An electric drive is an industrial system which performs the conversion of electrical energy to mechanical energy (in motoring) or vice versa (in generator braking) for running various processes such as: production plants, transportation of people or goods, home appliances, pumps, air compressors, computer disc drives, robots, music or image players etc. About 50% of electrical energy produced ...

Recently the converter domain, an integral part of the "mechanical element" common to all molecular motors, was proposed to modulate the kinetic properties of Drosophila chimeric myosin isoforms. Here we investigated the molecular basis of actin filament velocity (V(actin)) changes previously observed with the chimeric EMB-IC and IFI-EC myosin proteins [the embryonic body wall muscle (EMB) and ...

The grid-connected dual-PWM adjustable speed drives (ASDs) modulate the energy of motor torque oscillation and inject it into power system, potentially causing low-frequency (LFO) in grid. In this study, considering harmonic common-modulation both-side converters, precise sequence impedance models are derived for ASDs using linearisation method. Based on ASD, oscillation, which is equivalent to...

The power chain of autonomous devices consists of an energy scavenger, power converter and energy storage system. The interaction between a piezoelectric vibration energy scavenger, the power converter and the energy storage system is investigated. A system level approach, including mechanical and electrical domains, is pursued for impedance matching from mechanical domain to electrical domain ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure insertion torque, tip mechanical resistance to fracture and transmucosal neck of mini-implants (MI) (Conexão Sistemas de PróteseT), as well as to analyze surface morphology. METHODS Mechanical tests were carried out to measure the insertion torque of MIs in different cortical thicknesses, and tip mechanical resistance to fracture as well as transmucosal n...

This investigation was designed to examine 1) the relationship between motor-unit activation (as recorded by integrated EMG) and speed of contraction and 2) the relationship between mechanical work, power output, peak torque, average torque, and both velocity of movement and integrated electromyographic recordings in the elbow flexor muscles. A series of isokinetic contractions of the elbow fle...

Hybrid vehicles are an important step toward reducing global petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Flywheel energy storage in a hybrid vehicle combines high energy density and high power density, yet requires a highly efficient continuously variable transmission with a wide operating range. This paper presents a novel solution to coupling a high-speed flywheel to the drive train o...

As there is no clutch or hydraulic torque converter in electric vehicles to buffer and absorb torsional vibrations. Oscillation will occur in electric vehicle drivetrains when drivers tip in/out or are shifting. In order to improve vehicle response to transients, reduce vehicle jerk and reduce wear of drivetrain parts, torque step changes should be avoided. This article mainly focuses on drivet...

Knowledge of local bone quality is essential for surgeons to determine operation techniques. A device for intraoperative measurement of local bone quality has been developed by the AO-Research Foundation (Densi - Probe®). We used this device to experimentally measure peak breakaway torque of trabecular bone in the proximal femur and correlated this with local bone mineral density (BMD) and fail...