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Impact of Harmonics of Distributed Generators on the Harmonic Profiling of Distribution Networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)Distributed generators (DGs) have emerged as a go-to solution to accommodate increasing loads, with the existing grid infrastructure. The DG-injected power can be consumed locally, thereby reducing the grid current and ... -
Impact of high turbidity on reverse osmosis: Evaluation of pretreatment processes
( Desalination Publications , 2020 , Article)This study evaluates the performance of sand filtration (SF) and ultra-filtration (UF) as pretreat-ment processes for reverse osmosis (RO) for seawater with turbidities of 4.8, 23.2, and 99.7 NTU. For seawater with a ... -
Impact of ionic liquids on silver thermoplastic polyurethane composite membranes for propane/propylene separation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)This work describes newly synthesized composite polymeric membranes and their utilization in propane/propylene separation in a gas mixture. The nonporous composite polymers were successfully synthesized by using thermoplastic ... -
Impact of Ionic Strength on Colloid Retention in a Porous Media: A Micromodel Study
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Release of deposited colloids in the soil porous media during two-phase flow poses potential health hazard due to the facilitated transport of contaminants towards groundwater reservoirs. Considerable uncertainties exist ... -
Impact of location heterogeneity on random walk mobility models
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2013 , Conference Paper)This paper investigates random walk mobility models with location heterogeneity, where different locations may have different neighboring regions.With the assumption of totally n locations, we consider two cases, i.e., ... -
Impact of MD5 authentication on routing traffic for the case of: EIGRP, RIPv2 and OSPF
( Science Publications , 2008 , Article)Problem Statement: With the free flow of routing data and the high availability of computer resources, possible threats to the networks can result in loss of privacy and in malicious use of information or resources that ... -
Impact of moisture contents on the performance of organic bi-layer ITO/OD thermo-electric cells
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)We propose a bi-layer thermo-electric cell based on elastic indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate and organic semiconductor orange dye (OD). It is observed that thermo-electric voltages are ~30% higher in bi-layer ITO/OD cell ... -
Impact of multiple video representations in live streaming: A cost, bandwidth, and QoE analysis
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Video streaming is one of the most popular and highest bandwidth consumers within the Internet today. Cloud's elastic and pay-per-use model offers viable solution to varying demands of heterogeneous viewers for large-scale ... -
Impact of outdated CSI on the secrecy performance of dual-hop networks using cooperative jamming
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)This paper studies the problem of secure dual-hop AF network in the presence of eavesdropper. We study the secrecy performance of partial relay selection with outdated channel state information (CSI). We propose a system ... -
Impact of Passive and Active Security Attacks on MIMO Smart Grid Communications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)We consider multiple source nodes (consumers) communicating wirelessly their energy demands to the meter data-management system (MDMS) over the subarea gateway(s). We quantify the impact of passive and active security ... -
Impact of Pore Morphology on Colloid Migration at Variable Saturation Levels of Natural Porous Media
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)The migration of colloids within porous media has a critical impact on many important industrial processes such as oil production and groundwater recharge. Colloids can clog the pore space and hence impair the permeability ... -
Impact of Pulsed Dielectrophoretic Supply on the Function of Microorganisms in Membrane Bioreactors
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2018 , Article)This study aims to investigate the effect of dielectrophoretic (DEP) force on microorganisms' viability in a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The impact of different electrical potentials (5-150 V) and different exposure durations ... -
The impact of PV generation and load types on the impedance relays during both balanced and unbalanced faults
( University of Kuwait , 2022 , Article)Photovoltaic (PV) power generation and the types of connected loads both have an effect on protective impedance relays' readings. This paper investigates this effect in a real distribution system installed in the State of ... -
The impact of rural expressway environments: drivers’ attention allocation to variable message signs
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Variable Message Signs (VMS) are implemented at varying locations of the expressway. In this study, we compared the drivers’ attention allocation to a ‘drive safely’ message on several VMS gantries that were located at six ... -
Impact of sampling technique on the performance of surrogate models generated with artificial neural network (ANN): A case study for a natural gas stabilization unit
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Data-driven models are essential tools for the development of surrogate models that can be used for the design, operation, and optimization of industrial processes. One approach of developing surrogate models is through ... -
Impact of SCFCL on Fault Current Level in Active Distribution Networks: Matlab/Simulink Case Studies
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Electric power systems are experiencing significant changes in distribution systems through the deployment of distributed power technologies, including both conventional and renewable energy technologies. This extensive ... -
Impact of Solar and wind Energies on Distance Protection of Transmission Lines
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)Distance relay is the main type of relays used for transmission lines protection, as it can detects the faults from long distance and it is fast response compared to other relays, also protection zones can be applied to ... -
Impact of stochastic RF energy harvesting relay on wireless point-to-point network
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we study a general practical stochastic energy harvesting (EH) model where in, an EH relay is able to harvest energy from the radio frequency (RF) radiation in a super capacitor. The different aspects of ... -
Impact of surface coating on electrochemical and thermal behaviors of a Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.16Mn0.56Co0.08O2 cathode
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)Lithium-rich layered oxide materials are considered as potential cathode materials for future high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their high operating voltage and relatively high specific capacity. ... -
Impact of Surfactant on the Retention of CO2 and Methane in Carbonate Reservoirs
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)Enhanced gas recovery methods such as foamed CO2 are recommended for depleted gas reservoirs. Viscoelastic surfactant (VES) is a form of a surfactant used for forming CO2 foam. In this study, the impact of VES on CH4 and ...