PROJECTS FOR 2011 Prof. Peter Wolfs Introduction In each year I attempt to manage a cohort of students to make progress in a few research themes. At any point in time up to 20 projects will be running covering students ranging from Bachelor Degrees to PhDs. The projects below vary enormously in scope and difficulty. Consider your capabilities and skills carefully. Not all projects will be avail...

Maximum power point tracking controller is essential to obtain the maximum power from a solar array in the photovoltaic systems as the PV power module varies with the temperature and solar irradiation. In this paper, several methods for the MPPT of the PV systems are discussed and it can to be used as a Helpful reference for the upcoming MPPT user in the PV applications.

One of the main problems in wind energy conversion system (WECS) is how to achieve maxim‌u‌m output power in different wind speeds. Maximum methods for maximum power point tracking in wind energy conversion syst‌e‌ms require the knowledge of system characteristics and mechanic sensors. So, using these methods practically will follow with high price and an abundant difficulties. In this pape...

Abstract Solar power generation is related to climatic conditions, and its high cost low efficiency have become the main factors restricting development. Realizing maximum tracking of solar photovoltaic through electronic technology control an effective measure increase systems, reduce costs, improve energy conversion efficiency, widely promote technology. According illumination characteristics...

This technical note will first review the studies that were done for the Gun Test Facility (GTF) at SSRL, where a photoinjector similar to the one proposed for the LCLS is being tested. In Section 3 the maximum charge out of the gun for a single rf pulse is calculated. In Section 4, PARMELA simulations are used to track the beam from the gun to the end of the photoinjector. Finally in Section 5...

In this contribution, we propose an experimentally validated system-level model of a magnetoelectric transducer and general methodology for future characterization similar transducers. This provides insights into the main origin power losses. An analogy with piezoelectric generators leads to figure merit which is strongly impacted by nonlinear behavior transducer. Considering complexity observe...