ground vibrations during an earthquake can severely damage structures and equipments housed in them. many factors including earthquake magnitude, distance from the fault or epicenter, duration of strong shaking, soil condition of the site, and the frequency content of the motion define the properties of ground motion and its amplification. a deep understanding of the effects of these factors on...

in this paper a new method is introduced and investigated for removing the destabilizing effects of time-delay parameter in control loops. the concept of the method is taken from the knowledge concerning the dynamic behaviour of irrational transfer functions (ir-tf), which is discussed and investigated elswhere in frequency response domain and is explained briefly here. ir-tfs, which are well c...

as there is a rapid growth both in the number of power consumers and also the limitations energy resources, it is clearly accepted that the old version of power grid must change into smart grid from head to toe. one of the most important advantages of smart grid which makes it much more exclusive rather than other typical systems is the two-way connectivity between the utility and the costumers...

the frequency response analysis (fra) test has been recognized as one of the sensitive tools available for detecting electrical and mechanical faults inside power transformers. however, there is still no universally systematic interpretation technique for these tests. many research efforts have employed different statistical criteria in order to aid the interpretative capability of the fra, but...

frequency response analysis (fra) is popular technique which has been used since the last decade as a diagnostic method for transformers. however, accurate interpretation of fra measurements is still challenging. recent studies reveal that apart from winding deformation, fra data can also be influenced by moisture variation in transformer paper insulation. hence, a specific transformer’s model ...

email marketing is increasingly recognized as an effective internet marketing tool. in this study, a questionnaire is constructed and distributed to a sample of 146 prospects of aditi technologies to find the factors associated with higher response rates. the collected data is analyzed using factor analysis and the 11 factors, from line, subject line, personalization of the subject line, timing...

Many of nonlinear systems in the field of engineering such as nano-resonator and atomic force microscope can be modeled based on Duffing equation. Analytical frequency response of this system helps us analyze different interesting nonlinear behaviors appearing in its response due to its rich dynamics. In this paper, the general form of Duffing equation with cubic nonlinearity as well as par...

Responses of cat striate cortical cells to a drifting sinusoidal grating were modified by the superimposition of a second, perturbing grating (PG) that did not excite the cell when presented alone. One consequence of the presence of a PG was a shift in the tuning curves. The orientation tuning of all 41 cells exposed to a PG and the spatial frequency tuning of 83% of the 23 cells exposed to a P...