We have used a curvature after-effect, or CAE, to explore whether curvature detectors are tuned for the overall orientation of a curve. CAEs were measured for half-cycle cosine-shaped contours as a function of adaptor contour orientation for a fixed test contour orientation. CAEs (i) were greatest when the adaptor and test contours had the same orientation, (ii) decreased rapidly as the orienta...

This paper provides a self scheduling tool for price taker Gencos. This methodology is based on Robust Optimization (RO) to deal with the uncertainties of market price values in the dayahead electricity pool market. The Genco is assumed to be the entity who decides about the operating schedules of its thermal units and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) units. The benefits of Genco brought by...

Abstract Energy storage plants are going to become a strategic asset in electric grids. This statement is confirmed looking at the increasing shares of renewables composing energy portfolio several nations. Therefore power demand and production mismatches, caused by intermittent nature renewables, must be reconciled. Many solutions available but Advanced Adiabatic Compressed Air Storage (AA-CAE...

In this paper, we study the bound on three kinds of hash family using the Singleton bound. To ε−U(N ;n,m) hash family, in the caes of n > m > 1 and 1 ≥ ε ≥ ε1(n,m), we get that the new bound is better. To ε − △U(N ;n,m) hash family , in the case of n > m > 1 and 1 ≥ ε ≥ ε3(n,m), the new bound is better. To ε − SU(N ;n,m) hash family, in the case of n > 2m > 2 and 1 ≥ ε ≥ ε4(n,m), we get that th...

Purpose The work of internal auditors is relevant to their host entities' reporting processes; however, few researchers have examined how auditors’ competency and objectivity affect resistance pressure from entities regarding reports. Thus, the main objective this study examine influence audit functions' (IAF) quality factors on chief executives' (CAEs) ability not modify report. Design/methodo...

This article presents an assessment of the most suitable compressed air energy storage (CAES) reservoirs and facilities to better integrate renewable into electricity grid. The novelty this study resides in selecting best CAES reservoir sites through application a multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA) tool, specifically simple additive weighting (SAW) method. Besides using geographic information s...

Nowadays, water and electricity are closely interdependent essential sources in human life that affect socio-economic growth and prosperity. In other words, electricity is a fundamental source to supply a seawater desalination process, while fresh water is used for cooling this power plant. Therefore, mutual vulnerability of water treatment and power generation systems is growing because of inc...