This article describes an emulation-based method for locating stuck-at faults in combinational and synchronous sequential circuits. The method is based on automatically designing a circuit which implements a closest-match fault location algorithm specialized for the circuit under diagnosis (CUD). This method allows designers to perform dynamic fault location of stuck-at faults in large circuits...

Due to the proliferation of social media platforms, digital photo sharing has emerged as a new way of establishing chronology of events and reminiscing forgotten experiences. The growing trend of presenting visual content using timelines or shared photo streams offers new possibilities to social media applications. In this paper, a novel interface for visualisation and sharing of multiple photo...

This paper presents a Variable Structure Sliding Mode Control (VS-SMC) scheme and Direct Torque Control (DTC) for Wind Farm (WF) based on the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG). The WF consists of a 3 PMSGs which are connected to a common dc bus system with rectifier. The dc-bus is connected to the electrical network using only one inverter system, a grid-side filter as well as the t...

The measurement of phase is essential in the balancing of singleor multi-plane balancing of rotating machinery. The rate of change of phase is important, as it may indicate the presence of a critical speed, and from the rate of change of phase one may be able to deduce the amplification factor or log decrement of a particular mode. Having a phase reference mark is particularly critical on compl...

Permanent magnet generators for renewable energy application have been subject of research during last two decades. Several kinds of rotating electrical generators exist for several applications, including synchronous, induction and DC machines. Doubly Fed Induction Generator is proposed as an alternative solution with respect to the cost of such a system. However, a bigger emphasis in the repo...

A New Adaptive Self-Tuning Fourier Coefficients Algorithm for Periodic Torque Ripple Minimization in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) Torque ripple occurs in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) due to the non-sinusoidal flux density distribution around the air-gap and variable magnetic reluctance of the air-gap due to the stator slots distribution. These torque ripples change ...

The purpose of the paper is to present the potentialities in terms of the control of a new kind of PM synchronous machine. With five phases and electromotive forces whose first (E1) and third (E3) harmonics are of similar amplitude, the studied machine, so-called bi-harmonic, has properties that are interesting for traction machine payload. With three-phase machines, supplied by a mono-harmonic...

Micro-motors having rotors with diameters between 60 and 120 pm have been fabricated and driven electrostatically to continuous rotation. These motors were built using processes derived from IC micro-circuit fabrication techniques. Initial tests on the motors show that friction plays a dominant role in their dynamic behavior. Observed rotational speeds have thus far been limited to several hund...

This work analyses the effect of the receiver movement on the detection by pulse compression of different families of codes characterizing the emissions of an ultrasonic local positioning system. Three families of codes have been compared: Kasami, Complementary Sets of Sequences and Loosely Synchronous, considering in all cases three different lengths close to 64, 256 and 1,024 bits. This compa...

In this paper we present a novel synchronization protocol to synchronize a network of controlled discrete-time double integrators which are non-identical, with unknown model parameters and subject to additive measurement and process noise. This framework is motivated by the typical problem of synchronizing a network of clocks whose speeds are non-identical and are subject to variations. This sy...