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An Organized Study of Jute Fiber Composites and Selection of Better Materials Using a Simplified Approach
Abstract: This paper presents an organized study of some experimental works on jute fiber composite. Ninerecent experimental research papers are considered for study. They are categorized as materials and combinations with orientations. The combination of Jute with banana, pineapple leaf fiber, aleo vera, kenaf and their various combinations with glass fiber are considered in this paper. The studies in the selected papers are categorized as natural fibers and their combinations, resins, …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Novel Porous Refractory Synthesized from Diatomaceous Earth and Rice Husk Ash
Abstract: Refractory materials are products used in thermal equipment to protect the fire and prevent heat loss to the outside environment. Thermal equipment such as driers, ceramic kilns, glass or metal furnaces and others always consume high heat in the combustion of the fuel. If the thermal equipments have high heat loss which cause wastes of fuel and increases production costs. Therefore, researchers are always looking for a solution to minimize …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 128–137 Read article
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Eco-friendly Materials of Polymer Composites Based on Water Hyacinth Fibers/Roving
Abstract: Overgrowth of water hyacinths will cause difficulties for water traffic in the Mekong Delta and affect the growth of other aquatic species. The water hyacinth as a raw material available in nature has been applied in production of the composite materials. The water hyacinth trees were treated in NaOH solution for 2-12 hours with concentration in the range 2.5-15.0%. The morphology of the water hyacinth before and after treatment was …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 62–69 Read article
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Synthesis and formability of Al/(Fe-Mn) particulate compositeusing stir casting
Abstract: Demand for lightweight and fuel economy by automotive and aircraft industries focuses to explore different materials. Alloys and composites developed with same objective to obtain superior desired mechanical properties compatible for such intended applications. However, alloy consider as solid solutions with metallic properties and cannot mix with primary major element in random proportions. This forced researcher community to develop composites, which are heterogeneous solid solutions or multi-phase materials comprising matrix …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 80–88 Read article
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Utilization of Bentonite Clay Coupled with Potash for the Synthesis of Octadec-9-Enoic Acid Methyl Esters of Pongamia Pinnatatriglycerides
Abstract: Due to the ever increasing human population worldwide, especially in the developing countries across the world; renewable energy sources are in the primary focus of the scientists and researchers. In addition, the depletion of the reserves of the fossil fuels along with the increased consumption of the available reserves has led to wide spread global unrest. Complementing the above, there are significant environmental problems namely global warming due to increased …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 72–78 Read article
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Production of Alum from Aluminium Drink Cans Waste for Water Treatment
Abstract: The graphite furnaces atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GFAAS) technique has been previously used to quantify the aluminium (Al) content in soft drinks made from aluminium cans over the course of a 12-month storage period. The current research aimed to determine the efficacy of alum obtained from waste soft drink cans compared to the alum obtained from local markets in treating water from Shatt al-Arab, Basrah, Khorramshahr, and Abadan, Iraq. The Shatt …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 102–109 Read article
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Ameliorating Surface Roughness and Tensile Strength of ASA Fabricated Parts by Analyzing Significant FDM Printing Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology
Abstract: The constantly growing demand for acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) polymer in the automotive market to its use for fabricating different components such as dashboards, the interior, lights, and electrical components challenges manufacturers to continuously optimize its mechanical properties to meet consumer demand. Despite the widespread availability of three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques, research on the most efficient and cost-effective methods of producing ASA-printed components is still indispensable. Therefore, the purpose of …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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Elements of Power System Reliability
Abstract: The paper highlights various elements of quantitative and qualitative aspects of reliability of electrical power systems. In today’s world, the availability of power is of prime importance to the electrical power industry. It hence becomes important to study the measure of ability of the power system to supply the aggregate electrical power and meet the energy requirements of the customers for certain duration of time. It also covers the aspect …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 42–45 Read article
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Electromagnetic Transients and Frequency Characteristics of a Loaded Horizontal Conductor above Lossy Earth
Abstract: This paper addresses the electromagnetic transients and the frequency characteristics of a thin conductor horizontally suspended above lossy earth. The analysis takes into consideration the receiving-end termination and the earth parameters. The effect of the ground return is represented by incorporating the concept of the complex penetration depth in the formulation of the line’s equations in the s-domain. The resulting simultaneous differential equations governing the voltage and current are solved …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 29–41 Read article
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Power Quality Monitoring in Wind Solar Hybrid System
Abstract: With the development of new functionalities, solar and wind energy based hybrid systems are upcoming energy source with higher efficiency. Solar and wind energy being naturally available in abundance and non-polluting, is one of the most promising sources. Due to the development of modern power electronic devices, the power quality of wind solar hybrid system gets affected. Hence, due to the increasing usage of sensitive electronic equipments in wind solar …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 16–23 Read article
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Design and Analyze of an International Common Grid to Mitigate Energy Crisis of Bangladesh
Abstract: In Bangladesh, the expected electrical power generation has not been increasing as demand for electrical power is growing fast as changing of civilization life. It has been well known that the electrical energy can be extracted more than local demand in China and Bhutan from the renewable energies such as wind energy and hydro power. To fulfil the demand of Bangladesh to lead modern life the electrical energy can be …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 44–57 Read article
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Grid Integrated Micro Inverter for PV Module with Anti-Islanding and MPPT Schemes
Abstract: From the economic perspective, densely populated areas can generate great amounts of electric power by installing PV panels on its rooftops and it can be fed in to the grid. This study describes a grid tied micro inverter for photovoltaic applications. The system consists of a Cuk converter connected with a full-bridge current source inverter. The connection of micro inverter systems to the grid can raise several challenges as the …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 39–45 Read article
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High Gain High Efficiency Single Switch DC–DC Converter for Green Power Source Conversion
Abstract: Efficiency of solar cell is very low and it is preferred to be operated at low voltages; so it is difficult to supply power to a certain load. Conventional boost converter offers limited gain. So a high voltage boosting is needed. Proposed converter consists of coupled inductor and switched capacitor technique to achieve high gain without high duty ratio and turns ratio. In the magnetic field of coupled inductor and …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 46–56 Read article
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Photovoltaic Solar Farms Operating in VAR Mode: A Review
Abstract: The PV solar inverter plays a vital role in solar farms for electrical power generation at distribution end. By generating active power, such at lower distributed end results like voltage rise issues and voltage fluctuations which affect power quality standards. Increasing penetration level of distributed generation sources connected to the power system cause increasing reverse power flow when demand is not adequate, which raises the voltage level at point of …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 73–85 Read article
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The Electromagnetic Transients in Mixed Power Networks with Partial Undergrounding
Abstract: This paper deals with the electromagnetic transients in partially undergrounded mixed high voltage power networks. These networks can include several cable sections replacing parts of the overhead transmission lines. The analysis yields the transient voltage and current distributions along the normal and the partially undergrounded lines. Moreover, the results can indicate eventually existing localized voltage and current concentrations within the network. The study suggests an exact direct analytical distributed parameter …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–13 Read article
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A high Regulated Low Ripple DC Power Supply based on LC Filter and IGBT
Abstract: Filaments operating at a high temperature region would require ripple free current constant power source for their heating purposes. Introduction of ripple in the power supply would result in high power loss, aberrant, unpredictable temperature rise etc. High current ripple can also extenuate the life of electrolytic capacitors used in the circuit. In this paper we propose a scheme in which we would not only use simple, low cost, easily …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2012 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Effect of the Background Harmonics and the Network’s Impedance Characteristics on the Operation of Shunt Capacitors
Abstract: This paper deals with the possible adverse harmonic conditions associated with the connection of shunt compensating capacitors to certain network buses. It takes into account both the daily profile of the voltage background harmonics and the frequency dependence of the network's input impedance at these buses. These two factors will be incorporated in four established standards and recommendations used for assessing the severity of the harmonic pollution in the network. …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 22–32 Read article
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An Analytical Method for the Analysis of Transformer Windings Having Non-Uniform Capacitance Distribution
Abstract: A direct procedure for the transient and frequency analysis of transformer windings with location-dependent inter-turn capacitance distribution is presented. This can help simulate windings with non-uniform insulation. The derived analytic solutions in the Laplace domain are based on expressing the non-uniformly-distributed series capacitance per unit length as the sum of a constant term and a variable part proportional to the square of the distance from the winding’s source terminal. The …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 41–54 Read article
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Optimal Placement and Location of Phasor Measurement Unit Considering Bus Voltage Using Genetic Algorithm
Abstract: This paper presents a procedure by which new PMU locations can be symmetrically determined in order to render an observable system. Monitoring and supervision of power systems are provided by the control centre, whose role is the design, coordination and network management. In this paper, an attempt has been made to control technique based on the implantation of measurement units at the network buses. A proposed methodology makes the system …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 74–84 Read article
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Review: Distribution Generation and Islandin
Abstract: The demand for distributed generation (DG) has increased in recent years and many countries across the world are adopting it due to various factors such as improvements in technologies including renewable energy sources and the efficiency it provides. However, islanding detection is of prime importance as it can be hazardous to the maintenance workers. The increasing use of distributed generation causes more number of parameters to be controlled for the …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 45–54 Read article