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Heterogeneous wireless networks for smart grid distribution systems: Advantages and limitations
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
Supporting a conventional power grid with advanced communication capabilities is a cornerstone to transferring it to a smart grid. A reliable communication infrastructure with a high throughput can lay the foundation towards ...
Novel electrospun chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/zinc oxide nanofibrous mats with antibacterial and antioxidant properties for diabetic wound healing
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Non-healing wound is a serious complication of diabetes, associated with extremely slow wound closure, and a high rate of infection, resulting in amputation or losses of limbs, high health care cost and poor quality of ...
Quantifying savings in spaces energy demands and CO2 emissions by shading and lighting controls in the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Despite the deceleration in worldwide annual energy consumption and CO2 emissions, many countries, such as in the Arabian Gulf, are still unarguably far from following this international trend. This study investigates the ...
Investigating relationships between stakeholders' pressure, eco-control systems and hotel performance
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Stakeholders' pressure motivates the deployment of systems of environmental management control. Nevertheless, few insights are available regarding the impact of stakeholders' pressure on the extent to which eco-control ...
A non-communication based protection algorithm for multi-terminal HVDC grids
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
This paper introduces a non-communication based protection algorithm for Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current (MTHVDC) transmission lines. The algorithm relies on using electrical current data at one end for ...
Modeling and control for new LLCL filter based grid-tied PV inverters with active power decoupling and active resonance damping capabilities
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
LLCL filters utilization decreases single-phase transformerless inverter's AC-Side volume significantly. Conversely, the inherent 2nd order power harmonic ripples burden inverters' DC-Side. In fact, the passive solution ...
Simulation of wellbore construction in offshore unconsolidated methane hydrate-bearing formation
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
The unconsolidated nature of offshore methane hydrate-bearing formation poses challenges to sustainable methane gas production as the weak formation is susceptible to disturbance during wellbore construction. This could ...
Enhancement of optical features and sensitivity of MEH-PPV/VOPcPhO photodetector using CdSe quantum dots
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
In the present work, spectroscopic features and sensitivity of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) and vanadyl 2, 9, 16, 23-tetraphenoxy-29H, 31H-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO) based photodetector ...
Ammonium removal from synthetic wastewater promoted by current generation and water flux in an osmotic microbial fuel cell
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Recovering useful resources from wastes represents a new approach of clean production with significant environmental and economic benefits. Ammonium nitrogen, which is an important inorganic contaminant and also a resource ...
HA/rGO/Pd nanocomposite thin film coating on SST 304 - Synthesize, characterization, and properties investigations
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
The present study describes the synthesis of HA/rGO/Pd nanocomposite thin film coating on stainless steel 304 using electrodeposition method. In this regard, an attempt is made to investigate the corrosion and biocompatibility ...