Σε έναν κόσμο που κατακλύζεται από δεδομένα, καθίσταται αναγκαία η αποδοτική οργάνωσή τους και η μετέπειτα επεξεργασία τους, με σκοπό την εύρεση και την ανάκτηση πληροφορίας για λήψη αποφάσεων. Στα πλαίσια της προσπάθειας αυτής έχουν δημοσιευθεί διάφορες μελέτες που στοχεύουν στην ανεύρεση σχέσεων μεταξύ των δεδομένων, οι οποίες μπορούν να αναδείξουν άγνωστες μέχρι πρότινος εξαρτήσεις και να επιτρέψουν την πρόγνωση και την πρόβλεψη μελλοντικών αποτελεσμάτων και αποφάσεων. Στην εργασία αυτή μελετάμε τους πιο διαδεδομένους αλγορίθμους εύρεσης κανόνων συσχετίσεων και ακολούθως προτείνουμε ένα σχήμα που χρησιμοποιεί ως βασική δομή για την ανάκτηση πληροφορίας από βάσεις δεδομένων συναλλαγών τα αντεστραμμένα αρχεία. Στόχος μας είναι η εύκολη παραγωγή κανόνων συσχέτισης αντικειμένων, βασιζόμενη στην αποδοτική αποθήκευση και ανάκτηση των Συχνών Συνόλων Αντικειμένων (Frequent Itemsets). Αρχικά επικεντρωνόμαστε στον τρόπο εύρεσης και αποθήκευσης ενός ελάχιστου συνόλου συναλλαγών, εκμεταλλευόμενοι την πληροφορία που εμπεριέχουν τα Κλειστά Συχνά Σύνολα Αντικειμένων (Closed Frequent Itemsets) και τα Μέγιστα Συχνά Σύνολα Αντικειμένων (Maximum Frequent Itemsets). Στη συνέχεια, αξιοποιώντας την αποθηκευμένη πληροφορία στα MFI και με ελάχιστο υπολογιστικό κόστος, προτείνουμε τον αλγόριθμο MFI-drive που απαντάει σε ερωτήματα εύρεσης υπερσυνόλου και υποσυνόλου αντικειμένων, καθώς και συνόλων αντικειμένων με προκαθορισμένο βαθμό ομοιότητας σε σχέση με ένα δεδομένο σύνολο. / --

Este trabalho apresenta o estudo comparativo do desempenho de três topologias de conversores do sistema monofásico para o sistema trifásico com número reduzido de componentes, para o acionamento de um motor de indução do tipo rotor gaiola de esquilo. O funcionamento de cada topologia é descrito e simulado digitalmente. O desempenho desses conversores é avaliado em diferentes modos de operação, com sequência de fase positiva ou negativa, com ênfase na qualidade de energia em termos de redução da distorção harmônica total e da melhoria do fator de potência na fonte. Com vistas à redução de custos, foi desenvolvido um protótipo experimental baseado no uso de módulo integrado de chaves semicondutoras de potência e de um microcontrolador de baixo custo. Os resultados experimentais se equiparam aos resultados obtidos por simulação. / This work presents the comparative performance of three topologies of single-phase to three-phase converters with reduced number of components while driving an induction motor of type squirrel-cage. The operation of each topology is described by means of simulation results. The performance of these converters is evaluated in different modes of operation, according to the positive or negative sequence, with an emphasis on power quality in terms of reduced total harmonic distortion and improved power factor at the input source. With a viewpoint for achieving reduced costs, an experimental prototype has been developed, based on the use of integrated module of power semiconductor switches and a cheap microcontroller. Experimental results comparable to those obtained by simulations are obtained.

This study consists of the development of a ram pump, which will allow the pumping of water without the need of external energy sources. It is considered an analysis of interest since, once it is finished; it can be applied in reality improving and facilitating different activities related to agriculture and health. Previous studies have been made related to the ram pump; however, in this case, it is intended to understand the system that has been built in the laboratory in order to find the best combination of parameters that will lead to obtain the highest possible efficiency.  The study will be carried out by studying scientific literature and by experimenting in the laboratory. Encompassing the experimental and literary field, it is expected to understand perfectly the advantages and disadvantages of the ram pump in order to determine if it is worth it to install in certain places. After the study, the most favourable parameters for the operation of the Bruzaholms Bruk pump have been obtained. It has been found that the use of a longer drive pipe favours the operation of the system, as it is possible to obtain a higher efficiency, although it must be taken into account that the mentioned length needs to be controlled, as it could reduce the working rhythm of the pump. It has also been seen that the pump gives better results if the impulse valve is completely opened. Finally, it has been proven that, as long as the height difference between the two tanks is enough, increasing the height of the water source will favour the operation of the system.

[pt] Partindo da relação entre Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) e Franz Brentano (1838-1911), respectivamente aluno e professor durante o intervalo que se estendeu de 1874 a 1876, o presente trabalho trata dos possíveis frutos teóricos decorrentes deste encontro, visíveis na obra posterior do inventor da psicanálise. A articulação conceitual se constrói por meio dos conceitos freudianos de concomitância dependente, representação e pulsão, não se limitando à obra pessoal do filósofo, mas procurando abarcar, sempre que possível, o contato com toda uma tradição filosófica, por sua vez permitido pelos ensinamentos do neoescolástico. / [en] From the relationship between Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and Franz Brentano (1838-1917), respectively student and professor during the interval that extended from 1874 to 1876, the present work deals with the possible theoretical fruits resulting from this encounter, visible in the later work of the inventor of psychoanalysis. The conceptual articulation is constructed through the Freudian concepts of dependent concomitance, representation and drive, not limiting itself to the personal work of the philosopher, but seeking to cover, whenever possible, the contact with an entire philosophical tradition, in turn allowed by the teachings of the neo-scholastic.

La topologie modulaire multiniveaux est une structure d'électronique de puissance construite par la mise en série de sous-modules identiques, composés chacun d'une cellule de commutation et d'un condensateur. Un tel système de conversion pouvant comporter un grand nombre de cellules permet d'augmenter le rendement global et la qualité des signaux en sortie. De plus, il permet d'utiliser des composants basse tension présentant un meilleur comportement dynamique et un rapport qualité-prix bien supérieur aux composants moyenne tension. Il permet également, par rapport aux structures conventionnelles, une grande souplesse pour la conception et la fabrication du fait de son aspect modulaire, tout en s'affranchissant d'un transformateur volumineux et onéreux en entrée. Comparé aux autres types de topologies, avantageuses avec un nombre limité de niveaux, le convertisseur modulaire multiniveaux semble être mieux adapté aux applications en moyenne et haute tensions, qui sont tributaires de l'association des composants de puissance. Néanmoins, pour la variation de vitesse, un certain nombre de défis technologiques ont été mis en évidence, compte tenu du fonctionnement particulier de l'onduleur modulaire multiniveaux et des contraintes imposées par l'opération en très basse fréquence. En le fonctionnement normal, la forme d'onde des courants internes, contrairement aux autres types de topologies, n'est pas symétrique en raison de la distribution du courant direct dans chaque bras. Cela entraîne une disparité significative en termes de dissipation thermique parmi les interrupteurs constituant un sous-module. Avec le choix d'une technologie de packaging 3D, la possibilité de refroidir les puces semi-conductrices en double-face offre une meilleure capacité de refroidissement et une nouvelle perspective de conception des modules pour cette application. Un nouveau concept de report de puces est présenté et un prototype de tel module a été réalisé, modélisé et caractérisé. Il permet d'équilibrer globalement la chaleur dissipée par les puces sur les deux faces du module, problème inhérent à l'emploi de structure 3D. Conjugué à la mutualisation d'un interrupteur par deux puces en parallèle, la nouvelle architecture a aussi pour objectif d'équilibrer le refroidissement double-face dans le temps. En effet, pour les opérations en basse fréquence, les interrupteurs fonctionnent en régime instationnaire avec de forte variation de température, il n'est donc plus possible de compenser les effets thermomécaniques de chaque composant l'un par l'autre, comme en régime stationnaire et avec un positionnement planaire des puces. D'autre part, d'un point de vu systémique, la stratégie de commande et le dimensionnement des condensateurs flottants de l'onduleur modulaire multiniveaux sont deux aspects intimement liés. En effet, les condensateurs flottants sont le siège d'ondulations de tension de très forte amplitude. Cela a pour effet de déstabiliser l'onduleur, voire de provoquer la destruction des composants en atteignant des niveaux de tension trop élevés. Ainsi, des contrôleurs judicieusement conçus permettent de réduire les ondulations indésirables, et a fortiori, d'embarquer des capacités moins importantes dans le système, tant que ces dernières sont inversement proportionnelles à l'ondulation de la tension. Afin d'avoir une compréhension approfondie sur les dynamiques régissant le convertisseur modulaire multiniveaux, un modèle dynamique global basé sur la représentation d'état a été établi. Bien que cette représentation soit limitée à l'harmonique 2 des grandeurs caractéristiques, elle permet une fidèle interprétation du mécanisme de conversion sans passer par des modèles énergétiques bien plus complexes à exploiter, et de proposer des lois de commande montrant leur efficacité notamment autour de la fréquence nominale. Cela a été vérifié sur une maquette de puissance réalisée dans le cadre de cette thèse. / Multilevel modular topology converts energy between two direct and alternative endings. This structure is constructed by the series connection of identical sub-modules, composed of a switching cell and a floating capacitor, and with arm inductors. Such a conversion system may reach a large number of levels increases the overall efficiency and quality of the output signals. In addition, it allows the use of low voltage components with better dynamics and cost effectiveness above the high voltage components. It also allows flexibility in the work of design and manufacture due to its modularity, while avoiding a bulky and expensive input transformer, regarding the conventional technology. Compared with other types of topologies, advantageous with a limited number of levels, the modular multilevel converter seems to be more suited for medium and high voltage applications, which are dependent on the association of power components. However, for variable speed drive application, a certain number of technological challenges have been highlighted, given the specific functional characteristics of the modular multilevel inverter and the constraints imposed by the very low frequency operation. On the one hand, for the normal operation of a multilevel modular converter, the waveform of the internal currents, in contrast to other types of topologies, is not symmetrical due to the distribution of the direct current in each phase leg. This may entail a significant disparity in terms of heat dissipation within the switching devices constituting a sub-module. Therefore, the problem of thermal management of active components is emphasized in the use of a modular multilevel converter. With the choice of a 3D packaging technology, interconnection by bumps, the ability to cool the semiconductor chips through the both sides of a module offers better cooling effects and a new perspective to design the power module for the studied structure. The concept of laying chips on both the two substrates of module without facing each other provides overall balanced dissipation in the space and permit to overcome the unbalanced heat distribution induced by bumps. Combined with the sharing of a switch by two chips in parallel, the proposal of the new architecture for 3D power module also aims to balance the double-sided cooling in the time range. Indeed, for the very low frequency operation, the switches operate in unsteady state where each switch has its own thermal behavior, it is no longer possible to compensate the thermo-mechanical constraints over each component with the help of the others, as in steady state and with a planar chips positioning scheme. On the other hand, from a systemic point of view, the control strategy and the dimensioning of floating capacitors of modular multilevel inverter are two interrelated aspects. Because the floating capacitors, having the role of energy sources, are loaded / unloaded through the modulation period, which causes very high voltage ripples across those capacitors with a very low frequency. This will destabilize the inverter and even provoke the destruction of components by approaching too high voltage levels. Thus, wisely designed controllers reduce unwanted ripples and, furthermore, allow embarking much smaller capacity in the system, as they are inversely proportional to the voltage ripple. In order to have a thorough understanding on the dynamics governing the modular multilevel converter, a comprehensive dynamic model based on state-space representation was established. Although this representation is limited to the second harmonic of characteristic variable, it allows a faithful interpretation of the conversion mechanism without using energy models, more complex to operate, and control laws can also be proposed and their effectiveness around the nominal frequency has been underlined. Concerning the very low frequency operations, another solution has been proposed and is ongoing patent pending.

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Este trabalho apresenta o estudo comparativo do desempenho de três topologias de conversores do sistema monofásico para o sistema trifásico com número reduzido de componentes, para o acionamento de um motor de indução do tipo rotor gaiola de esquilo. O funcionamento de cada topologia é descrito e simulado digitalmente. O desempenho desses conversores é avaliado em diferentes modos de operação, com sequência de fase positiva ou negativa, com ênfase na qualidade de energia em termos de redução da distorção harmônica total e da melhoria do fator de potência na fonte. Com vistas à redução de custos, foi desenvolvido um protótipo experimental baseado no uso de módulo integrado de chaves semicondutoras de potência e de um microcontrolador de baixo custo. Os resultados experimentais se equiparam aos resultados obtidos por simulação. / This work presents the comparative performance of three topologies of single-phase to three-phase converters with reduced number of components while driving an induction motor of type squirrel-cage. The operation of each topology is described by means of simulation results. The performance of these converters is evaluated in different modes of operation, according to the positive or negative sequence, with an emphasis on power quality in terms of reduced total harmonic distortion and improved power factor at the input source. With a viewpoint for achieving reduced costs, an experimental prototype has been developed, based on the use of integrated module of power semiconductor switches and a cheap microcontroller. Experimental results comparable to those obtained by simulations are obtained.

abstract: Toward the ambitious long-term goal of a fleet of cooperating Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME), this thesis addresses various control objectives for ground vehicles. There are two main objectives within this thesis, first is the use of visual information to control a Differential-Drive Thunder Tumbler (DDTT) mobile robot and second is the solution to a minimum time optimal control problem for the robot around a racetrack. One method to do the first objective is by using the Position Based Visual Servoing (PBVS) approach in which a camera looks at a target and the position of the target with respect to the camera is estimated; once this is done the robot can drive towards a desired position (x_ref, z_ref). Another method is called Image Based Visual Servoing (IBVS), in which the pixel coordinates (u,v) of markers/dots placed on an object are driven towards the desired pixel coordinates (u_ref, v_ref) of the corresponding markers. By doing this, the mobile robot gets closer to a desired pose (x_ref, z_ref, theta_ref). For the second objective, a camera-based and noncamera-based (v,theta) cruise-control systems are used for the solution of the minimum time problem. To set up the minimum time problem, optimal control theory is used. Then a direct method is implemented by discretizing states and controls of the system. Finally, the solution is obtained by modeling the problem in AMPL and submitting to the nonlinear optimization solver KNITRO. Simulation and experimental results are presented. The DDTT-vehicle used within this thesis has different components as summarized below: (1) magnetic wheel-encoders/IMU for inner-loop speed-control and outer-loop directional control, (2) Arduino Uno microcontroller-board for encoder-based inner-loop speed-control and encoder-IMU-based outer-loop cruise-directional-control, (3) Arduino motor-shield for inner-loop speed-control, (4) Raspberry Pi II computer-board for outer-loop vision-based cruise-position-directional-control, (5) Raspberry Pi 5MP camera for outer-loop cruise-position-directional control. Hardware demonstrations shown in this thesis are summarized: (1) PBVS without pan camera, (2) PBVS with pan camera, (3) IBVS with 1 marker/dot, (4) IBVS with 2 markers, (5) IBVS with 3 markers, (6) camera and (7) noncamera-based (v,theta) cruise control system for the minimum time problem. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Electrical Engineering 2016