This work aims to estimate the apparent Young’s modulus of real human trabecular bones using a numerical micro-macro approach. Cylindrical specimens of trabecular bone were extracted from human femur heads, cleaned and scanned using a SkyScan-1072 micro-computed tomography system. 3D volumetric tetrahedral grids were generated from the exploitation of the reconstructed images using original mes...

Five epilepsy patients were implanted with micro-ECoG grids. Patients were asked to perform specific tasks depending on the placement of the micro-ECoG grid on the cerebral cortex. Tasks included repeating spoken words, flexing individual fingers, and reaching in two dimensions. Vocalized articulations of ten different words and silence were classified on a trial-by-trial basis with 82.4% accur...

internet is one of the most promising future energy infrastructures which could enhance energy efficiency and improve system operating flexibility. In analog to the micro-grid, micro energy internet puts more emphasis on distribution level and consumer side. The concept and design principles of smart micro energy internet are proposed to accommodate micro-grids, distributed poly-generation syst...

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a photo voltaic system with different temperature and insolation conditions used for Micro grids can be explained in this paper. The micro grid conception permits small distributed energy resources (DERs) to act during a coordinated manner to produce a necessary quantity of active power and supportive service once needed. This paper proposes an approach of...

For many isolated regions in the developing world micro-grids which combine photovoltaic electricity generation and battery storage may represent the most reliable and least expensive form of energy service. Due to climate induced solar resource variations, achieving high reliability levels necessitates excess generation and storage capacity which can significantly increase the end consumer cos...