STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA FOR EUROPE’S ELECTRICITY NETWORKS OF THE FUTURE

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Bamberger, Yves; Baptista, João; Botting, Duncan

The first milestone towards the establishment of a common strategy for the development of Europe’s electricity networks was set in April 2006 when the paper ‘Vision and Strategy for Europe’s Electricity Networks of the Future’1 was published. In this Vision, future electricity markets and networks...

Incorporating network effects in a competitive electricity industry. An Australian perspective

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Outhred, H.; Kaye, J.

1996-01-01

The role of an electricity network in a competitive electricity industry is reviewed, the nation's experience with transmission pricing is discussed, and a 'Nodal Auction Model' for incorporating network effects in a competitive electricity industry is proposed. The model uses a computer-based auction procedure to address both the spatial issues associated with an electricity network and the temporal issues associated with operation scheduling. The objective is to provide a market framework that addresses both network effects and operation scheduling in a coordinated implementation of spot pricing theory. 12 refs

Network governance in electricity distribution: Public utility or commodity

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Kuenneke, Rolf; Fens, Theo

2005-01-01

This paper addresses the question whether the operation and management of electricity distribution networks in a liberalized market environment evolves into a market driven commodity business or might be perceived as a genuine public utility task. A framework is developed to classify and compare different institutional arrangements according to the public utility model and the commodity model. These models are exemplified for the case of the Dutch electricity sector. It appears that the institutional organization of electricity distribution networks is at the crossroads of two very different institutional development paths. They develop towards commercial business if the system characteristics of the electricity sector remain basically unchanged to the traditional situation. If however innovative technological developments allow for a decentralization and decomposition of the electricity system, distribution networks might be operated as public utilities while other energy services are exploited commercially. (Author)

Market tools: the immaterial part of the electricity transmission network

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Maillard, Dominique

2014-01-01

The author first evokes the activities of RTE (Reseau de transport d'electricite - the French power transmission network) to improve the performance of its technical and industrial equipment (notably equipment evolution, maintenance policies) with, for example, the installation of a fibre optic network for network control automation, the development of software for a better exploitation and steering of electricity fluxes, notably the electricity produced by wind and photovoltaic power. He more particularly addresses the role of RTE in the construction of the electricity market. He outlines the role of the European electricity market in the economic optimization, the new approaches and tools for a higher flexibility of the electric system, the expertise of RTE, and the perspective of always more smart grids

Will electrical cyber-physical interdependent networks undergo first-order transition under random attacks?

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Ji, Xingpei; Wang, Bo; Liu, Dichen; Dong, Zhaoyang; Chen, Guo; Zhu, Zhenshan; Zhu, Xuedong; Wang, Xunting

2016-10-01

Whether the realistic electrical cyber-physical interdependent networks will undergo first-order transition under random failures still remains a question. To reflect the reality of Chinese electrical cyber-physical system, the "partial one-to-one correspondence" interdependent networks model is proposed and the connectivity vulnerabilities of three realistic electrical cyber-physical interdependent networks are analyzed. The simulation results show that due to the service demands of power system the topologies of power grid and its cyber network are highly inter-similar which can effectively avoid the first-order transition. By comparing the vulnerability curves between electrical cyber-physical interdependent networks and its single-layer network, we find that complex network theory is still useful in the vulnerability analysis of electrical cyber-physical interdependent networks.

¿OFRECEN CALIDAD LAS CONSULTORÍAS EN CALIDAD? /

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Marimon Viadiu, F.; Casadesús Fa, M; Heras Saizarbitoria, I.

2004-01-01

En este artículo analizamos la calidad del servicio ofertado por las empresas consultoras. Concretamente aquellas especializadas en la implantación de sistemas basados en normativa ISO 9000. Es un mercado que sigue creciendo en los últimos años por todo el planeta. El principal objetivo es analizar el beneficio aportado por estas consultarías, así como la relación entre estos beneficios y la percepción de calidad del servicio. Para ello se ha realizado un trabajo empírico sobre una muestra de...

Developing electricity distribution networks and their regulation to support sustainable energy

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Shaw, Rita; Attree, Mike; Jackson, Tim

2010-01-01

A more sustainable energy system will alter the current patterns of electricity demand and generation. This means technical, commercial and regulatory change for electricity network systems such as distribution networks. This paper traces the links in Great Britain between changes in energy policy since privatisation, changes in the objectives of the electricity regulator and changes in the objectives of the distribution networks and their owners, the distribution network operators (DNOs). The paper identifies tensions in regulatory policy and suggests reforms to the regulatory framework to support a lower-carbon future. DNOs are licensed regional infrastructure providers. In addition to their network services, the network companies can potentially deliver public policy objectives to facilitate heat infrastructure, energy-efficiency and distributed renewables. The paper identifies the potential benefits of a novel approach to facilitating renewable energy feed-in tariffs for electricity and heat, using DNOs.

Network Theory Integrated Life Cycle Assessment for an Electric Power System

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Heetae Kim

2015-08-01

Full Text Available In this study, we allocate Greenhouse gas (GHG emissions of electricity transmission to the consumers. As an allocation basis, we introduce energy distance. Energy distance takes the transmission load on the electricity energy system into account in addition to the amount of electricity consumption. As a case study, we estimate regional GHG emissions of electricity transmission loss in Chile. Life cycle assessment (LCA is used to estimate the total GHG emissions of the Chilean electric power system. The regional GHG emission of transmission loss is calculated from the total GHG emissions. We construct the network model of Chilean electric power grid as an undirected network with 466 nodes and 543 edges holding the topology of the power grid based on the statistical record. We analyze the total annual GHG emissions of the Chilean electricity energy system as 23.07 Mt CO2-eq. and 1.61 Mt CO2-eq. for the transmission loss, respectively. The total energy distance for the electricity transmission accounts for 12,842.10 TWh km based on network analysis. We argue that when the GHG emission of electricity transmission loss is estimated, the electricity transmission load should be separately considered. We propose network theory as a useful complement to LCA analysis for the complex allocation. Energy distance is especially useful on a very large-scale electric power grid such as an intercontinental transmission network.

Distributed control of deregulated electrical power networks

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Hermans, R.M.

2012-01-01

A prerequisite for reliable operation of electrical power networks is that supply and demand are balanced at all time, as efficient ways for storing large amounts of electrical energy are scarce. Balancing is challenging, however, due to the power system's dimensions and complexity, the low

Neural network based photovoltaic electrical forecasting in south Algeria

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Hamid Oudjana, S.; Hellal, A.; Hadj Mahammed, I

2014-01-01

Photovoltaic electrical forecasting is significance for the optimal operation and power predication of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plants, and it is important task in renewable energy electrical system planning and operating. This paper explores the application of neural networks (NN) to study the design of photovoltaic electrical forecasting systems for one week ahead using weather databases include the global irradiance, and temperature of Ghardaia city (south of Algeria) for one year of 2013 using a data acquisition system. Simulations were run and the results are discussed showing that neural networks Technique is capable to decrease the photovoltaic electrical forecasting error. (author)

Developing electricity distribution networks and their regulation to support sustainable energy

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Shaw, Rita; Attree, Mike [Electricity North West Ltd., 304 Bridgewater Place, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6XG (United Kingdom); Jackson, Tim [RESOLVE, Centre for Environmental Strategy D3, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH (United Kingdom)

2010-10-15

A more sustainable energy system will alter the current patterns of electricity demand and generation. This means technical, commercial and regulatory change for electricity network systems such as distribution networks. This paper traces the links in Great Britain between changes in energy policy since privatisation, changes in the objectives of the electricity regulator and changes in the objectives of the distribution networks and their owners, the distribution network operators (DNOs). The paper identifies tensions in regulatory policy and suggests reforms to the regulatory framework to support a lower-carbon future. DNOs are licensed regional infrastructure providers. In addition to their network services, the network companies can potentially deliver public policy objectives to facilitate heat infrastructure, energy-efficiency and distributed renewables. The paper identifies the potential benefits of a novel approach to facilitating renewable energy feed-in tariffs for electricity and heat, using DNOs. (author)

Introduction to neural networks with electric power applications

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Wildberger, A.M.; Hickok, K.A.

1990-01-01

This is an introduction to the general field of neural networks with emphasis on prospects for their application in the power industry. It is intended to provide enough background information for its audience to begin to follow technical developments in neural networks and to recognize those which might impact on electric power engineering. Beginning with a brief discussion of natural and artificial neurons, the characteristics of neural networks in general and how they learn, neural networks are compared with other modeling tools such as simulation and expert systems in order to provide guidance in selecting appropriate applications. In the power industry, possible applications include plant control, dispatching, and maintenance scheduling. In particular, neural networks are currently being investigated for enhancements to the Thermal Performance Advisor (TPA) which General Physics Corporation (GP) has developed to improve the efficiency of electric power generation

Modeling and prediction of Turkey's electricity consumption using Artificial Neural Networks

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Kavaklioglu, Kadir; Ozturk, Harun Kemal; Canyurt, Olcay Ersel; Ceylan, Halim

2009-01-01

Artificial Neural Networks are proposed to model and predict electricity consumption of Turkey. Multi layer perceptron with backpropagation training algorithm is used as the neural network topology. Tangent-sigmoid and pure-linear transfer functions are selected in the hidden and output layer processing elements, respectively. These input-output network models are a result of relationships that exist among electricity consumption and several other socioeconomic variables. Electricity consumption is modeled as a function of economic indicators such as population, gross national product, imports and exports. It is also modeled using export-import ratio and time input only. Performance comparison among different models is made based on absolute and percentage mean square error. Electricity consumption of Turkey is predicted until 2027 using data from 1975 to 2006 along with other economic indicators. The results show that electricity consumption can be modeled using Artificial Neural Networks, and the models can be used to predict future electricity consumption. (author)

Design of pressure-driven microfluidic networks using electric circuit analogy.

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Oh, Kwang W; Lee, Kangsun; Ahn, Byungwook; Furlani, Edward P

2012-02-07

This article reviews the application of electric circuit methods for the analysis of pressure-driven microfluidic networks with an emphasis on concentration- and flow-dependent systems. The application of circuit methods to microfluidics is based on the analogous behaviour of hydraulic and electric circuits with correlations of pressure to voltage, volumetric flow rate to current, and hydraulic to electric resistance. Circuit analysis enables rapid predictions of pressure-driven laminar flow in microchannels and is very useful for designing complex microfluidic networks in advance of fabrication. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the physics of pressure-driven laminar flow, the formal analogy between electric and hydraulic circuits, applications of circuit theory to microfluidic network-based devices, recent development and applications of concentration- and flow-dependent microfluidic networks, and promising future applications. The lab-on-a-chip (LOC) and microfluidics community will gain insightful ideas and practical design strategies for developing unique microfluidic network-based devices to address a broad range of biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other scientific and technical challenges.

Modeling and optimization of an electric power distribution network ...

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Modeling and optimization of an electric power distribution network planning system using ... of the network was modelled with non-linear mathematical expressions. ... given feasible locations, re-conductoring of existing feeders in the network, ...

Variaciones de voltaje: Mala calidad de la energía

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Norberto Rodríguez Barallobre

2011-02-01

Full Text Available Este es el primero de una serie de artículos encaminados a tratar la creciente problemática de la calidadde la energía en las instalaciones industriales debida al incremento del uso de la electrónica y suscomponentes contaminantes de la energía eléctrica entendida como el producto de la onda de corriente yla de voltaje. Además, se ofrece un procedimiento para estimar el costo de las pérdidas técnicas ytecnológicas por concepto de una mala calidad de la energía así como, algunas recomendaciones paramitigar estas pérdidas millonarias en el sector industrial.  This is a first of a series of papers toward to treat the power quality growing problematical in industrialinstallations networks, due to increasing use of electronic and its polluting components, learned as aproduct of the current and voltage wave, Also is offered a procedure to estimate the technical andtechnological losses cost due to the low quality energy, some recommendations to mitigate this millonairelosses in the industrial sector

Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks

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software tools to assess the impacts resulting from the electric vehicles deployment on the steady state and dynamic operation of electricity grids, identifies strategies to mitigate them and the possibility to support simultaneously large-scale integration of renewable energy sources. New business models......Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks provides coverage of the challenges and opportunities posed by the progressive integration of electric drive vehicles. Starting with a thorough overview of the current electric vehicle and battery state-of-the-art, this work describes dynamic...... and control management architectures, as well as the communication infrastructure required to integrate electric vehicles as active demand are presented. Finally, regulatory issues of integrating electric vehicles into modern power systems are addressed. Inspired by two courses held under the EES...

Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks

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Electric Vehicle Integration into Modern Power Networks provides coverage of the challenges and opportunities posed by the progressive integration of electric drive vehicles. Starting with a thorough overview of the current electric vehicle and battery state-of-the-art, this work describes dynamic...... software tools to assess the impacts resulting from the electric vehicles deployment on the steady state and dynamic operation of electricity grids, identifies strategies to mitigate them and the possibility to support simultaneously large-scale integration of renewable energy sources. New business models...... and control management architectures, as well as the communication infrastructure required to integrate electric vehicles as active demand are presented. Finally, regulatory issues of integrating electric vehicles into modern power systems are addressed. Inspired by two courses held under the EES...

Electrical Properties of an m × n Hammock Network

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Tan, Zhen; Tan, Zhi-Zhong; Zhou, Ling

2018-05-01

Electrical property is an important problem in the field of natural science and physics, which usually involves potential, current and resistance in the electric circuit. We investigate the electrical properties of an arbitrary hammock network, which has not been resolved before, and propose the exact potential formula of an arbitrary m × n hammock network by means of the Recursion-Transform method with current parameters (RT-I) pioneered by one of us [Z. Z. Tan, Phys. Rev. E 91 (2015) 052122], and the branch currents and equivalent resistance of the network are derived naturally. Our key technique is to setting up matrix equations and making matrix transformation, the potential formula derived is a meaningful discovery, which deduces many novel applications. The discovery of potential formula of the hammock network provides new theoretical tools and techniques for related scientific research. Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. BK20161278

Facing a Problem of Electrical Energy Quality in Ship Networks-measurements, Estimation, Control

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Tomasz Tarasiuk; Janusz Mindykowski; Xiaoyan Xu

2003-01-01

In this paper, electrical energy quality and its indices in ship electric networks are introduced, especially the meaning of electrical energy quality terms in voltage and active and reactive power distribution indices. Then methods of measurement of marine electrical energy indices are introduced in details and a microprocessor measurement-diagnosis system with the function of measurement and control is designed. Afterwards, estimation and control of electrical power quality of marine electrical power networks are introduced. And finally, according to the existing method of measurement and control of electrical power quality in ship power networks, the improvement of relative method is proposed.

NOTICE OF ELECTRICAL CUT - TEST OF THE SECURED NETWORK

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2001-01-01

The electrical service ST/EL will test the switching sequence between the secured network and the diesel generators on January 8, 2002. The normal network, general services of the sites Meyrin, Prevessin, SPS, Zone Nord, LHC1 and LHC18 will be cut between 6:00am and 6:10am. The secured network will be resupplied by the diesel generators after approximately 1 minute. The UPS network will not be affected. To facilitate the restart of the electrical network and to minimize the impact of the tests on critical equipment, we would like to ask you to stop any equipment that might suffer major inconveniences during the tests (e.g. computers). For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Technical Control Room TCR (72201) or G. Cumer (160592).

A sequential Monte Carlo model of the combined GB gas and electricity network

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Chaudry, Modassar; Wu, Jianzhong; Jenkins, Nick

2013-01-01

A Monte Carlo model of the combined GB gas and electricity network was developed to determine the reliability of the energy infrastructure. The model integrates the gas and electricity network into a single sequential Monte Carlo simulation. The model minimises the combined costs of the gas and electricity network, these include gas supplies, gas storage operation and electricity generation. The Monte Carlo model calculates reliability indices such as loss of load probability and expected energy unserved for the combined gas and electricity network. The intention of this tool is to facilitate reliability analysis of integrated energy systems. Applications of this tool are demonstrated through a case study that quantifies the impact on the reliability of the GB gas and electricity network given uncertainties such as wind variability, gas supply availability and outages to energy infrastructure assets. Analysis is performed over a typical midwinter week on a hypothesised GB gas and electricity network in 2020 that meets European renewable energy targets. The efficacy of doubling GB gas storage capacity on the reliability of the energy system is assessed. The results highlight the value of greater gas storage facilities in enhancing the reliability of the GB energy system given various energy uncertainties. -- Highlights: •A Monte Carlo model of the combined GB gas and electricity network was developed. •Reliability indices are calculated for the combined GB gas and electricity system. •The efficacy of doubling GB gas storage capacity on reliability of the energy system is assessed. •Integrated reliability indices could be used to assess the impact of investment in energy assets

Indices de calidad para la reforestacion en Costa Rica

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Olman Murillo

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Se propone 5 indices de calidad que penni- ten estimar certerarnentel nivel de calidad y po- tencial productivo de una plantaci6n forestal. £1 primer indice es el de calidad general y debe uti- lizarse preferiblemente en plantaciones no ralea- das. £ste indiceproducira valores de 1.0-4.0. Valo- res cercanos a 1 serlin de plantaciones de la mas al- ta calidad. £1 segundo es el de calidad de cosecha y se basa en la cantidad de individuos presentes por ha de calidad 1 y 2. Una plantaci6n con 400 indi- viduos de calidad 1 +2 seria excelente y con menos de 200 individuos seria de mala calidad. £1 tercero es el de calidad maxima, que busca reflejar en que proporci6n la plantaci6n se aproxima al maximo numero posible de individuos de calidad 1 y de 40 cm de dap que puede contener una plantaci6n fo- festal ala cosecha; es basado en N 1=250 Y genera harvalores porcentuales, donde una plantaci6n con >90% seria excelente y 1600 trozas/ha de calidad 1+2 son excelentes y aquellas <800 trozas son inaceptables. Por ultimo se incluye el indice de calidad de productividad, que permite valorar la calidad de una plantaci6n en

Human networks in the European electric power industry

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Barjot, Dominique; Kurgan-van Hentenryk, Ginette

2004-01-01

Behind electrical systems, we should not forget the human networks. The European case is interesting for that matter. There were major players involved, from the pioneers up to the conceivers of national and international systems. More particularly, the engineers should be considered for their technical as well as organizational performance. Attitudes must also be stressed: in Europe, electricity has constantly been developed with both nationalist and internationalist considerations, as shown by the passage from Unternehmergeschaeft to Bankgeschaeft after 1918. Neither should we forget the role played by institutions in the formation of networks: schools, holdings, cartels, and also those frontier zones formed by small countries like Belgium and Switzerland. The human networks, finally, left long term results such as: interconnection, inter-firm cooperation, technocracy, and the growing intervention of the State

The impact of high PV penetration levels on electrical distribution networks

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Collinson, A; Beddoes, A; Thornycroft, J [Halcrow (United Kingdom); Strbac, G; Jenkins, N [UMIST, Manchester (United Kingdom); Verhoeven, B [KEMA (Netherlands)

2002-07-01

This report describes the results of a collaborative study by EA Technology, UMIST and Halcrow into the effects of large-scale connection of dispersed photovoltaic (PV) power systems on the national electricity supply network. The report is intended to help manufacturers and installers of PV systems and electricity companies to understand the issues associated with grid connection of PV power systems. The increased use of PV systems is expected to have a significant impact on the design, operation and management of electricity supply networks. The study examined three main areas: probability and risk analysis of islanding; PV and network voltage control (including analysis of voltage control in a commercial, domestic retrofit and domestic new build scenarios); and future low voltage network design and operational policies.

Virtual CO2 Emission Flows in the Global Electricity Trade Network.

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Qu, Shen; Li, Yun; Liang, Sai; Yuan, Jiahai; Xu, Ming

2018-05-14

Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions due to electricity consumption is crucial for climate mitigation in the electric power sector. Current practices primarily use production-based emission factors to quantify emissions for electricity consumption, assuming production and consumption of electricity take place within the same region. The increasingly intensified cross-border electricity trade complicates the accounting for emissions of electricity consumption. This study employs a network approach to account for the flows in the whole electricity trade network to estimate CO 2 emissions of electricity consumption for 137 major countries/regions in 2014. Results show that in some countries, especially those in Europe and Southern Africa, the impacts of electricity trade on the estimation of emission factors and embodied emissions are significant. The changes made to emission factors by considering intergrid electricity trade can have significant implications for emission accounting and climate mitigation when multiplied by total electricity consumption of the corresponding countries/regions.

Information and management system for the secondary electricity distribution network

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Knezevic, M. (Rudnik i Termoelectrana Gacko u Osnivanju (Yugoslavia))

1988-07-01

Emphasizes the importance of a reliable and continuous secondary electrical distribution network for surface coal mine productivity. Interruptions in equipment operation caused by mechanical and electrical failures should be eliminated without delay. Effective communication systems should lead to reliable management and high productivity in mines. It is suggested that mines be divided into four groups according to their sensitivity to supply interruptions, and provided with remotely controlled signalling devices linked to main and auxiliary dispatching stations equipped with micro-computers. Productivity may be increased by some 50-70% and supply costs decreased by some 35% if appropriate electrical distribution systems are used. A sketch of a secondary electrical supply network is attached. 11 refs.

Forecasting electricity infeed for distribution system networks : an analysis of the Dutch case

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Tanrisever, F.; Derinkuyu, K.; Heeren, M.

2013-01-01

Estimating and managing electricity distribution losses are the core business competencies of distribution system operators (DSOs). Since electricity demand is a major driver of network losses, it is essential for DSOs to have an accurate estimate of the electricity infeed in their network. In this

THE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION IN ELECTRIC POWER LOSSES IN ELECTRIC NETWORK OF RAILWAY JUNCTION

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O. I. Bondar; I. L. Bondar

2009-01-01

In this work the generalized mathematical model of an electrical network of the electrified railway junction is proposed. An estimation of influence of static var compensators installation on electric power losses in a network is executed on the basis of given model.

Reconstruyendo el significado de calidad de vida de los cuidadores en el cuidado: una metasíntesis

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Sonia Patricia Carreño Moreno

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles afectan la calidad de vida de las personas que las padecen y de sus cuidadores familiares. Se ha demostrado que se cambian los estilos de vida, aparece el dolor y las limitaciones, se altera la socialización y surgen sentimientos de pérdida y muerte. Se requiere por esto hacer una revisión sistemática del conocimiento generado para construir teóricamente el concepto de calidad de vida de los cuidadores familiares. Objetivo: Realizar una integración interpretativa a partir de la evidencia científica del fenómeno de calidad de vida de cuidadores de personas con enfermedad crónica. Método: Metasíntesis de 24 artículos publicados de investigaciones científicas del fenómeno de calidad de vida de cuidadores de personas con enfermedad crónica, de bases de datos electrónicas reconocidas en enfermería y salud a partir del método de Sandelowski y Barroso (2006. Resultados: Emergió un planteamiento hipotético denominado Reconstruyendo el significado de calidad de vida de los cuidadores en el cuidado que se sustenta en tres momentos para el significado de calidad de vida: vivir en desasosiego, vivir para la calidad de vida del otro y construir la propia calidad de vida. Conclusiones: La reconceptualización de la calidad de vida de los cuidadores genera en el cuidador una forma diferente de percibir su experiencia, la cual está condicionada por los asuntos morales que están asociados a la labor de ser cuidador y las opciones de desarrollo humano con el significado espiritual emergente. La construcción del significado de calidad de vida para el cuidador se da a través de la experiencia de cuidado, edificándose en el ejercicio de su rol de cuidador, el cual responde a factores estrechamente relacionados con lo moral y evoluciona tomando un significado espiritual.

AC Electric Field Communication for Human-Area Networking

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Kado, Yuichi; Shinagawa, Mitsuru

We have proposed a human-area networking technology that uses the surface of the human body as a data transmission path and uses an AC electric field signal below the resonant frequency of the human body. This technology aims to achieve a “touch and connect” intuitive form of communication by using the electric field signal that propagates along the surface of the human body, while suppressing both the electric field radiating from the human body and mutual interference. To suppress the radiation field, the frequency of the AC signal that excites the transmitter electrode must be lowered, and the sensitivity of the receiver must be raised while reducing transmission power to its minimally required level. We describe how we are developing AC electric field communication technologies to promote the further evolution of a human-area network in support of ubiquitous services, focusing on three main characteristics, enabling-transceiver technique, application-scenario modeling, and communications quality evaluation. Special attention is paid to the relationship between electro-magnetic compatibility evaluation and regulations for extremely low-power radio stations based on Japan's Radio Law.

Multi-Objective Scheduling of Electric Vehicles in Smart Distribution Network

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Changhong Deng

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Due to the energy savings and environmental protection they provide, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs are increasing in number quickly. Rapid development of PEVs brings new opportunities and challenges to the electricity distribution network’s dispatching. A high number of uncoordinated charging PEVs has significant negative impacts on the secure and economic operation of a distribution network. In this paper, a bi-level programming approach that coordinates PEVs’ charging with the network load and electricity price of the open market is presented. The major objective of the upper level model is to minimize the total network costs and the deviation of electric vehicle aggregators’ charging power and the equivalent power. The subsequent objective of the lower level model after the upper level decision is to minimize the dispatching deviation of the sum of PEVs’ charging power and their optimization charging power under the upper level model. An improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to solve the bi-level programming. Numerical studies using a modified IEEE 69-bus distribution test system including six electric vehicle aggregators verify the efficiency of the proposed model.

Electrical localization of weakly electric fish using neural networks

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Kiar, Greg; Mamatjan, Yasin; Adler, Andy; Jun, James; Maler, Len

2013-01-01

Weakly Electric Fish (WEF) emit an Electric Organ Discharge (EOD), which travels through the surrounding water and enables WEF to locate nearby objects or to communicate between individuals. Previous tracking of WEF has been conducted using infrared (IR) cameras and subsequent image processing. The limitation of visual tracking is its relatively low frame-rate and lack of reliability when visually obstructed. Thus, there is a need for reliable monitoring of WEF location and behaviour. The objective of this study is to provide an alternative and non-invasive means of tracking WEF in real-time using neural networks (NN). This study was carried out in three stages. First stage was to recreate voltage distributions by simulating the WEF using EIDORS and finite element method (FEM) modelling. Second stage was to validate the model using phantom data acquired from an Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) based system, including a phantom fish and tank. In the third stage, the measurement data was acquired using a restrained WEF within a tank. We trained the NN based on the voltage distributions for different locations of the WEF. With networks trained on the acquired data, we tracked new locations of the WEF and observed the movement patterns. The results showed a strong correlation between expected and calculated values of WEF position in one dimension, yielding a high spatial resolution within 1 cm and 10 times higher temporal resolution than IR cameras. Thus, the developed approach could be used as a practical method to non-invasively monitor the WEF in real-time.

Private electricity consumption on the rise -- the impact of networking

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Aebischer, B.; Huser, A.

2001-01-01

This article discusses the effect of the networking of the various devices to be found in the average home and the trend towards increased electricity consumption that will be brought about by 'intelligent' houses. Different scenarios for the increase in electricity consumption due to the increased use of multimedia systems - from the personal computer and mobile phones to hi-fi systems and the Internet are discussed. The contrasting tendencies noted in this area - such as, for example, the use of electricity to operate systems that are used to optimise and thus reduce electricity consumption in general are also discussed. Also, indirect energy-reduction effects in other areas - such as traffic reduction as a result of tele-working - are examined. Results of simulations and prognoses made concerning future trends for the electricity consumption of the various devices in homes are presented and recommendations are made on how to keep electricity consumption low when networking domestic apparatus

Development scheme for the public electricity transport network - 2006-2020

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2006-01-01

After having discussed the role of the development scheme and its mains requirements, presented its important components (energy needs, energy transport needs), and described its elaboration mode, this report gives an overview of the present status of the electricity transport network in France: 400.000 volts transport and interconnection networks, 225.000 volts and high voltage networks, development objectives, development context, transport network characteristics in 2006 (country gridding, development dynamics and consumption growth). Then, it presents a set of hypotheses about consumption, production and European exchanges. It identifies different types of constraints (customer connection, supply safety, electric and economic performance, robustness against extreme climate phenomena) and presents a method to assess these constraints (simulation of situations at risk, supply quality analysis, works expertise). The last part present the middle- and long-term constraints for the network

Supply curve bidding of electricity in constrained power networks

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Al-Agtash, Salem Y. [Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering; Yarmouk University; Irbid 21163 (Jordan)

2010-07-15

This paper presents a Supply Curve Bidding (SCB) approach that complies with the notion of the Standard Market Design (SMD) in electricity markets. The approach considers the demand-side option and Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) clearing. It iteratively alters Supply Function Equilibria (SFE) model solutions, then choosing the best bid based on market-clearing LMP and network conditions. It has been argued that SCB better benefits suppliers compared to fixed quantity-price bids. It provides more flexibility and better opportunity to achieving profitable outcomes over a range of demands. In addition, SCB fits two important criteria: simplifies evaluating electricity derivatives and captures smooth marginal cost characteristics that reflect actual production costs. The simultaneous inclusion of physical unit constraints and transmission security constraints will assure a feasible solution. An IEEE 24-bus system is used to illustrate perturbations of SCB in constrained power networks within the framework of SDM. By searching in the neighborhood of SFE model solutions, suppliers can obtain their best bid offers based on market-clearing LMP and network conditions. In this case, electricity producers can derive their best offering strategy both in the power exchange and the long-term contractual markets within a profitable, yet secure, electricity market. (author)

Supply curve bidding of electricity in constrained power networks

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Al-Agtash, Salem Y.

2010-01-01

This paper presents a Supply Curve Bidding (SCB) approach that complies with the notion of the Standard Market Design (SMD) in electricity markets. The approach considers the demand-side option and Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) clearing. It iteratively alters Supply Function Equilibria (SFE) model solutions, then choosing the best bid based on market-clearing LMP and network conditions. It has been argued that SCB better benefits suppliers compared to fixed quantity-price bids. It provides more flexibility and better opportunity to achieving profitable outcomes over a range of demands. In addition, SCB fits two important criteria: simplifies evaluating electricity derivatives and captures smooth marginal cost characteristics that reflect actual production costs. The simultaneous inclusion of physical unit constraints and transmission security constraints will assure a feasible solution. An IEEE 24-bus system is used to illustrate perturbations of SCB in constrained power networks within the framework of SDM. By searching in the neighborhood of SFE model solutions, suppliers can obtain their best bid offers based on market-clearing LMP and network conditions. In this case, electricity producers can derive their best offering strategy both in the power exchange and the long-term contractual markets within a profitable, yet secure, electricity market. (author)

ON THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN ELECTRIC NETWORKS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE SMART GRID

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M. А. Fursanov

2018-01-01

Full Text Available The issues of prospective operation of the city electric networks in the conditions of the MART GRID, which will be quite different as compared to the traditional understanding and approaches, are under consideration. This requires the selection and application of appropriate analytical criteria and approaches to assessment, analysis and control of the networks. With this regard the following criteria are recommended: in a particular case – the optimal (minimal technological electric power consumption (losses, while in general – economically reasonable (minimal cost value of electric power transmission. It should be also borne in mind that contemporary urban networks are actively saturated with distributed sources of small generation that have radically changed the structure of electrical networks; therefore, account for such sources is an absolutely necessary objective of management regimes of urban electric networks, both traditional and in associated with the SMART GRID. A case of the analysis and control of urban electric 10 kV networks with distributed small sources of generation has been developed and presented according to the theoretical criterion of minimum relative active power losses in the circuit as a control case. The conducted research makes it possible to determine the magnitude of the tolerance network mode from the point of the theoretical minimum. 

Pristine transfinite graphs and permissive electrical networks

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Zemanian, Armen H

2001-01-01

A transfinite graph or electrical network of the first rank is obtained conceptually by connecting conventionally infinite graphs and networks together at their infinite extremities. This process can be repeated to obtain a hierarchy of transfiniteness whose ranks increase through the countable ordinals. This idea, which is of recent origin, has enriched the theories of graphs and networks with radically new constructs and research problems. The book provides a more accessible introduction to the subject that, though sacrificing some generality, captures the essential ideas of transfiniteness for graphs and networks. Thus, for example, some results concerning discrete potentials and random walks on transfinite networks can now be presented more concisely. Conversely, the simplifications enable the development of many new results that were previously unavailable. Topics and features: *A simplified exposition provides an introduction to transfiniteness for graphs and networks.*Various results for conventional g...

Outsourcing services in electricity distribution network industry; Ostopalveluiden kaeyttoe verkkoliiketoiminnassa

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Aminoff, A.; Lappetelaeinen, I. (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo (Finland)); Partanen, J.; Viljainen, S.; Tahvanainen, K. (Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology (Finland)); Jaerventausta, P.; Trygg, P. (Tampere Univ. of Technology (Finland))

2009-02-15

This report examines purchased services in the electricity distribution industry. The report is specially directed to readers working in the industry or otherwise interested in it. This report is a result of a research study that was done in 2008 by VTT, Lappeenranta University of Technology and Tampere University of Technology. The authors are thankful for funders and companies that made this research possible and provided lot of information and knowledge. We appreciate the participants in the steering group as well as the companies and people who answered to questionnaires, gave interviews and took part in GDSSinnovation session. In the business of electricity distribution the usage of purchased services has been increasing during the past years and network companies have focused more on their core business processes. There are a couple of peaks in the number of new purchasing decisions in the middle of the 90s and in the beginning of 2000. The most popular purchased services are network construction and maintenance services. On the other hand, many network planning related activities are still done in-house by the network companies, and are considered their core business. There are some industry specific factors that affect to the decision on whether or not to buy the service outside the company and how to cooperate with the suppliers. For instance, many network companies are owned by municipalities and many service providers are owned by the network companies. The former issue may sometimes bring local politics into the decision-making of the network companies. The latter issue, in turn, has an impact on the relationship between the customer and the supplier, and the infra-organizational issues may sometimes complicate the service purchasing process. Electricity network companies also have natural monopoly positions in their operating areas. To prevent the abuse of monopoly positions, the network companies are subjected to economic regulation. This affects

Electrifying Europe. The power of Europe in the construction of electricity networks

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Lagendijk, V.C.

2008-01-01

This book sets out to uncover the origins of the idea of a European electricity network. It explores historically the roots of a transnational European system, showing how engineers came to think in terms of 'Europe' already in the 1920s, and how these ideas continued to influence network-building in later decades. This thinking not only corresponded to economic and technical attributes of the system. This thesis claims that a European system was also legitimised by ideological motives. Covering the period between 1918 and 2001 the book provides a detailed analysis of ideas on, and the building of, a European electricity system. A substantial contribution is made to the much-neglected history of international collaboration in Europe. Prevailing histories of electricity infrastructures the focus is on national developments. Also, the history is placed in the broader historical context of the twentieth century, paying ample attention to the influence of both hot and cold wars, and interwar developments. By combining the specific history of this international collaboration with a more general political and economic history of the twentieth century, the author explains why a European solution emerged. The thesis primarily focuses on Western European developments and explains how this network took its specific shape through the building of different regional powerpools among national systems. In addition, the thesis presents a contribution to the emerging field of transnational history by focusing on the work and activities of international organisations, without neglecting the power and influence of nation-states. The book starts by revealing how an international community of electricity entrepreneurs and electrical engineers had existed since the turn of the century. Yet at the same time, national legislations came to limit the extent of international network development and operation. Whereas the first objections to these limitations were general, they became

Intelligent Electric Power Systems with Active-Adaptive Electric Networks: Challenges for Simulation Tools

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Ufa Ruslan A.

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The motivation of the presented research is based on the needs for development of new methods and tools for adequate simulation of intelligent electric power systems with active-adaptive electric networks (IES including Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS devices. The key requirements for the simulation were formed. The presented analysis of simulation results of IES confirms the need to use a hybrid modelling approach.

Bosch automotive electrics and automotive electronics systems and components, networking and hybrid drive

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2014-01-01

The significance of electrical and electronic systems has increased considerably in the last few years and this trend is set to continue. The characteristics feature of innovative systems is the fact that they can work together in a network. This requires powerful bus systems that the electronic control units can use to exchange information. Networking and the various bus systems used in motor vehicles are the prominent new topic in the 5th edition of the "Automotive Electric, Automotive Electronics" technical manual. The existing chapters have also been updated, so that this new edition brings the reader up to date on the subjects of electrical and electronic systems in the motor vehicle. Content Electrical and electronical systems – Basic principles of networking - Examples of networked vehicles – Bus systems – Architecture of electronic systems – Mechatronics – Elektronics – Electronic control Units – Software – Sensors – Actuators – Hybrid drives – Vehicle electrical system – Start...

Information report on electricity distribution network security and financing

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2011-01-01

This report first outlines the degradation of electricity quality, and identifies the lack of investment as the main reason of the network weakness. It notices that the French network is much extended, and that the medium and low voltage networks need to be secured, and outlines that some legal measures have already been implemented to correct these problems. In its second part, the report comments the network manager's point of view, and denies his critics of the conceding authorities. It also discusses the network manager's investments, and finally formulates six propositions for a better future of the distribution network

Regulatory Improvements for Effective Integration of Distributed Generation into Electricity Distribution Networks

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Scheepers, M.J.J.; Jansen, J.C.; De Joode, J.; Bauknecht, D.; Gomez, T.; Pudjianto, D.; Strbac, G.; Ropenus, S.

2007-11-01

The growth of distributed electricity supply of renewable energy sources (RES-E) and combined heat and power (CHP) - so called distributed generation (DG) - can cause technical problems for electricity distribution networks. These integration problems can be overcome by reinforcing the network. Many European Member States apply network regulation that does not account for the impact of DG growth on the network costs. Passing on network integration costs to the DG-operator who is responsible for these extra costs may result in discrimination between different DG plants and between DG and large power generation. Therefore, in many regulatory systems distribution system operators (DSOs) are not being compensated for the DG integration costs. The DG-GRID project analysed technical and economical barriers for integration of distributed generation into electricity distribution networks. The project looked into the impact of a high DG deployment on the electricity distribution system costs and the impact on the financial position of the DSO. Several ways for improving network regulation in order to compensate DSOs for the increasing DG penetration were identified and tested. The DG-GRID project looked also into stimulating network innovations through economic regulation. The project was co-financed by the European Commission and carried out by nine European universities and research institutes. This report summarises the project results and is based on a number of DG-GRID reports that describe the conducted analyses and their results

Load management in electrical networks. Objectives, methods, prospects

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Gabioud, D.

2008-01-01

This illustrated article takes up the problems related to the variation of the load in electricity networks. How to handle the peak load? Different solutions in the energy demand management are discussed. Method based on the price, method based on the reduction of the load by electric utilities. Information systems are presented which gives the consumer the needed data to participate in the local load management.

con mala calidad de vida

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Agustín Martín-Rodríguez

2007-01-01

Full Text Available En este estudio ex post facto se ha analizado si los familiares de pacientes con mala calidad de vida presentan diferencias en las variables clínicas de personalidad y relaciones familiares en función de que el paciente haya estado o no ingresado en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Seleccionamos dos grupos: 29 familiares de pacientes traumatizados graves transcurridos cuatro años de su ingreso en una UCI de Traumatología y con mala calidad de vida (debido a secuelas físicas y/o psicológicas tras el ingreso, tales como traumatismos craneoencefálicos, politraumatismos y tetraplejias traumáticas y 32 familiares de pacientes con mala calidad de vida con cuatro años de evolución de su enfermedad física (hipertensión, diabetes, artritis reumatoide y síndrome de intestino irritable que no han estado ingresados en la UCI. Para alcanzar nuestro objetivo empleamos una Encuesta Psicosocial y los siguientes instrumentos: Cuestionario de Análisis Clínico, Escala de Clima Social en la Familia y Escala de Adaptación Psicosocial de la Enfermedad. Los resultados mostraron que los familiares de pacientes con mala calidad de vida que estuvieron ingresados en la UCI hace cuatro años, presentan diferencias significativas en las variables agitación y expresividad comparados con los familiares de pacientes con mala calidad de vida que no han estado ingresados en la UCI.

Evaluating North American Electric Grid Reliability Using the Barabasi-Albert Network Model

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Chassin, David P.; Posse, Christian

2004-01-01

The reliability of electric transmission systems is examined using a scale-free model of network structure and failure propagation. The topologies of the North American eastern and western electric networks are analyzed to estimate their reliability based on the Barabasi-Albert network model. A commonly used power system reliability index is computed using a simple failure propagation model. The results are compared to the values of power system reliability indices previously obtained using s...

From electric networks to 'Smart grids'

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Hadjsaid, Nourredine; Sabonnadiere, Jean-Claude

2015-12-01

After decades of slow evolutions, and because of the emergence of renewable energies and of a multiplication of actors due to the liberalisation of energy markets, electric networks are entering a phase of large and complex development which will lead to a massive introduction of intelligence and to the building up of the 'smart grid' concept. The authors first identify the characteristics of the new energetic paradigm. The present operation of electric grids is based on four components: production by means of high power units installed in strategic locations, transport to consumption centres by means of a highly instrumented transport network which has highly centralised and hierarchical management, and consumers who are passive actors. They comment the implications of recent development for these three components. They describe how information and communication technologies (ICT) are used at the service of the grid, and how new technologies are integrated in different instruments (smart counter, actuators, fast cut devices, sensors, advanced supervision and control functions). Then they discuss the definition of a smart network or smart grid, the objectives it allows to be reached for energy transport as well as energy distribution. They discuss the desirable evolution of distribution networks and their technical objectives. Then, they give an overview of the various involved actors (consumers, network managers, electric equipment manufacturers, energy producers, and so on), evokes bodies and institutions involved in research on smart grids (notably in Grenoble within the INPG), give some examples of innovative concepts which are now being developed (intelligence distribution, virtual central station, grid monitoring, re-configurable grid, smart building). They also identify scientific and technological deadlocks, and outline the challenge of preparing the needed abilities for the development of smart grids

Integrated Multimedia Based Intelligent Group Decision Support System for Electrical Power Network

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Ajay Kumar Saxena

2002-05-01

Full Text Available Electrical Power Network in recent time requires an intelligent, virtual environment based decision process for the coordination of all its individual elements and the interrelated tasks. Its ultimate goal is to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency through the efficient and effective application of generation, transmission, distribution, pricing and regulatory systems. However, the complexity of electrical power network and the presence of conflicting multiple goals and objectives postulated by various groups emphasized the need of an intelligent group decision support system approach in this field. In this paper, an Integrated Multimedia based Intelligent Group Decision Support System (IM1GDSS is presented, and its main components are analyzed and discussed. In particular attention is focused on the Data Base, Model Base, Central Black Board (CBB and Multicriteria Futuristic Decision Process (MFDP module. The model base interacts with Electrical Power Network Load Forecasting and Planning (EPNLFP Module; Resource Optimization, Modeling and Simulation (ROMAS Module; Electrical Power Network Control and Evaluation Process (EPNCAEP Module, and MFDP Module through CBB for strategic planning, management control, operational planning and transaction processing. The richness of multimedia channels adds a totally new dimension in a group decision making for Electrical Power Network. The proposed IMIGDSS is a user friendly, highly interactive group decision making system, based on efficient intelligent and multimedia communication support for group discussions, retrieval of content and multi criteria decision analysis.

Control strategies for power distribution networks with electric vehicles integration

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Hu, Junjie

of electrical energy. A smart grid can also be dened as an electricity network that can intelligently integrate the actions of all users connected to it - generators, consumers and those that do both - in order to eciently deliver sustainable, economic and secure electricity supplies. This thesis focuses...... of the ii market. To build a complete solution for integration of EVs into the distribution network, a price coordinated hierarchical scheduling system is proposed which can well characterize the involved actors in the smart grid. With this system, we demonstrate that it is possible to schedule the charging......Demand side resources, like electric vehicles (EVs), can become integral parts of a smart grids because instead of just consuming power they are capable of providing valuable services to power systems. EVs can be used to balance the intermittent renewable energy resources such as wind and solar...

Grupos electrógenos y calidad de la energía; Reciprocating Machines and Power Quality

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Marielys Francisco Fernández

2011-02-01

Full Text Available Entre las tecnologías de mayor difusión que hoy día se utilizan dentro de la generación distribuida (GDestán los grupos electrógenos (GE. La presencia de los GE en cualquiera de sus formas de explotación,exige un análisis de los problemas que puedan presentarse por su presencia; uno de estos problemas estárelacionado con la calidad de la energía eléctrica (CEL. El presente trabajo expone los primeros resultadosde un estudio que va dirigido a buscar respuestas sobre este tema ante diferentes tipos de perturbacionesque pueden presentarse en la red: Cortocircuito y variación de la tensión en los terminales del GE y ladesconexión súbita de la carga (rechazo de carga. Reciprocating machine (RM is one of the technology more used on distributed generation (DG. Thepresence of RM not manner its operation form need an analysis about differents problems: One of them isrelated with power quality (PQ. First results obained inside one study directed to obtain answers aboutdifferents perturbations for the RM presence like shortcircuit and voltage variation on RM termianls andrejected charge is presented in this paper. 

Identifying options for regulating the coordination of network investments with investments in distributed electricity generation

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Nisten, E.

2010-02-01

The increase in the distributed generation of electricity, with wind turbines and solar panels, necessitates investments in the distribution network. The current tariff regulation in the Dutch electricity industry, with its ex post evaluation of the efficiency of investments and the frontier shift in the x-factor, delays these investments. In the unbundled electricity industry, the investments in the network need to be coordinated with those in the distributed generation of electricity to enable the DSOs to build enough network capacity. The current Dutch regulations do not provide for a sufficient information exchange between the generators and the system operators to coordinate the investments. This paper analyses these two effects of the Dutch regulation, and suggests improvements to the regulation of the network connection and transportation tariffs to allow for sufficient network capacity and coordination between the investments in the network and in the generation of electricity. These improvements include locally differentiated tariffs that increase with an increasing concentration of distributed generators.

Network investments and the integration of distributed generation: Regulatory recommendations for the Dutch electricity industry

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Niesten, Eva

2010-01-01

An increase in the distributed generation of electricity necessitates investments in the distribution network. The current tariff regulation in the Dutch electricity industry, with its ex post evaluation of the efficiency of investments, average benchmarking and a frontier shift in the x-factor, delays these investments. In the unbundled electricity industry, the investments in the network need to be coordinated with those in the distributed generation of electricity to enable the system operators to build enough network capacity. The current Dutch regulations do not provide for a sufficient information exchange between the generators and the system operators to coordinate the investments. This paper analyses these two effects of the Dutch regulations, and suggests improvements to the regulation of the network connection and transportation tariffs to allow for sufficient network capacity and coordination between the investments in the network and in the generation of electricity. These improvements include locally differentiated tariffs that increase with an increasing concentration of distributed generation.

Application of Artificial Neural Networks in the Heart Electrical Axis Position Conclusion Modeling

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Bakanovskaya, L. N.

2016-08-01

The article touches upon building of a heart electrical axis position conclusion model using an artificial neural network. The input signals of the neural network are the values of deflections Q, R and S; and the output signal is the value of the heart electrical axis position. Training of the network is carried out by the error propagation method. The test results allow concluding that the created neural network makes a conclusion with a high degree of accuracy.

Visible technologies, invisible organisations: An empirical study of public beliefs about electricity supply networks

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Devine-Wright, Patrick; Devine-Wright, Hannah; Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala

2010-01-01

Reducing carbon emissions in the energy system poses significant challenges to electricity transmission and distribution networks. Whilst these challenges are as much social as economic or technical, to date few research studies have investigated public beliefs about electricity supply networks. This research aimed to address this gap by means of a nationally representative study of UK adults (n=1041), probing beliefs about how electricity reaches the home, responsibility for electricity supply, associations with the words 'National Grid', as well as beliefs about the planning of new infrastructure. Findings suggest that electricity networks are represented predominantly in terms of technologies rather than organisations, specifically in terms of familiar, visible components such as cables or wires, rather than more systemic concepts such as networks. Transmission and distribution network operators were largely invisible to members of the public. In terms of planning new lines, most respondents assumed that government ministers were involved in decision-making, while local residents were widely perceived to have little influence; moreover, there was strong public support for placing new power lines underground, regardless of the cost. In conclusion, organisational invisibility, coupled with low expectations of participatory involvement, could provoke public opposition and delay siting new network infrastructure.

SYNCHRONIZATION OF NATIONAL GRID NETWORK WITH THE ELECTRICITY SHIPS NETWORK IN THE "SHORE TO SHIP" SYSTEM

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Dariusz TARNAPOWICZ

2013-07-01

Full Text Available ‘Shore to ship’ system – ships’ power supply from the local electrical substations – is one of the effective ways to limit the negative impact of the ships lying in ports on the environment. Energy infrastructure of the port installation necessary to provide ships with power supply has to be designed so that different types of ships can use it. The important issue concerning ‘shore to ship’ system is the quality of power supply. This can be achieved via sustaining continuity of power supply while switching from the ships’ electrical network over to the national grid. In this article the author presents the way of synchronizing the national grid with the ships’ electrical network during ship’s lying in port. Such synchronization would allow for uninterruptible work of the ship’s electrical devices.

Short-term electricity prices forecasting in a competitive market: A neural network approach

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Catalao, J.P.S.; Mariano, S.J.P.S.; Mendes, V.M.F.; Ferreira, L.A.F.M.

2007-01-01

This paper proposes a neural network approach for forecasting short-term electricity prices. Almost until the end of last century, electricity supply was considered a public service and any price forecasting which was undertaken tended to be over the longer term, concerning future fuel prices and technical improvements. Nowadays, short-term forecasts have become increasingly important since the rise of the competitive electricity markets. In this new competitive framework, short-term price forecasting is required by producers and consumers to derive their bidding strategies to the electricity market. Accurate forecasting tools are essential for producers to maximize their profits, avowing profit losses over the misjudgement of future price movements, and for consumers to maximize their utilities. A three-layered feedforward neural network, trained by the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm, is used for forecasting next-week electricity prices. We evaluate the accuracy of the price forecasting attained with the proposed neural network approach, reporting the results from the electricity markets of mainland Spain and California. (author)

An Electricity Price Forecasting Model by Hybrid Structured Deep Neural Networks

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Ping-Huan Kuo

2018-04-01

Full Text Available Electricity price is a key influencer in the electricity market. Electricity market trades by each participant are based on electricity price. The electricity price adjusted with the change in supply and demand relationship can reflect the real value of electricity in the transaction process. However, for the power generating party, bidding strategy determines the level of profit, and the accurate prediction of electricity price could make it possible to determine a more accurate bidding price. This cannot only reduce transaction risk, but also seize opportunities in the electricity market. In order to effectively estimate electricity price, this paper proposes an electricity price forecasting system based on the combination of 2 deep neural networks, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN and the Long Short Term Memory (LSTM. In order to compare the overall performance of each algorithm, the Mean Absolute Error (MAE and Root-Mean-Square error (RMSE evaluating measures were applied in the experiments of this paper. Experiment results show that compared with other traditional machine learning methods, the prediction performance of the estimating model proposed in this paper is proven to be the best. By combining the CNN and LSTM models, the feasibility and practicality of electricity price prediction is also confirmed in this paper.

A generative modeling approach to connectivity-Electrical conduction in vascular networks

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Hald, Bjørn Olav

2016-01-01

The physiology of biological structures is inherently dynamic and emerges from the interaction and assembly of large collections of small entities. The extent of coupled entities complicates modeling and increases computational load. Here, microvascular networks are used to present a novel...... to synchronize vessel tone across the vast distances within a network. We hypothesize that electrical conduction capacity is delimited by the size of vascular structures and connectivity of the network. Generation and simulation of series of dynamical models of electrical spread within vascular networks...... of different size and composition showed that (1) Conduction is enhanced in models harboring long and thin endothelial cells that couple preferentially along the longitudinal axis. (2) Conduction across a branch point depends on endothelial connectivity between branches. (3) Low connectivity sub...

New approach in electricity network regulation: an issue on effective integration of distributed generation in electricity supply systems

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Scheepers, Martin J.J.; Wals, Adrian F.

2003-11-01

Technological developments and EU targets for penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction are decentralising the electricity infrastructure and services. Although, the liberalisation and internationalisation of the European electricity market has resulted in efforts to harmonise transmission pricing and regulation, hardly any initiative exists to consider the opening up and regulation of distribution networks to ensure effective participation of RES and distributed generation (DG) in the internal market. The SUSTELNET project has been created in order to close this policy gap. Its main objective is to develop regulatory roadmaps for the transition to an electricity market and network structure that creates a level playing field between centralised and decentralised generation and that facilitates the integration of RES, within the framework of the liberalisation of the EU electricity market. By analysing the technical, socio-economic and institutional dynamics of the European electricity system and markets, the project identifies the underlying patterns that provide the boundary conditions and levers for policy development to reach long term RES and GHG targets (2020-2030 time frame). This paper presents results of this analytical phase of the SUSTELNET project. Furthermore, preliminary results of the current work in progress are presented. Principles and criteria for a regulatory framework for sustainable electricity systems are discussed, as well as the development of medium to long-term transition strategies/roadmaps for network regulation and market transformation to facilitate the integration of RES and decentralised electricity generating systems.

Explorando la noción de calidad Explorando la noción de calidad

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Cynthia Montaudon Tomas

2012-02-01

Full Text Available El artículo presenta un análisis sobre los significados que adquiere la noción de calidad cuando ésta es analizada desde el punto de vista histórico a través de diversas culturas; desde el punto de vista teórico a partir de las experiencias y teorías generadas por quienes han sido considerados como los líderes de la calidad mundial; desde la óptica de la disciplina en la cual se aplique, o bien, desde una aplicación práctica de su aplicación considerando como objetivo a un grupo de ingenieros de la industria automotriz y estudiantes de Ingeniería industrial. La conversación gira en torno a cuestiones relacionadas con la calidad, donde existen tan variadas nociones como autores. Se analizan brevemente sus antecedentes históricos y lo que se ha dicho y escrito sobre la calidad con el objeto de determinar de qué se habla cuando se menciona calidad.This article presents an overview of the meanings that the notion of quality has acquired when analyzed from different historical and cultural points of view; using a theoretical approach based on the experiences and theories set forward by researchers and quality gurus; by looking at the specific disciplines in which the notion of quality control is applied; and finally by focusing on its practical application by two groups in different contexts, automobile engineers and engineering students. The discussion is centered on questions related to the idea of quality, where there are as many ideas as authors on the subject. The historical antecedents and what these authors have said and written about quality is briefly analyzed with the objective of determining what people mean when they speak of quality.

History of electricity network control and distributed generation in the UK and Western Denmark

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Lehtonen, Markku; Nye, Sheridan

2009-01-01

Achieving the ambitious targets for renewable electricity generation in Europe will require harnessing a diverse range of energy sources, many of which are decentralised, small scale, and will be connected directly to the distribution networks. To control the two-way flows of electricity, the current passive network configurations will need to be replaced by active network management. This will require, in particular, innovations in intelligent IT-based network control. This paper draws on research on Large Technical Systems (LTS) and control systems in other sectors to analyse the evolution of electricity network control in western Denmark and the UK, since the Second World War. It concludes that lack of progress in network control has only recently-largely because of the combined needs to provide greater reliability and 'green' electricity within liberalised markets-emerged as a 'reverse salient' that will prevent the further development of the LTS of electricity supply industry towards desired direction. Breaking the inertia in the LTS and its control systems will require determined government action to promote learning and collaborative search for solutions. The UK might well draw lessons from the Danish pragmatism in fostering innovation through targeted support to collaborative R and D efforts towards sustainability objectives.

History of electricity network control and distributed generation in the UK and Western Denmark

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Lehtonen, Markku [Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, University of Sussex, Freeman Centre, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QE (United Kingdom); Nye, Sheridan [SPRU, University of Sussex, Freeman Centre, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QE (United Kingdom)

2009-06-15

Achieving the ambitious targets for renewable electricity generation in Europe will require harnessing a diverse range of energy sources, many of which are decentralised, small scale, and will be connected directly to the distribution networks. To control the two-way flows of electricity, the current passive network configurations will need to be replaced by active network management. This will require, in particular, innovations in intelligent IT-based network control. This paper draws on research on Large Technical Systems (LTS) and control systems in other sectors to analyse the evolution of electricity network control in western Denmark and the UK, since the Second World War. It concludes that lack of progress in network control has only recently - largely because of the combined needs to provide greater reliability and 'green' electricity within liberalised markets - emerged as a 'reverse salient' that will prevent the further development of the LTS of electricity supply industry towards desired direction. Breaking the inertia in the LTS and its control systems will require determined government action to promote learning and collaborative search for solutions. The UK might well draw lessons from the Danish pragmatism in fostering innovation through targeted support to collaborative R and D efforts towards sustainability objectives. (author)

Gross domestic product estimation based on electricity utilization by artificial neural network

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Stevanović, Mirjana; Vujičić, Slađana; Gajić, Aleksandar M.

2018-01-01

The main goal of the paper was to estimate gross domestic product (GDP) based on electricity estimation by artificial neural network (ANN). The electricity utilization was analyzed based on different sources like renewable, coal and nuclear sources. The ANN network was trained with two training algorithms namely extreme learning method and back-propagation algorithm in order to produce the best prediction results of the GDP. According to the results it can be concluded that the ANN model with extreme learning method could produce the acceptable prediction of the GDP based on the electricity utilization.

Administración de la calidad total

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Carro, Roberto; González Gómez, Daniel A.

2012-01-01

"Trabajamos para brindar productos y servicios de buena calidad a un precio razonable, a la vez que creamos un mundo mejor para la humanidad y una vida más feliz para cada uno de nosotros". Estas palabras de Kaoru Ishikawa, en su "Introduction of Quality Control Circle Koryo", definen perfectamente el cometido principal de la calidad en el mundo empresarial. La función de calidad de una empresa está integrada por el conjunto de responsabilidades destinadas a asegurar que los productos se obti...

Shortest loops are pacemakers in random networks of electrically coupled axons

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Nikita eVladimirov

2012-04-01

Full Text Available High-frequency oscillations (HFOs are an important part of brain activity in health and disease. However, their origins remain obscure and controversial. One possible mechanism depends on the presence of sparsely distributed gap junctions that electrically couple the axons of principal cells. A plexus of electrically coupled axons is modeled as a random network with bidirectional connections between its nodes. Under certain conditions the network can demonstrate one of two types of oscillatory activity. Type I oscillations (100-200 Hz are predicted to be caused by spontaneously spiking axons in a network with strong (high-conductance gap junctions. Type II oscillations (200-300 Hz require no spontaneous spiking and relatively weak (low-conductance gap junctions, across which spike propagation failures occur. The type II oscillations are reentrant and self-sustained. Here we examine what determines the frequency of type II oscillations. Using simulations we show that the distribution of loop lengths is the key factor for determining frequency in type II network oscillations. We first analyze spike failure between two electrically coupled cells using a model of anatomically reconstructed CA1 pyramidal neuron. Then network oscillations are studied by a cellular automaton model with random network connectivity, in which we control loop statistics. We show that oscillation periods can be predicted from the network's loop statistics. The shortest loop, around which a spike can travel, is the most likely pacemaker candidate.The principle of one loop as a pacemaker is remarkable, because random networks contain a large number of loops juxtaposed and superimposed, and their number rapidly grows with network size. This principle allows us to predict the frequency of oscillations from network connectivity and visa versa. We finally propose that type I oscillations may correspond to ripples, while type II oscillations correspond to so-called fast ripples.

THE PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK IN GEORGIA

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Mshvidobadze, T.

2007-01-01

The possibility of application of one of the versions of development of the electric power network in Georgia is disscussed. The algorithm of grouping of the versions of power network development, which allows choosing the optimal network configuration under indefinite conditions, is offered. The experiments have demonstrated that the same optimal decision can be found by considerable reduction in the number of versions. (author)

Vision and Strategy for Europe’s Electricity Networks of the Future

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Bamberger, Yves; Baptista, João; Belmans, Ronnie

remotely fromdemand centres. The energy challenges that Europe is now facing are changing the electricity generationlandscape. The drive for lower-carbon generation technologies, combined with greatly improved efficiency on the demand side, will enable customers to become much more inter......-active with the networks. More customer-centric networks are the way ahead, but these fundamental changes will impact significantly on network design and control. In this context, the European Technology Platform (ETP) SmartGrids was set up in 2005 to create a jointvision for the European networks of 2020 and beyond....... The platform includes representatives fromindustry, transmission and distribution system operators, research bodies and regulators. It has identified clear objectives and proposes an ambitious strategy to make a reality of this vision for the benefits of Europe and its electricity customers....

Improving distribution efficiency of electrical network using geo-electrical options. A case study in a rural area of Assam (India)

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Hazarika, S.; Hiloidhari, M.; Baruah, D.C. [Energy Conservation Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam (India)

2012-11-15

Reduction of electricity distribution loss is a major area of focus in India. This paper aims to investigate geo-electrical options to improve distribution efficiency of electrical network. Distribution efficiencies corresponding to several possible electrical network options are assessed using Geographical Information System (GIS) integrated electrical theory. An existing electrical distribution network of a rural area in Assam (India) is considered for the present investigation. Information related to characteristics of loads, features of conductors, and transformers of the existing network are used for this investigation. The line losses of the three existing transformers are estimated at about 36, 20, and 3 % of their respective connected loads. Longer distribution lines associated with higher loads are the causes of higher line losses. Using basic electrical theory and GIS tools, it is found that line losses can be reduced in the existing distribution system through management of distribution transformer and reconductoring. Two alternative locations for each of the three transformers are identified for optimal management of distribution transformers. Similarly, five different types of commercially available conductors are identified for possible reconductoring to reduce line loss. The economic viability of reconductoring of distribution lines are also assessed through an economic analysis. Net present values of total expenditure comprising purchase prices of conductor and cost attributed to line losses are estimated considering 30 years of useful life. The existing conductor has the worst economic merit, though it is the cheapest amongst all. A net saving of about USD 24,084 is possible through the best choice of distribution conductor for the village.

Integrated Multimedia Based Intelligent Group Decision Support System for Electrical Power Network

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Ajay Kumar Saxena; S. 0. Bhatnagar; P. K Saxena

2002-01-01

Electrical Power Network in recent time requires an intelligent, virtual environment based decision process for the coordination of all its individual elements and the interrelated tasks. Its ultimate goal is to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency through the efficient and effective application of generation, transmission, distribution, pricing and regulatory systems. However, the complexity of electrical power network and the presence of conflicting multiple goals and objectives p...

Software architecture for hybrid electrical/optical data center network

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Mehmeri, Victor; Vegas Olmos, Juan José; Tafur Monroy, Idelfonso

2016-01-01

This paper presents hardware and software architecture based on Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm and OpenFlow/NETCONF protocols for enabling topology management of hybrid electrical/optical switching data center networks. In particular, a development on top of SDN open-source controller...... OpenDaylight is presented to control an optical switching matrix based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) technology....

Electricity Networks: Infrastructure and Operations. Too complex for a resource?

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Volk, Dennis

2013-07-01

Electricity security remains a priority of energy policy and continuous electrification will further enhance the importance in the years to come. Market liberalisation has brought substantial benefits to societies, including competition, innovation, more client-oriented services and the reduced needs for public expenditure. Further, the path of decarbonisation is a must but experiences with many new technologies and policies show their many implications on power systems. Electricity networks form the backbone of reliable and affordable power systems and also significantly support the inception of renewable generation. The importance of distribution and transmission networks has to be well understood by policy makers and regulators to maintain the sensitive balance within the policy triangle of reliability, affordability and sustainability as power systems rapidly change. Failures in choosing the right institutions and regulatory frameworks to operate and build networks will put the sensitive balance within the policy triangle at risk. ''Too complex for a resource?'' identifies the key challenges the electricity distribution and transmission networks face today and in the future. It further provides for best practice examples on institutional design choices and regulatory frameworks for sound network service provision but also highlights the importance of additional responses required. More market-based and dynamic frameworks for various system services, the growing need for active service participation of renewable generators and highly independent and transparent central operators seem to be at the heart of these responses. ''Too complex for a resource?'' finds that the answer to the challenges ahead is not always more infrastructure and that networks and the services they provide have to be regarded as equal part of the total power system. Thus, accurate and dynamic cost allocation can significantly support to transform

An Industrial Control System for the Supervision of the CERN Electrical Distribution Network

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Poulsen, S

1999-01-01

CERN operates a large distribution network for the supply of electricity to the particle accelerators, experiments and the associated infrastructure. The distribution network operates on voltage levels from 400 V to 400 kV with a total yearly consumption of near to 1000 GWh. In the past, the laboratory has developed an in-house control system for this network, using the technologies applied to the accelerator control system. However, CERN is now working on a project to purchase, configure and install an industrial Electrical Network Supervisor (ENS). This is a state-of-the-art industrial control system completely developed and supported by an external contractor. The system - based on a scalable and distributed architecture - will allow the installation to be performed gradually, and will be tested while the existing system is fully operational. Ultimately, the complete electrical distribution network will be supervised with this new system, the maintenance and further development of which will be the complet...

Analysis of reflectivity & predictability of electricity network tariff structures for household consumers

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Nijhuis, M.; Gibescu, M.; Cobben, J. F.G.

2017-01-01

Distribution network operators charge household consumers with a network tariff, so they can recover their network investment and operational costs. With the transition; towards a sustainable energy system, the household load is changing, through the introduction of photovoltaics and electric

Multiple synchronization transitions in scale-free neuronal networks with electrical and chemical hybrid synapses

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Liu, Chen; Wang, Jiang; Wang, Lin; Yu, Haitao; Deng, Bin; Wei, Xile; Tsang, Kaiming; Chan, Wailok

2014-01-01

Highlights: • Synchronization transitions in hybrid scale-free neuronal networks are investigated. • Multiple synchronization transitions can be induced by the time delay. • Effect of synchronization transitions depends on the ratio of the electrical and chemical synapses. • Coupling strength and the density of inter-neuronal links can enhance the synchronization. -- Abstract: The impacts of information transmission delay on the synchronization transitions in scale-free neuronal networks with electrical and chemical hybrid synapses are investigated. Numerical results show that multiple appearances of synchronization regions transitions can be induced by different information transmission delays. With the time delay increasing, the synchronization of neuronal activities can be enhanced or destroyed, irrespective of the probability of chemical synapses in the whole hybrid neuronal network. In particular, for larger probability of electrical synapses, the regions of synchronous activities appear broader with stronger synchronization ability of electrical synapses compared with chemical ones. Moreover, it can be found that increasing the coupling strength can promote synchronization monotonously, playing the similar role of the increasing the probability of the electrical synapses. Interestingly, the structures and parameters of the scale-free neuronal networks, especially the structural evolvement plays a more subtle role in the synchronization transitions. In the network formation process, it is found that every new vertex is attached to the more old vertices already present in the network, the more synchronous activities will be emerge

Tensión Entre la Calidad y la Equidad, la Calidad y la Eficiencia.

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Gustavo Malagón Londoño

2004-01-01

Si calidad significa el conjunto de características o circunstancias que un usuario requiere para satisfacer sus necesidades, o el máximo de esfuerzos para satisfacer las necesidades del usuario o los mejores servicios con la mas esmerada tecnología para la óptima satisfacción del usuario, se está mencionando que la meta de la calidad es la satisfacción del usuario; en el caso de la salud, del paciente o cliente externo, como quiera llamársele. A la vez eficiencia representa la mejor alternat...

Impedance-Source Networks for Electric Power Conversion Part II

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Siwakoti, Yam P.; Peng, Fang Zheng; Blaabjerg, Frede

2015-01-01

Impedance-source networks cover the entire spectrum of electric power conversion applications (dc-dc, dc-ac, ac-dc, ac-ac) controlled and modulated by different modulation strategies to generate the desired dc or ac voltage and current at the output. A comprehensive review of various impedance......-source-network-based power converters has been covered in a previous paper and main topologies were discussed from an application point of view. Now Part II provides a comprehensive review of the most popular control and modulation strategies for impedance-source network-based power converters/inverters. These methods...

Monthly electric energy demand forecasting with neural networks and Fourier series

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Gonzalez-Romera, E.; Jaramillo-Moran, M.A.; Carmona-Fernandez, D.

2008-01-01

Medium-term electric energy demand forecasting is a useful tool for grid maintenance planning and market research of electric energy companies. Several methods, such as ARIMA, regression or artificial intelligence, have been usually used to carry out those predictions. Some approaches include weather or economic variables, which strongly influence electric energy demand. Economic variables usually influence the general series trend, while weather provides a periodic behavior because of its seasonal nature. This work investigates the periodic behavior of the Spanish monthly electric demand series, obtained by rejecting the trend from the consumption series. A novel hybrid approach is proposed: the periodic behavior is forecasted with a Fourier series while the trend is predicted with a neural network. Satisfactory results have been obtained, with a lower than 2% MAPE, which improve those reached when only neural networks or ARIMA were used for the same purpose. (author)

Architecture, design and protection of electrical distribution networks

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Sorrel, J.P. [Schneider electric Industries SA (France)

2000-07-01

Architectures related to AII Electric Ship (AES) require high level of propulsion power. Merchant ships and obviously warships require a low vulnerability, a high reliability and availability, a simple maintainability as well as an ordinary ode of operation. These constraints converge to an optimum single line diagram. We will focus on the mode of operation of the network, its constraints, the facilities to use a ring distribution for the ship service distribution system, the earthing of HV network as well as future developments. (author)

Memristors in the electrical network of Aloe vera L.

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Volkov, Alexander G; Reedus, Jada; Mitchell, Colee M; Tucket, Clayton; Forde-Tuckett, Victoria; Volkova, Maya I; Markin, Vladislav S; Chua, Leon

2014-01-01

A memristor is a resistor with memory, which is a non-linear passive two-terminal electrical element relating magnetic flux linkage and electrical charge. Here we found that memristors exist in vivo. The electrostimulation of the Aloe vera by bipolar sinusoidal or triangle periodic waves induce electrical responses with fingerprints of memristors. Uncouplers carbonylcyanide-3-chlorophenylhydrazone and carbonylcyanide-4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl hydrazone decrease the amplitude of electrical responses at low and high frequencies of bipolar periodic sinusoidal or triangle electrostimulating waves. Memristive behavior of an electrical network in the Aloe vera is linked to the properties of voltage gated ion channels: the K+ channel blocker TEACl reduces the electric response to a conventional resistor. Our results demonstrate that a voltage gated K+ channel in the excitable tissue of plants has properties of a memristor. The discovery of memristors in plants creates a new direction in the modeling and understanding of electrical phenomena in plants. PMID:25763487

Incentive Regulation and Utility Benchmarking for Electricity Network Security

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Zhang, Y.; Nepal, R.

2014-01-01

The incentive regulation of costs related to physical and cyber security in electricity networks is an important but relatively unexplored and ambiguous issue. These costs can be part of cost efficiency benchmarking or, alternatively, dealt with separately. This paper discusses the issues and proposes options for incorporating network security costs within incentive regulation in a benchmarking framework. The relevant concerns and limitations associated with the accounting and classification ...

Calidad total: fuente de ventaja competitiva

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Tarí, Juan-José

2000-01-01

El objeto de este trabajo es analizar la dirección de la calidad estudiando sus pilares básicos como son, la planificación, organización y control por un lado y los aspectos humanos por otro, centrándonos en sus dos elementos clave para desarrollar la calidad total: el liderazgo y la involucración de todos los empleados.

INTEGRAL INDEX OF OPERATION QUALITY FOR EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF DISTRIBUTIVE GENERATION SOURCES ON ELECTRIC NETWORK MODES

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Petro D. Lezhniuk

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Method of operation quality evaluation of electric network, comprising renewable sources of energy (RSE is considered. Integral index that enables to evaluate the impact of RSE on energy losses and its quality as well as balance reliability in electric network is suggested. Mathematical model is constructed, taking into account the assumption that electric network with RSE may be in various operation modes, characterized by different technical economic indices. To determine the integral index of operation quality of electric network with RSE in all possible states tools of Markov processes theory and criterial method are used.

Reversible Control of Anisotropic Electrical Conductivity using Colloidal Microfluidic Networks

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Beskok, Ali; Bevan, Michael; Lagoudas, Dimitris; Ounaies, Zoubeida; Bahukudumbi, Pradipkumar; Everett, William

2007-01-01

This research addresses the tunable assembly of reversible colloidal structures within microfluidic networks to engineer multifunctional materials that exhibit a wide range of electrical properties...

Sueño y calidad de vida

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Miró, Elena; Cano-Lozano, Carmen; Buela-Casal, Gualberto

2008-01-01

Existe una estrecha interrelación entre los procesos de sueño y el estado general de salud física y psicológica de una persona. En el presente artículo se revisan algunas de las principales líneas de investigación que abordan las relaciones entre el sueño y la calidad de vida. Se analiza la influencia de los diferentes patrones de sueño (patrón de sueño corto, intermedio y largo) y de la calidad del sueño (sueño eficiente/no eficiente) en la salud y la calidad de vida. Se examinan las consecu...

Calidad del aire interior en las escuelas

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EPA ha desarrollado el Programa de Herramientas de Calidad del Aire Interior para las Escuelas para reducir la exposición a los contaminantes ambientales en las mismas a través de la adopción voluntaria de las prácticas para manejar la calidad del aire int

Calidad total en el ICESI

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González Zamora, José Hipólito

2010-01-01

En primer lugar deseo dar la bienvenida esta reunión al ingeniero Francisco Gensini, director ejecutivo de INCOLDA, quien ha sido fuente constante de inspiración para el trabajo relacionado con Control Total de Calidad (C.T.C.) que se ha venido desarrollando en el ICESI. El ingeniero Gensini ha logrado aglutinar alrededor de INCOLDA al grupo de seis empresas de la región, líderes en el estudio y aplicación de los principios del Control Total de Calidad , es decir Rica Rondo S.A., Banco de Oc...

New Operation and Maintenance Contract for Electrical Network

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Kowalik, G

2001-01-01

The Electrical Exploitation is one of the few remaining operation services at CERN which nearly entirely relies on the CERN staff. Last year CERN policy, in connection with the LHC project needs, have led to the formulation of the strategy of out-sourcing of the Electrical Exploitation activities, market survey and subsequent Invitation to Tender. The following paper presents the approach used in the preparation of the Invitation to Tender and in solving of the out-sourcing issues applied to the operation and maintenance of the CERN electrical network. In particular the problems of the results oriented contract, quality assurance and performance as well requirement of the constantly increasing productivity of the Contractors team are treated. The paper gives also the particularities of the application of the out-sourcing to the electrical operation service as will as techniques used for the estimation of the work load of the activities being outsourced.

Fluid power network for centralized electricity generation in offshore wind farms

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Jarquin-Laguna, A.

2014-01-01

An innovative and completely different wind-energy conversion system is studied where a centralized electricity generation within a wind farm is proposed by means of a hydraulic network. This paper presents the dynamic interaction of two turbines when they are coupled to the same hydraulic network.

Ingeniería dirigida por modelos y calidad de software

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Ruiz-Rube, Iván

2014-01-01

La gestión de la calidad del software tiene por objetivo planificar, asegurar, controlar y mejorar la calidad del software que se desarrolla o se mantiene. Sin embargo, suele ser habitual que no se le dediquen los esfuerzos y recursos necesarios para su puesta en marcha, aludiendo a que las actividades de gestión de la calidad no conducen a producir software. Por este motivo, es importante investigar nuevas maneras de llevar a cabo actividades de calidad, con el menor esfuerzo posible. En...

A network model for electrical transport in sea ice

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Zhu, J.; Golden, K.M.; Gully, A.; Sampson, C.

2010-01-01

Monitoring the thickness of sea ice is an important tool in assessing the impact of global warming on Earth's polar regions, and most methods of measuring ice thickness depend on detailed knowledge of its electrical properties. We develop a network model for the electrical conductivity of sea ice, which incorporates statistical measurements of the brine microstructure. The numerical simulations are in close agreement with direct measurements we made in Antarctica on the vertical conductivity of first year sea ice.

Mathematical models of electrical network systems theory and applications : an introduction

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Kłos, Andrzej

2017-01-01

This book is for all those who are looking for a non-conventional mathematical model of electrical network systems. It presents a modern approach using linear algebra and derives various commonly unknown quantities and interrelations of network analysis. It also explores some applications of algebraic network model of and solves some examples of previously unsolved network problems in planning and operation of network systems. Complex mathematical aspects are illustrated and described in a way that is understandable for non-mathematicians. Discussing interesting concepts and practically useful methods of network analysis, it is a valuable resource for lecturers, students, engineers and research workers. .

Calidad en el desarrollo de Sistemas de Software

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Pesado, Patricia Mabel; Bertone, Rodolfo Alfredo; Esponda, Silvia; Pasini, Ariel C.; Martorelli, Sabrina Lorena

2010-01-01

El objetivo del subproyecto “Calidad en el desarrollo de Sistemas de Software" es analizar, investigar y desarrollar propuestas en temas relacionados con el aseguramiento de la calidad en cada una de las etapas del desarrollo de Sistemas de Software. En particular se ha trabajado y estudiado las normas de calidad más ampliamente difundidas, líneas ISO y CMMI, y su incidencia en entornos como la pequeña y mediana industria de nuestro país. Desde el año 2006, se ha trabajado en la adecuación...

MODELING OF SYMMETRIC THREE-PHASE ASYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MOTOR IN ASYMMETRIC CONNECTION TO NETWORK

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V. I. Lukovnikov

2005-01-01

Full Text Available The paper shows how to solve the problem concerning reveal of changes in mathematical models and electric parameters of symmetric three-phase short-circuited asynchronous electric motors in case of their connection to single- or two-phase network in comparison with their connection to three-phase network. The uniform methodological approach permitting to generalize the known data and receive new results is offered in the paper.

Tensions on the electric network; Tensions sur le reseau

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Garrigues, B.

2001-10-01

Facing the potential 12000 MW of wind power projects, it is necessary to solve quickly the management of queues for the connection to the french electric network. This paper presents the today situation and proposes solutions. (A.L.B.)

Does electricity (and heat) network regulation have anything to learn from fixed line telecoms regulation?

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Pollitt, Michael

2010-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to examine the lessons from the recent history of telecoms deregulation for electricity (and by implication heat) network regulation. We do this in the context of Ofgem's RPI-X rate at 20 review of energy regulation in the UK, which considers whether RPI-X-based price regulation is fit for purpose after over 20 years of operation in energy networks. We examine the deregulation of fixed line telecoms in the UK and the lessons which it seems to suggest. We then apply the lessons to electricity networks in the context of a possible increase in distributed generation directly connected to local distribution networks. We conclude that there is the possibility of more parallels over time and suggest several implications of this for the regulation of electricity and heat networks. (author)

Prediction of Industrial Electric Energy Consumption in Anhui Province Based on GA-BP Neural Network

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Zhang, Jiajing; Yin, Guodong; Ni, Youcong; Chen, Jinlan

2018-01-01

In order to improve the prediction accuracy of industrial electrical energy consumption, a prediction model of industrial electrical energy consumption was proposed based on genetic algorithm and neural network. The model use genetic algorithm to optimize the weights and thresholds of BP neural network, and the model is used to predict the energy consumption of industrial power in Anhui Province, to improve the prediction accuracy of industrial electric energy consumption in Anhui province. By comparing experiment of GA-BP prediction model and BP neural network model, the GA-BP model is more accurate with smaller number of neurons in the hidden layer.

electrónica en sistemas multi-agente

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MARCELA PASTRANA DAVID

2008-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del trabajo presentado en este artículo consiste en la definición de un método de comparación basado en la aplicación de métricas de calidad elaboradas con el fin de medir protocolos de negociación electrónica en entornos Multi-Agente. Para la comparación de los protocolos se escogen los siguientes criterios de calidad: Rapidez, Eficiencia, Escalabilidad y Completitud. Para la aplicación y validación del método de Comparación se implementan dos prototipos de negociación electrónica basados en las subastas inglesa y holandesa, utilizando la plataforma JADE (Java Agents DEvelopment Framework y se obtuvieron resultados preliminares de su comportamiento los cuales fueron analizados y se sacaron las conclusiones respectivas.

Electric network interconnection of Mashreq Arab Countries

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El-Amin, I.M.; Al-Shehri, A.M.; Opoku, G.; Al-Baiyat, S.A.; Zedan, F.M.

1994-01-01

Power system interconnection is a well established practice for a variety of technical and economical reasons. Several interconnected networks exist worldwide for a number of factors. Some of these networks cross international boundaries. This presentation discusses the future developments of the power systems of Mashreq Arab Countries (MAC). MAC consists of Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. Mac power systems are operated by government or semigovernment bodies. Many of these countries have national or regional electric grids but are generally isolated from each other. With the exception of Saudi Arabia power systems, which employ 60 Hz, all other MAC utilities use 50 Hz frequency. Each country is served by one utility, except Saudi Arabia, which is served by four major utilities and some smaller utilities serving remote towns and small load centers. The major utilities are the Saudi Consolidated electric Company in the Eastern Province (SCECO East), SCECO Center, SCECO West, and SCECO South. These are the ones considered in this study. The energy resources in MAC are varied. Countries such as Egypt, Iraq, and Syria have significant hydro resources.The gulf countries and Iraq have abundant fossil fuel, The variation in energy resources as well as the characteristics of the electric load make it essential to look into interconnections beyond the national boundaries. Most of the existing or planned interconnections involve few power systems. A study involving 12 countries and over 20 utilities with different characteristics represents a very large scale undertaking

La calidad de muerte como componente de la calidad de vida

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María Ángeles Durán

2004-01-01

Full Text Available La aspiración a una buena calidad de vida se prolonga de modo natural en la aspiración a una buena calidad de muerte. En este estudio se sintetizan una docena de estudios sociológicos realizados en España por diversas instituciones a lo largo de la última década (CIS, CIRES y ASEP, entre otras sobre diversos aspectos de la muerte, el testamento vital y la eutanasia. La conclusión principal es que las opiniones y actitudes de la sociedad española en este tema son mucho más abiertas que lo reconocido por la legislación vigente. El tema es de gran interés y actualidad, por su aparición en el programa electoral del partido que ganó las elecciones en los comicios de marzo de 2004 y por las propuestas legislativas en curso.

Control de calidad de preservativos masculinos en el Perú

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Alfonso Zavaleta Martínez-Vargas

1997-01-01

Full Text Available La calidad de los preservativos de látex (condones empleados en los programas de control de la natalidad y prevención de enfermedades transmitidas sexualmente es un factor crítico para la eficacia de los mismos. Sin embargo, son escasos los reportes acerca de la calidad de los preservativos distribuidos en Latinoamérica. En este trabajo se reportan los resultados del control de calidad practicado a 23 lotes de preservativos de diferentes marcas, que fueron examinados por el Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad (INS/MINSA, Perú en el período 1988-1994, divididos en 2 grupos según el sistema legal de control vigente a la fecha de recepción de la muestra: control de calidad pre-registro sanitario (grupo PRS, enero de 1988 a Julio 1992, 6 lotes y control de calidad post-registro (grupo PES, por toma de muestra, a partir de Julio de 1992; 17 lotes. Cinco de seis lotes del grupo PRS y uno de diecisiete lotes del grupo PES cumplieron los requerimientos de calidad. Las causas de rechazo fueron: fallas en el rotulado (en 20 lotes, en 7 ausencia de la fecha de vencimiento; caracteres físicos deficientes (en 12 lotes, de los que 8 presentaron orificios ó impermeabilidad deficiente; 2 partículas extrañas; y uno burbujas o pliegues o grosor mayor de declarado. En 20 de 23 lotes se efectuó un control de limite microbiano, con resultados conformes. Una alta proporción de los lotes examinados (20 de 23 presentó fallas de calidad. La tasa de lotes rechazados fue mayor en el periodo de control post-registro sanitario, lo que sugiere que es necesario incrementar las medidas de control de calidad de los preservativos que se comercializan en el Perú.

Calidad de vida y felicidad: no es exactamento lo mismo

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R. Veenhoven (Ruut)

2001-01-01

textabstractLa " Calidad de vida" se concibe como un amplio concepto que abarca tres significados: 1) Calidad del entorno en que vivimos; 2) Calidad de acción y 3) Disfrute subjetivo de la vida. La " Felicidad " se incluye en este último significado. Se define como la apreciación completa de la vida

MEDICIÓN DE LA CALIDAD EN EL ENFOQUE AL CLIENTE

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Ernesto Rodríguez González

2001-04-01

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Los programas de mejoramiento de la calidad no exitosos se encuentran a menudo plagados de acciones tendientes a aumentar los ingresos, a través del incremento de la satisfacción de los clientes, pero que no han sido evaluadas económicamente. La contabilidad tradicional no permite evaluar cuantitativamente cuánto van a aumentar los ingresos producto de un proyecto que tenga como objetivo aumentar la satisfacción de los clientes, o que trate de recuperar su satisfacción mediante el beneficio de una capacitación en calidad del servicio, un programa de círculos de calidad, etcétera. En el trabajo se muestra cómo lograr con el tablero de control la imprescindible conexión entre los indicadores de calidad (orientación al cliente, calidad de procesos, etcétera y los indicadores de resultados del negocio y la medición de la calidad necesaria a la gestión.

Forecasting of electricity prices with neural networks

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Gareta, Raquel [Centro de Investigacion de Recursos y Consumos Energeticos (CIRCE), Universidad de Zaragoza, Centro Politecnico Superior, Maria de Luna, 3, 50018 Zaragoza (Spain); Romeo, Luis M. [Centro de Investigacion de Recursos y Consumos Energeticos (CIRCE), Universidad de Zaragoza, Centro Politecnico Superior, Maria de Luna, 3, 50018 Zaragoza (Spain)]. E-mail: luismi@unizar.es; Gil, Antonia [Centro de Investigacion de Recursos y Consumos Energeticos (CIRCE), Universidad de Zaragoza, Centro Politecnico Superior, Maria de Luna, 3, 50018 Zaragoza (Spain)

2006-08-15

During recent years, the electricity energy market deregulation has led to a new free competition situation in Europe and other countries worldwide. Generators, distributors and qualified clients have some uncertainties about the future evolution of electricity markets. In consequence, feasibility studies of new generation plants, design of new systems and energy management optimization are frequently postponed. The ability of forecasting energy prices, for instance the electricity prices, would be highly appreciated in order to improve the profitability of utility investments. The development of new simulation techniques, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), has provided a good tool to forecast time series. In this paper, it is demonstrated that the Neural Network (NN) approach can be used to forecast short term hourly electricity pool prices (for the next day and two or three days after). The NN architecture and design for prices forecasting are described in this paper. The results are tested with extensive data sets, and good agreement is found between actual data and NN results. This methodology could help to improve power plant generation capacity management and, certainly, more profitable operation in daily energy pools.

Forecasting of electricity prices with neural networks

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Gareta, Raquel; Romeo, Luis M.; Gil, Antonia

2006-01-01

During recent years, the electricity energy market deregulation has led to a new free competition situation in Europe and other countries worldwide. Generators, distributors and qualified clients have some uncertainties about the future evolution of electricity markets. In consequence, feasibility studies of new generation plants, design of new systems and energy management optimization are frequently postponed. The ability of forecasting energy prices, for instance the electricity prices, would be highly appreciated in order to improve the profitability of utility investments. The development of new simulation techniques, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), has provided a good tool to forecast time series. In this paper, it is demonstrated that the Neural Network (NN) approach can be used to forecast short term hourly electricity pool prices (for the next day and two or three days after). The NN architecture and design for prices forecasting are described in this paper. The results are tested with extensive data sets, and good agreement is found between actual data and NN results. This methodology could help to improve power plant generation capacity management and, certainly, more profitable operation in daily energy pools

Increasing penetration of renewable and distributed electricity generation and the need for different network regulation

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Joode, J. de; Jansen, J.C.; Welle, A.J. van der; Scheepers, M.J.J.

2009-01-01

The amount of decentralised electricity generation (DG) connected to distribution networks increases across EU member states. This increasing penetration of DG units poses potential costs and benefits for distribution system operators (DSOs). These DSOs are regulated since the business of electricity distribution is considered to be a natural monopoly. This paper identifies the impact of increasing DG penetration on the DSO business under varying parameters (network characteristics, DG technologies, network management type) and argues that current distribution network regulation needs to be improved in order for DSOs to continue to facilitate the integration of DG in the network. Several possible adaptations are analysed.

Diagnosis and Reconfiguration using Bayesian Networks: An Electrical Power System Case Study

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Knox, W. Bradley; Mengshoel, Ole

2009-01-01

Automated diagnosis and reconfiguration are important computational techniques that aim to minimize human intervention in autonomous systems. In this paper, we develop novel techniques and models in the context of diagnosis and reconfiguration reasoning using causal Bayesian networks (BNs). We take as starting point a successful diagnostic approach, using a static BN developed for a real-world electrical power system. We discuss in this paper the extension of this diagnostic approach along two dimensions, namely: (i) from a static BN to a dynamic BN; and (ii) from a diagnostic task to a reconfiguration task. More specifically, we discuss the auto-generation of a dynamic Bayesian network from a static Bayesian network. In addition, we discuss subtle, but important, differences between Bayesian networks when used for diagnosis versus reconfiguration. We discuss a novel reconfiguration agent, which models a system causally, including effects of actions through time, using a dynamic Bayesian network. Though the techniques we discuss are general, we demonstrate them in the context of electrical power systems (EPSs) for aircraft and spacecraft. EPSs are vital subsystems on-board aircraft and spacecraft, and many incidents and accidents of these vehicles have been attributed to EPS failures. We discuss a case study that provides initial but promising results for our approach in the setting of electrical power systems.

Markets in real electric networks require reactive prices

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Hogan, W.W.

1996-01-01

Extending earlier seminal work, the author finds that locational spot price differences in an electric network provide the natural measure of the appropriate internodal transport charge. However, the problem of loop flow requires different economic intuition for interpreting the implications of spot pricing. The Direct Current model, which is the usual approximation for estimating spot prices, ignores reactive power effects; this approximation is best when thermal constraints create network congestion. However, when voltage constraints are problematic, the DC Load model is insufficient; a full AC Model is required to determine both real and reactive spot prices. 16 figs., 3 tabs., 22 refs

The deregulation of network industries: is the electricity sector an exception?

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Coppens, F.; Vivet, D.

2006-01-01

In view of their special characteristics, network industries have for quite a long time been considered as (natural) monopolies. Network externalities and economies of scale in particular justified this (natural) monopoly thesis. Since the last decade of the past century, however, a trend towards deregulation of such industries has been observed worldwide. This trend started with the successful introduction of competition in the telecommunications sector. The success in that sector is often used as an argument for opening up other network industries to competition as well. The study analyses whether this reasoning can be applied to the electricity sector. At first glance, the sectors electricity and telecommunications seem very similar, as both are network industries having been characterised for a long time by economies of scale, but for which technological progress may have put an end to this scale effect. However, the study points out that there are important differences. In the telecommunications sector, technological progress on the supply side has been accompanied by a strong growth in demand. There is no such demand side effect in the electricity branch. Moreover, due to physical characteristics, the electricity sector seems to be more complicated. In order to introduce competition, the sector has to be split up into sub-sectors (production, transmission, distribution and supply). Only two segments, production and supply, are considered as open markets; transmission and distribution, on the other hand, remain monopolies. This splitting up, however, entails a new kind of costs, the so-called transaction costs. As such the gains from the liberalization in certain segments might (partly) offset increase in the transaction costs resulting from vertical disintegration. (authors)

Network reconfiguration for loss reduction in electrical distribution system using genetic algorithm

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Adail, A.S.A.A.

2012-01-01

Distribution system is a critical links between the utility and the nuclear installation. During feeding electricity to that installation there are power losses. The quality of the network depends on the reduction of these losses. Distribution system which feeds the nuclear installation must have a higher quality power. For example, in Inshas site, electrical power is supplied to it from two incoming feeders (one from new abu-zabal substation and the other from old abu-zabal substation). Each feeder is designed to carry the full load, while the operator preferred to connect with a new abu-zabal substation, which has a good power quality. Bad power quality affects directly the nuclear reactor and has a negative impact on the installed sensitive equipment's of the operation. The thesis is Studying the electrical losses in a distribution system (causes and effected factors), feeder reconfiguration methods, and applying of genetic algorithm in an electric distribution power system. In the end, this study proposes an optimization technique based on genetic algorithms for distribution network reconfiguration to reduce the network losses to minimum. The proposed method is applied to IEEE test network; that contain 3 feeders and 16 nodes. The technique is applied through two groups, distribution have general loads, and nuclear loads. In the groups the technique applied to seven cases at normal operation state, system fault condition as well as different loads conditions. Simulated results are drawn to show the accuracy of the technique.

Modeling generator power plant portfolios and pollution taxes in electric power supply chain networks: a transportation network equilibrium transformation

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Kai Wu; Nagurney, A.; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Zugang Liu; Stranlund, J.K.

2006-01-01

Global climate change and fuel security risks have encouraged international and regional adoption of pollution/carbon taxes. A major portion of such policy interventions is directed at the electric power industry with taxes applied according to the type of fuel used by the power generators in their power plants. This paper proposes an electric power supply chain network model that captures the behavior of power generators faced with a portfolio of power plant options and subject to pollution taxes. We demonstrate that this general model can be reformulated as a transportation network equilibrium model with elastic demands and qualitatively analyzed and solved as such. The connections between these two different modeling schemas is done through finite-dimensional variational inequality theory. The numerical examples illustrate how changes in the pollution/carbon taxes affect the equilibrium electric power supply chain network production outputs, the transactions between the various decision-makers the demand market prices, as well as the total amount of carbon emissions generated. (author)

Electric power plants and networks. Elektrische Kraftwerke

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Happoldt, H [Brown, Boveri und Cie A.G., Mannheim (Germany, F.R.). Abt. Centralen; Oeding, D [Brown, Boveri und Cie A.G., Mannheim (Germany, F.R.). Zentralbereich Forschung und Entwicklung

1978-01-01

This book is itended for enginers working in the planning, construction and operation of plants to generate and distribute electric power; it is also a valuable aid for students of power engineering. This new edition places more emphasis on the presentation and calculation of three-phase current networks with the aid of symmetric components. The equations used for calculation are adapted to VDE regulations as far as possible.

Thermal and Arc Flash Analysis of Electric Motor Drives in Distribution Networks

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Nikolovski, Srete; Mlakić, Dragan; Alibašić, Emir

2017-01-01

The paper presents thermal analysis and arc flash analysis taking care of protection relays coordination settings for electric motor drives connected to the electrical network. Power flow analysis is performed to check if there are any voltage and loading violation conditions in the system. Fault analysis is performed to check the short circuit values and compute arc flash energy dissipated at industrial busbars to eliminate damage to electrical equipment and electrical shocks and hazard to p...

LA NARIZ ELECTRÓNICA, UNA NOVEDOSA HERRAMIENTA PARA EL CONTROL DE PROCESOS Y CALIDAD EN LA INDUSTRIA AGROALIMENTARIA

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QUICAZÁN S, Martha C; DÍAZ M, Amanda C; ZULUAGA D, Carlos M

2011-01-01

Los sistemas de olfato electrónico, más comúnmente conocidos en la industria agroalimentaria como narices electrónicas, son considerados hoy en día como una técnica de análisis de gran aplicabilidad y una práctica no destructiva diseñada para determinar, reconocer e identificar niveles muy bajos de sustancias químicas volátiles. Un arreglo de sensores electroquímicos crea una huella única digital del alimento, haciendo posible el control de calidad, el desarrollo de productos, la caracterizac...

Life cycle assessment of the Danish electricity distribution network

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Turconi, Roberto; Simonsen, Christian G.; Byriel, Inger P.

2014-01-01

Purpose This article provides life cycle inventory data for electricity distribution networks and a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Danish transmission and distribution networks. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential importance of environmental impacts associated with distribution...... complexity and material consumption. Infrastructure provided important contributions to metal depletion and freshwater eutrophication (copper and aluminum for manufacturing of the cables and associated recycling being the most important). Underground 50-kV lines had larger impacts than overhead lines, and 0...

Flow network QSAR for the prediction of physicochemical properties by mapping an electrical resistance network onto a chemical reaction poset.

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Ivanciuc, Ovidiu; Ivanciuc, Teodora; Klein, Douglas J

2013-06-01

Usual quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models are computed from unstructured input data, by using a vector of molecular descriptors for each chemical in the dataset. Another alternative is to consider the structural relationships between the chemical structures, such as molecular similarity, presence of certain substructures, or chemical transformations between compounds. We defined a class of network-QSAR models based on molecular networks induced by a sequence of substitution reactions on a chemical structure that generates a partially ordered set (or poset) oriented graph that may be used to predict various molecular properties with quantitative superstructure-activity relationships (QSSAR). The network-QSAR interpolation models defined on poset graphs, namely average poset, cluster expansion, and spline poset, were tested with success for the prediction of several physicochemical properties for diverse chemicals. We introduce the flow network QSAR, a new poset regression model in which the dataset of chemicals, represented as a reaction poset, is transformed into an oriented network of electrical resistances in which the current flow results in a potential at each node. The molecular property considered in the QSSAR model is represented as the electrical potential, and the value of this potential at a particular node is determined by the electrical resistances assigned to each edge and by a system of batteries. Each node with a known value for the molecular property is attached to a battery that sets the potential on that node to the value of the respective molecular property, and no external battery is attached to nodes from the prediction set, representing chemicals for which the values of the molecular property are not known or are intended to be predicted. The flow network QSAR algorithm determines the values of the molecular property for the prediction set of molecules by applying Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's current law to the poset

Decompositions of injection patterns for nodal flow allocation in renewable electricity networks

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Schäfer, Mirko; Tranberg, Bo; Hempel, Sabrina; Schramm, Stefan; Greiner, Martin

2017-08-01

The large-scale integration of fluctuating renewable power generation represents a challenge to the technical and economical design of a sustainable future electricity system. In this context, the increasing significance of long-range power transmission calls for innovative methods to understand the emerging complex flow patterns and to integrate price signals about the respective infrastructure needs into the energy market design. We introduce a decomposition method of injection patterns. Contrary to standard flow tracing approaches, it provides nodal allocations of link flows and costs in electricity networks by decomposing the network injection pattern into market-inspired elementary import/export building blocks. We apply the new approach to a simplified data-driven model of a European electricity grid with a high share of renewable wind and solar power generation.

Using adaptive network based fuzzy inference system to forecast regional electricity loads

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Ying, L.-C.; Pan, M.-C.

2008-01-01

Since accurate regional load forecasting is very important for improvement of the management performance of the electric industry, various regional load forecasting methods have been developed. The purpose of this study is to apply the adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model to forecast the regional electricity loads in Taiwan and demonstrate the forecasting performance of this model. Based on the mean absolute percentage errors and statistical results, we can see that the ANFIS model has better forecasting performance than the regression model, artificial neural network (ANN) model, support vector machines with genetic algorithms (SVMG) model, recurrent support vector machines with genetic algorithms (RSVMG) model and hybrid ellipsoidal fuzzy systems for time series forecasting (HEFST) model. Thus, the ANFIS model is a promising alternative for forecasting regional electricity loads

Using adaptive network based fuzzy inference system to forecast regional electricity loads

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Ying, Li-Chih [Department of Marketing Management, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 11, Pu-tzu Lane, Peitun, Taichung City 406 (China); Pan, Mei-Chiu [Graduate Institute of Management Sciences, Nanhua University, 32, Chung Keng Li, Dalin, Chiayi 622 (China)

2008-02-15

Since accurate regional load forecasting is very important for improvement of the management performance of the electric industry, various regional load forecasting methods have been developed. The purpose of this study is to apply the adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model to forecast the regional electricity loads in Taiwan and demonstrate the forecasting performance of this model. Based on the mean absolute percentage errors and statistical results, we can see that the ANFIS model has better forecasting performance than the regression model, artificial neural network (ANN) model, support vector machines with genetic algorithms (SVMG) model, recurrent support vector machines with genetic algorithms (RSVMG) model and hybrid ellipsoidal fuzzy systems for time series forecasting (HEFST) model. Thus, the ANFIS model is a promising alternative for forecasting regional electricity loads. (author)

Consideraciones teóricas sobre aspectos culturales en la gestión de la calidad total

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Juan Manuel López

2015-05-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN En este artículo el autor define CWQC  en un sentido amplio, se describe a la calidad de la administración, la calidad de desempeño humano, la calidad del trabajo que se realiza, la calidad el ambiente de trabajo, la calidad del producto y la calidad del servicio, en este orden. Teniendo siempre presente como meta de calidad de la sociedad e industrias, la calidad de la economía nacional y la calidad y enriquecimiento de la humanidad. En Occidente, se refiere generalmente a la calidad de productos y servicios.

SUEÑO Y CALIDAD DE VIDA

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Gualberto Buela-Casal

2005-06-01

Full Text Available Existe una estrecha interrelación entre los procesos de sueño y el estado general de salud física y psicológica de una persona. En el presente artículo se revisan algunas de las principales líneas de investigación que abordan las relaciones entre el sueño y la calidad de vida. Se analiza la influencia de los diferentes patrones de sueño (patrón de sueño corto, intermedio y largo y de la calidad del sueño (sueño eficiente/no eficiente en la salud y la calidad de vida. Se examinan las consecuencias sobre la salud de ciertos cambios en el sueño que son muy frecuentes en nuestro actual estilo de vida, tales como la privación de sueño o el trabajar en un sistema de turnos rotatorios o de trabajo nocturno, y de algunos de los trastornos del sueño más importantes como el insomnio o la apnea. El sueño es sin duda un excelente indicador del estado de salud de las personas tanto en muestras clínicas como en la población general. El desarrollo de estrategias preventivas y de intervención que reduzcan las alteraciones del sueño redundará en una mejor calidad de vida.

Online fouling detection in electrical circulation heaters using neural networks

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Lalot, S. [M.E.T.I.E.R., Longuenesse Cedex (France); Universite de Valenciennes (France). LME; Lecoeuche, S. [M.E.T.I.E.R., Longuenesse Cedex (France); Universite de Lille (France). Laboratoire 13D

2003-06-01

Here is presented a method that is able to detect fouling during the service of a circulation electrical heater. The neural based technique is divided in two major steps: identification and classification. Each step uses a neural network, the connection weights of the first one being the inputs of the second network. Each step is detailed and the main characteristics and abilities of the two neural networks are given. It is shown that the method is able to discriminate fouling from viscosity modification that would lead to the same type of effect on the total heat transfer coefficient. (author)

Consideraciones teóricas sobre aspectos culturales en la gestión de la calidad total

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Juan Manuel López; Julia Gutiérrez de Piñeres; Nora Choperena

2015-01-01

RESUMEN En este artículo el autor define CWQC  en un sentido amplio, se describe a la calidad de la administración, la calidad de desempeño humano, la calidad del trabajo que se realiza, la calidad el ambiente de trabajo, la calidad del producto y la calidad del servicio, en este orden. Teniendo siempre presente como meta de calidad de la sociedad e industrias, la calidad de la economía nacional y la calidad y enriquecimiento de la humanidad. En Occidente, se refiere generalmente a la cal...

The study of human bodies' impedance networks in testing leakage currents of electrical equipments

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Zhang, Zhaohui; Wang, Xiaofei

2006-11-01

In the testing of electrical equipments' leakage currents, impedance networks of human bodies are used to simulate the current's effect on human bodies, and they are key to the preciseness of the testing result. This paper analyses and calculates three human bodies' impedance networks of measuring electric burn current, perception or reaction current, let-go current in IEC60990, by using Matlab, compares the research result of current effect thresholds' change with sine wave's frequency published in IEC479-2, and amends parameters of measuring networks. It also analyses the change of perception or reaction current with waveform by Multisim.

Design and analysis of electrical energy storage demonstration projects on UK distribution networks

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Lyons, P.F.; Wade, N.S.; Jiang, T.; Taylor, P.C.; Hashiesh, F.; Michel, M.; Miller, D.

2015-01-01

Highlights: • Results of an EES system demonstration project carried out in the UK. • Approaches to the design of trials for EES and observation on their application. • A formalised methodology for analysis of smart grids trials. • Validated models of energy storage. • Capability of EES to connect larger quantities of heat pumps and PV is evaluated. - Abstract: The UK government’s CO 2 emissions targets will require electrification of much of the country’s infrastructure with low carbon technologies such as photovoltaic panels, electric vehicles and heat pumps. The large scale proliferation of these technologies will necessitate major changes to the planning and operation of distribution networks. Distribution network operators are trialling electrical energy storage (EES) across their networks to increase their understanding of the contribution that it can make to enable the expected paradigm shift in generation and consumption of electricity. In order to evaluate a range of applications for EES, including voltage control and power flow management, installations have taken place at various distribution network locations and voltage levels. This article reports on trial design approaches and their application to a UK trial of an EES system to ensure broad applicability of the results. Results from these trials of an EES system, low carbon technologies and trial distribution networks are used to develop validated power system models. These models are used to evaluate, using a formalised methodology, the impact that EES could have on the design and operation of future distribution networks

Infrastructure for Integration of Legacy Electrical Equipment into a Smart-Grid Using Wireless Sensor Networks.

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de Araújo, Paulo Régis C; Filho, Raimir Holanda; Rodrigues, Joel J P C; Oliveira, João P C M; Braga, Stephanie A

2018-04-24

At present, the standardisation of electrical equipment communications is on the rise. In particular, manufacturers are releasing equipment for the smart grid endowed with communication protocols such as DNP3, IEC 61850, and MODBUS. However, there are legacy equipment operating in the electricity distribution network that cannot communicate using any of these protocols. Thus, we propose an infrastructure to allow the integration of legacy electrical equipment to smart grids by using wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In this infrastructure, each legacy electrical device is connected to a sensor node, and the sink node runs a middleware that enables the integration of this device into a smart grid based on suitable communication protocols. This middleware performs tasks such as the translation of messages between the power substation control centre (PSCC) and electrical equipment in the smart grid. Moreover, the infrastructure satisfies certain requirements for communication between the electrical equipment and the PSCC, such as enhanced security, short response time, and automatic configuration. The paper’s contributions include a solution that enables electrical companies to integrate their legacy equipment into smart-grid networks relying on any of the above mentioned communication protocols. This integration will reduce the costs related to the modernisation of power substations.

Infrastructure for Integration of Legacy Electrical Equipment into a Smart-Grid Using Wireless Sensor Networks

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Paulo Régis C. de Araújo

2018-04-01

Full Text Available At present, the standardisation of electrical equipment communications is on the rise. In particular, manufacturers are releasing equipment for the smart grid endowed with communication protocols such as DNP3, IEC 61850, and MODBUS. However, there are legacy equipment operating in the electricity distribution network that cannot communicate using any of these protocols. Thus, we propose an infrastructure to allow the integration of legacy electrical equipment to smart grids by using wireless sensor networks (WSNs. In this infrastructure, each legacy electrical device is connected to a sensor node, and the sink node runs a middleware that enables the integration of this device into a smart grid based on suitable communication protocols. This middleware performs tasks such as the translation of messages between the power substation control centre (PSCC and electrical equipment in the smart grid. Moreover, the infrastructure satisfies certain requirements for communication between the electrical equipment and the PSCC, such as enhanced security, short response time, and automatic configuration. The paper’s contributions include a solution that enables electrical companies to integrate their legacy equipment into smart-grid networks relying on any of the above mentioned communication protocols. This integration will reduce the costs related to the modernisation of power substations.

La calidad del posgrado en México

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Rugarcía, Armando

1994-01-01

Análisis de la situación de los posgrados en México y de su calidad. Se da un perfil del posgrado en instituciones mexicanas situando sus deficiencias y carencias, y formas para evaluarlos. Se hace énfasis en los tipos de investigación que se realizan como parte del posgrado y se proporcionan indicadores para juzgar su calidad. Incluye obra visual de Jaramar Soto, reproducida en blanco y negro.

Using neural networks and extreme value distributions to model electricity pool prices: Evidence from the Australian National Electricity Market 1998–2013

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Dev, Priya; Martin, Michael A.

2014-01-01

Highlights: • Neural nets are unable to properly capture spiky price behavior found in the electricity market. • We modeled electricity price data from the Australian National Electricity Market over 15 years. • Neural nets need to be augmented with other modeling techniques to capture price spikes. • We fit a Generalized Pareto Distribution to price spikes using a peaks-over-thresholds approach. - Abstract: Competitors in the electricity supply industry desire accurate predictions of electricity spot prices to hedge against financial risks. Neural networks are commonly used for forecasting such prices, but certain features of spot price series, such as extreme price spikes, present critical challenges for such modeling. We investigate the predictive capacity of neural networks for electricity spot prices using Australian National Electricity Market data. Following neural net modeling of the data, we explore extreme price spikes through extreme value modeling, fitting a Generalized Pareto Distribution to price peaks over an estimated threshold. While neural nets capture the smoother aspects of spot price data, they are unable to capture local, volatile features that characterize electricity spot price data. Price spikes can be modeled successfully through extreme value modeling

Network cost in transmission and distribution of electric power

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Lindahl, A.; Naeslund, B.; Oettinger-Biberg, C.; Olander, H.; Wuolikainen, T.; Fritz, P.

1994-01-01

This report is divided in two parts, where part 1 treats the charges on the regional nets with special emphasis on the net owners tariffs on a deregulated market. Part 2 describes the development of the network costs in electric power distribution for the period 1991-1993. 11 figs, 33 tabs

CALIDAD EDUCATIVA EN UN CENTRO DE EDUCACIÓN PARVULARIA UTILIZANDO EL CATÁLOGO DE CRITERIOS DE CALIDAD

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María Eugenia Soto Muñoz

2016-01-01

Full Text Available La calidad de la educación que se imparte en Chile y en otros países de América Latina representa una situación preocupante, ya que se ha demostrado que los procesos educativos de calidad, sobre todo en la primera infancia, impactan positivamente en el futuro desarrollo escolar de la niñez, relevando la importancia del nivel pre-escolar para superar las desventajas iniciales de los niños provenientes de sectores vulnerables. El artículo reporta un estudio no experimental de tipo mixto, basado en la Investigación Acción Colaborativa en un Jardín Infantil específico de la provincia de Concepción, Chile. La intervención se llevó cabo siguiendo los pasos propuestos por el Catálogo de Criterios de Calidad. Además, para constatar incremento de la calidad, se realizó una evaluación inicial y otra posterior a la intervención utilizando los instrumentos internacionales estandarizados ITERS-R y ECERS-R; también, se utiliza el test chileno TEVI-R para medir el vocabulario pasivo de los niños. A su vez, se utilizó Focus Group para recoger la opinión y percepciones del equipo técnico pedagógico del Jardín, respecto a la intervención realizada. En coherencia con el propósito del estudio, se pudo establecer que hubo avances en el desarrollo de la calidad educativa del jardín, pero no es posible asegurar que ella se mantenga a largo plazo, pues ello implica una internalización de procesos de reflexión y autocrítica en el equipo técnico pedagógico, lo que requiere mayor tiempo. Con esta experiencia se espera aportar evidencia para mejorar procesos educativos en Educación Parvularia.

A probabilistic approach to combining smart meter and electric vehicle charging data to investigate distribution network impacts

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Neaimeh, Myriam; Wardle, Robin; Jenkins, Andrew M.; Yi, Jialiang; Hill, Graeme; Lyons, Padraig F.; Hübner, Yvonne; Blythe, Phil T.; Taylor, Phil C.

2015-01-01

Highlights: • Working with unique datasets of EV charging and smart meter load demand. • Distribution networks are not a homogenous group with more capabilities to accommodate EVs than previously suggested. • Spatial and temporal diversity of EV charging demand alleviate the impacts on networks. • An extensive recharging infrastructure could enable connection of additional EVs on constrained distribution networks. • Electric utilities could increase the network capability to accommodate EVs by investing in recharging infrastructure. - Abstract: This work uses a probabilistic method to combine two unique datasets of real world electric vehicle charging profiles and residential smart meter load demand. The data was used to study the impact of the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) on electricity distribution networks. Two real networks representing an urban and rural area, and a generic network representative of a heavily loaded UK distribution network were used. The findings show that distribution networks are not a homogeneous group with a variation of capabilities to accommodate EVs and there is a greater capability than previous studies have suggested. Consideration of the spatial and temporal diversity of EV charging demand has been demonstrated to reduce the estimated impacts on the distribution networks. It is suggested that distribution network operators could collaborate with new market players, such as charging infrastructure operators, to support the roll out of an extensive charging infrastructure in a way that makes the network more robust; create more opportunities for demand side management; and reduce planning uncertainties associated with the stochastic nature of EV charging demand.

Armonización de modelos de calidad del software

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Gabriel Alberto Garcia Mireles

2013-06-01

Full Text Available La tendencia actual entre las organizaciones que desarrollan software es la adopción de más de un modelo de calidad para estar en condiciones de competir en diversos sectores del mercado. En esa situación, las organizaciones se enfrentan al problema de coordinar la implantación de múltiples modelos de tal manera que cada modelo logre los beneficios esperados, y al mismo tiempo, que los costos y esfuerzo de implantación sean mínimos. Como respuesta a este problema, surge la armonización de modelos de calidad del software. Actualmente los estudios se centran en la composición de modelos de calidad que abordan prácticas del proceso de desarrollo de software. Sin embargo, las organizaciones también deberían considerar la perspectiva de la calidad del producto. En este artículo, se presenta un avance de la investigación en la armonización de modelos de calidad que toma en cuenta ambas perspectivas, proceso y producto. Se describe la técnica que se propuso para realizar comparaciones de bajo nivel en este contexto. La técnica se aplica en los modelos CMMI-DEV, ISO 12207 e ISO 25010 y, como resultado, se encuentra que los modelos que abordan la perspectiva de proceso contienen prácticas, que corresponden a las etapas de análisis y diseño de software, en donde se debería prestar más atención a la calidad del producto de software.

Calidad en los servicios de turismo activo de Extremadura

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Vicente Luis del Campo

2017-09-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la calidad emitida del servicio de actividades físicas en la naturaleza por parte de trabajadores de empresas extremeñas de turismo activo. Complementariamente, se analizó si la calidad percibida de dicho servicio estaba influida por el rol del trabajador, gerente o monitor deportivo, dentro de la empresa. La muestra de participantes estaba compuesta por 25 trabajadores: 16 monitores y 9 gerentes. Para estudiar la calidad del se utilizó el cuestionario validado por Mediavilla (2013. Los resultados mostraron diferencias en ambas variables de estudio (importancia y valoración del ítem. Específicamente, los gerentes dieron más importancia y valoraron más las cuestiones relativas a la calidad ya que puntúan con mayor valor los ítems incluidos en el cuestionario (p<0.001. Las tareas derivadas del ejercicio profesional en trabajadores de empresas de turismo activo influyen en la percepción de calidad con que se presta el servicio de actividades físicas en la naturaleza. Estos resultados han permitido conocer los bloques de preguntas que recibieron una mayor o menor puntuación, así como localizar las diferencias entre grupos. Se recomienda prestar atención a aquellos ítems o preguntas que tuvieron una puntuación más baja, analizando las causas e implementando propuestas concretas de trabajo para mejorar su relación con la percepción de calidad en el servicio prestado.

The electrical network of maize root apex is gravity dependent.

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Masi, Elisa; Ciszak, Marzena; Comparini, Diego; Monetti, Emanuela; Pandolfi, Camilla; Azzarello, Elisa; Mugnai, Sergio; Baluška, Frantisek; Mancuso, Stefano

2015-01-15

Investigations carried out on maize roots under microgravity and hypergravity revealed that gravity conditions have strong effects on the network of plant electrical activity. Both the duration of action potentials (APs) and their propagation velocities were significantly affected by gravity. Similarly to what was reported for animals, increased gravity forces speed-up APs and enhance synchronized electrical events also in plants. The root apex transition zone emerges as the most active, as well as the most sensitive, root region in this respect.

Calidad de vida en adultos del Paraguay con enfermedad celiaca

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Raúl Emilio Real-Delor

2018-01-01

Full Text Available La enfermedad celiaca altera el estado emocional, las relaciones sociales, la autonomía y la percepción de la salud, afectando la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud. Los objetivos fueron determinar la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud en adolescentes y adultos con enfermedad celiaca e investigar los factores que la afectan. Se realizó un estudio observacional, prospectivo, realizado en adolescentes y adultos del Paraguay portadores de enfermedad celiaca con al menos 6 meses en dieta sin gluten. Se aplicó el cuestionario CD-QOL. Fueron incluidos 114 sujetos, con edad media 30±10 años, siendo 58% del sexo femenino. La calidad de vida fue buena en 25%, regular en 49% y mala en 26%. Los factores asociados significativamente a mejor calidad de vida fueron el sexo femenino, el grupo etario >30 años y realizar actividades fuera del hogar. Se concluye que la calidad de vida de los celiacos adolescentes y adultos es regular en 49% de los encuestados.

Venezuela: calidad de las elecciones y calidad de la democracia

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Miriam KORNBLITH

2009-11-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: Partiendo de la afirmación de Levine y Molina (2006, según la cual la calidad de la democracia depende del funcionamiento de los procesos mediante los cuales la población selecciona y controla sus gobernantes, en este trabajo se examina el caso venezolano, haciendo especial énfasis en el análisis de la dinámica electoral del período marcado por la presidencia de Chávez (1999-2006. Dicho examen nos lleva a concluir que el régimen sociopolítico venezolano actual puede ser caracterizado más adecuadamente como un «régimen autoritario electoral», más que como una democracia representativa convencional. Los rasgos autoritarios del gobierno venezolano actual explicarían la baja puntuación obtenida por Venezuela en los índices de Freedom House. Sin embargo, este examen también nos lleva a considerar la pertinencia de los supuestos de la calidad de la democracia en el contexto de un cambio de régimen que explícitamente se aleja de las aspiraciones e ideales que sustentan el concepto, dimensiones e indicadores de la calidad de la democracia propuestos.ABSTRACT: Taking off from the affirmation by Levine and Molina that «the quality of democracy depends on the operation of procedures whereby the population selects and controls its government», this article examines the dynamics of elections during the Presidency of Chávez, (1999-2006. This examination leads to the conclusion that the current regime is better characterized as «an autoritarian electoral regime» than as a conventional representative democracy. This re-definition explains the low scores obtained by Venezuela both in Freedom House. At the same time, this study throws light on the bases of democracy and of definitions of quality of democracy in a regime that explicitly rejects the very ideals and aspirations that underlie the definitions, dimensions and indicators of democracy itself.

Repercusión en la productividad de las empresas por la implantación de los sistemas de calidad a través de los costos de calidad

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Climent Serrano, Salvador

2008-01-01

Es indudable que la calidad es una variable estratégica relevante en un entorno competitivo, que garantiza cuotas de mercado mayores y tasas de beneficios que, normalmente, son crecientes con el nivel de calidad. Esta afirmación se relativiza cuando introducimos consideraciones de costos. Esta ponencia es una aproximación empírica al análisis de los costos de calidad, así como de los sistemas, metodologías y herramientas de gestión de la calidad. Se han contrastado varias hipótesis con tests ...

Calidad escolar: un nuevo ethos escolar

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Laura Ramírez Saborío

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Actualmente ha cobrado vigencia y preocupación el tema de la calidad escolar, por cuanto la educación se considera como la herramienta más poderosa de transformación en una sociedad. Se necesitan herramientas y referentes teóricos para construir el concepto de calidad y el ethos, y, para traducirlos en estrategias prácticas y realidades en nuestro sistema educativo. Se toman como base varias investigaciones para analizar la temática y se plantean ideas concretas que podrían permitir la implementación de políticas.

Neural electrical activity and neural network growth.

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Gafarov, F M

2018-05-01

The development of central and peripheral neural system depends in part on the emergence of the correct functional connectivity in its input and output pathways. Now it is generally accepted that molecular factors guide neurons to establish a primary scaffold that undergoes activity-dependent refinement for building a fully functional circuit. However, a number of experimental results obtained recently shows that the neuronal electrical activity plays an important role in the establishing of initial interneuronal connections. Nevertheless, these processes are rather difficult to study experimentally, due to the absence of theoretical description and quantitative parameters for estimation of the neuronal activity influence on growth in neural networks. In this work we propose a general framework for a theoretical description of the activity-dependent neural network growth. The theoretical description incorporates a closed-loop growth model in which the neural activity can affect neurite outgrowth, which in turn can affect neural activity. We carried out the detailed quantitative analysis of spatiotemporal activity patterns and studied the relationship between individual cells and the network as a whole to explore the relationship between developing connectivity and activity patterns. The model, developed in this work will allow us to develop new experimental techniques for studying and quantifying the influence of the neuronal activity on growth processes in neural networks and may lead to a novel techniques for constructing large-scale neural networks by self-organization. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Redes neuronales artificiales para la predicción de la calidad en soldadura por resistencia por puntos

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Martín, O.

2006-10-01

Full Text Available An artificial neural network is proposed as a tool for predicting from three parameters (weld time, current intensity and electrode sort if the quality of a resistance spot weld reaches a certain level or not. The quality is determined by cross tension testing. The fact of reaching this quality level or not is the desired output that goes with each input of the artificial neural network during its supervised learning. The available data set is made up of input/desired output pairs and is split randomly into a training subset (to update synaptic weight values and a validation subset (to avoid overfitting phenomenon by means of cross validation.

Se propone una red neuronal artificial como herramienta para predecir, a partir de tres parámetros operativos (tiempo de soldadura, intensidad de corriente y tipo de electrodo, si la calidad de una unión soldada por resistencia por puntos alcanza o no un cierto nivel. El entrenamiento de la red neuronal conlleva que la calidad se determine previamente mediante ensayos de tracción en probetas en cruz. El hecho de alcanzar o no el citado nivel de calidad constituye la respuesta objetivo que acompaña a cada entrada de la red neuronal artificial durante su aprendizaje supervisado. El conjunto de datos disponible está formado por pares entrada/salida objetivo y se divide de forma aleatoria en un subconjunto de entrenamiento (para actualizar los valores de los pesos sinápticos y en un subconjunto de validación (para combatir el fenómeno de overfitting mediante validación cruzada.

RTE - Electricity transport network operator. Energy is our future: let's save it

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2014-01-01

Managing and developing the French electricity transport network is essential to provide quality electricity on a continuous basis to all consumers. Since it was founded in 2000, and since it was made into a public service company (2005), RTE has proven its ability to fulfil its public interest mission in complete security. In an open European electricity market, RTE is recognised for offering all of its customers fair access to its network, which is the first condition for healthy competition. Based on this and thanks to its investments and operating quality, RTE is constantly improving its performances to meet its customers', public authorities' and the Energy Regulation Committee's requirements. This public service action is focused on four strategic priorities: performance of industrial facilities; a human and managerial policy focused on skills and efficiency; sustainable development; professionalism and innovation. This brochure presents RTE's missions, company overview and European cooperation

Empleados saludables y calidad de servicio en el sector sanitario

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Clara I. Hernández-Vargas

2014-01-01

Full Text Available En este estudio se analiza el papel mediador de los afectos positivos y el engagement en el trabajo entre creencias de eficacia y calidad de servicio (desempeño, compromiso, calidad percibida en el personal sanitario (N = 154 de un hospital de la Comunidad Valenciana. Basado en el Modelo de Organizaciones Saludables y Resilientes (HERO (Salanova, Llorens, Cifre, y Martínez, 2012 análisis de ecuaciones estructurales y booststrapping revelan que el afecto positivo y el engagement en el trabajo media entre las creencias de eficacia y la calidad de servicio. Concretamente, aquellos empleados con mayores creencias de eficacia, presentan mayor afecto positivo y más engagement en el trabajo que a su vez, se relaciona positivamente con mayor calidad de servicio.

Determinants of investment under incentive regulation: The case of the Norwegian electricity distribution networks

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Poudineh, Rahmatallah; Jamasb, Tooraj

2016-01-01

Investment in electricity networks, as regulated natural monopolies, is among the highest regulatory and energy policy priorities. The electricity sector regulators adopt different incentive mechanisms to ensure that the firms undertake sufficient investment to maintain and modernise the grid. Thus, an effective regulatory treatment of investment requires understanding the response of companies to the regulatory incentives. This study analyses the determinants of investment in electricity distribution networks using a panel dataset of 129 Norwegian companies observed from 2004 to 2010. A Bayesian Model Averaging approach is used to provide a robust statistical inference by taking into account the uncertainties around model selection and estimation. The results show that three factors drive nearly all network investments: investment rate in previous period, socio-economic costs of energy not supplied and finally useful life of assets. The results indicate that Norwegian companies have, to some degree, responded to the investment incentives provided by the regulatory framework. However, some of the incentives do not appear to be effective in driving the investments. - Highlights: • This paper investigates determinants of investment under incentive regulation. • We apply a Bayesian model averaging technique to deal with model uncertainty. • Dataset comprises 129 Norwegian electricity network companies from 2004 to 2010. • The results show that firms have generally responded to investment incentives. • However, some of the incentives do not appear to have been effective.

Calidad de vida

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Enrique Ardila

2000-07-01

Full Text Available Muchas enfermedades tienen un impacto sobre las personas diferente de la mortalidad, como es el caso de las enfermedades no letales que producen sufrimiento e incapacidad. Debido a esto también es importante medir el impacto de las enfermedades en términos del efecto que estas tienen sobre la calidad de vida de la persona que las padece.

Modelling electric trains energy consumption using Neural Networks

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Martinez Fernandez, P.; Garcia Roman, C.; Insa Franco, R.

2016-07-01

Nowadays there is an evident concern regarding the efficiency and sustainability of the transport sector due to both the threat of climate change and the current financial crisis. This concern explains the growth of railways over the last years as they present an inherent efficiency compared to other transport means. However, in order to further expand their role, it is necessary to optimise their energy consumption so as to increase their competitiveness. Improving railways energy efficiency requires both reliable data and modelling tools that will allow the study of different variables and alternatives. With this need in mind, this paper presents the development of consumption models based on neural networks that calculate the energy consumption of electric trains. These networks have been trained based on an extensive set of consumption data measured in line 1 of the Valencia Metro Network. Once trained, the neural networks provide a reliable estimation of the vehicles consumption along a specific route when fed with input data such as train speed, acceleration or track longitudinal slope. These networks represent a useful modelling tool that may allow a deeper study of railway lines in terms of energy expenditure with the objective of reducing the costs and environmental impact associated to railways. (Author)

Smart PV grid to reinforce the electrical network

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AL-Hamad, Mohamed Y.; Qamber, Isa S.

2017-11-01

Photovoltaic (PV) became the new competitive energy resources of the planet and needs to be engaged in grid to break up the congestion in both Distribution and Transmission systems. The objective of this research is to reduce the load flow through the distribution and transmission equipment by 20%. This reduction will help in relief networks loaded equipment's in all networks. Many projects are starting to develop in the GCC countries and need to be organized to achieve maximum benefits from involving the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in the network. The GCC countries have a good location for solar energy with high intensity of the solar radiation and clear sky along the year. The opportunities of the solar energy is to utilize and create a sustainable energy resource for this region. Moreover, the target of this research is to engage the PV technology in such a way to lower the over loaded equipment and increases the electricity demand at the consumer's side.

Control de calidad de preservativos masculinos en el Perú

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Alfonso Zavaleta Martínez-Vargas

1997-01-01

La calidad de los preservativos de látex (condones) empleados en los programas de control de la natalidad y prevención de enfermedades transmitidas sexualmente es un factor crítico para la eficacia de los mismos. Sin embargo, son escasos los reportes acerca de la calidad de los preservativos distribuidos en Latinoamérica. En este trabajo se reportan los resultados del control de calidad practicado a 23 lotes de preservativos de diferentes marcas, que fueron examinados por el Centro Nacional d...

An efficient approach for electric load forecasting using distributed ART (adaptive resonance theory) and HS-ARTMAP (Hyper-spherical ARTMAP network) neural network

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Cai, Yuan; Wang, Jian-zhou; Tang, Yun; Yang, Yu-chen

2011-01-01

This paper presents a neural network based on adaptive resonance theory, named distributed ART (adaptive resonance theory) and HS-ARTMAP (Hyper-spherical ARTMAP network), applied to the electric load forecasting problem. The distributed ART combines the stable fast learning capabilities of winner-take-all ART systems with the noise tolerance and code compression capabilities of multi-layer perceptions. The HS-ARTMAP, a hybrid of an RBF (Radial Basis Function)-network-like module which uses hyper-sphere basis function substitute the Gaussian basis function and an ART-like module, performs incremental learning capabilities in function approximation problem. The HS-ARTMAP only receives the compressed distributed coding processed by distributed ART to deal with the proliferation problem which ARTMAP (adaptive resonance theory map) architecture often encounters and still performs well in electric load forecasting. To demonstrate the performance of the methodology, data from New South Wales and Victoria in Australia are illustrated. Results show that the developed method is much better than the traditional BP and single HS-ARTMAP neural network. -- Research highlights: → The processing of the presented network is based on compressed distributed data. It's an innovation among the adaptive resonance theory architecture. → The presented network decreases the proliferation the Fuzzy ARTMAP architectures usually encounter. → The network on-line forecasts electrical load accurately, stably. → Both one-period and multi-period load forecasting are executed using data of different cities.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Experimental Model with CAN Network Real Time Control

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RATOI, M.

2010-05-01

Full Text Available In this paper an experimental model with a distributed control system of a hybrid electrical vehicle is presented. A communication CAN network of high speed (1 Mbps assures a distributed control of the all components. The modeling and the control of different operating regimes are realized on an experimental test-bench of a hybrid electrical vehicle. The experimental results concerning the variations of the mains variables (currents, torques, speeds are presented.

Analysis of the electrical disturbances in CERN power distribution network with pattern mining methods

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Abramenko, Oleksii

2017-01-01

The current research focuses on the perturbations within the electrical network of the LHC and its subsystems by analyzing measurements collected from oscilloscopes installed across different CERN sites, and alarms by electrical equipments. We analyze amplitude and duration of the glitches and, together with other relevant variables, correlate them with beam stopping events. The work also tries to identify assets affected by such perturbations using data mining and, in particular, frequent pattern mining methods. On the practical side we summarize results of our work by putting forward a prototype of a software tool enabling online monitoring of the alarms coming from the electrical network and facilitating glitch detection and analysis by a technical operator.

Un acercamiento impostergable del sistema cubano de salud a la calidad

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Jenny Hernández Betancourt

2015-11-01

Full Text Available Es inconcebible en la actualidad abordar la salud sin asociar de manera simultánea el término “calidad”. En Cuba, la calidad en salud constituye una prioridad política y estatal, que se fundamenta en un conjunto de principios organizativos, que están respaldados legalmente. El cumplimiento de las normas y el desarrollo de la metrología forman parte, complementan y retroalimentan a la calidad. En todos los contextos, la calidad debe ser instrumentada y evaluada a punto de partida de estándares internacionales. Establecer un sistema de gestión de calidad en el sistema de salud se presenta como una alternativa válida e imprescindible. Actualmente coexisten varios enfoques para medir la calidad. Independientemente del programa que se escoja, en salud es la satisfacción de los pacientes vista  como el primordial medidor de calidad. En las universidades médicas se impone, partiendo del hecho de que es allí donde acontece la formación del futuro profesional, a partir de una instrucción de máximo nivel y de los más elevados principios éticos. Por otra parte en el laboratorio, como en ningún otro servicio que se brinda en el sistema de salud, es indispensable un estricto control de calidad, para  garantizar resultados altamente confiables. Es una necesidad imperiosa para nuestro país y para la provincia acelerar el proceso de implementación de sistemas de gestión de la calidad que avalen y soporten los servicios de salud, para garantizar un aumento sostenido y ascendente de la satisfacción de nuestros principales usuarios: los pacientes.

Business opportunities and dynamic competition through distributed generation in primary electricity distribution networks

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Raineri, R.; Rios, S.; Vasquez, R.

2005-01-01

In this paper, for a real electricity distribution network, an assessment of business opportunities to invest in distributed generation (DG) is performed through a simulation based on a full representation of three medium voltage (12 kV) feeders. The three feeders representation includes 1062 sections of conductors with 13 different sizes. The economic assessment focuses on both, the incentives of the incumbent distribution company and those of a new entrant. The technical and economic impact on losses, reliability and voltage regulation in the network area are verified. The DG solution analyzed determines a business opportunity for new investors where end users are also benefited. This work calls in the debate on the need to reformulate the current regulation model on electricity distribution, by defining clear rules to incorporate DG to the existing network, and to enable any agent to develop the proposed business. DG success depends on the location of adequate sites to strategically establish few DG units being a substitute to network expansion

Estatalidad y calidad de la democracia en Paraguay

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Diego ABENTE BRUN

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Partiendo de los índices existentes que sitúan al Paraguay entre las democracias de más baja calidad en América Latina, se explora el impacto de la estatalidad en esa baja calidad de la democracia. Se sostiene que, además de la modernización truncada que resultó en una sociedad invertebrada proclive a la proliferación de un clientelismo generalizado y la arquitectura constitucional e institucional que la refuerza y perpetúa, la debilidad del Estado impone limitaciones adicionales muy severas al desarrollo de una democracia de calidad. Estas limitaciones se manifiestan en dos dimensiones: la debilidad del Estado como aparato y su estrecha base social en términos de «Estado-para-la Nación o pueblo».

EMPRESAS DE CLASE Y CALIDAD PERCIBIDA

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José Alfonso Macías Mesa

2002-07-01

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Muchos autores hacen énfasis en la necesidad de redefinir los términos de excelencia empresarial. En este intento los momentos claves han sido marcados: la contabilidad de partida doble, las ventas y utilidades eran buenas medidas de efectividad; el control de inventario y la calidad total en las etapas más recientes. En la actualidad, la excelencia en términos de competencia está en la capacidad y el desempeño basado en información, centrado en el cliente y ejecutado por los empleados. El estudio de la calidad percibida, como medida que permite conocer la imagen que los clientes tienen sobre productos, servicios o empresas, es un proceder que se relaciona con el diseño de estrategias competitivas para marcar ventajas que permitan el tránsito hacia estándares de clase de las empresas. En el trabajo se analiza cómo se relacionan los conceptos calidad percibida y empresa de clase mundial, se sugiere una manera de medirla y se presenta un ejemplo práctico.

CIRCUIT-DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND INFORMATION SUPPORT OF CITY ELECTRIC NETWORKS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE SMART GRID

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M. I. Fursanov

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The structure, circuit-design solutions and information support of the city electric networks in the conditions of the SMART GRID have been analyzed. It is demonstrated that the new conditions of functioning of electric power engineering, increasing demands for its technological state and reliability in most countries determined the transition to a restructuring of electrical networks to be based on the SMART GRID (intelligent power networks innovative new structure. The definitions of the SMART GRID, its various attributes and characteristics in most developed countries including Belarus are presented. It is revealed that the existing and future circuit and constructive solutions that can automate the process of managing modes of urban electric networks under the SMART GRID conditions are manifold. At present, the most common in distribution networks are the sources of distributed generation (combustion turbines, wind turbines, photovoltaic installations, mini-hydro, etc.. The patterns and problems of information traceability of a traditional urban networks of the unified energy system of Belarus have been analyzed, and it is demonstrated that in the conditions of the SMART GRID most of the problems of the control mode that are characteristic for traditional distribution networks 6–10 kV and 0.38 kV, lose their relevance. Therefore, the present article presents and features the main directions of development of automatic control modes of the SMART GRID.

Electricity network limitations on large-scale deployment of wind energy

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Fairbairn, R.J.

1999-07-01

This report sought to identify limitation on large scale deployment of wind energy in the UK. A description of the existing electricity supply system in England, Scotland and Wales is given, and operational aspects of the integrated electricity networks, licence conditions, types of wind turbine generators, and the scope for deployment of wind energy in the UK are addressed. A review of technical limitations and technical criteria stipulated by the Distribution and Grid Codes, the effects of system losses, and commercial issues are examined. Potential solutions to technical limitations are proposed, and recommendations are outlined.

Index-aware model order reduction : LTI DAEs in electric networks

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Banagaaya, N.; Schilders, W.H.A.; Ali, G.; Tischendorf, C.

2014-01-01

Purpose Model order reduction (MOR) has been widely used in the electric networks but little has been done to reduce higher index differential algebraic equations (DAEs). The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Most methods first do an index reduction before reducing a

Bosch automotive electrics and automotive electronics. Systems and components, networking and hybrid drive. 5. ed.

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2014-07-01

Complete reference guide to automotive electrics and electronics. The significance of electrical and electronic systems has increased considerably in the last few years and this trend is set to continue. The characteristics feature of innovative systems is the fact that they can work together in a network. This requires powerful bus systems that the electronic control units can use to exchange information. Networking and the various bus systems used in motor vehicles are the prominent new topic in the 5th edition of the ''Automotive Electric, Automotive Electronics'' technical manual. The existing chapters have also been updated, so that this new edition brings the reader up to date on the subjects of electrical and electronic systems in the motor vehicle.

Evaluating the electricity intensity of evolving water supply mixes: the case of California’s water network

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Stokes-Draut, Jennifer; Taptich, Michael; Kavvada, Olga; Horvath, Arpad

2017-11-01

Climate change is making water supply less predictable, even unreliable, in parts of the world. Urban water providers, especially in already arid areas, will need to diversify their water resources by switching to alternative sources and negotiating trading agreements to create more resilient and interdependent networks. The increasing complexity of these networks will likely require more operational electricity. The ability to document, visualize, and analyze water-energy relationships will be critical to future water planning, especially as data needed to conduct the analyses become increasingly available. We have developed a network model and decision-support tool, WESTNet, to perform these tasks. Herein, WESTNet was used to analyze a model of California’s 2010 urban water network as well as the projected system for 2020 and 2030. Results for California’s ten hydrologic regions show that the average number of water sources per utility and total electricity consumption for supplying water will increase in spite of decreasing per-capita water consumption. Electricity intensity (kWh m-3) will increase in arid regions of the state due to shifts to alternative water sources such as indirect potable water reuse, desalination, and water transfers. In wetter, typically less populated, regions, reduced water demand for electricity-intensive supplies will decrease the electricity intensity of the water supply mix, though total electricity consumption will increase due to urban population growth. The results of this study provide a baseline for comparing current and potential innovations to California’s water system. The WESTNet tool can be applied to diverse water systems in any geographic region at a variety of scales to evaluate an array of network-dependent water-energy parameters.

The Use of Artificial Neural Networks for Forecasting the Electric Demand of Stand-Alone Consumers

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Ivanin, O. A.; Direktor, L. B.

2018-05-01

The problem of short-term forecasting of electric power demand of stand-alone consumers (small inhabited localities) situated outside centralized power supply areas is considered. The basic approaches to modeling the electric power demand depending on the forecasting time frame and the problems set, as well as the specific features of such modeling, are described. The advantages and disadvantages of the methods used for the short-term forecast of the electric demand are indicated, and difficulties involved in the solution of the problem are outlined. The basic principles of arranging artificial neural networks are set forth; it is also shown that the proposed method is preferable when the input information necessary for prediction is lacking or incomplete. The selection of the parameters that should be included into the list of the input data for modeling the electric power demand of residential areas using artificial neural networks is validated. The structure of a neural network is proposed for solving the problem of modeling the electric power demand of residential areas. The specific features of generation of the training dataset are outlined. The results of test modeling of daily electric demand curves for some settlements of Kamchatka and Yakutia based on known actual electric demand curves are provided. The reliability of the test modeling has been validated. A high value of the deviation of the modeled curve from the reference curve obtained in one of the four reference calculations is explained. The input data and the predicted power demand curves for the rural settlement of Kuokuiskii Nasleg are provided. The power demand curves were modeled for four characteristic days of the year, and they can be used in the future for designing a power supply system for the settlement. To enhance the accuracy of the method, a series of measures based on specific features of a neural network's functioning are proposed.

Análisis del estado de la calidad del aire en Bogotá

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Mauricio Gaitán

2007-11-01

Full Text Available Durante la presente investigación se realizó un análisis de los registros contenidos en la Red de Monitoreo de la Calidad del Aire de Bogotá. Se construyó una base de datos que fue organizada y estructurada para facilitar la validación y el análisis de la información, la cual fue utilizada para evaluar de forma cuantitativa el estado de la calidad del aire de la ciudad. Los resultados sugieren que para contaminantes como óxidos de azufre y de nitrógeno, así como para monóxido de carbono, Bogotá no presenta en la actualidad un problema significativo de contaminación del aire. Al mismo tiempo, sin embargo, las concentraciones atmosféricas de material particulado en la ciudad tienden a encontrarse muy por encima de los niveles sugeridos por las normas de calidad del aire./ During this research project we conducted an analysis of the information registered by Bogotá's air quality monitoring network. We built a database that was designed to facilitate the processes of validating and analyzing the air quality data, which were used to quantify the city's air pollution problem. Our results suggest that air pollutants such as carbon monoxide and sulfur and nitrogen oxides do not represent a major air pollution problem. At the same time, however, the particulate matter ambient air concentrations in Bogota tend to be much higher than the levels suggested by the local air quality standards.

Dynamics of global supply chain and electric power networks: Models, pricing analysis, and computations

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Matsypura, Dmytro

In this dissertation, I develop a new theoretical framework for the modeling, pricing analysis, and computation of solutions to electric power supply chains with power generators, suppliers, transmission service providers, and the inclusion of consumer demands. In particular, I advocate the application of finite-dimensional variational inequality theory, projected dynamical systems theory, game theory, network theory, and other tools that have been recently proposed for the modeling and analysis of supply chain networks (cf. Nagurney (2006)) to electric power markets. This dissertation contributes to the extant literature on the modeling, analysis, and solution of supply chain networks, including global supply chains, in general, and electric power supply chains, in particular, in the following ways. It develops a theoretical framework for modeling, pricing analysis, and computation of electric power flows/transactions in electric power systems using the rationale for supply chain analysis. The models developed include both static and dynamic ones. The dissertation also adds a new dimension to the methodology of the theory of projected dynamical systems by proving that, irrespective of the speeds of adjustment, the equilibrium of the system remains the same. Finally, I include alternative fuel suppliers, along with their behavior into the supply chain modeling and analysis framework. This dissertation has strong practical implications. In an era in which technology and globalization, coupled with increasing risk and uncertainty, complicate electricity demand and supply within and between nations, the successful management of electric power systems and pricing become increasingly pressing topics with relevance not only for economic prosperity but also national security. This dissertation addresses such related topics by providing models, pricing tools, and algorithms for decentralized electric power supply chains. This dissertation is based heavily on the following

The need to strengthen the electricity market with a better network

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Morch, Stein

2002-01-01

Price regions in the Nordic electricity market has been common. The competition authorities, the electricity exchange and the other actors indicate the need for increased capacity of the network. A larger concentration of big, competing producers in the Nordic countries is not desirable. The current competition among bidders is satisfactory at a common price level. Under conditions of price regions it is essential that there is competition in the area, which has not always been the case

Compressive stress-electrical conductivity characteristics of multiwall carbon nanotube networks

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Slobodian, P.; Říha, Pavel; Lengálová, A.; Sáha, P.

2011-01-01

Roč. 46, č. 9 (2011), s. 3186-3190 ISSN 0022-2461 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA200600803 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20600510 Keywords : carbon nanotube network * compression * electrical conductivity * stress sensor Subject RIV: BK - Fluid Dynamics Impact factor: 2.015, year: 2011

Micro-grid platform based on NODE.JS architecture, implemented in electrical network instrumentation

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Duque, M.; Cando, E.; Aguinaga, A.; Llulluna, F.; Jara, N.; Moreno, T.

2016-05-01

In this document, I propose a theory about the impact of systems based on microgrids in non-industrialized countries that have the goal to improve energy exploitation through alternatives methods of a clean and renewable energy generation and the creation of the app to manage the behavior of the micro-grids based on the NodeJS, Django and IOJS technologies. The micro-grids allow the optimal way to manage energy flow by electric injection directly in electric network small urban's cells in a low cost and available way. In difference from conventional systems, micro-grids can communicate between them to carry energy to places that have higher demand in accurate moments. This system does not require energy storage, so, costs are lower than conventional systems like fuel cells, solar panels or else; even though micro-grids are independent systems, they are not isolated. The impact that this analysis will generate, is the improvement of the electrical network without having greater control than an intelligent network (SMART-GRID); this leads to move to a 20% increase in energy use in a specified network; that suggest there are others sources of energy generation; but for today's needs, we need to standardize methods and remain in place to support all future technologies and the best option are the Smart Grids and Micro-Grids.

Impact of Social Network and Business Model on Innovation Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in China

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D. Y. Kong

2014-01-01

Full Text Available The diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs involves not only the technological development but also the construction of complex social networks. This paper uses the theory of network control to analyze the influence of network forms on EV diffusion in China, especially focusing on the building of EV business models (BMs and the resulting effects and control on the diffusion of EVs. The Bass model is adopted to forecast the diffusion process of EVs and genetic algorithm is used to estimate the parameters based on the diffusion data of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV in the United States and Japan. Two different social network forms and BMs are selected, that is, battery leasing model and vehicle purchasing model, to analyze how different network forms may influence the innovation coefficient and imitation coefficient in the Bass model, which will in turn result in different diffusion results. Thereby, we can find the appropriate network forms and BMs for EVs which is suitable to the local market conditions.

CALIDAD PERCIBIDA Y SATISFACCIÓN DE LOS ESPECTADORES DE FÚTBOL

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Navarro-García, Antonio

2014-05-01

Full Text Available El principal objetivo de este trabajo es conocer la influencia de la calidad de servicio en la satisfacción de los espectadores de fútbol, aspecto escasamente investigado en la literatura. Los resultados, a partir de una muestra de 700 espectadores de un club de fútbol de la Primera División Española, revelan 3 grandes conclusiones: a la calidad de servicio de un evento futbolístico viene determinada por elementos tanto tangibles —infraestructuras— como intangibles —calidad y entrega del equipo, y gestión de la Junta—; b la calidad de servicio condiciona positivamente la satisfacción parcial que experimenta el espectador asociada al evento futbolístico; c en la satisfacción global influye, de forma directa, la satisfacción parcial asociada a aspectos concretos del evento deportivo, e indirectamente la calidad de los servicios prestados. El estudio concluye con las principales contribuciones, limitaciones y futuras líneas de investigación.

Electricity price forecasting using Enhanced Probability Neural Network

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Lin, Whei-Min; Gow, Hong-Jey; Tsai, Ming-Tang

2010-01-01

This paper proposes a price forecasting system for electric market participants to reduce the risk of price volatility. Combining the Probability Neural Network (PNN) and Orthogonal Experimental Design (OED), an Enhanced Probability Neural Network (EPNN) is proposed in the solving process. In this paper, the Locational Marginal Price (LMP), system load and temperature of PJM system were collected and the data clusters were embedded in the Excel Database according to the year, season, workday, and weekend. With the OED to smooth parameters in the EPNN, the forecasting error can be improved during the training process to promote the accuracy and reliability where even the ''spikes'' can be tracked closely. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed EPNN to provide quality information in a price volatile environment. (author)

Modeling and simulating the adaptive electrical properties of stochastic polymeric 3D networks

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Sigala, R; Smerieri, A; Camorani, P; Schüz, A; Erokhin, V

2013-01-01

Memristors are passive two-terminal circuit elements that combine resistance and memory. Although in theory memristors are a very promising approach to fabricate hardware with adaptive properties, there are only very few implementations able to show their basic properties. We recently developed stochastic polymeric matrices with a functionality that evidences the formation of self-assembled three-dimensional (3D) networks of memristors. We demonstrated that those networks show the typical hysteretic behavior observed in the ‘one input-one output’ memristive configuration. Interestingly, using different protocols to electrically stimulate the networks, we also observed that their adaptive properties are similar to those present in the nervous system. Here, we model and simulate the electrical properties of these self-assembled polymeric networks of memristors, the topology of which is defined stochastically. First, we show that the model recreates the hysteretic behavior observed in the real experiments. Second, we demonstrate that the networks modeled indeed have a 3D instead of a planar functionality. Finally, we show that the adaptive properties of the networks depend on their connectivity pattern. Our model was able to replicate fundamental qualitative behavior of the real organic 3D memristor networks; yet, through the simulations, we also explored other interesting properties, such as the relation between connectivity patterns and adaptive properties. Our model and simulations represent an interesting tool to understand the very complex behavior of self-assembled memristor networks, which can finally help to predict and formulate hypotheses for future experiments. (paper)

Future vision of advanced telecommunication networks for electric utilities; Denki jigyo ni okeru joho tsushin network no shorai vision

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Tonaru, S.; Ono, K.; Sakai, S.; Kawai, Y.; Tsuboi, A. [Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo (Japan); Manabe, S. [Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Kagawa (Japan); Miki, Y. [Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc., Osaka (Japan)

1995-06-01

The vision of an advanced information system is proposed to cope with the future social demand and business environmental change in electric utilities. At the large turning point such as drastic reconsideration of Electricity Utilities Industry Law, further improvement of efficiency and cost reduction are requested as well as business innovation such as proposal of a new business policy. For that purpose utilization of information and its technology is indispensable, and use of multimedia and common information in organization are the future direction for improving information basis. Consequently, free information networks without any limitation due to person and media are necessary, and the following are important: high-speed, high-frequency band, digital, easily connectable and multimedia transmission lines, and cost reduction and high reliability of networks. Based on innovation of information networks and the clear principle on advanced information system, development of new applications by multimedia technologies, diffusion of communication terminals, and promotion of standardization are essential. 60 refs., 30 figs., 5 tabs.

Modelling renewable energy resource and the electricity network (East Midlands region)

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Newton, P.A.; Ma, T.

2002-07-01

The UK Government's targets for renewable generation and combined heat and power (CHP) are expected to result in a significant growth in embedded generation. This report describes the results of a study of the capability of the electricity distribution network in the East Midlands to accept embedded generation. Detailed network studies were performed for two sample networks: one representing an urban network (Leicester) and one representing a rural network (Boston). The 132 kV networks of the grid groups covering these areas were also studied. This included an examination of the connection points from major 132 kV busbars at grid supply points down to 11 kV primary substations. Power system studies were performed to identify the constraints and capabilities of the existing network, These studies included load flow to examine voltage profile and overloading, fault level analysis and transient studies to examine generator and network stability following faults on the network and voltage step change due to generator tripping. Space network capacity for the region was identified and used to assess the ability to accommodate regional targets for renewables and CHP. The study also examined constraining factors and potential solutions, including four improvement scenarios.

Calidad Y Perfil Del Profesor Universitario

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José Vicente Sánchez Frank

2014-07-01

Full Text Available La investigación se desarrolla en un enfoque mixto, combina el paradigma cuantitativo con la finalidad de conseguir patrones de regularidad, y el cualitativo en cuanto a nivel de técnica y estrategia de captura de información, con las entrevistas a profundidad, y también a nivel del análisis de datos, e interpretación de los resultados en la reducción, disposición y transformación de los mismos, a los fines de obtener de la experiencia de los cuatro grupos etarios de educadores; la investigación se realizó con 120 docentes de la Universidad Nacional Experimental del Estado Táchira. La investigación desarrolla los aspectos teóricos de los constructos perfil del docente, en el marco de constructo calidad en la docencia. Plantea como objetivo general diseñar e implementar un sistema de medición de la calidad en la docencia universitaria. Conclusión: la implementación del sistema permitió la formulación, ejecución y seguimiento de programas, orientados a la formación del personal académico para contribuir a mejorar la calidad de la docencia.

Calidad percibida por el espectador de fútbol

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Isabel Mar\\u00EDa Rosa D\\u00EDaz

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Para lograr competitividad, las organizaciones se esfuerzan por comprender las necesidades de sus clientes, con el fin de satisfacerlas adecuadamente. En esta línea, en el ámbito de la gestión deportiva se ha iniciado un caminocuyo objetivo consiste en crear medidas específicas de la calidad del servicio y la satisfacción del cliente. Este es el contexto en el que se enmarca la presente investigación, cuyo objetivo fundamental consisteen determinar las dimensiones de la calidad del servicio deportivo ofrecido por los clubes de fútbol. Para ello se ha aplicado un cuestionario a través del método de la encuesta personal. Los datos obtenidos han sido tratados mediante un análisis factorial exploratorio. Los resultados permiten identificar diez dimensiones básicas de la calidad del servicio deportivo analizado.

Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Load on Distribution Network

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Sanchari Deb

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Recent concerns about environmental pollution and escalating energy consumption accompanied by the advancements in battery technology have initiated the electrification of the transportation sector. With the universal resurgence of Electric Vehicles (EVs the adverse impact of the EV charging loads on the operating parameters of the power system has been noticed. The detrimental impact of EV charging station loads on the electricity distribution network cannot be neglected. The high charging loads of the fast charging stations results in increased peak load demand, reduced reserve margins, voltage instability, and reliability problems. Further, the penalty paid by the utility for the degrading performance of the power system cannot be neglected. This work aims to investigate the impact of the EV charging station loads on the voltage stability, power losses, reliability indices, as well as economic losses of the distribution network. The entire analysis is performed on the IEEE 33 bus test system representing a standard radial distribution network for six different cases of EV charging station placement. It is observed that the system can withstand placement of fast charging stations at the strong buses up to a certain level, but the placement of fast charging stations at the weak buses of the system hampers the smooth operation of the power system. Further, a strategy for the placement of the EV charging stations on the distribution network is proposed based on a novel Voltage stability, Reliability, and Power loss (VRP index. The results obtained indicate the efficacy of the VRP index.

Implantación del Sistema de Calidad ISO 9001 en VECOPOL S.L.

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González, Berta

2012-01-01

En este trabajo trataré de desarrollar e implantar el Sistema de Calidad ISO 9001 en la empresa VECOPOL S.L. El objetivo que me planteo es desarrollar parte de la documentación del Sistema de Calidad ISO 9001 e iniciar su implantación de forma que se empiece a trabajar en un entorno de calidad, con el propósito fundamental de satisfacer al cliente. En un futuro, si la empresa lo considera conveniente, se podrá certificar el Sistema de Gestión de Calidad.

An Optimal Domestic Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Reducing Network Transmission Loss While Taking Seasonal Factors into Consideration

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Yuancheng Zhao

2018-01-01

Full Text Available With the rapid growth of domestic electric vehicle charging loads, the peak-valley gap and power fluctuation rate of power systems increase sharply, which can lead to the increase of network losses and energy efficiency reduction. This paper tries to regulate network loads and reduce power system transmission loss by optimizing domestic electric vehicle charging loads. In this paper, a domestic electric vehicle charging loads model is first developed by analyzing the key factors that can affect users’ charging behavior. Subsequently, the Monte Carlo method is proposed to simulate the power consumption of a cluster of domestic electric vehicles. After that, an optimal electric vehicle charging strategy based on the 0-1 integer programming is presented to regulate network daily loads. Finally, by taking the IEEE33 distributed power system as an example, this paper tries to verify the efficacy of the proposed optimal charging strategy and the necessity for considering seasonal factors when scheduling electric vehicle charging loads. Simulation results show that the proposed 0-1 integer programming method does have good performance in reducing the network peak-valley gap, voltage fluctuation rate, and transmission loss. Moreover, it has some potential to further reduce power system transmission loss when seasonal factors are considered.

Spare part management of an electricity distribution network

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Lauronen, J.

1998-07-01

Electricity distribution companies are required to improve their operational cost effectiveness. The storage systems of the companies have traditionally been based on the 'adequate' number of stores with plenty of different components. Therefore, they are potential objects for cost reduction. The effective operation of spare part management of an electricity distribution network requires that the spare components can be delivered at the fault site quickly in order to avoid excessive outage costs. In a fault situation the stores form a net structure. Currently the rural electricity distribution companies lack suitable methods for designing a spare part storage system. This thesis presents a suitable method for the designing problem. The models assume that faults of a distribution network are stochastic. Therefore, they are best suited for component types installed in large quantities. Improved methods for defining the outage, material and total costs for perpetual order quantity and periodic order-up-to-level storage control systems are described. The method for determining the control parameters of the stores is also presented and ways for finding the necessary initial parameter values are introduced. The developed method is tested in Haemeen Saehko Oy (HSOY). The results of the calculations are given. The key findings are: Small differences in the designing results can increase costs remarkably. For example, in HSOY too low stock levels can result in even eight folds higher outage costs than in the proper design. The best number of stores is not the same for all component types. For example, in HSOY the best number of stores is seven for the 50 kVA transformers and one for the 315 kVA transformers in a summer. If the stock levels are increased the protection against the demand variations is the better the shorter the duration of the review period and/or the replenishment lead time is. (orig.)

Spare part management of an electricity distribution network

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Lauronen, J

1998-07-01

Electricity distribution companies are required to improve their operational cost effectiveness. The storage systems of the companies have traditionally been based on the 'adequate' number of stores with plenty of different components. Therefore, they are potential objects for cost reduction. The effective operation of spare part management of an electricity distribution network requires that the spare components can be delivered at the fault site quickly in order to avoid excessive outage costs. In a fault situation the stores form a net structure. Currently the rural electricity distribution companies lack suitable methods for designing a spare part storage system. This thesis presents a suitable method for the designing problem. The models assume that faults of a distribution network are stochastic. Therefore, they are best suited for component types installed in large quantities. Improved methods for defining the outage, material and total costs for perpetual order quantity and periodic order-up-to-level storage control systems are described. The method for determining the control parameters of the stores is also presented and ways for finding the necessary initial parameter values are introduced. The developed method is tested in Haemeen Saehko Oy (HSOY). The results of the calculations are given. The key findings are: Small differences in the designing results can increase costs remarkably. For example, in HSOY too low stock levels can result in even eight folds higher outage costs than in the proper design. The best number of stores is not the same for all component types. For example, in HSOY the best number of stores is seven for the 50 kVA transformers and one for the 315 kVA transformers in a summer. If the stock levels are increased the protection against the demand variations is the better the shorter the duration of the review period and/or the replenishment lead time is. (orig.)

Calidad de Vida de Cuidadores de Pacientes Hospitalizados, nivel de dependencia y red de apoyo Quality of life for caregivers of patients hospitalized level of dependence and support network

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Liliana Covarrubias Delgado

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar la Calidad de Vida de Cuidadores de Pacientes Hospitalizados y la relación al Nivel de Dependencia y Red de Apoyo. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo correlacional, muestra de 106 cuidadores de pacientes hospitalizados en un Hospital público de San Luis Potosí, seleccionados por muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se aplicó el Instrumento Calidad de Vida del Cuidador Informal, Índice Katz, y el coeficiente de correlación Pearson como prueba hipótesis. Resultados: Predominaron mujeres cuidadoras cuya edad promedio fue 42 años, casadas, escolaridad primaria, ocupación en labores del hogar, parentesco de hijas, esposas y madres. Los hombres cuidadores en menor proporción, cuidaban a hijos o esposa; los receptores del cuidado en su mayoría fueron hombres con edad promedio de 55 años, predominaron los totalmente dependientes. La calidad de vida fue alta, pero en el indicador relaciones interpersonales con familiares y amigos presentaron nivel medio y bajo; se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa entre calidad de vida media, dependencia moderada y dependencia leve. Conclusiones: Existen repercusiones en la calidad de vida de los cuidadores en aspectos emocionales y sociales debido a modificaciones del entorno y organización de actividades diarias y el cuidado, se refleja separación de amistades debido a dedicación a esta tarea, destaca la familia como apoyo principal.Objective: to determine the quality of life for caregivers of patients hospitalized and the relationship to the level of dependence and Support Network. Methods: Study descriptive correlational, shows 106 caregivers of patients hospitalized in a public hospital in San Luis Potosi selected by non-probabilistic sampling, the instrument was administered Quality of Life of the informal caregivers, Index Katz, and the correlation coefficient Pearson as test hypotheses. Results: Predominated women caregivers whose average age was 42

Control de Calidad de Discos de Calidad de Sensibilidad antibiótica comercializados en el Mercado Peruano (1998-1999

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George Obregón B

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Se realizó el control de calidad de los discos utilizados en la evaluación de la sensibilidad de microorganismos patógenos frente a los antibióticos. Materiales y métodos: Se evaluó la calidad de 36 lotes de discos de sensibilidad antibiótica de cinco marcas de diverso origen de fabricación, comercializadas en el mercado peruano, empleando la norma M2A5, Suplemento M100-S7 del NCCL-S (método de Kirby-Bauer. Se evaluaron lotes de discos de amicacina, amoxicilina/ácido clavulánico, ampicilina, ceftazidima, cefuroxima, cloranfenicol, eritromicina, estreptomicina, gentamicina y penicilina. Los resultados fueron comparados con los valores indicados en la norma, utilizando para ello la prueba de límites de confianza (t0,05. Resultados: 41,7% del total de lotes de discos evaluados cumplieron los requisitos de la norma; 48,3% de los lotes de discos de fabricación extranjera evaluados cumplieron con dichos requisitos, a diferencia de los discos nacionales, los cuales no cumplieron con los parámetros de la norma en ninguno de los casos. Conclusiones: La elevada proporción de discos no conformes sugiere que la calidad de los discos de sensibilidad antibiótica comercializados en el Perú no es la óptima, por lo que es necesario realizar monitoreos y controles periódicos a fin de asegurar la calidad de este producto en el mercado peruano.

PSO-RBF Neural Network PID Control Algorithm of Electric Gas Pressure Regulator

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Yuanchang Zhong

2014-01-01

Full Text Available The current electric gas pressure regulator often adopts the conventional PID control algorithm to take drive control of the core part (micromotor of electric gas pressure regulator. In order to further improve tracking performance and to shorten response time, this paper presents an improved PID intelligent control algorithm which applies to the electric gas pressure regulator. The algorithm uses the improved RBF neural network based on PSO algorithm to make online adjustment on PID parameters. Theoretical analysis and simulation result show that the algorithm shortens the step response time and improves tracking performance.

Mejora de la calidad nutricional de las tapas de empanadas

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Delfino, Ana Victoria; Tironi, Valeria Anahí

2016-01-01

Las empanadas son alimentos típicos argentinos que por su practicidad se consumen masivamente. La elevada calidad proteica de la soja permite complementar al trigo para mejorar el aporte de lisina. Nos planteamos desarrollar tapas de empanadas utilizando mezclas de harinas de trigo y soja para mejorar la calidad proteica.

Planning of optimal electricity and gas distribution networks; Planung von optimalen Strom- und Gasverteilungsnetzen

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Berg, Andreas; Hinueber, Gerd; Moser, Albert [RWTH Aachen (DE). Inst. fuer Elektrische Anlagen und Energiewirtschaft (IAEW)

2009-12-15

Framework conditions for the planning of energy networks are changing under the influence of European energy policy, incentive regulation and the politically motivated promotion of new technologies such as electromobility or intelligent metering. The future use of information and communication technologies in energy networks will create new degrees of freedom. This will necessitate changes in the way in which gas and electricity networks have been planned in the past. Especially computer-assisted methods for objectifying planning decisions are moving into the focus of network operators as a valuable network development tool.

Indicadores de calidad de las harinas de trigo: índice de calidad industrial y su relación con ensayos predictivos

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A.E. de la Horra

2012-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar y evaluar la capacidad de diferentes parámetros para predecir la calidad de las harinas de trigo, analizando las relaciones existentes entre éstos y el índice de calidad industrial (ICI. Se utilizaron siete muestras de harina de trigo provistas por la CEI Barrow. Se determinaron parámetros relacionados con la calidad del grano de trigo, la molienda y la composición de las harinas. Además, se llevaron a cabo ensayos relacionados con el comportamiento de las masas (ensayo farinográfico y alveográfico y se elaboró pan. Se calculó el ICI para cada una de las muestras y se estudió su relación con pruebas de predicción y ensayos de calidad. El ICI mostró correlaciones significativas y positivas con el contenido de macropolímero de glutenina, la extensibilidad alveográfica y el tiempo de desarrollo de la masa. Estas relaciones podrían resultar beneficiosas en la evaluación de la aptitud de las harinas para la elaboración de diferentes productos panificados, ya que constituyen determinaciones más sencillas y no requieren de equipamiento de alta tecnología ni grandes cantidades de muestra.

Systems for protection and automation of distribution electric networks 22 kv

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Horak, M.

2012-01-01

This article deals with the new concept of fault location in overhead and cable 22 kV distribution systems, which are operated by ZSE Distribucia, a.s.. In the past the localisation of faults was a demanding and lengthy procedure, because the electric protection indicated only the affected output feeder. The exact fault point was then localised by manipulation in the field and by test switching in the power line where the fault took place. The current development of electric facilities and sharp fall in prices give use the possibility to broadly apply the simple digital metering devices equipped with the electric protection function. Once these devices are positioned densely along the individual power lines of the network, it is possible to localise the failure position quite exactly and electricity supply can be quickly restored. (Authors)

A multi-criteria decision aid methodology to design electric vehicles public charging networks

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João Raposo

2015-05-01

Full Text Available This article presents a new multi-criteria decision aid methodology, dynamic-PROMETHEE, here used to design electric vehicle charging networks. In applying this methodology to a Portuguese city, results suggest that it is effective in designing electric vehicle charging networks, generating time and policy based scenarios, considering offer and demand and the city’s urban structure. Dynamic-PROMETHE adds to the already known PROMETHEE’s characteristics other useful features, such as decision memory over time, versatility and adaptability. The case study, used here to present the dynamic-PROMETHEE, served as inspiration and base to create this new methodology. It can be used to model different problems and scenarios that may present similar requirement characteristics.

A multi-criteria decision aid methodology to design electric vehicles public charging networks

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Raposo, João; Rodrigues, Ana; Silva, Carlos; Dentinho, Tomaz

2015-05-01

This article presents a new multi-criteria decision aid methodology, dynamic-PROMETHEE, here used to design electric vehicle charging networks. In applying this methodology to a Portuguese city, results suggest that it is effective in designing electric vehicle charging networks, generating time and policy based scenarios, considering offer and demand and the city's urban structure. Dynamic-PROMETHE adds to the already known PROMETHEE's characteristics other useful features, such as decision memory over time, versatility and adaptability. The case study, used here to present the dynamic-PROMETHEE, served as inspiration and base to create this new methodology. It can be used to model different problems and scenarios that may present similar requirement characteristics.

Factores que inciden en la calidad de vida de las personas adultas mayores

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Mabel Granados Hernández

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Introducción. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar los resultados del proyecto de investigación No.421-B1-234  de la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Práctica de enfermería basada en la evidencia para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas adultas mayores, el cual pertenece al proyecto No. 421-B1-910 Programa para la Colaboración para la Investigación de Enfermería Basada en la Evidencia de Costa Rica. En este escrito se presenta una revisión teórica de los trabajos más importantes respecto de dicha temática, con el objetivo de aclarar qué factores y variables son los que inciden en tener una mayor calidad de vida en la actualidad en las personas adultas mayores.Método. La metodología utilizada es la que se recomienda para desarrollar la práctica clínica basada en la evidencia con sus respectivas etapas. En cuanto a los documentos, inicialmente se recuperó un total de 504 de diferentes bases de datos incluyendo PUBMED, EBSCO, LILACS, CINAHL, y COCHRANE, de los cuales únicamente 30 fueron retenidos ya que incluían revisiones de literatura, estudios primarios, y marcos conceptuales relevantes para la pregunta clínica. Finalmente, por su contenido, seis  se emplearon para el análisis y la lectura crítica por su estructura metodológica, y calidad, dado que fundamentan indirectamente la respuesta a la pregunta clínica que guió el presente estudio.Resultados.  Se evidencia que la musicoterapia puede tener un efecto positivo en la calidad de vida de las personas adultas mayores, la cual puede ser influida por factores individuales, sociales, culturales, y ambientales, el uso de dispositivos electrónicos, la conectividad social, la respuesta adaptativa y la interacción positiva con otras personas. Por último, las implicaciones para la investigación, práctica de enfermería, política, y conocimiento enfermero son discutidos de manera detallada.Conclusión. Existe necesidad de desarrollar

Aportes de la Calidad del Servicio en clínicas dentales

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Vargas Perez, Ana Maria; Solana Perez, Pablo; Marcado Idoeta, Carmelo

2011-01-01

Debido a la necesidad de gestionar los nuevos modelos de negocios de las clínicas dentales y la demanda de nuevos servicios requeridos por el paciente, el conocimiento sobre la “calidad del servicio” del sector dental necesita ser ampliado. En la evaluación de la calidad del servicio dental y sanitario, al paciente le es difícil valorar los aspectos técnicos (calidad técnica). El paciente (cliente) de estos servicios se diferencia de otros clientes por su renuencia a recibir el servicio...

CALIDAD Y RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL: UN MODELO DE CAUSALIDAD

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AMPARO ZAPATA-GÓMEZ

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo desarrolla un modelo basado en el uso de funciones matemáticas y estadísticas, que identifica las relaciones de causalidad entre las dimensiones de la calidad y las dimensiones de la responsabilidad social empresarial. La investigación partió del desarrollo de un instrumento que permite evaluar, con suficiente fiabilidad y validez, la relación entre la calidad, los procesos, los clientes y la innovación. Posteriormente, se formuló un modelo causal según las dimensiones planteadas; los resultados permitieron establecer que existe una correlación fuertemente positiva entre la calidad y la responsabilidad social. Adicionalmente, el modelo brinda información para desarrollar otras aplicaciones teóricas a partir de datos empíricos.

Electricity price forecast using Combinatorial Neural Network trained by a new stochastic search method

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Abedinia, O.; Amjady, N.; Shafie-khah, M.; Catalão, J.P.S.

2015-01-01

Highlights: • Presenting a Combinatorial Neural Network. • Suggesting a new stochastic search method. • Adapting the suggested method as a training mechanism. • Proposing a new forecast strategy. • Testing the proposed strategy on real-world electricity markets. - Abstract: Electricity price forecast is key information for successful operation of electricity market participants. However, the time series of electricity price has nonlinear, non-stationary and volatile behaviour and so its forecast method should have high learning capability to extract the complex input/output mapping function of electricity price. In this paper, a Combinatorial Neural Network (CNN) based forecasting engine is proposed to predict the future values of price data. The CNN-based forecasting engine is equipped with a new training mechanism for optimizing the weights of the CNN. This training mechanism is based on an efficient stochastic search method, which is a modified version of chemical reaction optimization algorithm, giving high learning ability to the CNN. The proposed price forecast strategy is tested on the real-world electricity markets of Pennsylvania–New Jersey–Maryland (PJM) and mainland Spain and its obtained results are extensively compared with the results obtained from several other forecast methods. These comparisons illustrate effectiveness of the proposed strategy.

Developing Large-Scale Bayesian Networks by Composition: Fault Diagnosis of Electrical Power Systems in Aircraft and Spacecraft

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Mengshoel, Ole Jakob; Poll, Scott; Kurtoglu, Tolga

2009-01-01

In this paper, we investigate the use of Bayesian networks to construct large-scale diagnostic systems. In particular, we consider the development of large-scale Bayesian networks by composition. This compositional approach reflects how (often redundant) subsystems are architected to form systems such as electrical power systems. We develop high-level specifications, Bayesian networks, clique trees, and arithmetic circuits representing 24 different electrical power systems. The largest among these 24 Bayesian networks contains over 1,000 random variables. Another BN represents the real-world electrical power system ADAPT, which is representative of electrical power systems deployed in aerospace vehicles. In addition to demonstrating the scalability of the compositional approach, we briefly report on experimental results from the diagnostic competition DXC, where the ProADAPT team, using techniques discussed here, obtained the highest scores in both Tier 1 (among 9 international competitors) and Tier 2 (among 6 international competitors) of the industrial track. While we consider diagnosis of power systems specifically, we believe this work is relevant to other system health management problems, in particular in dependable systems such as aircraft and spacecraft. (See CASI ID 20100021910 for supplemental data disk.)

Aseguramiento de la calidad para proyectos de explotación de información

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Diez, Elena; García Martínez, Ramón; Pytel, Pablo; Rodríguez, Dario; Lacabanne, Marcela; Leonardis, Leonel; Martins, Sebastián; Cartannilica, Alan

2012-01-01

El proceso de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de Software es el conjunto de acciones planificadas y sistemáticas implantadas dentro del sistema de calidad, y demostrables si es necesario, para proporcionar la confianza adecuada de que una entidad cumplirá los requisitos para la calidad vinculada al desarrollo de software. Por calidad del software se entiende la concordancia entre los requisitos funcionales y de rendimiento explícitamente establecidos, con los estándares y procesos de desarrollo d...

Preparing tomorrow's network today: RTE at the crossroads of the European electricity system. Cross-border electricity interconnections Key issues and figures - 2014 Edition

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2014-10-01

The interconnected electricity transmission network is a key element for ensuring security of supply, the creation of a single market and the integration of renewable energies. RTE and its European partners provide strengthened coordination by the use of interconnections to ensure solidarity between European countries. Interconnections also allow an electricity supplier to sell its energy to a customer located in another country in Europe. They contribute on a European scale to optimising the use of production means and in particular the integration of variable renewable energies. RTE, within the EnTSo-E (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity), contributes to the publication of a common vision of the future of networks by 2030. The needs for new interconnection capacity are identified in the ten-year European network development plan (TYnDP) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis. France is interconnected to all its neighbours via many cross-border links. However interconnection capacity with the various countries and its use differ widely. The usage profile of the interconnections is specific to each border and varies according to: - the characteristics of the production mix of each country, and in particular the level of production of renewable energies. - the level of consumption, which depends on the season, the type of day (working or non-working) the time of day, etc. - import and export capacity, which may be different depending on the internal constraints of the networks of each country

Forecasting electricity market pricing using artificial neural networks

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Pao, Hsiao-Tien

2007-01-01

Electricity price forecasting is extremely important for all market players, in particular for generating companies: in the short term, they must set up bids for the spot market; in the medium term, they have to define contract policies; and in the long term, they must define their expansion plans. For forecasting long-term electricity market pricing, in order to avoid excessive round-off and prediction errors, this paper proposes a new artificial neural network (ANN) with single output node structure by using direct forecasting approach. The potentials of ANNs are investigated by employing a rolling cross validation scheme. Out of sample performance evaluated with three criteria across five forecasting horizons shows that the proposed ANNs are a more robust multi-step ahead forecasting method than autoregressive error models. Moreover, ANN predictions are quite accurate even when the length of the forecast horizon is relatively short or long

¿Qué es la Calidad de Vida para los Estudiantes?

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Omar Felipe Dueñas García

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El termino calidad de vida es usualmente empleado de manera vaga y sin ninguna definición clara. En México la calidad de vida se a estudiado en pacientes enfermos, por eso nuestra inquietud de investigar sobre esta en estudiantes que no presentan ninguna enfermedad , limitación física, económica, social o mental Se encuestaron a 500 estudiantes universitarios de  la Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Universidad de las Américas, Instituto Culinario de Puebla y U. De Guadalajara, a los cuales se les aplico uno de los diferentes 9 cuestionariosautoaplicables basados en estructura de escala global y a los parámetros clinimétricos de pregunta directa. El objetivo fue determinar lo que los estudiantes incluyen en calidad de vida  dependiendo en la calificación que otorguen a esta. Nos damos cuenta que para los estudiantes que considera que su calidad de vida muy agradable, se basan en que estén bien socioeconomicamente y estabilidad familiar; los que calificaron de totalmente agradable o agradable refieren tener todo sin especificar, buena los que ya mencionan aspectos negativos de su vida ,mientras para los que la calificaron como muy desagradable fue por falta de  éxito y superación personal, Sin mencionar el ambiente familiar, nadie califico su calidad de vida como totalmente desagradable. Para la mayoría de los profesionales  en la salud la calidad de vida se basa en el estado de salud del paciente (físico o mental sin tomar en cuenta aspectos tan importantes como son estabilidad familiar, económica, social y cultural En base a los resultados obtenidos se observo que para la mayoría de los estudiantes su calidad de vida no se basa en el estado de salud, sino en sus relaciones familiares, nivel socioeconómico y realización personal. Por lo que es necesario que en México se investigue mas sobre lo parámetros que se toman en cuanta para calificar la calidad de vida del paciente.

Application of high-resolution domestic electricity load profiles in network modelling

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Marszal, Anna Joanna; Mendaza, Iker Diaz de Cerio; Heiselberg, Per Kvols

2016-01-01

the generated profiles are inputted in a low-voltage network model created in DIgSILENT PowerFactory. By means of employing 1 hour based demand and generation profiles in during dynamic studies, the representation of the local power system performance might sometimes not be as accurate as needed. In the test...... with modeling when 1-minute domestic electricity demand and generation profiles are used as inputs. The analysis is done with a case study of low-voltage network located in Northern Denmark. The analysis includes two parts. The first part focuses on modeling the domestic demands and on-site generation in 1......-minute resolution. The load profiles of the household appliances are created using a bottom-up model, which uses the 1-minute cycle power use characteristics of a single appliance as the main building block. The profiles of heavy electric appliances, such as heat pump, are not included in the above...

Valoración de la calidad de unidades de aprendizaje

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E. Morales

2005-01-01

Full Text Available La gestión de información de calidad es uno de los principales desafíos para lograr un óptimo funcionamiento del e-learning. Sobre esta base, se propone un modelo para ayudar a los docentes que impartan cursos a través de este tipo de sistemas a gestionar conocimiento de calidad para construir cursos en línea con la ayuda de objetos didácticos (OD que en este caso se denominarán unidades de aprendizaje (UA por hacer referencia a aquellos que tienen sentido pedagógico. Para lograr este objetivo se propone importar UA, estandarizarlas según un modelo de conocimiento que permita definir el nuevo contexto de utilización y luego valorar su calidad a través de un instrumento que considere criterios de diversa categoría. Finalmente, se sugiere la estructuración de las UA conforme al lenguaje de modelado educativo Learning Design (LD para luego formar parte del repositorio de la organización educativa con información de calidad.

The Study on the Communication Network of Wide Area Measurement System in Electricity Grid

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Xiaorong, Cheng; Ying, Wang; Yangdan, Ni

Wide area measurement system(WAMS) is a fundamental part of security defense in Smart Grid, and the communication system of WAMS is an important part of Electric power communication network. For a large regional network is concerned, the real-time data which is transferred in the communication network of WAMS will affect the safe operation of the power grid directly. Therefore, WAMS raised higher requirements for real-time, reliability and security to its communication network. In this paper, the architecture of WASM communication network was studied according to the seven layers model of the open systems interconnection(OSI), and the network architecture was researched from all levels. We explored the media of WAMS communication network, the network communication protocol and network technology. Finally, the delay of the network were analyzed.

Calidad de Sueño en Médicos Residentes del HEODRA

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Martínez, Lilliam Mercedes; Mayorga Coca, Indira Valeria; Mendoza Hernández, Neyling Vanessa; Valdez Doña, German

2008-01-01

La principal función fisiológica del sueño es mejorar el rendimiento físico y mental, esto ocurre si el sueño es de calidad y depende de diversos factores, El conocimiento de su calidad y factores que influyen en él y posibles trastornos, permitirán tener una base para buscar alternativas de prevención. El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir los factores que determinan un sueño de calidad en médicos residentes del Hospital Escuela Oscar Danilo Rosales. Fue descriptiva de corte trasve...

CONTROL DE LA CALIDAD DE LOS ENSAYOS EN EL INSTITUTO FINLAY

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Aida G. Rodríguez Hernández

2003-12-01

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El Instituto Finlay en la última década ha impulsado el desarrollo y comercialización de nuevas vacunas para uso humano, entre las que se destaca la vacuna contra la meningitis meningocóccica BC, la cual constituye el único producto de su tipo en el mundo. Entre sus metas se halla introducir en su sistema de calidad elementos que permitan perfeccionar la función de control brindando vías más eficaces para el mejoramiento de la calidad de sus procesos. En este trabajo se diseña un Sistema de Control de la Calidad para los resultados de los ensayos que se llevan a cabo en la Dirección de Calidad de dicho instituto. Los elementos que forman parte del sistema de control han sido concebidos de modo tal que este cumpla con los objetivos enunciados en la ISO 9001:2000 para los sistemas de medición: demostrar la conformidad de los resultados de ensayo, seguir el desempeño de los procesos de ensayo, determinar el nivel de satisfacción del cliente y mejorar continuamente la eficacia del sistema de gestión de la calidad.

IPv6-Based Smart Metering Network for Monitoring Building Electricity

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Dong Xu

2013-01-01

Full Text Available A smart electricity monitoring system of building is presented using ZigBee and internet to establish the network. This system consists of three hardware layers: the host PC, the router, and the sensor nodes. A hierarchical ant colony algorithm is developed for data transmission among the wireless sensor nodes. The wireless communication protocol is also designed based on IPv6 protocol on IEEE 802.15.4 wireless network. All-IP approach and peer-to-peer mode are integrated to optimize the network building. Each node measures the power, current, and voltage and transmits them to the host PC through the router. The host software is designed for building test characteristics, having a tree hierarchy and a friendly interface for the user. The reliability and accuracy of this monitoring system are verified in the experiment and application.

DISEÑO DE UN SISTEMA DE GESTIÓN DE LA CALIDAD CON UN ENFOQUE DE INGENIERÍA DE LA CALIDAD

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Rosa Amelia González Rodríguez

2008-11-01

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La empresa contemporánea no sólo busca la eficiencia de sus procesos, sino la eficacia de su gestión para obtener productos que satisfagan las crecientes necesidades y expectativas de los clientes; y para ello se han desarrollado varios modelos de gestión como los Sistemas de Gestión de la Calidad basados en la norma ISO 9001:2008, ampliamente difundidos actualmente. Este modelo está basado en ocho principios entre los que se encuentran el enfoque basado en procesos, la toma de decisiones basada en hechos y la mejora continua, estrechamente relacionados con el pensamiento estadístico como filosofía de aprendizaje y acción. El análisis estadístico de los datos derivados de los procesos a través del uso de ingeniería de la calidad contribuye a entender la naturaleza, alcance y causas de la variabilidad, ayudando así a resolver y/o prevenir los problemas que podrían derivarse de dicha variabilidad y a promover la mejora continua. El diseño de un Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad con un enfoque de ingeniería de la calidad es la solución que se plantea ante la necesidad del análisis de datos derivados de los procesos y del uso de herramientas para esto, garantizando a la vez la eficacia de los procesos y la satisfacción del cliente.

Indicadores de calidad en repositorios de acceso abierto

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De Giusti, Marisa Raquel

2017-01-01

Objetivos de la charla: Reflexionar sobre qué se entiende por calidad en los repositorios de acceso abierto: ¿dimensiones, aspectos, parámetros? La definición de la Norma ISO 9000 no deja dudas: “Calidad: grado en el que un conjunto de características inherentes a un objeto (producto, servicio, proceso, persona, organización, sistema o recurso) cumple con los requisitos.” El requisito es un problema porque es la expectativa del usuario, del cliente. Ahora, ¿de qué modo “se mide” esa calida...

Calidad de vida y discapacidad auditiva en Chile

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Suazo Díaz, Pilar

2016-01-01

[ES] La pérdida auditiva es una discapacidad sensorial que genera diversas dificultades en el desarrollo biopsicosocial de las personas que la padecen, pudiendo afectar a su calidad de vida. La investigación que se presenta buscó describir y analizar la percepción de calidad de vida (CV) de las personas en situación de discapacidad auditiva de Chile. Para este efecto, se utilizó metodología mixta explicativa secuencial. En el abordaje cuantitativo participaron 102 personas con pérdidas de...

Towards future electricity networks - Final report

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Papaemmanouil, A.

2008-07-01

This comprehensive final report for the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) reviews work done on the development of new power transmission planning tools for restructured power networks. These are needed in order to face the challenges that arise due to economic, environmental and social issues. The integration of transmission, generation and energy policy planning in order to support a common strategy with respect to sustainable electricity networks is discussed. In the first phase of the project the main focus was placed on the definition of criteria and inputs that are most likely to affect sustainable transmission expansion plans. Models, concepts, and methods developed in order to study the impact of the internalisation of external costs in power production are examined. To consider external costs in the planning process, a concurrent software tool has been implemented that is capable of studying possible development scenarios. The report examines a concept that has been developed to identify congested transmission lines or corridors and evaluates the dependencies between the various market participants. The paper includes a set of three appendices that include a paper on the 28{sup th} USAEE North American conference, an abstract from Powertech 2009 and an SFOE report from July 2008.

Towards future electricity networks - Final report

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Papaemmanouil, A.

2008-01-01

This comprehensive final report for the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) reviews work done on the development of new power transmission planning tools for restructured power networks. These are needed in order to face the challenges that arise due to economic, environmental and social issues. The integration of transmission, generation and energy policy planning in order to support a common strategy with respect to sustainable electricity networks is discussed. In the first phase of the project the main focus was placed on the definition of criteria and inputs that are most likely to affect sustainable transmission expansion plans. Models, concepts, and methods developed in order to study the impact of the internalisation of external costs in power production are examined. To consider external costs in the planning process, a concurrent software tool has been implemented that is capable of studying possible development scenarios. The report examines a concept that has been developed to identify congested transmission lines or corridors and evaluates the dependencies between the various market participants. The paper includes a set of three appendices that include a paper on the 28 th USAEE North American conference, an abstract from Powertech 2009 and an SFOE report from July 2008.

Ensayo del modelo de calidad aplicado a software de minería de datos

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García Márquez, Marilupe

2015-01-01

Este trabajo presenta una investigación acerca de los estándares de calidad de software ISO-IEC 9126 e ISO-IEC 14598, con la finalidad de reconocer la importancia de su aplicación durante la etapa de desarrollo de software. En este sentido, se plantea la necesidad de aplicar la calidad de software en las etapas de diseño, construcción e implantación para lograr un producto final con un alto porcentaje de calidad. Asimismo, con el propósito de medir la calidad, se establece la necesida...

Calidad en el servicio en el sector transporte terrestre interprovincial en el Perú

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Chávez Montoya, Claudia; Quezada Barreto, Roberto; Tello Horna, Diana

2017-01-01

La percepción positiva sobre la calidad de los servicios representa una ventaja competitiva, clientes satisfechos, recomendación y sostenibilidad en el tiempo. Es por ello que las empresas contemporáneas con visión ponen mucho énfasis en priorizar la calidad. A lo largo de la historia se han planteado diversos modelos de medición de la calidad de los servicios, siendo SERVQUAL el más preciso y aceptado. Según este, la calidad del servicio es el resultado de un proceso de evalua...

Análisis comparativo de la calidad del acero de refuerzo distribuido en Boyacá

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Jimmy Vergara Silva, Óscar Javier Gutiérrez Junco

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Presenta  los  resultados  del  análisis  comparativo  de barras de acero de refuerzo, según las exigencias de la Norma Técnica Colombiana NTC 2289 [1], realizado a cinco marcas diferentes distribuidas para la industria de  la  construcción  en  Boyacá.  Inicialmente  se caracterizaron  las barras de  acero mediante  ensayos, para  determinar  su  composición  química  y  sus propiedades físicas y mecánicas; las características de la fractura del acero de refuerzo se observaron con el microscopio  electrónico  de  barrido  (MEB. Adicionalmente,  se  analizaron  muestras  conmicroscopio óptico, con  técnicas de espectrometría paraobservar y determinar las características del metal base de  las probetas. Los resultados  indican que la calidad del acero de refuerzo distribuido en Boyacá cumple en un alto  porcentaje con las exigencias sismo-resistentes para construcción; sin embargo, es importante que los constructores realicen control de calidad.

Relación entre la calidad del sueño y la calidad de vida del personal de salud en una institución de salud de iv nivel en caracas 2016

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Falla, Lina

2016-01-01

Introducción: La relación entre el sueño y la calidad de vida constituye una de las problemáticas de gran importancia en el ámbito de las condiciones de trabajo de funcionarios y personal médico de las unidades prestadoras de servicios hospitalarios. Estudios han evidenciado una relación entre la calidad del sueño y la calidad de vida y la falta de sueño se ha asociado con errores en los procedimientos y lesiones ocupacionales. Objetivo: Relacionar la calidad del sueño con la ca...

Price-based optimal control of power flow in electrical energy transmission networks

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Jokic, A.; Lazar, M.; Bosch, van den P.P.J.; Bemporad, A.; Bicchi, A.; Buttazzo, G.

2007-01-01

This article presents a novel control scheme for achieving optimal power balancing and congestion control in electrical energy transmission networks via nodal prices. We develop an explicit controller that guarantees economically optimal steady-state operation while respecting all line flow

A control technique for integration of DG units to the electrical networks

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Pouresmaeil, Edris; Miguel-Espinar, Carlos; Massot-Campos, Miquel

2013-01-01

This paper deals with a multiobjective control technique for integration of distributed generation (DG) resources to the electrical power network. The proposed strategy provides compensation for active, reactive, and harmonic load current components during connection of DG link to the grid...

Asumiendo juntos los retos: calidad de vida en familias de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual

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Viviana Aya Gómez; Leonor Córdoba

2013-01-01

Antecedentes. La calidad de vida familiar se ha convertido enun área de creciente interés en los años recientes.Objetivo. Describir y comprender la calidad de vida de 18familias de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual en Bogotá,Colombia.Material y métodos. Estudio mixto a través de la Escala deCalidad de Vida Familiar y entrevistas semiestructuradas, paraconstruir con cada familia el Mapa de Calidad de Vida Familiar.Resultados. Los factores de calidad de vida familiar fueronvalorados como f...

Effects of extracellular potassium diffusion on electrically coupled neuron networks

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Wu, Xing-Xing; Shuai, Jianwei

2015-02-01

Potassium accumulation and diffusion during neuronal epileptiform activity have been observed experimentally, and potassium lateral diffusion has been suggested to play an important role in nonsynaptic neuron networks. We adopt a hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron network in a zero-calcium condition to better understand the influence of extracellular potassium dynamics on the stimulus-induced activity. The potassium concentration in the interstitial space for each neuron is regulated by potassium currents, Na+-K+ pumps, glial buffering, and ion diffusion. In addition to potassium diffusion, nearby neurons are also coupled through gap junctions. Our results reveal that the latency of the first spike responding to stimulus monotonically decreases with increasing gap-junction conductance but is insensitive to potassium diffusive coupling. The duration of network oscillations shows a bell-like shape with increasing potassium diffusive coupling at weak gap-junction coupling. For modest electrical coupling, there is an optimal K+ diffusion strength, at which the flow of potassium ions among the network neurons appropriately modulates interstitial potassium concentrations in a degree that provides the most favorable environment for the generation and continuance of the action potential waves in the network.

Neural network control of a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system for a small unmanned aerial vehicle

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Harmon, Frederick G.

2005-11-01

Parallel hybrid-electric propulsion systems would be beneficial for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used for military, homeland security, and disaster-monitoring missions. The benefits, due to the hybrid and electric-only modes, include increased time-on-station and greater range as compared to electric-powered UAVs and stealth modes not available with gasoline-powered UAVs. This dissertation contributes to the research fields of small unmanned aerial vehicles, hybrid-electric propulsion system control, and intelligent control. A conceptual design of a small UAV with a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system is provided. The UAV is intended for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. A conceptual design reveals the trade-offs that must be considered to take advantage of the hybrid-electric propulsion system. The resulting hybrid-electric propulsion system is a two-point design that includes an engine primarily sized for cruise speed and an electric motor and battery pack that are primarily sized for a slower endurance speed. The electric motor provides additional power for take-off, climbing, and acceleration and also serves as a generator during charge-sustaining operation or regeneration. The intelligent control of the hybrid-electric propulsion system is based on an instantaneous optimization algorithm that generates a hyper-plane from the nonlinear efficiency maps for the internal combustion engine, electric motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. The hyper-plane incorporates charge-depletion and charge-sustaining strategies. The optimization algorithm is flexible and allows the operator/user to assign relative importance between the use of gasoline, electricity, and recharging depending on the intended mission. A MATLAB/Simulink model was developed to test the control algorithms. The Cerebellar Model Arithmetic Computer (CMAC) associative memory neural network is applied to the control of the UAVs parallel hybrid-electric

Somnolencia y calidad del sueño en estudiantes de medicina de una universidad peruana

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Edmundo Rosales

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: Determinar el grado de somnolencia diurna y calidad del sueño en estudiantes de medicina. Diseño: Estudio transversal. Lugar: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Participantes: Estudiantes de medicina. Intervenciones: Muestra no probabilística de estudiantes de medicina del sexto (76 externos y sétimo (74 internos años de estudios. Cuestionarios: datos demográficos, escala de somnolencia de Epworth e índice de calidad del sueño Pittsburgh. Principales medidas de resultados: Somnolencia diurna y calidad del sueño. Resultados: No hubo diferencia con respecto a la somnolencia y calidad del sueño entre externos e internos. De todos los encuestados, 58% tenía mala calidad del sueño y 34% excesiva somnolencia diurna. La latencia subjetiva del sueño mayor de 30 minutos, dormir 6 horas o menos, eficiencia subjetiva del sueño menor de 85% y el uso de medicación hipnótica estuvieron asociados con mala calidad del sueño. Asimismo, dormir 5 horas o menos, consumo de cafeína y tabaquismo estuvieron asociados a mala calidad del sueño y excesiva somnolencia diurna. La correlación entre calidad del sueño y somnolencia diurna fue R=0,426 p<0,001. Conclusiones: Encontramos alta frecuencia de pobre calidad del sueño y excesiva somnolencia diurna en los estudiantes de medicina encuestados. Ambas estuvieron asociadas a consumo de cafeína y tabaco, latencia subjetiva del sueño prolongada, corta duración del sueño, eficiencia subjetiva del sueño menor de 85% y uso de medicación hipnótica. Hubo correlación entre calidad del sueño y somnolencia diurna.

FACTORES QUE AFECTAN LA CALIDAD SEMINAL EN TOROS

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H Lozano

2009-01-01

Full Text Available La calidad seminal de los toros se puede ver afectada por múltiples causas tanto de origen infeccioso o no infeccioso. El entendimiento adecuado de estas causas es de gran importancia ya que de este modo se pueden tomar los correctivos necesarios ya sea para tratar al toro, o en otros casos para descartarlo del sistema productivo del cual haga parte. No se debe olvidar como la presencia física del toro se puede dar a partir de un banco de germoplasma (semen congelado, el cual puede tener problemas de calidad no inherentes al proceso de criopreservación sino a factores infecciosos o no infecciosos previos a la congelación. Los problemas de calidad seminal se verán reflejados en los diferentes parámetros reproductivos del sistema productivo, lo que a su véz será de gran relevancia al hacer un balance de pérdidas y ganancias de una ganadería tanto de ganado de carne como de leche.

Econometric model as a regulatory tool in electricity distribution - Case Network Performance Assessment Model

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Honkapuro, S.; Lassila, J.; Viljainen, S.; Tahvanainen, K.; Partanen, J.

2004-01-01

Electricity distribution companies operate in the state of natural monopolies since building of parallel networks is not cost-effective. Monopoly companies do not have pressure from the open markets to keep their prices and costs at reasonable level. The regulation of these companies is needed to prevent the misuse of the monopoly position. Regulation is usually focused either on the profit of company or on the price of electricity. In this document, the usability of an econometric model in the regulation of electricity distribution companies is evaluated. Regulation method which determines allowed income for each company with generic computation model can be seen as an econometric model. As the special case of an econometric model, the method called Network Performance Assessment Model, NPAM (Naetnyttomodellen in Swedish), is analysed. NPAM is developed by Swedish Energy Agency (STEM) for the regulation of electricity distribution companies. Both theoretical analysis and calculations of an example network area are presented in this document to find the major directing effects of the model. The parameters of NPAM, which are used in the calculations of this research report, were dated on 30th of March 2004. These parameters were most recent available at the time when analysis was done. However, since NPAM is under development, the parameters have been constantly changing. Therefore slightly changes in the results can occur if calculations were made with latest parameters. However, main conclusions are same and do not depend on exact parameters. (orig.)

Dimensiones e indicadores de la calidad informativa en los medios digitales

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2016-10-01

Full Text Available El actual ecosistema informativo, atravesado por una lógica de mediamorfosis, está generando con avidez el surgimiento de medios digitales y portales informativos que no siguen los procedimientos editoriales formales de los medios convencionales. La crisis de los medios de comunicación tradicionales ha cambiado también nuestra forma de informarnos. Sin embargo, la calidad informativa sigue siendo un factor de discusión al no existir unidad de criterios para su análisis. En este sentido surge la pregunta ¿Cómo evaluar y valorar la calidad informativa de los medios digitales? Este trabajo contribuye a buscar convergencias entre académicos y profesionales de la comunicación sobre las áreas y dimensiones de la calidad informativa de los medios digitales en función de valores objetivos o cuantificables. Para ello se ha realizado una taxonomía de dimensiones de la calidad informativa a partir de la revisión de la literatura científica, para posteriormente someterlo a la evaluación y validación por juicio de 40 expertos, académicos y profesionales de la comunicación, para verificar su fiabilidad. Como resultado, quedaron validadas tres macroáreas de la calidad informativa, contentivas en 21 ámbitos que consideran intrínsecamente un total de 75 dimensiones. Esta investigación propone finalmente un modelo estructurado que permitirá analizar la calidad informativa de los medios digitales, tanto en su fase pre-informativa, catalogadas en el medio-empresa, las características sociolaborales de los trabajadores del medio, así como el producto final y el contenido informativo.

Benefits analysis of Soft Open Points for electrical distribution network operation

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Cao, Wanyu; Wu, Jianzhong; Jenkins, Nick; Wang, Chengshan; Green, Timothy

2016-01-01

Highlights: • An analysis framework was developed to quantify the operational benefits. • The framework considers both network reconfiguration and SOP control. • Benefits were analyzed through both quantitative and sensitivity analysis. - Abstract: Soft Open Points (SOPs) are power electronic devices installed in place of normally-open points in electrical power distribution networks. They are able to provide active power flow control, reactive power compensation and voltage regulation under normal network operating conditions, as well as fast fault isolation and supply restoration under abnormal conditions. A steady state analysis framework was developed to quantify the operational benefits of a distribution network with SOPs under normal network operating conditions. A generic power injection model was developed and used to determine the optimal SOP operation using an improved Powell’s Direct Set method. Physical limits and power losses of the SOP device (based on back to back voltage-source converters) were considered in the model. Distribution network reconfiguration algorithms, with and without SOPs, were developed and used to identify the benefits of using SOPs. Test results on a 33-bus distribution network compared the benefits of using SOPs, traditional network reconfiguration and the combination of both. The results showed that using only one SOP achieved a similar improvement in network operation compared to the case of using network reconfiguration with all branches equipped with remotely controlled switches. A combination of SOP control and network reconfiguration provided the optimal network operation.

The impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on distribution networks: A review and outlook

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Green, Robert C. II.; Wang, Lingfeng; Alam, Mansoor

2011-01-01

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are the next big thing in the electric transportation market. While much work has been done to detail what economic costs and benefits PHEVs will have on consumers and producers alike, it seems that it is also important to understand what impact PHEVs will have on distribution networks nationwide. This paper finds that the impact of PHEVs on the distribution network can be determined using the following aspects of PHEVs: driving patterns, charging characteristics, charge timing, and vehicle penetration. The impacts that these aspects of PHEVs will have on distribution networks have been measured and calculated by multiple authors in different locations using many different tools that range from analytical techniques to simulations and beyond. While much work has already been completed in this area, there is still much to do. Areas left for improvement and future work will include adding more stochasticity into models as well as computing and analyzing reliability indices with respect to distribution networks. (author)

Calidad del sueño en una facultad de medicina de Lambayeque

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Zaida Granados-Carrasco

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: Una buena calidad de sueño es importante para que los estudiantes universitarios tengan un rendimiento académico satisfactorio. No se cuenta con datos locales en relación a la frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño en universitarios de ciencias de la salud. Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño en una facultad de medicina de la Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (USAT. Diseño: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Institución: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (USAT, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú. Participantes: Alumnos de la Facultad de Medicina. Intervenciones: Durante el mes de octubre de 2011 se aplicó el índice de calidad de sueño de Pittsburgh (ICSP, validado en español, a alumnos de las escuelas de Medicina, Enfermería, Psicología y Odontología. Principales medidas de resultados: Frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño en alumnos de la facultad, por escuela, y descripción de los componentes del índice de Pittsburgh. Resultados: Se encuestó 247 estudiantes: 194 mujeres (78,5% y 53 varones (21,5%. La edad media fue de 20,04 ± 2,5 años. Hubo 210 ‘malos dormidores’ (85%. La frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño según escuelas fue: medicina (89,5%, enfermería (86,4%, odontología (84,4% y psicología (78,2%. El mayor uso de hipnóticos se encontró en psicología: 21,8%. Conclusiones: En la Facultad de Medicina de la USAT existe alta frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño; la escuela con mayor uso de hipnóticos fue Psicología.

Medidas de calidad aplicadas a los levantamientos topográficos en Colombia

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Sabogal Lemus, Carlos Augusto

2016-01-01

Este trabajo documenta la investigación “Medidas de calidad aplicadas a los levantamientos topográficos en Colombia”; la propuesta metodológica de este documento, tiene como objetivo principal la realización de la evaluación de calidad de un conjunto de datos levantados en campo, para lo cual es necesario revisar los antecedentes de la topografía en Colombia, así como los diferentes sistemas de referencia que gobiernan la cartografía del país -- Previo a realizar una evaluación de calidad, se...

Calidad del sueño en una facultad de medicina de Lambayeque

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Zaida Granados-Carrasco; Angie Bartra-Aguinaga; Daniella Bendezú-Barnuevo; Jorge Huamanchumo-Merino; Eduardo Hurtado-Noblecilla; José Jiménez-Flores; Franco León-Jiménez; Domingo Chang-Dávila

2013-01-01

Introducción: Una buena calidad de sueño es importante para que los estudiantes universitarios tengan un rendimiento académico satisfactorio. No se cuenta con datos locales en relación a la frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño en universitarios de ciencias de la salud. Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de mala calidad de sueño en una facultad de medicina de la Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (USAT). Diseño: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Institución: Facultad de Medicina, U...

Escala mexicana de calidad en el servicio en restaurantes (emcaser

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Jorge Vera

2016-12-01

Full Text Available En el presente artículo se describe el desarrollo de una escala para medir la calidad en el servicio en restaurantes en México. El objetivo es ofrecer una escala redactada en español para medir calidad en el servicio en restaurantes de servicio a mesa, que se ha denominado Escala mexicana de calidad en el servicio en restaurantes (emcaser. Se realiza una revisión del concepto de calidad en el servicio, su medición en general y su medición específicamente en restaurantes, explicando cómo se realizó la detección inicial de atributos y dimensiones mediante un estudio exploratorio. Posteriormente, se exponen los resultados de diversas pruebas empíricas a través de las cuales se fue corrigiendo la escala y con las que se fueron mejorando indicadores de confianza y validez. Finalmente, se comparten los reactivos de esta escala ofreciéndolos abiertamente para su uso en estudios posteriores. En este trabajo, además, se examina el efecto de las dimensiones resultantes del instrumento sobre la opinión general, satisfacción e intención de recomendar. Una aportación importante de esta escala radica en que se basa en una detección amplia de atributos particularmente detectados en este sector, en lugar de partir de las dimensiones genéricas del instrumento de medición de calidad en el servicio más citado en la literatura: servqual.

Design of RFID Mesh Network for Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Infrastructure

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Chung, Ching-Yen; Shepelev, Aleksey; Qiu, Charlie; Chu, Chi-Cheng; Gadh, Rajit

2013-09-04

With an increased number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) on the roads, charging infrastructure is gaining an ever-more important role in simultaneously meeting the needs of the local distribution grid and of EV users. This paper proposes a mesh network RFID system for user identification and charging authorization as part of a smart charging infrastructure providing charge monitoring and control. The Zigbee-based mesh network RFID provides a cost-efficient solution to identify and authorize vehicles for charging and would allow EV charging to be conducted effectively while observing grid constraints and meeting the needs of EV drivers

Calidad y productividad en el sector hotelero andaluz

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Benavides Chicón, Carlos Guillermo

2012-01-01

Este trabajo estudia la relación existente entre la calidad en establecimientos hoteleros y la productividad del trabajo. Para ello, se parte del estudio de la problemática del tratamiento de la productividad en hoteles. A continuación, se abordan cuestiones relacionadas con la calidad y en especial, su gestión en el sector hotelero. La relación entre ambas variables se explica a través de una revisión de la literatura. Por último, se analiza dicha relación desde un punto de vista empírico....

Marco de calidad mediante algoritmos evolutivos

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Ruano Ruano, Javier

2017-01-01

El objetivo general del presente trabajo es comprender el funcionamiento dentro de la Ingeniería del Software, de la fase de pruebas y la integración e importancia de esta en la mejora de la calidad Software.

La calidad en la reforma de la educación superior

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Maldonado, Dario

2011-01-01

¿Cuál es el debate que gira en torno a la calidad de la educación superior? Aunque la cobertura de cupos es necesaria, debe asegurarse que los estudiantes reciban una adecuada educación, pero ¿Cuál debe ser la "calidad" de la educación?

Modelo de calidad para el software orientado a objetos

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Fuertes Castro, José Luis

2002-01-01

El software ha obtenido en la actualidad una gran importancia en todos los ámbitos de la vida cotidiana. Es indudable que la calidad del software juega un papel fundamental en todo desarrollo informático, aunque en ocasiones no se le presta la suficiente atención, quizás debido a los relativamente escasos trabajos relacionados con este tema desarrollados hasta la fecha. En el presente trabajo, se plantea la necesidad de un modelo de calidad completo. Para cubrir esta necesid...

Un orden urbano: Paisaje, calidad de vida y sustentabilidad

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Hans Fox Timmling

2008-01-01

La calidad de vida regional representa entonces un conjunto de metas por medio de las cuales las sociedades se aseguran que las transformaciones territoriales y espaciales proporcionen una mejor existencia a sus habitantes, tanto de la sociedad como también la sustentabilidad de todos los procesos naturales que fundamentan la vida social en una región. Los Planes de Ordenamiento Territorial, ciertamente han de enmarcarse en esta meta más general de aumentar la calidad de vid...

Competition and network expansion in the electricity market: an analysis of producers' strategic behavior

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Fumagalli, Elena; Garrone, Paola; Internullo, Marco

2006-01-01

Expansion of the transmission capacity is ODe of the most efficient means of enhancing competition in electricity markets. The issue is extremely relevant far the Italian electricity market, where competition in generation has not Jet been achieved. In order to study the effects on competition of a network expansion project, a description of the influence of transmission constraints on the strategic behavior of generators is necessary. The problem was addressed in the literature far a limited number only of simplified models. This work presents an original methodology (MIXEL), based on non-cooperative game theory, far the study of a rather broad set of electricity market models. The case study illustrated in this article, shows that the effects on competition of an expansion of the network is not always positive (or as positive) as expected, given the cases illustrated in the literature. The effects on competition vary with the market structure, the ratio between demand and supply and, above all, the size of the transmission capacity expansion. For these reasons, policy provisions mandating or encouraging expansion of the transmission system with the objective of promoting competition, should take into careful consideration the underlying market structure; in a similar way, provision encouraging divestiture of generation capacity should take into account the effects of the network [it

Modelling Altitude Information in Two-Dimensional Traffic Networks for Electric Mobility Simulation

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Diogo Santos

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Elevation data is important for electric vehicle simulation. However, traffic simulators are often two-dimensional and do not offer the capability of modelling urban networks taking elevation into account. Specifically, SUMO - Simulation of Urban Mobility, a popular microscopic traffic simulator, relies on networks previously modelled with elevation data as to provide this information during simulations. This work tackles the problem of adding elevation data to urban network models - particularly for the case of the Porto urban network, in Portugal. With this goal in mind, a comparison between different altitude information retrieval approaches is made and a simple tool to annotate network models with altitude data is proposed. The work starts by describing the methodological approach followed during research and development, then describing and analysing its main findings. This description includes an in-depth explanation of the proposed tool. Lastly, this work reviews some related work to the subject.

Competition and regulation in the European network industries. From general case to the case of electricity

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Jonquieres, F.

1995-01-01

The paper focuses on the institutional arrangements present situation in the European Electricity Supply Industry, which is characterized by its diversity. There is unquestionably, a trend to put pressure on the national electricity systems by the European Union organisms to accept the unbundling, Third Party Access to the network, deregulation etc. An opposing reaction appears, trying to underline the potential important drawbacks of such a trend. The conclusion of the author can be summarised as follows: Competition at the generation level? Yes[ Access to the network ? No[ (author)

GOBERNANZA Y CALIDAD EN LA GESTIÓN PÚBLICA

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FRANCISCO MOYADO ESTRADA

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Esta investigación se enfoca al estudio de la incorporación de la calidad en las funciones del gobierno y la gestión pública. Mediante el estudio de la literatura más representativa, publicada en los últimos quinceaños, se analizan los cambios globales y sus efectos en las transformaciones del Estado, para proponer el enfoque de la nueva gobernanza. Con base en este marco general, se plantea la convergencia entre nueva gestión pública y calidad, a partir de la experiencia de reforma administrativa aplicada en los gobiernos latinoamericanos en las dos últimas décadas. Finalmente, se revisan los aportes del modelo de gestión de calidad y la certificación de servicios a través de la aplicación de las normas ISO 9000 y el análisis de procesos en las organizaciones públicas.

La verdadera certificación que los colombianos tenemos que conseguir: la de calidad

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Hernán Dario Bernál

2015-02-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN Este artículo pretende mostar la importancia que tiene el conocer, planear, desarrollar e implementar un sistema de calidad en cualquier empresa. Se divide en cuatro partes principales: en la primera se hace una breve reseña histórica de la calidad en el mundo y particularmente en Colombia. En la segunda se efectúa una descripción técnica de los aspectos más importantes del proceso de calidad en las Organizaciones. En la tercera se explica los procesos de auditaje y lo relacionado con las normas existentes, los auditores y las firmas certificadoras de calidad. Finalmente se expone la necesidad de formalizar sistemas de gestión de la calidad. En la empresa, se expresan algunas recomendaciones y se incluye un glosario, que permite aclarar el sentido de algunos términos utilizados.

Gestión de la calidad en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje

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Vallejo García, Juana Eva

2010-01-01

La tesis doctoral se estructura en cuatro capítulos: Capítulo primero: Modelos para la gestión de la calidad. Se analizan los sistemas empleados para la gestión de la calidad, estudiando su evolución desde los sistemas primarios de inspección a los más modernos y avanzados para la gestión de la calidad total. Se detalla como los Sistemas para la Gestión de la Calidad conforman la estructura básica a través de la cual hoy las más modernas organizaciones y, entre ellas las universidades, ga...

La democracia y su calidad

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Antonio de Cabo de la Vega

2012-06-01

Full Text Available En el presente artículo se abordan la cuestión teórica del papel de la democracia representativa en las constituciones de los Estados capitalistas y algunos debates en torno a su definición y calidad que han tratado de orientar su comprensión y funcionamiento efectivos.

The value of electricity distribution networks

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De Paoli, L.

2000-01-01

This article presents the results of a study aimed at evaluating parts of the distribution network of ENEL, in charge of distributing and supplying electricity to its captive market, that could be sold as a separate entity. To determine the asset value of these hypothetical companies, the discounted cash flow method has been used applied to the 147 ENEL's distributing zones. The econometric analysis shows that the relevant variables are the quantity sold to non residential and non big industrial consumers and the length of medium voltage lines. According to the available data and to the methodology chosen, the per client value of the distribution zones of ENEL varies substantially. The maximum value is bout three times the mean value and the minimum value is largely negative. The article maintains that changes in regulation could greatly modify the asset value of distribution networks. The main regulatory risks are linked to the degree of market opening, the introduction of compensation mechanisms between different distributors and the allowed maximum revenue fixed by energy Authority for a given period of time. This point is developed in the appendix where it is shown that the price cap method is decided on the basis of a rate of return which is valid at the moment of the cap fixing but that could be no longer valid if the rate of inflation varies [it

Identification of lines of electric lines of three-phase distribution networks in the composition of ASMAE

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Omorov Turatbek

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The problem of protection of a three-phase four-wire distribution network (DEN with a voltage of 0.4 kV from the interruption of electric power lines is considered. On the basis of the analysis of the values of complex resistances of interpersonal sections of the main line of the network, criteria are proposed that allow detecting critical situations associated with discontinuities in power transmission lines. Using these criteria makes it possible to localize the places of breaks of phase and neutral wires. Mathematical models and methods that are used to evaluate the complex resistances of interpersonal sections of a three-phase network are briefly considered. The obtained results are oriented for use in the automated system of electricity control and accounting (ASMAE.

El seguimiento de los egresados como indicador de la calidad docente

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Mercedes ÁVILA

2005-01-01

Full Text Available El seguimiento de los titulados, y más concretamente el índice de ocupación de los mismos, se contempla como un indicador de la calidad docente de las titulaciones impartidas por los centros de educación superior. De lo que se deduce que cuanto mayor sea ese índice de ocupación mayor será la calidad de la enseñanza. Sin embargo, esa relación no es directa, sino que está mediatizada por muchas otras variables. El grado de inserción laboral de los titulados depende más de la estructura del mercado de trabajo que de la calidad de la enseñanza recibida.

Calidad de vida y ocupación del tiempo libre en la jubilación

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Hernández Izquierdo, María

2014-01-01

Hemos realizado una investigación sobre la calidad de vida y la ocupación del tiempo libre en personas cercanas a la jubilación. En el proyecto se han analizado el nivel de calidad de vida, las relaciones existentes entre la calidad de vida y otras variables sociodemográficas y las relaciones existentes entre la calidad de vida y otras variables relacionadas con el proceso de jubilación. A través de los resultados del estudio hemos podido corroborar las hipótesis de las que ...

Un orden urbano: Paisaje, calidad de vida y sustentabilidad

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Hans Fox Timmling

2008-01-01

La calidad de vida regional representa entonces un conjunto de metas por medio de las cuales las sociedades se aseguran que las transformaciones territoriales y espaciales proporcionen una mejor existencia a sus habitantes, tanto de la sociedad como también la sustentabilidad de todos los procesos naturales que fundamentan la vida social en una región. Los Planes de Ordenamiento Territorial, ciertamente han de enmarcarse en esta meta más general de aumentar la calidad de vida regional y la su...

Identifying the Effective Factors in Making Trust in Online Social Networks on the perspective of Iranian experts Using Fuzzy ELECTRE

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Elham Haghighi

2015-12-01

Full Text Available this paper attempts to rank the effective factors in making trust in social networks to provide the possibility of attracting and increasing users’ trust on these social networks for providers and designers of online social networks. Identifying the effective factors in making trust in social networks is a multi-criteria decision making problem and most of effective factors are ambiguous and uncertain, thereby this article uses Fuzzy ELECTRE to rank them. By implementing Fuzzy ELECTRE on gathered data, respectively «usability factor», «supporting up to date technology factor», «integrity» and «the rate of ethics factor» are on the top of effective factors in making trust in users. In general, «web features» and «technology features» have a higher degree of importance than «security features», «individual-social features» and «cultural features». Ranking of Fuzzy ELECTRE comparison ranking of Fuzzy TOPSIS and Fuzzy ELECTRE method becomes validate because Spearman correlation coefficients is 0/867. Result of sensitivity analysis on changing weight of criteria shows that Fuzzy ELECTRE isn’t affected by ambiguity and uncertainty in inputs.

PAT Design Strategy for Energy Recovery in Water Distribution Networks by Electrical Regulation

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Helena M. Ramos

2013-01-01

Full Text Available In the management of water distribution networks, large energy savings can be yielded by exploiting the head drop due to the network pressure control strategy, i.e., for leak reductions. Hydropower in small streams is already exploited, but technical solutions combining efficiency and economic convenience are still required. In water distribution networks, an additional design problem comes out from the necessity of ensuring a required head drop under variable operating conditions, i.e., head and discharge variations. Both a hydraulic regulation (HR—via a series-parallel hydraulic circuit- and an electrical regulation (ER—via inverter- are feasible solutions. A design procedure for the selection of a production device in a series-parallel hydraulic circuit has been recently proposed. The procedure, named VOS (Variable Operating Strategy, is based on the overall plant efficiency criteria and is applied to a water distribution network where a PAT (pump as a turbine is used in order to produce energy. In the present paper the VOS design procedure has been extended to the electrical regulation and a comparison between HR and ER efficiency and flexibility within a water distribution network is shown: HR was found more flexible than ER and more efficient. Finally a preliminary economic study has been carried out in order to show the viability of both systems, and a shorter payback period of the electromechanical equipment was found for HR mode.

Econometric model as a regulatory tool in electricity distribution. Case network performance assessment model

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Honkapuro, S.; Lassila, J.; Viljainen, S.; Tahvanainen, K.; Partanen, J.

2004-01-01

Electricity distribution companies operate in the state of natural monopolies since building of parallel networks is not cost- effective. Monopoly companies do not have pressure from the open markets to keep their prices and costs at reasonable level. The regulation of these companies is needed to prevent the misuse of the monopoly position. Regulation is usually focused either on the profit of company or on the price of electricity. Regulation method which determines allowed income for each company with generic computation model can be seen as an econometric model. In this document, the usability of an econometric model in the regulation of electricity distribution companies is evaluated. As the special case of an econometric model, the method called Network Performance Assessment Model, NPAM (Naetnyttomodellen in Swedish), is analysed. NPAM is developed by Swedish Energy Agency (STEM) for the regulation of electricity distribution companies. Both theoretical analysis and calculations of an example network area are presented in this document to find the major directing effects of the model. The parameters of NPAM, which are used in the calculations of this research report, were dated on 30th of March 2004. These parameters were most recent ones available at the time when analysis was done. However, since NPAM have been under development, the parameters have been constantly changing. Therefore slight changes might occur in the numerical results of calculations if they were made with the latest set of parameters. However, main conclusions are same and do not depend on exact parameters

Households' willingness to pay for overhead-to-underground conversion of electricity distribution networks

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McNair, Ben J., E-mail: Ben.McNair@anu.edu.a [Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Crawford Building, Lennox Crossing, Canberra ACT 0200 (Australia); Bennett, Jeff [Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Crawford Building, Lennox Crossing, Canberra ACT 0200 (Australia); Hensher, David A.; Rose, John M. [Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The Business School, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)

2011-05-15

Underground low-voltage electricity networks have several advantages over overhead networks including reliability of supply, safety and improved visual amenity. The economic viability of replacing existing overhead networks with new underground networks depends on the value of these benefits to households, but no complete value estimates are available in the literature. This paper represents a contribution towards addressing this research gap. A stated choice survey is used to estimate willingness to pay for undergrounding in established residential areas in Canberra, Australia. Average willingness to pay is at least A$6838 per household and there is significant variation in preferences over the population. The results suggest that benefits would be highest in areas with higher household income and older residents where visual amenity, safety, tree trimming, or restrictions on the use of yard space are of concern. - Research highlights: {yields} A choice experiment is used to estimate values for undergrounding electricity wires. {yields} Average willingness to pay is at least A$6838 per household in Canberra, Australia. {yields} Preferences vary considerably over the population. {yields} Benefits would be highest in areas with higher income and older residents.

Short-Term Forecasting of Electric Loads Using Nonlinear Autoregressive Artificial Neural Networks with Exogenous Vector Inputs

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Jaime Buitrago

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Short-term load forecasting is crucial for the operations planning of an electrical grid. Forecasting the next 24 h of electrical load in a grid allows operators to plan and optimize their resources. The purpose of this study is to develop a more accurate short-term load forecasting method utilizing non-linear autoregressive artificial neural networks (ANN with exogenous multi-variable input (NARX. The proposed implementation of the network is new: the neural network is trained in open-loop using actual load and weather data, and then, the network is placed in closed-loop to generate a forecast using the predicted load as the feedback input. Unlike the existing short-term load forecasting methods using ANNs, the proposed method uses its own output as the input in order to improve the accuracy, thus effectively implementing a feedback loop for the load, making it less dependent on external data. Using the proposed framework, mean absolute percent errors in the forecast in the order of 1% have been achieved, which is a 30% improvement on the average error using feedforward ANNs, ARMAX and state space methods, which can result in large savings by avoiding commissioning of unnecessary power plants. The New England electrical load data are used to train and validate the forecast prediction.

Social representations of electricity network technologies: exploring processes of anchoring and objectification through the use of visual research methods.

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Devine-Wright, Hannah; Devine-Wright, Patrick

2009-06-01

The aim of this study was to explore everyday thinking about the UK electricity network, in light of government policy to increase the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources. Existing literature on public perceptions of electricity network technologies was broadened by adopting a more socially embedded conception of the construction of knowledge using the theory of social representations (SRT) to explore symbolic associations with network technologies. Drawing and association tasks were administered within nine discussion groups held in two places: a Scottish town where significant upgrades to the local transmission network were planned and an English city with no such plans. Our results illustrate the ways in which network technologies, such as high voltage (HV) pylons, are objectified in talk and drawings. These invoked positive as well as negative symbolic and affective associations, both at the level of specific pylons, and the 'National Grid' as a whole and are anchored in understanding of other networks such as mobile telecommunications. We conclude that visual methods are especially useful for exploring beliefs about technologies that are widespread, proximal to our everyday experience but nevertheless unfamiliar topics of everyday conversation.

Carcinoma epidermoide del margen anal contra calidad de vida

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Miguel A Reyes Argudín

Full Text Available La calidad de vida de los pacientes debe tenerse en cuenta. Esta representa el resultado final de la actuación médica desde la perspectiva del paciente. En ocasiones solo nos basamos en este criterio para tomar decisiones terapéuticas ante determinadas enfermedades, como el carcinoma epidermoide de margen anal en estadío terminal. El tratamiento y conducta con fines paliativos tiene como objetivo mejorar la calidad de vida de estas personas. Presentamos el caso de paciente varón de 48 años de edad que acude a consulta por presentar lesión en el ano que no le permitía sentarse y después de realizársele todo el estudio necesario para determinar su diagnóstico definitivo (carcinoma epidermoide de ano evaluarlo y determinar el tratamiento requerido para el grado de la enfermedad, nos percatamos que el tratamiento radical no cambiaba la evolución de su estado y se decide tratamiento paliativo para mejorar la calidad de vida. En ocasiones acuden a consulta pacientes que al culminar su estudio, obtienen el diagnóstico de una enfermedad avanzada y es, a partir de este momento, que nuestro pensamiento médico debe cambiar y encaminar nuestros esfuerzos a mejorar la calidad de vida y no llevarlos a un final tormentoso con el objetivo de revertir la evolución de una enfermedad que no tiene regresión.

Protocolo de monitoreo de la calidad de los recursos hídricos

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Autoridad Nacional del Agua. Dirección de Gestión de Calidad de los Recursos Hídricos

2010-01-01

Estandariza procedimientos técnicos para el monitoreo de la calidad de las aguas continentales, marinos y efluentes de los diversos sectores del gobierno peruano y por la actividad privada; asimismo, busca implementar el Plan Nacional de Vigilancia de la Calidad de Agua en el Perú.

Participación y Compromiso en la Calidad de los Servicios Paraguayos

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Carmen Salvador Ferrer

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo propone analizar cómo influyen la participación y el compromiso en el análisis de la calidad de los servicios paraguayos. En el estudio se utilizó un cuestionario aplicado a 176 usuarios de distintos servicios. Los resultados muestran que las tres categorías (participación, compromiso y calidad reciben una buena valoración por parte de los usuarios. También, los datos reflejan las relaciones que existen entre dichos constructos, siendo más elevada la asociación calidad y participación. En lo que respecta a la influencia de cada uno de los componentes (participación y compromiso en el estudio de la calidad, apreciamos que los usuarios valoran bien la posibilidad de intervenir en el servicio y el establecimiento de vínculos emocionales con el mismo. Por último, se discuten las implicaciones de los resultados y se sugieren algunas cuestiones a investigar.

Essays on electricity markets

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Rud, Linda

2009-07-01

The report covers several topics of electricity markets: The first essay, 'Selected Topics on Early Electricity Market Design in Norway' studies market design issues in establishing the market-based Norwegian electricity market. Essays 2-4 focus on issues of network congestion: 'Capacity Charges: A Price Adjustment Process for Managing Congestion in Electricity Transmission Networks' presents the capacity charge approach for managing transmission constraints in electricity networks. 'Understanding the Stochastics of Nodal Prices: Price Processes in a Constrained Network' seeks a further understanding of stochastic nodal prices processes. 'Investment Evaluation in a Constrained Electricity Network with Stochastic Nodal Price Processes' studies how the interaction of the competitive market and the capacitated network affects the evaluation of investments under uncertainty, and points out potential pitfalls of evaluation. In the last essay, 'A Newsboy Model Perspective on the Power Market: The Case of a Wind Power Producer' we discuss aspects of optimal bidding for a wind power producer. (Author)

Essays on electricity markets

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Rud, Linda

2009-07-01

The report covers several topics of electricity markets: The first essay, 'Selected Topics on Early Electricity Market Design in Norway' studies market design issues in establishing the market-based Norwegian electricity market. Essays 2-4 focus on issues of network congestion: 'Capacity Charges: A Price Adjustment Process for Managing Congestion in Electricity Transmission Networks' presents the capacity charge approach for managing transmission constraints in electricity networks. 'Understanding the Stochastics of Nodal Prices: Price Processes in a Constrained Network' seeks a further understanding of stochastic nodal prices processes. 'Investment Evaluation in a Constrained Electricity Network with Stochastic Nodal Price Processes' studies how the interaction of the competitive market and the capacitated network affects the evaluation of investments under uncertainty, and points out potential pitfalls of evaluation. In the last essay, 'A Newsboy Model Perspective on the Power Market: The Case of a Wind Power Producer' we discuss aspects of optimal bidding for a wind power producer. (Author)

Alimentos con calidad. Nuevas estrategias rurales para nuevos consumidores

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Aguilar Criado, Encarnación; Amaya Corchuelo, Santiago; López Moreno, Ignacio

2016-01-01

Este texto profundiza en uno de los aspectos que caracteriza a la nueva ruralidad: la progresiva especialización de los espacios rurales en producción de calidad y el uso de marcas distintivas. Este tipo de estrategia de creación de valor añadido en los productos alimentarios ha sido una de las líneas prioritarias de los Programas de Desarrollo Rural en Europa desde los inicios del siglo xxi. Esta incesante proliferación de marcas de calidad de productos agroalimentarios denota la profunda tr...

Género y calidad en Educación Superior

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Trinidad Donoso\\u2010Vázquez; Alejandra Montané; Maria\\u00A0Eulina Pessoa de Carvalho

2014-01-01

El artículo realiza una aproximación a los conceptos de género y calidad en educación superior en articulación con los conceptos de pertinencia y justicia social. Se reclama el sentido de pertinencia unido al de calidad como valor social, público y de compromiso con las comunidades a las que las instituciones educativas sirven. El desafío que presentamos considera que la justicia social, referida a las nociones fundamentales de igualdad de oportunidades y de derechos humanos, puede determinar...

Procesos de composición de software: identificación de servicios y evaluación de calidad

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Cechich, Alejandra; Buccella, Agustina; Flores, Andrés P.; Aranda, Gabriela N.; Martínez Carod, Nadina; Luzuriaga, Juan Manuel; Martínez, Rodolfo; Moyano, Marcelo; Mazalu, Rafaela; Martín, Adriana Elba

2010-01-01

Tomando como base conocimientos adquiridos en investigaciones anteriores, las presentes líneas de investigación abordan distintas temáticas en la mejora de procesos software, centrando el estudio en: (1) mejoras a procesos específicos (Especificación de Requisitos, Desarrollo Global de Software); (2) definición y validación de técnicas para evaluación de composiciones en dominios específicos (Sistemas de Información Geográficos, Gobierno Electrónico); y (3) evaluación de atributos de calidad ...

La ejecución curricular y la calidad académica de los estudiantes del departamento de electrónica y telecomunicaciones de la Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle, durante el 2008 y 2009.

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Soria Cuéllar, Fidel Tadeo

2010-01-01

El objetivo de la presente investigación ha sido la de demostrar la relación significativa entre la ejecución curricular y la calidad académica de los estudiantes de las especialidades de electrónica e informática y Telecomunicaciones e Informática DE LA Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle (UNE). La Ejecución Curricular está ordenada en tres dimensiones: la enseñanza – aprendizaje (como estrategia, y como desarrollo de las actividades inherentes a este proceso); el desemp...

Assessment of the voltage level and losses with photovoltaic and electric vehicle in low voltage network

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Ye, G.; Xiang, Y.; Cobben, J.F.G.

2014-01-01

Livelab from Alliander, a network operator, is a program which started to measure electrical and power quality data in the Dutch distribution network since 2013. A proper probability distribution can be used to model load distribution on feeders. This paper presents a methodology to generate the

Computer network for electric power control systems. Chubu denryoku (kabu) denryoku keito seigyoyo computer network

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Tsuneizumi, T. (Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc., Nagoya (Japan)); Shimomura, S.; Miyamura, N. (Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo (Japan))

1992-06-03

A computer network for electric power control system was developed that is applied with the open systems interconnection (OSI), an international standard for communications protocol. In structuring the OSI network, a direct session layer was accessed from the operation functions when high-speed small-capacity information is transmitted. File transfer, access and control having a function of collectively transferring large-capacity data were applied when low-speed large-capacity information is transmitted. A verification test for the realtime computer network (RCN) mounting regulation was conducted according to a verification model using a mini-computer, and a result that can satisfy practical performance was obtained. For application interface, kernel, health check and two-route transmission functions were provided as a connection control function, so were transmission verification function and late arrival abolishing function. In system mounting pattern, dualized communication server (CS) structure was adopted. A hardware structure may include a system to have the CS function contained in a host computer and a separate installation system. 5 figs., 6 tabs.

CALIDAD DEL AGUA EN POZOS DE ISLA COZUMEL, MÉXICO

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Luz de Lourdes Aurora Coronado Alvarez

2011-04-01

Full Text Available Se analizaron in situ y en el laboratorio, variables físicas y químicas informativas de la calidad de agua subterránea de 14 pozos ubicados en el área de mayor uso de agua dulce de la isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, México durante un ciclo anual (noviembre 2007 a octubre 2008. Se contrastaron los valores obtenidos con la normatividad nacional e internacional de calidad de agua para uso potable; contribuyendo con información que por un lado permitió determinar áreas con mejor calidad de agua y por otro, evaluar el comportamiento de las variables a escala temporal. Con una prueba de Kruskal-Wallis (p

Modelling and Simulation of the SVC for Power System Flow Studies: Electrical Network in voltage drop

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Narimen Aouzellag LAHAÇANI

2008-12-01

Full Text Available The goal of any Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS devices study is to measure their impact on the state of the electrical networks into which they are introduced. Their principal function is to improve the static and dynamic properties of the electrical networks and that by increasing the margins of static and dynamic stability and to allow the power transit to the thermal limits of the lines.To study this impact, it is necessary to establish the state of the network (bus voltages and angles, powers injected and forwarded in the lines before and after the introduction of FACTS devices. This brings to calculate the powers transit by using an iterative method such as Newton-Raphson. Undertaking a calculation without the introduction of FACTS devices followed by a calculation with the modifications induced by the integration of FACTS devices into the network, makes it possible to compare the results obtained in both cases and thus assess the interest of the use of devices FACTS.

Calidad de vida en adultos mayores del hogar de ancianos del municipio Cruces

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María del Carmen Corugedo Rodríguez

Full Text Available Introducción: el proceso de envejecimiento es un hecho relevante para todos los sistemas de salud en el mundo debido a la transición demográfica. Cuba no está exenta de esta realidad, por lo que la calidad de vida del adulto mayor es un tema de gran importancia. Objetivo: caracterizar la calidad de vida percibida en los adultos mayores del Hogar de Ancianos del municipio Cruces. Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal durante el periodo de febrero de 2012 a febrero de 2013. El universo estuvo constituido por los 28 ancianos que viven en el hogar de ancianos del municipio Cruces. La información se obtuvo con la aplicación de la Escala M.G.H. Se aplicaron técnicas estadísticas. Resultados: de forma general los ancianos perciben baja calidad de vida, independientemente de las variables sociodemográficas (edad, sexo y nivel de escolaridad. La dimensión de resultados más bajos fue la satisfacción por la vida. El 82 % de los adultos mayores perciben una baja calidad de vida en relación con la misma, seguida por la dimensión socioeconómica. Conclusiones: casi todos los ancianos de la investigación perciben una baja calidad de vida, debido al predominio de estados de displacer y pobres vínculos o mala calidad en las relaciones con sus familiares.

Utilidad o futilidad: calidad e ISOs en la administración pública

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Mónica Diana Vicher-García

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El trabajo estudia la trayectoria de la noción ¿calidad¿, adoptada dentro de la administración pública a partir del modelo de nueva gerencia pública, a fin de coadyuvar a ampliar el conocimiento sobre los alcances e implicaciones de las iniciativas de calidad. Al respecto, se ocupa el conocimiento acumulado sobre la temática, las experiencias de su aplicación y el estudio de las organizaciones que han promovido y aplicado tanto la calidad como las certificaciones. Se explora el papel que ha desempeñado en su promoción la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico, que la presentó como un eje de transformación para mejorar la prestación de servicios a partir de cambios en los procesos internos y adoptando cartas de calidad en el servicio. También se reflexiona sobre la naturaleza de otras organizaciones internacionales privadas supranacionales, que han fomentado los modelos y estándares de calidad, entre las que destaca la Organización Internacional de Estandarización.

Combined effect of chemical and electrical synapses in Hindmarsh-Rose neural networks on synchronization and the rate of information.

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Baptista, M S; Moukam Kakmeni, F M; Grebogi, C

2010-09-01

In this work we studied the combined action of chemical and electrical synapses in small networks of Hindmarsh-Rose (HR) neurons on the synchronous behavior and on the rate of information produced (per time unit) by the networks. We show that if the chemical synapse is excitatory, the larger the chemical synapse strength used the smaller the electrical synapse strength needed to achieve complete synchronization, and for moderate synaptic strengths one should expect to find desynchronous behavior. Otherwise, if the chemical synapse is inhibitory, the larger the chemical synapse strength used the larger the electrical synapse strength needed to achieve complete synchronization, and for moderate synaptic strengths one should expect to find synchronous behaviors. Finally, we show how to calculate semianalytically an upper bound for the rate of information produced per time unit (Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy) in larger networks. As an application, we show that this upper bound is linearly proportional to the number of neurons in a network whose neurons are highly connected.

Aseguramiento de la calidad de la formación universitaria en el Perú

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Ana Miluzka Baca Gamarra

2014-01-01

Full Text Available La búsqueda permanente del hombre por entregar productos y servicios de calidad, ha ido evolucionando y pasando del rubro de la empresa hasta los servicios; las universidades, no escapan de este concepto, iniciándose este quehacer en los EEUU de NA, con la aplicación de sus modelos de calidad. La creación del EEES fortaleció la cooperación entre los estados de la Unión Europea, en el ámbito de la educación superior, permitiéndoles concertar y acordar lineamientos comunes entre las diversas modalidades de sus sistemas educativos. En Latinoamérica quien inició prácticas de aseguramiento de la calidad de la educación superior fue Chile, en 1990. Posteriormente todos los países de la Región incorporaron este mecanismo en sus sistemas universitarios. En el Perú existió preocupación por asegurar la calidad de la educación universitaria desde la década del noventa. Se realizaron diversas acciones para superar las deficiencias de calidad existentes. En el año 2006 se concreta la creación del Sistema Nacional de Evaluación, Acreditación y Certificación de la Calidad Educativa, SINEACE. En diversas universidades peruanas existen experiencias con acreditaciones extranjeras, dirigidas a asegurar la calidad educativa. Un ejemplo es la Universidad de San Martín de Porres, cuya totalidad de carreras han sido acreditadas internacionalmente.

Reflexiones sobre calidad en el sistema de bibliotecas escolares de Costa Rica

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Gilberto Méndez Rodríguez

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo analiza el tema de la calidad y su vinculación con el trabajo realizado desde las Bibliotecas Educativas y Centros de Recursos para el Aprendizaje (CRA por parte de las bibliotecólogas y bibliotecólogos educativos. Propone acciones que se podrían llevar acabo para apoyar y hacer cumplir los lineamientos planteados en el documento “El centro educativo de calidad como eje de la educación costarricense”, aprobado por el Consejo Superior de Educación como Política Educativa con miras a mejorar la calidad en el sistema Educativo Nacional.

Improvements in the computation of balances and localization of commercial losses of electric energy in 0.38-kV networks

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Vorotnitskii, V. Z.; Zaslonov, S. V.; Lysyuk, S. S.

2006-01-01

An example of four 0.38-kV overhead distribution lines fed from a 10/0.4-kV transformer substation of the Grodno Electrical Networks (Belarus') and supplying electricity to a cottage area is used for analyzing energy balances and commercial losses in the networks. It is shown that the reliability of such analysis can be ensured by the use of modern software and electronic energy meters recording a retrospective of half-hourly intervals of active and reactive electric energy

A modular neural network scheme applied to fault diagnosis in electric power systems.

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Flores, Agustín; Quiles, Eduardo; García, Emilio; Morant, Francisco; Correcher, Antonio

2014-01-01

This work proposes a new method for fault diagnosis in electric power systems based on neural modules. With this method the diagnosis is performed by assigning a neural module for each type of component comprising the electric power system, whether it is a transmission line, bus or transformer. The neural modules for buses and transformers comprise two diagnostic levels which take into consideration the logic states of switches and relays, both internal and back-up, with the exception of the neural module for transmission lines which also has a third diagnostic level which takes into account the oscillograms of fault voltages and currents as well as the frequency spectrums of these oscillograms, in order to verify if the transmission line had in fact been subjected to a fault. One important advantage of the diagnostic system proposed is that its implementation does not require the use of a network configurator for the system; it does not depend on the size of the power network nor does it require retraining of the neural modules if the power network increases in size, making its application possible to only one component, a specific area, or the whole context of the power system.

Automated electric valve for electrokinetic separation in a networked microfluidic chip.

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Cui, Huanchun; Huang, Zheng; Dutta, Prashanta; Ivory, Cornelius F

2007-02-15

This paper describes an automated electric valve system designed to reduce dispersion and sample loss into a side channel when an electrokinetically mobilized concentration zone passes a T-junction in a networked microfluidic chip. One way to reduce dispersion is to control current streamlines since charged species are driven along them in the absence of electroosmotic flow. Computer simulations demonstrate that dispersion and sample loss can be reduced by applying a constant additional electric field in the side channel to straighten current streamlines in linear electrokinetic flow (zone electrophoresis). This additional electric field was provided by a pair of platinum microelectrodes integrated into the chip in the vicinity of the T-junction. Both simulations and experiments of this electric valve with constant valve voltages were shown to provide unsatisfactory valve performance during nonlinear electrophoresis (isotachophoresis). On the basis of these results, however, an automated electric valve system was developed with improved valve performance. Experiments conducted with this system showed decreased dispersion and increased reproducibility as protein zones isotachophoretically passed the T-junction. Simulations of the automated electric valve offer further support that the desired shape of current streamlines was maintained at the T-junction during isotachophoresis. Valve performance was evaluated at different valve currents based on statistical variance due to dispersion. With the automated control system, two integrated microelectrodes provide an effective way to manipulate current streamlines, thus acting as an electric valve for charged species in electrokinetic separations.

Analysis of the network capacities and possible congestion of the electricity transmission networks within the accession countries

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Kristiansen, Tarjei; Hewicker, Cristian

2005-01-01

cross-border network constraints. Besides the technical parameters to describe production and main network characteristics, the main remaining input factors are costs/fuel prices and demand.The outputs of the PROSYM tool are generation quantities, costs, short-run marginal prices and flows. To calibrate the model and to check its accuracy, we have first performed simulations for the year 2003 (the reference year) where information on actual market prices and (physical) cross-border flows is available. Thereafter, we have run additional simulations for the years 2010 and 2020 to analyse the future development of generation, export and import patterns, and to assess the influence of new interconnector projects. Due to uncertainty about future development, we have additionally tested the sensitivity of our base case to changes in e.g. the rate of growth in generation capacity and demand, the future generation structure, or the development of fuel prices. With a view to the economic import and export potential, our investigations confirm the assumption that network constraints represent a major barrier to the free exchange of electricity within the IEM. Considering the frequency and severity of congestion, our calculations show major network constraints at the following borders: 1) From Central Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) to Germany, Austria and Hungary; 2) From Austria and Slovenia to Italy; 3) From Bulgaria and Serbia and Montenegro (respectively Macedonia) to Greece. Our results show, not unexpectedly, considerable differences in the net benefits of individual transmission capacity increases, due to differences in market value and/or investment costs. (Author)

Node localization algorithm of wireless sensor networks for large electrical equipment monitoring application

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Chen, Qinyin; Hu, Y.; Chen, Zhe

2016-01-01

Node localization technology is an important technology for the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) applications. An improved 3D node localization algorithm is proposed in this paper, which is based on a Multi-dimensional Scaling (MDS) node localization algorithm for large electrical equipment monito...

A simulated-based neural network algorithm for forecasting electrical energy consumption in Iran

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Azadeh, A.; Ghaderi, S.F.; Sohrabkhani, S.

2008-01-01

This study presents an integrated algorithm for forecasting monthly electrical energy consumption based on artificial neural network (ANN), computer simulation and design of experiments using stochastic procedures. First, an ANN approach is illustrated based on supervised multi-layer perceptron (MLP) network for the electrical consumption forecasting. The chosen model, therefore, can be compared to that of estimated by time series model. Computer simulation is developed to generate random variables for monthly electricity consumption. This is achieved to foresee the effects of probabilistic distribution on monthly electricity consumption. The simulated-based ANN model is then developed. Therefore, there are four treatments to be considered in analysis of variance (ANOVA), which are actual data, time series, ANN and simulated-based ANN. Furthermore, ANOVA is used to test the null hypothesis of the above four alternatives being statistically equal. If the null hypothesis is accepted, then the lowest mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) value is used to select the best model, otherwise the Duncan method (DMRT) of paired comparison is used to select the optimum model which could be time series, ANN or simulated-based ANN. In case of ties the lowest MAPE value is considered as the benchmark. The integrated algorithm has several unique features. First, it is flexible and identifies the best model based on the results of ANOVA and MAPE, whereas previous studies consider the best fitted ANN model based on MAPE or relative error results. Second, the proposed algorithm may identify conventional time series as the best model for future electricity consumption forecasting because of its dynamic structure, whereas previous studies assume that ANN always provide the best solutions and estimation. To show the applicability and superiority of the proposed algorithm, the monthly electricity consumption in Iran from March 1994 to February 2005 (131 months) is used and applied to

Network access charges, vertical integration, and property rights structure - experiences from the German electricity markets

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Growitsch, C.; Wein, T.

2005-01-01

After the deregulation of the German electricity markets in 1998, the German government opted for a regulatory regime called negotiated third party access, which would be subject to ex-post control by the federal cartel office. Network access charges for new competitors are based on contractual arrangements between energy producers and industrial consumers. As the electricity networks are incontestable natural monopolies, the local and regional network operators are able to set (monopolistic) charges at their own discretion, restricted only by the possible interference of the federal cartel office (Bundeskartellamt). In this paper we analyze if there is evidence for varying charging behaviour depending on the supplier's economic independence (structure of property rights) or its level of vertical integration. For this purpose, we hypothesise that incorporated and vertically integrated suppliers set different charges than independent utility companies. Multivariate estimations show a relation between network access charges and the network operator's economic independence as well as level of vertical integration: on the low voltage level for an estimated annual consumption of 1700 kW/h, vertically integrated firms set-in accordance with our hypothesis-significantly lower access charges than vertically separated suppliers, whereas incorporated network operators charge significantly higher charges compared to independent suppliers. These results could not have been confirmed for other consumptions or voltage levels. (author)

Diseño de un sistema de gestión de calidad basado en un enfoque de costos de calidad para la empresa panificadora Bimbo Perú S.A.

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García Ramón, Jorge Andrés

2006-01-01

En este trabajo de investigación, se plantea la aplicación práctica de los costos de calidad en los sistemas de gestión de la empresa Panificadora Bimbo del Perú S.A. Se presenta la estructura de la empresa y se describen las áreas que la conforman. Asimismo, se desarrollan los conceptos teóricos de un sistema con enfoque de calidad y de los costos de calidad, y se realiza una propuesta de aplicación en el área de manufactura desde la identificación, cálculo el análisis costo beneficio de su ...

Modeling Geoelectric Fields and Geomagnetically Induced Currents Around New Zealand to Explore GIC in the South Island's Electrical Transmission Network

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Divett, T.; Ingham, M.; Beggan, C. D.; Richardson, G. S.; Rodger, C. J.; Thomson, A. W. P.; Dalzell, M.

2017-10-01

Transformers in New Zealand's South Island electrical transmission network have been impacted by geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) during geomagnetic storms. We explore the impact of GIC on this network by developing a thin-sheet conductance (TSC) model for the region, a geoelectric field model, and a GIC network model. (The TSC is composed of a thin-sheet conductance map with underlying layered resistivity structure.) Using modeling approaches that have been successfully used in the United Kingdom and Ireland, we applied a thin-sheet model to calculate the electric field as a function of magnetic field and ground conductance. We developed a TSC model based on magnetotelluric surveys, geology, and bathymetry, modified to account for offshore sediments. Using this representation, the thin sheet model gave good agreement with measured impedance vectors. Driven by a spatially uniform magnetic field variation, the thin-sheet model results in electric fields dominated by the ocean-land boundary with effects due to the deep ocean and steep terrain. There is a strong tendency for the electric field to align northwest-southeast, irrespective of the direction of the magnetic field. Applying this electric field to a GIC network model, we show that modeled GIC are dominated by northwest-southeast transmission lines rather than east-west lines usually assumed to dominate.

Decision support for the definition of wind turbine systems adequacy to site specificities and weak electrical networks

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Arbaoui, A.

2006-10-01

A decision support system for the definition of wind turbine systems is developed by taking into account the wind and site characteristics, the wind turbine components and the electrical network properties close to the site. The approach is based on functional analysis, on the investigation of the functional fluxes and on the definition of a model suitable for supporting decision at the preliminary stages of wind turbine design. The complete set of solutions derived from the model is determined using a Constraint Satisfaction Problem solver. The intrinsic capability of the model to support decision is derived from the investigation of the model parsimony, precision, exactness and specialization. The model takes into account performance criteria resulting from knowledge of manufacturers, distributors and investors. These criteria are used to discriminate design alternatives. Design alternatives correspond to choices of site (wind, electric network) and wind turbine architectures (related to 7 design variables). Performance criteria are the cost of electric kWh, the amount of energy being produced and the discounted total cost of the project. Electric network connection to wind turbines is taken into account through slow variations of the voltage and Flickers phenomenon. First, the maximal rate of penetration of the wind turbine energy production is determined. Next, two design alternatives have been investigated to improve wind turbine system integration in electric distribution networks. These alternatives are a reactive power control system and an inertial energy storage system. Inertial storage systems seem to be more expensive than reactive power control systems for this type of application. The influence of site specificities on decision making process has been established through three different sites (a Mediterranean site and two sites located in northern Europe). Profits relative to the cost of kWh appear to be high for Mediterranean sites. Most of the

Policy and network regulation for the integration of distribution generation and renewables for electricity supply

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Ten Donkelaar, M.; Van Oostvoorn, F.

2005-08-01

This study has analysed the existing policy and regulation aimed at the integration of an increased share of Distributed Generation (DG) in electricity supply systems in the European Union. It illustrates the state of the art and progress in the development of support mechanisms and network regulation for large-scale integration of DG. Through a benchmark study a systematic comparison has been made of different DG support schemes and distribution network regulation in EU Member States to a predefined standard, the level playing field. This level playing field has been defined as the situation where energy markets, policy and regulation provide neutral incentives to central versus distributed generation, which results in an economically more efficient electricity supply to the consumer. In current regulation and policy a certain discrepancy can be noticed between the actual regulation and policy support systems in a number of countries, the medium to long term targets and the ideal situation described according to the level playing field objective. Policies towards DG and RES are now mainly aimed at removing short-term barriers, increasing the production share of DG/RES, but often ignoring the more complex barriers of integrating DG/RES that is created by the economic network regulation in current electricity markets

Contribución de la información en la calidad de los servicios

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Maritza Torres

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo evalúa el rol de la información en la calidad de los servicios a partir de una revisión crítica de lasteorías y de las evidencias empíricas, además de la identificación de atributos para la evaluación de la calidad del serviciomediante entrevistas a profundidad realizadas a expertos y la ponderación de la importancia de los mismos usandoProceso de Análisis Jerárquico. Tanto el análisis cualitativo como el cuantitativo realizados demuestran la importanciade la información en la calidad de los servicios, conformándose como parte de sus atributos de evaluación, entre loscuales destacan el registro de los datos del cliente, la entrega de información de calidad, informar/educar al usuarioy la publicidad informativa. Se concluye que la información interviene significativamente en la interacción entre elusuario y el servicio, y como consecuencia, en la evaluación de su calidad.

A neural network image reconstruction technique for electrical impedance tomography

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Adler, A.; Guardo, R.

1994-01-01

Reconstruction of Images in Electrical Impedance Tomography requires the solution of a nonlinear inverse problem on noisy data. This problem is typically ill-conditioned and requires either simplifying assumptions or regularization based on a priori knowledge. This paper presents a reconstruction algorithm using neural network techniques which calculates a linear approximation of the inverse problem directly from finite element simulations of the forward problem. This inverse is adapted to the geometry of the medium and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) used during network training. Results show good conductivity reconstruction where measurement SNR is similar to the training conditions. The advantages of this method are its conceptual simplicity and ease of implementation, and the ability to control the compromise between the noise performance and resolution of the image reconstruction

¿Cómo asegurar calidad regulatoria?

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Bernardo Carvajal Sánchez

2013-06-01

Full Text Available La atención de la doctrina administrativista colombiana se ha volcado a dos temas en materia de regulación económica: la noción jurídica de regulación y el órgano regulador. Se descuida así un aspecto central del Derecho contemporáneo de la regulación: la necesidad de asegurar la calidad de la función administrativa de regulación y de las medidas regulatorias actuales y futuras. Este objetivo puede fundarse en razones jurídicas y económicas que exigen la alineación o encuadre del Derecho nacional (duro y blando con la realidad estatal, empresarial y social. Se hace entonces indispensable reflexionar, por un lado, sobre la necesidad de adoptar una política y un modelo regulatorios, basándose en una serie de principios que garanticen tanto la calidad del proceso de expedición como la calidad de la medida adoptada. De otro lado, debe considerarse la necesidad de organizar la gestión de la mejora de la regulación vigente. Este segundo aspecto corresponde a la administración de la reforma y de la evaluación regulatorias, y a la búsqueda del engranaje de esta actividad con las demás políticas y agendas estatales. Cualquier debate teórico y práctico sobre la noción de regulación o sobre el órgano regulador debería inscribirse dentro de esta reflexión transversal, pues ella determina, en últimas, su contexto cognitivo.

Calidad en el servicio en la Educación a Distancia : una perspectiva desde México

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Marúm-Espinosa, Elia

2011-01-01

¿Qué significa una buena educación o calidad en el servicio en la Educación a Distancia? Debería significar lo mismo que para la educación presencial. La calidad de la educación institucional no depende de la modalidad educativa, sino de la calidad

Undelivered electricity as an indicator of the effects of automation in the 10 kV network PD ED Belgrade

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Vrcelj Nada

2013-01-01

Full Text Available The paper discusses the effects of automation in the 10 kV PD ED Belgrade valorized through undelivered electricity. In the paper it was observed the parts of the network for which it was possible to reconstruct the events of the past. Calculations undelivered electricity were carried out for the period prior to the implementation of recloser in remote control system and during the period of probation system. A significant reduction in the duration of the fault, and thus undelivered electricity in automated network, indicates an increase in the reliability level after the implementation in the system SCADA SN.

A SURVEY OF SMART ELECTRICAL BOARDS IN UBIQUITOUS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR GEOMATICS APPLICATIONS

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S. M. R. Moosavi

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Nowadays more advanced sensor networks in various fields are developed. There are lots of online sensors spreading around the world. Sensor networks have been used in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS since sensor networks have expanded. Health monitoring, environmental monitoring, traffic monitoring, etc, are the examples of its applications in Geomatics. Sensor network is an infrastructure comprised of sensing (measuring, computing, and communication elements that gives an administrator the ability to instrument, observe, and react to events and phenomena in a specified environment. This paper describes about development boards which can be used in sensor networks and their applications in Geomatics and their role in wireless sensor networks and also a comparison between various types of boards. Boards that are discussed in this paper are Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beagle board, Cubieboard. The Boards because of their great potential are also known as single board computers. This paper is organized in four phases: First, Reviewing on ubiquitous computing and sensor networks. Second, introducing of some electrical boards. Then, defining some criterions for comparison. Finally, comparing the Ubiquitous boards.

Manufactura Esbelta: una contribución para el desarrollo de software con calidad

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José Cadenas

2010-09-01

Full Text Available Esta investigación es una contribución a la mejora de la calidad del software que tiene como premisa que losdesarrollos de software efectuados a la fecha no satisfacen las expectativas de tiempo de desarrollo, fiabilidad, mantenibilidad,portabilidad y calidad. Se trata de una investigación de campo, apoyada en una revisión documental de tipono experimental, descriptiva y transeccional con el fin de evaluar la versión 4 del SQLfi. Para ello, se empleó el modelosistémico de calidad del software (MOSCA con una población de 26 personas miembros del equipo de investigación,de los cuales se tomó una muestra intencional de 11, los cuales evaluaron el producto SQLfi versión 4. Se obtuvo unnivel sistémico de calidad nulo, y como conclusión se propone la adopción de un modelo de desarrollo para la construcciónde software de calidad basado en estándares establecidos de manufactura esbelta (Lean Manufacturing,complementado con los aportes derivados de la evaluación a través de MOSCA y la experiencia de los investigadores.La contribución corresponde a una mejora de la calidad sistémica de desarrollo software que permite obtener productosen forma ágil, a un costo razonable y con los recursos presupuestados. Se recomienda evaluar si hay aumento en elnivel de madurez en los procesos de desarrollo de un grupo en un entorno científico y académico.

Calidad de vida y entorno escolar del niño con epilepsia

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Yanquiel Barrios-Hernández

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El concepto de calidad de vida es un término que designa un tema de gran interés y trascendencia para el ser humano actual y futuro. El hecho de padecer una enfermedad crónica no transmisible como la epilepsia, de una forma u otra interviene en la calidad de vida de las personas. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo explicar la influencia que ejerce la enfermedad sobre la calidad de vida cuando es padecida por infantes de edad escolar. Además se pretende demostrar cómo inciden los factores familiar y escolar en la calidad de vida de la población infante con epilepsia. Las personas profesionales de la enseñanza juegan un rol esencial en este afán de que el infante no sea degradado por el medio en el que se desenvuelve, la explicación de esta afirmación resulta otra de las aspiraciones que se tiene con este artículo.

ELECTRIC MOTOR DIAGNOSTICS OF SWITCHES BASED ON THE NEURAL NETWORK DATA MODELING THE SPECTRAL DECOMPOSITION OF THE CURRENTS

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O. M. Shvets

2009-07-01

Full Text Available The method of automated diagnostics of electric motors is offered. It uses a neural network revealing the electric motor faults on the basis of analysis of frequency spectrum of current flowing through the motor.

Electrical equivalent thermal network for direct contact membrane distillation modeling and analysis

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Karam, Ayman M.

2016-09-19

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging water desalination technology that offers several advantages compared to conventional desalination methods. Although progress has been made to model the physics of the process, there are two common limitations of existing models. Firstly, many of the models are based on the steady-state analysis of the process and secondly, some of the models are based on partial differential equations, which when discretized introduce many states which are not accessible in practice. This paper presents the derivation of a novel dynamic model, based on the analogy between electrical and thermal systems, for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). An analogous electrical thermal network is constructed and its elements are parameterized such that the response of the network models the DCMD process. The proposed model captures the spatial and temporal responses of the temperature distribution along the flow direction and is able to accurately predict the distilled water flux output. To demonstrate the adequacy of the proposed model, validation with time varying and steady-state experimental data is presented. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Exploring the determinants of “best practice” benchmarking in electricity network regulation

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Brophy Haney, Aoife; Pollitt, Michael G.

2011-01-01

In this paper we use a best practice index constructed from the survey responses of regulators in 40 countries to explore the determinants of the methods used in electricity network regulation. Drawing from the incentive regulation and institutional economics literature, we construct an empirical model to investigate the impact of industry size, political and economic institutions on the degree of best practice regulation. Our results suggest that the existence and experience of an independent regulator is the most important institutional determinant of best practice regulation. In addition, small numbers of network companies act as a constraint on the use of advanced benchmarking methods. Finally, regional effects are also important. These findings lead us to question whether one “best practice” model is in fact applicable to countries with very different political and economic contexts. - Highlights: ► Political institutions are strong determinants of best practice electricity regulation. ► Behavior of neighboring regulators may shape regulatory outcomes. ► One “best practice” model may not be appropriate.

Assessing the Potential of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in Active Distribution Networks

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Reza Ahmadi Kordkheili

2016-01-01

Full Text Available A multi-objective optimization algorithm is proposed in this paper to increase the penetration level of renewable energy sources (RESs in distribution networks by intelligent management of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV storage. The proposed algorithm is defined to manage the reverse power flow (PF from the distribution network to the upstream electrical system. Furthermore, a charging algorithm is proposed within the proposed optimization in order to assure PEV owner’s quality of service (QoS. The method uses genetic algorithm (GA to increase photovoltaic (PV penetration without jeopardizing PEV owners’ (QoS and grid operating limits, such as voltage level of the grid buses. The method is applied to a part of the Danish low voltage (LV grid to evaluate its effectiveness and capabilities. Different scenarios have been defined and tested using the proposed method. Simulation results demonstrate the capability of the algorithm in increasing solar power penetration in the grid up to 50%, depending on the PEV penetration level and the freedom of the system operator in managing the available PEV storage.

SERS investigations and electrical recording of neuronal networks with three-dimensional plasmonic nanoantennas (Conference Presentation)

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De Angelis, Francesco

2017-06-01

SERS investigations and electrical recording of neuronal networks with three-dimensional plasmonic nanoantennas Michele Dipalo, Valeria Caprettini, Anbrea Barbaglia, Laura Lovato, Francesco De Angelis e-mail: francesco.deangelis@iit.it Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova Biological systems are analysed mainly by optical, chemical or electrical methods. Normally each of these techniques provides only partial information about the environment, while combined investigations could reveal new phenomena occurring in complex systems such as in-vitro neuronal networks. Aiming at the merging of optical and electrical investigations of biological samples, we introduced three-dimensional plasmonic nanoantennas on CMOS-based electrical sensors [1]. The overall device is then capable of enhanced Raman Analysis of cultured cells combined with electrical recording of neuronal activity. The Raman measurements show a much higher sensitivity when performed on the tip of the nanoantenna in respect to the flat substrate [2]; this effect is a combination of the high plasmonic field enhancement and of the tight adhesion of cells on the nanoantenna tip. Furthermore, when plasmonic opto-poration is exploited [3] the 3D nanoelectrodes are able to penetrate through the cell membrane thus accessing the intracellular environment. Our latest results (unpublished) show that the technique is completely non-invasive and solves many problems related to state-of-the-art intracellular recording approaches on large neuronal networks. This research received funding from ERC-IDEAS Program: "Neuro-Plasmonics" [Grant n. 616213]. References: [1] M. Dipalo, G. C. Messina, H. Amin, R. La Rocca, V. Shalabaeva, A. Simi, A. Maccione, P. Zilio, L. Berdondini, F. De Angelis, Nanoscale 2015, 7, 3703. [2] R. La Rocca, G. C. Messina, M. Dipalo, V. Shalabaeva, F. De Angelis, Small 2015, 11, 4632. [3] G. C. Messina et al., Spatially, Temporally, and Quantitatively Controlled Delivery of

Asumiendo juntos los retos: calidad de vida en familias de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual

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Viviana Aya Gómez

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Antecedentes. La calidad de vida familiar se ha convertido enun área de creciente interés en los años recientes.Objetivo. Describir y comprender la calidad de vida de 18familias de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual en Bogotá,Colombia.Material y métodos. Estudio mixto a través de la Escala deCalidad de Vida Familiar y entrevistas semiestructuradas, paraconstruir con cada familia el Mapa de Calidad de Vida Familiar.Resultados. Los factores de calidad de vida familiar fueronvalorados como fortaleza, con excepción del factor apoyo a lapersona con discapacidad. Se hallaron diferencias significativasentre las variables de estudio.Conclusión. Las familias de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectualdisfrutan de sus vidas juntas y tienen proyectos de vida afuturo. No obstante, su calidad de vida se ve influenciada porla sobreprotección de algunos familiares hacia los jóvenes condiscapacidad intelectual, el desconocimiento de sus derechos ylos escasos apoyos y oportunidades de inclusión social, con losque cuentan actualmente.

La calidad técnica en el turismo de aventura

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Lázaro Mediavilla Saldaña

2014-06-01

Full Text Available ¿Qué elementos pueden definir e identifican la calidad técnica en el turismo de aventura en diferentes regiones de distintos países del mundo? Todo este proceso de estudio llega a concluir cuáles son los parámetros específicos que miden la calidad técnica del servicio prestado por empresas especializadas en actividades de aventura. Una vez reconocidos los parámetros principales (entidad, actividad estrella, seguridad, medio ambiente, recursos humanos, cliente y recursos materiales y los subniveles (protocolos, información, transmisión, conocimiento, atención, perfil, fidelización, adaptación, procesos, identificación, tratamiento, control, preparación y reconocimiento es posible, su valoración y medición, obteniendo información objetiva del nivel de calidad, a través de un modelo específico y concreto como es HEVATM.

Synthesis of CdS nanowire networks and their optical and electrical properties

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Ma, R M; Wei, X L; Dai, L; Huo, H B; Qin, G G

2007-01-01

High quality single-crystal CdS nanowire (NW) networks have been synthesized on Si(111) substrates via the chemical vapour deposition method. X-ray diffraction and selected area electron diffraction show that the NWs in the networks grow along the directions and their (0001) crystal planes are parallel to the Si(111) substrates. Room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectra of single CdS NWs in the networks are dominated by a near-band-edge emission and free from deep-level defect emissions. The PLs resulting from free-exciton and bound-exciton recombinations are detected at 77 K. The results of the electrical transport measurement on the CdS NW networks show that the current can flow through different NWs via the cross-junctions. The resistivity, electron concentration and electron mobility of single NWs in the networks are estimated by fitting the I-V curves measured on single NWs with the metal-semiconductor-metal model suggested by Zhang et al (2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 073102; 2007 Adv. Funct. Mater. at press)

El dominio sobre lo cotidiano: la búsqueda de la calidad de vida

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JUAN CARLOS DE PABLOS

1999-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se analiza la materialización de la calidad de vida como uno de los valores dominantes en las sociedades postmaterialistas: qué la produce en la vida cotidiana, qué se hace para lograrla. Partiendo de als distinciones clásicas en el concepto de calidad de vida (elementos objetivos y satisfacción subjetiva ; equilibrio y riqueza, se plantean otros componentes en la búsqueda habitual de la calidad de vida. Ésta se hace efectiva a través del consumo, pero lo supera, proporcionando una visión integradora, que abarca desde los elementos de la vida corriente a la propia identidad. Asociada al desarrollo de un proyecto vital, la calidad de vida implica la capacidad para controlar las distintas facetas de la vida. Como contrapartida, supone la continua puesta en juego de los recursos disponibles, en una sucesión continua de tensiones y apuestas que el agente debe resolver para recuperar el sentido de sus relaciones con los entornos social y natural. Se señalan algunas paradojas que impregnan la calidad de vida de un fuerte contenido dialéctico y manifiestan la transformación de las relaciones entre el individuo y la sociedad.

Cuestionario de evaluación de la calidad de los cursos virtuales de la UNED

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Sonia Mª Santoveña Casal

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente artículo presentamos un cuestionario de evaluación de la calidad de los cursos virtuales, específicamente diseñado para las asignaturas virtualizadas y publicadas en WebCT por la UNED; sin embargo, fácilmente adaptable a otras plataformas y escenarios digitales. A través del cuestionario, podemos conocer cómo influye el uso de los medios tecnológicos en la calidad del aprendizaje y presentar una propuesta de mejora. El cuestionario está organizado en tres dimensiones principales: "Calidad general del Entorno y de la Metodología didáctica", la" Calidad Técnica: Navegación y diseño" y la "Calidad Técnica: Recursos multimedia", de los cursos entre las que se distribuyen los 36 ítems que lo forman. Para facilitar una evaluación cualitativa de los recursos didácticos se presentan 4 preguntas abiertas

The European interconnection system between reality and utopia. Does the market organization fit into the electricity network?

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Stigler, H.

2016-01-01

On the basis of discussions about the contribution that research and innovations can make to the renewal of the electricity market, the synchronous grid of Continental Europe will be compared with the transmission network. The electricity market guidelines are put to critical consideration and the question is raised whether today's electricity market organization is sustainable in the long term. The paper concludes with regard to the usefulness of the organizational structure and the organization of the electricity markets. (rössner) [de

An enhanced radial basis function network for short-term electricity price forecasting

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Lin, Whei-Min; Gow, Hong-Jey; Tsai, Ming-Tang

2010-01-01

This paper proposed a price forecasting system for electric market participants to reduce the risk of price volatility. Combining the Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN) and Orthogonal Experimental Design (OED), an Enhanced Radial Basis Function Network (ERBFN) has been proposed for the solving process. The Locational Marginal Price (LMP), system load, transmission flow and temperature of the PJM system were collected and the data clusters were embedded in the Excel Database according to the year, season, workday and weekend. With the OED applied to learning rates in the ERBFN, the forecasting error can be reduced during the training process to improve both accuracy and reliability. This would mean that even the ''spikes'' could be tracked closely. The Back-propagation Neural Network (BPN), Probability Neural Network (PNN), other algorithms, and the proposed ERBFN were all developed and compared to check the performance. Simulation results demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed ERBFN to provide quality information in a price volatile environment. (author)

Calidad de vida del cuidador familiar y dependencia del paciente con Alzheimer

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LINA MARÍA VARGAS ESCOBAR

2010-06-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del estudio fue establecer la relación entre la calidad de vida del cuidador familiar y el grado de dependencia del paciente con Alzheimer. Es un estudio descriptivo correlacional, de corte transversal, con abordaje cuantitativo. Participaron 192 cuidadores familiares de pacientes con Alzheimer pertenecientes al programa Cuidado a Cuidadores® de la Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, la Fundación Acción Familiar Alzheimer Colombia y la Asociación Colombiana de Alzheimer. Se aplicaron el instrumento "Calidad de vida versión familiar" de Betty Ferrell, quien define la calidad de vida desde las dimensiones física, psicológica, social y espiritual, y el Índice de Barthel (IB, que mide el grado de dependencia funcional del paciente. La calidad de vida general de los cuidadores obtuvo una puntuación media. El bienestar físico y espiritual presentó una tendencia positiva, mientras que el bienestar psicológico y social de este grupo poblacional mostró una tendencia negativa con riesgo de alteración a futuro. El grado de dependencia funcional del paciente con Alzheimer se encontró en dependencia total a severa, con mayor compromiso en actividades de aseo y arreglo personal. En el estudio no se encontró correlación estadística entre la calidad de vida y el grado de dependencia del paciente con Alzheimer.

Calidad de vida de los cuidadores de personas con enfermedad crónica

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Sonia Patricia Carreño-Moreno

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El alto impacto epidemiológico, social, económico y cultural de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles afecta el significado de calidad de vida en las personas que las padecen y en sus cuidadores familiares. Objetivo: describir la forma como se construye el significado de calidad de vida de cuidadores de personas con enfermedad crónica. Método: investigación desarrollada con la propuesta de metasíntesis cualitativa de Sandelowski y Barroso. Resultados: se presentan tres momentos en la trayectoria: 1 se afecta (destrucción celular programada; 2 se trasforma (autocontrol del desarrollo y crecimiento, y 3 se resignifica (condensación; y cuatro factores condicionantes para la construcción del significado de calidad de vida para el cuidador como son el soporte social, la espiritualidad, la habilidad para cuidar y el tiempo. Conclusiones: la calidad de vida se afecta y se reconstruye en virtud del significado que el cuidador tenga de esta.

Fluid power network for centralized electricity generation in offshore wind farms

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Jarquin-Laguna, A

2014-01-01

An innovative and completely different wind-energy conversion system is studied where a centralized electricity generation within a wind farm is proposed by means of a hydraulic network. This paper presents the dynamic interaction of two turbines when they are coupled to the same hydraulic network. Due to the stochastic nature of the wind and wake interaction effects between turbines, the operating parameters (i.e. pitch angle, rotor speed) of each turbine are different. Time domain simulations, including the main turbine dynamics and laminar transient flow in pipelines, are used to evaluate the efficiency and rotor speed stability of the hydraulic system. It is shown that a passive control of the rotor speed, as proposed in previous work for a single hydraulic turbine, has strong limitations in terms of performance for more than one turbine coupled to the same hydraulic network. It is concluded that in order to connect several turbines, a passive control strategy of the rotor speed is not sufficient and a hydraulic network with constant pressure is suggested. However, a constant pressure network requires the addition of active control at the hydraulic motors and spear valves, increasing the complexity of the initial concept. Further work needs to be done to incorporate an active control strategy and evaluate the feasibility of the constant pressure hydraulic network

Satisfacción, bienestar y calidad de vida en el trabajo

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FÉLIX REQUENA SANTOS

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo analiza empíricamente un modelo de relación entre los valores culturales y la posibilidad de consecución de los objetivos materiales que proporciona una sociedad. Se trata de explicar y cuantificar hasta qué punto la percepción de la estructura ocupacional, medida en forma de satisfacción, está relacionada con el bienestar subjetivo y con la calidad de vida en el trabajo. Para realizar este análisis se han construido modelos de regresión y causales para ver la influencia de un conjunto de efectos estructurales y del bienestar físico y social sobre la calidad de vida y el bienestar subjetivo. Los datos se han tomado de la Encuesta de Calidad de Vida en el Trabajo 1999. Los resultados han puesto de manifiesto que los modelos realizados son significativos, lo que confirma que mayores niveles de satisfacción con la estructura ocupacional implican mejores niveles de calidad de vida. Cuando se trata de verlos niveles de bienestar subjetivo, entonces la satisfacción con la estructura es mejor predictor que la posición social que se ocupe en dicha estructura.

Influencia del capital humano en la calidad de la auditoría contable

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Mónica Fernández

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Objeto: Se estudian los determinantes de calidad del capital humano y del servicio en empresas de auditoría y principalmente cómo cualidades del capital humano inciden en la calidad del servicio prestado. Diseño/metodología: Se realizó un cuestionario a una muestra de socios de una firma de auditoría relevante. Con los datos de los cuestionarios se obtuvieron los mejores indicadores de calidad de capital humano y calidad del servicio respectivamente. Posteriormente, se elaboran tablas de contingencia, con los datos tratados, para determinar las probabilidades de encontrar equipos con elevado nivel de capital humano, equipos con elevado nivel de servicio y ver si dentro de los equipos con alto desarrollo de su personal, el nivel del servicio es más alto o no. Aportaciones y resultados: La calidad del factor humano es un activo intangible determinante en las organizaciones, especialmente en las que prestan servicios que requieren una alta capacitación profesional como ocurre en el sector de auditoría. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que determinadas capacidades del capital humano inciden de forma relevante en factores asociados a la calidad del servicio de auditoría. El análisis realizado sugiere que una buena gestión e inversión en el capital humano de las mencionadas empresas, incide en la calidad del servicio prestado al cliente. Limitaciones: El trabajo se ha podido realizar en una única firma de auditoría y la muestra no ha sido muy elevada. Pretendemos conseguir ampliar las muestras y las firmas participantes en próximas investigaciones. Valor añadido: En este análisis la variable más destacada, en cuanto a capital humano se refiere, es la experiencia y formación en la industria. Políticas de buena gestión del capital humano pueden fomentar una cultura donde el objetivo de ética y transparencia, contribuyan a mejorar los servicios prestados.

Nuevas directivas de calidad del aire: directivas marco y directivas hijas

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Rosalía Fernández Patier

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Las antiguas Directivas de calidad presentaban algunos problemas en su aplicación, tanto en la gestión de la calidad del aire ambiente, como en la falta de información a la población. Las nuevas Directivas, que parten de la Directiva 96/62/CE sobre evaluación y gestión de la calidad del aire ambiente solucionan estos problemas, siendo más estrictos en los valores límites permitidos de los parámetros ya existentes y estableciendo Directivas para nuevos contaminantes, en el aire ambiente. La transposición de las nuevas Directivas a la legislación nacional, se ha realizado mediante el RD 1073/2002 de 18 de octubre y transpone las Directivas 96/62/CE; 1999/30/CE y 2000/69/CE.

Operating principle of Soft Open Points for electrical distribution network operation

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Cao, Wanyu; Wu, Jianzhong; Jenkins, Nick; Wang, Chengshan; Green, Timothy

2016-01-01

Highlights: • Two control modes were developed for a B2B VSCs based SOP. • The SOP operating principle was investigated under various network conditions. • The performance of the SOP using two control modes was analyzed. - Abstract: Soft Open Points (SOPs) are power electronic devices installed in place of normally-open points in electrical power distribution networks. They are able to provide active power flow control, reactive power compensation and voltage regulation under normal network operating conditions, as well as fast fault isolation and supply restoration under abnormal conditions. Two control modes were developed for the operation of an SOP, using back-to-back voltage-source converters (VSCs). A power flow control mode with current control provides independent control of real and reactive power. A supply restoration mode with a voltage controller enables power supply to isolated loads due to network faults. The operating principle of the back-to-back VSCs based SOP was investigated under both normal and abnormal network operating conditions. Studies on a two-feeder medium-voltage distribution network showed the performance of the SOP under different network-operating conditions: normal, during a fault and post-fault supply restoration. During the change of network operating conditions, a mode switch method based on the phase locked loop controller was used to achieve the transitions between the two control modes. Hard transitions by a direct mode switching were noticed unfavourable, but seamless transitions were obtained by deploying a soft cold load pickup and voltage synchronization process.

Emerging subspecialties in neurology: deep brain stimulation and electrical neuro-network modulation.

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Hassan, Anhar; Okun, Michael S

2013-01-29

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical therapy that involves the delivery of an electrical current to one or more brain targets. This technology has been rapidly expanding to address movement, neuropsychiatric, and other disorders. The evolution of DBS has created a niche for neurologists, both in the operating room and in the clinic. Since DBS is not always deep, not always brain, and not always simply stimulation, a more accurate term for this field may be electrical neuro-network modulation (ENM). Fellowships will likely in future years evolve their scope to include other technologies, and other nervous system regions beyond typical DBS therapy.

Fault detection and classification in electrical power transmission system using artificial neural network.

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Jamil, Majid; Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar; Singh, Rajveer

2015-01-01

This paper focuses on the detection and classification of the faults on electrical power transmission line using artificial neural networks. The three phase currents and voltages of one end are taken as inputs in the proposed scheme. The feed forward neural network along with back propagation algorithm has been employed for detection and classification of the fault for analysis of each of the three phases involved in the process. A detailed analysis with varying number of hidden layers has been performed to validate the choice of the neural network. The simulation results concluded that the present method based on the neural network is efficient in detecting and classifying the faults on transmission lines with satisfactory performances. The different faults are simulated with different parameters to check the versatility of the method. The proposed method can be extended to the Distribution network of the Power System. The various simulations and analysis of signals is done in the MATLAB(®) environment.

Criterios de calidad para la valoración y gestión de MOOC

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Ignacio Aguaded

2015-05-01

Full Text Available Dado el efecto inmediato de la influencia y uso de los MOOC, las instituciones de educación vinculadas directamente con la investigación y generación del conocimiento han abierto un nuevo campo de estudio. A raíz de este suceso, explosivo y descontrolado, surge la duda en torno a si estos cursos y plataformas educativas poseen el sustento pedagógico adecuado que garantice la calidad y eficacia del uso de estas herramientas en la generación de aprendizaje. El presente trabajo ha tenido como objetivo identificar los elementos claves que aseguran los índices de calidad y de la gestión de los MOOC. Los resultados demuestran, por un lado, que no existe una normativa específica que permita garantizar la calidad del aprendizaje en los MOOC, a pesar de que existen normativas de e-learning, y que se está trabajando actualmente por aunar criterios para la evaluación de este tipo de formación online y, por otro, la variedad existentes de criterios y/o dimensiones, propuestas por teóricos, a tener en cuenta en la evaluación de la calidad de MOOC. En las conclusiones se destacan como los esfuerzos sobre la calidad en los MOOC se están derivando más hacia el camino del marketing que hacia el diseño de una instrucción de aprendizaje adecuado y de calidad.

A Modular Neural Network Scheme Applied to Fault Diagnosis in Electric Power Systems

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Agustín Flores

2014-01-01

Full Text Available This work proposes a new method for fault diagnosis in electric power systems based on neural modules. With this method the diagnosis is performed by assigning a neural module for each type of component comprising the electric power system, whether it is a transmission line, bus or transformer. The neural modules for buses and transformers comprise two diagnostic levels which take into consideration the logic states of switches and relays, both internal and back-up, with the exception of the neural module for transmission lines which also has a third diagnostic level which takes into account the oscillograms of fault voltages and currents as well as the frequency spectrums of these oscillograms, in order to verify if the transmission line had in fact been subjected to a fault. One important advantage of the diagnostic system proposed is that its implementation does not require the use of a network configurator for the system; it does not depend on the size of the power network nor does it require retraining of the neural modules if the power network increases in size, making its application possible to only one component, a specific area, or the whole context of the power system.

Quality of electric service in utility distribution networks under electromagnetic compatibility principles. [ENEL

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Chizzolini, P.; Lagostena, L.; Mirra, C.; Sani, G. (ENEL, Rome Milan (Italy))

1989-03-01

The development of electromagnetic compatibility criteria, being worked out in international standardization activities, requires the establishment of the characteristics of public utility distribution networks as a reference ambient. This is necessary for gauging the immunity levels towards users and for defining the disturbance emission limits. Therefore, it is a new way to look at the quality of electric service. Consequently, it is necessary to check and specify, in an homogeneous manner, the phenomena that affect electric service. Use must be made of experimental tests and of the collection and elaboration of operation data. In addition to testing techniques, this paper describes the checking procedures for the quality of electric service as they are implemented in the information system developed by ENEL (Italian Electricity Board) for distribution activities. The first reference data obtained from the national and international fields about voltage shape and supply continuity are also indicated.

Using ELECTRE TRI to support maintenance of water distribution networks

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Flavio Trojan

2012-08-01

Full Text Available Problems encountered in the context of the maintenance management of water supply are evidenced by the lack of decision support models which gives a manager overview of the system. This paper, therefore, develops a model that uses, in its framework, the multicriteria outranking method ELECTRE TRI. The objective is to sort the areas of water flow measurement of a water distribution network, by priority of maintenance, with data collected from an automated system of abnormalities detection. This sorting is designed to support maintenance decisions in terms of the measure more appropriate to be applied per region. To illustrate the proposed model, an application was performed in a city with 100 thousand water connections. With this model it becomes possible to improve the allocation of maintenance measures for regions and mainly to improve the operation of the distribution network.

Accelerated reliability testing of highly aligned single-walled carbon nanotube networks subjected to DC electrical stressing.

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Strus, Mark C; Chiaramonti, Ann N; Kim, Young Lae; Jung, Yung Joon; Keller, Robert R

2011-07-01

We investigate the electrical reliability of nanoscale lines of highly aligned, networked, metallic/semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) fabricated through a template-based fluidic assembly process. We find that these SWCNT networks can withstand DC current densities larger than 10 MA cm(-2) for several hours and, in some cases, several days. We develop test methods that show that the degradation rate, failure predictability and total device lifetime can be linked to the initial resistance. Scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy suggest that fabrication variability plays a critical role in the rate of degradation, and we offer an empirical method of quickly determining the long-term performance of a network. We find that well-fabricated lines subject to constant electrical stress show a linear accumulation of damage reminiscent of electromigration in metallic interconnects, and we explore the underlying physical mechanisms that could cause such behavior.

FEATURES OF SELECTION OF CAPACITOR BANKS IN ELECTRIC NETWORKS WITH INTERHARMONIC SOURCES

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Yu. L. Sayenko

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Purpose. Development of a methodology for selecting capacitor bank parameters designed to compensate for reactive power, if there are sources of interharmonics in the electrical network. Development of a methodology for selecting the parameters of capacitor banks that are part of resonant filters of higher harmonics and interharmonics. Methodology. For the research, we used the decomposition of the non-sinusoidal voltage (current curve into the sum of the harmonic components with frequencies as multiple of the fundamental frequency - higher harmonics, and not multiple fundamental frequencies - interharmonics. Results. Expressions are obtained for checking the absence of inadmissible overloads of capacitor banks by voltage and current in the presence of voltage (current in the curve, along with higher harmonics, of the discrete spectrum of interharmonics. When selecting capacitor banks, both for reactive power compensation and for filter-compensating devices, the necessity of constructing the frequency characteristics of the input and mutual resistances of the electrical network for analyzing possible resonant phenomena is confirmed. Originality. The expediency of simplified calculation of the voltage variation at the terminals of the banks of the capacitors of the higher harmonics filters and interharmonics due to the presence of the reactor in the filters is substantiated. Practical value. The use of the proposed approaches will make it possible to resolve a number of issues related to the choice of parameters of capacitor banks in networks with nonlinear loads, including: ensuring reliable operation of capacitor banks when their parameters deviate from their nominal values, as well as deviations in the parameters of the supply network and sources of harmonic distortion; ensuring the absence of resonant phenomena at frequencies of both higher harmonics and interharmonics.

Género y calidad en Educación Superior

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Trinidad Donoso\\u2010Vázquez

2014-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo realiza una aproximación a los conceptos de género y calidad en educación superior en articulación con los conceptos de pertinencia y justicia social. Se reclama el sentido de pertinencia unido al de calidad como valor social, público y de compromiso con las comunidades a las que las instituciones educativas sirven. El desafío que presentamos considera que la justicia social, referida a las nociones fundamentales de igualdad de oportunidades y de derechos humanos, puede determinar la pertinencia de la educación superior, y por lo tanto su calidad. Esta perspectiva relacionada con el género se concreta en tres tesis: los procesos de producción del conocimiento no pueden desligarse de la cosmovisión de género; la profesionalización en las disciplinas sin introducir la perspectiva de género correo el riesgo de quedar sesgada hacia un polo de la dicotomía masculinidad‐feminidad; y la introducción del género en ES crea un modelo de sociedad comprometida e inclusiva.

Determinantes de la Calidad del Resultado

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Carmen Pineda González

2000-06-01

Full Text Available El concepto de calidad del resultado hace referencia a la posibilidad de que el resultado contable sea percibido por los usuarios de la información contable por encima o por debajo de su cuantificación numérica, o, de otro modo, a la posibilidad de percibir como diferentes los resultados de varias compañías aun cuando en términos cuantitativos sean de igual valor; de forma que será de mayor calidad aquél resultado que en mayor medida contribuya a limitar o a reducir el riesgo inherente al proceso de toma de decisiones. Este concepto general, sin embargo, ha tenido diferentes concreciones que requieren un estudio detallado. En consecuencia, el objetivo de este trabajo es revisar las diferentes definiciones de calidad del resultado que recoge la bibliografía contable y analizar los factores que la determinan, es decir; las decisiones empresariales, las normas contables, la manipulación, la estabilidad, el contenido monetario y los componentes permanentes del resultado. The concept of earnings quality refers to the possibility that accounting results are valued either above or below their numerical quantification, or; put another way, to the possibility of detecting differences in the results of various companies even though in quantitative terms they are of equal value, such that the results of the highest quality will be those which limit, or reduce, to the greatest extent the risk inherent in the decision making process. This general concept, however; has had different forms that require detailed study. In consequence, this paper aims both to review the different definitions of earnings quality present in the accounting literature, and to analyse the factors that determine earnings quality including: corporate decisions, accounting standards and the manipulation, stability, monetary content and permanent components of earnings.

Calidad de las aceitunas de mesa.

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Garrido Fernández, Antonio

1999-06-01

Full Text Available The paper comments the different regulations related to table olives at national or international scales. The Unified Qualitative standard Applying to Table Olives in International Trade and COI/Codex (International Olive Oil Council, IOC, and IOC/Codex Alimentarius, «Reglamentación Técnico Sanitaria para la elaboración, circulación y venta de aceitunas de mesa» (Spanish, «Normas de calidad para la exportación de aceitunas de mesa» (Spanish, and the United States Standards for Grades of Green and Canned Ripe Olives (USA are especially considered. The effects of the new regulations on Nutritional Labelling (mainly in USA, applications of the Analysis and Control of Critical Points (ACCP, and the problems derived from the application of the ISO 9000, or EN 29000, to this Sector are also discussed.

El trabajo comenta las diferentes normas, tanto nacionales como internacionales, que regulan los aspectos de la calidad de las aceitunas de mesa. Se comentan especialmente la Norma Cualitativa Unificada Aplicable a Aceitunas de Mesa en el Comercio Internacional y las correspondientes COI/CODEX (Consejo Oleícola Internacional, COI, y COI/Codex Alimentarius, respectivamente, la Reglamentación Técnico Sanitaria para la elaboración, circulación, y venta de aceitunas de mesa (española, las Normas de calidad para la exportación de Aceitunas de Mesa (española, y las «United States Standards for Grades of Green and Canned Ripe Olives» (USA. Asimismo se analizan las implicaciones de las nuevas reglamentaciones sobre etiquetado nutricional (principalmente en el comercio con USA, la aplicación del Análisis de Riesgos y Control de Puntos Críticos (ARCPC, y la necesidad de adaptar el Sector al cumplimiento de las diversas normas de la serie ISO 9000 o su equivalente EN 29000.

Mantenimiento de sistemas de gestión en seguridad industrial, medio ambiente y calidad

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Gonzalo Quesada, Antonio

2016-01-01

El motivo de este trabajo es la descripción detallada del contenido del periodo de prácticas del Master Oficial en Gestión de la Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, Calidad y Medio Ambiente, analizando los diferentes trabajos realizados. Estas prácticas se desarrollaron en el Departamento de Consultoría de la empresa “Seguridad Industrial Medioambiente y Calidad S. L. (SIMECAL S. L.)” en el mantenimiento de sistemas de gestión de calidad, medio ambiente y prevención de riesgos ...

Application of Network-Constrained Transactive Control to Electric Vehicle Charging for Secure Grid Operation

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Hu, Junjie; Yang, Guangya; Bindner, Henrik W.

2016-01-01

including power transformer congestion and voltage violations. In this method, a price coordinator is introduced to facilitate the interaction between the distribution system operator (DSO) and aggregators in the smart grid. Electric vehicles are used to illustrate the proposed network...

Multi-objective optimization control of plug-in electric vehicles in low voltage distribution networks

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García-Villalobos, J.; Zamora, I.; Knezovic, Katarina

2016-01-01

The massive introduction of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) into low voltage (LV) distribution networks will lead to several problems, such as: increase of energy losses, decrease of distribution transformer lifetime, lines and transformer overload issues, voltage drops and unbalances...

Calidad De La Producción Escrita En Dos Secuencias Textuales Según Tipo De Establecimiento Educacional

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Ricardo Benítez Figari

2013-11-01

Full Text Available En el marco del Proyecto FONDECYT Nº 1100600, surge el interés por indagar acerca de la producción escrita en estudiantes chilenos con el fin de obtener una visión de la calidad de dicha producción. Motivados también por los resultados que los estudiantes obtuvieron en Comprensión Lectora, según el Sistema de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación (SIMCE, específicamente, porque estos no han sido muy alentadores, es razonable esperar que esta habilidad tenga una fuerte influencia en el desarrollo de la composición por escrito. El presente estudio se enfoca en la calidad de escritos producidos por 137 estudiantes chilenos, considerando una secuencia narrativa y una explicativa (Adam, 2001, y el tipo de plantel educacional. Los participantes cursaban cuarto (n = 69 y octavo (n = 68 de enseñanza básica. La calidad de la escritura se midió con el instrumento Perfil del Escritor (Spalding & Cummins, 1998, cuyos descriptores derivan en tres niveles de calidad: alta, media y baja. Los resultados revelan una mayor calidad en la secuencia narrativa. Escasas secuencias narrativas se calificaron como de calidad alta. Los participantes calificados con el criterio más alto asistían al establecimiento de tipo particular subvencionado. En todos los establecimientos se observan secuencias de calidad baja.

Diseño de un modelo escalonado de calidad para empresas de transporte urbano de pasajeros

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Carlos Torres Navarro

2014-04-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio fue proponer un modelo escalonado de calidad para el sector del transporte urbano de pasajeros de la provincia de Concepción, Chile, de modo de certificar las prácticas de calidad de empresas de transporte urbano de pasajeros a través del otorgamiento de un sello de calidad. La metodología utilizada consideró la revisión y análisis de modelos de gestión de calidad, modelos escalonados de calidad, normas técnicas de sistemas de gestión de calidad y sistemas de transporte disponibles en la literatura especializada. Los principales resultados fueron un modelo escalonado de calidad que consiste en cuatro niveles de calidad, organizados según un grado ascendente de exigencias reglamentarias y de calidad. El modelo ofrece una metodología de implementación organizada y coherente para indicar un camino que oriente el mejoramiento de las capacidades de gestión en empresas de transporte urbano de pasajeros, con reconocimiento público, a través del otorgamiento de un sello de calidad que reconoce el nivel de gestión alcanzado por una empresa y que pueda ser implementado por una entidad pública o privada. The aim of this study was to propose a quality stepwise model for the urban passenger transport sector for the province of Concepción, Chile, in order to certify the degree of development of quality management practices of transport companies through a seal of quality. The methodology considered the review and analysis of models of quality management, Quality stepwise models, technical standards for quality management systems and transportation systems available in the literature. The main results were a quality stepwise model consisting of four quality level organized by an ascending degree of quality requirement and of regulatory requirements. The model provides an implementation methodology organized and coherent to indicate a path to guide the improvement of business management skills in urban passenger

Diseño de un modelo escalonado de calidad para empresas de transporte urbano de pasajeros

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Carlos Torres Navarro

2014-04-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio fue proponer un modelo escalonado de calidad para el sector del transporte urbano de pasajeros de la provincia de Concepción, Chile,  de modo de certificar las prácticas de calidad de empresas de  transporte urbano de pasajeros a través del otorgamiento de  un sello de calidad. La metodología utilizada consideró la revisión y análisis de modelos de gestión de calidad, modelos escalonados de calidad, normas técnicas de sistemas de gestión de calidad y sistemas de transporte disponibles en la literatura especializada. Los principales resultados fueron un modelo escalonado de calidad que consiste en cuatro niveles de calidad,   organizados según un grado ascendente de exigencias reglamentarias y de calidad. El modelo ofrece una metodología  de implementación organizada y coherente para indicar  un camino que oriente el mejoramiento de las capacidades de gestión en empresas de transporte urbano de pasajeros, con reconocimiento público, a través del otorgamiento de un sello de calidad que reconoce el nivel de gestión alcanzado por una empresa y que pueda ser implementado por una entidad pública o privada. The aim of this study was to propose a quality stepwise model for the urban passenger transport sector for the province of Concepción, Chile, in order to certify the degree of development of quality management practices of transport companies through a seal of quality. The methodology considered the review and analysis of models of quality management, Quality stepwise models, technical standards for quality management systems and transportation systems available in the literature. The main results were a quality stepwise model consisting of four quality level   organized by an ascending degree of quality requirement and of regulatory requirements. The model provides an implementation methodology organized and coherent to indicate a path to guide the improvement of business management skills in

A Complex Network Approach for the Estimation of the Energy Demand of Electric Mobility.

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Mureddu, Mario; Facchini, Angelo; Scala, Antonio; Caldarelli, Guido; Damiano, Alfonso

2018-01-10

We study how renewable energy impacts regional infrastructures considering the full deployment of electric mobility at that scale. We use the Sardinia Island in Italy as a paradigmatic case study of a semi-closed system both by energy and mobility point of view. Human mobility patterns are estimated by means of census data listing the mobility dynamics of about 700,000 vehicles, the energy demand is estimated by modeling the charging behavior of electric vehicle owners. Here we show that current renewable energy production of Sardinia is able to sustain the commuter mobility even in the theoretical case of a full switch from internal combustion vehicles to electric ones. Centrality measures from network theory on the reconstructed network of commuter trips allows to identify the most important areas (hubs) involved in regional mobility. The analysis of the expected energy flows reveals long-range effects on infrastructures outside metropolitan areas and points out that the most relevant unbalances are caused by spatial segregation between production and consumption areas. Finally, results suggest the adoption of planning actions supporting the installation of renewable energy plants in areas mostly involved by the commuting mobility, avoiding spatial segregation between consumption and generation areas.

Calidad del empleo y productividad laboral en el Perú

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Chacaltana, Juan; Yamada, Gustavo

2009-01-01

La economía peruana actualmente tiene una baja capacidad para la generación de empleos de calidad, asociada a los bajos niveles de productividad laboral. La primera parte del documento analiza datos del período 2000-2006 y encuentra pocos avances en cuanto al crecimiento de la productividad laboral y los niveles de empleo de calidad. La segunda parte de la investigación ausculta las empresas de dos sectores específicos que destacan por su capacidad de generación de empleo. De acuerdo a una en...

FACTORES ASOCIADOS A LA CALIDAD DE ATENCIÓN PERCIBIDA POR EL USUARIO ATENDIDO EN CONSULTORIO DE PLANIFICACIÓN FAMILIAR. RED DE SALUD AZÁNGARO: 2010

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2014-01-01

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La calidad de vida de los sujetos usuarios de un centro social de personas mayores

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César Bugallo Carrera

2014-09-01

Full Text Available En esta investigación hemos intentado comprobar si la asistencia a los centros sociales de personas mayores es un medio eficaz para la mejora de la calidad de vida de las personas mayores, es decir, si los usuarios de dichos centros tienen una mejor calidad de vida que aquellos que no acuden a ellos. Para ello, hemos contado con un grupo experimental y un grupo control. A continuación ambos grupos han pasado dos pruebas: una que valora la calidad de vida y otra, el deterioro cognitivo. Una vez pasadas las pruebas y obtenidas las puntuaciones, hemos concluido que los usuarios del centro social tienen una mayor calidad de vida que los sujetos que no acuden a él.

La calidad desde el diseño: principios y oportunidades para la industria farmacéutica

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Oscar Fabián García Aponte

2015-01-01

Full Text Available La calidad desde el diseño ofrece ventajas sobre modelos previos de aseguramiento de la calidad, siendo útil en sectores donde la calidad signifique diferenciación y la flexibilización de los procesos estimule el mejoramiento continuo y la innovación. Como una contribución para facilitar su implementación en la industria farmacéutica en Colombia, en el presente artículo se analizan las circunstancias que la originaron. Igualmente, partiendo de un estudio de literatura especializada, se explica su importancia en el desarrollo de productos y se proponen algunos aspectos metodológicos para su puesta en práctica. La evidencia reportada sugiere que esta nueva visión de la calidad es una estrategia que genera confianza en clientes, industria y organismos reguladores, respecto a la calidad de los productos farmacéuticos.

Prospective study related to the evolution of energy distribution networks. Needs of evolution of technical and organisational models of energy distribution networks with respect to energy transition scenarios in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. Part 1 - Hypotheses and perspectives, Part 2 - Needs of network evolution. Study related to the impact of the electric vehicle and of photovoltaic production on electric distribution networks - Case study for Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

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Dauphin, Francois; Fontaine, Frederick

2013-02-01

The first part of this document aims at presenting perspectives of emergence of new energy production, consumption and storage sources, and their impacts on energy (electricity, gas, heat) distribution and transport networks. It is based on two scenarios: the regional climate-air-energy scheme, and the regional Negawatt scenario. The objective was to select a limited number of aspects: solutions enabling an optimal injection of biogas produced in the concerned region, development of photovoltaic energy and electric vehicles and their impact on the balance of medium-voltage and low-voltage networks, and smart grid technologies and their possible impact on the optimisation of electric network management. The second part reports the detailed study of these issues. It more particularly addresses technical impacts of different sectors on electric and gas networks in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, technical, economic and organisational assets of smart grid technologies, investments policies and implementation planning, and resulting evolutions for energy markets. Related documents published by ERDF and GrDF are provided

Elaboración del Manual de Gestión de Calidad Imprenta Gráfica Center

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Burgulla Zelada, Nathaly Gabriela

2013-01-01

El manual de calidad de la Imprenta Gráfica Center, define la política de calidad y el Sistema de Gestión de Calidad de la organización, orientadas en la satisfacción del cliente. La elaboración del manual de calidad está basada en la identificación y la interacción entre ellos. Además considero la realización de documentos necesarios para cumplir con los requisitos de la norma ISO 9001:2008 Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas, Ingeniería del Terreno y Mecánica de los Medios Con...

Electric restructuring and consumer choice: lessons from other network industries

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Crandall, R. W.

1999-01-01

The advantages of the U.S. model of private markets with limited regulation as the best alternative for delivering goods and services to consumers are discussed by citing examples from deregulated industries such as transportation, primary energy and financial markets. In all these cases deregulation has been extraordinarily successful. Experiences from these industries are examined in an effort to extract lessons that might be useful in predicting the likely evolution of competition in the electricity and telecommunications industries. A warning is sounded that deregulating these industries without opening access to the infrastructure (which is owned by carriers) could create major problems of natural-monopoly exploitation by the incumbents that would negate any productive and allocative efficiency gains conferred by deregulation. One obvious choice for liberalizing a network industry with natural-monopoly infrastructure is simply to separate the infrastructure from the delivery of the service as was done with railroads in the United Kingdom. A similar, but less far-reaching example might be the solution devised for natural gas pipelines in the U.S. where pipeline owners opened their infrastructure to competitors, albeit at regulated rates. In the electricity industry, separating power generation from transmission and distribution appears to be fairly simple, provided access to transmission and distribution network is granted. In the telecommunication industry where there is no generation, the natural monopoly may be in the local distribution of traffic to subscribers, hence separation of local distribution from national or regional distribution is the normal way to open up the market to new service providers. Experiences in the U. S., the U. K., Canada and New Zealand in electricity and telecommunications industry deregulation are examined and various pitfalls in current approaches are pointed out. It is the author's contention that announcing a date for the end

The Local Structure of Globalization. The Network Dynamics of Foreign Direct Investments in the International Electricity Industry

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Koskinen, Johan; Lomi, Alessandro

2013-05-01

We study the evolution of the network of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the international electricity industry during the period 1994-2003. We assume that the ties in the network of investment relations between countries are created and deleted in continuous time, according to a conditional Gibbs distribution. This assumption allows us to take simultaneously into account the aggregate predictions of the well-established gravity model of international trade as well as local dependencies between network ties connecting the countries in our sample. According to the modified version of the gravity model that we specify, the probability of observing an investment tie between two countries depends on the mass of the economies involved, their physical distance, and the tendency of the network to self-organize into local configurations of network ties. While the limiting distribution of the data generating process is an exponential random graph model, we do not assume the system to be in equilibrium. We find evidence of the effects of the standard gravity model of international trade on evolution of the global FDI network. However, we also provide evidence of significant dyadic and extra-dyadic dependencies between investment ties that are typically ignored in available research. We show that local dependencies between national electricity industries are sufficient for explaining global properties of the network of foreign direct investments. We also show, however, that network dependencies vary significantly over time giving rise to a time-heterogeneous localized process of network evolution.

Relación entre el burnout y la calidad de vida del cuidador de personas con demencia

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Josep Deví Bastida

Full Text Available Objetivos: Determinar el efecto burnout en la calidad de vida del cuidador de personas con demencia. Metodología: Revisión sistemática de artículos científicos que aportan información sobre la calidad de vida y el burnout de los cuidadores de personas con demencia. Las fuentes de datos usadas en el presente trabajo son PsycInfo, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, PubMed y Google Schoolar. Se han seleccionado 10 artículos siguiendo los criterios de selección y calidad marcados en la tabla 1, y sus características principales se muestran en la tabla 2. Resultados: Se han agrupado en función de los estadísticos usados en cada estudio; las variables analizadas son aquellas que recogen la relación entre la carga del cuidador y la calidad de vida del cuidador de personas con demencia. Existe una correlación negativa y estadísticamente significativa entre el burnout y la calidad de vida. La calidad de vida depende de los niveles de carga, que a su vez está relacionada con el tiempo que tienen los cuidadores para ellos mismos, el soporte social, los problemas de comportamiento del enfermo con demencia, la autoestima del cuidador y las finanzas. La calidad de vida relacionada con la salud está inversamente relacionada con los niveles de dependencia de la persona con demencia y con la edad del cuidador. Conclusiones: Una mayor percepción de carga conlleva una peor calidad de vida. Así pues, para mejorar la calidad de vida de los cuidadores de una persona con demencia debemos incidir en las variables que influyen la carga del cuidador.

Evaluación de la calidad de vida

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Velarde-Jurado Elizabeth

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabajo hace una revisión sobre la evolución del concepto de calidad de vida. Este concepto ha venido cobrando importancia ya que la mayor sobrevida de la población ha mejorado a expensas de un mayor número de personas con algún grado de discapacidad, y de personas con enfermedades crónicas que padecen los efectos de su enfermedad y del tratamiento. En 1948 la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS definió a la salud como el completo estado de bienestar físico, mental y social, y no sólo la ausencia de enfermedad, con lo cual el término evolucionó, desde una definición conceptual, hasta métodos objetivos, los cuales, mediante cuestionarios o instrumentos generan escalas e índices que permiten medir las dimensiones que conforman el estado de salud. Actualmente, la salud de una persona se evalúa más allá de su capacidad física y se toman en cuenta su contexto social y su salud mental. Las mediciones pueden estar basadas en encuestas directas a los pacientes, con referencia al inicio de la enfermedad, su diagnóstico y a los cambios de síntomas a través del tiempo. Este artículo presenta un inventario de 126 instrumentos utilizados para medir la calidad de vida en diversas poblaciones y enfermedades. Debido a que la calidad de vida se basa en mediciones con una carga variable de subjetividad, se requiere de métodos de evaluación válidos, reproducibles y confiables. El mejor conocimiento de las evaluaciones para medir calidad de vida permitirá incorporar estos instrumentos en la evaluación integral de individuos, en la conducción de ensayos clínicos y en la investigación de servicios de salud.

sobre la calidad del agua de la ciénaga

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Diego Alejandro Chalarca Rodríguez

2007-01-01

Full Text Available En el municipio de Ayapel, departamento de Córdoba, se realizaron cuatro muestreos de campo con el fin de obtener información representativa de las variaciones horarias del agua residual del municipio como también de la calidad del agua en la zona de influencia de éstas en la ciénaga de Ayapel. En el sector donde se presentan las principales descargas del alcantarillado se determinaron las variables fisicoquímicas y microbiológicas del agua residual doméstica y de la ciénaga. Ello con el fin de determinar el posible impacto de las aguas residuales domésticas sobre la calidad del agua de un sector de la ciénaga de Ayapel.Los resultados del estudio permiten afirmar que existe un impacto de las aguas residuales sobre el complejo cenagoso, sin embargo estas descargas afectan principalmente la calidad ambiental de los sitios aledaños al casco urbano del municipio de Ayapel, principalmente en las épocas de aguas bajas incluyendo la zona pelágica del sector E0.

Modelo de calidad para instituciones de educación superior

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José Sánchez Gutiérrez

2016-02-01

Full Text Available Ante el desafío que enfrentan las universidades por la permanente transformación de la sociedad, la cual incide en las funciones sustantivas de las instituciones de educación superior (ies, se realizó una investigación en la que se analizaron teorías y opiniones de diferentes expertos en el área, así como se realizó el estudio de la situación actual del entorno para determinar los cambios que se requieren en las ies. El trabajo parte del análisis de expertos en la calidad y la evaluación en la educación superior, y resalta la importancia de los procesos, la cultura y el liderazgo de calidad en el campo del conocimiento, para, después de considerar las propuestas teóricas y las de expertos, presentar un modelo de calidad para las ies en el campo de las ciencias económico administrativas que responda a las demandas sociales y les permita mantenerse vigentes y competitivas

Optimized green operation of LTE networks in the presence of multiple electricity providers

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Ghazzai, Hakim; Yaacoub, Elias E.; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim; Abu-Dayya, Adnan A.

2012-01-01

Energy efficiency aspects in cellular networks can significantly contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and help to save the environment. The base station (BS) sleeping strategy has become a well-known technique to achieve energy savings by switching off redundant BSs mainly for lightly loaded networks. Besides, introducing renewable energies as alternative power sources becomes a real challenge to network operators. In this paper, we propose a method that reduces the energy consumption of BSs by not only shutting down underutilized BSs but also by optimizing the amounts of energy procured from different retailers (Renewable energy and electricity retailers). We formulate an optimization problem that leads to the maximization of the profit of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cellular operator, and at the same time to the minimization of CO2 emissions in green wireless cellular networks without affecting the desired Quality of Service. © 2012 IEEE.

Optimized green operation of LTE networks in the presence of multiple electricity providers

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Ghazzai, Hakim

2012-12-01

Energy efficiency aspects in cellular networks can significantly contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and help to save the environment. The base station (BS) sleeping strategy has become a well-known technique to achieve energy savings by switching off redundant BSs mainly for lightly loaded networks. Besides, introducing renewable energies as alternative power sources becomes a real challenge to network operators. In this paper, we propose a method that reduces the energy consumption of BSs by not only shutting down underutilized BSs but also by optimizing the amounts of energy procured from different retailers (Renewable energy and electricity retailers). We formulate an optimization problem that leads to the maximization of the profit of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cellular operator, and at the same time to the minimization of CO2 emissions in green wireless cellular networks without affecting the desired Quality of Service. © 2012 IEEE.

Calidad de vida: panorámica de investigaciones clínicas

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Geraldine V. Padilla

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Este informe proporciona una panorámica de investigaciones clínicas pertenecientes a los estudios de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CDVRS incluyendo cuestiones sobre el significado de la calidad de vida en la atención sanitaria, campos y definiciones conceptuales, teorías, definiciones operacionales, la relevancia clínica de resultados estadísticos significativos, y la relación entre investigación clínica, práctica clínica, valoraciones de CDVRS y resultados de CDVRS. Se revisan campos no directamente pertenecientes a la CDVRS y definiciones generales así como los campos y definiciones de la CDVRS. Las teorías y modelos presentados distinguen entre predictores y resultados de calidad de vida. Se describen unas pocas medidas de calidad de vida útiles y bien conocidas, así como útiles depósitos de cuestionarios en páginas web. El concepto de diferencia mínima clínicamente importante proporciona una estrategia para determinar la significación clínica de la significación estadística y más allá de ella. Finalmente se ofrece un modelo basado en la relación cuidador-paciente para explicar la influencia de la investigación clínica en la conducta clínica y los resultados de CDVRS.

Database management for an electrical distribution network of intermediate complexity CERN

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De Ruschi, Daniele; Burdet, Georges

2010-01-01

This thesis is submitted as the final work for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering of Information that has been taken by the writer at at University of Bergamo, Italy. The report is based on the work conducted by the writer from September 2009 throughout June 2010 on a project assignment given by the department of Engineering Electrical Control at CERN Genève The work performed is a contribution to the GESMAR system of CERN. GESMAR is a CERN made complex platform for support and management of electric network. In this work is developed an information system for an ETL process. The report presents the design, implementation and evaluation made, prototypes of applications which take advantages of new information inserted in GESMAR are also presented.

Forecasting Electricity Demand in Thailand with an Artificial Neural Network Approach

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Karin Kandananond

2011-08-01

Full Text Available Demand planning for electricity consumption is a key success factor for the development of any countries. However, this can only be achieved if the demand is forecasted accurately. In this research, different forecasting methods—autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA, artificial neural network (ANN and multiple linear regression (MLR—were utilized to formulate prediction models of the electricity demand in Thailand. The objective was to compare the performance of these three approaches and the empirical data used in this study was the historical data regarding the electricity demand (population, gross domestic product: GDP, stock index, revenue from exporting industrial products and electricity consumption in Thailand from 1986 to 2010. The results showed that the ANN model reduced the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE to 0.996%, while those of ARIMA and MLR were 2.80981 and 3.2604527%, respectively. Based on these error measures, the results indicated that the ANN approach outperformed the ARIMA and MLR methods in this scenario. However, the paired test indicated that there was no significant difference among these methods at α = 0.05. According to the principle of parsimony, the ARIMA and MLR models might be preferable to the ANN one because of their simple structure and competitive performance

The safety and reliability of the electricity transportation network, and the opening of markets

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Merlin, A.

2003-01-01

Following a decade in which the electricity sector was concerned by the opening of markets the world over, the year 2003 highlighted the challenges of secure supply and of the safety of electrical systems. Major incidents are nothing new throughout history, and occurred well before the trend towards opening the markets dot underway. However, it is necessary to verify that the rules for the organisation, clarification of responsibilities and regulation make it possible to control the growing complexity of interconnected systems related to opening the market up to competition. Faced with such situations, changes are necessary in Europe. Firstly, it is important to have the second European directive on the internal electricity market introduced everywhere, this directive providing common rules to be met by all key players to ensure greater safety within the electricity system, and strengthening the role of the electricity transport network manager, who is separate from the other players in the market. It is also necessary to draft a third directive, focusing on both security of supply and the operational safety of the European electricity system. (authors)

CALIDAD DEL AIRE EN EL VALLE DE ABURRÁ ANTIOQUIA -COLOMBIA

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JULIAN BEDOYA

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Medellín y otros 9 municipios vecinos conforman un área metrópolitana densamente poblada concentrada en un hábitat geográficamente estrecho y poco ventilado. Las múltiples actividades industriales y de transporte que se realizan en la ciudad arrojan a la atmósfera cantidades de contaminantes que podrían estar afectando desfavorablemente la calidad del aire que respiran sus habitantes. Analizar la calidad del aire en Medellín y su área metropolitana período 2001-07.. Se explora el comportamiento de los contaminantes atmosféricos en el área Metropolitana del valle de Aburrá, con base en los datos primarios recolectados por la Red de Monitoreo de la Calidad del Aire. Se confirma la información con mediciones actualizadas realizadas con rigor de precisión y reproducibilidad para garantizar la calidad y consistencia de los datos. Las concentraciones de partículas en suspensión total (PST y de partículas respirables (PM10 se encuentran elevadas a niveles que exceden en 200- 400% los límites de precaución definidos por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y la tendencia es al empeoramiento a medida que crece la densidad vehicular. También hay presencia de otros gases contaminantes en concentraciones menores. La contaminación del aire por material particulado en Medellín y su área metropolitana es alta, y ha de estar generando consecuencias indeseables en la salud de sus habitantes.

Calidad del material erosionado por el viento en suelos de Argentina

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Aimar, Silvia Beatriz

2016-01-01

Tesis (Doctor en Ciencias Agropecuarias)--UNC- Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, 2016. La erosión eólica es un importante proceso de degradación de suelos de ambientes áridos y semiáridos del mundo, sobre cuyas magnitudes, y particularmente su calidad, existe poca información. Por esta razón, el objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la cantidad y la calidad de los materiales erosionados por el viento, en suelos de ambientes semiáridos de Argentin...

Uso de la energía eólica dentro del concepto de generación distribuida y la calidad de la energía; Use of Wind Energy Inside Distributed Generation Concept and Power Quality

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Enileys Guardado Pérez

2011-02-01

Full Text Available La conexión de los parques eólicos a las redes eléctricas presenta diversos problemas. Estos no solo sederivan de la naturaleza del elemento de conversión electromecánico de energía (la máquina asíncrona yde la característica aleatoria de la fuente de energía primaria (el viento, sino que tienen relación directatambién con las condiciones de la red y la calidad de la energía (CEL presente en la misma. Estosproblemas pueden tener diferente impacto dependiendo de las características de la red a la que estáconectado el parque: red aislada o sistema interconectado. En cualquier caso, la conexión de un PE a unared requiere la realización de estudios detallados tanto de régimen permanente como de régimen dinámicopara valorar con precisión su impacto. En el presente trabajo se hace un análisis de la presencia de los PEdentro de la generación distribuida (GD, su relación con la CEL, así como se presentan los primerosesfuerzos por analizar el comportamiento de las turbinas eólicas ante una de las perturbaciones másusuales que se presentan en la red eléctrica cubana: la variación de tensión.  Some problems could be present when a wind farm (WF is connected to one electric network. Theseproblems not be only related with the nature of electromechanical conversion of energy element or randomizenature of wind; they are too related with the really conditions of the network and power quality problems.The impact of these problems could be different depending of the electric network characteristics: isolated(islanding or connected network. Nevertheless the connection of WF to one electric network to evaluateits impact some studies about dynamic and stable states will be realized.One analysis about the presenceof WF inside distributed generation concept, its relations with power quality problems and some resultsobtained at CIPEL on performance of wind turbines considering one of the most perturbations in electriccuban system are

Impact and Cost Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Integration on Medium Voltage Distribution Networks

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Wu, Qiuwei; Cheng, Lin; Pineau, Ulysse

2013-01-01

This paper presents the analysis of the impact of electric vehicle (EV) integration on medium voltage (MV) distribution networks and the cost evaluation of replacing the overloaded grid components. A number of EV charging scenarios have been studied. A 10 kV grid from the Bornholm Island...... in the city area has been used to carry out case studies. The case study results show that the secondary transformers are the bottleneck of the MV distribution networks and the increase of EV penetration leads to the overloading of secondary transformers. The cost of the transformer replacement has been...

Estructuración de procesos de calidad total y liderazgo gerencial en la microempresa tecniequipos

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Guerrero Alarcón, Carla Paola

2007-01-01

El presente trabajo investigativo trata esencialmente de los lineamientos necesarios en cuanto a procedimientos de calidad que debe seguir específicamente la microempresa TECNIEQUIPOS, para poder alcanzar los objetivos planteados por dicha entidad. La estructuración de procesos de calida total están apoyados en la reglamentación de la norma de calidad ISO-9000, la misma que es un modelo para asegurar la calidad en el diseño, producción, instalación y postventa de productos y servicios de ...

Primer congreso nacional de la calidad (Febrero de 1972. Panorama español actual del control de calidad en la construcción

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García Meseguer, A.

1972-06-01

Full Text Available This article describes the development of the paper presented by the author at the 1st National Congress of Quality, held in Madrid last February. He distinguishes between the study of quality in commissioning, in designing, in basic materials and those mixed on the site, in building procedures and in the finished work, and he includes some pictures which illustrate his main ideas. The author seems optimistic about the future, now that the building facilities of the country and above all the ruling bodies, have made themselves fully aware of the problem and the directives to be followed. In future issues of «INFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN», there will appear papers by Dr. of Architecture D. Javier Lahuerta Vargas, «The Architect and Quality Control», and Dr. of Industrial Engineering D. Pedro Mendizábal, «The Control of Quality in Concrete ».Se describe el desarrollo de la ponencia presentada por el autor en el I Congreso Nacional de la Calidad, celebrado en Madrid el pasado mes de febrero, desglosando el estudio de la calidad en el encargo, en el proyecto, en los materiales simples, en los elaborados a pie de obra, en los procesos de ejecución y en la obra terminada, incluyendo unos cuadros que recogen las ideas principales expuestas. El autor se muestra optimista con respecto al futuro, ya que los medios constructivos del país y, sobre todo, los Organismos rectores, han tomado conciencia plena del problema y de las directrices a seguir. En números sucesivos de INFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN aparecerán la ponencia del Dr. Arquitecto D. Javier Lahuerta Vargas: «El Arquitecto ante el Control de Calidad»; y la del Dr. Ingeniero Industrial D. Pedro Mendizábal: «El Control de la Calidad en el Hormigón».

La calidad de los aprendizajes en la enseñanza secundaria

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Enrique Bono Santos

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Se defiende la hipótesis de que hoy es muy deficiente el nivel de calidad del aprendizaje real que consiguen la mayoría de las alumnas y alumnos de toda la Secundaria y últimos cursos de Primaria. Calidad difícil de evaluar (Litwin, 1998 pero implica que lo que enseñamos,independientemente de que se "apruebe" o no, se transforme en un aprendizaje eficaz, aplicable, mantenido en el tiempo, personalmente reconstruido, y de esta manera desarrolle y amplíe el espacio cognitivo así como enriquezca las capacidades intelectuales de todos nuestros alumnos y alumnas. Esta mejora de calidad está siendo demandada por la sociedad del conocimiento, por los receptores laborales y académicos de nuestro alumnado, así como por bastantes profesores, directivos e inspectores de nuestros Institutos de Secundaria. Se justifica que el aceptar esta realidad por parte del profesorado es el primer paso para cualquier innovación de la enseñanza.

Drive Control Scheme of Electric Power Assisted Wheelchair Based on Neural Network Learning of Human Wheelchair Operation Characteristics

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Tanohata, Naoki; Seki, Hirokazu

This paper describes a novel drive control scheme of electric power assisted wheelchairs based on neural network learning of human wheelchair operation characteristics. “Electric power assisted wheelchair” which enhances the drive force of the operator by employing electric motors is expected to be widely used as a mobility support system for elderly and disabled people. However, some handicapped people with paralysis of the muscles of one side of the body cannot maneuver the wheelchair as desired because of the difference in the right and left input force. Therefore, this study proposes a neural network learning system of such human wheelchair operation characteristics and a drive control scheme with variable distribution and assistance ratios. Some driving experiments will be performed to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed control system.

SAInt – A novel quasi-dynamic model for assessing security of supply in coupled gas and electricity transmission networks

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Pambour, Kwabena Addo; Cakir Erdener, Burcin; Bolado-Lavin, Ricardo; Dijkema, Gerhard P.J.

2017-01-01

The integration of renewable energy sources into existing electric power systems is connected with an increased interdependence between natural gas and electricity transmission networks. To analyse this interdependence and its impact on security of supply, we developed a novel quasi-dynamic

Calidad de las plantaciones de teca en la Peninsula de Nicoya, Rosta Rica

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Odir Rojas

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Se evalu6 25 proyectos de reforestaci6n de Tectona grandis (6 afios de edad promedio en IDs cantones de Nicoya y Hojancha, Peninsula de Ni- coya, Guanacaste. Las plantaciones registraron un area real plantada promedio de 62.3% y de esta, un 80% estaba cubierta con arboles. Entre IDs principales defectos observados esm la presencia de ramas en reiteraci6n (26%, fustes inclinados (27% y fustes con torceduras leves (30%. Las bi- furcaciones no representan un problema importan- te (1.4% ni los problemas fitosanitarios severos (6.7%. EI promedio de las plantaciones registr6 843 trozas comerciales/ha y 254 arboles/ha de ca- lidad 1 y 2. Sin embargo, un 52% de IDs proyectos evaluados no registraron, al menDs, 250 indivi- duos/ha de calidad I y 2. Un 16% de IDs proyec- tos registraron mas de 1200 trozas comerciales/ha de calidad I y 2. EI incremento media anual del volumen comercial (dap con corteza >10 cm de arboles de calidad I y 2 rue de 6.76 m3/ha/afio y un 16% de los proyectos super610s 12 m3/ha/afio. EI indice de calidad general (ICG de plantaciones de teca sin raleos, en la Peninsula de Nicoya rue de 3.04. Se concluye que las plantaciones de teca en esta regi6n del pais presentan una calidad pro- media aceptable (un 48% de los proyectos registr6

Electrical network limitations on large-scale deployment of offshore wind energy

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Power, P.B.

2001-07-01

In this report we have summarised the electrical network limitations to the connection of offshore wind energy schemes in the United Kingdom. The offshore wind resource in the United Kingdom could enable energy production in excess of 230 TWh to be realised. The wind resource of the UK coast should enable 4 GW of wind generation (13.4 GWh assuming 30% load factor) to be developed, providing appropriate technical and commercial arrangements can be made. (author)

Nonparametric Tree-Based Predictive Modeling of Storm Outages on an Electric Distribution Network.

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He, Jichao; Wanik, David W; Hartman, Brian M; Anagnostou, Emmanouil N; Astitha, Marina; Frediani, Maria E B

2017-03-01

This article compares two nonparametric tree-based models, quantile regression forests (QRF) and Bayesian additive regression trees (BART), for predicting storm outages on an electric distribution network in Connecticut, USA. We evaluated point estimates and prediction intervals of outage predictions for both models using high-resolution weather, infrastructure, and land use data for 89 storm events (including hurricanes, blizzards, and thunderstorms). We found that spatially BART predicted more accurate point estimates than QRF. However, QRF produced better prediction intervals for high spatial resolutions (2-km grid cells and towns), while BART predictions aggregated to coarser resolutions (divisions and service territory) more effectively. We also found that the predictive accuracy was dependent on the season (e.g., tree-leaf condition, storm characteristics), and that the predictions were most accurate for winter storms. Given the merits of each individual model, we suggest that BART and QRF be implemented together to show the complete picture of a storm's potential impact on the electric distribution network, which would allow for a utility to make better decisions about allocating prestorm resources. © 2016 Society for Risk Analysis.

Calidad de Vida en Pacientes con Tumores Cerebrales: Importancia de las Variables Psicológicas

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Ana Sanz Cortés

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Los síntomas clínicos de ansiedad y depresión, así como el deterioro cognitivo determinan la calida de vida de los pacientes con tumores cerebrales (Liu, Page, Solheim, Fox y Chang, 2009. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la calidad de vida y su relación con diferentes variables psicológicas en individuos diagnosticados de glioma hace seis meses. La muestra estuvo formada por 28 pacientes (58.6% hombres con una edad media de 54.38 años, el 89.2% de los cuales estaba recibiendo tratamiento oncológico adyuvante. A todos ellos se les aplicó un protocolo de valoración con un instrumento de calidad de vida y una batería neuropsicológica (ansiedad y depresión, orientación, atención, memoria, lenguaje, gnosias y funciones ejecutivas. Los pacientes del estudio presentaron una peor calidad de vida en determinadas dimensiones (física, familiar, funcional y en la percepción global de bienestar. Todas las áreas de la calidad de vida se asocian con variables de estado de ánimo y la presencia de manifestaciones clínicas de depresión explica una deficitaria calidad de vida. Por otra parte, el mejor rendimiento cognitivo de los pacientes con gliomas en procesos de reconocimiento de objetos, memoria y planificación indica una mayor calidad de vida global de dichos pacientes.

Co-simulation with DIgSILENT PowerFactory and Matlab: Optimal integration of plug-in electric vehicles in distribution networks

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García-Villalobos, J.; Zamora, I.; Marinelli, Mattia

2017-01-01

Smart grid concept is gaining more and more importance in electric power systems. In near term, electric grids will be more intelligent, interconnected and decentralised. Dealing with a significant number of distributed resources in a smart way, frequently requires the use of optimal control tech...... mean square (RMS) simulations on DIgSILENT PowerFactory. As an example, the implementation of a smart charging control for plug-in electric vehicles in electric distribution networks is explained....

Evaluación de la calidad pedagógica de los MOOC

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Rosabel Roig Vila

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Los MOOC han irrumpido de forma acelerada en el ámbito de la educación. Las principales universidades estadounidenses primero y, posteriormente, muchas otras –entre ellas, algunas españolas— están desarrollando a través de diversas plataformas en Internet, cursos bajo este formato. Al encontrarnos en una situación inicial de desarrollo de MOOC, son escasos los estudios sobre su evaluación. Por ello, el presente estudio ha realizado 129 evaluaciones a 52 MOOC ofertados por 10 plataformas. Se han analizado sus características pedagógicas a partir del Cuestionario de evaluación de la calidad de cursos virtuales (Arias, 2007. Del mismo modo se aborda la hipótesis de la existencia de diferencias estadísticamente significativas en cuanto a la calidad de los cursos en función de la plataforma que contiene los MOOC, analizando la influencia que el idioma o la presencia de una guía didáctica adecuada tiene sobre dicha calidad. Los resultados obtenidos en el presente trabajo no evidencian diferencias de forma generalizada entre los cursos, pero sí existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en 5 de los 36 indicadores de calidad pedagógica propuestos.

Calidad de vida de los cuidadores familiares

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Clara Inés Giraldo Molina

2006-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de esta investigación es describir, desde la perspectiva etnográfica, cómo podría estar afectada la calidad de vida de los cuidadores familiares de adultos mayores con dependencia funcional, como consecuencia del desempeño del rol de cuidador, y según su percepción. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo etnográfico, con apoyo en la etnografía enfocada, en 14 cuidadoras familiares de adultos mayores de 65 años, con más de seis meses a su cuidado, en el municipio de Envigado, Colombia, en 2002, y una muestra de quince entrevistas en profundidad. El análisis de las entrevistas identificó siete grandes temas o categorías con las percepciones de las cuidadoras sobre su rol y los efectos de éste en su calidad de vida: significado de calidad de vida, percepción de la cuidadora sobre el rol de cuidadora, consecuencias del rol sobre su salud física y mental, relaciones cuidadora y persona cuidada, conocimientos y aprendizajes sobre el cuidado de las personas, apoyos que recibe la cuidadora para el cuidado, y la invisibilidad del trabajo de las cuidadoras. Las categorías que emergieron coinciden con las de otros estudios; se hace énfasis en la categoría "la invisibilidad del trabajo de la cuidadora familiar", en tanto es la menos documentada en la literatura, y en la importancia del acercamiento a los valores y las tradiciones de grupos para la interpretación de las respuestas de su vida social.

Adaptive complementary fuzzy self-recurrent wavelet neural network controller for the electric load simulator system

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Wang Chao

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Due to the complexities existing in the electric load simulator, this article develops a high-performance nonlinear adaptive controller to improve the torque tracking performance of the electric load simulator, which mainly consists of an adaptive fuzzy self-recurrent wavelet neural network controller with variable structure (VSFSWC and a complementary controller. The VSFSWC is clearly and easily used for real-time systems and greatly improves the convergence rate and control precision. The complementary controller is designed to eliminate the effect of the approximation error between the proposed neural network controller and the ideal feedback controller without chattering phenomena. Moreover, adaptive learning laws are derived to guarantee the system stability in the sense of the Lyapunov theory. Finally, the hardware-in-the-loop simulations are carried out to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms in different working styles.

Análisis comparativo de modelos de calidad orientado al desarrollo de software en pymes

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Llaneza, Marianela; Dapozo, Gladys N.; Greiner, Cristina L.; Estayno, Marcelo G.

2013-01-01

Las pymes de software actualmente constituyen un sector muy importante en el crecimiento informático del país, pero por su organización y tamaño tienen dificultades para acceder a certificaciones de calidad. Para contribuir a mejorar esta problemática, se propone estudiar los modelos de calidad CMMI y COMPETISOFT para proponer una guía de buenas prácticas que orienten el proceso de desarrollo en pymes locales con el objetivo de consolidar criterios de calidad con vistas a futuros mecanismos d...

Design principles of electrical synaptic plasticity.

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O'Brien, John

2017-09-08

Essentially all animals with nervous systems utilize electrical synapses as a core element of communication. Electrical synapses, formed by gap junctions between neurons, provide rapid, bidirectional communication that accomplishes tasks distinct from and complementary to chemical synapses. These include coordination of neuron activity, suppression of voltage noise, establishment of electrical pathways that define circuits, and modulation of high order network behavior. In keeping with the omnipresent demand to alter neural network function in order to respond to environmental cues and perform tasks, electrical synapses exhibit extensive plasticity. In some networks, this plasticity can have dramatic effects that completely remodel circuits or remove the influence of certain cell types from networks. Electrical synaptic plasticity occurs on three distinct time scales, ranging from milliseconds to days, with different mechanisms accounting for each. This essay highlights principles that dictate the properties of electrical coupling within networks and the plasticity of the electrical synapses, drawing examples extensively from retinal networks. Copyright © 2017 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Probabilistic Harmonic Calculation in Distribution Networks with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

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Jianxue Wang

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Integrating EV charging station into power grid will bring impacts on power system, among which the most significant one is the harmonic pollution on distribution networks. Due to the uncertainty of the EV charging process, the harmonic currents brought by EV charging stations have a random nature. This paper proposed a mathematical simulation method for studying the working status of charging stations, which considers influencing factors including random leaving factor, electricity price, and waiting time. Based on the proposed simulation method, the probability distribution of the harmonic currents of EV charging stations is obtained and used in the calculation of the probability harmonic power flow. Then the impacts of EVs and EV charging stations on distribution networks can be analyzed. In the case study, the proposed simulation and analysis method is implemented on the IEEE-34 distribution network. The influences of EV arrival rates, the penetration rate, and the accessing location of EV charging station are also investigated. Results show that this research has good potential in guiding the planning and construction of charging station.

Evaluación y calidad en las bibliotecas universitarias: experiencias españolas entre 1994-2006

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Pinto, María

2007-09-01

Full Text Available This article describes the various signposts which have marked the culture and implantation of Total Quality Management in Spanish university libraries over the last decade, via the implementation of a number of quality plans, namely: the Experimental Plan for Quality Evaluation of the University System; the European Pilot Projects; the National University Quality Evaluation Plans; the Quality Evaluation for the Catalan University Libraries; and the Andalusian University Quality Plan. Starting out from the EFQM model of excellence and the ISO 9000 standards, the text discusses Quality Certification Systems, Strategic Planning, and other management and improvement instruments. For the future, the emphasis will be on quality assurance systems grounded in the new, student-learning-centred educational paradigm, as well as in the principle of the accessible library, based on the continual improvement of service quality as both received and perceived by the users.

Se describen los distintos hitos que han marcado la cultura y la implantación de la gestión de calidad total en el ámbito de las bibliotecas universitarias españolas durante la última década a través de la puesta en marcha de distintos planes de calidad: Plan Experimental para la Evaluación de la Calidad del Sistema Universitario; Proyectos Pilotos Europeos; Planes Nacionales de Evaluación de la Calidad de las Universidades; Evaluación de la Calidad de las Bibliotecas Universitarias Catalanas y Plan Andaluz de Calidad de las Universidades. Basados en el modelo de excelencia EFQM y en las normas ISO 9000, se abordan los sistemas de Certificación de Calidad así como la Planificación Estratégica y otros instrumentos de gestión y mejora. Para el futuro se apuesta por sistemas de aseguramiento de la calidad que tengan como referencia tanto el nuevo paradigma pedagógico, centrado en los procesos de aprendizaje del estudiante, como el principio de disponibilidad de la

Day-ahead price forecasting of electricity markets by a new feature selection algorithm and cascaded neural network technique

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Amjady, Nima; Keynia, Farshid

2009-01-01

With the introduction of restructuring into the electric power industry, the price of electricity has become the focus of all activities in the power market. Electricity price forecast is key information for electricity market managers and participants. However, electricity price is a complex signal due to its non-linear, non-stationary, and time variant behavior. In spite of performed research in this area, more accurate and robust price forecast methods are still required. In this paper, a new forecast strategy is proposed for day-ahead price forecasting of electricity markets. Our forecast strategy is composed of a new two stage feature selection technique and cascaded neural networks. The proposed feature selection technique comprises modified Relief algorithm for the first stage and correlation analysis for the second stage. The modified Relief algorithm selects candidate inputs with maximum relevancy with the target variable. Then among the selected candidates, the correlation analysis eliminates redundant inputs. Selected features by the two stage feature selection technique are used for the forecast engine, which is composed of 24 consecutive forecasters. Each of these 24 forecasters is a neural network allocated to predict the price of 1 h of the next day. The whole proposed forecast strategy is examined on the Spanish and Australia's National Electricity Markets Management Company (NEMMCO) and compared with some of the most recent price forecast methods.

Sintomatología depresiva y calidad de vida en pacientes mujeres con cáncer de mama

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Rubén Valle

2006-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: Las pacientes con cáncer de mama tienden a desarrollar algún tipo de trastorno psiquiátrico, principalmente depresión. Una manera de evaluar cómo las pacientes conllevan su enfermedad es a través de la calidad de vida. Objetivos: Determinar la prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva y calidad de vida y sus asociaciones con el tiempo desde el diagnóstico y el estado menopáusico. Diseño: Estudio analítico, observacional y transversal. Lugar: Servicio de Oncología del Hospital Arzobispo Loayza. Participantes: Mujeres con diagnóstico clínico e histológico de cáncer de mama que acudieron para tratamiento con quimioterapia. Intervenciones: Se utilizó el inventario de depresión de Beck, la escala de calidad de vida de Mezzich y Cohen y un cuestionario demográfico. El análisis fue realizado con la prueba exacta de Fisher, t de student y regresión lineal. Principales medidas de resultados: Sintomatología depresiva, calidad de vida. Resultados: Se encuestó 24 pacientes, encontrándose una prevalencia de 38% de sintomatología depresiva y 38% de baja calidad de vida. No se halló asociación significativa de sintomatología depresiva y nivel de calidad de vida con alguno de los factores asociados, excepto en la relación de este último con el grado de instrucción de la paciente, con un OR de 11,2 (p= 0,047, IC 95% 0,99 a 125,6. Conclusiones: Se encontró una prevalencia de 38% de sintomatología depresiva y 38% de baja calidad de vida. El tiempo desde el diagnóstico y estado menopáusico no tuvieron una asociación significativa con la sintomatología depresiva y la calidad de vida. El único factor asociado significativamente con la calidad de vida fue el grado de instrucción.

Diseño de una herramienta para la evaluacion de la calidad de servicio de operadores logisticos

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Alejandro Vega Muñoz

2005-07-01

Full Text Available En este Estudio se presenta el problema de Evaluación de la Calidad de Servicio en el ámbito de acción de los Operadores Logístcos (Third Party Logistics, considerando tanto los niveles de eficacia interna como externa. Este problema será abordado mediante conceptos y técnicas aportadas por la calidad de servicio y la gestión logística, en relación con la subcontratación de servicios a los operadores logísticos (3PL. Se propone el Diseño de una herramienta específica de evaluación de lacalidad de servicio de los operadores logísticos,que integra elementos de eficiencia interna de los componentes esenciales de un sistema logístico, con elementos de eficiencia externa aportados por las dimensiones clásicas de calidad de los servicios; con el objeto de probar si la calidad percibida por los clientes de los operadores logísticos es igual o superior a la calidad que éstos esperan,además de conocer si los directivos de las empresas de externalización de servicios logísticos tienen una completa claridad de la calidad esperada por los clientes, al momento de tomar decisiones respecto del servicio brindado. Dicha herramienta ha sido aplicada a 2 operadores logísticos (3PL de la VIII Región de Chile, pudiendo concluir que en sólo uno de los dos casos existía evidencia que la calidad percibida por sus clientes, en términos generales, era igual o superior a la calidad que éstos esperaban. Y en relación,con la completa claridad de la calidad esperada por los clientes, por parte de los directivos de los operadores logísticos, al momento de tomar decisiones respecto del servicio brindado, no existe evidencia que permita señalar que esta hipótesis es cierta, en ninguno de los dos casos.

Indicadores de calidad en cardiología. Principales indicadores para medir la calidad de los resultados (indicadores de resultados) y parámetros de calidad relacionados con mejores resultados en la práctica clínica (indicadores de práctica asistencial). INCARDIO (Indicadores de Calidad en Unidades Asistenciales del Área del Corazón): Declaración de posicionamiento de consenso de SEC/SECTCV

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López-Sendón, José; González-Juanatey, José Ramón; Pinto, Fausto; Cuenca Castillo, José; Badimón, Lina; Dalmau, Regina; González Torrecilla, Esteban; López-Mínguez, José Ramón; Maceira, Alicia M.; Pascual-Figal, Domingo; Pomar Moya-Prats, José Luis; Sionis, Alessandro; Zamorano, José Luis

2015-01-01

La práctica clínica cardiológica requiere una organización compleja que influya en los resultados globales y puede diferir sustancialmente entre distintos hospitales y comunidades. El objetivo de este documento de consenso es definir indicadores de calidad en cardiología, incluidos los indicadores para medir la calidad de los resultados (indicadores de resultados) y los parámetros de calidad relacionados con mejores resultados en la práctica clínica (indicadores de práctica asistencial). El d...

Technique applied in electrical power distribution for Satellite Launch Vehicle

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João Maurício Rosário

2010-09-01

Full Text Available The Satellite Launch Vehicle electrical network, which is currently being developed in Brazil, is sub-divided for analysis in the following parts: Service Electrical Network, Controlling Electrical Network, Safety Electrical Network and Telemetry Electrical Network. During the pre-launching and launching phases, these electrical networks are associated electrically and mechanically to the structure of the vehicle. In order to succeed in the integration of these electrical networks it is necessary to employ techniques of electrical power distribution, which are proper to Launch Vehicle systems. This work presents the most important techniques to be considered in the characterization of the electrical power supply applied to Launch Vehicle systems. Such techniques are primarily designed to allow the electrical networks, when submitted to the single-phase fault to ground, to be able of keeping the power supply to the loads.

Prediction of electricity and lpg consumption in a hotel using artificial neural networks

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Montero, L Reiners; Perez T, Carlos; Gongora L, Ever; Marrero, R Secundino

2009-01-01

This work was developed in order to improve the current tools for energy planning. This makes possible to predict electricity and LPG consumption in a tourist facility with accuracy higher than 90% by using Artificial Neuronal Networks (ANN) as fitting and predictive models. Local climatology and occupational patterns were used as entering variables for the models. Parametric modeling was performed as starting conditions and then improved with ANN. Matlab tools were used for calculations. The average deviation when predicting electricity consumption was 0.6% with a standard deviation of 4%. For LPG consumption the average deviation was less than 1% with a standard deviation of 1.3%.

Modelación indices de calidad de agua (ica en las cuencas de la región Cornare

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Cadavid Gallego Julia Cristina

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Modelar la calidad del agua de las cuencas hidrográficas de la región Cornare partiendo de puntos ubicados en las partes altas de las cuencas hasta sitios de monitoreo en sus confluencias son el objeto central de este documento. El trabajo utiliza la metodología propuesta por el laboratorio de Calidad Ambiental del IDEAM, y mejorada para adaptarlo a las condiciones de la región. En el Río Negro, se observa que los índices agregados de calidad físicoquímica ICAfa se encuentran entre los rangos de 0.49 a 0.90, ubicando la calidad del agua de la cuenca en la categorías malo, medio y bueno. Los índices mas bajos se encuentran después de las descargas de aguas residuales de los municipios de Guarne, Marinilla, El Santuario, La Ceja y El Carmen de Viboral, quebradas afluentes del Río Negro. Para el índice de calidad general ICAg, los valores oscilan entre 0.39 y 0.82 y de forma similar ubican la calidad del agua del Río en las categorías malo, medio y bueno determinado en algunos puntos leves una menor calidad por el caudal. Para las cuencas diferentes al Río Negro en la cuales solo se realizó el cálculo del índice agregado de calidad físicoquímica, los rangos oscilan entre 0.589 y 0.980, clasificando la calidad en categorías de medio, bueno y excelente, lo que evidencia que son fuentes que se caracterizan por una recuperación natural importante y sobre las cuales la presión es inferior a la que se presenta en el Río Negro.

LA CALIDAD DE LA DEMOCRACIA PARAGUAYA: UN AVANCE SOBRE CAMINOS TORTUOSOS

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Mikel BARREDA

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En el marco de una preocupación cada vez mayor por analizar la calidad de las nuevas democracias, este artículo se ocupa de examinar el caso de Paraguay. Se trata de una democracia poco atendida en la literatura especializada aunque su interés está creciendo como consecuencia de la derrota electoral del Partido Colorado (en el poder desde 1947 en las presidenciales de abril de 2008. Para llevar a cabo este trabajo, se parte de una reflexión teórica y metodológica en torno a la noción y la medición empírica de la calidad democrática. Al realizar el análisis de la democracia paraguaya se atiende a cinco dimensiones fundamentales: derechos políticos y libertades civiles, Estado de Derecho, rendición de cuentas, responsiveness y participación. La conclusión general es que es una democracia de baja calidad, distanciada del promedio latinoamericano. Para explicar este bajo nivel de calidad democrática se presta atención a tres tipos de explicaciones, que están relacionadas: unas referentes a la estructura socioeconómica del país, otras a las características de sus instituciones políticas (sobre todo, la relevancia del clientelismo y, finalmente, otras relativas a los intereses y estrategias de los partidos políticos.

Electric Arc Furnace Modeling with Artificial Neural Networks and Arc Length with Variable Voltage Gradient

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Raul Garcia-Segura

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Electric arc furnaces (EAFs contribute to almost one third of the global steel production. Arc furnaces use a large amount of electrical energy to process scrap or reduced iron and are relevant to study because small improvements in their efficiency account for significant energy savings. Optimal controllers need to be designed and proposed to enhance both process performance and energy consumption. Due to the random and chaotic nature of the electric arcs, neural networks and other soft computing techniques have been used for modeling EAFs. This study proposes a methodology for modeling EAFs that considers the time varying arc length as a relevant input parameter to the arc furnace model. Based on actual voltages and current measurements taken from an arc furnace, it was possible to estimate an arc length suitable for modeling the arc furnace using neural networks. The obtained results show that the model reproduces not only the stable arc conditions but also the unstable arc conditions, which are difficult to identify in a real heat process. The presented model can be applied for the development and testing of control systems to improve furnace energy efficiency and productivity.

Relative localization in wireless sensor networks for measurement of electric fields under HVDC transmission lines.

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Cui, Yong; Wang, Qiusheng; Yuan, Haiwen; Song, Xiao; Hu, Xuemin; Zhao, Luxing

2015-02-04

In the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for electric field measurement system under the High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission lines, it is necessary to obtain the electric field distribution with multiple sensors. The location information of each sensor is essential to the correct analysis of measurement results. Compared with the existing approach which gathers the location information by manually labelling sensors during deployment, the automatic localization can reduce the workload and improve the measurement efficiency. A novel and practical range-free localization algorithm for the localization of one-dimensional linear topology wireless networks in the electric field measurement system is presented. The algorithm utilizes unknown nodes' neighbor lists based on the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values to determine the relative locations of nodes. The algorithm is able to handle the exceptional situation of the output permutation which can effectively improve the accuracy of localization. The performance of this algorithm under real circumstances has been evaluated through several experiments with different numbers of nodes and different node deployments in the China State Grid HVDC test base. Results show that the proposed algorithm achieves an accuracy of over 96% under different conditions.

Relative Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks for Measurement of Electric Fields under HVDC Transmission Lines

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Yong Cui

2015-02-01

Full Text Available In the wireless sensor networks (WSNs for electric field measurement system under the High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC transmission lines, it is necessary to obtain the electric field distribution with multiple sensors. The location information of each sensor is essential to the correct analysis of measurement results. Compared with the existing approach which gathers the location information by manually labelling sensors during deployment, the automatic localization can reduce the workload and improve the measurement efficiency. A novel and practical range-free localization algorithm for the localization of one-dimensional linear topology wireless networks in the electric field measurement system is presented. The algorithm utilizes unknown nodes’ neighbor lists based on the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI values to determine the relative locations of nodes. The algorithm is able to handle the exceptional situation of the output permutation which can effectively improve the accuracy of localization. The performance of this algorithm under real circumstances has been evaluated through several experiments with different numbers of nodes and different node deployments in the China State Grid HVDC test base. Results show that the proposed algorithm achieves an accuracy of over 96% under different conditions.

Calidad de vida de cuidadores de adultos con accidente cerebrovascular

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INNA ELIDA FLÓREZ TORRES

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: describir la calidad de vida de los cuidadores familiares de adultos con secuelas de accidente cerebrovascular, en Cartagena, Colombia. Método: estudio descriptivo cuantitativo realizado durante el segundo semestre de 2008. Muestra no probabilística por conveniencia de 97 cuidadores. Se empleó el instrumento propuesto por Ferrell et ál. Para valorar cada uno de los bienestares que integran la calidad de vida se utilizaron medidas de tendencia central y coeficiente de variación. Resultados: el grupo de cuidadores presentó en el bienestar físico un promedio de 11,1 con relación al máximo puntaje, lo que indica el peor estado de salud; los bienestares psicológico y social tuvieron promedios de 48,8 y 21,9, respectivamente, con menor afectación. El mejor estado se halló en el bienestar espiritual, con promedio de 22,6. Conclusiones: la experiencia de ser cuidador modifica de manera importante la calidad de vida de las personas; los cuidadores, como fuente importante de cuidado informal, requieren apoyo de los sistemas de salud y, como parte de este, de los profesionales de enfermería.

Currículo y calidad de la educación

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Martha Lucía Peñaloza Tello

2015-10-01

Full Text Available El ensayo establece la relación entre currículo y calidad de la educación como un compromiso ético con la sociedad, partiendo de un compromiso inicial, que es con la formación misma. De acuerdo con esto, se parte de la consideración conceptual de la calidad, para poder relacionar lo ético con lo formativo pensando a la sociedad, como el vínculo que las instituciones educativas tienen con el contexto. En tal sentido, el artículo se inscribe dentro de las preocupaciones investigativas entre currículo, formación y calidad. AbstractThe essay establishes the relationship between curriculum and education quality as a ethic commitment with the society, starting from a previous commitment, with the formation itself. According to this, we begin from the conceptual consideration of quality, to be able to relate the ethic and the formative, considering the society as the bound educative institutions have with the context. In that sense, the article signs itself within the researching preoccupations among curriculum, formation and quality.

Liderazgo, poder y calidad de vida profesional en un contexto hospitalario

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Arévalo Peña, Martha Patricia; Burbano Erazo, Dayra Isabel; Quintero Jiménez, Ana Carolina

2013-01-01

El propósito de este estudio es describir la relación entre los estilos de liderazgo, la percepción que tiene el personal asistencial en relación con las tácticas de influencia y la percepción de la calidad de vida profesional de los trabajadores de un hospital de cuarto nivel de la ciudad de Bogotá. Para ello, se utilizaron tres instrumentos: MLQ -5X, IBQ y CVP35 respectivamente. Se encontraron relaciones positivas entre dos componentes de la calidad de vida profesional, asociaciones fuertes...

Calidad de vida laboral en Colombia: un índice multidimensional difuso

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Gómez Álvarez, Mónica Sofía; Galvis-Aponte, Luis Armando; Royuela Mora, Vicente

2015-01-01

La calidad del trabajo abarca múltiples dimensiones objetivas y subjetivas, que pueden incluir las rentas del trabajo, la estabilidad laboral, la satisfacción laboral y la seguridad social. En este trabajo se sigue el método propuesto por Gómez et al., 2013, que introduce una nueva forma de calcular la calidad del trabajo, consistente en la medición de: 1- el uso del enfoque de funcionamientos y las capacidades de Sen y 2- un método de conjuntos difusos. Usando la Gran Encuesta Integrada de H...

Proyecto de investigación: liderazgo, calidad de vida y bienestar

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Castellanos Barrantes, Cindy Alejandra; Cerquera Sanchez, María Alejandra

2013-01-01

A través de este trabajo se busca evidenciar la clave para el éxito organizacional basado en el liderazgo, la calidad de vida y el bienestar. Por un lado se aborda liderazgo en todas sus dimensiones, el bienestar como un pilar fundamental para la eficiencia de una organización y la calidad de vida en el desarrollo del talento humano empresarial. Por otro lado se destaca la estrecha relación existente entre éstos tres grandes conceptos para llevarlo a trascender de la teoría a la puesta en ...

CALIDAD DEL SUEÑO EN ESTUDIANTES DE MEDICINA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE ASUNCIÓN

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Irene Del Rocío Adorno Nuñez

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Determinar la calidad del sueño en estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”, Asunción-Paraguay, 2015. Metodología: Estudio analítico de corte transversal. Se encuestó a 270 estudiantes de ambos sexos y oficialmente matriculados de primer a sexto año. Se utilizó la encuesta del Índice de Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburgh (ICSP. Resultados: Se analizaron 248 encuestas, 155 (62,5% del sexo femenino y 93 (37,5% del sexo masculino, las edades comprendidas fueron de 18 a 35 años, con una media de 22,2 ± 2,6 años. Según dicho Índice, 65 personas (26,21 %, con una puntuación menor o igual a 5 se les asignó la calidad de Buenos Soñadores y 183 personas (73,79%, con una puntuación mayor a 5, a los que se les asignó la calidad de Malos Soñadores. El 49,18% de los malos soñadores realizan actividades antes de dormir que pudieran interferir en la calidad del sueño. Conclusión: Los estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” Sede Asunción, tienen un alto porcentaje de Mala Calidad de sueño según el Índice de Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburgh.   Palabras Clave: Estudiantes de Medicina, sueño, Paraguay.

La calidad universitaria desde una perspectiva de género

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Carolina Bolaños Cubero

2005-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo plantea la necesidad de que la evaluación de carreras e instituciones, en el marco del discurso de la calidad universitaria y la rendición de cuentas, considere criterios que valoren las condiciones curriculares en que hombres y mujeres se relacionan durante el desarrollo de una carrera. Además de cómo estas relaciones contribuyen o no a modificar, las formas tradicionalmente discriminatorias en perjuicio de las mujeres. Se ofrece una serie de elementos que pueden derivar en criterios de evaluación, desde una perspectiva de género y que, necesariamente, contribuyen a definir la calidad universitaria.

La democracia electrónica

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Mikel Barreda

2008-02-01

Full Text Available La irrupción de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC en la arena política ha despertado un amplio interés en relación con su potencialidad para transformar y mejorar la calidad de las democracias actuales. Los artículos de este monográfico abordan, desde distintos enfoques, algunos temas clave de estudio en el campo de la democracia electrónica, como son los de participación, deliberación y uso de las TIC por parte de los partidos políticos.

El comercio electrónico de calidad: compromisos empresariales asumidos en beneficio del consumidor

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David López Jiménez

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Las empresas se deben adaptar a los nuevos tiempos. En este sentido, para alcanzar un mayor nicho de mercado, han de operar también en Internet. Las transacciones comerciales efectuadas en la Red pueden implicar cierto grado de desconfianza para el consumidor. Tal apreciación no siempre es infundada, dado que ciertas empresas no respetan la normativa imperante, actuando, de esta manera, en claro perjuicio del potencial cliente. En todo caso, con el objetivo de certificar públicamente que sí resultan fiables a efectos comerciales, determinados sitios Web de Europa y América Latina exhiben diferentes logotipos de garantía acreditativos del cumplimiento de exigentes presupuestos de tutela del consumidor. Tales distintivos suelen fundamentarse en rigurosos códigos de conducta paradigmáticos sobre la materia. Ese proceder constituye una sugerente manifestación en el ámbito de la responsabilidad social empresarial. Los efectos de tal decisión son visibles en varios escenarios. En efecto, entre otros aspectos, repercuten sobre las visitas de potenciales clientes al sitio Web adherido, la captación de clientes reales, el volumen de ventas, la imagen de carácter corporativo y la relación calidad-precio de los productos o servicios ofertados.

An innovation diffusion model of a local electricity network that is influenced by internal and external factors

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Hattam, Laura; Greetham, Danica Vukadinović

2018-01-01

Haynes et al. (1977) derived a nonlinear differential equation to determine the spread of innovations within a social network across space and time. This model depends upon the imitators and the innovators within the social system, where the imitators respond to internal influences, whilst the innovators react to external factors. Here, this differential equation is applied to simulate the uptake of a low-carbon technology (LCT) within a real local electricity network that is situated in the UK. This network comprises of many households that are assigned to certain feeders. Firstly, travelling wave solutions of Haynes' model are used to predict adoption times as a function of the imitation and innovation influences. Then, the grid that represents the electricity network is created so that the finite element method (FEM) can be implemented. Next, innovation diffusion is modelled with Haynes' equation and the FEM, where varying magnitudes of the internal and external pressures are imposed. Consequently, the impact of these model parameters is investigated. Moreover, LCT adoption trajectories at fixed feeder locations are calculated, which give a macroscopic understanding of the uptake behaviour at specific network sites. Lastly, the adoption of LCTs at a household level is examined, where microscopic and macroscopic approaches are combined.

Determinación de la calidad de la madera de construcción Determinación de la calidad de la madera de construcción

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César Leonardo Ruiz Jaime

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Determining the quality of wood is not a common research activity, due to ignorance of its effect on the overall quality of constructions. Wood quality can be considered as a combination of attributes that give it properties appropriate for specific uses. The wood used In this research experiment was donated by a local supplier in the City of Guanajuato. Mechanical properties, water content, and those characteristics necessary for visual grading and classification were judged according to Mexican standards. The analyzed sample easily complied with the requirements for class A, implying that it was of sufficient quality for use in the construction of houses, decorative details, and ramps.La determinación de la calidad de la madera es una actividad no acostumbrada, debido a la ignorancia de su efecto sobre el total de la obra. La calidad en una madera se puede considerar como una serie de atributos que le confieren propiedades para usos específicos. En esta investigación la madera de prueba se seleccionó de un lote de una empresa distribuidora de la ciudad de Guanajuato. Se determinaron las propiedades mecánicas, el contenido de humedad, así como las características necesarias para su calificación y clasificación visual de acuerdo con las normas mexicanas, observando que la madera del lote analizado cumple ampliamente con los requisitos para la calidad A, concluyendo que éstas tienen la calidad necesaria para la construcción tanto de vivienda como de estructuras auxiliares tales como: cimbras, andamios y rampas.

Calidad total en Compensar, Servicio al cliente y medidas antisindicalistas 1988-1997

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Abel Ricardo Lopez Pedreros

1999-12-01

Full Text Available La historiografía laboral se preocupa, con insistencia de las relaciones laborales en la clase obrera. Se muestra como los círculos de calidad, buscan quebrantar cualquier disidencia sindicalista. A través de la lectura de diversas fuentes primarias se muestran las diferentes estrategias para lograr tal objetivo. Se observa la recepción del discurso de calidad total en la cotidianidad de los trabajadores de los servicios (secretarias, enfermeras, ingenieros, etc.

Comparación de modelos de calidad, factores y métricas

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Marcela Alejandra Constanzo

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Existen diferentes enfoques de desarrollo de software, en su mayoría priorizan lacalidad en el proceso y el producto obtenido. Para poder lograr esto es importante el uso de modelos de calidad apropiados para cada metodología. Estos modelos de calidad presentan factores e indicadores que describen las características del software y sus relaciones y pueden ser adaptaciones de otros o creados tomando como base los estándares existentes.Este trabajo describe y analiza algunos modelos de calidad desarrollados para las metodologías de desarrollo de software orientada a objetos, a componentes, a aspectos y los métodos ágiles, realiza una comparación según los criterios, factores y características que lo componen, niveles de abstracción y métricas para llevar a cabo la medición.

Electrical responses and spontaneous activity of human iPS-derived neuronal networks characterized for three-month culture with 4096-electrode arrays

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Hayder eAmin

2016-03-01

Full Text Available The recent availability of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs holds great promise as a novel source of human-derived neurons for cell and tissue therapies as well as for in vitro drug screenings that might replace the use of animal models. However, there is still a considerable lack of knowledge on the functional properties of hiPSC-derived neuronal networks, thus limiting their application. Here, upon optimization of cell culture protocols, we demonstrate that both spontaneous and evoked electrical spiking activities of these networks can be characterized on-chip by taking advantage of the resolution provided by CMOS multielectrode arrays (CMOS-MEAs. These devices feature a large and closely-spaced array of 4096 simultaneously recording electrodes and multi-site on-chip electrical stimulation. Our results show that networks of human-derived neurons can respond to electrical stimulation with a physiological repertoire of spike waveforms after three months of cell culture, a period of time during which the network undergoes the expression of developing patterns of spontaneous spiking activity. To achieve this, we have investigated the impact on the network formation and on the emerging network-wide functional properties induced by different biochemical substrates, i.e. poly-dl-ornithine (PDLO, poly-l-ornithine (PLO, and polyethylenimine (PEI, that were used as adhesion promoters for the cell culture. Interestingly, we found that neuronal networks grown on PDLO coated substrates show significantly higher spontaneous firing activity, reliable responses to low-frequency electrical stimuli, and an appropriate level of PSD-95 that may denote a physiological neuronal maturation profile and synapse stabilization. However, our results also suggest that even three-month culture might not be sufficient for human-derived neuronal network maturation. Taken together, our results highlight the tight relationship existing between substrate coatings

Pyramidal resistor networks for electrical impedance tomography with partial boundary measurements

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Borcea, L; Mamonov, A V; Druskin, V; Vasquez, F Guevara

2010-01-01

We introduce an inversion algorithm for electrical impedance tomography (EIT) with partial boundary measurements in two dimensions. It gives stable and fast reconstructions using sparse parameterizations of the unknown conductivity on optimal grids that are computed as part of the inversion. We follow the approach in Borcea et al (2008 Inverse Problems 24 035013) and Vasquez (2006 PhD thesis Rice University, Houston, TX, USA) that connects inverse discrete problems for resistor networks to continuum EIT problems, using optimal grids. The algorithm in Borcea et al (2008 Inverse Problems 24 035013) and Vasquez (2006 PhD Thesis Rice University, Houston, TX, USA) is based on circular resistor networks, and solves the EIT problem with full boundary measurements. It is extended in Borcea et al (2010 Inverse Problems 26 045010) to EIT with partial boundary measurements, using extremal quasi-conformal mappings that transform the problem to one with full boundary measurements. Here we introduce a different class of optimal grids, based on resistor networks with pyramidal topology, that is better suited for the partial measurements setup. We prove the unique solvability of the discrete inverse problem for these networks and develop an algorithm for finding them from the measurements of the Dirichlet to Neumann map. Then, we show how to use the networks to define the optimal grids and to approximate the unknown conductivity. We assess the performance of our approach with numerical simulations and compare the results with those in Borcea et al (2010)

Calidad del servicio de taxis del municipio Maracaibo

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Joheni A. Urdaneta G.

2011-05-01

Full Text Available El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo describir la calidad del servicio de los taxis en el municipio Maracaibo, ya que los mismos forman parte del sistema de transporte urbano de la ciudad, y es un servicio público fundamental para la convivencia de la sociedad; para lograr este objetivo se realizó una adaptación del modelo SERVPERF, diseñando un instrumento tipo cuestionario, con 32 ítems en 6 dimensiones, adecuado a las características propias del servicio de taxi, con la finalidad de confirmar que los ítems de los instrumentos se correspondían con las dimensiones adaptadas se aplicó la técnica de análisis factorial resultando un nuevo instrumento con 24 ítems en 3 dimensiones. Se utilizó la escala de Likert con tres (3 alternativas de respuesta. La investigación es de tipo descriptiva y aplicada, bajo diseño no experimental de tipo transeccional descriptiva y de campo. La población quedó conformada por los usuarios de las líneas de taxis del municipio Maracaibo. Se aplicó muestreo aleatorio por conglomerado. La confiabilidad del instrumento se midió a través del coeficiente alfa de Cronbach resultando de 0,82 lo cual se considera aceptable. Los resultados revelan que la calidad del servicio de taxis del municipio Maracaibo es mediana por lo tanto este servicio es susceptible a mejoras, las cuales son necesarias para elevar la calidad de vida de los marabinos. Este resultado se obtuvo con el instrumento originalmente adaptado de 32 ítems y con el cuestionario resultante del análisis factorial, de 24 ítems; esto confirma lo apropiado de esta técnica, ya que se redujo el número de ítems y de las dimensiones originalmente adaptadas y no se encontraron diferencias significativas en los resultados con ambos instrumentos; de esta manera se puede medir la calidad del servicio de taxis en el municipio Maracaibo a través de las dimensiones: confiabilidad del servicio, socialización y responsabilidad.

Estándares de calidad de la información y democracia de calidad

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José Villamarin Carrascal

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Este artículo propone seis estándares de calidad de la información, indicadores mínimos para el desarrollo de un periodismo ético, responsable y creador de ciudadanía. Se complementa con casos de la prensa nacional y mundial en los que la ausencia de esos estándares puede terminar en evidentes formas de manipulación. Propone que la recuperación de la credibilidad de un discurso público como el periodismo depende de la rigurosidad de sus prácticas informativas.

Los estudios sobre calidad de vida y la perspectiva de la Psicología Positiva

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Graciela Tonón

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Las investigaciones sobre calidad de vida se desarrollaron a partir de la década del 70, si bien el antecedente del concepto data de los años 30 en Europa. En la actualidad, ha quedado establecido que la propuesta teórica de la calidad de vida alberga, como un paraguas, diferentes campos temáticos -la salud, el bienestar psicológico, el desarrollo económico, la vida social, las políticas públicas, la espiritualidad- comprendiendo dos dimensiones: la subjetiva y la objetiva. De esta manera, para estudiar y comprender la calidad de vida se requiere del aporte de diferentes disciplinas, convirtiéndose de esta manera en un concepto multidimensional. La psicología ha contribuido a la investigación de la calidad de vida con conceptos tales como el de satisfacción vital y well-being subjetivo. La perspectiva de la Psicología Positiva con respecto a los estudios sobre calidad de vida, se conforma como mirada que permite conocer y poner énfasis en los atributos positivos de las personas, para enfrentar los cambios de la vida cotidiana, la crisis y la adversidad. 

Diferencias individuales como predictoras de la salud y calidad de vida percibida en embarazadas

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Leticia Guarino

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Determinar en qué medida ciertas diferencias individuales como el estilo emocional (rumiación e inhibición emocional, la sensibilidad egocéntrica negativa y los estilos de afrontamiento predicen la salud y calidad de vida percibida en mujeres embarazadas. Método. Un grupo de 94 mujeres embarazadas venezolanas, en el primer trimestre de gestación, completaron cuestionarios de estilo emocional, sensibilidad emocional, afrontamiento, salud percibida y calidad de vida. Resultados. Un estilo emocional negativo, conjuntamente con el uso de formas de afrontamiento disfuncionales durante el embarazo predicen un mayor deterioro en la salud y calidad de vida de estas mujeres durante su primer trimestre de gestación. Otros estilos de afrontamiento, como la interpretación positiva, funcionan más bien como factor protector de la salud. Conclusion. El estudio revela la importancia de evaluar las diferencias individuales de las embarazadas y desarrollar programas de intervención sobre estos aspectos, a fin de promover una mejor salud y calidad de vida durante este importante proceso en la mujer.

El discurso de la calidad educativa: un análisis crítico

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Leonardo Colella

2015-05-01

Full Text Available El artículo indaga desde la perspectiva del análisis del discurso, el sintagma "calidad educativa" en diversos documentos de política educativa de finales del siglo XX, con el propósito de dilucidar el sentido político-social de la educación. Sostiene que el concepto de "calidad educativa" es un punto privilegiado de reflexión, en tanto opera como una síntesis del conjunto de ideas mediante el que se desea establecer las propiedades de la educación. Este trabajo establece un análisis de la configuración del discurso de la calidad de la educación como forma precaria y relativa de fijación del sentido, que se halla vinculado directamente al orden social.

Calidad del servicio de internet en el municipio Maracaibo

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María Cristina Useche

2008-09-01

Full Text Available El objetivo central del trabajo es determinar la calidad de servicio que ofrecen las operadoras habilitadas en el sector de telecomunicaciones en Venezuela para prestar el servicio de Internet en el municipio Maracaibo. El mismo se basó en un tipo de investigación descriptivo- transaccional, abordando el objeto de estudio desde las perspectivas de Zeithaml y Bitner (2002, Pride y Ferrel (1997, Lovelock (1997, Cobra (2000 y Parasuraman, Zeithaml y Berry (2002. Se aplicó el muestreo aleatorio estratificado proporcional conformado por 400 clientes en ese municipio, a la cual se aplicó un cuestionario estructurado para recopilar información necesaria para abordar el objeto de estudio. Los resultados indicaron tendencias favorables a nivel de las percepciones sobre la tangibilidad, confiabilidad, responsabilidad, seguridad y empatía; pero las expectativas encontradas fueron más altas que las percepciones, sin embargo, los rangos no fueron de mayor incidencia, lo cual indica que la calidad del servicio al cliente en las empresas evaluadas se ubica en niveles favorables. A pesar de ello, al no haber cobertura total de las expectativas de los usuarios, la calidad del servicio debe mejorar a fin de garantizar excelencia a los requerimientos, logrando la satisfacción plena de los clientes sobre la prestación del servicio de Internet en Maracaibo.

Modelo integral para la evaluación de la calidad de la accesibilidad al contenido web

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Gallardo, Cecilia Elizabeth; Funes, Ana; Ahumada, Hernán César

2016-01-01

El presente trabajo, que se enmarca en el área del Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Software, busca dar respuesta a la necesidad de contar con un modelo integral o marco de referencia que permita conceptualizar y, posteriormente, evaluar la accesibilidad al contenido web. Para tal fin, se propone, por un lado, el desarrollo de un modelo de conceptos de calidad correspondiente a la subcaracterística Accesibilidad del modelo de calidad de la norma ISO 25010, para lo cual se analizarán las Pau...

Calidad ambiental interior: bienestar, confort y salud

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Francisco Vargas Marcos

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Distintas formas de interpretar las condiciones ambientales han llevado al desarrollo de conceptos tales como edificio enfermo, calidad del aire o calidad ambiental interior, todos ellos encaminados a entender la complejidad de los contaminantes en los ambientes cerrados y las implicaciones sobre la salud de la población. La propuesta de "Calidad ambiental interior" es un avance conceptual y operativo que supera ampliamente a los anteriores, puesto que orienta las acciones hacia ambientes saludables sin limitar al aire la idea de contaminación. El objetivo del trabajo es identificar las competencias y el marco legislativo que permiten actuar en la prevención de riesgos asociados a la exposición de contaminantes en ambientes interiores. Óptimas condiciones en los ambientes interiores deben redundar en salud, bienestar y confort, tanto en lo que respecta a la vida laboral como a los ámbitos donde se desarrollan las actividades cotidianas extralaborales, escolares, de descanso y de ocio. La sociedad actual exige lugares seguros, limpios y bien climatizados, para lo que es necesario integrar percepciones y exigencias de los habitantes y alcanzar un óptimo equilibrio entre estándares sociales, uso de la energía y desarrollo sostenible, buscando confort sin contaminar y sin aumentar el consumo de fuentes energéticas que degraden el medio ambiente. El desarrollo legislativo se orienta a la seguridad y la salud en los lugares de trabajo y la regulación de las sustancias químicas. La Sanidad Ambiental lleva a cabo tareas de prevención y control, participa en la ejecución de convenios internacionales de reducción de contaminantes y desechos y promueve acciones para el desarrollo de la Estrategia Europea de Salud y Medio Ambiente.

Three perspectives on the evolving electric vehicles innovation network of Finland

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Rasanen, R.-S.; Temmes, A.; Lovio, R.

2013-06-01

This report compiles the electric vehicle related work done in 2012 in the project: Future innovation and technology policy for sustainable system-level transitions: the case of transport (FIP-Trans). The project focuses on researching alternative and complementary socio-technical pathways and related policy options for sustainable transition in the Finnish transport sector. The project is financed by Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Analysis is continued in 2013. In this paper we study the evolving electric vehicle innovation network of Finland. The analysis is built on combining the theoretical aspects of Strategic Niche Management and Technology Innovation Systems. Based on the literature we develop a framework for analyzing the development of innovation networks. The framework contains four steps. The first step is the identification and analysis of the main actors and their activities. The second step is the identification and analysis of the main events affecting the development of the industry. This step is based on the use of event structure analysis. The third step consists of the analysis of development of the architecture of the system while the fourth step deals with the description and analysis of the niche and innovation system development processes in a combined manner. The data consists of interviews, policy and consultation papers, newspaper articles, press releases and other enterprise publications and of private databases containing financial information of the enterprises. Based on the theoretical framework, the four separate, but complementing qualitative analyses were made. The electric vehicle niche has evolved through the interaction of private and public sector actors. The involvement of public sector affected strongly on the evolution of the system arenas and was an important event for the resource mobilization of the industry. As with other Finnish industries, the importance of the international dimension

Escala propuesta para medir la calidad del servicio de los cines

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Eduardo Torres Moraga1

2010-04-01

Full Text Available En la actualidad, existe un alto nivel de competencia entre las diferentes cadenas de cines que se encuentran en Chile. En este escenario, el éxito está determinado en gran parte por los servicios que estas ofrecen a sus clientes. Si bien previamente se han desarrollado escalas para medir la calidad del servicio percibida en diversos sectores, por sus características, es necesario construir una escala específica que pueda ser aplicada a los cines. Los resultados obtenidos por medio de este estudio muestran que la calidad del servicio de los cines percibida por los consumidores es un constructor multidimensional que difiere en gran parte de las escalas estándar propuestas anteriormente, y que además se compone de la confiabilidad, la atención personal, la accesibilidad, los tangibles del cine y los tangibles de la sala de proyección de la película. Estos resultados entregan a los directivos de marketing de los cines una importante herramienta que les permitirá medir y gestionar la calidad del servicio.

Calidad de la carne de cerdo, efecto de la congelacion y descongelacion, uso del calentamiento dielectrico para la descongelacion y la espectroscopia dielectrica para evaluar la calidad tecnologica

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Bekele Beshah, Wondwossen

2014-01-01

La calidad de la carne de cerdo está determinada por múltiples factores que están interrelacionados entre sí, ya que durante el periodo antes del sacrificio, los animales experimentan situaciones de estrés que repercuten en su bienestar. Estos elementos relacionados con el periodo ante-mortem pueden posteriormente afectar la calidad de la carne. Por tal motivo, el objetivo fundamental de esta tesis documental es revisar los factores relacionados con la genética y los periodos ante-mortem y po...

Hybrid Forecasting Approach Based on GRNN Neural Network and SVR Machine for Electricity Demand Forecasting

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Weide Li

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Accurate electric power demand forecasting plays a key role in electricity markets and power systems. The electric power demand is usually a non-linear problem due to various unknown reasons, which make it difficult to get accurate prediction by traditional methods. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel hybrid forecasting method for managing and scheduling the electricity power. EEMD-SCGRNN-PSVR, the proposed new method, combines ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD, seasonal adjustment (S, cross validation (C, general regression neural network (GRNN and support vector regression machine optimized by the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSVR. The main idea of EEMD-SCGRNN-PSVR is respectively to forecast waveform and trend component that hidden in demand series to substitute directly forecasting original electric demand. EEMD-SCGRNN-PSVR is used to predict the one week ahead half-hour’s electricity demand in two data sets (New South Wales (NSW and Victorian State (VIC in Australia. Experimental results show that the new hybrid model outperforms the other three models in terms of forecasting accuracy and model robustness.

Assessing feasibility of IT-enabled networked value consellations: A case study in the electricity sector

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Derzsi, Z.; Gordijn, J.; Kok, J.K.; Akkermans, J.M.; Tan, Y.H.; Krogstie, J.; Opdahl, A.L.; Sindre, G.

2007-01-01

Innovative networked value constellations, such as Cisco or Dell, are often enabled by Information Technology (IT). The same holds for the Distributed Electricity Balancing Service (DBS), which we present in this case study. To explore feasibility of such constellations while designing them, we need

CÁLCULO DE LOS COSTOS DE CALIDAD EN LA UNIDAD EMPRESARIAL DE BASE PRODUCCIONES VARIAS, CIENFUEGOS

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Gómez Alfonso, Elizabeth

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El cálculo de los costos de calidad como elemento integrante del Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad, es una necesidad para los directivos de las empresas cubanas, al constituir una técnica identificada como instrumento avanzado de gestión, que permitirá mejorar la competitividad y servir de fuente informativa. Identificar y calcular los costos de calidad, así como proponer planes de medidas, que propicien una disminución de los gastos operativos, lo cual puede ser utilizado como herramienta para mejorar los procesos. La Unidad Empresarial de Base Producciones Varias de Cienfuegos presenta el diagnóstico para dar paso al Perfeccionamiento Empresarial y a la certificación de su Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad, según la Norma NC-ISO 9001:2008 y el decreto Ley 281, por lo que el objetivo de la investigación fue calcular los costos de calidad por procesos en dicha empresa. Para lograrlo se utilizaron métodos de nivel empírico y técnicas como la observación directa, revisión documental y el trabajo en grupos, lo cual permitió calcular los costos de calidad en todos los procesos. Los resultados alcanzados son aplicables a empresas que operan en la economía cubana y según el modelo económico cubano puesto en práctica a partir del año 2011.

Procedimiento para implementación de un sistema de gestión de costos de calidad

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Lisandra de la Luz González-Reyes

2016-01-01

Full Text Available En Cuba, los directivos están conscientes que la calidad tiene un importante im pacto en las utilidades; sin embargo, no siempre se traduce la falta de calidad como ineficiencia en la gestión en sus empresas. Afortunadamente, los sostenidos resultados alcanzados, ha contribuido a la consolidación de una cultura de calidad, como parte de la cual, el conocimiento de los costos de la calidad gana creciente interés. En sintonía con este interés, el objetivo del trabajo va dirigido a desarrollar un procedimiento general para la implementación de un sistema de gestión de costos de la calidad con un enfoque de mejora continua. El procedimiento fue validado y en su diseño combina el enfoque de sistema, de gestión, de mejora continua y de procesos a través de un software . Para su cumplimiento se utilizaron métodos teóricos, estadísticos y empíri cos. Con su aplicación se demostró su factibilidad y sus potencialidades de generalización.

Índices de calidad del agua en la microcuenca de la quebrada Victoria, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (2007-2008)

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Zhen-Wu, Bi Yun

2010-01-01

Se evaluó, durante el año hidrológico 2007-2008, la calidad del agua de la quebrada Victoria, Costa Rica, mediante la aplicación de los índices de calidad del agua del Reglamento costarricense para la evaluación y clasificación de la calidad de cuerpos de agua superficiales (IHCA-CR) y el de la Fundación Nacional de Sanidad de los Estados Unidos (ICA-U.S.NSF), para establecer una línea base para los programas de seguimiento de su calidad y de los efectos del desarrollo geotérmico. La red de m...

Vigilando la Calidad del Agua de los Grandes Rios de la Nacion: El Programa NASQAN del Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte)

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Lurry, Dee L.; Reutter, David C.; Wells, Frank C.; Rivera, M.C.; Munoz, A.

1998-01-01

La Oficina del Estudio Geologico de los Estados Unidos (U.S. Geological Survey, 0 USGS) ha monitoreado la calidad del agua de la cuenca del Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) desde 1995 como parte de la rediseiiada Red Nacional para Contabilizar la Calidad del Agua de los Rios (National Stream Quality Accounting Network, o NASOAN) (Hooper and others, 1997). EI programa NASOAN fue diseiiado para caracterizar las concentraciones y el transporte de sedimento y constituyentes quimicos seleccionados, encontrados en los grandes rios de los Estados Unidos - incluyendo el Misisipi, el Colorado y el Columbia, ademas del Rio Grande. En estas cuatro cuencas, el USGS opera actualmente (1998) una red de 40 puntos de muestreo pertenecientes a NASOAN, con un enfasis en cuantificar el flujo en masa (la cantidad de material que pasa por la estacion, expresado en toneladas por dial para cada constituyente. Aplicacando un enfoque consistente, basado en la cuantificacion de flujos en la cuenca del Rio Grande, el programa NASOAN esta generando la informacion necesaria para identificar fuentes regionales de diversos contaminantes, incluyendo sustancias qui micas agricolas y trazas elementos en la cuenca. EI efecto de las grandes reservas en el Rio Grande se puede observar segun los flujos de constituyentes discurren a 10 largo del rio. EI analisis de los flujos de constituyentes a escala de la cuenca proveera los medios para evaluar la influencia de la actividad humana sobre las condiciones de calidad del agua del Rio Grande.

Cuestionario para evaluar la calidad de servicios deportivos: estudio inicial de las propiedades psicométricas

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Pablo Gálvez Ruiz

2016-01-01

Full Text Available La presencia del concepto calidad ha aumentado en la última década hasta convertirse en un hecho notable en todos los ámbitos de la gestión empresarial, independientemente de su naturaleza, pues lograr calidad en el servicio se considera uno de los requisitos indispensables para obtener una adecuada competitividad y viabilidad en las organizaciones. El objetivo principal del presente trabajo fue evaluar la calidad percibida por usuarios de un servicio municipal deportivo mediante la elaboración de una herramienta de evaluación.

Ley 100 de 1993: Calidad de Servicios

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Gilberto Rueda Pérez

1994-12-01

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PRESENTACIÓN.

Presenta un saludo y felicita en forma muy cordial al Señor Ministro y con él a todo su equipo de colaboradores en el Ministerio de Salud por su gran dinamismo frente al singular compromiso de extender el cubrimiento en salud a toda la población colombiana, dentro de parámetros financieros y administrativos bien estudiados y factibles, por su liderazgo y convincente expresión oral, que le permiten responder clara y elocuentemente cualquier interrogante o planteamiento adverso; por su impresionante capacidad de trabajo, su poder de desplazamiento y casi, de ubicuidad.

Le augura al doctor Londoño un brillante futuro en su campo de acción y lamenta su retiro del Ministerio en lo que esto pueda significar para el fiel desarrollo de sus ideas. Le manifiesta que hay enormes dudas, tanto en el campo económico como en el tecnológico. Se está viendo ya la guerra de mensajes y consignas desatadas por las grandes empresas para tratar de captar los clientes en lo que a pensiones se refiere. Las grandes dudas y las dificultades para la constitución de las EPS y de las IPS.

El terror suscitado por el Decreto 973 sobre incompatibilidades que, mal redactado o mal entendido, a pesar de la circular aclaratoria de la Super salud, tiene al cuerpo médico y a los administradores hospitalarios sumidos en el desconcierto total. La inquietud es aún mayor en estos mismos estamentos en lo que constituye el tema de este importante y último foro en el cual la Academia tendrá el privilegio de contar con la presencia del señor Ministro de Salud.

“La Garantía de Calidad de los servicios que los médicos habremos de prestar a los colombianos al terminar este inmisericorde siglo -dice el presidente-, que tan duramente ha golpeado a nuestra patria en todos los órdenes y al iniciarse el siglo XXI, el tercer milenio, que ojalá con su tecnología y con el desarrollo de estas ideas de avanzada y las de

Infancia y calidad de vida: factores de la dimensión social que contribuye a la calidad de vida de la primera infancia en los estratos alto, medio y bajo de la ciudad de Medellín

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Ochoa Zapata, Amalia Cristina

2010-01-01

Ubicación en Biblioteca USB Medellín (San Benito): CD-1649t .-- Grupo Interdisciplinario de Estudios Pedagógicos "GIDEP" La calidad de vida es un concepto muy amplio y estudiado desde diferentes enfoques, el mayor número de investigaciones están orientadas a la evaluación de indicadores económicos que si bien son importantes no determinan de manera integral la calidad de vida humana. En este sentido, el enfoque de calidad de vida integral se ha tomado del planeamiento de Amartya Sen; la pr...

Calidad de la democracia en Venezuela

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Luis Eduardo León Ganatios

2014-01-01

Full Text Available A partir de una reforma constitucional en Venezuela, en el año 1999 se introdujeron mecanismos de democracia directa como el referendo o el plebiscito. A pesar de que este proceso amplió las vías de participación ciudadana en la vida política, hubo importantes retrocesos en libertades y derechos civiles y políticos básicos. La finalidad de este artículo consiste en medir la calidad de la democracia en Venezuela con base en una serie de indicadores derivados de la concepción de poliarquía de Robert Dahl (1993.Palabras Clave: Calidad de la democracia; Venezuela; Indicadores; estudio comparado; poliarquía.Quality of Democracy in VenezuelaAbstractSince 1999 a constitutional reform in Venezuela introduced some mechanisms of direct democracy such as the referendum and the plebiscite. Although this process broadened the means for citizens’ participation in the political system, there were important setbacks in political and civil liberties. The goal of this paper is to measure the quality of democracy according to a series of indicators that draw upon Robert Dahl’s conception of polyarchy.Keywords: Quality of democracy; Venezuela; indicators; comparative studies; polyarchy.

Optimizing Electric Vehicle Coordination Over a Heterogeneous Mesh Network in a Scaled-Down Smart Grid Testbed

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Bhattarai, Bishnu Prasad; Lévesque, Martin; Maier, Martin

2015-01-01

High penetration of renewable energy sources and electric vehicles (EVs) create power imbalance and congestion in the existing power network, and hence causes significant problems in the control and operation. Despite investing huge efforts from the electric utilities, governments, and researchers......, smart grid (SG) is still at the developmental stage to address those issues. In this regard, a smart grid testbed (SGT) is desirable to develop, analyze, and demonstrate various novel SG solutions, namely demand response, real-time pricing, and congestion management. In this paper, a novel SGT...... is developed in a laboratory by scaling a 250 kVA, 0.4 kV real low-voltage distribution feeder down to 1 kVA, 0.22 kV. Information and communication technology is integrated in the scaled-down network to establish real-time monitoring and control. The novelty of the developed testbed is demonstrated...

Derechos laborales: una mirada al derecho a la calidad de vida en el trabajo

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Juana Patlán Pérez

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Se tiene como objetivo sustentar la calidad de vida en el trabajo como un derecho humano laboral que repercute en la salud ocupacional de los trabajadores. La calidad de vida en el trabajo es un constructo multidimensional y complejo que hace referencia principalmente a la satisfacción de una amplia gama de necesidades de los individuos (reconocimiento, estabilidad laboral, equilibrio empleo-familia, motivación, seguridad, entre otros mediante un trabajo formal y remunerado. Para este propósito, se efectuó una revisión a la literatura, definiéndose a la calidad de vida laboral en dieciocho dimensiones que, en conjunto, contribuyen a la satisfacción de necesidades a las que hace referencia este constructo.

Valoración enfermera y calidad de vida en los cuidados domiciliarios

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Puig Llobet, Montserrat; Rodríguez Ávila, Núria

2009-01-01

El impacto de una enfermedad o tratamiento, los efectos resultantes de una alteración en la forma de vida del individuo y la valoración subjetiva del propio individuo son conceptos relacionados con calidad de vida y salud. Las valoraciones enfermeras aportan información valiosa sobre la calidad de vida de los mayores dependientes porque presumiblemente se preocupan de la satisfacción de las necesidades de la persona dependiente y su cuidador. El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la percepc...

La calidad educativa de los Centros Regionales de Educación Superior

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Oosterbaan, Gustavo Javier

2015-01-01

Una oferta Universitaria de Calidad y Pertinente en las ciudades del Interior impacta positivamente en el desarrollo de las economías regionales, el examen más riguroso en términos de calidad se rinde frente a las empresas que representan el mercado laboral y que con sus decisiones opinan sobre los graduados. Existe un consenso generalizado en la comunidad académica universitaria, que sugiere evitar la proliferación anárquica e improvisada de iniciativas Universitarias en pos de gar...

Building and interconnecting hydrogen networks: Insights from the electricity and gas experience in Europe

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Bento, Nuno

2008-01-01

This paper aims to investigate the transition to a new energy system based on hydrogen in the European liberalized framework. After analyzing the literature on the hydrogen infrastructure needs in Europe, we estimate the size and scope of the transition challenge. We take the theoretical framework of network economics to analyze early hydrogen infrastructure needs. Therefore, several concepts are applied to hydrogen economics such as demand club effects, scale economies on large infrastructures, scope economies, and positive socio-economical externalities. Based on the examples of the electricity and natural gas industry formation in Europe, we argue for public intervention in order to create conditions to reach more rapidly the critical size of the network and to prompt network externalities, allowing for the market diffusion of and, thus, an effective transition to the new energy system