Analise de desempenho de um sistema híbrido de geração de energia solar-eólico-diesel considerando variações probabilísticas da carga e dos recursos renováveis

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Aplicação de computação evolucionária na mineração de dados físico-químicos da água e do solo

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Avaliação da aplicabilidade de sistema computacional de visualização de imagens aéreas de alta resolução em tempo real e multitemporal à degradação do rio Corumbataí

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Análise da qualidade da tensão no ponto de conexão de uma fábrica de alumínio com o sistema interligado nacional

Apresenta-se neste trabalho uma análise da qualidade da tensão no Ponto de Acoplamento Comum (PAC) entre uma indústria de alumínio e o sistema interligado nacional, de modo a avaliar o impacto produzido por esta instalação na rede básica no que diz respeito aos fenômenos de flutuação de tensão, desequilíbrio de tensão e distorção harmônica de tensão. Os dados dos distúrbios da qualidade da energia citados anteriormente foram coletados através de uma campanha de medição com duração de 7 dias consecutivos, solicitada pelo Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS) em casos de cargas conectadas à rede básica que apresentem características não-lineares, como é o caso das indústrias de alumínio. Adicionalmente, um estudo computacional visando determinar os valores máximos de distorção harmônica de tensão no PAC é apresentado com o intuito de completar as análises via campanha de medição. Os programas computacionais utilizados para a realização do estudo foram o HarmZs do CEPEL e o Matlab 7.0.

Proposta de arquiterura para o estabelecimento dinâmico de conexões determinísticas e busca de recursos multidomínio em redes grid OBS baseadas no GMPLS

A capacidade de processamento das instituições de pesquisa vem crescendo significativamente à medida que processadores e estações de trabalho cada vez mais poderosos vão surgindo no mercado. Considerando a melhoria de desempenho na área de redes de computadores e visando suprir a demanda por processamento cada vez maior, surgiu a ideia de utilizar computadores independentes conectados em rede como plataforma para execução de aplicações paralelas, originando assim a área de computação em grade. Em uma rede que se encontra sob um mesmo domínio administrativo, é comum que exista o compartilhamento de recursos como discos, impressoras, etc. Mas quando a rede ultrapassa um domínio administrativo, este compartilhamento se torna muito limitado. A finalidade das grades de computação é permitir compartilhamento de recursos mesmo que estes estejam espalhados por diversos domínios administrativos. Esta dissertação propõe uma arquitetura para o estabelecimento dinâmico de conexões multidomínio que faz uso da comutação de rajadas ópticas (OBS – Optical Burst Switching) utilizando um plano de controle GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching). A arquitetura baseia-se no armazenamento de informações sobre recursos de grade de sistemas autônomos (AS -Autonomous Systems) distintos em um componente chamado Servidor GOBS Raiz (Grid OBS) e na utilização do roteamento explícito para reservar os recursos ao longo de uma rota que satisfaça as restrições de desempenho de uma aplicação. A validação da proposta é feita através de simulações que mostram que a arquitetura é capaz de garantir níveis de desempenho diferenciados de acordo com a classe da aplicação e proporciona uma melhor utilização dos recursos de rede e de computação.

Proposta para aumento da escalabilidade do sistema WSE-OS por meio do escalonamento de conexões e gerenciamento da replicação de dados dos servidores

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Alignment of the CMS tracker with LHC and cosmic ray data

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A NS-2 simulation model for DNP3 protocol over IEEE 802.15.4 wireless protocol toward low cost simulation of Smart Grid applications

Faced with an imminent restructuring of the electric power system, over the past few years many countries have invested in a new paradigm known as Smart Grid. This paradigm targets optimization and automation of electric power network, using advanced information and communication technologies. Among the main communication protocols for Smart Grids we have the DNP3 protocol, which provides secure data transmission with moderate rates. The IEEE 802.15.4 is another communication protocol also widely used in Smart Grid, especially in the so-called Home Area Network (HAN). Thus, many applications of Smart Grid depends on the interaction of these two protocols. This paper proposes modeling, in the traditional network simulator NS-2, the integration of DNP3 protocol and the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard for low cost simulations of Smart Grid applications.

Smart Grid e Carros Elétricos - Influência da Carga de Carros Elétricos Sobre o Sistema Elétrico

The technologies are advancing at a pace so expressive that allow the increase of the power quality from generation until the distribution to end customers. This improvement has been made possible through the automation of the energy that follows to a better quality of the energy provided, a lower energy supply disruptions and a very short recovery time. The trend of today and the near future is the distributed energy generation. To keep the automated control of the chain, the presence of Smart Grids is needed and that will be the most efficient and economical way to manage the entire system. Within this theme, is going to be necessary analyze the electric cars that promise to promote a more sustainable transport because it doesn’t uses fossil fuels, and more healthy because it does not emit pollutants into the atmosphere. The popularization of this type of vehicle is estimated to happen in a few decades and the case study analyzing its influence on the demand of the electrical system is something that will be very important in the near future. This paper presents a study of the influence of the inclusion of charges refering to electric cars

Limits on anomalous top-quark gauge couplings from Tevatron and LHC data

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Underlying Event measurements in pp collisions at root s=0.9 and 7 TeV with the ALICE experiment at the LHC

We present measurements of Underlying Event observables in pp collisions at root s = 0 : 9 and 7 TeV. The analysis is performed as a function of the highest charged-particle transverse momentum p(T),L-T in the event. Different regions are defined with respect to the azimuthal direction of the leading (highest transverse momentum) track: Toward, Transverse and Away. The Toward and Away regions collect the fragmentation products of the hardest partonic interaction. The Transverse region is expected to be most sensitive to the Underlying Event activity. The study is performed with charged particles above three different p(T) thresholds: 0.15, 0.5 and 1.0 GeV/c. In the Transverse region we observe an increase in the multiplicity of a factor 2-3 between the lower and higher collision energies, depending on the track p(T) threshold considered. Data are compared to PYTHIA 6.4, PYTHIA 8.1 and PHOJET. On average, all models considered underestimate the multiplicity and summed p(T) in the Transverse region by about 10-30%.

LHC discovery potential for supersymmetry with root s=7 TeV and 5-30 fb(-1)

We extend our earlier results delineating the supersymmetry reach of the CERN Large Hadron Collider operating at a center-of-mass energy root s = 7 TeV to integrated luminosities in the range 5-30 fb(-1). Our results are presented within the paradigm minimal supergravity model or constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model. Using a six-dimensional grid of cuts for the optimization of signal to background ratio-including missing E-T-we find for m((g) over tilde) similar to m((q) over tilde) an LHC 5 sigma supersymmetry discovery reach of m((g) over tilde) similar to 1:3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 TeV for 5, 10, 20, and 30 fb(-1), respectively. For m((q) over tilde) >> m((g) over tilde), the corresponding reach is instead m((g) over tilde) similar to 0: 8, 0.9, 1.0, and 1.05 TeV, for the same integrated luminosities.

Evaluation of a multi variated analysis for the selection of t-tbar multijet events in the current CMS implemented environment at LHC

In the present study we are using multi variate analysis techniques to discriminate signal from background in the fully hadronic decay channel of ttbar events. We give a brief introduction to the role of the Top quark in the standard model and a general description of the CMS Experiment at LHC. We have used the CMS experiment computing and software infrastructure to generate and prepare the data samples used in this analysis. We tested the performance of three different classifiers applied to our data samples and used the selection obtained with the Multi Layer Perceptron classifier to give an estimation of the statistical and systematical uncertainty on the cross section measurement.

The Time-Of-Flight detector of ALICE at LHC: construction, test and commissioning with cosmic rays

The Time-Of-Flight (TOF) detector of ALICE is designed to identify charged particles produced in Pb--Pb collisions at the LHC to address the physics of strongly-interacting matter and the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The detector is based on the Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) technology which guarantees the excellent performance required for a large time-of-flight array. The construction and installation of the apparatus in the experimental site have been completed and the detector is presently fully operative. All the steps which led to the construction of the TOF detector were strictly followed by a set of quality assurance procedures to enable high and uniform performance and eventually the detector has been commissioned with cosmic rays. This work aims at giving a detailed overview of the ALICE TOF detector, also focusing on the tests performed during the construction phase. The first data-taking experience and the first results obtained with cosmic rays during the commissioning phase are presented as well and allow to confirm the readiness state of the TOF detector for LHC collisions.

Drift Tubes Trigger System of the CMS Experiment at LHC : Commissioning and Performances

In this thesis the performances of the CMS Drift Tubes Local Trigger System of the CMS detector are studied. CMS is one of the general purpose experiments that will operate at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Results from data collected during the Cosmic Run At Four Tesla (CRAFT) commissioning exercise, a globally coordinated run period where the full experiment was involved and configured to detect cosmic rays crossing the CMS cavern, are presented. These include analyses on the precision and accuracy of the trigger reconstruction mechanism and measurement of the trigger efficiency. The description of a method to perform system synchronization is also reported, together with a comparison of the outcomes of trigger electronics and its software emulator code.