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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"harvesting and storage"”.
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Wireless transmission with energy harvesting and storage
… communication systems equipped with energy harvesting devices and finite-capacity batteries. The methods are proposed for the unbounded fading environment. Due to the time-dependent and random behavior of the energy arrival and fading, this dissertation focuses on the stochastic optimization …
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Integrated Energy Harvesting and Storage Systems for a Sustainable Future
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Design and development of multifunctional energy harvesting and storage systems for sensor applications
This research focuses on the design and development of multifunctional components intended to provide three basic functions: (i) power generation, (ii) power storage, and (iii) structural support. They are made of composite multi-material systems that include smart materials. By combining various …
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The Effect of Harvesting and Storage Methods on Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of First Cutting Alfalfa Hay
… by cattle, its wide ·area of adaptation, and high yields. A popular way of handling the forage is to put it up as hay. South Dakota produced 3,261,000 tons of alfalfa hay in 1968. There were 73 million tons of alfalfa hay produced in the United States during 1968 (10) making it a crop of …
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Experimental and Analytical Characterization of a Transducer for Energy Harvesting Through Electromagnetic Induction
… in mechatronics have renewed interest in the harvesting and storage of ambient vibration energy. This work documents recent efforts to model a novel electromagnetic transducer design that is intended for use in energy harvesting. The thesis details methods of experimental characterization as …
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Integrated Tandem Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)-Lithium Ion Battery
<p>Efficient renewable energy harvesting and storage are needed for present challenges related to clean environment and increasing energy demand. Different types of energy harvesting technologies such as solar, thermal and wind require excess energy to be stored in batteries, which further adds to …
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DNA as a Catalyst and as a Sensor: Investigating the Structure of the Ty1 Retrotransposition Intermediate and the Utility of DNA -Based Biosensors
… selection has been utilized to develop aptamers and aptazymes as components of small-molecule sensors. Aptamers have been selected for a range of targets from proteins to small-molecule ligands. Aptazymes have an aptamer domain that can allosterically control the catalysis of an attached nucleic …
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Photo-Thermal Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane Foam Embedded with Carbon Nanoparticles for Interfacial Solar Water Evaporation
… scarcity is one of world biggest challenges and needs to be addressed urgently. The composites of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and carbon-based materials have attracted intensive research interests over the past several decades owing to its stretchable, non-toxic features which can be applied …
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Essays on Health Economics
… that empirically analyze the effects of positive and negative in utero events on birth outcomes in Brazil. Both issues are related to Health Economics literature. Below are the abstracts for the respective chapters. Chapter 1. Water and Birth Weight: Evidence from a large scale program in the …
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Rainwater harvesting practices among residents of Mutamabweengwa of Pemba district.
Community rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are seen as an instrument in increasing resilience in recurring droughts and enhancing food security in dry lands of Zambia. Harvested rainwater can be used for agriculture or water supply for households and other domestic uses. This study investigated …
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Rainwater harvesting practices among residents of Mutamabweengwa of Pemba district.
Community rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are seen as an instrument in increasing resilience in recurring droughts and enhancing food security in dry lands of Zambia. Harvested rainwater can be used for agriculture or water supply for households and other domestic uses. This study investigated …
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Photothermal and Photoelectric Effects in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Mechanistic Insights and Performance Enhancement
The growing demand for reliable, sustainable off-grid power solutions is especially significant for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Solar energy, as a widely available renewable resource, has advanced energy-harvesting and storage technologies. Traditional solar-to-electricity setups rely on …
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Improvement in Energy Conversion and Energy Storage Applications by Liquid Crystals and Carbon Nanoparticles
… up a significant proportion of global energy demand and cause many concerns, such as increasing greenhouse gas emission. Therefore, there is a considerable need for cost-effective, facile and efficient processing of environmental-friendly energy harvesting and storage systems. Solar energy is one …
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Computer Vision Algorithms for Yield Mapping in Specialty Farms
Precision farming and phenotyping technologies have the potential to drastically transform the agricultural landscape. For commodity crops such as maize, wheat and soy recurring farming tasks such as seeding, weeding, irrigation, fertilization, application of pesticides, harvesting, and storage are …
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Light-battery interactions for enhanced energy storage and operando spectroscopy
Energy storage systems can play a pivotal role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying transport networks and enabling the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the grid. Over the past two decades, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have emerged as the main energy storage …
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Algorithm and Design Tool Development of Sizing a Stand-Alone Pv/Wt/Electrolyzer/Hydrogen/Fuelcell Power Generation System for Electricity Supply Under Weatherrelated Uncertainty Considerations and Thermo-Fluid Effects
Today, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions and decentralizing the electrical power plantshas become a worldwide target, which, in turns, helps in avoiding causing any damage to the environment and increasing and easing the accessibility to the network, respectively, especially at remote areas. …
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Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Devices based on Polymeric Materials
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment