...Technologies for Smart Grid Abstract Smart Grid is next generation power transmission system with advanced communication technologies. This article will make a review of some possible communication technologies for the smart grid. The applications and limitations of these technologies will be introduced and discussed. 1. Introduction Smart grid is next generation of the power transmission system and is a revolution of the old electrical power grid which has been used for about one hundred years. Now there is still not a clear definition of smart grid but some main aims and features of expected smart grid are: observable, controllable, efficient (energy and economy), incorporating renewable and distributed generation, enable demand side operation and the ability of automated. The technologies support the future smart grid can be divided into three parts: 1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 2. Sensing, Measurement, Control and Automation Technologies 3. Power electronics and energy storage Technologies This article will only introduce the current information and communication technologies for the smart grid because of the length restriction. The reliable and stable communication system is a key factor for the power delivery system. Therefore, a communication system that meets the requirements is the foundation to the successful implementation of Smart Grid in the future. 2. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Smart Grid The application...
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...wireless technology has also been made for transmission of electric power wirelessly. It can reduce heavy line losses; increase the portability of power systems. It also integrates the communication technologies and electric power to the same platform. This paper presents a comprehensive review and detailed analysis of various techniques used for wireless power transmission. Role of wireless power transmission in applications of smart grid like electric vehicle charging has also been covered. Feasibility, implementations, operations, results and comparison among different methods have been elaborated in order to identify the favourable and economical method for low power and small distance applications. KEYWORDS: Power systems, Wireless power transmission, Magnetic resonance. INTRODUCTION Role of electricity in modern machine era is considered like circulation of blood in human body. Electrical energy has made human life easy and luxurious. Electricity is being distributed using the conventional grid which is in service for last hundred years. Conventional grid is characterized by out dated infrastructure, delayed communication and heavy transmission losses. One of the solutions of the...
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...Functionality of Smart Boards Abstract Smart boards are an up and coming tool that is being used not only in classrooms around the world, but also during business meetings. This device allows the users to interact with the board manually on the board while displaying all actions clearing to the room. This paper will outline the benefits and set-backs of Smart board devices, as well as the creation and technology used to manufacture the Smart board itself. Functionality of Smart Boards A Smart Board is an interactive device that uses a projector to transmit the image from a computer onto the board. The image and content can then manipulated by a finger, a hand, or a stylus; acting as a traditional blackboard used in schools. The board also has the ability to connect to the internet where the user can control what’s on the screen using the computer or the board itself because the screen is touch-sensitive and can therefore control the computer as well. The board is used mainly in classrooms as a learning tool for children to learn from and interact with themselves. Businesses also use the board in meetings to display work-related objectives, collaborate on ideas, and then share the work with others digitally. The Smart Board was established in the United States by Smart Technologies Inc. in 1991, and proves to be the biggest producer of the Smart Board today. There are many benefits of the Smart board that could enrich the lives of children, as well as the way in which...
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...can save up to *1.5 million of barrels of a day in America alone. Manufacturers have been improving not just on the number of models of e – cars, but they have also sought improvement on its efficiency on average energy. Driving e – cars do not only help you save money but also give you a new perspective in preserving the environment. It can help reduce pollution level and improve people’s health. Your first purchase of e – car may cost you a great deal, but the increasing demand and technological advancements may cause the price to go down, making it cost effective. There is no need for lubrication as well in maintaining its engine since it is electrically powered. * http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles Disadvantages of E - Cars However, electric cars may pose and carry negative impact to the environment as well. There are some things to consider before even taking your first...
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...STANDARDS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT 1 Student Name : Revathy Ramaswamy Professor Name : Dr. Hossein Besharatian Course Title : CIS 505 Communication Technology Date : January 18, 2015 In this paper we discuss about standards research. In the telecommunications business principles are essential to rule the objective, electrical, and technical personality of communication tools. Standards have many benefits and disadvantages. (Stallings, 2009) Standards are available documents that set up terms and measures planned to exploit the dependability of the resources, goods, method, and/or services people apply all day. Standards speak to a variety of issue, with however not incomplete to a variety of protocol to facilitate maximize product functionality and compatibility, make easy interoperability and maintain customer security and public health. Standards structure the basic building block for result develops with establishes reliable protocol that can be generally understand and adopt. Standards moreover create it easier to recognize and evaluate challenging products. Like standards are internationally adopted and apply in several markets, they also fuel global trade. (IEEE, 2013) Working Groups extend and mark principles for each PAR endorsement. They struggle for wide version of every concerned party and support international contribution. (IEEE, 2013) IEEE 1703-2012 is the standard for LAN/WAN join statement procedure to go together the value...
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...Assignment 1: Standards Research CIS 505 Communication Technologies In the telecommunications industry standards are required to govern the physical, electrical, and procedural characteristics of communication equipment. Standards have a number of advantages and disadvantages. (Stallings, 2009). Standards are published documents that establish specifications and procedures designed to maximize the reliability of the materials, products, methods, and/or services people use every day. Standards address a range of issues, including but not limited to various protocols to help maximize product functionality and compatibility, facilitate interoperability and support consumer safety and public health. Standards form the fundamental building blocks for product development by establishing consistent protocols that can be universally understood and adopted. Standards also make it easier to understand and compare competing products. As standards are globally adopted and applied in many markets, they also fuel international trade. (IEEE, 2013). Working Groups develop and write standards per PAR approval. They strive for broad representation of all interested parties and encourage global participation. (IEEE, 2013). IEEE 1703-2012 is the standard for LAN/WAN node communication protocol to complement the utility industry end device data tables. This standard was developed and formed with ANSI (published as ANSI C12.22) and Measurement Canada (published as MC12.22) to improve...
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...Term Paper: Management Analysis of a Manufacturing Company A. Introduction As a term paper for the subject Theories of Management, the performance of the management of the ACMC Quality Assurance (ACMC QA) section is analyzed. The analysis is subdivided according to the four management functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In the Organizing section, the organizational chart of ACMC QA is the one analyzed. In the Leading section, both Leadership and Motivation are analyzed. Strengths and weaknesses are identified in the analysis. To conclude the report, these strengths and weaknesses are prioritized and matched to optimize their usefulness. Before the analysis, it is important to note that there are actually five leadership positions the ACMC QA and that these positions, and not of the ACMC QA Manager alone is analyzed. The five leadership positions are: the QA Manager (QAM), the Out-going QA Supervisor (OQA), the In-Process Quality Control Supervisor (QCS), the Customer Quality Engineering Team Leader (QETL), and the Improvements Quality Engineering Team Leader (QITL). The supervisors and team leaders are direct reports of the QA manager. They are held by low to medium grade level staff and not by managers. And although, it does not seem fair to evaluate these staffs in terms of management, the author’s (the QAM) purpose of making the evaluation is not to appraise their individual performance but to know the weaknesses of the ACMC QA section...
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...GOOGLE GLASS- FUTURISTIC GADGET A SEMINAR REPORT ON “GOOGLE GLASS” A Seminar report submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirements of IEEE format 2013. k.syndy k.kittu SUBMITTED TO: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY QUEST2K13 DEPT. OF CSE UNDER THE ESTEEMED GUIDENCE OF: Prof. T. vykunt DEPT. OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONTENTS * INTRODUCTION * DESCRIPTION * TECHNOLOGIES USED * APPLICATIONS * BENEFITS * COST * DISADVANTAGES * OVERVIEW * FUTURE SCOPE * CONCLUSION GOOGLE GLASS ABSTRACT: A sleek technology designed for the human face, Google Glass delivers a killer augmented reality experience that will undoubtedly have profound implications on how we interact with the world around us. Google Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality Head-Mounted Display (HMD). The intended purpose of Project Glass products would be the hands-free displaying of information. Google Glass is as futuristic a gadget we’ve seen in recent times. A useful technology for all kinds of people including handicapped/disabled. It is a project glass. INTRODUCTION: Google is currently in the phase of testing their new augmented-reality head-mounted display, known as Google Glass. Essentially, its a pair of glasses, with a camera...
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...Study – Pelamis DeviceI 9 2.7 Economic Appraisal 9 2.6 Non Technological Barriers - Environmental Impacts: 13 2.7 Non Technological Barriers - Social Impacts: 16 2.8 Miscellaneous Non Technological Barriers 16 2.9 Technological Barriers that impact the deployment of wave energy 17 3.0 Tidal Stream Technologies 21 3.1 Horizontal Axis Turbines 21 3.2 Vertical Axis Turbines 22 3.3 Reciprocating devices (oscillating hydrofoils) 22 3.4 Venturi Effect Tidal Stream Devices 23 3.5 Economic Appraisal: 24 3.6 Non Technological Barriers – Socio-Economic & Environmental Impacts: 27 3.7 Technological Barriers that impact the deployment of Tidal Stream energy. 29 3.8 Grid Integration: 30 3.8.1 Grid connection charges 30 3.8.2 Connection Charges. 30 3.9 Grid Connection. 30 3.9.1 Technological Barriers for Tidal Stream 31 3.10 Research and Development for future Irish Energy Strategies:. 37 4.0 Summary 41 5.0 Conclusion 41 5.1 Wave Energy: 42 5.2 Tidal Stream: 42 Bibliography 46 1.0 Introduction The aim of this report is to critically review the socio-economic and environmental impacts associated with Ocean Energy Technologies. The author begins the review by providing some examples of Wave Energy Conversion devices and then selects one type in which the impacts are discussed and critically examined in an Irish context. An economic appraisal is provided on the WEC and then the technical and non-technical barriers...
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...Forces and Trends Research Forces and Trends Research Firms that have achieved long-term profitability and sustainability acknowledge that strategic management is an enterprise-wide imperative. The dynamism, ever-evolving, and ever-threatened landscapes of today’s business environments make acquiring the knowledge of strategic management, or at least possessing a strategic mind-set, necessary for all employees. Pearce and Robinson define strategic management as the “set of of decisions and actions that result in the formulation and implementation of plans designed to achieve a company's objectives” (2004, p.3). This paper reviews six firms and the forces and trends in the remote and industry environments that affect them. The firms are Wellpoint, Inc, The Alzheimer’s Association, ABB Ltd., The Beth El Synagogue. AkzoNobel and Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Specific areas of focus within the remote environment include economic factors, social factors, buyer power, technological factors, political factors, ecological factors, and entry threats. Specific areas of focus within the industry environment include buyer power, product differentiation, industry structure, substitute products, entry threats, powerful buyers and suppliers, and jockeying for position (Pearce and Robinson, 2004). Research in forces and trends allows a corporation to better understand their [pronoun agreement: since the antecedent (corporation) is singular, the pronoun (their) must be singular...
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.... What business and social problems does data center power consumption cause? Data center power consumption economically affects businesses and environmentally affects society. Operating costs for data centers is very expensive. In the article, "Ubiquitous Green Computing Techniques for High Demand Applications in Smart Environments," the total operating costs, concerning electricity, of all data centers within the U.S. alone exceeded 7 billion dollars in 2010 (Ayala, J., Moya, J., Risco-Martín, J., Sanchez, C., Zapater, M. 2012). The article then explains that data centers consumed 61 billion kilowatt-hours in 2006;the Environmental Protection Agency provided this statistic to the US Congress in a report from 2007 (Ayala, J., Moya, J., Risco-Martín, J., Sanchez, C., Zapater, M. 2012). With this amount of energy being consumed by data centers, it is a cause for concern; consequently, data centers have an impact on the cost of business and negatively impact the environment via carbon footprint. As the carbon footprint grows, there is a need to realign the way businesses looks at managing their data centers. Several companies including Cisco, Dell, Google, HP, IBM, and Intel have announced efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of their product offerings (Chang et al., 2012). Large technology companies are starting to understand that being environmentally friendly is good for the wallet and good public relations. Understanding how to manage and build better data centers...
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...Jasmine Glass English 1101 Comparative essay: IPhone vs. Samsung phone Technique: Point by Point In the 21st century, the smart phone has already become an indispensable instrument in human life. Human beings rely on smart phones in recording everything in their daily life. There are different smart phone manufactures all around the world such as Samsung, Apple, Nokia, Motorola and so on. Among the smart phone manufacture, the Apple and Samsung smart phone manufacturer are the leader in the smart phone world. Thus, the products from these two manufacturers are famous among the users, such as the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Therefore, when we decide to buy a smart phone on either Apple iPhone 5 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, we should consider several aspects of the smart phone such as the design of the phone, the camera aspect, the life of battery can stand, call quality and the interface and function of the smart phone. First, we touch about the fabulous design of both the phones. The latest debuted iPhone 5 has created an entirely new design that thinner and lighter than the iPhones before. It is just 7.6 millimeters amazing thin and weighs 112g that made out of glass and aluminum. Moreover, its 4 inches screen is palm-friendly and easily to operate with just one hand. It is not only comfortable you can say about the phone when a crystalline diamond is used to cut the chambers which give the beveled edge wonderful sheen, it makes you gorgeous even when...
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...Chapter 11 E-Commerce Payment Systems Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Understand the shifts that are occurring with regard to online payments. 2. Discuss the players and processes involved in using credit cards online. 3. Discuss the different categories and potential uses of smart cards. 4. Discuss various online alternatives to credit card payments and identify under what circumstances they are best used. 5. Describe the processes and parties involved in e-checking. 6. Describe payment methods in B2B EC, including payments for global trade. Content Opening Case: Pay-per-View Pages: The Next iTunes 11.1 The Payment Revolution 11.2 Using Payment Cards Online 11.3 Smart Cards 11.4 Stored-Value Cards 11.5 E-Micropayments 11.6 E-Checking 11.7 B2B Electronic Payments Managerial Issues Closing Case: The Check Is in the Network Answers to Pause/Break Section Review Questions Section 11.1 Review Questions 1. Describe the trends that are occurring in cash and non-cash payments in the United States. Today, we are in the midst of a payment revolution, with cards and electronic payments taking the place of cash and checks. In 2003, the combined use of credit and debit cards for in-store payments for the first time exceeded the combined use of cash and checks (Federal Reserve System 2004). 2. What types of e-payments should B2C merchants support? For online B2C merchants, the implications...
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...1. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to detect and to manage emotional cues and information. Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Emotional Intelligence is a person’s ability to be self-aware, detect emotions in others and manage emotional cues and information. Emotional Intelligence plays an important role in job performance. 3. The Tuchman five stage of team building is used to identify factors that are critical for building and developing small groups. The Tuchman five distinct stages groups go through: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. The forming stage is the first stage in group development, characterized by much uncertainty. The storming stage is the second stage in group development, characterized by intra group conflict. The norming stage is the third stage in group development, characterized by close relationships and cohesiveness. The performing stage is the fourth stage in group development, during which the group is fully functional and the adjourning stage is the final stage in group development for temporary groups, characterized by concern with wrapping up activities rather than task performance. 4. Gender differences are sometimes a barrier to effective communications. Men tend to use talk to emphasize status, whereas women tend to use it to create communications. The women speak and hear a language of connection and intimacy; men speak and hear a language of status, power and...
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