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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Storage technology"”.
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Collection and representation of GIS data to aid household water treatment and safe storage technology implementation in the northern region of Ghana
… and sell household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) technologies. The original aim of the company was to offer a variety of products, allowing customers to choose the technology which best fit their individual needs. This differed from the typical implementation of HWTS promoters to …
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Investigating perceptions of reliability, efficiency and feasibility of data storage technology: A case study of cloud storage adoption at UCT Faculty of Science
… an increasing number of organisations cloud storage is becoming more common as large amounts of data from people and projects are being produced, exchanged and stored (Chang & Wills, 2016: 56). In fact, “technology has evolved and has allowed increasingly large and efficient data storage, …
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Three essays in experimental and behavioral economics of technology adoption in India
… examine the behavioral phenomena which affect technology adoption in the fields of health and agriculture in developing countries. In the first paper based on the joint work with Mary Arends-Kuenning and Hemant Pullabhotla, I examine whether women's contraceptive method choice can be better …
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Development of Nanotemplates and Nanomagnetic Materials for Data Storage Applications
… and development of magnetic devices for data storage applications has made significant technological impacts for the past four decades. Our society has greatly benefited from the significant downsizing and increased performance of data storage technology. To improve data storage technology …
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Power system sizing and analysis for electric aircraft conceptual design
… level. Considerations for machine type, energy storage technology, volume packaging, and modeling are discussed. The methodology is applied to a design study for a medium-altitude, long-endurance survey drone to demonstrate the process and results. Finally, future research topics in the electric …
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Method development for the analysis of electrochemical and transport processes in redox flow batteries at practical operating conditions
… RFBs hold promise as an energy-intensive storage technology suitable for supporting the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid, but further improvements in technical performance and reductions in system cost are needed for broad deployment. At their core, all …
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The value of pumped hydro storage in a decarbonized world
… thesis we investigate the role of pumped hydro storage (PHS) in decarbonizing power generation in combination with a high penetration of low-carbon energy sources. PHS is the oldest storage technology and constitutes of 95 percent of storage capacity worldwide. We provide a technical and …
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Nanostructuring magnetic thin films using interference lithography
… have caused an acute need for advanced data storage technology. Patterned magnetic media and magneto-resistive random-access memory (MRAM) can potentially fulfill this need. The technique of interference lithography is examined in the context of patterning ~100 nm size features. An …
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Disaggregated Zoned Namespace for Multi-tenancy Scenarios
… Namespaces (ZNS) devices introduces a novel storage interface organized into zones, optimizing garbage collection and reducing write amplification. This research delves into the exploration and profiling of ZNS device characteristics, aiming to enhance user comprehension and utilization. …
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Thermoelectrochemical model for RFB with an application at a grid level for peak shaving to reduce cost of the total electricity
Reliable, low-cost energy storage solutions are needed to manage variability, pro-vide reliability, and reduce grid-infrastructure costs. Redox flow batteries (RFB) area grid-scale storage technology that has the potential to provide a range of services.Desirable characteristics are long cycle …
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An Intelligent Lead Acid Battery Management System for Solar and Off-Peak Energy Storage
… system which combines battery management and storage technology to address this issue. This approach uses an energy system with a solar panel array, a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) unit, a battery management system, and a bidirectional inverter which is connected to the electric utility …
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Increasing renewable energy system value through storage
… or highest prices. To do so reliably, energy storage is likely required. However, no single energy storage technology is dominant when comparing cost intensities of the energy capacity and power capacity of storage. Past research on energy storage technologies has debated the value of storage …
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Conceptual design and performance characteristics of firebrick resistance-heated energy storage for industrial heat supply and variable electricity production
… nuclear plants. The current electrical energy storage options are too expensive to be deployed in sufficient quantity to prevent the price collapse. A less expensive approach to energy storage is required to enable a low carbon-energy grid. This thesis explores the potential of a new energy …
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids and Garnet-Type Li7La3Zr2O12
<p>Advancements in electrochemical energy storage materials are critical in the development and utilization of renewable energy technologies. These advancements involve obtaining a better understanding of electrochemical mechanisms and properties through scientific research towards an improved …
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The importance of data collection to support decision making in energy systems
… of a grid-scale energy park after uncertainty in storage performance has reduced is quantified. Specifically, the value of having the option to adjust generation and storage capacities in the system, and change choice of energy storage technology. In contrast to building load, reducing uncertainty …
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Structural Modification of Interfaces for Sustainable High-Performance Batteries
… particularly promising powerful and sustainable storage technology, as they offer high theoretical energy density, use cost-effective and environmentally friendly materials. Despite their potential, major technical challenges remain for practical implementation. This cumulative dissertation shows …
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Estimating H₂ production and storage cost targets for cost-competitively meeting electricity and H₂ fuel demand in deeply decarbonized electric power systems
… presents one part of the solution, but energy storage is critical to combat the intermittency of these renewable resources. Currently deployed storage solutions such as hydropower and lithium-ion batteries face certain limitations, and hydrogen storage offers one potential alternative. Along …
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Laboratory-Scale Thermal Energy Grid Storage (TEGS) Prototype
Grid-scale long duration energy storage will be necessary to maintain grid reliability in the US and beyond as intermittent renewables become the dominant source of electricity generation. An appealing long duration energy storage technology is thermal energy storage due to its low energy-based …
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Parallel I/O on Compressed Data Files
… by a proportional increase in the performance of storage technology leading to an imbalance in cluster and parallel computing architectures where input-output (I/O) operations may bottleneck the overall performance of the system. This makes necessary the use of sophisticated software solutions to …
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