In this paper we show how it is possible to reuse optical supports (CDs, DVDs, etc.) without using chemical or physical transformation, only employing a software that can easily run on domestic computers. This software can make obsolete optical supports useful again, converting de facto WEEE (Waste electric and electronic equipment) into EEE (Electric and electronic equipment). A massive use of...

The widespread use of Power Electronics based equipment has produced a significant impact on quality of electric power supply. Conventional power quality mitigation equipment is providing to be inadequate for an increasing number of applications. One modern and very promising solution that deals with both load current and supply voltage imperfections is the Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UP...

Electric taxis are playing an important role in the application of electric vehicles. The actual operational data of electric taxis in Shenzhen, China, is analyzed, and, in allusion to the unbalanced time availability of the charging station equipment, the electric taxis charging guidance system is proposed basing on the charging station information and vehicle information. An electric taxis ch...

Improving the use of power plant information sources for equipment fault diagnosis will help electric utilities meet plant availability goals and reduce operations and maintenance costs. The combination of data from multiple information sources--such as data historians, predictive maintenance technologies, and operator rounds-can provide a holistic view of condition for a given item of equipmen...

In recent years some electric power companies or gas suppliers have begun to use computerized utility map management systems. And there is a demand to share their utility data with each other. But that is difficult because their topographic maps, which give the base of equipment location, are different. So we developed an automatic transformation method of utility data, which transforms utility...