Decentralized Generation (DG) is expected to play a vital role in the future of electric power system. The power electronics interfaced microturbine generation systems are currently attracting lot of attention to meet different needs both at end consumers and the distribution utility levels. Dynamic modelling of the microturbine is a challenging process because manufacturers do not readily prov...

In the workplace, technology can cause stress (“techno-stress”), which can erode the very productivity gains sought by the introduction of the technology. To treat this problem, our field must gain a more complete understanding of the factors which cause techno-stress, and of factors which may reduce technology-induced stress. This research-in-progress considers whether computer experience can ...

Johnson and Puplampu recently proposed the ecological techno-subsystem, a refinement to Bronfenbrenner’s theoretical organization of environmental influences on child development. The ecological techno-subsystem includes child interaction with both living (e.g., peers) and nonliving (e.g., hardware) elements of communication, information, and recreation technologies in immediate or direct envir...

This study analyses the integration of electric vehicles (EV) into the German power grid including different demand side management (DSM) approaches from a technical, economical and user perspective. For this an overview of the future German electricity market with the focus on EV integration is given. It is shown that for conservative EV penetration rates the effect on the electricity generati...

In this article we offer an analysis of the practical and theoretical paradigm of media education as a fundamental pedagogical model for the adequate development of the current methods of digital literacy. In a society dominated by the flow of information and communicative processes -in which digitalization has led to techno-media convergence, the complete uniting of ICT novelties and tradition...

In this paper we compare and evaluate suitable methods for delivering broadband services at the metro and backbone level. In particular, the paper presents a techno-economic analysis of two key broadband technologies for metropolitan and backbone networks: The studies are based on a modelling methodology for network value analysis that involves CAPEX and OPEX calculations, while the overall tec...

The moisture content of biomass affects its processing for applications such as electricity or steam. In this study, the effects of variation in moisture content of banagrass and energycane was evaluated using techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessments. A 25% loss of moisture was assumed as a variation that was achieved by field drying the biomass. Techno-economic analysis revealed tha...

Six types of commercial-scale pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants for rice straw (RS) waste tire (WT), with a capacity 20 tons/hour, have been modeled based on experimental data. The impact range feedstock ratios the techno-economic performance is comprehensively studied. capital investment ranged between $17.0 $19.9 million Plant A (RS only) having lowest E (20 % RS 80 WT) highest value. operati...

In this study, we explore the phenomenon of mobile technostress: stress experienced by users of mobile information and communication technologies. We examine the impacts of mobile technostress on individuals’ job satisfaction. Based on the Transaction Based Model of stress and the existing literature on technostress, a conceptual model was proposed to understand this phenomenon. Two sources of ...

Audio content analysis can assist investigation of musical influence, given a corpus of date-annotated works. We study a number of techniques which illuminate musicological questions on genre and creative influence. By applying machine learning tests and statistical analysis to a database of early EDM tracks, we examine how distinct putatively different musical genres really are, the retrospect...