Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1949. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-112).

Thesis (M.S. - Economics)--University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-281).

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This report includes a systematic approach to defining and analyzing an electrified powertrain for use in a modern American muscle car. To provide a background and define the problem the current trends in vehicle electrification will be explored followed by a definition of the American muscle car and its technical requirements. To analyze a variety of powertrains across multiple tests, the model based design approach is used with a custom designed simulation tool. Once the simulation environment is understood multiple simulations and tests are performed on each electrified powertrain defined to gain insights into their behavior and characteristics. Through experimental data and first principals a modeling tool is developed for the specific purpose of powertrain architecture selection. The tool provides many insights, flexible powertrain topologies, and customizable testing procedures. To ensure that the results of the tool are accurate energy balance calculations are performed on each powertrain and a comparison to commercially available software is given. To ensure that the new powertrains are improvements on their respective conventional vehicle counterparts, baseline simulations are completed and compared alongside the electrified vehicle powertrains. A selection matrix is formed to quantitatively compare and selected an appropriate powertrain for an American muscle car and a feasibility study is completed to ensure the design goals are met. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc) / The American muscle car has made a recent comeback in popularity after many years. The modern muscle car combines classic styling with modern day technology creating a car that is fun to drive and commands attention on the road. With fuel economy and emission standards becoming more stringent, American muscle cars will need to rely on the most recent technology to maintain the performance that excites their owners. To meet these future demands vehicle electrification has proven to be a solution that can greatly increase fuel economy and has also been used in high performance applications. Analysis must be completed to understand each electrification approach and which one is best suited for the muscle car segment. A model based design approach can be used to analyze each powertrain and give insights into each topology. After completing simulations of a variety of powertrains, an appropriate electrified powertrain can be proposed for an American muscle car.

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British electrification began in the 1880s but it was the late 1920s before the 'GridIron' was constructed providing the capacity for uniformly accessible electricity. This enabled electricity to touch people's lives in the intimacy of their own homes, and provided cheaper electricity to workplaces, causing a shift from local suppliers to national coordination. Consequences for pollution, its visual impact on rural and urban landscapes, and an unparalleled and rapid intrusion on property rights were considered at the time. It was these effects that were the most controversial, although the damage through fossil fuels was arguably much greater with hindsight. The provision of electricity across the whole country took decades and was subject to exogenous pressures and was influenced by individuals, institutions and innovations. Electrification generally, and the Grid in particular has received scant attention from historians, especially regarding its environmental and social impacts and the fuel it consumed. This work tells the story of electricity as a commodity; initially sold by hundreds of individual companies operating generating stations providing a local electrical supply, and how this slowly transformed into a nationally coordinated system. The Grid, a vast network of towers and cables, transmitted bulk electricity generated by large power stations burning enormous quantities of coal. This work considers how this affected the environments in which people lived and worked and how these changes impacted the 'natural' environment. This work has only just begun to explore the changes that electricity brought spatially and how it impacted lifestyles and working methods. It explores how change was negotiated by actors and considers 'unintentional conservation', brought about by a drive to continuously improve efficiency and which occurred before the need for such environmental protection was well understood.

“Rural electrification” is a key element in the global energy development agenda. While being a developing country, Sri Lanka is enroot to achieve 100% of electrification at present. After the civil war ended in 2009 which lasted for more than 25 years, there has been much focus to fulfill the energy needs of the country. But the studies carried out to assess the impact of electrification are very much limited. This study focuses on meeting the gap of carrying out a scenario analysis of rural electrification and assessing the socio economic impact of electrification. The major focus has been given to see how energy system of a newly electrified village will vary over time. The research intends to identify how far the strategies used to implement a policy is realistic in the real world. Also the research extends to apply the proposed strategies to the energy model and analyze the behavior of the model. During the study a survey was carried out in a rural village in southern part of Sri Lanka and the data obtained were used to model the energy system of the village using a software called - LEAP (Long Range Energy Alternative Planning System). The energy system is simulated under different scenarios to analyze if certain strategies in the policy have been implemented in the village. Two scenarios were energy efficient lighting and energy efficient cooking stoves. A total energy balance has been carried out for the target sample with an analysis of global warming potential of the activities of the target family. The total energy consumption variation with the electrification and the percentage of energy consumed as electricity over time has been analyzed. Further the socio economic impacts of electrification have been studied. The impact of agricultural usage and economic productivity with electricity has been studied. The qualitative measures like attitude changes, modernization & technology adaptation were addressed to the extent possible.