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Investigation into Multi-Layer Fractional-Slot Concentrated Windings with Unconventional Slot-Pole Combinations
Full text linkFractional-slot concentrated windings (FSCWs) are an attractive option for the design of synchronous permanent-magnet machines. It is commonly assumed in the existing literature that a symmetrical three-phase FSCW is feasible only on a condition that the number of slots Z is an integer multiple of three times the maximum common divisor between Z and the number of pole pairs p. Slot-pole combinations satisfying this rule can be defined conventionally, the others unconventionally. In contrast to the common belief, this paper shows that, using a multi-layer arrangement, it is possible to synthetize a symmetrical FSCW having unconventional slot-pole combinations. A general design methodology for this purpose is presented and validated by finite element analysis. The pros and contras of FSCWs with unconventional slot-pole combinations are examined. Finally, the application of an unconventional FSCW to a shipboard surface permanent-magnet machine prototype is presented to illustrate the possible practical convenience of this kind of winding and tests on the prototype are reported for experimental validation
CA2+ dynamics in auditory and vestibular hair cells: Monte carlo simulations and experimental results
No full textWe developed a simulation code in the Matlab environment for the study, using the Monte Carlo method, of cellular phenomena involving diffusion, buffering, extrusion and release of Ca2+. In particular we simulated the entry of Ca2+ at individual presynaptic active zones (hotspots) of auditory and vestibular hair cells, where Ca2+ plays a fundamental role in the transduction of mechanical stimuli, due to sound or acceleration, into electrical signals to be sent to the brain. The realistic reconstruction, in three dimensions, of the cellular boundaries and the derivation of the virtual fluorescence ratio ?F/F0 (equivalent to the one computed from fluorescence microscopy experiments) allowed us (i) to directly compare simulations to experimental data, (ii) to supply an estimate of the equivalent concentration of Ca2+ reactants (buffers) and (iii) to show how the mass action law hypothesis brakes down because of the local non equilibrium of the system
On the analytical determination of the complex relative permeance function for slotted electrical machines
No full textThe complex relative permeance function is a suitable tool to predict the air gap magnetic field in slotted stator electrical machines. In the literature, the complex permeance function is usually identified by means of numerical techniques based on complex approaches such as conformal mapping or subdomain method. In this paper, an alternative approach is proposed. This method is based on solving the magnetostatic Laplace equation over a portion of the slotted air gap by imposing appropriate boundary conditions in the slot opening region. Such boundary condition tries to represent the theoretical trend of the magnetic field divergence near the corner-shaped ferromagnetic regions. The Carter theory for the slot fringing effect is also used. A fully analytical formulation for the complex relative permeance function is obtained, and its accuracy is assessed by comparison with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
FEA-Assisted steady-state modelling of a spoke type IPM machine with enhanced flux weakening capability
Full text linkInterior permanent magnet (IPM) machines with spoke-type design are possible candidates for various applications, including vehicle traction. One of their drawback is the high demagnetizing current required in the flux weakening region to let the motor achieve high speeds. This problem can be mitigated by equipping the motor with a mechanical devices consisting of mobile rotor yokes. These move radially by centrifugal force so as to reduce the air-gap flux at high speed with no need for demagnetizing current injection. This paper addresses the problem of modeling such IPM motor to study its steady-state behavior under different operating conditions, both in the full-flux and in the flux-weakening region of the speed range. The approach uses a limited set of non-linear finite element analysis to characterize the dependency of motor flux linkages on the stator currents and rotor position. Interpolating functions are then obtained to mathematically capture this dependency and plug it into the steady-state electromechanical equations of the motor. The effectiveness and accuracy of the method are assessed through on-load measurements taken on the modelled motor both in low and high speed operation
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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