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  • Multiple Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for a Six-body System Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters Array

    Creator:
    Xu, Zhicheng
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    This research presents the design of three nonlinear model predictive controllers (NMPCs) for floating oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters (WECs) array to maximize generated power, augmented with the control of the high-speed stop valves (HSSVs). Key to this design is the development of a high-fidelity discretized model for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Jinsub Kim, and graduate council representative, Prof. William H. Warnes. I truly appreciate the

  • Inorganic thin-film solar cells

    Creator:
    Spies, Jack Alexander
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Contact hν (b) n+ p - p+ Figure 2.2: A simple pin solar cell. (a) An idealized pin solar cell

  • Development of high efficiency solar absorbers

    Creator:
    Ravichandran, Ram
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    Current cadmium telluride and copper indium gallium diselenide thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) utilize thick absorbers (2 - 4 μm). For efficient carrier extraction in these TFSCs, the absorber layer requires high carrier mobilities and a long minority carrier lifetime, which necessitates the use of a high purity, defect-free thin film....
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    Dissertation
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    (AM0), at the Earth’s surface (AM1.5), and a blackbody radiation at 5800 K. . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 (a

  • Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling

    Creator:
    Johnson, Taylor N.
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    Traditional approaches to streaming H.264 video over a network typically rely on a single method of transport (i.e., reliable or unreliable) and/or use static values for parameters that can have a significant negative impact on the perceptual quality of the received video. This dissertation presents a dynamic method for wireless...
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    Dissertation
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    : Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling Abstract approved