A grid energy storage system for photo voltaic (PV) applications contains three different power sources i.e., PV array, battery storage system and the grid. It is advisable to isolate these three different sources to ensure the equipment safety. The configuration proposed in this paper provides complete isolation between the three sources. A Power Balancing Control (PBC) method for this configu...

We have developed a scalable hierarchical parallelization framework for molecular dynamics (MD) simulation on emerging multicore clusters. The framework combines: (1) inter-node level parallelism by spatial decomposition using message passing; (2) intra-node (inter-core) level parallelism through a master/worker paradigm and cellular decomposition using critical section-free multithreading; and...

  A fuzzy goal programming-based approach is used to solve a proposed multi-objective linear programming model and simultaneously handle two important problems in cellular manufacturing systems, viz. cell formation and layout design. Considerations of intra-cell layout, the intra-cell material handling can be calculated exactly. The advantages of the proposed model are considering machining cos...

As storage capacity requirements grow, storage systems are becoming distributed, and that distribution poses a challenge for space savings processes. In this thesis, I design and implement a mechanism for storing only a single instance of duplicated data within a distributed storage system which selectively performs deduplication across each of the independent computers, known as nodes, used fo...

This paper proposes a hybrid dimming scheme based on joint LED selection and precoding design (TASP-HD) for multiple-user (MU) multiple-cell (MC) visible light communications (VLC) systems. In TASP-HD, both the of each cell can be dynamically adjusted to reduce intra- inter-cell interferences while satisfying illumination constraints. First, MU-MC-VLC system model is established, then sum-rate ...

High performance rechargeable batteries are urgently demanded for future energy storage systems. Here, we adopted a lithium-carbon battery configuration. Instead of using carbon materials as the surface provider for lithium-ion adsorption and desorption, we realized induced fluorination of carbon nanotube array (CNTA) paper cathodes, with the source of fluoride ions from electrolytes, by an in-...

In intrusion detection among different hardware approaches, memory-based architecture has attracted a lot of attention be-cause of its easy reconfigurability and scalability. In order to accommodate the increasing number of attack patterns and meet the throughput requirement of networks, a successful network intrusion detection system must have a memory-efficient patternmatching algorithm and h...

BACKGROUND The second-to-fourth digit-length ratio (2D:4D) may be a correlate of prenatal sex steroids, and it has been linked to sporting prowess. The aim of the study was to validate dual-energy X-ray-absorptiometry (DXA) as a technique to assess 2D:4D in soccer players under 15 years of age (U-15). METHODS Paired X-ray and DXA scans of the left hands of 63 male U-15 elite soccer players (a...