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Esitys Kirjastoverkkopäivillä 25.10.2012 Helsingissä

Capacity of an I-beam made of S960 QC based on Eurocode 3

The capacity of beams is a very important factor in the study of durability of structures and structural members. The capacity of a high-strength steel I-beam made of S960 QC was investigated in this study. The investigation included assessment of the service limits and ultimate limits of the steel beam. The thesis was done according to European standards for steel structures, Eurocode 3. An analytical method was used to determine the throat thickness, deformation, elastic and plastic moment capacities as well as the fatigue life of the beam. The results of the analytical method were compared with those obtained by Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Elastic moment capacity obtained by the analytical method was 172 kNm. FEA and the analytical method predicted the maximum lateral-torsional buckling (LTB) capacity in the range of 90-93 kNm and the probability of failure as a result of LTB is estimated to be 50%. The lateral buckling capacity meant that the I-beam can carry a safe load of 300 kN instead of the initial load of 600 kN. The beam is liable to fail shortly after exceeding the elastic moment capacity. Based on results in of the different approaches, it was noted that FEA predicted higher deformation values on the load-deformation curve than the analytical results. However, both FEA and the analytical methods predicted identical results for nominal stress range and moment capacities. Fatigue life was estimated to be in the range of 53000-64000 cycles for bending stress range using crack propagation equation and strength-life approach. As Eurocode 3 is limited to steel grades up to S690, results for S960 must be verified with experimental data and appropriate design rules.

Link-16 -järjestelmän käyttö puolustusvoimissa

Kehitys tietotekniikan puolella on viime vuosina ollut huimaa. Tämä on näkynyt kaikkialla yhteiskunnassa, muun muassa digitelevision esiinmarssina. Myös ilmailussa, sekä siviili- että sotilasilmailussa, on ryhdytty kartoittamaan uuden tekniikan hyväksikäyttömahdollisuuksia. Tämän työn tarkoituksena on tarkastella, miten NATO:n käyttämää datalinkkijärjestelmää, Link-16 -järjestelmää, voitaisiin käyttää Suomen Puolustusvoimien yhteisoperaatioissa sekä ilmavoimien omissa operaatioissa. Yhteisoperaation datalinkkijärjestelmälle asettamia vaatimuksia on pyritty kartoittamaan sovelletun vaatimusmäärittelyn menetelmin. Näin ollen työssä on pureuduttu vähän myös yhteisoperaatioihin ja niiden perusteisiin. Link-16 - järjestelmän ominaisuuksia on verrattu vaatimusmäärittelyn tuottamiin vaatimuksiin, minkä kautta on saatu kuva järjestelmän käyttökelpoisuudesta. Työssä on pohdittu myös, millaisia ongelmia Link-16 -järjestelmän käyttöönotto Suomessa saattaisi aiheuttaa. Tuloksia tarkasteltaessa korostuu Link-16 -järjestelmän vaatima suunnittelu- ja hallinnointityö. Järjestelmän tarjoaman joustavan verkkosuunnittelun avulla voidaan luoda haluttuja verkkoja, mutta suunnittelussa pitää pyrkiä ottamaan huomioon kaikki mahdollisesti eteen tulevat tilanteet. Eri operaatioille pitää myös suunnitella eri viestiverkot. Ilmavoimien omille operaatioille saattaa muodostua ongelmaksi järjestelmän käyttömahdollisuusmoodeista johtuva varakoneen hankala käyttöönotto. Link-16 -järjestelmä käyttää samaa taajuuskaistaa kuin ilmailussa käytettävä Distance Measurement Equipment (DME) -järjestelmä. Tästä johtuen maailmalla on luotu tiettyjä sääntöjä, joiden puitteissa Link-16 -järjestelmien päätelaitteiden on toimittava, jotta ne eivät häiritsisi DME-laitteiden toimintaa. Kyseiset säännöt lisäävät entisestään Link-16 -käyttäjien hallinnollista työmäärää. Rajoituksista johtuen kaikkia operaatioita on suunniteltava ja johdettava tarkasti, jotta Link-16 -järjestelmälle asetetut EMC-rajoitukset eivät ylittyisi. Link- 16 -järjestelmän käyttö vaatii siis huomattavasti hallinnollista työtä. Suomen Ilmavoimat tutkii tällä hetkellä, minkälaisia organisatorisia muutoksia Link-16 -järjestelmän käyttöönotto ilmavoimille merkitsisi. Mikäli halutaan osallistua kansainvälisiin kriisinhallintaoperaatioihin yhdessä muiden NATO -maiden kanssa, Link-16 -järjestelmä on käytännössä pakollinen.

Ultimate capacity of stainless steel rectangular hollow section X- joints at low temperatures

Growing demand for stainless steel construction materials has increased the popularity of substitutive materials for austenitic stainless steels. The lean duplex grades have taken their place in building of structures exposed to corrosive environments. Since the duplex grades are relatively new materials, the current codes and norms do not fully cover the newest duplex grades. The joints tested in this thesis were designed and studied according to Eurocode 3, even though all the materials are not yet accepted to the standards. The main objective in this thesis was to determine the differences of the used materials in behaviour under loading at low temperatures. Tests in which the deformation and strength properties of the joints were determined were done at the temperature of -46°C, which is the requirement of temperature for structures designed according to Norsok standards. Results show that replacing the austenitic grade with the lean duplex grade is acceptable.

The obstacles for cross-border transmission network investments in the Nordic electricity market: Case South-West link

The Nordic electricity market is often seen as an example of how to create a working, developed and integrated electricity market. Nevertheless, this thesis studies the obstacles of transmission network investments and the market integration challenges in the Nordic electricity market. The main focus is in the Nordic Transmission system operators (TSOs), which have a key role in grid development. This study introduces a case study of cancellation of South-West link, Western part, which was seen as essential grid investment in order to improve the Nordic electricity market functioning but ended up with cancellation in 2013. This study includes semi-structured theme interviews of the experts among Nordic electricity industry stakeholders. Despite the political will to create more equal prices for electricity in the Nordic market, the differing national regulation, mixed incentives created by bottleneck income and the focus moving from Nordic integration to European integration may create challenges to the Nordic electricity market integration in the future.

The Impact of Electrical Capacity Market Mechanisms on Capacity Mobility and End Use Customer Pricing

Potential impacts of electrical capacity market design on capacity mobility and end use customer pricing are analyzed. Market rules and historical evolution are summarized to provide a background for the analysis. The summarized rules are then examined for impacts on capacity mobility. A summary of the aspects of successful capacity markets is provided. Two United States market regions are chosen for analysis based upon their market history and proximity to each other. The MISO region is chosen due to recent developments in capacity market mechanisms. The PJM region neighbors the MISO region and is similar in size and makeup. The PJM region has had a capacity market mechanism for over a decade and allows for a controlled comparison of the MISO region’s developments. Capacity rules are found to have an impact on the mobility of capacity between regions. Regulatory restrictions and financial penalties for the movement of capacity between regions are found which effectively hinder such mobility. Capacity market evolution timelines are formed from the historical evolution previously summarized and compared to historical pricing to inspect for a correlation. No direct and immediate impact on end use customer pricing was found due to capacity market design. The components of end use customer pricing are briefly examined.

Apply of energy storages in electricity distribution networks and reserve capacity applications

The Thesis is dedicated to development of an operative tool to support decision making of battery energy storages implementation in distribution networks. The basics of various battery technologies, their perspectives and challenges are represented in the Thesis. Mathematical equations that describe economic effect from battery energy storage installation are offered. The main factors that influence profitability of battery settings have been explored and mathematically defined. Mathematical model and principal trends of battery storage profitability under an impact of the major factors are determined. The meaning of annual net value was introduced to show the difference between savings and required costs. The model gives a clear vision for dependencies between annual net value and main factors. Proposals for optimal network and battery characteristics are suggested.

Implementing Green IT approach for transferring Big Data over Parallel Data Link

The whole research of the current Master Thesis project is related to Big Data transfer over Parallel Data Link and my main objective is to assist the Saint-Petersburg National Research University ITMO research team to accomplish this project and apply Green IT methods for the data transfer system. The goal of the team is to transfer Big Data by using parallel data links with SDN Openflow approach. My task as a team member was to compare existing data transfer applications in case to verify which results the highest data transfer speed in which occasions and explain the reasons. In the context of this thesis work a comparison between 5 different utilities was done, which including Fast Data Transfer (FDT), BBCP, BBFTP, GridFTP, and FTS3. A number of scripts where developed which consist of creating random binary data to be incompressible to have fair comparison between utilities, execute the Utilities with specified parameters, create log files, results, system parameters, and plot graphs to compare the results. Transferring such an enormous variety of data can take a long time, and hence, the necessity appears to reduce the energy consumption to make them greener. In the context of Green IT approach, our team used Cloud Computing infrastructure called OpenStack. It’s more efficient to allocated specific amount of hardware resources to test different scenarios rather than using the whole resources from our testbed. Testing our implementation with OpenStack infrastructure results that the virtual channel does not consist of any traffic and we can achieve the highest possible throughput. After receiving the final results we are in place to identify which utilities produce faster data transfer in different scenarios with specific TCP parameters and we can use them in real network data links.

Cross-border transmission capacity development – Experiences from the Nordic electricity markets

The liberalisation of the wholesale electricity markets has been considered an efficient way to organise the markets. In Europe, the target is to liberalise and integrate the common European electricity markets. However, insufficient transmission capacity between the market areas hampers the integration, and therefore, new investments are required. Again, massive transmission capacity investments are not usually easy to carry through. This doctoral dissertation aims at elaborating on critical determinants required to deliver the necessary transmission capacity investments. The Nordic electricity market is used as an illustrative example. This study suggests that changes in the governance structure have affected the delivery of Nordic cross-border investments. In addition, the impacts of not fully delivered investments are studied in this doctoral dissertation. An insufficient transmission network can degrade the market uniformity and may also cause a need to split the market into smaller submarkets. This may have financial impacts on market actors when the targeted efficient sharing of resources is not met and even encourage gaming. The research methods applied in this doctoral dissertation are mainly empirical ranging from a Delphi study to case studies and numerical calculations.

Impacts of capacity remunerative mechanisms on cross-border trade

The European ambitious targets to increase the share of renewable generation pose a challenge to the generation adequacy. Many European member states are concerned that energy-only markets alone might not be able to deliver sufficient capacity required to meet the future electricity demand and back up shortfalls of energy from renewable energy sources (RES) during periods of low wind and sun. Many EU members consider to re-design their energy-only markets and establish different forms of capacity remunerative mechanisms (CRMs) to maintain the security of supply. There is a certain concern that market design changes at the level of EU member countries might conflict with the European goal of a single market. As soon as many European markets are highly interconnected, uncoordinated CRMs might create negative crossborder effects and hinder the achievement of the Internal Electricity Market in Europe. The pros and cons of capacity markets are well examined at the national level. However, the cross-border effects of capacity markets within the European market aiming at higher integration have received less attention. This doctoral dissertation examines the cross-border effects of unilateral implementation of CRMs applying both theoretical and case study analyses. The results show that capacity remunerative mechanisms (CRMs) may cause negative cross-border effects, especially if they are implemented unilaterally.

Non-Markovian dynamics in quantum optical dephasing channels

Quantum computation and quantum communication are two of the most promising future applications of quantum mechanics. Since the information carriers used in both of them are essentially open quantum systems it is necessary to understand both quantum information theory and the theory of open quantum systems in order to investigate realistic implementations of such quantum technologies. In this thesis we consider the theory of open quantum systems from a quantum information theory perspective. The thesis is divided into two parts: review of the literature and original research. In the review of literature we present some important definitions and known results of open quantum systems and quantum information theory. We present the definitions of trace distance, two channel capacities and superdense coding capacity and give a reasoning why they can be used to represent the transmission efficiency of a communication channel. We also show derivations of some properties useful to link completely positive and trace preserving maps to trace distance and channel capacities. With the help of these properties we construct three measures of non-Markovianity and explain why they detect non-Markovianity. In the original research part of the thesis we study the non-Markovian dynamics in an experimentally realized quantum optical set-up. For general one-qubit dephasing channels we calculate the explicit forms of the two channel capacities and the superdense coding capacity. For the general two-qubit dephasing channel with uncorrelated local noises we calculate the explicit forms of the quantum capacity and the mutual information of a four-letter encoding. By using the dynamics in the experimental implementation as a set of specific dephasing channels we also calculate and compare the measures in one- and two-qubit dephasing channels and study the options of manipulating the environment to achieve revivals and higher transmission rates in superdense coding protocol with dephasing noise. Kvanttilaskenta ja kvanttikommunikaatio ovat kaksi puhutuimmista tulevaisuuden kvanttimekaniikan käytännön sovelluksista. Koska molemmissa näistä informaatio koodataan systeemeihin, jotka ovat oleellisesti avoimia kvanttisysteemejä, sekä kvantti-informaatioteorian, että avointen kvanttisysteemien tuntemus on välttämätöntä. Tässä tutkielmassa käsittelemme avointen kvanttisysteemien teoriaa kvantti-informaatioteorian näkökulmasta. Tutkielma on jaettu kahteen osioon: kirjallisuuskatsaukseen ja omaan tutkimukseen. Kirjallisuuskatsauksessa esitämme joitakin avointen kvanttisysteemien ja kvantti-informaatioteorian tärkeitä määritelmiä ja tunnettuja tuloksia. Esitämme jälkietäisyyden, kahden kanavakapasiteetin ja superdense coding -kapasiteetin määritelmät ja esitämme perustelun sille, miksi niitä voidaan käyttää kuvaamaan kommunikointikanavan lähetystehokkuutta. Näytämme myös todistukset kahdelle ominaisuudelle, jotka liittävät täyspositiiviset ja jäljensäilyttävät kuvaukset jälkietäisyyteen ja kanavakapasiteetteihin. Näiden ominaisuuksien avulla konstruoimme kolme epä-Markovisuusmittaa ja perustelemme, miksi ne havaitsevat dynamiikan epä-Markovisuutta. Oman tutkimuksen osiossa tutkimme epä-Markovista dynamiikkaa kokeellisesti toteutetussa kvanttioptisessa mittausjärjestelyssä. Yleisen yhden qubitin dephasing-kanavan tapauksessa laskemme molempien kanavakapasiteettien ja superdense coding -kapasiteetin eksplisiittiset muodot. Yleisen kahden qubitin korreloimattomien ympäristöjen dephasing-kanavan tapauksessa laskemme yhteisen informaation lausekkeen nelikirjaimisessa koodauksessa ja kvanttikanavakapasiteetin. Käyttämällä kokeellisen mittajärjestelyn dynamiikkoja esimerkki dephasing-kanavina me myös laskemme konstruoitujen epä-Markovisuusmittojen arvot ja vertailemme niitä yksi- ja kaksi-qubitti-dephasing-kanavissa. Lisäksi käyttäen kokeellisia esimerkkikanavia tutkimme, kuinka ympäristöä manipuloimalla superdense coding –skeemassa voidaan saada yhteinen informaatio ajoittain kasvamaan tai saavuttaa kaikenkaikkiaan korkeampi lähetystehokkuus.