The thesis deals with the design and construction of a switching power supply with output voltage adjustable from 0 to 1200 V and rated power of 120 W, which will be used to replace the existing high voltage power supply for the irreversible electroporation (IRE) device developed at UVEE FEEC BUT. The thesis focuses on a basic description of the IRE device, a description of usable converter topologies and a selection of the best topology for the required purpose. The selection of the control circuit concept and its design are also integral parts of the thesis. The final part of the thesis contains the assembly of the power supply and the measurement verifying its function.

A study conducted by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, concluded that approximately 768 million people worldwide are not receiving sanitary drinking water suitable for consumption. While there are many water treatment methods, lime softening proves to be one of the more effective approaches as it removes a wide variety of harmful compounds including arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium under the correct conditions. The greatest issues with lime softening on a smaller scale include the complexity of the chemistry and need for monitoring. By designing the system for groundwater sources and with a smaller capacity, this thesis hoped to reduce the level of monitoring, chemical expertise, and cost needed for operation. While promising results occurred in the removal of arsenic and total hardness, this project was unable to obtain consistent results and final water samples with pH values between the recommended standard of 6.5 to 8. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

A single-layer neural network-based voltage compensation technique which generates minimum-distortion sinusoidal output voltages from a three-phase PWM inverter used for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is described. The proposed compensation technique is implemented in a microprocessor-based controller constructed in the stationary d-q frame where the controller sampling rate is twice the inverter switching frequency. The structure of a feed-forward artificial neural network connects network inputs and outputs through multiple linear or nonlinear neuron models, and processes these input/output data associations in a parallel distributed manner. Network inputs in the form of UPS load voltage commands and load current feedback are propagated forward in the network each controller sampling period generating the inverter output voltage commands, the network outputs, which are converted to three phase inverter switching Signals using the space vector PWM waveform generation process. / Ph. D.

En la actualidad, la cobertura de agua potable en el país aún es insuficiente, sobre todo en las zonas rurales del país; de manera similar este problema se presenta en las zonas periurbanas de Lima. Tal como en La Rinconada de Pamplona Alta que se encuentra ubicada en el distrito San Juan de Miraflores, el cual no cuenta con servicio básico de agua potable, el abastecimiento de este recurso se realiza mediante camiones cisterna y son almacenados en tanques, bidones, baldes, etc. Es por ello, que la presente investigación plantea una propuesta de diseño del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable para la zona de estudio, para lo cual se toma en consideración que el caudal requerido será brindado por SEDAPAL. Debido a que la topografía de la zona de estudio presenta pendientes pronunciadas es necesario utilizar válvulas reductoras de presión, cuya localización se realiza a través de la aplicación del Algoritmo Genético Multiobjetivo, el cual en su codificación incluye el uso del Epanet Programmer’s Toolkit, que viene a ser una biblioteca dinámica (DLL) de funciones que permite a los programadores personalizar el motor de cálculo de EPANET para sus necesidades específicas. En ese sentido, el método utilizado plantea una propuesta de mejora en el proceso de diseño del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable en La Rinconada de Pamplona Alta del distrito de San Juan de Miraflores. Para lo cual, se utilizó el programa EPANET en la simulación y cálculo hidráulico de la red de distribución por ser un programa de comprobada eficacia y de uso libre. Por otro lado, el resultado del análisis hidráulico de los proyectos de agua potable que se realizan en el país tanto por métodos manuales iterativos o con ayuda de programas de simulación, muchas veces no cumplen con las exigencias del rango de presiones admisibles establecido por el Reglamento Nacional de Edificaciones, lo cual se traduce por un lado en costos de cumplir programas de mantenimiento que suplan estas deficiencias y por otro lado posibles roturas de tuberías o fugas de agua debido a altas presiones. Es por ello que se busca cumplir con los requisitos exigidos por las normas de diseño y a la vez brindar una adecuada presión de servicio, para lo cual se hace uso del Algoritmo Genético Multiobjetivo en el diseño de la red para la zona de estudio, lo cual conllevaría a un ahorro en los costos de operación y mantenimiento. Finalmente el diseño propuesto para el sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable en La Rinconada de Pamplona Alta está conformado por el reservorio RAP-1 que abastece mediante una línea de aducción a cuatro zonas de presión y el reservorio RRP-3 que abastece por otra línea de aducción a tres zonas de presión debido a que la topografía presenta desniveles considerables. Adicionalmente, con el uso de un subprograma incluido en el Algoritmo Genético Multiobjetivo se logró asignar los caudales de demanda de manera automática en todos los nodos de la red de distribución contribuyendo a la mejora en el proceso de diseño mediante el programa EPANET. / At present, the coverage of drinking water in the country is still insufficient, especially in rural areas of the country; similarly, this problem occurs in the peri-urban areas of Lima. Such as the La Rinconada area of Pamplona Alta which is located in the San Juan de Miraflores district that does not have a basic potable water service, the supply of this resource is done by tank trucks and stored in tanks, drums, buckets, etc. It is for this reason that the present investigation proposes a design proposal for the potable water supply system for the study area, for which it is taken into consideration that the required flow will be provided by SEDAPAL. Because the topography of the study area presents steep slopes, it is necessary to use pressure reducing valves, which are localized through the application of the Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm, which in its coding includes the use of the Epanet Programmer's Toolkit, which comes to be a dynamic library (DLL) of functions that allows programmers to customize the EPANET calculation engine for their specific needs. In this sense, the method used proposes a proposal for improvement in the design process of the potable water supply system in La Rinconada de Pamplona Alta in the district of San Juan de Miraflores. For which, the EPANET program was used in the simulation and hydraulic calculation of the distribution network as it is a program of proven effectiveness and free use. On the other hand, the result of the hydraulic analysis of drinking water projects carried out in the country either by iterative manual methods or with the help of simulation programs, often does not meet the requirements of the range of admissible pressures established by the Regulation. National Building, which translates on the one hand in costs of carrying out maintenance programs that supply these deficiencies and on the other hand possible pipe breaks or water leaks due to high pressures. That is why it seeks to meet the requirements of the design standards and at the same time provide adequate service pressure, for which the Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm is used in the design of the network for the study area, which it would lead to savings in operation and maintenance costs. Finally, the proposed design for the drinking water supply system in La Rinconada de Pamplona Alta is made up of the RAP-1 reservoir that supplies four pressure zones through an adduction line and the RRP-3 reservoir that supplies another line of water. adduction to three pressure zones because the topography presents considerable differences in level. Additionally, with the use of a subprogram included in the Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm, it was possible to assign the demand flows automatically in all nodes of the distribution network contributing to the improvement in the design process through the EPANET program. / Tesis

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