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Research paper thumbnail of An Approach to the Conversion of the Power Generated by an Offshore Wind Power Farm Connected into Seawave Power Generator

The Open Renewable Energy Journal, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A photovoltaic charging system of an electrically assisted tricycle for touristic purposes

AEIT Annual Conference 2013, 2013

ABSTRACT In this paper the design, realization and testing of a photovoltaic charging system suit... more ABSTRACT In this paper the design, realization and testing of a photovoltaic charging system suitable for the management of an electrically power assisted tricycle are described. This vehicle uses a photovoltaic module as a source of electric energy for the battery recharging. In this work, an overview on the needs of sustainable mobility and on the commercial electrically power assisted velocipedes is presented. The electrical rickshaw prototype, developed in the SDELab laboratory of the University of Palermo, is presented in detail, underlining the design, implementation and developing phases of the photovoltaic charging system assembled on the velocipede. Moreover, tests oriented on the setting up of the whole system and validation tests on the prototype are described, with the aim of determining the growing up of performances. Particular attention is dedicated to the vehicle autonomy, by using the management system here proposed. The results show how is possible to reach an increase of the 30% of the electrical rickshaw autonomy by using the management system conceived by the Authors. Furthermore, these tests are carried out in order to demonstrate that the electrical rickshaw vehicle supported by the PV charging system could be targeted for touristic purposes.

Research paper thumbnail of Electrical Power from seawave energy

Research paper thumbnail of Design and numerical simulation of a magnetostrictive electric power generator

Research paper thumbnail of Hydrogen from the sea: The challenge of the future. Present and future developments

OCEANS 2014 - TAIPEI, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of the Potential Energy from Wave Motion on the Sicilian coast

ABSTRACT The purpose of this articles is quantitatively evaluate the wave climate variations of t... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this articles is quantitatively evaluate the wave climate variations of the northern Sicilian coasts. In particular, the objective of the study is Castellammare del Golfo, a marine site between Trapani and Palermo. In particular in this research, the wave energy of the Sicily has been studied by an analysis of wave data carried out in a 10- year period, using the measurements of buoyant of RON. The northwestern and southern coasts of Sicily have a lower potential with average wave power ranging between 2.5 and 6.5 kW/m.

Research paper thumbnail of Design and Test of a Thermomagnetic Motor Using a Gadolinium Rotor

ABSTRACT This paper presents a Thermomagnetic Motor, whose design of the motor is based on a ther... more ABSTRACT This paper presents a Thermomagnetic Motor, whose design of the motor is based on a thermal-magnetic coupled dynamic model, which models its magnetic as well thermal properties (magnetic permeability and thermal conductivity). The thermal processes are supposed to be influenced by the thermal conductivity, the convection and the advection. An analytical expression of the generated torque, which links this quantity to the magnetic, thermal and geometrical parameters of the generated torque is given. A design of a machine, based on this theory is proposed and the related performances are numerically simulated. An experimental verification of the performances is reported.

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamic Preisach Hysteresis Model for Magnetostrictive Materials for Energy Application

ABSTRACT In this paper the magnetostrictive material considered is Terfenol-D. Its hysteresis is ... more ABSTRACT In this paper the magnetostrictive material considered is Terfenol-D. Its hysteresis is modeled by applying the DPM whose identification procedure is performed by using a neural network procedure previously publised [. The neural network used is a multiplayer perceptron trained with the Levenberg-Marquadt training algorithm. This allows to obtain the Preisach distribution function, without any special conditioning of the measured data, owing to the filtering capabilities of the neural network interpolators. The model is able to reconstruct both the magnetization relation and the Field-strain relation. The model is validated through comparison and prediction of data collected from a typical Terfenol-D transducer.

Research paper thumbnail of Design of Bilateral Switched Reluctance Linear Generator to Convert Wave Energy: Case Study in Sicily

Advanced Materials Research, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Design and experimental test of a thermomagnetic motor

Research paper thumbnail of A Case Study to the Evaluation of Global Environmental Quality, Concerning Thermal, Acoustic and Atmospheric Conditions of Urban Areas

Advanced Materials Research, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Experimental results of a low cost weather buoy

Research paper thumbnail of A Case Study to evaluate the indoor global quality

Research paper thumbnail of Experimental Evidence on the Thermal Performance of Opaque Surfaces in Mediterranean Climate

Research paper thumbnail of A procedure to evaluate the indoor global quality by a sub objective-objective procedure

Research paper thumbnail of Energy and economic comparison of different conditioning system among traditional and eco-sustainable building

Research paper thumbnail of Design and performance of a high temperature superconducting axial flux generator

ABSTRACT In this paper, a high temperature axial flux (HTSAF) generator is presented. In this gen... more ABSTRACT In this paper, a high temperature axial flux (HTSAF) generator is presented. In this generator the excitation of the generator is obtained by using some high temperature superconducting magnets. In order to reduce the negative effects of vibrations, the excitation is located on the stationary part of the generator. Starting, running and endurance tests of the machine are presented.

Research paper thumbnail of The Jiles Atherton Model for Description Of Hysteresis in Lithium Battery

Research paper thumbnail of Description of hysteresis in Lithium battery by classical Preisach model

ABSTRACT In this paper Preisach Model is applied to obtain a mathematical model of the hysteresis... more ABSTRACT In this paper Preisach Model is applied to obtain a mathematical model of the hysteresis in lithium battery. Preisach Model allows to describe the hysteresis of charging and discharging cycles in a lithium battery. The identification of the model is obtained by using a neural network technique developed for magnetic systems. The model is verified on some experimental tests on commercial batteries.

Research paper thumbnail of Efficiency Enhancement of Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives by Online Loss Minimization Approaches

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2005

In this paper, a new loss minimization control algorithm for inverter-fed permanent-magnet synchr... more In this paper, a new loss minimization control algorithm for inverter-fed permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs), which allows for the reduction of the power losses of the electric drive without penalty on its dynamic performance, is analyzed, experimentally realized, and validated. In particular, after a brief recounting of two loss minimization control strategies, namely, the “search control” and the “loss-model control,”

Research paper thumbnail of An Approach to the Conversion of the Power Generated by an Offshore Wind Power Farm Connected into Seawave Power Generator

The Open Renewable Energy Journal, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of A photovoltaic charging system of an electrically assisted tricycle for touristic purposes

AEIT Annual Conference 2013, 2013

ABSTRACT In this paper the design, realization and testing of a photovoltaic charging system suit... more ABSTRACT In this paper the design, realization and testing of a photovoltaic charging system suitable for the management of an electrically power assisted tricycle are described. This vehicle uses a photovoltaic module as a source of electric energy for the battery recharging. In this work, an overview on the needs of sustainable mobility and on the commercial electrically power assisted velocipedes is presented. The electrical rickshaw prototype, developed in the SDELab laboratory of the University of Palermo, is presented in detail, underlining the design, implementation and developing phases of the photovoltaic charging system assembled on the velocipede. Moreover, tests oriented on the setting up of the whole system and validation tests on the prototype are described, with the aim of determining the growing up of performances. Particular attention is dedicated to the vehicle autonomy, by using the management system here proposed. The results show how is possible to reach an increase of the 30% of the electrical rickshaw autonomy by using the management system conceived by the Authors. Furthermore, these tests are carried out in order to demonstrate that the electrical rickshaw vehicle supported by the PV charging system could be targeted for touristic purposes.

Research paper thumbnail of Electrical Power from seawave energy

Research paper thumbnail of Design and numerical simulation of a magnetostrictive electric power generator

Research paper thumbnail of Hydrogen from the sea: The challenge of the future. Present and future developments

OCEANS 2014 - TAIPEI, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of the Potential Energy from Wave Motion on the Sicilian coast

ABSTRACT The purpose of this articles is quantitatively evaluate the wave climate variations of t... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this articles is quantitatively evaluate the wave climate variations of the northern Sicilian coasts. In particular, the objective of the study is Castellammare del Golfo, a marine site between Trapani and Palermo. In particular in this research, the wave energy of the Sicily has been studied by an analysis of wave data carried out in a 10- year period, using the measurements of buoyant of RON. The northwestern and southern coasts of Sicily have a lower potential with average wave power ranging between 2.5 and 6.5 kW/m.

Research paper thumbnail of Design and Test of a Thermomagnetic Motor Using a Gadolinium Rotor

ABSTRACT This paper presents a Thermomagnetic Motor, whose design of the motor is based on a ther... more ABSTRACT This paper presents a Thermomagnetic Motor, whose design of the motor is based on a thermal-magnetic coupled dynamic model, which models its magnetic as well thermal properties (magnetic permeability and thermal conductivity). The thermal processes are supposed to be influenced by the thermal conductivity, the convection and the advection. An analytical expression of the generated torque, which links this quantity to the magnetic, thermal and geometrical parameters of the generated torque is given. A design of a machine, based on this theory is proposed and the related performances are numerically simulated. An experimental verification of the performances is reported.

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamic Preisach Hysteresis Model for Magnetostrictive Materials for Energy Application

ABSTRACT In this paper the magnetostrictive material considered is Terfenol-D. Its hysteresis is ... more ABSTRACT In this paper the magnetostrictive material considered is Terfenol-D. Its hysteresis is modeled by applying the DPM whose identification procedure is performed by using a neural network procedure previously publised [. The neural network used is a multiplayer perceptron trained with the Levenberg-Marquadt training algorithm. This allows to obtain the Preisach distribution function, without any special conditioning of the measured data, owing to the filtering capabilities of the neural network interpolators. The model is able to reconstruct both the magnetization relation and the Field-strain relation. The model is validated through comparison and prediction of data collected from a typical Terfenol-D transducer.

Research paper thumbnail of Design of Bilateral Switched Reluctance Linear Generator to Convert Wave Energy: Case Study in Sicily

Advanced Materials Research, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Design and experimental test of a thermomagnetic motor

Research paper thumbnail of A Case Study to the Evaluation of Global Environmental Quality, Concerning Thermal, Acoustic and Atmospheric Conditions of Urban Areas

Advanced Materials Research, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Experimental results of a low cost weather buoy

Research paper thumbnail of A Case Study to evaluate the indoor global quality

Research paper thumbnail of Experimental Evidence on the Thermal Performance of Opaque Surfaces in Mediterranean Climate

Research paper thumbnail of A procedure to evaluate the indoor global quality by a sub objective-objective procedure

Research paper thumbnail of Energy and economic comparison of different conditioning system among traditional and eco-sustainable building

Research paper thumbnail of Design and performance of a high temperature superconducting axial flux generator

ABSTRACT In this paper, a high temperature axial flux (HTSAF) generator is presented. In this gen... more ABSTRACT In this paper, a high temperature axial flux (HTSAF) generator is presented. In this generator the excitation of the generator is obtained by using some high temperature superconducting magnets. In order to reduce the negative effects of vibrations, the excitation is located on the stationary part of the generator. Starting, running and endurance tests of the machine are presented.

Research paper thumbnail of The Jiles Atherton Model for Description Of Hysteresis in Lithium Battery

Research paper thumbnail of Description of hysteresis in Lithium battery by classical Preisach model

ABSTRACT In this paper Preisach Model is applied to obtain a mathematical model of the hysteresis... more ABSTRACT In this paper Preisach Model is applied to obtain a mathematical model of the hysteresis in lithium battery. Preisach Model allows to describe the hysteresis of charging and discharging cycles in a lithium battery. The identification of the model is obtained by using a neural network technique developed for magnetic systems. The model is verified on some experimental tests on commercial batteries.

Research paper thumbnail of Efficiency Enhancement of Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives by Online Loss Minimization Approaches

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2005

In this paper, a new loss minimization control algorithm for inverter-fed permanent-magnet synchr... more In this paper, a new loss minimization control algorithm for inverter-fed permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs), which allows for the reduction of the power losses of the electric drive without penalty on its dynamic performance, is analyzed, experimentally realized, and validated. In particular, after a brief recounting of two loss minimization control strategies, namely, the “search control” and the “loss-model control,”