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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Energy reduction"”.
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Managing Processor Adaptation for Energy Reduction and Temperature Control
… how to further improve the algorithm for energy efficiency. We observe that applications change their demands on the hardware as they execute. This suggests that certain hardware adaptations can be made to save energy at little performance cost. In the context of a general purpose system …
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Intelligent network selection and energy reduction for mobile devices
… to achieve high throughput while being energy efficient; in this configuration, it achieves 1.9 x the through-put of Android's default policy while only consuming 6% more energy. Delphi improves performance but uses the cellular network more extensively than the status quo, consuming …
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Energy reduction strategies for existing Air Force healthcare facilities
… buildings are required to reduce 30% of their energy use intensities (energy use per square foot) by 2015 and 37.5% by 2020. Additionally, 15% of federal buildings are required to achieve an Energy Star Rating of 75 or above by 2015. Despite rigorous efforts, current Air Force healthcare …
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Architectural and Compiler Techniques for Energy Reduction in High-Performance Microprocessors
… This mechanism can create very substantial energy savings, since the I-Cache unit is one of the main power consumers in most of today's high-performance microprocessors. Results are reported for the SPEC95 benchmarks in the R-4400 processor which implements the MIPS2 instruction set …
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Vehicle Wheel Energy Reduction at Intersections using Signal Timing and Adaptive Cruise Control
… advanced driving capabilities to demonstrate energy savings by utilizing existing technologies. The hybrid market has generally been tailored to small compact vehicles however, a Chevrolet Blazer is a midsize utility vehicle that offers additional space with the benefit of increased fuel …
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Estudo da fragilização por hidrogênio de um aço inoxidável super martensítico através da teoria da redução da energia interfacial
… embrittlement by using the theory of interfacial energy reduction. In order to apply this theory super martensitic stainless steel was used. This alloy is extensively used by the oil industry, due to its high mechanical resistance, toughness and corrosion resistance. However, this alloy is prone …
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How can occupancy modeling and occupancy sensors reduce energy usage in academic buildings: An application approach to University of San Francisco
<p>Buildings are amongst the highest energy consumers relative to industry and transportation. They account for 40% of the world’s energy consumption, due to the need for lighting, equipment, heating, cooling and ventilation. Academic buildings are multi-purpose buildings that create a challenge on …
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Reducing Power in FPGA Designs Through Glitch Reduction
… glitches. Reducing glitching reduces dynamic energy consumption. In this study, retiming is used to reduce the unproductive energy wasted in signal glitches. Retiming can reduce energy by up to 92%. Evaluating energy consumption is an important part of energy reduction. In this work, an …
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Benchmarking San Luis Obispo's Municipal Energy Use: An Audit Implementation Plan
<p>As energy cost and climate change become increasingly prevalent concerns in the planning world, more and more jurisdictions are creating energy efficiency and climate action plans. As of 2011, over 120 cities and counties around the United States had already completed climate action plans …
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Energy-Efficient and Error-Tolerant Digital Design
… techniques address the challenging problem of energy reduction and reliable operation in a unified manner. They enable us to design deterministic systems even though the process technology has statistical variations. These techniques provide a new computational model that is better suited to …
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Automated demand response applied to a set of commercial buildings
… when electric system reliability is jeopardized. Energy management in a commercial facility can be segregated into two areas: energy efficiency and demand response. This dissertation assesses both in two commercial facilities: one designed and constructed prior to the development of demand …
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Reducing energy usage in a manufacturing facility through a behavior change based approach
Many companies have developed energy reduction programs for their manufacturing facilities to reduce their operational costs while also decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of these manufacturing facilities have made progress in reducing their energy usage through technology …
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What feasible macro-scale interventions could stimulate a sustainable growth in the UK housing retrofit industry? - An examination of the potential impact from supply-chain innovations on low energy retrofit of pre-1919 housing
… to any consideration of what could impact on energy reduction and domestic housing costs within the wider UK housing market.<br/><br/>The thesis reviews attempts made to stimulate the retrofit market and the struggle of the industry to keep up with the stop/start UK legislation and changes of …
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Low Power Techniques for Future Network-on-Chip Architectures
… for a relevant fraction of the overall energy budget. In fact, the I/O buffers, the crossbars of the routers and the inter-router links are the main contributors of the NoC s energy dissipation. Specifically, electrical links will soon represent a bottleneck both in terms of energy …
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Strategies to Improve Industrial Energy Efficiency
… can lead to companies opting not to implement energy reduction projects unless mandated by legislation. As a result, companies are missing out on exceptional opportunities to improve not only their environmental record but also save considerably on fuel costs. This study investigates the broad …
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Reducing Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings: The Impacts of Occupant Behaviour and Engaging Control Systems
In Canada, buildings account for 35% of energy consumption and hold the largest opportunity for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Occupant engagement poses one of the best solutions to reducing building energy consumption, with studies showing annual energy consumption can …
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A Data Driven Approach to Uncovering Energy Consumption Reduction Opportunities Within Industrial Operations
… are compelling industrial companies to reduce energy consumption without affecting output. Although various tools to identify energy reduction opportunities exist, they often fall short, being overly theoretical, too generic, or primarily focused on capital-intensive initiatives. Consequently, …
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From Static to Adaptive: Dynamic Cost Function Weight Adaptation in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable 6G Radio Access Networks
… required for 6G networks significantly increase energy consumption, with base stations (BS) accounting for up to 70% of total network energy use. Energy-efficient BS switching has therefore become a critical research focus. Traditional solutions rely on static thresholds or fixed cost function …
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Efficient Algorithms, Hardware Architectures and Circuits for Deep Learning Accelerators
… in computing power, and thus leads to increasing energy demand. That may impede further advancement in the field. To tackle that challenge, this thesis presents several techniques to improve the energy efficiency of deep learning accelerators while adhering to the accuracy and throughput …
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Electric powertrains : opportunities and challenges in the US light-duty vehicle fleet
Managing impending environmental and energy challenges in the transport sector requires a dramatic reduction in both the petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of in-use vehicles. This study quantifies the potential of electric and hybrid-electric powertrains, such as gasoline …
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