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Versatile Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators Enabled by Fiber‐Polymer Composite Fabrication

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports composite Pneumatic Twisted Coiled Actuators with embedded Kevlar fibers that convert pneumatic or hydraulic pressure into powerful linear motion. A novel precise manufacturing technique is used to systematically explore how design variables influence actuator mechanics and dynamics.
William J. Townsend, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Yichao Shi, Sameh Tawfick, James H. Pikul   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Index Based Techno-Economic Assessment of FACTS Devices Installed With Wind Farms

IEEE Access
With the rising demand for electricity and limited fossil fuel reserves, wind energy conversion systems are nowadays considered a pivotal and indispensable resource within the realm of alternative power generation. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
Bassem K. Kamel, Mahmoud A. Attia, Mostafa F. Shaaban, Walid A. Omran   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Photoalignment to Structured Light: Liquid Crystal Platforms for Beam Shaping and Complex Wavefronts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photoaligned and photopatterned liquid crystal platforms provide programmable control of optical phase, polarization, and spin‐orbit interactions, enabling compact generation of structured light and complex wavefronts. This review highlights how tailored molecular orientations transform simple beams into designed optical fields, opening versatile ...
Le Zhou, Tingjun Zhong, Sijie Liu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Ke Xu, Yuzhen Zhao, Kristiaan Neyts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal location of FACTS devices with EVCS in power system network using PSO

e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
The appeal of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is steadily growing, driven by the numerous advantages they offer to both owners and the environment. However, this surge in EV adoption places an increasing demand on the power system network for electric charging ...
Kirti Pal, Kanika Verma, Rupika Gandotra
doaj   +1 more source

Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
wiley   +1 more source

A review of FACTS device implementation in power systems using optimization techniques

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science
In electrical power systems, FACTS devices effectively control power flow and change bus voltages, leading to lower system losses and excellent system stability.
Muddu Chethan, Ravi Kuppan
doaj   +1 more source

A novel optimal allocation of STATCOM to enhance voltage stability in power networks

Ain Shams Engineering Journal
Utilizing a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) in the electrical power grid greatly improves the grid's voltage profile by enhancing voltage stability.
Bilal H. Al-Majali, Ahmed F. Zobaa
doaj   +1 more source

Electrostatically‐Stabilized PEG‐Free Lipid Nanoparticles for Systemic Nucleic Acid Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work describes non‐PEGylated layered lipid nanoparticles (nonPEG LLNPs), a gene delivery platform that improves upon standard PEGylated LNPs via electrostatic adsorption of charged polymers. nonPEG LLNPs maintain colloidal stability under biological stresses, enhance circulation time, and mitigate accelerated blood clearance and hepatic ...
Namita Nabar, Deeksha Kumaresh, Eduardo Nombera Bueno, Mae Pryor, Paula T. Hammond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

FACTS Devices Allocation to Congestion Alleviation Incorporating Voltage Dependence of Loads

Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008
This paper presents a novel optimization based methodology to allocate Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices in an attempt to improve the previously mentioned researches in this field.
M. Gitizadeh, M. Kalantar
doaj  

Stacking Fault Complexions in AgSbTe2 Thermoelectrics With Enhanced Electrical Conductivity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Atomic‐scale characterization resolves stacking fault complexion in AgSbTe2, showing Te and Sb segregation along with lattice dilation. Their enhanced effects on phonon scattering are modeled analytically. Although most defects also impede electron transport, local four‐point‐probe measurements reveal higher electrical conductivity at stacking fault ...
Lamya Abdellaoui, Hanna Bishara, Eleonora Isotta, Cynthia Rodenkirchen, Sergei Grazhdannikov, Yuan Yu, Ruben Bueno‐Villoro, Chanwon Jung, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Baptiste Gault, Yaron Amouyal, Oana Cojocaru‐Mirédin, Christina Scheu, Siyuan Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source