After the long period of forced work from home, many knowledge workers have not only developed a strong habit of remote work, but also consider flexibility as their personal right and no longer as a privilege. Existing research suggest that the majority prefers to work two or three days per week...
Early-stage clustering in two Al–Mg–Zn(–Cu) alloys has been investigated using atom probe tomography and transmission electron microscopy. Cluster identification by the isoposition method and a statistical approach based on the pair correlation function have both been applied to estimate the cluster...
High-voltage circuit breakers (HVCBs) are essential protection devices which should also be included in power system reliability analysis. When using Monte-Carlo simulation methods the reliability of individual components is incorporated into the analysis through sampling failure events. Therefore...
Traditional assessment indexes could not fully describe offshore wind resource for the meteorological properties of offshore are more complex than onshore. And as a result, the uncertainty of offshore wind power projects would be increased and final economic benefits would be affected. Therefore, a...
Critical infrastructure applications do not emerge fully formed, but generally rely on components and services from third-party vendors. This paper presents a brief survey on good practice for security requirements to be put on vendors delivering products and services to power Distribution...
As for any novel technology, the need to consider, identify and formulate performance requirements and related assessment criteria has been an important subject in the development of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). These allow the characterisation of each technology through techno-economic indicators...
This paper contains the foundation for a new Particle-In-Cell model for gas discharges, based on Îto diffusion and Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC). In the new model the electrons are described with a microscopic drift-diffusion model rather than a macroscopic one. We discuss the connection of the Îto-KMC...