Energy management and voltage control are essentially required for the optimal management of energy flow when there is more than one energy source available for power supply (e.g. renewable energy sources (RESs), diesel ...
A new type of microgrid called multifrequency microgrid (MFMG) is investigated in this thesis. It is formed based on the superposition theorem, orthogonal power flow theory, and frequency selectivity criteria. It is a ...
Seismic retrofitting of RC bridge piers aims at improving its seismic performance by increasing its strength and ductility. Most common retrofitting techniques achieve this objective by addition of lateral confinement to ...
The present era of industrialization and anthropogenic exploitation has depleted the natural resources and polluted the related ecosystems and habitats. Various biotic and abiotic methods have been exploited over the years, ...
The main objective of the research in this thesis encompasses the behaviour of Elliptical-Hollow-Section (EHS) members under cyclic loading. Expressions for cross-section capacity prediction curves are formulated based on ...
Bio-fuels for energy generation are one of the alternatives, which require integration with wastewater treatment to keep the economics of the production process low. The present study focused on treating raw refinery ...
Miniaturization of the macroscopic technologies has been one of the most attractive areas of research and development in the recent years. For example, the miniaturized processes are now extensively employed for synthesis ...
The emission of greenhouse gases and particulate matter has profoundly impacted climate change by unsettling the earth's radiation balance. Fossil fuel burning is the primary reason for increasing the concentration of ...
The thesis presents the design and implementation of DC-DC converters with improved
step-up/step-down conversion ratio and reduced voltage stress. Firstly, a high step-down
buck converter (HSDBuC) is proposed to produce ...
Primary bone cancer is an uncommon malignant tumor of the bone, originating from primitive mesenchymal cells and are responsible for 3-5% of all pdeiatric cancers and accounts for approximately 0.2% of all malignant ...
Effective waste management is still a burning issue in the modern world due to the generation of more waste than that can be properly disposed off. In this scenario, waste biorefinery has shown tremendous potential to drive ...
Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignancy globally. Tobacco smoking in all forms is the predominant risk factor for lung carcinogenesis. This aggressive disease has a very low overall 5-year survival rate with approximately ...
A chirp waveform is a frequency modulated signal in which the signal duration and bandwidth can be adjusted independently. In this thesis, an exhaustive study on the design of chirp waveforms and the analysis of associated ...
Micro/nano structures are ubiquitous in nature. These patterns not only exhibit aesthetic appeal but are engineered to perform multiple functions. For example, alternating hydrophobic/hydrophilic domains on the body of ...
Groundwater is the world's largest available freshwater resource. More than half of the world’s population depends on this resource for domestic supply. A global assessment on groundwater resources indicates a constant ...
The current research work deals with various strategies to chemically connect the
monomers (lactide and ε-caprolactone) at the molecular level and reduce the macrophase separation between them which is often witnessed ...
The growing atmospheric emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), especially CO2 from the combustion of hydro-carbon fuels currently hold significant impact on the increasing global carbon footprint. As a global concern, this ...
The existence of liquid repellent interfaces in nature has stimulated widespread research towards fabrication of bioinspired anti-wetting materials utilizing numerous synthetic and naturally derived components. However, ...
This PhD thesis illustrates the potential applications of Au nanostructures in plasmon induced photochemical reactions, in catalyzing the synthesis of amorphous bridged polynuclear peroxo-complex and to detect H2O, D2O and ...
Currently, watersheds are the focus of environmental conservation for sustainable development. Watershed-scale hydrology and soil erosion are the main environmental components that are greatly affected by climate and ...