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Second law analysis of a liquid cooled battery thermal management system for hybrid and electric vehicles
(2010-08-01)As hybrid and electric vehicles continue to evolve there is a need for better battery thermal management systems (BTMS), which maintain uniformity of operating temperature of the batteries in the vehicles. This thesis ... -
Secure and compromise-resilient architecture for advanced metering infrastructure
(2011-03-01)In recent years, the Smart Grid has grown to be the solution for future electrical energy that promises to avoid blackouts as well as to be energy efficient, environmentally and customer-friendly. In Smart Grid, the ... -
Segregation similarity loss in morphological ranking of image search in histopathology
(2022-04-01)Histopathology is the study of changes in tissue caused by diseases such as cancer. It plays an important role to diagnose the cancers. Regarding the large variation of many cancers types, and the large size of Whole Slide ... -
Self-propelled rotary tool for turning difficult-to-cut materials
(2011-04-01)Hard turning of difficult-to-cut materials is an economical method of machining components with high surface quality and mechanical performance. Conventionally in the machining industry, generating a component from raw ... -
Semi-direct visual SLAM for stereo cameras: system design and validation
(2021-11-01)Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) requires an autonomous vehicle in an unknown environment to learn about the environment, generates a map and localize itself at the same time. To solve this problem, various ... -
Simulation and control of a Marnoch heat engine
(2012-04-01)The Marnoch heat engine (MHE) is a new type of heat engine currently under development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The MHE can use waste or collected heat at temperatures that are currently unusable ... -
Simulation of microgrid system and low-cost wireless communication network
(2019-08-01)The MATLAB/SIMULINK model of a microgrid system is presented in this thesis. The microgrid consists of a converter-fed distributed generator photovoltaic array with maximum power point tracking, a converter-fed battery ... -
Simulation of voltage source converter based shunt active filter in EMTP‐RV
(2010-08-01)The deterioration in power quality due to the increase in non linear loads has sparked a new interest in the filtering techniques used in transmission and distribution systems. Unlike passive filters, active filters are ... -
Simulation-based fault propagation analysis of process industry using process variable interaction analysis
(2013-01-01)There are increasing safety concerns in chemical and petrochemical process industry. The huge explosion of Nowruz oil Field platform that happened in Persian gulf-IRAN at 1983, along with other disastrous events have ... -
Single-stage boost integrated asymmetrical half-bridge AC-DC power converter with dual modulation for indoor led lighting
(2015-04-01)Light emitting diodes (LEDs) for indoor lighting is a promising technology which can lead to major energy saving and cost reductions. The major concerns of improving power factor and regulating the output current ripple ... -
Social-based trustworthy data forwarding in vehicular delay tolerant networks
(2011-03-01)Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) is an emerging new communication technol-ogy which has attracted a lot of research attention from academic community and indus-try. For many applications in VANETs, information has to be ... -
Soft-switched, active-clamped DC/AC and AC/AC converters for IPT-based wireless charging applications
(2020-09-01)The acquisition of inductive power transfer (IPT) technology in commercial electric vehicles (EVs) alleviates the inherent burdens of high cost, limited driving range, and long charging time. In EV wireless charging systems ... -
Sparse signal representation based algorithms with application to ultrasonic array imaging
(2016-06-01)We address one- and two-layer ultrasonic array imaging. We use an array of transducers to inspect the internal structure of a given specimen. In the case of one-layer imaging we also address the problem of mode conversion. ... -
Spectrum sensing based on capon power spectral density estimation
(2015-04-01)Cognitive radio (CR) technology has evolved to solve the spectrum scarcity problem and improve spectrum utilization. Spectrum sensing is a CR function that allows secondary users to efficiently utilize the spectrum without ... -
Spectrum sharing for two-way relay networks
(2015-07-01)We consider a communication network consisting of two transceiver nodes, one relay node, and one receiving node. The relay enables a two-way communication between the two transceivers and meanwhile sends its own information ... -
A study of a novel design for efficient hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical hydrogen production cycle
(2021-06-01)In this thesis, methods to optimize the Hydrolysis reactor for the Cu-Cl thermochemical Hydrogen production cycle were investigated. A simplified Hydrolysis reactor using simple off-the-shelf components was tested and found ... -
A study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using magnetorheological fluids
(2020-08-01)This thesis reports the study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using a thin layer of magnetorheological fluid as a soft impact mechanism to enhance the frequency of the energy generator. Currently, the major ... -
Study of an internal combustion engine to burn hydrogen fuel and backfire elimination using a carburetor fuel delivery method
(2010-04-01)Hydrogen appears to be a clean and sustainable fuel for transportation vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles. In this research, a 1986 GMC Sierra truck with a 350CID 5.7L V8, 4 barrel carbureted Chevrolet ... -
A study of MHD and Monte Carlo simulations of high-current plasma beams in industrial applications
(2015-12-01)In recent years, high-current plasma beams have been widely applied in industrial applications. Computational approaches help us easily understand plasma properties. In this thesis, the high-current plasma beams are simulated ... -
Study of the effect of molten CuCl immersion test on alloys with high Ni-content with and without surface coatings
(2012-04-01)The demand for hydrogen as a clean energy carrier has increased greatly. The Cu-Cl cycle is a promising thermochemical cycle that is currently being developed to be the large-scale method of hydrogen production. The lifetime ...