scholarly journals Combining DVR and UPS Techniques for an Uninterruptable Supply of Ultra-Sensitive Non-Linear Appliances

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Branislav Dobrucky ◽  
Jozef Sedo ◽  
Roman Konarik
Keyword(s):  
Power Supply ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Supply Voltage ◽  
Uninterruptible Power Supply ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Voltage Sag Detection ◽  
Uninterruptible Power ◽  
Supply Interruptions ◽  
Fast Control

The paper deals with an application of combined techniques of dynamical voltage restorer (DVR) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that make possible both the short voltage sags compensation, as well as longer power supply interruptions, under the simultaneous operation of equipment and network. This is enabled mainly by an instantaneous voltage sag detection, quick bidirectional over-switches, and an instantaneous control method of the output voltage. This needs a fast control method, which can provide a voltage recovery for phase-sensitive loads during several calculation steps, so the dead-beat regulator is used. Such a system even compensates for the influence of non-linear loads on the power supply network without a change of a phase and amplitude of the supply voltage. The simulation results in Matlab/Simulink, as well as real experiments and their comparison results, are given in the paper.

scholarly journals Uninterruptible Power Supply Improves Precision and External Validity of Telomere Length Measurement via qPCR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waylon J. Hastings ◽  
Dan T.A. Eisenberg ◽  
Idan Shalev
Keyword(s):  
Telomere Length ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
External Validity ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Amplification Efficiency ◽  
Uninterruptible Power Supply ◽  
Uninterruptible Power ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Technical challenges associated with telomere length (TL) measurements have prompted concerns regarding their utility as a biomarker of aging. Several factors influence TL assessment via qPCR, the most common measurement method in epidemiological studies, including storage conditions and DNA extraction method. Here, we tested the impact of power supply during the qPCR assay. Momentary fluctuations in power can affect the functioning of high-performance electronics, including real-time thermocyclers. We investigated if mitigating these fluctuations by using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) influenced TL assessment via qPCR. Samples run with a UPS had significantly lower standard deviation (p < 0.001) and coefficient of variation (p < 0.001) across technical replicates than those run without a UPS. UPS usage also improved exponential amplification efficiency at the replicate, sample, and plate levels. Together these improvements translated to increased performance across metrics of external validity including correlation with age, within-person correlation across tissues, and correlation between parents and offspring.

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