Field Weakening, Parameters and Operation Range of the Permanent Magnet Traction Motors

The main focus of this thesis is to define the field weakening point of permanent magnet synchronous machine with embedded magnets in traction applications. Along with the thesis a modelling program is made to help the designer to define the field weakening point in practical applications. The thesis utilizes the equations based on the current angle. These equations can be derived from the vector diagram of permanent magnet synchronous machine. The design parameters of the machine are: The maximum rotational speed, saliency ratio, maximum induced voltage and characteristic current. The main result of the thesis is finding out the rated rotational speed, from which the field weakening starts. The action of the machine is estimated at a wide speed range and the changes of machine parameters are examined.

NATURAL DURABILITY OF Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden, Eucalyptus robusta Sm., Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. AND Hovenia dulcis Thunb. WOOD IN FIELD AND FOREST ENVIRONMENT

AB STRACT This study aimed at evaluating the natural durability of Eucalyptus dunnii, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Hovenia dulcis woods submitted to a deterioration test in two environments, field and forest. The test samples were buried until half of their length (150 mm). Evaluations were carried out each 45 days, totalizing a 405-day period, with three-repetition withdrawal of each species for environment, totalizing nine samples from each environment, making up 24 test samples for evaluation. After percentage calculations of mass loss and resistance degree classification, the deterioration index was adopted for decomposition evaluation and fungal decay potential determination of test samples. The study has been carried out in completely randomized design (CRD), evaluated through analysis of variance (ANOVA) with subsequent comparison of means by Turkey' s test, in a 5%-level of probability of error, along with regression analysis. Eucalyptus tereticornis wood presented lesser mass loss in both environments. Hovenia dulcis presented lesser deterioration probability in both environments. Forest environment test samples presented greater mass loss percentages and lesser deterioration index.

Spatial variability of apparent electrical conductivity and soil properties in a coffee production field

Precision agriculture based on the physical and chemical properties of soil requires dense sampling to determine the spatial variability of these properties. This dense sampling is often expensive and time-consuming. One technique used to reduce sample numbers involves defining management zones based on information collected in the field. Some researchers have demonstrated the importance of soil electrical variables in defining management zones. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the spatial variability of the apparent electrical conductivity and the soil properties in the coffee production of mountain regions. Spatial variability maps were generated using a geostatistical method. Based on the spatial variability results, a correlation analysis, using bivariate Moran's index, was done to evaluate the relationship between the apparent electrical conductivity and soil properties. The maps of potassium (K) and remaining phosphorus (P-rem) were the closest to the spatial variability pattern of the apparent electrical conductivity.

Re-evaluating oral poetry : research on the composers ́ field

Lectio praecursoria University of Helsinki 5.2.2011.

Field-Programmable Gate Array Card for Readout and Control of Cryoelectronics

The main goal of the present Master’s Thesis project was to create a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) based system for the control of single-electron transistors or other cryoelectronic devices. The FPGA and similar technologies are studied in the present work. The fixed and programmable logic are compared with each other. The main features and limitations of the hardware used in the project are investigated. The hardware and software connections of the device to the computer are shown in detail. The software development techniques for FPGA-based design are described. The steps of design for programmable logic are considered. Furthermore, the results of filters implemented in the software are illustrated.

Field evaluation of safety during gestation and horizontal spread of a recombinant differential bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) vaccine

Bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1) is recognized as a major cause of respiratory, reproductive disease and abortion in cattle. Vaccination is widely applied to minimize losses induced by BoHV-1 infections; however, vaccination of dams during pregnancy with modified live virus (MLV) vaccines has been occasionally associated to abortions. We have previously reported the development of a BoHV-1 recombinant virus, constructed with basis on a Brazilian BoHV-1 (Franco et al. 2002a) from which the gene coding for glycoprotein E (gE) was deleted (gE-) by genetic manipulation. Such recombinant has been previously evaluated in its potential as a differential vaccine (gE- vaccine) that allows differentiation between vaccinated and infected animals. Here, in the first part of the present study, the safety of the gE- vaccine during pregnancy was evaluated by the intramuscular inoculation of 10(7.4) tissue culture 50 % infective doses (TCID50) of the virus into 22 pregnant dams (14 BoHV-1 seronegative; 8 seropositive), at different stages of gestation. Other 15 pregnant dams were kept as non-vaccinated controls. No abortions, stillbirths or fetal abnormalities were seen after vaccination. Seroconversion was observed in both groups of previously seronegative vaccinated animals. In the second part of the study, the potential of the gE- vaccine virus to spread among beef cattle under field conditions was examined. Four heifers were inoculated intranasally with a larger amount (10(7,6) TCID50) of the gE- vaccine (to increase chances of transmission) and mixed with other sixteen animals at the same age and body condition, in the same grazing area, at a population density equal to the average cattle farming density within the region (one cattle head per 10,000 m²), for 180 days. All animals were monitored daily for clinical signs. Serum samples were collected on days 0, 30, 60 and 180 post-vaccination. Seroconversion was observed only in vaccinated heifers. These results indicate that, under the conditions of the present study, the gE- vaccine virus did not cause any noticeable harmful effect on pregnant dams and on its offspring and did not spread horizontally among cattle.

Importância do eletrorretinograma de campo total (Full field ERG) em cães da raça Cocker Spaniel Inglês portadores de catarata

Com o aumento do número de intervenções cirúrgicas para a remoção da catarata em cães, observa-se a necessidade de exames específicos que devem ser realizados antes da indicação cirúrgica. A catarata é uma das principais causas de cegueira em cães. Nos estágios mais avançados, impossibilita o exame fundoscópico e inviabiliza a observação de alterações retinianas como a atrofia progressiva da retina (APR), degeneração retiniana hereditária de acometimento bilateral que, quando diagnosticada, contra-indica a cirurgia. Com o intuito de reestabelecer a visão, o eletrorretinograma de campo total (Full field ERG) torna-se indispensável na avaliação pré-cirúrgica da remoção da catarata. Como os cães da raça Cocker Spaniel Inglês são predispostos à catarata e a degenerações retinianas, objetivamos neste estudo avaliar as respostas dos ERGs realizados nestes animais. Foram avaliados 136 eletrorretinogramas de cães da raça Cocker Spaniel Inglês (62 machos e 74 fêmeas, com idades entre 3 e 15 anos) no período de Setembro de 2004 a Maio de 2009. Todos os animais apresentavam baixa de visão e catarata durante o exame. O diagnóstico de degeneração retiniana foi baseado nos valores de amplitude pico a pico e tempo de culminação da onda-b nas 3 respostas (resposta escotópica de bastonetes, máxima resposta e resposta fotópica de cones), idade do paciente e estágio de maturação da catarata. Nos cães sem degeneração retiniana, a média da amplitude e do tempo de culminação nas três respostas obtidas foram, respectivamente: 71,55mV/65,15ms; 149,17mV/33,03ms; 31,06mV/27,90ms. Nos cães com degeneração retiniana, 38 animais apresentaram ERG extinto. Dentre os restantes que apresentavam baixas respostas, a média da amplitude e do tempo de culminação nas três respostas obtidas foram, respectivamente: 12,88mV/65,04ms; 24,16mV/36,25ms; 8,36mV/31,38ms. Foi observado que em 122 animais (89,7%) os exames eram compatíveis com diagnóstico de atrofia progressiva da retina. Frente aos resultados obtidos, conclui-se que os cães da raça Cocker Spaniel Inglês portadores de catarata devem ser submetidos ao eletrorretinograma de campo total antes da remoção cirúrgica devido à alta incidência de degeneração retiniana nesta raça.