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In the time of increased awareness about the environment problems by the public opinion and also intensive international efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, as well increase of the generation of electrical energy to facilitate industrial growth, the conference offers broad contribution towards achieving the goals of diversification and sustainable development.
Focus of the student conference is to promote the discussion of views from scientists and students from Wroclaw University of Technology, Technical University of Ostrava and Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus.
The conference offers prominent academics and industrial practitioners from all over the world the forum for discussion about the future of electrical energy and environmental issues and presents a base for identifying directions for continuation of research.
In the time of increased awareness about the environment problems by the public opinion and also intensive international efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, as well increase of the generation of electrical energy to facilitate industrial growth, the conference offers broad contribution towards achieving the goals of diversification and sustainable development.
Focus of the student conference is to promote the discussion of views from scientists and students from Wroclaw University of Technology, Technical University of Ostrava and Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus.
The conference offers prominent academics and industrial practitioners from all over the world the forum for discussion about the future of electrical energy and environmental issues and presents a base for identifying directions for continuation of research.
The search for textual information, e.g., in the form of webpages, is a typical task in modern business and private life. From a user's point of view, the commonly used systems have matured and established common interaction design patterns such as the textual input box that starts virtually every directed search process.
In comparison, the search for multimedia documents (e.g., images or videos) is still in its early years. In other words, a pre-dominant search strategy has not yet evolved. That is, directed and exploratory search approaches fight for user acceptance.
One further discriminative factor of multimedia information retrieval (MMIR) from traditional text-based information retrieval (IR) is that multimedia documents are not necessarily stored with the help of the same data access paradigm.
From a technical point of view, the use of different data access paradigms complicates the retrieval from such collections because the utilized retrieval model has to support these paradigms.
As a consequence, the main challenges in MMIR - the retrieval engine and the user interaction -- have to be addressed in a holistic way. A holistic theoretic perspective on MMIR/IR research is taken by principle of polyrepresentation (PoP), which forms one half of the theoretic background of this dissertation aiming at the development of a preference-based approach to interactive MMIR. Roughly speaking, the PoP theorizes that representations describing a document are based on various cognitive processes dealing with it, e.g., a title, its color or shape features, its creator, or its date of creation. This multitude of representations can be fused to form a conjunctive cognitive overlap (CO) in which highly relevant documents are likely to be contained. This explicit recommendation discriminates the PoP from typical feature fusion approaches often used in MMIR.
However, the PoP does not answer how a retrieval model has to be implemented in a technical sense which is of interest in the field of computer science. One possibility to implement the PoP are quantum mechanics-inspired IR models such as the commuting quantum query language (CQQL) which is used in this thesis.
CQQL is particularly interesting because it integrates data access paradigms used in the fields of DB and IR. In order to respect the dynamic nature of the search process and information need (IN), CQQL allows the personalization of retrieval results using a preference-based relevance feedback (RF) approach called PrefCQQL, which relies on machine-based learning.
Unique features of the PrefCQQL approach range from the support of negative query-by-example (QBE) documents at query formulation time as well as during the interactive retrieval process to the formulation of weak preferences between result documents to express gradual levels of relevance. In addition, inductive preferences can be used from query formulation time onward to learn new CQQL queries.
In order to evaluate the presented polyrepresentative PrefCQQL approach, two kinds of experiments are conducted: a Cranfield-inspired evaluation of CQQL/PrefCQQL's retrieval effectiveness, which is extended by the utilization of user simulations to better fit the requirements of the evaluation of an adaptive IR system, and a usability study that examines three alternative MMIR system UI prototypes. In order to increase the reproducibility and confirmability of the experiments, the source code to all used programs is made available as a supplement to this dissertation.
The mentioned experiments aim at answering two central questions: first, whether the hypotheses of the PoP can be verified in MMIR, and second, whether a usable interactive MMIR system can be built on the basis of the PoP and PrefCQQL?
To answer the first question, different matching functions that partly follow the recommendations of the PoP are evaluated with six different test collections in both an non-interactive and interactive QBE scenario. The results of this experiment are ambivalent.
In non-interactive MMIR, the experimental data does not provide sufficient justification for the statement that PoP-based matching functions will always surpass single features or other matching functions. For instance, the arithmetic mean, which calculates the average similarity between a query's representations and the documents' representations in the collection, surpasses the conjunction and hence the CO of multiple representations in terms of retrieval effectiveness. Nevertheless, the matching function following the PoP is effectiveness stabler than the best performing single representations per collection. Hence, the CO's retrieval performance is more reliable than the usage of single representations.
In contrast, the predictions of the PoP can be verified in the investigated PrefCQQL-based interactive MMIR scenario. However, it is important to note that also the number of available representations has an impact on the retrieval outcome. That is, if too few representations are present in a matching function, the corresponding IN model in PrefCQQL obviously becomes subject to underfitting eventually lowering its retrieval effectiveness. Unfortunately, when the point of sufficient representations to support PrefCQQL is reached could not be revealed in this dissertation.
The second question is answered with the help of a prototypical MMIR system: the Pythia system, which serves both as proof of concept of the CQQL and the PrefCQQL approach. Furthermore, the system supports different information seeking strategies and a seamless transition between them in order to support users with different kinds of IN.
In this paper, through a literature review, I clarify the meaning of public space and reflect on theoretical approaches to and methods of assessing the ability of historic public spaces to enhance social sustainability. I explain how the definition of public space and approaches to urban planning share concepts with social sustainability.
Finally, reflecting on examples of empirical research that attempt to
link physical and social components of public spaces, I point out the
methodological strengths and weaknesses in the field.
A Simulation analysis to improve the dielectric strength inside High Voltage Vacuum Interrupters
(2015)
Vacuum circuit breakers are expected to be one of the possible alternatives for SF6 circuit breakers in transmission voltages up to 230kV because of the excellent insulation as well as environmental friendly characteristics of vacuum. But for higher voltages, maintaining the electrical insulation inside and outside the interrupter tube is very important and becoming a challenge for the design engineers. Normally a vacuum interrupter consists of metal shields sandwiched between the ceramic insulator blocks inside the tube. The primary purpose of these metal shields is to protect the insulator walls by avoiding metal vapor deposition during the arcing process. On the other hand, these metal shields also influence the electric field distribution inside the interrupter tube. The presence of the metal shields may reduce the dielectric strength of the interrupter tube if proper measures are not taken.
This research is devoted to provide the information about the possible areas inside and outside the interrupter tube that are considered as critical in terms of dielectric strength because of the presence of metal shields. Possible solutions are also given in this thesis to overcome the high field stress in these critical areas with the help of 2D simulations that are simulated in ANSYS Maxwell.
The critical areas and their respective solutions presented in this work are (1) unidentified edges outside the interrupter tube which are formed by the metal shields that are inserted between the ceramic blocks. These edges, at high field stress, may act as a source of discharges between the interrupter tube and the outer insulator. This problem can be reduced by the combination of using a pressurized insulating gas (which is in this case N2) between interrupter tube and outer insulator and by extending the unidentified edges and covering them with field grading rings which are conductive in nature. (2) Triple junctions (Vacuum-Ceramic-Metal shield) are the sources of high field stress inside the interrupter tube and are considered as a primary source of Secondary Electron Emission Avalanche that takes place on the (3) ceramic surface. The triple junction emissions can be avoided by properly designing the insulator geometry at point of contact with the metal shield. In addition, inserting metal parts of certain depth at the both ends of the ceramic insulators can also reduce the field stress at the triple junctions and avoid surface flashovers on the ceramic surface. (4) The gap between the metal shield and the contact rod is also considered to be a critical area which can be highly stressed (field) if the geometry of metal shield curvature is not properly designed. Various metal shield curvatures are proposed and simulated and an optimum geometry is suggested that reduces the electric field stress between the metal shield and contact rod. Using this optimized metal shield curvature, the diameter of the interrupter tube can be reduced considerably which in turn reduces the size of the interrupter tube.
The state of the art in aero engine design and analysis methods is based on mature computer programs, which have been developed during several decades. The classical approach to the preliminary design phase of engine subsystems is to split the complex engineering process into disciplines and subtasks. Different experts manage the time-consuming modelling work. Due to the increasing demand for higher aero engine performance and design cycle time reduction, process integration, accuracy and agility have become key assets of the engineering work-flow.
The intention of this work is to show how multi-disciplinary integration, work-flow automation and CFD-enhanced thermal modelling methods can be used efficiently to support the aero engine preliminary design phase, with focus on the high pressure turbine subsystem. A Java based common design environment for the engine secondary air system, rotors and thermal design disciplines has been developed. This design environment enables the automatic generation of CAD, flow network and thermal models.
The improvements in terms of process agility and model prediction accuracy are demonstrated with the application of the implemented process to a reference high pressure turbine subsystem. For validation purposes, the preliminary design definition of the reference turbine case is reproduced. The automatically generated secondary air system and thermal models can replicate the same level of detail as the previous manual approach. It was found that the CFD-enhanced thermal model improves the prediction accuracy in the preliminary design stage, when no engine test data is available.
The continual optimization process for more efficiency of industrial flows has raised the need for providing deeper understanding of turbulence. These details can be provided by direct numerical simulation (DNS), which is impossible for most flows with current computers. Therefore, progress in optimizing Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and large eddy simulation (LES) modeling strategies will need to continue. Another ansatz is the reduction to 2D or 1D models to reduce the numerical cost.
One dimensional turbulence (ODT) as presented by A. R. Kerstein is a new modeling strategy that reduces the 3D simulation to a 1D line of sight through the flow region. Due to the higher resolution afforded by the 1D model, it is possible to simulate even the smallest scales and to provide insight into turbulence statistics.
To assess the advantages and disadvantages of the model, ODT has to be validated against several flows. Within this thesis, ODT is validated against the channel flow, the passive scalar transport and the channel flow with a fluctuating pressure gradient. These flows are simplified test cases for the phenomena present in single-phase industrial flows. ODT produces meaningful results for friction Reynolds numbers up to Reτ = 6·10⁵ and for Prandtl numbers from Pr = 0.025 to 50. Statistics of the wall shear stress are presented and the influence of pressure fluctuations is discussed.
Based on these channel results, the non-breaking and breaking jet are simulated. While the former is a simplified case of a free-surface flow, the latter is of primary interest for spray formation and fuel injection. Detailed statistics of the TKE budgets and the breakup are presented. As the last case, the cloud top of a stratocumulus-topped boundary layer (STBL) was simulated. The case combines the interaction of an active and a passive scalar. It further combines the simulation of a stable and an unstable stratified region that suppresses and enhances turbulence respectively. The simulations reproduce the entrainment velocity and generate comparable mean and flux profiles compared to DNSs.
With the recent developments in electrical transmission system, HVDC transmission for long distances has become feasible. With this development, many insulators are being used in HVDC system. Different kinds of insulators are situated at different places (example: desert, near to sea, agriculture area, etc.) so they will get expose to different types of pollution. Pollution affects the behavior of insulation in terms of breakdown and withstand capability. The application experience of insulators under HVDC conditions is limited. There is a necessity to understand the flashover performance and to recognize key parameters in the design and dimensioning of insulators used under HVDC conditions. This dissertation presents the difference between the analysis of partial breakdowns at AC and DC.
The dissertation explains the behavior of a water drop on insulator shed surface energized with DC. It deals with the moving water drop and hanging drop at the edge of the shed.
There are many situations where insulator structure should be in parallel. For example, the structure of insulators in vertical disconnector equipment often is parallel. If insulators are arranged in parallel, then the behavior of the electric field is totally different. It is important to know the behavior of these insulators used in HVDC system. This report also explains the pollution and non-pollution behavior of parallel insulators energized with DC.
The results can be a source of information to optimize the design and dimensioning of HVDC insulators, especially in pollution conditions.
Comparative STM-based study of thermal evolution of Co and Ni germanide nanostructures on Ge(001)
(2015)
Since 1947, when Bardeen and Brattain initiated the era of microelectronics by constructing the first Germanium (Ge) transistor, semiconductors have become the main material platform for advanced integrated circuit (IC) technologies. Later on, given in particular the electrical stability of its native oxide, IC technology shifted from Ge to Silicon (Si) substrates and the dominance of Si-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) microelectronics is today unquestionable. However, as the semiconductor industry is approaching the limits of traditional Si CMOS scaling, the integration of new materials into Si micro- and nano-electronics is required to extend the performance and functionality of future CMOS-based IC technologies.
Recently, Ge due to its superior optoelectronic properties and compatibility with conventional Si CMOS technology has re-emerged as an alternative semiconductor material on the mainstream Si technology platform. Many of the Ge integration challenges, such as e.g. doping, epitaxial quality etc., have been recently solved or minimized to an acceptable level. However, the fabrication of low resistance, thermally stable metal/Ge contacts is still one of the main barriers towards the full use of the potential offered by Ge. In particular, the formation of ohmic contacts is relevant for applications where high current densities are of importance (i.p. Ge p-MOSFET and Ge laser applications). Consequently, intensive investigations of metal/Ge contacts are imperative for future applications of Ge.
Various metal/Ge contact systems were studied and demonstrated good thermal stability and promising electrical properties. However, given their widespread use in Si CMOS technologies in form of their respective silicides, Co- and Ni-germanides seem to be an obvious choice for electrical contacts in Ge-based devices. Both metal/Ge systems exhibit a complex bulk phase diagrams with a wide range of different physical properties. It is generally acknowledged that the stoichiometric CoGe2 and NiGe phases are best suited for ohmic metal contact formation, mainly due to their low resistivity. It is worth noting that the bulk phase diagram is limited in its use for nanoscience due to an increased surface/volume ratio as well as by the strong nanostructure/substrate interface influence.
This PhD thesis sheds light on the formation process at the atomic level of Co and Ni germanide nanostructures on clean, reconstructed Ge(001) substrates. The main part of the presented research is based on in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) studies on the influence of subsequent, post-evaporation annealings at various temperatures in order to follow and investigate on the nano-scale the structural evolution of a few monolayers of Co and Ni metal (deposited at RT and in UHV conditions) on an atomically clean, reconstructed Ge(001) surface. Furthermore, additional techniques like LEED, (S)TEM-EDX and XPS were used to corroborate and complement the STM derived insights.
It was demonstrated that - for both investigated systems - room temperature deposition of a few metal monolayers on clean Ge(001) results in a Volmer Weber growth mode. Starting with annealing treatments at relatively low temperature ranges, the formation of a continuous MetalxGey wetting layer from as-deposited 3D metal clusters on Ge(001) was detected. It should be noted that a very flat wetting layer was observed for the Co/Ge(001) system, which is different for the Ni/Ge(001) system where inhomogeneous terraced domains were formed. Finally, the 2D wetting layer gradually evolves with increasing temperature into well-ordered 3D MetalxGey nanostructures, surrounded by clean, reconstructed Ge(001). Analysis of these Co and Ni germanide nanostructures shows that the growth mechanism is different: in particular the Ni/Ge system is more reactive by means of Ni bulk diffusion and results in 3D Ni germanide nanostructures which show a strong tendency to be embedded into the Ge(001) substrate. In contrast, Co germanide nanostructures are situated initially on top of the Ge(001) substrate due to the fact that Ge diffusion dominates in the low temperature range. Only at higher annealing temperatures, Co diffusion into the bulk occurs and Co germanide nanostructures penetrate into the Ge substrate. For the Co- as well as Ni-Germanide system, the nanostructures undergo Ostwald ripening phenomena in the high temperature range. The present PhD thesis thus allows to understand on the nano-scale the main growth and reaction mechanisms of the Walser and Benè rule set up about 40 years ago to describe metal/semiconductor interface reaction on the macro-scale.
This PhD project started from one basic question: whether vacuum technology can be applied to 145kV electrical power system networks as a potential substitution to SF6 technology which has been utilised for decades of practice, due to environment and economic concerns. Possible threats and challenges, which might cause problems for the proposed replacement, are identified mainly in three areas: (1) small inductive current switching, (2) capacitive load current switching and (3) short-line fault switching. Three circuit-breaker programming models, therefore, have been developed based on statistic data provided by breaker manufactures: (1) a maximum di/dt fixed model which has been utilised for small inductive current switching tests and capacitive load current de-energising tests; (2) a dynamic di/dt model adopting from Mayr’s classic arc model for SF6 circuit-breakers which has been utilised for short-line fault tests; and (3) a current making model for capacitive load current energising tests. In a general conclusion, vacuum technology shows its superiority in most of the switching duties although in some rare cases, SF6 technology still stands a chance to break it even. But if we take the environment and economic factors into consideration, vacuum is definitely worth investigating in the future market.