Integration of residential-level photovoltaic (PV) power generation and energy storage systems into the smart grid will provide a better way utilizing renewable power. With dynamic pricing models, consumers can use PV-based controllable devices for peak shaving on their demand profile from grid, thereby, minimize electric bill cost. The residential controller should possess ability forecasting future PV as well consumption household performance. In this paper, novel load prediction...

Integrating residential photovoltaic (PV) power generation and energy storage systems into the Smart Grid is an effective way of reducing fossil fuel consumptions. This has become a particularly interesting problem with introduction dynamic electricity pricing, since consumers can use their PV-based controllable devices for peak shaving on demand profile, thereby minimizing bill. A realistic pricing function considered billing period month, comprising both price component component. Due to...

This paper reports a digital phase locked loop (D-PLL) based frequency locking technique for high hysteretic controlled dc-dc buck converters. The proposed converter achieves constant operating over wide output voltage range, eliminating the dependence of switching on duty cycle or conversion range. D-PLL is programmable range parameters and can be synchronized to clock reference ensure proper lock operation outside undesirable power supply resonance bands. stability dynamics analyzed using...

The rapidly developing cloud computing and virtualization techniques provide mobile devices with battery energy saving opportunities by allowing them to offload computation execute applications remotely. A device should judiciously decide whether which portion of application be offloaded the cloud. In this paper, we consider a (MCC) interaction system consisting multiple facilities. We nested two stage game formulation for MCC system. first stage, each determines its service requests remote...

FinFET devices have been proposed as a promising substitute for conventional bulk CMOS-based at the nanoscale due to their extraordinary properties such improved channel controllability, high on/off current ratio, reduced short-channel effects, and relative immunity gate line-edge roughness. This brief builds standard cell libraries advanced 7-nm technology, supporting multiple threshold voltages supply voltages. The circuit synthesis results of various combinational sequential circuits...

This paper reports a delay-locked loop (DLL) based hysteretic controller for high-frequency multiphase dc-dc buck converters. The DLL control employs the switching frequency of comparator as reference to automatically synchronize remaining phases and eliminate need external synchronization. A dedicated duty cycle is used enable current sharing ripple cancellation. We demonstrate four-phase converter that operates at 25-70 MHz with fast output conversion range 17.5%-80%. achieves an...

This paper presents FinCACTI, a cache modeling tool based on CACTI which also supports deeply-scaled FinFET devices as well more robust SRAM cells. In particular, optimized using advanced device simulators for 7nm process serve the case study of paper. Based this process, characteristics 6T and 8T SRAMs are calculated, comparison results show that under same stability requirements cell has smaller area leakage power. technological parameters then incorporated into FinCACTI. According to...

The emergence of cloud computing has established a trend toward building massive, energy-hungry, and geographically distributed data centers. Due to their enormous energy consumption, centers are expected have major impact on the electric power grid by significantly increasing load at locations where they built. Dynamic pricing policies in recently proposed smart technology can incentivize controller shift computation regions with cheaper electricity or excessive generated renewable sources,...

Compared to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) propelled vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) can achieve both higher fuel economy and lower pollution emissions. The HEV consists of a propulsion system containing one ICE or more motors (EMs). use EM increases the complexity power management, therefore requires advanced management policies performance consumption. Towards this end, our work aims at minimizing consumption over any driving cycle (without prior knowledge cycle)...

Partial shading is a serious obstacle to the effective utilization of photovoltaic (PV) systems since it can result in significant degradation PV system output power. A organized as series connection modules, each module comprising number series-parallel connected cells. Backup cell employment and reconfiguration techniques have been proposed improve performance under partial effects. However, these approaches are not very they costly terms their count and/or connectivity requirements. In...

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has improved detection ground glass nodules (GGNs), which are early indicators lung cancer. Accurate assessment GGN invasiveness crucial for determining appropriate surgical approach. Dual-layer spectral detector (DLCT) offers advanced imaging capabilities, including electron density and iodine density, enhance evaluation invasiveness. This study aims to develop a machine...

Hybrid electric vehicles employ a hybrid propulsion system to combine the energy efficiency of motor and long driving range internal combustion engine, thereby achieving higher fuel economy as well convenience compared with conventional ICE vehicles. However, relatively complicated powertrain structures HEVs necessitate an effective power management policy determine split between EM. In this work, we propose deep reinforcement learning framework HEV aim improving economy. The DRL technique...

This paper is the first to present an efficient charge management algorithm focusing on extending cycle life of battery elements in hybrid electrical energy storage (HEES) systems while simultaneously improving overall efficiency. In particular, it proposes apply a crossover filter power source and load profiles. The goal this filtering technique allow banks stably (i.e., with low variation) receive from and/or provide device, leaving spiky high supply or demand be dealt by supercapacitor...

Compared to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) propelled vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) can achieve both higher fuel economy and lower pollution emissions. The HEV consists of a propulsion system containing one ICE or more motors (EMs). use EM increases the complexity power management, therefore requires advanced management policies performance consumption. Towards this end, our work aims at minimizing consumption over any driving cycle (without prior knowledge cycle)...

This paper investigates the energy management problem in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) focusing on minimization of operating cost an HEV, including both fuel and battery replacement cost. More precisely, presents a nested learning framework which optimal actions (which include gear ratio selection use internal combustion engine versus motor to drive vehicle) limits range state-of-charge are learned fly. The inner-loop process is key usage whereas outer-loop critical amortized Experimental...

Partial shading is a serious obstacle to effective utilization of photovoltaic (PV) systems since it can result in significant output power degradation for the system. A PV system organized as series connection modules, each module comprising number series-parallel connected cells. This paper presents modified cell structures with integrated switches, imbalanced topologies and dynamic programming algorithm produce near-optimal reconfigurations goal maximizing level under any partial...

Interferometric phase filtering is an indispensable step to obtain accurate measurement of digital elevation model and surface displacement. In the case low-correlation or complicated topography, traditional methods fail in balancing noise elimination preservation, which leads inaccurate interferometric phase. A new nonlocal method taking advantage higher order singular value decomposition (HOSVD) proposed this letter. For each pixel phase, a 3-D data array established, shrinkage applied...

FinFET device has been proposed as a promising substitute for the traditional bulk CMOS-based at nanoscale, due to its extraordinary properties such improved channel controllability, high ON/OFF current ratio, reduced short-channel effects, and relative immunity gate line-edge roughness. In addition, near-ideal subthreshold behavior indicates potential application of circuits in near-threshold supply voltage regime, which consumes an order magnitude less energy than regular strong-inversion...

Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major obstacle to the treatment of gastric cancer (GC). Using phage display approach, we previously obtained peptide GMBP1, which specifically binds surface MDR cells and subsequently internalized. Furthermore, GMBP1 was shown have potential reverse phenotype cells, GRP78 identified as receptor for this peptide. The present study aimed investigate mechanism its in modulating MDR.Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) immunofluorescence staining were used...

Abstract The limitations of conventional extracellular recording and intracellular make high-resolution multisite plant bioelectrical activity in situ challenging. By combining a cooled charge-coupled device camera with voltage-sensitive dye, we recorded the action potentials stem Helianthus annuus variation at multiple sites simultaneously high spatial resolution. method signal processing using coherence analysis was used to determine synchronization selected signals. Our results provide...

Energy harvesting is a promising technique to overcome the limit on energy availability and increase lifespan of battery-powered embedded systems. In this paper, question how one can achieve prolonged <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">1</sup> real-time system with capability (RTES-EH) investigated. The RTES-EH comprises photovoltaic (PV) panel for harvesting, supercapacitor storage, sensor node as load device. A global controller...