Analysis and Control of a Photovoltaic System: Application to a High-Penetration Case Study

Lifestyle disorders are one of the biggest threats for the population living unhealthy lifestyle. Sthoulya (Obesity) is one such disorder which creates lot of physical as well as mental disorder to the sufferer. Due to changing lifestyle, comforts and dietary habit lots of individuals changed their life totally. Obesity is a growing disease in developed and developing countries. Prevalence is drastically hike in past few years. Ayurveda, the science of life with which we can manage and control lots of lifestyle disorders. Focusing on dietary and lifestyle management along with treatment, we can overcome the hazards of obesity which is growing in a uncontrolled manner. The available data is based on the clinical findings only. Aim and objective: To assess the effect of “Guru Cha Atarpanam Chikitsa” in the management of Sthoulya. Setting: Swastharakshana evam Yoga, OPD and IPD, SDMCAH, Hassan. Method: Udwarthana, Parisheka, Shamana Aushadhis, Ahara, and Vihara was followed within the treatment duration and effect of treatment was assessed before and after treatment, advised for follow up. Results: The treatment adopted is effective in the management of Sthoulya and to improve the quality of life.

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A case study of wear-type rail corrugation prediction and control using speed variation

Journal of Sound and Vibration ◽

10.1016/j.jsv.2009.02.046 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 325 (1-2) ◽

pp. 85-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

P.A. Meehan ◽

P.A. Bellette ◽

R.D. Batten ◽

W.J.T. Daniel ◽

R.J. Horwood

Keyword(s):

Rail Corrugation ◽

Speed Variation ◽

Prediction And Control ◽

And Control

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Rotary steerable systems: mathematical modeling and their case study

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology ◽

10.1007/s13202-021-01182-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 2743-2761

Author(s):

Caetano P. S. Andrade ◽

J. Luis Saavedra ◽

Andrzej Tunkiel ◽

Dan Sui

Keyword(s):

Directional Drilling ◽

Steering Control ◽

Fundamental Physics ◽

Drilling Tools ◽

Drilling Operations ◽

Beam Bending ◽

Extended Reach Drilling ◽

And Control ◽

2D And 3D

AbstractDirectional drilling is a common and essential procedure of major extended reach drilling operations. With the development of directional drilling technologies, the percentage of recoverable oil production has increased. However, its challenges, like real-time bit steering, directional drilling tools selection and control, are main barriers leading to low drilling efficiency and high nonproductive time. The fact inspires this study. Our work aims to contribute to the better understanding of directional drilling, more specifically regarding rotary steerable system (RSS) technology. For instance, finding the solutions of the technological challenges involved in RSSs, such as bit steering control, bit position calculation and bit speed estimation, is the main considerations of our study. Classical definitions from fundamental physics including Newton’s third law, beam bending analysis, bit force analysis, rate of penetration (ROP) modeling are employed to estimate bit position and then conduct RSS control to steer the bit accordingly. The results are illustrated in case study with the consideration of the 2D and 3D wellbore scenarios.

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Creating and Maintaining Structural Hindrances to Criminal Justice Control – A Policy Analysis on the Normalisation of Parental Violence as a Crime in Finland

Social & Legal Studies ◽

10.1177/09646639211020820 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 096466392110208

Author(s):

Riikka Kotanen

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Criminal Law ◽

Interpersonal Violence ◽

Legal Regulation ◽

Division Of Labour ◽

Legal Form ◽

Parental Violence ◽

Control Policies ◽

And Control

In the context of home, violence remains more accepted when committed against children than adults. Normalisation of parental violence has been documented in attitudinal surveys, professional practices, and legal regulation. For example, in many countries violent disciplining of children is the only legal form of interpersonal violence. This study explores the societal invisibility and normalisation of parental violence as a crime by analysing legislation and control policies regulating the division of labour and involvement between social welfare and criminal justice authorities. An empirical case study from Finland, where all forms of parental violence were legally prohibited in 1983, is used to elucidate the divergence between (criminal) law and control policies. The analysis demonstrates how normalisation operates at the policy-level where, within the same system of control that criminalised these acts, structural hindrances are built to prevent criminal justice interventions.

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The Enabling Role of Digital Technologies in Sustainability Accounting: Findings from Norwegian Manufacturing Companies

Systems ◽

10.3390/systems9020033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Olena Klymenko ◽

Lise Lillebrygfjeld Halse ◽

Bjørn Jæger

Keyword(s):

Research Area ◽

Digital Data ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Sustainable Operations ◽

Business Model Canvas ◽

Automation And Control ◽

Sustainability Accounting ◽

And Control

Sustainability accounting is an emerging research area receiving growing awareness. This study examines the role of digital technology in manufacturing companies’ sustainability accounting. To guide the research, we use a triple layered business model canvas, which supports the accounting of a manufacturer’s performance for the economic, environmental, and social aspects of sustainability. We present an explorative case study of four Norwegian manufacturing companies representing different industries. The findings from the study indicate that while accounting for economic values is well taken care of, companies do not perform comprehensive environmental and social accounting. Furthermore, we observed a shift from a focus on sustainability issues related to the internal manufacturing process to a focus on sustainability issues for the life cycle of the product. Even though the manufacturers are at the forefront with regard to automation and control of production, with extensive use of robots giving a large amount of data, these data are not utilized towards sustainability accounting, showing that sustainability and digitalization are seen as two separate phenomena. This study sheds light on how digital data available from applied Industry 4.0 technologies could enhance sustainability accounting with limited efforts, linking sustainability and digitalization. The results provide insights for manufacturers and researchers in moving towards more sustainable operations and products.

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Directed earned value management based on ordered fuzzy numbers

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems ◽

10.3233/jifs-201248 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Seyed Taha Hossein Mortaji ◽

Siamak Noori ◽

Morteza Bagherpour

Keyword(s):

Fuzzy Numbers ◽

Lower Cost ◽

Project Managers ◽

Value Management ◽

Monitoring And Control ◽

Earned Value ◽

Earned Value Management ◽

Project Monitoring ◽

And Control

Earned value management is well-known as the most efficient method of project monitoring and control providing relatively reliable information about the project performance. However, this method requires accurate estimates of the progress of project activities, which are always associated with uncertainties that, if ignored or not addressed well, lead to incorrect results. To address this issue, the application of multi-valued logic, in particular fuzzy logic, in earned value management has recently attracted a lot of attention both in practice and research. This paper introduces directed earned value management (DEVM) in which ordered fuzzy numbers are used to express the so-called uncertainties as well as to capture more information about the trend of the project progress. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, several numerical examples and a case study are presented. The results reveal that compared to the existing methods, DEVM has a lower computational complexity. Also, it doesn’t suffer from the overestimation effect and as a result, it has a higher ability to express project-specific dynamics. In sum, the proposed method allows project managers to make informed decisions that lead to taking preventive and corrective actions promptly and at a lower cost.

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Optimization of Low Head Axial-Flow Turbines for an Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion: A Case Study

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14154618 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (15) ◽

pp. 4618

Author(s):

Antonio Mariani ◽

Gaetano Crispino ◽

Pasquale Contestabile ◽

Furio Cascetta ◽

Corrado Gisonni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Conversion ◽

Control Strategy ◽

Energy Production ◽

San Antonio ◽

Axial Flow ◽

Complex Process ◽

Low Head ◽

Wave Power Conversion ◽

And Control

Overtopping-type wave power conversion devices represent one of the most promising technology to combine reliability and competitively priced electricity supplies from waves. While satisfactory hydraulic and structural performance have been achieved, the selection of the hydraulic turbines and their regulation is a complex process due to the very low head and a variable flow rate in the overtopping breakwater set-ups. Based on the experience acquired on the first Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) prototype, operating since 2016, an activity has been carried out to select the most appropriate turbine dimension and control strategy for such applications. An example of this multivariable approach is provided and illustrated through a case study in the San Antonio Port, along the central coast of Chile. In this site the deployment of a breakwater equipped with OBREC modules is specifically investigated. Axial-flow turbines of different runner diameter are compared, proposing the optimal ramp height and turbine control strategy for maximizing system energy production. The energy production ranges from 20.5 MWh/y for the smallest runner diameter to a maximum of 34.8 MWh/y for the largest runner diameter.

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Venedig und der „wilde Osten“

Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken ◽

10.1515/qufiab-2020-0013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 208-260

Author(s):

Christof Paulus ◽

Albert Weber

Keyword(s):

Middle Ages ◽

Information Acquisition ◽

Research Field ◽

15Th Century ◽

Late Middle Ages ◽

Ranking Criteria ◽

Areas Of Interest ◽

And Control

AbstractVenice is considered the best-informed community of the late Middle Ages. The study examines the availability of information for the second half of the 15th century, particularly with regard to the key year 1462/1463, and as a case study concentrates on areas of the supposed Venetian periphery of interest, above all Hungary and the two principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. The result is a thoroughly differentiated system of information acquisition, verification and control. Means of communication, as well as different areas of interest of the Serenissima, can be identified. A distinction is made between information maps and communication maps. The latter also include the distribution of news from the lagoon city exchanged with foreign envoys. During the period concerned, news was exchanged in an astonishingly liberal way, in turn integrating the Serenissima into the information networks of the other Italian states. The study thus places the „information commodity“ within the research field of late medieval gift exchange and patronage structures. In short, a thoroughly pragmatic Venetian approach to news acquisition and evaluation can be observed. Verification of the quality of the information obtained was subject not least to quantitative and ranking criteria. Ultimately, the informational power of Venice was based above all on its outstanding reputation among its contemporaries.

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