A method of analysing linear networks is developed, that is applicable to networks whose elements may have any number of terminals. Each multi-terminal element is handled as a complete entity, without having to represent it as an equivalent network of branches. The theory is based on an unconventional treatment of voltage, which seems to be suitable for the general case, in that voltages are ha...

In the present research, the effect of standoff distance on corrosion properties of the joint of three aluminum–steel explosive layers has been studied. For this purpose, the samples were welded with various standoff distance under constant explosive load. Optical Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy were used to measure the quality of the joint and type of interface. Furthermore, point ...

The pressure reflectance R (omega) is the transfer function which may be defined for a linear one-port network by the ratio of the reflected complex pressure divided by the incident complex pressure. The reflectance is a function that is closely related to the impedance of the 1-port. The energy reflectance R (omega) is defined as magnitude of [R]2. It represents the ratio of reflected to incid...

The future of power systems depends on the microgrid (MG) which includes distribution generators utilizing Renewable Energy Resources (RERs) and storage facilities. Decentralized control techniques are more reliable stable in comparison with centralized controlled techniques. In this paper, a decentralized strategy is presented for an islanded AC MG system. improved droop virtual impedance. Con...

This paper presents a novel impedance-based approach for out-of-step (OOS) protection of a synchronous generator. The most popular and commonly used approaches for detecting OOS conditions are based on the measurement of positive sequence impedance at relay location. However, FACTS devices change the measured impedance value and thus disrupt the performance of impedance-based relay function. In...

The longitudinal and transverse beam coupling impedance of the first final TOTEM Roman Pot unit has been measured in the laboratory with the wire method. For the evaluation of transverse impedance the wire position has been kept constant, and the insertions of the RP were moved asymmetrically. With the original configuration of the RP, resonances with fairly high Q values were observed. In orde...

We consider electron transport through a quantum point contact between compressible Quantum Hall liquids and derive the contact’s impedance function for both diffusive and ballistic regimes of the bulk electron motion. In either regime, the tunneling current deviates from a power-law behavior I ∼ V 1/ν expected on the basis of the single-mode chiral Luttinger liquid phenomenology.

In this paper, a room acoustics simulation using a finite difference approximation on a face-centered cubic (FCC) grid with finite volume impedance boundary conditions is presented. The finite difference scheme is accelerated on an Nvidia Tesla K20 graphics processing unit (GPU) using the CUDA programming language. A performance comparison is made between 27-point finite difference schemes on a...

The piezoelectric properties of bone play an important role in the bone remodeling process and can be employed in clinical bone repair. In this study, the piezo-voltage of bone between two surfaces of a bone beam under bending deformation was measured using an ultra-high-input impedance bioamplifier. The influence of shear stress on the signs of piezo-voltages in bone was determined by comparin...