abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) modules are typically rated at three test conditions: STC (standard test conditions), NOCT (nominal operating cell temperature) and Low E (low irradiance). The current thesis deals with the power rating of PV modules at twenty-three test conditions as per the recent International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard of IEC 61853 – 1. In the current research, an automation software tool developed by a previous researcher of ASU – PRL (ASU Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory) is validated at various stages. Also in the current research, the power rating of PV modules for four different manufacturers is carried out according to IEC 61853 – 1 standard using a new outdoor test method. The new outdoor method described in this thesis is very different from the one reported by a previous researcher of ASU – PRL. The new method was designed to reduce the labor hours in collecting the current-voltage ( I – V) curves at various temperatures and irradiance levels. The power matrices for all the four manufacturers were generated using the I – V data generated at different temperatures and irradiance levels and the translation procedures described in IEC 60891 standard. All the measurements were carried out on both clear and cloudy days using an automated 2 – axis tracker located at ASU – PRL, Mesa, Arizona. The modules were left on the 2 – axis tracker for 12 continuous days and the data was continuously and automatically collected for every two minutes from 6 am to 6 pm. In order to obtain the I – V data at wide range of temperatures and irradiance levels, four identical (or nearly identical) modules were simultaneously installed on the 2 – axis tracker with and without thermal insulators on the back of the modules and with and without mesh screens on the front of the modules. Several issues related to the automation software were uncovered and the required improvement in the software has been suggested. The power matrices for four manufacturers have been successfully generated using the new outdoor test method developed in this work. The data generated in this work has been extensively analyzed for accuracy and for performance efficiency comparison at various temperatures and irradiance levels. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S.Tech Technology 2012

Utilization of video camera at physical measurement This thesis is aimed to use of a camcoder during physical measurements purposed for high school students. The thesis includes theoretical part, which is about physics lesson basic structure viewed from the point of educational goals. Further it describes a manual for recording the video for video analysis and basic presentation of the Tracker program. The practical part shows applicable excercises and their physical analysis. Exemplary working sheets in an electronic form filled in according to videoanalyses in the Tracker program are included as well.

Esta pesquisa traz um estudo sobre a construção inicial dos conceitos de limites e taxa de variação, com alunos do segundo ano do Ensino Médio da Escola Antônio de Castro Alves. Como metodologia utilizamos a perspectiva do Estudo de Caso (PONTE, 2006). O trabalho propõe a utilização do software Tracker Physics, que possibilita a análise de objetos em movimento gravados por vídeo a partir de diferentes registros gerados pelo software, tais como gráficos, tabelas e registros algébricos. Com o uso deste software e da teoria de Duval, procuramos responder à seguinte pergunta norteadora: como os alunos do Ensino Médio compreendem os conceitos de taxa de variação e de limite a partir de objetos em movimento analisados com o Tracker Physics? Por tratar-se de objetos em movimento, utilizamos a Física como meio para trabalharmos os conceitos matemáticos. Antes de chegarmos ao debate sobre limite e taxa de variação, a proposta levanta questões acerca da interpretação de gráficos, tabelas, equações e cálculos numéricos, que não são o escopo principal do trabalho, mas que são importantes para o processo de construção dos conceitos propostos, e a análise dos dados aponta resultados interessantes. Os dados da pesquisa são analisados à luz da teoria dos Registros Semióticos de Duval. Podemos apontar, ao final da pesquisa, que os alunos avançaram na compreensão dos conceitos abordados nas situações apresentadas e analisadas. / This research brings a study about the initial construction of the concepts of limits and rate of variation, with students of the second year of High School of the School Antônio de Castro Alves. As methodology we use the case study perspective (PONTE, 2006). The work proposes the use of Tracker Physics software, which enables the analysis of moving objects recorded by video from different records generated by the software, such as graphs, tables and algebraic records. With the use of this software and Duval's theory, we try to answer the following guiding question: how do the students of the High School understand the concepts of rate of variation and limit from moving objects analyzed with Tracker Physics? Because we are dealing with moving objects, we use Physics as the means to work on mathematical concepts. Before we reach the debate about limit and rate of variation, the proposal raises questions about the interpretation of graphs, tables, equations and numerical calculations, which are not the main scope of the work, but which are important for the process of construction of the proposed concepts , And the analysis of the data points interesting results. The data of the research is analyzed in light of the theory of the Duval Semiotic Registers. We can point out, at the end of the research, that the students advanced in understanding the concepts addressed in the situations presented and analyzed.

The thesis is divided into two parts theoretical one and practical one. The theoretical part describes methods of implementation of physical experiments, also there is discussion about curriculum that was used in the created experiments and description of video analysis with used app, at the end of this part there is also several experiments that are made to inspire teachers and to show them video analysis options. For some of the experiments there is also graphical manual. The practical part contains a set of differentiated tasks and worksheets. In this work there is also few worksheets that were filled by students.

The thesis is divided into two parts theoretical one and practical one. The theoretical part describes methods of implementation of physical experiments, also there is discussion about curriculum that was used in the created experiments, at the end of this part there is also several experiments that are made to inspire teachers and to show them video analysis options. The practical part contains a set of differentiated tasks and worksheets. In this work there is also few worksheets that were filled by students.

abstract: This dissertation presents reflective teaching practices that draw from an object-oriented rhetorical framework. In it, practices are offered that prompt teachers and students to account for the interdependent relationships between objects and writers. These practices aid in re-envisioning writing as materially situated and leads to more thoughtful collaborations between writers and objects. Through these practices, students gain a more sophisticated understanding of their own writing processes, teachers gain a more nuanced understanding of the outcomes of their pedagogical choices, and administrators gain a clearer vision of how the classroom itself affects curriculum design and implementation. This argument is pursued in several chapters, each presenting a different method for inciting reflection through the consideration of human/object interaction. The first chapter reviews the literature of object oriented rhetorical theory and reflective teaching practice. The second chapter adapts a methodology from the field of Organizational Science called Narrative Network Analysis (NNA) and leads students through a process of identifying and describing human/object interaction within narratives and asks students to represent these relationships visually. As students undertake this task they can more objectively examine their own writing processes. In the third chapter, video ethnographic methodologies are used to observe object oriented rhetoric theory in practice through the interactions of humans and objects in the writing classroom. Through three video essays, clips of footage taken of a writing classroom and its writing objects are selected and juxtaposed to highlight the agency and influence of objects. In chapter four, a tool developed using freely available cloud-based web applications is presented which is termed the “Fitness Tracker for Teaching.” This tool is used to regularly collect, store, and analyze data that students self-report through a daily class survey about their work efforts, their work environment, and their feelings of confidence, productivity, and self-efficacy. The data gathered through this tool provides a more complete understanding of student effort and affect than could be provided by the teacher’s and students’ own memories or perceptions. Together these chapters provide a set of reflective practices that reinforce teaching writing as a process that is affective and embodied and acknowledges and accounts for the rhetorical agency of objects. / Dissertation/Thesis / Chapter 3 Video Presentation / Doctoral Dissertation English 2017

Esta pesquisa traz um estudo sobre a construção inicial dos conceitos de limites e taxa de variação, com alunos do segundo ano do Ensino Médio da Escola Antônio de Castro Alves. Como metodologia utilizamos a perspectiva do Estudo de Caso (PONTE, 2006). O trabalho propõe a utilização do software Tracker Physics, que possibilita a análise de objetos em movimento gravados por vídeo a partir de diferentes registros gerados pelo software, tais como gráficos, tabelas e registros algébricos. Com o uso deste software e da teoria de Duval, procuramos responder à seguinte pergunta norteadora: como os alunos do Ensino Médio compreendem os conceitos de taxa de variação e de limite a partir de objetos em movimento analisados com o Tracker Physics? Por tratar-se de objetos em movimento, utilizamos a Física como meio para trabalharmos os conceitos matemáticos. Antes de chegarmos ao debate sobre limite e taxa de variação, a proposta levanta questões acerca da interpretação de gráficos, tabelas, equações e cálculos numéricos, que não são o escopo principal do trabalho, mas que são importantes para o processo de construção dos conceitos propostos, e a análise dos dados aponta resultados interessantes. Os dados da pesquisa são analisados à luz da teoria dos Registros Semióticos de Duval. Podemos apontar, ao final da pesquisa, que os alunos avançaram na compreensão dos conceitos abordados nas situações apresentadas e analisadas. / This research brings a study about the initial construction of the concepts of limits and rate of variation, with students of the second year of High School of the School Antônio de Castro Alves. As methodology we use the case study perspective (PONTE, 2006). The work proposes the use of Tracker Physics software, which enables the analysis of moving objects recorded by video from different records generated by the software, such as graphs, tables and algebraic records. With the use of this software and Duval's theory, we try to answer the following guiding question: how do the students of the High School understand the concepts of rate of variation and limit from moving objects analyzed with Tracker Physics? Because we are dealing with moving objects, we use Physics as the means to work on mathematical concepts. Before we reach the debate about limit and rate of variation, the proposal raises questions about the interpretation of graphs, tables, equations and numerical calculations, which are not the main scope of the work, but which are important for the process of construction of the proposed concepts , And the analysis of the data points interesting results. The data of the research is analyzed in light of the theory of the Duval Semiotic Registers. We can point out, at the end of the research, that the students advanced in understanding the concepts addressed in the situations presented and analyzed.

FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Um concentrador solar parabÃlico à um tipo de refletor usado para aumentar a intensidade da radiaÃÃo em uma superfÃcie. Para que ocorra a reflexÃo adequada da radiaÃÃo solar, o refletor parabÃlico deve constantemente rastrear a posiÃÃo do sol de tal forma que os raios solares sejam refletidos em um tubo que se encontra na posiÃÃo de foco da parÃbola. A proposta deste trabalho à desenvolver um sistema eletrÃnico de controle de baixo custo para concentradores parabÃlicos aplicados à refrigeraÃÃo e proporcionar autonomia ao equipamento. TambÃm à apresentado um sistema mecÃnico para acionamento do rastreador. Por ser parte de um sistema de refrigeraÃÃo, o tubo colocado no foco da parÃbola deve sofrer processos de aquecimento e resfriamento. O sistema à constituÃdo de uma placa de controle com um microcontrolador em seu nÃcleo, sensores de luminosidade e sensores limitadores de movimento e um motor de passo responsÃvel pelo acionamento da estrutura mÃvel do concentrador solar. AtravÃs do sistema desenvolvido, pode-se fazer com que sejam atingidas temperaturas em torno de 180ÂC na superfÃcie externa do tubo coletor colocado na posiÃÃo de foco da parÃbola / A parabolic solar concentrator is a type of reflector utilized to increase the radiation intensity on a surface. In order to have a proper reflection of solar radiation, the parabolic reflector should constantly track the sunâs position so that solar rays are converged to a tube that is at the focus position of the parabola. The purpose of this study is to develop an electronic control system for low-cost parabolic trough concentrators applied to refrigeration process, and to provide autonomy to the equipment. It also is presented a mechanical system to guide the tracker. As part of a refrigeration device, the tube placed at the parabolaâs focus should experiment heating and cooling processes. The electronic system consists of a control plate with a microprocessor at its core, motion limiting and light sensors, and a step motor responsible for move the solar concentrator structure. Through this developed system, temperatures close to 180oC can be reached on external surface of the heat adsorption tube, which is placed on the position of parabolaâs focus

With increased availability of smartphones, game consoles and computers with capabilities of synthesizing procedural music in real time comes the challenge of realizing new tools for generative music composition for games, inter-media art and musical live performance.This work defines a new method of creating music, “procedural sequencing”, and it presents a musical software that attempts to solve some of the design challenges of bridging interactive elements and more traditional tools for music composition. The software combines aspects of live coding with tracker sequencing.

Issue tracking is one of the vital parts in maintaining computer  systems.  It is utilized in anything from small independent companies to large enterprises. The tracking does not just provide developers and other personnel with crucial information regarding their systems current state, but additionally stores useful documentation if any error reoccurs in the future. However, if the tracking issue would be deficient in some way, the complete process of developing or maintaining a system could affected negatively in great extent. This thesis work has looked into a scenario where the tool has been to slow, overly complicated and obsolete. It has made a large negative impact on the work force that uses the tool and made tracking issue to a discouragement. The thesis work has thence investigated features of the existing tool, suggested a better solution to use based upon these findings, followed by the development of a web application. When the application was finished, its usability was tested by the intended staff and performance tests were conducted. The test results showed that the application had been implemented successfully in many aspects. Unfortunately, due to deficient technical choices, the project did struggle with implementing all features as expected. The thesis work did consequently learn the hard way the importance of a choosing development techniques very thoroughly.