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Cellulose microfibrils as a pore former in electroless co-deposited anodes for solid oxide fuel cells.

Journal Article
Turnbull, R. J., Shearer, N., & Wilson, C. (2017)
Cellulose microfibrils as a pore former in electroless co-deposited anodes for solid oxide fuel cells. ECS Transactions, 78(1), 1447-1456. https://doi.org/10.1149/07801.1447ecst
A study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of Cellulose Microfibrils (CMF) as a pore former in the manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) anodes using Electrole...

Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme

Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Excell, P. S. (2007)
Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 55(9), 1986-1994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.904064
When modeling objects that are small compared with the wavelength, e.g., biological cells at radio frequencies, the standard finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method requir...

A Comparative Study of Methods for Modelling the Structural Stiffness of Generator Components

Conference Proceeding
Jaen-Sola, P., & Mcdonald, A. (2016)
A Comparative Study of Methods for Modelling the Structural Stiffness of Generator Components. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0314
Direct-drive generators are low speed electrical machines requiring robust and large supporting structures designed to resist the significant loads present during assembly and...

Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid-dynamic analysis

Thesis
Irshad, W. Wind resource assessment: statistical and computational fluid-dynamic analysis. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5329
Wind is an important source of renewable energy and is widely available, despite the changing condition. In recent years a growing number of manufacturers have produced small ...

Adaptive PN code acquisition in multi-path spread spectrum communications using FPGA.

Conference Proceeding
Wei, B., Sharif, M., Binnie, D. & Almaini, A. E. A. (2007)
Adaptive PN code acquisition in multi-path spread spectrum communications using FPGA. In Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, 573-576. ISBN 978-1424409686
Performance of two pseudonoise (PN) code detectors was tested. Cell averaging (CA) and order Statistics (OS) constant false alarm rates (CFAR) were analysed against mean acqui...

PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA.

Conference Proceeding
Wie, B., Sharif, M., Almaini, A. E. A. & Binnie, D. (2006)
PN code acquisition with a CA-CFAR adaptive digital matched filter and its realisation using FPGA. In Proceedings of IEEE 13th International Conference on Systems, Signals & Image Processing, IWSSIP’06
In this paper the performance of a Cell Averaging Constant False Alarm Rate (CA-CFAR) Pseudo-Noise (PN) code adaptive detector is analysed for a single path communication chan...

Study of stratification in a (ICSSWH) Integrated CollectorStorage Solar Water Heater.

Conference Proceeding
Junaidi, H., Henderson, D., Muneer, T., Grassie, T. & Currie, J. (2006)
Study of stratification in a (ICSSWH) Integrated CollectorStorage Solar Water Heater
Stratification inside the water storage tank of a solar heater is a desirable natural phenomenon that improves the collector output. For an ICS storage heater type, where the ...

Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics

Journal Article
Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., & Williams, B. W. (2005)
Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 219(8), 577-590. doi:10.1243/095965105x33635
Sliding mode control (SMC) methods possess several advantageous properties such as robustness against parameter variation, disturbance rejection, straightforward design, and a...

Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback

Journal Article
Rashed, M., Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., MacConnell, P. F. A., Stronach, A. F., & Williams, B. W. (2004)
Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback. IEE proceedings. Electric power applications, 152(5), 1127. doi:10.1049/ip-epa:20050042
A high-performance and robust sensorless speed-control scheme of a voltage-fed induction motor has been developed in which the control of speed and flux is decoupled. A robust...

Two years of measured performance of a medium-sized building integrated photovoltaic facility at Napier University, Edinburgh.

Conference Proceeding
Clarke, P., Davidson, A., Kubie, J. & Muneer, T. (2007)
Two years of measured performance of a medium-sized building integrated photovoltaic facility at Napier University, Edinburgh