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The need for an improved control strategy for the operation of a wind-powered refrigeration system for the storage of apples was investigated. The results are applicable to other systems which employ intermittently available power sources, battery and thermal storage, and an auxiliary, direct current power supply. Tests were conducted on the wind-powered refrigeration system at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Horticulture Research Farm in Blacksburg, Virginia. Tests were conducted on the individual components of the system. In situ windmill performance were also conducted. The results of these tests have been presented. An improved control strategy was developed to improve the utilization of available wind energy and to reduce the need for electrical energy from an external source while maintaining an adequate apple storage environment. Ph. D.

The need for an improved control strategy for the operation of a wind-powered refrigeration system for the storage of apples was investigated. The results are applicable to other systems which employ intermittently available power sources, battery and thermal storage, and an auxiliary, direct current power supply. Tests were conducted on the wind-powered refrigeration system at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Horticulture Research Farm in Blacksburg, Virginia. Tests were conducted on the individual components of the system. In situ windmill performance were also conducted. The results of these tests have been presented. An improved control strategy was developed to improve the utilization of available wind energy and to reduce the need for electrical energy from an external source while maintaining an adequate apple storage environment. Ph. D.

Pada umumnya sistem kendali robot wall follower menggunakan kontroler PID (Proportional Integral Derivative). Hasil output dari penggunaan sistem kontrol jenis ini terkadang dapat membuat pergerakan robot menjadi tidak stabil dan kaku jika diberikan nilai acuan (konstanta) yang tidak seseuai. Itu disebabkan karena apabila diberi nilai konstanta uang tidak sesuai, maka respon dari robot jika ada gangguan (Disturbance) dapat menyebabkan nilai overshoot yang tinggi. Agar dapat mengatasi permasalahan ini, di perlukan suatu persamaan Osilasi untuk mengatur seluruh nilai konstantan PID, Persamaan Osilasi disini berfungsi untuk membantu menentukan nilai konstanta PID untuk memperkecil overshoot. Dari metode ini didapatkan hasil yaitu pergerakan robot semakin stabil dengan overshoot yang kecil.Kata kunci—Wall follower, Proportional Integral Derivative, Arduino

Pada umumnya sistem kendali robot wall follower menggunakan kontroler PID (Proportional Integral Derivative). Hasil output dari penggunaan sistem kontrol jenis ini terkadang dapat membuat pergerakan robot menjadi tidak stabil dan kaku jika diberikan nilai acuan (konstanta) yang tidak seseuai. Itu disebabkan karena apabila diberi nilai konstanta uang tidak sesuai, maka respon dari robot jika ada gangguan (Disturbance) dapat menyebabkan nilai overshoot yang tinggi. Agar dapat mengatasi permasalahan ini, di perlukan suatu persamaan Osilasi untuk mengatur seluruh nilai konstantan PID, Persamaan Osilasi disini berfungsi untuk membantu menentukan nilai konstanta PID untuk memperkecil overshoot. Dari metode ini didapatkan hasil yaitu pergerakan robot semakin stabil dengan overshoot yang kecil.Kata kunci—Wall follower, Proportional Integral Derivative, Arduino

LIFE CERSUDS is a project carried out over the period 2016-2019 whom the main objective was to improve the ability of cities to adapt to climate change by promoting the use of green infrastructures in the renewal of urban environments. Under the project, an innovative permeable urban pavement (hereinafter, CERSUDS) was designed using ceramic tile stock of low commercial value. This pavement solution was tested in a demonstrator in the town of Benicí ssim. The main objective of the project was to improve the ability of cities to adapt to climate change by promoting the use of green infrastructures in the renewal of urban environments. Under the project, a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) was built as a demonstrator in the town of Benicí ssim, using ceramic tile stock of low commercial value to manufacture an innovative permeable floor (hereinafter, CERSUDS flooring), a subject already dealt with in an earlier presentation at this congress . Once the demonstrator had been built, a monitoring period was run between August 2018 and July 2019, which enabled both the CERSUDS floor and the demonstrator's value as a rainwater management system to be validated. This article presents the design process of the ceramic permeable pavement including the main results of the tests carried in the laboratory and the main results of the project relate to: environmental and economic assessment of the CERSUDS system, user's validation of the system, monitoring of the system's mechanical performance and permeability, and monitoring of the demonstrator's hydraulic response in terms of the quantity and quality of run-off water.

LIFE CERSUDS is a project carried out over the period 2016-2019 whom the main objective was to improve the ability of cities to adapt to climate change by promoting the use of green infrastructures in the renewal of urban environments. Under the project, an innovative permeable urban pavement (hereinafter, CERSUDS) was designed using ceramic tile stock of low commercial value. This pavement solution was tested in a demonstrator in the town of Benicí ssim. The main objective of the project was to improve the ability of cities to adapt to climate change by promoting the use of green infrastructures in the renewal of urban environments. Under the project, a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) was built as a demonstrator in the town of Benicí ssim, using ceramic tile stock of low commercial value to manufacture an innovative permeable floor (hereinafter, CERSUDS flooring), a subject already dealt with in an earlier presentation at this congress . Once the demonstrator had been built, a monitoring period was run between August 2018 and July 2019, which enabled both the CERSUDS floor and the demonstrator's value as a rainwater management system to be validated. This article presents the design process of the ceramic permeable pavement including the main results of the tests carried in the laboratory and the main results of the project relate to: environmental and economic assessment of the CERSUDS system, user's validation of the system, monitoring of the system's mechanical performance and permeability, and monitoring of the demonstrator's hydraulic response in terms of the quantity and quality of run-off water.

FAERE Working Paper, 2019.23 ; While environmental values are spreading among societies, theyhardly lead to effective political actions. This may be due to an overestimation of the sharing of those values among people, or to a lack ofpolitical power of environmentalists vis-à-vis materialist citizens. Wepropose a theoretical model to investigate these two channels, based ona setup a la Grossman and Helpman (1994), in which lobby is a strategy available to social groups, in order to influence the government onenvironmental taxes. Because societies have being historically markedby materialist habits, citizens sharing those habits face lower costswhen getting organized. By considering endogenous lobby formation ala Mitra (1999), we show that, in order for environmental and materialist lobbies to coexist, the society must be mixed enough. Based on adynamic framework a la Besley and Persson (2019), we investigate howsocial values change over time. Whenever lobbying by materialists prevails, a unique social equilibrium exists, featuring a stable hegemonyby materialist values. If environmentalists get organized too, a secondsocial equilibrium emerges, that is locally stable and more favorableto them. However, the threshold might be very high, above which thecultural transition effectively takes off. By calibrating the model, westudy counter-acting forces allowing to improve the odds of the environmental transition, such as cultural mutations, social-signaling, andlowering organizational costs. Finally, we provide policy implications. ; Alors que les valeurs environnementales se répandent dans les sociétés, elles ne débouchent guère sur des actions politiques efficaces. Cela peut être dû à une surestimation du partage de ces valeurs entre les gens, ou à un manque de pouvoir politique des écologistes vis-à-vis des citoyens matérialistes. Nous proposons un modèle théorique pour investiguer ces deux canaux, basé sur un cadre à la Grossman et Helpman (1994), dans lequel le lobbying est une stratégie à la disposition des ...

FAERE Working Paper, 2019.23 ; While environmental values are spreading among societies, theyhardly lead to effective political actions. This may be due to an overestimation of the sharing of those values among people, or to a lack ofpolitical power of environmentalists vis-à-vis materialist citizens. Wepropose a theoretical model to investigate these two channels, based ona setup a la Grossman and Helpman (1994), in which lobby is a strategy available to social groups, in order to influence the government onenvironmental taxes. Because societies have being historically markedby materialist habits, citizens sharing those habits face lower costswhen getting organized. By considering endogenous lobby formation ala Mitra (1999), we show that, in order for environmental and materialist lobbies to coexist, the society must be mixed enough. Based on adynamic framework a la Besley and Persson (2019), we investigate howsocial values change over time. Whenever lobbying by materialists prevails, a unique social equilibrium exists, featuring a stable hegemonyby materialist values. If environmentalists get organized too, a secondsocial equilibrium emerges, that is locally stable and more favorableto them. However, the threshold might be very high, above which thecultural transition effectively takes off. By calibrating the model, westudy counter-acting forces allowing to improve the odds of the environmental transition, such as cultural mutations, social-signaling, andlowering organizational costs. Finally, we provide policy implications. ; Alors que les valeurs environnementales se répandent dans les sociétés, elles ne débouchent guère sur des actions politiques efficaces. Cela peut être dû à une surestimation du partage de ces valeurs entre les gens, ou à un manque de pouvoir politique des écologistes vis-à-vis des citoyens matérialistes. Nous proposons un modèle théorique pour investiguer ces deux canaux, basé sur un cadre à la Grossman et Helpman (1994), dans lequel le lobbying est une stratégie à la disposition des ...

Biodiesel and ethanol are alternative renewable diesel engine fuels and their mixtures with diesel fuel No. 2 at different proportions can be used in diesel engines. Although ethanol is unique chemical molecule and has certain specifications, specifications of biodiesel may vary depending on type of the oil used in the production and esterification technique. In this study, the specifications of ethanol and two different biodiesels were compared with those of diesel fuel No. 2. Effects of ethanol and the biodiesels on performance and emissions of a turbocharged indirect injection diesel engine were investigated. The alternative fuels used in the experiments caused increase in NOx emission, while they reduced CO, soot and SO2 emissions. Although ethanol addition caused some power reduction, the biodiesel addition resulted in slightly higher power with respect to the diesel fuel. Biyodizel ve etanol, dizel motorlar için yenilenebilir alternatif yakıtlardır ve farklı oranlarda No. 2 dizel yakıta karıştırılarak dizel motorlarda kullanılabilirler. Etanol tek bir kimyasal yapıya ve belli özelliklere sahip yakıt olmasına rağmen, biyodizellerin özellikleri elde edildikleri yağın cinsine ve esterleştirme metodlarına bağlı olarak değişmektedir. Bu çalışmada etanol ve iki farklı biyodizelin özellikleri No. 2 dizel yakıt ile karşılaştırılmış, etanol ve biyodizellerin ön yanma odalı turbo dizel bir motorun performans ve emisyonlarına etkileri incelenmiştir. Kullanılan alternatif yakıtlar CO, is ve SO2 emisyonlarının azalmasını sağlarken, NOx emisyonunda artışa sebep olmuştur. Etanol ilavesi güçte bir miktar düşmeye sebep olurken, biyodizel ilavesi dizel yakıta göre çok az oranda güç artışı sağlamıştır.

Biodiesel and ethanol are alternative renewable diesel engine fuels and their mixtures with diesel fuel No. 2 at different proportions can be used in diesel engines. Although ethanol is unique chemical molecule and has certain specifications, specifications of biodiesel may vary depending on type of the oil used in the production and esterification technique. In this study, the specifications of ethanol and two different biodiesels were compared with those of diesel fuel No. 2. Effects of ethanol and the biodiesels on performance and emissions of a turbocharged indirect injection diesel engine were investigated. The alternative fuels used in the experiments caused increase in NOx emission, while they reduced CO, soot and SO2 emissions. Although ethanol addition caused some power reduction, the biodiesel addition resulted in slightly higher power with respect to the diesel fuel. Biyodizel ve etanol, dizel motorlar için yenilenebilir alternatif yakıtlardır ve farklı oranlarda No. 2 dizel yakıta karıştırılarak dizel motorlarda kullanılabilirler. Etanol tek bir kimyasal yapıya ve belli özelliklere sahip yakıt olmasına rağmen, biyodizellerin özellikleri elde edildikleri yağın cinsine ve esterleştirme metodlarına bağlı olarak değişmektedir. Bu çalışmada etanol ve iki farklı biyodizelin özellikleri No. 2 dizel yakıt ile karşılaştırılmış, etanol ve biyodizellerin ön yanma odalı turbo dizel bir motorun performans ve emisyonlarına etkileri incelenmiştir. Kullanılan alternatif yakıtlar CO, is ve SO2 emisyonlarının azalmasını sağlarken, NOx emisyonunda artışa sebep olmuştur. Etanol ilavesi güçte bir miktar düşmeye sebep olurken, biyodizel ilavesi dizel yakıta göre çok az oranda güç artışı sağlamıştır.