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Showing 1 to 20 of 201 for “"metering"”.
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Towards High Performability in Advanced Metering Infrastructures
… an existential prerequisite to enable Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) services, yet on the other a challenging endeavor, because the increasing complexity of the grid fostered by the combination of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and utility networks inherently leads to …
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Liquid metering systems for low volume sprayers
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, 1972
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The development of an on-chip-metering solution
… Unit (MCU), a term known as On-Chip-Metering (OCM). It is envisioned that this would quickly translate in an increase in revenue. However, a major concern regarding this has been the increase in the required processor overhead. The CASHPOWER 2000 embedded MCU would be required to …
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Multiphysics modelling of geometrically-complex flow metering devices
… This is essential for multiphase flow metering, which allows for production optimisation in oil fields for example. In this work, a novel approach for the numerical simulation of problems involving free-surface flows interacting with geometrically-complex rigid bodies is presented. This …
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A novel hydromechatronics system towards: micro-independent metering.
… hydraulic control system known as Independent Metering towards Micro-Independent Metering (MIM). The Independent Metering system uses a different configuration of the connection between the main elements of the hydraulic systems when compared to a traditional hydraulic circuit arrangement. …
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Intrusion detection and prevention in advanced metering networks
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is envisioned to be able to revolutionize the power grid and turn it into the “smart grid”. AMI, through the use of “smart meters” and high-speed networks, promises to strengthen both the stability and sustainability of the grid. The vision of AMI is to …
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Digital Implementation of Power System Metering and Protection
An entirely digital system is presented which has several benefits as compared to the systems that are deployed currently. Utilizing digital capabilities to a much greater extent than is currently used within the power system allows for various improvements upon the current system. One such …
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Secure and compromise-resilient architecture for advanced metering infrastructure
… expenditure of current energy via an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) subsystem. In fact, the smart meter, as a major part of AMI that is installed in residences, which provides more details about a consumer‟s usage. The smart meter measures hour-by-hour usage of a house, and then …
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Metering and Routing of Liquid Quanta in Microfluidic Devices
This thesis describes the development of a number of microfluidic handling techniques, including; (i) the detection of individual liquid droplets using electrical position sensors; (ii) the generation and control over the three major microfluidic segmented laminar flow regimes; (iii) the creation …
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Resolution Tricks and Disaggregation Tools for Smart Power Metering
A nonintrusive load monitor (NILM) aims to solve the energy disaggregation problem by incorporating power system analysis, signal processing, and machine learning. This thesis addresses two problems present in state-of-the-art nonintrusive load monitoring research. First, the ability of existing …
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Telecommunications networks for remote electricity supply metering and load control
… are to investigate remote electricity supply metering and load control in terms of the now availble UK Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) private and national telecommunications networks, the intelligent building, the home computer and domestic energy management concepts. This work commences …
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Machine learning-based intrusion detection system in advanced metering infrastructure
… will benefit significantly from Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). This high-tech equipment, however, is vulnerable to serious threats. To detect attacks, many authors recommend using Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs). An IDS use a classifier to distinguish between known and unknown …
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Computer aided mathematical modelling of turbulent flow for orifice metering
The time-averaged Navier-Stokes' partial differential equations have been used in the mathematical modelling of fluid flow for steady, incompressible non-cavitating, high Reynolds number turbulence through an orifice plate. The model developed for orifice plates was based on a particular closed …
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Metering and adaptive protection for a microgrid with distributed generation
… load management techniques through smart metering that could facilitate power system operation and in turn power system protection. To achieve the goal of this project the proposed relaying system will have to prove appropriate in all the test cases. Based on the results obtained in the …
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A response taxonomy and cost model for advanced metering infrastructures
… core component of the smart grid is its advanced metering infrastructures (AMIs), in which a utility communicates and controls smart meters at customer sites. The fine-grained control offered by AMIs increases the risk of cyber-attacks. It is critical to develop cost-sensitive automated response …
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Microfluidic sensor for white blood cell counting and flow metering
… based on their size. Lysed blood flow metering is also possible using the same setup. The width of the pulse for each passage of the cell through the electrode is proportional to the speed of the cell. By investigating the pulse width, the flow rate can be monitored. Similarly, with …
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Deployment considerations for intrusion detection systems in advanced metering infrastructure
Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMIs) enable advanced bidirectional communication between utilities and smart meters deployed in the field, allowing consumption, outage, and price information to be shared efficiently and reliably. The addition of this new infrastructure, connected through mesh …
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Modelling the potential impact of net metering in South Africa
This work has two main objectives, first to create a working energy model of South Africa’s electricity sector using the open source software; OSeMOSYS, and secondly, using this model to understand the unstudied effects of net metered capacity within the country and how this affects the planning of …
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Advanced water metering and its application in low income communities
… In the last two decades, the water metering industry has seen substantial developments with new capabilities added to the conventional water meter, known as advanced meters. These advanced water meters have capability of processing, storing and communicating data without the need of …
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