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- Detection of Misuse of Authorized Access in an Information Retrieval System
- Creator
- Frieder, Ophir, Grossman, David Adam
- Date
- 2012-03-20, 2007-11-20
- Description
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The present invention relates to a system for detecting misuse of authorized access to a digital data gathering system by a user. User...
Show moreThe present invention relates to a system for detecting misuse of authorized access to a digital data gathering system by a user. User behavior is monitored as to the search queries, the search results, or both. When a valid record of normal user behavior is obtained, each new query and result for the user can be compared to the record to determine if anomalous activity has occurred.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Exercise technology for Disabled People (Spring 2001) IPRO 312: Exercise technology for Disabled People IPRO312 Spring2001 Final Report
- Creator
- Carl, Ross, Hatton-santiago, Janel, Kaushal, Megha, Morken, Kelly, Rzewnicki, Brian, Stock, Andrew, Walden, Jennifer
- Date
- 2001, 2001-05
- Description
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IPRO Section 312 is focused on creating a functional tandem handcycle designed to accommodate people with and without disabilities. The...
Show moreIPRO Section 312 is focused on creating a functional tandem handcycle designed to accommodate people with and without disabilities. The handcycle is meant to be used for recreational purposes and could possibly be marketable at some point in the future.
Sponsorship: IIT Internal R&D
Project Plan for IPRO 312: Exercise technology for Disabled People for the Spring 2001 semester
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- Urban Hybrid House
- Creator
- Machado, Beatriz Ferreira Pinto
- Date
- 5/4/2011, 2011-05
- Description
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The aim of this project is to develop a cluster of hybrid houses in Evanston designed to produce energy and reduce resources consumption in...
Show moreThe aim of this project is to develop a cluster of hybrid houses in Evanston designed to produce energy and reduce resources consumption in comparison to the houses surrounding it. The project goals are to demonstrate performance improvement. Maximize sun exposure and the interaction between the houses and its gardens. To raise awareness that it is possible to live in a more environmentally friendly unit without hardship is another purpose of the project.
Sponsorship: Denison, Dirk
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- Building a Community Garden (semester?), IPRO 344: Community Gardening IPRO 344 Final Report S06
- Creator
- Chojnowski, Joeseph, Clemens, Natalie, Esparza, Saul, Gerges, Shahir, Hernandez, Veronica, Herrera, Stephanie, Hittie, Thomas, Lucid, Shannon, Peck, Edward, Pfau, Sara, Procaccio, Vincenzo, Samuels, Janina, Schaefer, Kristina, Siefkas, Kaylyn, Sweikert, Emma, Winter, Rachael
- Date
- 2006-07, 2006-07
- Description
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IPRO 344 investigated methods for safe, low-cost community gardening in the urban setting. Most community gardens within large cities are...
Show moreIPRO 344 investigated methods for safe, low-cost community gardening in the urban setting. Most community gardens within large cities are sited in vacant lots that have been previously built upon. When the structures that once occupied these sites were demolished, the debris filled the basements of the structures, and was then covered by a shallow layer of nutrient poor dirt. The resulting vacant lots pose two problems for community gardening. First, the ground becomes tough and nearly impossible to manually prepare for gardening purposes. Second, the presence of lead and mercury from the paint and other construction materials has been incorporated into the soil, which can be harmful when transferred into plants which are then ingested. Since most community gardens in low-income neighborhoods do provide food, it became the aim of IPRO 344 to inexpensively grow plants which would be safe to eat in an urban community garden.
Deliverables for IPRO 344: Building a Community Garden for the Summer 2006 semester
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- Design of a Large-Scale Structural System for the 21st Century (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: DesignOfALarge-ScaleStructuralSystemIPRO356ProjectPlanSp10
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- Alarcon, Alexander, Alvord, Steve, Belanger, David, Brazzale, Ross, Cho, Andrew, Coad, Matthew, Fanizza, Francesco, Fujiwara, Bryan, Hold, Melissa, Mosey, Grant, Nelson, Karen, Nielsen, Lisa, Nilforooshan, Razieh, Olechno, Patrick, Pattermann, William, Waas, Zachary, Wedster, Bonnie
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The main problem which our project faces is what to plan to build in the Michael Reese site, which was recently demolished to make room for...
Show moreThe main problem which our project faces is what to plan to build in the Michael Reese site, which was recently demolished to make room for the Olympic village. Since Chicago did not win the bid for the 2016 Olympics, the site remains vacant and unused. The basis of the IPRO is to develop a plan for this site, and, specifically, to design a building to serve as an anchor for the area. This anchor building should serve the community while still remaining economical.
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- The 21st Century Farm (Semester Unknown) IPRO 336: PlantThe21stCenturyFarmIPRO336FinalPresentationSp10
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- Al-sabah, Mohammad, Antenor, Regine, Binet, Adrien, Broda, Dawid, Davis, Jacob, Derdelakos, Alexander, Gubser, Michael, Im, Hyeon, Handzel, Katarzyna, Kling, William, Lockom, Frank, Millham, Joseph, Nielsen, Lisa, O’keefe, Trevor, Ochoa, Jannette, Oraziman, Indira, Ostberg, Kristin, Phillips, Zachary, Schmidt, Michael, Silvestre, Ivan, Simmonds, Claire, Jake, Skaggs, Konrad, Sobon, Philip, Speroff, Todorova, Ralitza, Valmores, Travis, Wiff, Alexander
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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US POPULATION IS OVER 300,000,000 CITIZENS. CURRENTLY 81% OF AMERICANS LIVE IN CITIES, TRANSLATING INTO ABOUT 243,000,000 PEOPLE IN AND AROUND...
Show moreUS POPULATION IS OVER 300,000,000 CITIZENS. CURRENTLY 81% OF AMERICANS LIVE IN CITIES, TRANSLATING INTO ABOUT 243,000,000 PEOPLE IN AND AROUND CITY CENTERS AND GROWING. US CENSUS PROJECTIONS ESTIMATE THAT BY 2050 THE TOTAL POPULATION WILL REACH 438,000,000; WITHOUT ADJUSTMENTS TO URBAN PERCENTAGE THAT NUMBER INCLUDES ALMOST 350,000,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN A METROPOLITAN AREA.
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- Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (sequence unknown), IPRO 324 - Deliverables: IPRO 324 Poster F09
- Creator
- Adrianzen, Luis, Allen, Ross, Antonio, Chris, Callan, Mark, Claxton, Sara, Diesse, Patrick, Gaylord, Matthew, Herbert, Greg, Shaffer, Dan, Wegrzyn, Celeste
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The goal of the IPRO is to try to find an inexpensive, but accurate way of measuring the power output of a rider on a bicycle. Problems with...
Show moreThe goal of the IPRO is to try to find an inexpensive, but accurate way of measuring the power output of a rider on a bicycle. Problems with systems currently available are: some products are not compatible with all bike systems causing the need to purchase new parts, the cost of the available products is expensive, and some of the available measuring systems are not very accurate.
Deliverables for IPRO 324: Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution for the fall 2009 semester
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- Harvesting & Beneficial Use of Condensate from Air Conditioning Systems, Summer 2011, IPRO 346: Final Report
- Creator
- Kenward, Joshua, Li, Cheng, Natarajan, Narayan, Patel, Mansi, Rajagopalan, Raksha, Romo-ortiz, Esther, Ruth, Anthony, Tapia, Rene
- Date
- 2011-06-17, 2011-07
- Description
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In an age where sustainability and “going green” have reached an all time high in both the media, and in politics, new initiatives are being...
Show moreIn an age where sustainability and “going green” have reached an all time high in both the media, and in politics, new initiatives are being explored more than ever before. Many of these initiatives would require drastic changes both in the way corporations do business, and in the way average citizens live their lives. However, there are initiatives which require very little change in lifestyle and business practice, and potentially represent great savings to those who choose to implement them. Like its predecessors, IPRO 346 aims to raise public awareness of the recycling and reuse of condensate produced by air-conditioning systems. This condensate is a byproduct of all AC units, and is currently sent straight to the sewer. Studies conducted by previous IPROs have not only indicated great potential for this initiative, but have also shown a great deal of public interest. Unfortunately, they have also revealed government policies and city codes which greatly restrict the use of this abundant resource. The aim of IPRO 346 is to work towards a change in these policies through the demonstration of a viable system. Members of the team equipped with a model of the systems we propose will meet with public officials, and others interested in the system, demonstrating its potential in hopes of getting policies in place which would allow such a system to be implemented. The IPRO has two main objectives: the development of a prototype and model for demonstration, and the marketing of the idea through the use of both social networks, and presentations to anyone interested. It is the aim of this team, that the accomplishment of these goals will result in both public demand for AC condensate recycling systems, and public policies which allow their use.
Harvesting & Beneficial Use of Condensate from Air Conditioning Systems, Summer 2011, 346
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- Zinda (semester?), IPRO 352
- Creator
- Ahmed, Waseem, Bhatia, Ankush, Buddell, Kenneth, Casiraghi, Juan, Mandolia, Rishu, Mikosz, Natalie, Trocke, John, Yamashita, Megumi, Zaprzal, Robert
- Date
- 2006-12, 2006-12
- Description
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The mission of the EnPro 352 team is to provide high-quality custom designed, custom-fitted and reasonably priced clothing to our customers....
Show moreThe mission of the EnPro 352 team is to provide high-quality custom designed, custom-fitted and reasonably priced clothing to our customers. The current goal for EnPro 352–Fall 2006 is to create a professional business plan, and conduct product tests.
Deliverables for IPRO 352: Zinda for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Green Class Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: GreengClassCommunity IPRO358Brochure2F10
- Creator
- Beck, Steve, Snyder, Mark, Eshleman, Justin, Krebs, Byron, Nguyen, Trang, Oraziman, Indira, Qi, Tianshu, Shehada, Hazem, Skopek, Paul, Varghese, Danny, Warnes, Michael, Cho, Moses
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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Our purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably at an affordable price. Our design, for the community of...
Show moreOur purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably at an affordable price. Our design, for the community of Evanston, will first minimizes its energy consumption and then uses the most sustainable methods to fulfill the remaining needs of the inhabitants. Ideally we will design a model community which will challenge conventions within the fields of design, planning, engineering, and everyday living. This community will also serve as an example to Chicago-area municipalities about the benefits of affordable sustainable planning, design, and living. It will also be an attractive marketable solution to the current home buyers within our given demographic.
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- DISRUPTION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES USING TARGETED MULTI-SITE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
- Creator
- Sobayo, Tiwalade
- Date
- 2015, 2015-12
- Description
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Neuronal populations in the brain achieve levels of synchronous electrophysiological activity during both normal brain function and...
Show moreNeuronal populations in the brain achieve levels of synchronous electrophysiological activity during both normal brain function and pathological states such as epileptic seizures. Understanding how the dynamics of neuronal oscillators in the brain evolve from normal to diseased states is a critical component towards decoding such complex behaviors. In my studies, I assessed multi-site dynamics underlying seizure evolution in limbic epilepsy by analyzing oscillators in recordings of local field potentials from three brain structures (bilateral hippocampi and anteromedial thalamus) in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy extracted using the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) technique. The analysis revealed patterns of multi-site phase coherence during initiation and termination phases of seizures. The multi-site synchrony events as seizures naturally terminated were used to model electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) protocols aimed at stopping ongoing epileptic seizures. The location and frequency of the natural termination synchrony varied between subjects but was stable in time within each animal. My studies reveal that DBS protocols were significantly more effective at rapidly stopping seizures when the frequency and location of multi-site stimulation reflected the endogenous synchrony dynamics observed in each subject. These results strongly suggest that tailoring DBS protocols to individual endogenous rhythms that may represent how brains naturally resolve epileptic seizures could play a critical role in vastly improving the overall efficacy of this important therapy.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, December 2015
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- Advanced Shipping Container Transportation System Solutions (semester?), IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transport IPRO 307 Final Report Sp07
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- Aguirre, Maria, Borschuk, Zachary, Grilley, Michael, Kohler, Jonathan, Patel, Axita, Roth, Nathaniel, Ruiz, Joanna, Russo, Benjamin, Sisay, Mary, Sotelo, Cesar, Truong, Josie, Zaatar, Yousef
- Date
- 2007-05, 2007-05
- Description
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The main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary,...
Show moreThe main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary, Indiana. It will be capable of handling the forecasted increase in container movement over the next decade while decreasing the demand placed on existing intermodal facilities in Chicago and northwest Indiana. Several intermediate goals must be met in order to accomplish this objective, which include: Selecting the site and planning the physical layout of the Gary yard which maximizes efficiency and minimizes any negative effects on the surrounding areas, Making recommendations concerning the appropriate number, size, and type of cranes capable of handling the predicted capacity, and Developing a demonstration of software capable of tracking containers and trucks both within the yard and regionally
Deliverables for IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transportation System Solutions for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Hybrid Electrolyte System
- Creator
- Smotkin, Eugene S., Mallouk, Thomas E., Ward, Michael D., Ley, Kevin L.
- Date
- 2009-05-11, 1998-12-08
- Description
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A hybrid electrolyte system for fuel cells and other electrochemical reactors comprising an acid electrolyte, a base electrolyte, and a proton...
Show moreA hybrid electrolyte system for fuel cells and other electrochemical reactors comprising an acid electrolyte, a base electrolyte, and a proton permeable dense phase separating the acid electrolyte from the base electrolyte.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- HIGH RISE BUILDING: plan and perspective
- Creator
- Sun, Yanfang
- Date
- 2012-05-08, 2012-05
- Description
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MIXED USE HIGH RISE BUILDING DESIGN COMBINING WIND TURBINE, IN ORDER TO FIND A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO USING CLEAN ENERGY
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- Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts (semester?), IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication IPRO 303 Poster Sp07
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- Omair Rehman, Mohammed, Palikevicius, Sarunas, Lyles, Kevin, Lee, Chihwan, Hwang, Taeho, Amber, Jamie, Choi, Migun, Featherstone, Amanda, Hatch, Michael, Tung, Kevin, Rhoda, John
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- 2007-05, 2007-05
- Description
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IPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal©...
Show moreIPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal© Corporation. When critical equipment fails, it sends a shockwave throughout an organization and into its supply chain. Smart Signal’s EPI*Center software solution enables companies to fill the equipment performance gap between current operations and corporate objectives through early, actionable warning of any abnormal performance.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Improving Audio Quality and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Devices and Intercom Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344: ImprovingAudioQualityandEnergyEfficiencyInMobileDevicesandIntercomSystemsIPRO344ProjectPlanF09
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- Algie, Teague, Bartolomei, Anthony, Bian, Joy, Chiles, Jeffrey, Gavris, Calin, Ieong, Iat, Han Jun, Chang, Kim, Woochan, Lee, Harry, Miller, Nathan, Shegarfi, Roozbeh
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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A. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine...
Show moreA. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine and improve upon the hardware and procedures developed in previous semesters. B. The team has set objectives of improving the audio performance of our kiosk, experimenting, testing and demonstrating the improvement empirically, establishing a frame of reference to compare our design to currently used intercom systems, and refining the kiosk circuitry and enclosure.
Sponsorship: Shure Inc.
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- SYSTEM-ON-CHIP ARCHITECTURES FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMMUNICAnONS
- Creator
- Niu, Sufeng
- Date
- 2012-04-30, 2012-05
- Description
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System-On-Chip (SOC) is one of the most popular Computer Aided Design (CAD) methodologies in electronic system design. In this research, SOC...
Show moreSystem-On-Chip (SOC) is one of the most popular Computer Aided Design (CAD) methodologies in electronic system design. In this research, SOC design is investigated in two different types of applications: i) low cost and power efficient applications; and ii) high performance computing applications. To explore low cost and power efficient design, a microcontroller based wireless medical system is investigated. Two wireless communication protocols for medical applications and patient monitoring are analyzed. In addition, the ZigBee stack developed by TI and a medical amplifier are discussed. For high performance SOC applications, implementations of several matrix operations are examined. An improved fixed-point hardware design of QR decomposition is introduced and optimized for Xilinx FPGAs. A Givens Rotation algorithm is implemented using a folded systolic array and the CORDIC algorithm. This approach is highly suitable for high-speed FPGAs or ASIC designs. It is found that the Xilinx XC5VLX110T FPGA is capable of running the QR decomposition at 246MHz.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2012
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- Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance (Fall 2001) IPRO 305: Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance IPRO305 Fall2001 Final Presentation
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- Agheda, Akta, Bhatt, Chirag, Bhatty, Moummar, Bhojawala, Safiya, Bodal, Aziz, Kim, Taewhan, Mathew, Arun, Soorma, Luqman, Ullal, Prasad
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- 2001, 2001-12
- Description
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In this project, the utilization of virtualized reality environments to the guidance of blind or visually-impaired people will be explored. A...
Show moreIn this project, the utilization of virtualized reality environments to the guidance of blind or visually-impaired people will be explored. A virtualized reality environment will be constructed based on visual sensory information and described verbally to the user instead of presented to him graphically. One of two contexts will be selected: a static scenario in which the motorized sensors and the system are located in the environment; or a mobile scenario in which a wearable computing system is worn by the user. The technical side of the project requires students with programming skills capable and/or interested in: image analysis, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and hardware interface and design. The non-technical side of the project requires students capable and/or interested in: analyzing the guidance needs of blind and visually-impaired people, analyzing and experimenting with different verbal descriptions of visual scenes, assessing the level of detail with which the user is comfortable, and experimenting with and assessing the effectiveness of different descriptive schemes. In the long term, the insight and ideas developed in this project may lead to their further development, testing and implementation in practical applications for those who are blind and visually-impaired or more generally for people to communicate and collaborate with each other more effectively in a virtual fashion.
Sponsorship: NA
Project Plan for IPRO 305: Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance for the Fall 2001 semester
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- Title
- Composite Materials
- Creator
- Khan, M. Ishaque
- Date
- 2009-05-14, 2002-05-07
- Description
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Composite materials composed of organic and inorganic substances of the general formulation MO(O.sub.2 C--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CO.sub.2), wherein...
Show moreComposite materials composed of organic and inorganic substances of the general formulation MO(O.sub.2 C--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CO.sub.2), wherein M is a transition metal, and a method for producing the composite materials. The structure of these materials includes at least one column of an array of transition metal oxides, the column having corner-sharing octahedra interlinked with spacer organic chelating ligands. The inorganic-organic hybrid materials are likely to exhibit properties not encountered in pure inorganic and organic substances.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- OPTIMAL BIDDING STRATEGY FOR HYDRO UNIT
- Creator
- Zhu, Renchen
- Date
- 2013-04-30, 2013-05
- Description
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The bidding price for the renewable energy is very different from some traditional energy, like gas, coal and so on, because when we produced...
Show moreThe bidding price for the renewable energy is very different from some traditional energy, like gas, coal and so on, because when we produced the renewable energy, the only cost is the generator unit cost, for example, wind power, water power and so on. People never need to pay the fuel price for the solar, water or wind. So here come one question how can we decide the energy price for these power. As we all know, the bidding price decided the profit for the generating company. Nowadays, more and more researches have been done in this field for every company want a good price to earn the highest profit. But for the renewable energy, they are different from the traditional energy which price is determined by the fuel price. So how to decide the bidding price of the renewable energy will be a good topic and question for us. To solve this problem, I will try to use an idea called minimum the imbalance in order to maximum the profit for those owners. This idea first has been applied in the wind unit. For my thesis, I will apply this idea to the hydro unit both with the storage and without storage. For each part, I will use some data to test. By these testing, the result will show this bidding strategy will be better.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2013
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