The general neural unit (GNU) 1] is known for its high storage capacity as an autoassociative memory. The exponential increase in its storage capacity with the number of inputs per neuron is far greater than the linear growth in the famous Hoppeld network 2]. This paper shows that the GNU attains an even higher capacity with the use of pyramids of neurons instead of single neurons as its nodes....

In power systems, energy storage effectively improves the reliability of the system and smooths out the fluctuations of intermittent energy. However, the installed capacity value of energy storage cannot effectively measure the contribution of energy storage to the generator adequacy of power systems. To achieve a variety of purposes, several control strategies may be utilized in energy storage...

It is important to evaluate whether an ice thermal storage system can operate effectively as the way planned at the design stage. While designing an ice thermal storage system, generally, the thermal storage time is calculated by using rated capacity of refrigerator or the heat exchange capacity of ice-on-coil, and the heating capacity time is calculated by using the average ice melting ability...

Floating Content (FC) is a paradigm for localized infrastructure-less content dissemination, that aims at sharing information among nodes within restricted geographical area by relying only on opportunistic exchanges. FC provides the basis probabilistic spatial storage of shared in completely decentralized fashion, usually without support from dedicated infrastructure. One key open issues chara...

Abstract Holey graphyne (HGY), a novel two-dimensional (2D) single-crystalline carbon allotrope, was recently synthesized by Castro–Stephens coupling reaction. The naturally existing uniform periodic holes in the 2D carbon–carbon network demonstrate its promising potential energy storage. Herein, we conduct density functional theory (DFT) calculation and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations...