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In order to optimize the operating efficiency of transmission systems utilities must be able to quickly restore service after a failure. Locating faults with current technologies can be a time consuming, skill and labor intensive process. Underground transmission systems are hidden from view and fault location can take sometimes days or weeks. Detecting and locating incipient faults prior to failu ...

Modern synchrotrons are providing higher beam currents and demanding more RF power from the superconducting cavities. The maximum RF power available without beam is limited by the maximum power rating of the WR1800 waveguide RF ceramic window used in the fundamental power coupler. Operation at this maximum power limit is hampered by the fact that the specific value of power transmitted which pro ...

All computing platforms, from handhelds to servers, can achieve superior energy efficiency with better control of the power supply. An integrated voltage regulator would provide improved control, but requires improvements in on-chip inductors for energy storage. This project will develop manufacturing processes and compact models for thin-film magnetic power inductors. These inductors will incorp ...

This project addresses very high power switches for accelerators used in high-energy physics research and particle research. Existing devices have relatively slow switching times, compared to those required for the application. The proposed program seeks to develop high-voltage, high-current devices with much faster switching times and reduced conduction losses, thereby reducing heat and impro ...

The DOE supports development of technologies essential to experiments in nuclear physics. The channel count of modern nuclear physics experiments has risen into thousands. There is need for cost effective, high density data acquisition (DAQ) systems with many thousands of channels capable of in situ signal analysis to avoid storing vast quantities of raw waveform data. Our approach will permit dev ...

Historically, companies that fabricate structural parts/pieces that include welding as part of their fabrication process have relied on an iterative trial-and-error method to establish manufacturing and fabrication processes for new products. This approach is inefficient. A few US Industries that have used virtual design and analysis tools have developed environmentally-friendly fabrication proce ...

The effectiveness of synchrotron radiation science is being hindered by the limited availability of advanced detectors. This is due to the limited deployment of existing detectors as well as limited development effort to provide new advanced capabilities. As synchrotron radiation experiments become more sophisticated, advanced detectors will be necessary to leverage the capabilities of the beamli ...

USi will leverage over 27 years of technology and applications experience in underground cable monitoring and diagnostics to implement the design of an advanced diagnostic system that detects and localizes incipient failures in pipe-type underground transmission systems caused by thermo-mechanical bending (TMB). The goal of the project is to develop a commercial system for utility application.

ABSTRACT: Autonomous vehicles lack a standardized mechanism for seamless cross-platform sharing of testing frameworks and evaluations of basic tasks. The ability to execute common tests on various hardware platforms is essential in order to be able to e

As supercomputing speeds increase and storage costs drop, scientists running applications in various disci- plines, such as high-energy physics, genomics, climate studies, etc., generate datasets of ever-increasing sizes at distributed locations around the world. Backbone Research-and-Education Network (REN) providers such as DOE’s Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and Internet2, provide high-spe ...