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  • Nanostructured Optical Devices for Biosensing Applications

    Creator:
    Chalishazar, Vishvas
    Abstract:
    We demonstrated a sensitive biosensor based on plasmonic metal composite nanostructures. The device can be fabricated and duplicated with ease using a novel nanoprinting technology which allows precise transfer of metal nanostructures without complicated lithography processes. The design featured by its unique material composition and sub-wavelength structures maximizes the exposure...
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    Masters Thesis
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    applications AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Vishvas Chalishazar for the degree of Master of

  • Bitmap Indexing : Energy Applications and Improvements

    Creator:
    McCamish, Benjamin
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    Large databases and data warehouses are becoming prevalent for the storage and management of energy data. Accelerating the rates at which data can be retrieved is beneficial not only to allow for more efficient search of the data, but also to be integrated with other energy system tools. In this...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Bitmap Indexing: Energy Applications and Improvements AN

  • High torque density cycloid electrical machine for robotic application

    Creator:
    Liu, Rui
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    This thesis investigates a novel cycloid electric machine that integrates both cycloid gear drive and permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), and proposes to apply the machine in robotic transmission system. Cycloid gear drive is a transmission device that is commonly used to boost up the output torque. It has been...
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    . Title: High Torque Density Cycloid Electrical Machine for Robotic Application Abstract approved

  • Real-Time Estimation and Prediction of Wave Excitation Forces for Wave Energy Control Applications

    Creator:
    Ling, Bradley A.
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    Wave energy is emerging as a new potential source for renewable energy generation. However, wave energy technology is not currently cost competitive with other more mature renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. One approach that researchers and developers are taking to reduce the cost of wave energy is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Forces for Wave Energy Control Applications AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bradley A. Ling for the

  • Modeling and experimental validation of supercapacitors for use in an in-lab grid developed for wind integration applications

    Creator:
    Naswali, Eunice
    Abstract:
    The fast growth of wind energy utilization has necessitated research into wind energy integration. Due to the variable nature of wind and the forecasting challenges, it is desirable to utilize wind energy alongside energy storage sources for reliable wind energy integration. This work details the design of a 25 kW...
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    Masters Thesis
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    supercapacitors for use in an In-lab grid developed for wind integration applications. Abstract approved

  • Sustainable power management of microelectronics

    Creator:
    Muhtaroglu, Ali
    Abstract:
    The integration of renewable energy sources and the associated power electronics to notebook power and thermal management systems was investigated in this work. Both thermoelectric (TE) and photovoltaic (PV) energy extraction techniques were explored with the goal of achieving best sustainability. Semi-realistic usage assumptions were taken into account to evaluate...
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    Dissertation
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    developed, and used to simulate the application of TEs to different platform types. The benefit from the

  • GPU-Based Fluid-Structure Interaction using Immersed Boundary Methods

    Creator:
    Minar, Christopher
    Abstract:
    Engineering applications often require fast, accurate solutions of fluid flow around freely moving bodies. The massive parallelism enabled by graphics processing unit (GPU) architecture enables high performance, offering a promising alternative to traditional solver acceleration via multicore central processing units (CPU). However, fully harnessing GPU parallelism requires specialized algorithms and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Engineering applications often require fast, accurate solutions of fluid flow around freely moving bodies

  • A remotely operated, autonomous wave energy converter system

    Creator:
    Lewis, Timothy M.
    Abstract:
    The potential for electric energy generation from ocean waves is substantial and much research is being conducted on the conversion process as a renewable, grid-connected, power source. Some of the same attributes that make wave energy harvesting attractive as a grid-connected source also make it attractive as a remote, or...
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    Dissertation
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    isolated, ocean energy source. The advantages for autonomous applications such as energy persistence and

  • Efficient RF energy scavenging and ultra-low power management for powering wireless sensor nodes

    Creator:
    Arumugam, Vikrant P.
    Abstract:
    As the demand for real-time information in engineering and health care systems keeps increasing, the need for wireless sensor nodes is also continuously increasing. As a result, the cost and effort involved in installing and maintaining batteries to power the numerous sensor nodes is growing exponentially. Providing a cost effective...
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    Masters Thesis
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    specifications at 2.4 GHz. The targeted application of this research is to provide an alternate energy solution

  • Atomic solid state energy scale applied to novel thin-film solar absorbers

    Creator:
    Pelatt, Brian D.
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    The atomic solid state energy (SSE) scale is introduced as a tool for inorganic materials design. The SSE scale is obtained by assessing an average electron affinity (EA) (for a cation) or an average ionization potential (IP) (for an anion) for each atom using data from compounds having that specific...
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    Dissertation
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    -film solar cell (TFSC) absorber applications. Thin-film synthesis and electrical/optical