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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-127).

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering, 2015 / Electrical utilities are tasked with managing large numbers of assets that have long useful lives and are fairly expensive to replace. With emphasis on medium voltage vacuum circuit breakers, a key challenge is determining when circuit breakers are close to their end-of-life and what the appropriate action at that point in time should be. Condition-based maintenance, intended to “do only what is required, when it is required,” has been reported as the most effective maintenance strategy for circuit breakers. This dissertation provides an overview, together with laboratory measurements, on non-intrusive technologies and analytics that could reduce maintenance costs, unplanned outages, catastrophic failures and even enhance the reliability and lifetime of circuit breakers by means of a real-time condition monitoring and effective failure prevention maintenance approach. The key areas of research are the condition assessment of the mechanical mechanism based on coil current signature diagnosis, degradation detection of the main interrupting contacts through thermal monitoring and interrupter vacuum integrity assessment based on magnetron atmospheric condition (MAC) testing. The information from test results allows both immediate onsite analysis and trending of key parameters which enables informed asset management decisions to be taken. / GS2016

by Fan Chun-Wah. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-[91]). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- BACKGROUND OF INJECTION LOCKING --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Basics of Injection Locking --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- Analytical Methods for Injection Locking --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Analysis of Fundamental Mode Injection Locking --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Analysis of Ha rmonic/Subharmonic Injection Locking --- p.9 / Chapter 2.4 --- Numerical Methods --- p.11 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- THE VOLTERRA SERIES METHOD FOR NONLINEAR CIRCUIT ANALYSIS --- p.13 / Chapter 3.1 --- Volterra Expansion --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2 --- Evaluation of Nonlinear Transfer Function --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Probing Method --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Nonlinear Current Method --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Higher order nonlinear current --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Voltage response by using nonlinear transfer function --- p.20 / Chapter 3.3 --- Advantage of Volterra Series --- p.21 / Chapter 3.4 --- Volterra Series Simulator(VSS) Implementation --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Admittance Matrix Formulation --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Evaluation of Nonlinear Response --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Local Cache and Global Cache --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Components Library --- p.27 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Verification of Simulator --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- VOLTERRA SERIES GENERAL INJECTION-LOCKED OSCILLATOR FORMULATION --- p.28 / Chapter 4.1 --- Volterra Series Approach to Analysis of Autonomous System --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Chua and Tang's work --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Cheng and Everard's work --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Huang and Chu 's work --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2 --- A Novel Approach --- p.33 / Chapter 4.3 --- Derivation of Determining Equation --- p.35 / Chapter 4.4 --- Injection Lock vector and circuit synthesis --- p.38 / Chapter 4.5 --- Modification to Volterra Series Simulator (VSS) --- p.40 / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- CIRCUIT MODELING AND PARAMETER EXTRACTION --- p.42 / Chapter 5.1 --- Forward-Bias Gate Measurement --- p.42 / Chapter 5.2 --- Low FREQUENCY S-PARAMETER MEASUREMENT --- p.50 / Chapter 5.3 --- Parameter Extraction from High Frequency S-Parameter Data --- p.52 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Direct Extraction Method --- p.52 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Estimation of lead inductance --- p.56 / Chapter 5.4 --- Large Signal Characterization and Extraction --- p.59 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Large Signal Model --- p.59 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Extraction of g2 and g3 --- p.60 / Chapter 5.5 --- Equivalent circuit model for inductor and capacitor --- p.67 / Chapter CHAPTER 6: --- APPLICATION TO 1/3 ANALOG FREQUENCY DIVIDER --- p.68 / Chapter 6.1 --- Oscillator design by negative resistance approach --- p.68 / Chapter 6.2 --- Simulation of Free Running Oscillation by VSS --- p.73 / Chapter 6.3 --- Simulation of injection locked oscillator by VSS --- p.75 / Chapter 6.4 --- Injection Locking Experiment --- p.77 / Chapter 6.5 --- Injection Lock Vector --- p.80 / Chapter CHAPTER 7: --- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK --- p.85 / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusions --- p.85 / Chapter 7.2 --- Recommendations for Future Work --- p.86 / APPENDIX 1: REFERENCES --- p.87 / APPENDIX 2: PUBLICATION --- p.91

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-89).

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