This paper presents a novel method to control Electro Osmotic Flow (EOF) with AC electrical fields. It is shown that with a single potential the zeta potential at a solid liquid interface and the channel potential that drives the EOF can be controlled in a synchronized matter to create a net flow with zero average potential. The frequency regime in which the EOF can be controlled is bound by th...

Environmental crisis and shortage of fossil fuels make Electric Vehicles (EVs) alternatives for conventional vehicles. With growing numbers of EVs, the coordinated charging is necessary to prevent problems such as large peaks and power losses for grid and to minimize charging costs of EVs for EV owners. Therefore, this paper proposes an optimal charging schedule based on Dynamic Programming (DP...

The growing concern about global climatic changes and fossil fuel depletion calls for a shift from conventional modes of transportation to electric vehicles (EV). The idea of bidirectional interaction between grid and Electric vehicle has brought the V2G ,V2H etc. technologies . Bidirectional chargers adds the benefit of EVs by enabling energy transfer from vehicle to grid (V2G) or vehicle to h...

Replacing a portion of current light duty vehicles (LDV) with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) offers the possibility to reduce the dependence on petroleum fuels together with environmental and economic benefits. The charging activity of PHEVs will certainly introduce new load to the power grid. In the framework of the development of a smarter grid, the primary focus of the present stud...

Non-road electric vehicles (NREVs) such as forklifts and golf carts utilize grid power to charge batteries, and today much of this power is utilized on-peak. Estimates are as high as 100 MW in SCE service territory alone. Since batteries are by nature an energy storage technology, many customers find that charging can be easily shifted away from system peak hours, saving them money and enhancin...

The foreign language effect (Costa et al., 2014) refers to a phenomenon in which the response to a moral dilemma depends on whether it is asked in a native or second language. This study explored this effect with Japanese participants using various types of moral dilemmas. Study 1 adopted twelve variations of trolley dilemmas from Mikhail (2007). Study 2 used seven types of moral dilemmas from ...

The current study examines the feasibility of placing a piezoelectric membrane or &&eel'' in the wake of a blu! body and using the von KaH rmaH n vortex street forming behind the blu! body to induce oscillations in the membrane. The oscillations result in a capacitive buildup in the membrane that provides a voltage source that can be used, for example, to trickle-charge a battery in a remote lo...

soil colloid particles influence soil chemical and physical properties by their surface electrical charge. with respect to the importance of this issue from both agricultural and environmental points of view, charging behavior of a kaolinite sample was studied in the ph range of 4 to 10 and at three background electrolyte concentrations, including 0.005, 0.05, 0.5 m nacl, by potentiometric titr...