BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity is decreased after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Simvastatin increases eNOS activity. We hypothesized that simvastatin would increase eNOS protein and ameliorate SAH-induced cerebral vasospasm. METHODS Mice were treated with subcutaneous simvastatin or vehicle for 14 days and then subjected to endovascular perforation o...

A Micro Gas Turbine (MGT) can be considered as an alternative to the internal combustion engine as a range extender for electric vehicles. The MGT produces less raw exhaust gaseous emissions such as HC and CO in aerospace and static applications compared to the internal combustion engine. In addition, the MGT weight is less than an equivalent internal combustion engine and potentially can reduc...

As discussed in the previous chapter, electrification is the most viable way to achieve clean and efficient transportation that is crucial to the sustainable development of the whole world. In the near future, electric vehicles (EVs) including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will dominate the clean vehicle mark...

Recently electric vehicles are becoming popular as an alternative of conventional fossil fuel vehicles. Conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle uses fossil fuel which contributing a major part of overall carbon emission in the environment. Carbon and other green house gas emission are responsible for global warming and resulting climate change. It becomes vital to evaluate perform...

In this article, the free vibration analysis of magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) Timoshenko micro beam model based on surface stress effect and modified strain gradient theory (MSGT) under moving nano-particle is presented. The governing equations of motion using Hamilton’s principle are derived and these equations are solved using differential quadrature method (DQM). The effects of dimensionless...

The paper presents characteristics of a permanent magnet synchronous machine designed for micro-hybrid electric vehicle operation. Appropriate design of interior permanent magnet machine with 36 stator slots and 8 stator poles for operation in motor and generator operation mode was investigated. Finite element analysis is employed in order to determine the machine performance. Streszczenie. W a...

A MicroGrid without a central fast-acting controller or a central energy storage unit was considered in order to establish the problems of a MicroGrid using traditional technology and to identify the additional benefits which could be derived by installing supplementary hardware (i.e. energy storage and central control). In view of the fast expanding electric drive vehicle market, fuel cell car...

This paper presents a comparative analysis of electric vehicles (EV) charging devices impact on microgrid. Increased load variation may create a need for upgrades in grid infrastructure. For this purpose a set of typical load profiles of EV charging modes is studied and presented. A software implementation and a 24h case study of low voltage distribution network with EV charging devices is pres...

The paper describes a method for investigating the impacts of wide-scale Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) integration in electricity networks. It incorporates an agent-based transportation micro-simulation, which provides detailed temporal and spatial information of PHEV behavior including vehicle connection times, locations and energy demands. These inputs are subsequently used in power ...

We discuss the guidance and control of the Samarai MAV—a single-winged, wholly rotating, biomimetic micro air vehicle developed at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories. Samarai is inspired by, and named after, the samara or maple seed Acer diabolicum Blume. It weighs 200 grams and consists of a single wing of radius 30 centimeters with an electric motor/propeller at the tip and torq...