El objetivo de la presente investigación es exponer y testar una hipótesis exegética y filosófica sobre el método de división propuesto por Platón en el Fedro. Según mi hipótesis, este método de división visa resolver la controversia a través de la formulación de argumentos y contra-argumentos que examinan la consistencia de definiciones opuestas sobre un mismo asunto, con el fin de determinar cuál es su definición correcta. Para esto, en el primer capítulo explico las principales nociones del método del Fedro y describo el modus operandi de este método. En el segundo y en el tercer capítulo, testo el modus operandi antes descrito a través de la evidencia textual del Fedro. / The aim of the present research is to expose and test an exegetical and philosophical hypothesis about Plato´s division method in his dialogue Phaedrus. According to my hypothesis, Plato´s division is a method that aims to resolve controversies via the formulation of arguments and counterarguments that test the consistency of opposed definitions. Consequently, the method ends with a correct definition. To achieve this aim, in chapter 1, I explain the principal notions of the method and describe the modus operandi of this method. In chapter 2 and chapter 3, I submit to critical examination the aforementioned modus operandi through the textual evidence founded in Phaedrus.

Smart meters (SMs) are key components of the smart grid (SG) as they gather electrical usage data from residences and businesses.Home area networks (HANs) are used to provide two-way communications between SMs and devices within a building such as appliances. This can be implemented using power line communications (PLCs) on home wiring topologies. In this thesis, a HAN PLC channel model is designed based on a split-phase power system which includes branch circuits, a panel with circuit breakers and bars, a secondary transformer and the wiring of neighboring residences. A cell division (CD) method is employed to construct the channel model. Further, arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) and ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) circuit breaker models are developed. Several PLC channels are presented and compared with those obtained using existing models. PLC communication systems are affected by noise, thus a noise model is developed which is comprised of background and impulse noise. This noise model can be used to obtain the noise power spectral density (PSD) at receivers in the wiring topology. / Graduate

El objetivo de la presente investigación es exponer y testar una hipótesis exegética y filosófica sobre el método de división propuesto por Platón en el Fedro. Según mi hipótesis, este método de división visa resolver la controversia a través de la formulación de argumentos y contra-argumentos que examinan la consistencia de definiciones opuestas sobre un mismo asunto, con el fin de determinar cuál es su definición correcta. Para esto, en el primer capítulo explico las principales nociones del método del Fedro y describo el modus operandi de este método. En el segundo y en el tercer capítulo, testo el modus operandi antes descrito a través de la evidencia textual del Fedro. / The aim of the present research is to expose and test an exegetical and philosophical hypothesis about Plato´s division method in his dialogue Phaedrus. According to my hypothesis, Plato´s division is a method that aims to resolve controversies via the formulation of arguments and counterarguments that test the consistency of opposed definitions. Consequently, the method ends with a correct definition. To achieve this aim, in chapter 1, I explain the principal notions of the method and describe the modus operandi of this method. In chapter 2 and chapter 3, I submit to critical examination the aforementioned modus operandi through the textual evidence founded in Phaedrus.