Hepatic IR (ischaemia/reperfusion) injury is an important clinical problem complicating liver surgery and transplantation. IPC (ischaemic preconditioning) is a strategy whereby brief episodes of IR in an organ can induce an adaptive response to protect against subsequent prolonged IR injury. However, trauma to vessels supplying the target organ is unavoidable using the technique of direct IPC. ...

Dynamic Voltage Restorer is a power electronic device that can protect sensitive loads from various disturbances in the power supply. This paper presents the study & analysis of DVR and power quality problems, voltage sag & swells with its application at Low Voltage and Medium Voltage level. DVR is always connected in series with the distribution feeder. The basic principle of a DVR is simple, ...

In the field of electrical solar power conversion EMC is of topical importance. In common single-phase inverter applications the current of the solar array shows a pronounced ripple. This entails two significant disadvantages: Reduced over-all efficiency due to dynamic maximum power point mismatch and reduced lifetime of the panels due to additional component stress. Furthermore, the output of ...

The Multi input dc–dc boost converter is used for hybridizing alternative energy sources such as photovoltaic(PV),fuel-cell(FC) for generation and battery for storage purpose is designed and simulated with a minimum number of switches and also easy control circuit. The system is applicable for DC loads. Control strategy has been considered to achieve permanent power supply to the load via the p...

In this paper, a modified simulated annealing technique is proposed for simultaneous improvement of power quality and optimal placement and sizing of fixed capacitor banks in a modern distribution network. The later is supplying a mix of linear and nonlinear loads imposing voltage and current harmonics. Besides, they include integrated variable-speed wind turbines as distributed generation. The...

Increasing levels of intermittent renewables, especially wind power, in energy systems require accurate temporal characterisation of the resources’ availability at seasonal, daily and hourly scales. This is crucial for isolated energy systems, where increasing wind power penetration is limited due to costly backup power generation requirements. In the case studies presented in this paper, the e...

Introduction: Purkinje Cell (PC) output displays a complex firing pattern consisting of high frequency sodium spikes and low frequency calcium spikes, and disruption in this firing behavior may contribute to cerebellar ataxia. Riluzole, neuroprotective agent, has been demonstrated to have neuroprotective effects in cerebellar ataxia. Here, the spectral analysis of PCs firing in control, 3-acety...