In this work, a neural super-twisting algorithm is applied to the design of a controller for a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) emulator. Emulation of the FESS is achieved through driving a ...Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM) coupled to a shaft to shaft DC-motor. The emulation of the FESS is carried out by controlling the velocity of the PMSM in the energy storage stag and then by controlling the DC-motor velocity in the energy feedback stage, where the plant’s states of both electrical machines are identified via a neural network. For the neural identification, a Recurrent Wavelet First-Order Neural Network (RWFONN) is proposed. For the design of the velocity controller, a super-twisting algorithm is applied by using a sliding surface as the argument; the latter is designed based on the states of the RWFONN, in combination with the block control linearization technique to the control of the angular velocity from both machines in their respective operation stage. The RWFONN is trained online using the filtered error algorithm. Closed-loop stability analysis is included when assuming boundedness of the synaptic weights. The results obtained from Matlab/Simulink validate the performance of the proposal in the control of an FESS.
The determination of the CP nature of the Higgs coupling to top quarks is addressed in this paper, using tt¯h events produced in s=13 TeV proton-proton collisions at the LHC. Dileptonic final states ...are employed, with two oppositely charged leptons and four jets, corresponding to the decays t→bW+→bℓ+νℓ, t¯→b¯W−→b¯ℓ−ν¯ℓ, and h→bb¯. Pure scalar (h=H), pure pseudoscalar (h=A), and CP-violating Higgs boson signal events, generated with MadGraph5_aMC@NLO, are fully reconstructed through a kinematic fit. We furthermore generate samples that have both a CP-even and a CP-odd component in the tt¯h coupling in order to probe the ratio of the two components. New angular distributions of the decay products, as well as CP angular asymmetries, are explored in order to separate the scalar from the pseudoscalar components of the Higgs boson and reduce the contribution from the dominant irreducible background, tt¯bb¯. Significant differences between the angular distributions and asymmetries are observed, even after the full kinematic fit reconstruction of the events, allowing to define the best observables for a global fit of the Higgs couplings parameters.
A template method to measure the tt¯ polarisation Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.; Fiolhais, M. C. N.; Martín-Ramiro, P. ...
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields,
02/2022, Letnik:
82, Številka:
2
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We develop a template method for the measurement of the polarisation of
t
t
¯
pairs produced in hadron collisions. The method would allow to extract the individual fractions of
t
L
t
¯
L
,
t
R
t
¯
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...,
t
L
t
¯
R
and
t
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t
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pairs with a fit to data, where
L
,
R
refer to the polarisation along any axis. These polarisation fractions have not been independently measured at present. Secondarily, the method also provides the net polarisation of
t
and
t
¯
, as well as their spin correlation for arbitrary axes.
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DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
A DC motor velocity control in feedback systems usually requires a velocity sensor, which increases the controller cost. Additionally, the velocity sensor used in industrial applications presents ...several disadvantages such as maintenance requirements and signal conditioning. In this work, we propose a robust velocity control scheme applied to a DC motor based on estimation strategies using a sliding-mode observer. This means that measurements with mechanical sensors are not required in the controller design. The proposed observer estimates the rotational velocity and load torque of the motor. The controller design applies the exact-linearization technique combined with the super-twisting algorithm to achieve robust performance in the closed-loop system. The controller validation was carried out by experimental tests using a workbench, which is composed of a control and data acquisition Digital Signal Proccessor board, a DC-DC electronic converter, an interface board for signals conditioning, and a DC electric generator connected to an adjustable resistive load. The simulation and experimental results show a significant performance of the proposed control scheme. During tests, the accuracy, robustness, and speed response on the controller were evaluated and the experimental results were compared with a classic proportional-integral controller, which uses a conventional encoder.
The latest and most precise top quark measurements at the LHC and Tevatron are used to establish new limits on the Wtb vertex. Recent results on the measurements of the W-boson helicity fractions and ...single top quark production cross section are combined in order to establish new limits at 95% CL (confidence level). The allowed regions for these limits are presented, for the first time, in three-dimensional graphics, for both real and imaginary components of the different anomalous couplings, providing a new perspective on the impact of the combination of different physics observables. These results are also combined with the prospected future measurement of the single top quark production cross section and W-boson helicity fractions at the LHC.
PCR-RFLP assay as an option for primary HPV test Golfetto, L; Alves, E V; Martins, T R ...
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research,
01/2018, Letnik:
51, Številka:
5
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Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an essential factor of cervical cancer. This study evaluated the analytical performance of restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain ...reaction (PCR-RFLP) assay compared to PapilloCheck® microarray to identify human papilloma virus (HPV) in cervical cells. Three hundred and twenty-five women were analyzed. One sample was used for conventional cytology and another sample was collected using BD SurePath™ kit for HPV tests. Eighty samples (24.6%) were positive for HPV gene by PCR-Multiplex and were then submitted to PCR-RFLP and PapilloCheck® microarray. There was a genotyping agreement in 71.25% (57/80) on at least one HPV type between PCR-RFLP and PapilloCheck® microarray. In 22 samples (27.5%), the results were discordant and those samples were additionally analyzed by DNA sequencing. HPV 16 was the most prevalent HPV type found in both methods, followed by HPVs 53, 68, 18, 39, and 66 using PCR-RFLP analysis, and HPVs 39, 53, 68, 56, 31, and 66 using PapilloCheck® microarray. In the present study, a perfect agreement using Cohen's kappa (κ) was found in HPV 33 and 58 (κ=1), very good for HPV 51, and good for types 16, 18, 53, 59, 66, 68, 70, and 73. PCR-RFLP analysis identified only 25% (20/80) HPV coinfection, and PapilloCheck® microarray found 62.5% (50/80). Our Cohen's kappa results indicate that our in-house HPV genotyping testing (PCR-RFLP analysis) could be applied as a primary HPV test screening, especially in low income countries. If multiple HPV types are found in this primary test, a more descriptive test, such as PapilloCheck® microarray, could be performed.
It is well known that induction motors consume active and reactive energy from the utility grid to operate; additionally, when a power converter drives the motor, a high content of current harmonics ...is produced, and both circumstances decrease the utility grid power factor, which later requires to be improved. To this end, this paper presents a novel complete solution through a robust control system employed in a back-to-back topology power converter to deliver, instead of consuming, regulated reactive power toward the main grid, which comes from a capacitor bank in a DC-bus. This salient feature of delivering reactive power, and simultaneously, regulating the speed for an induction motor, becomes one of the contributions of this work to enhance the power factor. The robust converter controller is synthesized in a cascade form, by applying the linearization block control and state-feedback techniques. These techniques are combined with the super-twisting strategy for canceling the nonlinearities and the effect of the external disturbances. The complete system consists of a back-to-back converter, an LCL filter coupled to the main grid for mitigating the current harmonic content, and an induction motor under variable load conditions. Experimental tests expose the performance and robustness of the proposed controller, where a robust control for the reactive power acts under sudden changes in the active power produced through abrupt variations in the motor load.
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•To deliver regulated reactive power for power factor enhancement in the utility grid.•Simultaneously, regulating the induction motor speed through a robust control system.•To present experimental results for validating the proposed cascade control system.
Several complex dynamical systems are embedded in geographical space. Geographical data have proven its importance in several domains. For instance, the formation and scrutiny of climate networks ...have emerged as a new research topic in environmental literature. However, there is still a lack of investigations of scenarios with very high spatial resolution, such as those considering meteorological data. Recently, a new concept, named (geo)graphs, was proposed. (Geo)graphs are graphs, or networks, in which the nodes have an assigned geographical location. Besides embedding nodes into space, these graphs are readily manipulated with a geographical information system, and, thus, represent a suitable tool for dealing with very high-resolution scenarios, such as meteorological data. In this context, here, we apply a (geo)graph approach to model a radar-derived rainfall data set. We represent the nodes as a point-type shapefile and the edges as a line-type shapefile, which are standard file types in geoinformatics. After, we analyze the topological properties of a family of (geo)graphs considering distinct thresholds. The analysis of these networks reveals a spatially well-defined community structure, which, interestingly, is consistent with topographical/altimetric and land use/land cover data. These results show the relation between geographical properties and the topological structure of the network might be applied to different ecological studies, from sustainable development to urban planning and disaster risk reduction.
On this paper, a robust velocity controller applied to a three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor under variable load conditions is designed. The induction motor drives an induction generator ...representing the load which freely delivers the generated power to the utility grid. The closed-loop scheme is designed at αβ coordinate frame and is based on the linearization block control technique in combination with the super-twisting algorithm. The controlled output variables are the angular mechanical velocity and the square modulus of rotor flux linkages. The motor reference velocity is set up by a pulse train above the synchronous velocity and, consequently, the impelled induction machine operates in generator mode; meanwhile, the reference of rotor flux square modulus varies according to load condition of the induction motor. In order to estimate the non-measurable variables, both a rotor flux linkages observer and a load torque observer are designed. For the first one, a non-linear state observer using first order sliding modes is applied at αβ coordinate frame and, for the second one, a Luenberger reduced asymptotic observer is used. The validation of the robustness for the proposed velocity controller is performed in a real-time experiment using a work-bench.
Probing anomalous Wtb couplings in top pair decays Aguilar-Saavedra, J.A.; Carvalho, J.; Castro, N. ...
European physical journal. C, Particles and fields,
04/2007, Letnik:
50, Številka:
3
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We investigate several quantities, defined in the decays of top quark pairs, which can be used to explore non-standard Wtb interactions. Two new angular asymmetries are introduced in the leptonic ...decay of top (anti)quarks. Both are very sensitive to anomalous Wtb couplings, and their measurement allows for a precise determination of the W helicity fractions. We also examine other angular and energy asymmetries, the W helicity fractions and their ratios, as well as spin correlation asymmetries, analysing their dependence on anomalous Wtb couplings and identifing the quantities which are most sensitive to them. It is explicitly shown that spin correlation asymmetries are less sensitive to new interactions in the decay of the top quark; therefore, when combined with the measurement of other observables, they can be used to determine the tt̄ spin correlation even in the presence of anomalous Wtb couplings. We finally discuss some asymmetries which can be used to test CP violation in tt̄ production and complex phases in the effective Wtb vertex.
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