-capacitor converters (SCC) by utilizing a regulated magnetic converter in a quasi-parallel configuration is proposed, analyzed, and experimentally verified for a telecommunication ... -
DESIGN OF A RESONANT SOFT SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY FOR STABILIZED DC IMPULSE DELIVERY
(2012-05-20)This thesis addresses the issues involved in the design and construction of a multiphase resonant switching power supply for delivery of a high voltage, high current stabilized DC impulse. Such a power supply may be used ... -
Design of Active Filter Using Substrate Integrated Waveguide
(2016-05-13)In this project we have designed circuit models for Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) filter at X band with a bandwidth of 1 GHz. These equivalent models are designed in ADS using lumped and semi-lumped approach. Based ... -
Design, Implementation, and Verification of DySER for Dynamic Specialization in General Purpose Processors
(2011-05-15)The Dynamically Synthesized Execution (DySE) model is an execution model to improve the energy efficiency and performance of general purpose programmable processors through dynamic specialization. The purpose of this project ... -
Designing Efficient Barriers and Semaphores for Graphics Processing Units
(2020-05)General-purpose GPU applications that use fine-grained synchronization to enforce ordering between many threads accessing shared data have become increasingly popular. Thus, it is imperative to create more efficient GPU ... -
Development of an Imaging Platform for Maize Kernel Morphology
(2013-07-25)The field of computer vision can play a significant role in measuring features that describe the physical appearance of maize kernels. Extending a computer vision system to an almost automatic process can create a high ... -
Device Thermal Control for Three Phase Three Level Neutral Point Clamped Inverters
(2013-08-25)Efficiency, lifetime, and reliability are important factors in the selection of a particular power converter to meet today?s industrial needs. There have been many recent advances in power converter topologies and power ... -
Differential Vaporizer Research
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Distributed Power Conversion Architecture for Microgrids and Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
(2013-05-19)This article focuses on distributed power conversion architecture for microgrid and integration of renewable energy sources from the aspect of power electronics converter. It covers the following areas: Power Distribution ... -
A Dynamic Tariff Market Design for Electrical Energy in a Distribution System
(2016-09-08)The work in this thesis is motivated by the need to design an energy marketplace for use in a Dynamic Distribution System. The Dynamic Distribution System is a proposed techno-economic approach to increased penetration of ... -
EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF SOIL COMPACTION UNDER A CONTROLLED COMPACTIVE EFFORT AT LABORATORY SCALE
(2011-08-26)Embankment construction specifications in the State of Wisconsin indicate that compaction lifts cannot be thicker than 20 cm. This specification was established several years ago based on field experience when compactors ... -
The effects of plasma exposure on the time-dependent dielectric breakdown of low-k porous organosilicate glass
(2011-05-15)Time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) is a major concern for low-k organosilicate (SiCOH) dielectrics. To examine the effect of plasma exposure on TDDB degradation, time-to-breakdown measurements were made on porous ... -
Efficiency Mapping of Single Phase Induction Machines for Motoring and Generating Operations
(2015-08-21)Single Phase Induction Machines formthework horse of various fractional-power domestic and agricultural applications such as vacuum cleaners, fans, water pumps etc. They are often designed to be simple, rugged and low-cost. ... -
ELECTRON PARTITIONING IN CONTINUOUS RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES CULTURES
(2011-05-15)Today?s global energy requirements are mostly dependent on fossil fuels, the utilization of which are causing global climate change as well as leading to the foreseeable depletion of these limited non-renewable energy ... -
ENABLING NEW USES FOR GPUS
(2011-05-15)As graphics processing unit (GPU) architects have made their pipelines more programmable in recent years, GPUs have become increasingly general-purpose. As a result, more and more general-purpose, non-graphics applications ... -
ENVIRONMETAL IMPACTS WHEN BUILDING AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION IN WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT TERRITORY
(2011-05-15)This research states the importance of electrical substations to meet the increasing electrical demands in rural areas taking as an example Wisconsin Power & Light (WP&L) territory. Given the fact that WP&L is a regulated ... -
EVALUATION OF RADIOMICS AND MACHINE LEARNING IN IDENTIFICATION OF AGGRESSIVE TUMOR FEATURES IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA (RCC)
(2020)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of CT radiomics features and machine learning analysis to identify aggressive tumor features, including high nuclear grade (NG) and sarcomatoid (sarc) features, in large ... -
EVALUATION OF SURROGATES FOR MONITORING BIOSOLIDS DIGESTION PROCESSES
(2011-08-26)Anaerobic digestion is a widely used method of treating the solid residuals from wastewater treatment processes. It produces both methane gas, which can be used as an energy source, and the product biosolids can be ... -
Examination of Field Electron Emission from Knife-Edge Structures
(2009-12-15)This thesis reports the experimental and modeling research carried out on eld and thermal emission from knife-edge structures. Field emission arises from electron emission from a surface under the in uence of intense ...