O presente trabalho traz uma comparaÃÃo entre as aproximaÃÃes de primeira e segunda ordem para as equaÃÃes caracterÃsticas como soluÃÃo para o fenÃmeno transiente em uma tubulaÃÃo. Foram testadas oito situaÃÃes que resultaram em dezesseis cenÃrios de cÃlculo. Procurou-se demonstrar a eficiÃncia do mÃtodo das caracterÃsticas (MOC) com a aproximaÃÃo de 1 ordem para pequenas variaÃÃes do fator de atrito em relaÃÃo à aproximaÃÃo de 2 ordem comprovando ser suficiente a primeira, para os exemplos estudados levando em consideraÃÃo o termo de atrito como referÃncia de estabilidade. Demonstrou-se tambÃm um estudo hipotÃtico simulando a instabilidade para altos termos de atrito. / This paper provides a comparison between first and second order approaches equations for the characteristics method as a solution to the transient phenomenon in a pipeline. Eight cases were tested, which resulted in sixteen simulations calculations. Sought to demonstrate the efficiency method of characteristics (MOC) to the nearest 1st. order for small variations of the friction factor in relation to the nearest 2nd order confirming the first to be enough, for the examples studied taking into account the friction term stability as a reference. It was also demonstrated a study simulation the hypothetical instability in terms of high friction.

A propagação de eventos transientes na lógica combinacional é estudada através da simulação elétrica do circuito, utilizando-se o simulador Hspice. Uma das fontes de falhas transientes é o pulso transiente causado por partículas ionizantes que atingem o circuito. O estudo é centrado nas propriedades de mascaramento elétrico das portas lógicas. Estuda-se a propagação do pulso transiente através de cada estágio da lógica até que alcance um elemento da memória. A partir do estudo das propriedades de mascaramento elétrico, propõe-se um modelo simples para a degradação e ampliação de um pulso transiente enquanto este é propagado através de uma cadeia de portas lógicas. O modelo considera as propriedades elétricas das portas, utilizando como parâmetro principal da modelagem o tempo de propagação (atraso) da porta lógica. O modelo é computacionalmente eficiente e adequado para implementação em ferramentas de auxilio de projeto automatizadas, como ferramentas de timing analysis. A ferramenta timing analysis poderia então executar um algoritmo para percorrer todos os nós de um circuito, determinando os nós mais sensíveis, ajudando a estimar e reduzir a taxa de falhas transientes do circuito. Visando no futuro, testar o modelo e o comportamento de circuitos combinacional sobre efeito de partículas radioativas, foram estudadas algumas arquiteturas existentes capazes de medir a largura dos pulsos transientes nos circuitos combinacionais on-chip, para compararmos com o modelo analítico proposto e os comportamentos elétricos obtidos através de simulação Hspice. / Single Event Transients in Combinatorial Logic are studied using spice-level circuit simulation. The study is centered on the electrical masking properties of the gates. The propagation of the transient through each stage of logic until it reaches a memory element is characterized. Both duration and amplitude of the transient pulse are attenuated as it propagates through the logic gates. A simple, first order model for the degradation of a transient pulse as it is propagated through a chain of logic gates is proposed. The model considers the electrical properties of the logic gates through which the pulse propagates. The model is computationally efficient and intended to be implemented in a timing analysis tool. The timing analysis tool could then implement an algorithm to traverse all circuit nodes, determining the most sensitive nodes, helping to estimate and reduce the soft error failure rate of the whole circuit. Aiming at the future, test the model and the behavior of combinatorial circuits effect on radioactive particles, was studied some existing architectures capable of measuring the width of transient pulses in combinatorial circuits on-chip, to compare with the proposed analytical model and the electrical behaviors obtained by Hspice simulation.

No presente trabalho são apresentados resultados de simulação numérica transiente de um sistema de refrigeração doméstico de compressão a vapor considerando o procedimento descrito por JAKOBSEN (1995). O modelo matemático empregado se baseia num sistema de equações algébrico-diferenciais (EAD) de primeira ordem, obtido a partir do balanço de energia nos diferentes componentes do sistema de refrigeração, e de algumas outras relações necessárias para simular o comportamento global do sistema de refrigeração. O sistema de equações resultante é resolvido numericamente no software livre WinDali, da Universidade Técnica de Dinamarca. Dito software permite resolver sistemas de EADs que apresentam descontinuidades matemáticas usando o método de Runge- Kutta de quarta ordem. O modelo matemático empregado permite calcular a eficiência do sistema de refrigeração, predizer o consumo de energia, caracterizar termodinamicamente o sistema de refrigeração e suas interações, e descrever quantitativamente as perdas termodinâmicas (geração de entropia) do sistema funcionando em regime de operação. Esses resultados são obtidos em função da estratégia de controle do compressor, eficiência do compressor e do dimensionamento dos diferentes componentes do sistema de refrigeração. Os resultados comprovam que o modelo matemático e o programa computacional empregados permitem descrever corretamente o comportamento de um sistema de refrigeração doméstico, resultando numa ferramenta muito útil para otimização de refrigeradores domésticos. / In the present work are presented transient numerical simulation results of a vapor compression domestic refrigeration system considering the procedure described by JAKOBSEN (1995). The employed mathematical model is based on first order differential-algebraic equation (DAE) systems, obtained from energy balance in the different components of the refrigeration system, and from others relations that are necessary to simulate the global behavior of a refrigeration system. The resulting equation system is solved numerically in the free software WinDali developed at Technical University of Denmark. This software allows solving DAE systems that present mathematical discontinuities, using the Runge-Kutta method of fourth order. The employed mathematical model allows calculating the refrigeration system efficiency, predict the energy consumption, thermodynamically characterize the refrigeration system and its interactions and quantitatively describe the thermodynamic losses (entropy generation) of the system running in the operation regime. These results are obtained as a function of the compressor control strategy, compressor efficiency, and sizing of different components of the refrigeration system. The results confirm that the mathematical model and the computational program allow describing correctly the behavior of a domestic refrigeration system, resulting in a very useful tool for optimization of domestic refrigerators.

Estudos recentes em materiais unidimensionais indicaram a necessidade de alterações na equação da dinâmica de captura de portadores por armadilhas. As experiências de Haarer e Möhwald em fenantreno PMDA mostraram que o tempo de captura das armadilhas decai linearmente com o campo elétrico, a partir de um campo crítico. Neste caso podemos admitir a substituição da fórmula clássica do tempo de captura pela razão entre a distância entre as armadilhas e a velocidade do portador sob ação do campo elétrico. A velocidade do portador devido ao campo é dada pelo produto da mobiliade do portador pelo campo elétrico. Assim, a equação de balanço de cargas nas armadilhas fica alterada pelo aparecimento explícito do campo elétrico, ocasionando mudanças no próprio processo de transporte. Neste trabalho, tentou-se encontrar o comportamento de materiais unidimensionais, na região de campo de ocorrência deste fenômeno e em suas proximidades, estudando-se a característica voltagem-corrente, bem como alguns processos transientes de tratamento analítico ameno. / Recent studies in one-dimensional systems show that the trapping equations must be changed. Haarer and Möhwald experiments on Phenanthrene PMDA showed that the trapping time decays linearly with the electric field, from a critical field on. Therefore we can assume that one should substitute the classical formula of the trapping time by the ratio between the intertrap distance and the drift velocity. The drift velocity is given by the product of the carrier mobility by the field. Thus the equation of carrier trapping becomes modified by the explicit dependence on the field that leads to changes in the transport itself. In this work we tried to find the response of a material in which such behavior is observed, by studying the current voltage characteristic, and also some transient processes amenable to analytical treatment.

[pt] Testes de relés de proteção têm assumido maior importância como resultado dos avanços tecnológicos. Novos relés podem ser projetados para atuarem rápido, sendo particularmente sensíveis a parte transitória da falta que eles supostamente detetam. Procedimentos usuais para testes de relés utilizam arquivos obtidos durante testes de falta, ou através de programas de simulação como o EMTP. Entretanto é muito difícil caracterizar um conjunto de formas de onda como suficiente para testes de relés. Como conseqüência, [16] sugeriu o uso de um procedimento do tipo Monte-Carlo para gerar ondas de modo a cobrir a maior parte das possíveis situações de transitório. Nesta metodologia, a linha de transmissão sob condição de falta é alimentada por um sistema equivalente fictício consistindo de um gerador de potência com uma impedância RLC. Quando a falta ocorre, o sistema oscila em determinadas freqüências. Estas freqüências são utilizadas para caracterizarem a forma de onda da falta. Neste trabalho um método de simulação de ondas viajantes é utilizado, baseado em filtros digitais, objetivando operação em tempo real. Como resultado, foi desenvolvido um procedimento de síntese do sistema fictício utilizando linhas de transmissão sem perdas ao invés de redes RLC. O software roda num computador tipo IBM PC tendo uma placa DSP baseada no chip TMS320C25. Os parâmetros da linha são calculados no PC e transferidos para a placa DSP, aonde a simulação é realizada em tempo real. Para casos com somente uma linha de transmissão, tal sistema trabalha com uma freqüência de amostragem de 4080 Hz representando transitórios de falta até 2040 Hz. Simulação OFF-LINE é também disponível para oferecer uma base de comparação entre a implementação em ponto fixo do DSP e a versão em ponto flutuante. Comparação com outro procedimento de simulação OFF-LINE é também apresentado com boa precisão entre os procedimentos ON-LINE e OFF-LINE. / [en] The testing of protective relays has become more and more important as result of technological advances. New relays may be designed to act fast, being particularly sensitive to the transient part of the fault supposed to be detected. A common procedure is either the use of real recorded faults during tests, or simulating these faults by computer programs, such as the EMP. However, it is difficult to characterize a unique set of transient waveforms sufficientfor the tests. As a consequence, it was suggested [16] the use of a Monte-Carlo type of procedure to generate waveforms in order to cover most of the possible transient situations. In this approach, the faulted transmission line is simulated, being fed by a fictitious equivalent system consisting of a power generator with an RLC load. When the fault occurs, there is resonance at particular chosen frequencies. These frequencies are used to characterize the fault waveform. In this work a travelling wave method of simulation is used, based on digital filters, looking for real time operation. As a result, it was developed a synthetic procedure for generating the fictitious system using lossless transmission lines instead of RLC networks. The software runs on a IBM PC type computer having a DSP board based on a TMS320C25. The transmission line parameters are evaluated in the PC and transferred to the DSP board, where real time the simulation is performed. For cases with only one lossless transmission line, the system works with a sampling frequency of 4.08 KHz, representing fault transients up to 20.04 KHz. Off-line simulation is available as well, primarily to offer a comparison basis between the fixed point DSP implementation and a floating point version. Comparison with other off-line simulation procedures are also presented with good agreemment between on-line and off-line procedures.

Kyoto University (京都大学) / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第15408号 / 工博第3287号 / 新制||工||1495(附属図書館) / 27886 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科合成・生物化学専攻 / (主査)教授 森 泰生, 教授 濵地 格, 教授 跡見 晴幸 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当

Kyoto University (京都大学) / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第15728号 / 工博第3342号 / 新制||工||1505(附属図書館) / 28273 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科合成・生物化学専攻 / (主査)教授 森 泰生, 教授 濵地 格, 教授 跡見 晴幸 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当

The geological and geophysical knowledge about the northernmost part of Sweden has recently increased due to the Barents project, which includes acquisition of modern geophysical and geological information on behalf of the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU). During August 2013, a helicopter-borne versatile time domain electromagnetic (VTEM) survey was performed by Geotech Ltd, in the Soppero area northeast of Kiruna. From the VTEM measurements, a number of TEM anomalous zones have been identified and two of them are located south and southeast of the Lannavaara village. The main conductive features in the Lannavaara area can be explained by the presence of graphitic schist, which is spatially associated with a number of sulphide and iron oxide mineralisation occurrences. In this project, Maxwell thin sheet modelling and EM Flow conductivity-depth-imaging (CDI) software have been applied to selected anomalies in the Lannavaara area, for the purpose of extracting geometrical parameters of conductive features. This information has been used in order to confirm the structural framework of the area and evaluate the utility of VTEM measurements in this geological environment. In general, Maxwell thin sheet models of anomalies with small amplitudes show a better correlation with existing drill holes than models of anomalies with large amplitudes. The use of small amplitudes managed to confirm the structural model in the central part of the investigated area, which is an anticline. However, the use of different models and their distribution across the area is limited. Compared with Maxwell, CDIs from EM Flow provided a better way of confirming the general structural model in the area, although they include artefacts due to strong lateral gradients in conductivity. The Lannavaara area has also been investigated by VLF, Slingram and magnetic measurements and based on these data, multivariate analysis in SiroSOM reveals a strong correlation between VTEM and Slingram data, while VLF data appears to have much less or more complicated correlation with the other data sets. In summary, the results from the various software raise a question about the geological complexity in parts of the Lannavaara area, which may include multiple layers of graphitic schist, possibly expressed as smooth transitions in conductivity when represented by data from electromagnetic methods.

This thesis has proposed two types of real time System Integrity Protection Schemes(SIPS) using Emergency Single Machine Equivalent (E-SIME) and Model PredictiveControl (MPC) approaches respectively. They are aiming to resolve the transientstability problems in power systems. Synchronous measurements, fast communicationnetwork and FACTS are deployed in the two SIPSs. The Thyristor Controlled SeriesCompensation (TCSC) is applied as the control action in both SIPSs.In the E-SIME based SIPS, the SIME approach is used to evaluate the transient stabilityof the system and then a decision is made about the control actions needed to stabilizethe system. During emergency conditions, a fast response time is very important andthis requires a security guideline to be used in the decision making process. Theguideline is developed by analyzing offline multiple fault scenarios using an automaticlearning approach. This ensures appropriate control actions can be performed withoutcompromising the response time required on a real system.The MPC based SIPS optimizes the control action at every discrete time instant byselecting the control action that leads to the minimized cost function value. Automaticlearning (AL) is utilized to predict power system dynamics by assuming each controlaction has been taken. Furthermore, a feature selection technique, that chooses themost relevant variables, is used to improve the performance of the AL prediction. Themodel predictive control (MPC) technique is performed every discrete time interval, sothe optimal control action is always selected.Two types of SIPS are tested and verified in the benchmark systems. Simulation resultsshow they can effectively protect the system from loss of synchronism in the aftermathof a large disturbance. This thesis also compares the two SIPSs and concludes thebenefits and shortcomings of each approach.

Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke are associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke which can be predicted with a clinical rule and reduced with urgent treatment. Delay in accessing assessment and vascular risk factor modification should therefore be as short as possible, yet little is known in the UK about where patients seek care and the key influences of the time to contact healthcare services. However, using cohort studies to answer questions on healthcare access requires an assessment of how well such cohorts represent the wider population. Within the primary care consultation, the recognition of TIA is an important step in the care pathway as definitive treatment is initiated by specialists, yet TIA presentations are not common for individual GPs and difficulties in diagnosis may be due to low clinical exposure in routine practice or inadequacies in training. For patients where GPs suspect that TIA may be the cause of symptoms, inaccurate risk prediction and diagnosis of TIA can result in delay to definitive care and the existing tools for prognosis and diagnosis have been exclusively derived from clinical assessments in secondary care rather than primary care.