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Preparation of conjugated soybean oil and other natural oils and fatty acids by homogeneous transition metal catalysis
The use of as little as 0.1 mol% [RhCl(C8H14)2]2, 0.25 mol% PtCl2(PPh3)2, or 0.5 mol% RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3, where Ph = phenyl, catalyzes the isomerization of soybean oil to conjugated soybean oil under mild reaction ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Lightweight Encryption Algorithm for Mobile Online Multimedia Devices
Online multimedia data needs to be encrypted for access control. To be capable of working on mobile devices such as pocket PC and mobile phones, lightweight video encryption algorithms should be proposed. The ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effective Feature Preprocessing for Time Series Forecasting
Time series forecasting is an important area in data mining research. Feature preprocessing techniques have significant influence on forecasting accuracy, therefore are essential in a forecasting model. Althou...
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The temporal change of driving factors during the course of land desertification in arid region of North China: the case of Minqin County
Taking the key research area in the arid region of North China—Minqin County—as a case, this paper analyzes the main factors impacting land desertification. Based on factor analysis method and the collection o...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Comparisons of Machine Learning Methods for Electricity Regional Reference Price Forecasting
Effective and reliable electricity price forecast is essential for market participants in setting up appropriate risk management plans in an electricity market. In this paper, we investigate two state-of-the-a...
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Conclusions and Future Trends in Emerging Techniques
A number of emerging techniques for power system analysis have been described in the previous chapters of this book. However, given the complexity and ever increasing uncertainties of the power industry, there...
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Grid Computing
Power systems have been reformed from isolated plants into individual systems and interregional/international connections throughout the world since the 1990s (Das, 2002). Due to constant expansions and deregulat...
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Phasor Measurement Unit and Its Application in Modern Power Systems
The introduction of phasor measurement units (PMUs) in power systems significantly improves the possibilities for monitoring and analyzing power system dynamics. Synchronized measurements make it possible to d...
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Introduction
With the deregulation of the power industry having occurred in many countries across the world, the industry has been experiencing many changes leading to increasing complexity, interconnectivity, and uncertai...
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Data Mining Techniques and Its Application in Power Industry
Coinciding with the economic development and population growth, the size of modern power system is also quickly growing. Therefore, the information systems of the power industry are also becoming increasingly ...
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Probabilistic vs Deterministic Power System Stability and Reliability Assessment
The power industry has undergone the significant restructuring throughout the world since the 1990s. In particular, its traditional, vertically monopolistic structure has been reformed into competitive markets...
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Fundamentals of Emerging Techniques
Following the new challenges of the power industry outlined in Chapter 1, new techniques for power system analysis are needed. These emerging techniques cover various aspects of power system analysis including...
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Multiagent flocking with formation in a constrained environment
We consider the problem of controlling a group of mobile agents to form a designated formation while flocking within a constrained environment. We first propose a potential field based method to drive the agen...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Five-Axis NC Machining Simulation and Optimization
The supporting technology of five-axis CNC machine is establishing virtual machining platform, correcting NC program and process simulation and optimization, which can make the efficient machining technology c...
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Open AccessA novel technique for the optimal design of offshore wind farm electrical layout
The design of electrical layout is a key element in the offshore wind farm planning. We present a novel electrical layout design optimization method for offshore wind farms in this paper. The proposed method c...
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Open AccessDemand response: a strategy to address residential air-conditioning peak load in Australia
Rapid growth in electricity network peak demand is increasing pressure for new investment which may be used for only a few hours a year. Residential air-conditioning is widely believed to be the prime cause of...
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Open AccessPrimary energy congestion of power systems
Primary energy has the potential to bring challenges to the reliability, economic, and eco-friendliness of global electric power systems. The concept of electric power security are proposed, including many fac...
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Reduced-order observer-based backstep** tracking control for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems
In this paper, an output feedback tracking control scheme is put forwarded for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems, whose dynamics involve not only unknown parameters but also unmeasured states multiplied ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Meet-in-the-Middle Technique for Truncated Differential and Its Applications to CLEFIA and Camellia
As one of the generalizations of differential cryptanalysis, the truncated differential cryptanalysis has become a powerful toolkit to evaluate the security of block ciphers. In this article, taking advantage ...
