A thermoelectric power generation system was developed to extend the mission time of an unmanned underwater vehicle. Thermoelectrics are used to convert available heat into electricity, which is then used to charge a lithium-ion (LiIon) battery. The proof-of-concept system uses free convection over a heat sink to reject heat to the surrounding water. The battery charging circuit developed inclu...

With an increasing deployment of plug-in electric vehicles, evaluating and mitigating the impacts of additional electrical loads created by these vehicles on power distribution grids become more important. This paper explores the use of prices of electricity at public charging stations as an instrument, in couple of road pricing, to better manage both power distribution and urban transportation...

In trolley dilemmas a train is about to kill several victims who could be saved if instead a different victim is harmed. A number of theories have been proposed which assume that permissibility judgments in these harm-based moral dilemmas are mediated by an analysis of the underlying causal structure. For example, it has been postulated that it is permissible to harm people as a side effect but...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have been touted as a transportation technology with lower fuel costs and emissions impacts than other vehicle types. Most analyses of PHEVs assume that the power system operator can either directly or indirectly control PHEV charging to coordinate it with power system operations. This paper examines the incentives of individual drivers making charging d...

Nanometer-size Si quantum dots (Si-QDs) with and without Ge core were prepared on thermally-grown SiO2 in a self-assembling manner by controlling the early stages of low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). The surface potential changes in individual dots caused by charging or discharging of one electron or a few as were measured by using a Kelvin probe technique in an atomic force micro...

A worldwide increasing interest in technologies which are aiming towards an electrical grid which is able to integrate and control intelligent producers of (renewable) energy, energy storage devices, consumer loads, and network operating equipment through the use of information and communication technology (ICT), a so-called “smart grid”, can be observed worldwide. At the same time, the renaiss...