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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Energy-efficient design"”.
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Variation Tolerant Energy Efficient Design For Ultra Low Voltage Digital Circuits
… solution for this matter. To control the energy consumption and limit the power dissipation of a circuit, supply voltage should be scaled continually. Threshold voltage should also be reduced to sustain performance and reliability. This scaling of supply and threshold voltage imposes …
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A methodology for analyzing power consumption in wireless communication systems
… issue in wireless communication systems. The energy-intensive nature of wireless communication has spurred concern over how best systems can make the most use of this non-renewable resource. Research energy-efficient design of wireless communication systems show that one of its challenges is …
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Feasibility of passive electromagnetic dampers as energy harvesters in large structures
There has been a trend in structural design toward energy efficient design and motion based design. The strategy of motion based design is controlling the movement of structures to meet certain dynamic response requirements by damping the structure. Structural damping dissipates the energy of …
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Recycling clock network energy in high-performance digital designs using on-chip DC-DC converters
Power consumption of CMOS digital logic designs has increased rapidly for the last several years. It has become an important issue, not only in battery-powered applications, but also in high-performance digital designs because of packaging and cooling requirements. At multi-GHz clock rates in use …
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Modular High-DR Artifact-Resilient Wearable EEG Headset with Distributed Pulse-Based Feature Extraction and Multiplier-Less Neuromorphic Boosted Seizure Detection
… success of these diagnostic headsets is their energy-efficient design, especially for long-term recording applications. Typically, diagnostic headsets consist of multiple active electrodes (AEs) equipped with embedded electronics for functions like amplification and quantization. These …
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The architectural impact of using ground-source heat pumps in commercial buildings in Las Vegas
… evaluate the architectural impacts on the design and long term performance of ground-coupled heat pump systems over a fixed period of time. The results are applied to a commercial office building in order to assess the net impact of combining various energy efficiency strategies. The …
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Energy-Efficient Switching By Band Modulation And Passive Equalization
… of merit which has to be addressed for future designs on top of geometrical scaling. Although continuing advancement on the complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technologies reduces the device feature size, pitch, and supply voltage simultaneously as well as enables higher transistor …
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Minimizing embodied carbon in multi-material structural optimization of planar trusses
… there is a growing emphasis on sustainable, energy efficient design that reduces carbon emissions. However, until recently, most efforts have focused only on reducing operational carbon [1]. As a result, the carbon embodied in construction materials, especially in a building's structural …
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Systematically controlling the error rates in variation-prone networks-on-chip for energy efficiency
… As a result, prior work has proposed to save energy by dynamically managing Vdd, operating at reduced Vdd while occasionally su ering and xing errors. Unfortunately, these proposals use ad-hoc controller designs that may not work under other scenarios and do not provide error bounds. This …
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Residential building design : comprehensive comparative guidelines for building single-family dwellings in Hawaii
Energy shortages, earthquakes, and hurricanes are environmental factors that challenge the home designers of Hawaii. The depletion of renewable natural resources and global warming trends foreshadow energy shortage and the increases of hurricane frequency. Thus, it is essential that future homes in …
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Application-specific protocol architectures for wireless networks
In recent years, advances in energy-efficient design and wireless technologies have enabled exciting new applications for wireless devices. These applications span a wide range, including real-time and streaming video and audio delivery, remote monitoring using networked microsensors, personal …
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Hybrid spintronics and straintronics: An ultra-low-energy computing paradigm
… in accordance with Moore's law is the excessive energy dissipation that takes place in the device during switching of bits. Unlike charge-based devices, spin-based devices are switched by flipping spins without moving charge in space. Although some energy is still dissipated in flipping spins, it …
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Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Varying Aspect Ratios and its Feasibility in Environmental Impact Management Studies
… Included in these applications are the energy efficient design of buildings, operation and safety of nuclear reactors, solar collector design, passive energy storage, heat transfer across multi-pane windows, thermo-electric refrigeration and heating devices, and the design-for-mitigation …
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Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of Multistage Humidification and Dehumidification Desalination Plant Using Solar Energy. Performance Evaluation and Improvement of the Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination Process through Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation Techniques
… unfolding worldwide over the finite water and energy resources; hence, securing fresh water supply and employing renewable energy sources will help avoid catastrophic conflicts, continue modern lifestyles, and circumvent global warming and pollution. For this reason, a new method known as …
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Active BIM with artifical intelligence for energy optimisation in buildings
… Information Modelling (BIM) can expedite the Energy Efficient Design (EED) process and provide the opportunity of testing and assessing different design alternatives and materials selection that may impact on energy performance of buildings. However, the lacks of; intelligent decision making …
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High Level Power Estimation and Reduction Techniques for Power Aware Hardware Design
… led to an unprecedented complexity of hardware designs. These factors have necessitated the abstraction level of design-entry of hardware systems to be raised beyond the Register-Transfer-Level (RTL) to Electronic System Level (ESL). However, power envelope on the designs due to packaging and …
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A Study on the Design and Control of Energy-efficient Pneumatic Drives
… or pneumatics in general is about their low energy efficiency. In the past, major efforts on developing servo pneumatic drives for some advanced applications are largely focused on the control algorithm development whereas the very fundamental knowledge on pneumatic drives has not been much …
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A technological model for low energy domestic wastewater treatment
This study evaluated the potential for efficient treatment of domestic wastewater, while satisfying energy efficiency requirements. Various treatment systems and the influences of their physical configurations and operational characteristics on wastewater treatment and energy efficiency were …
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Vision-based building energy diagnostics and retrofit analysis using 3D thermography and Building Information Modeling
The emerging energy crisis in the building sector and the legislative measures on improving energy efficiency are steering the construction industry towards adopting new energy efficient design concepts and construction methods that decrease the overall energy loads. However, the problems of energy …
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Novel methods for capturing the multi-domain influence of the façade on occupant environmental perception and interaction
Appropriate design and operation of transparent façades can enhance occupant well-being and reduce energy consumption in buildings, mitigating the associated carbon emissions. However, to achieve this, knowledge is required on the multi-domain influence of transparent façades on the indoor …