Essays about: "Floating"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 358 essays containing the word Floating.

  1. 1. Study case: The water-cooling effect on floating photovoltaic plants performance

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Alice Dragon; [2024]
    Keywords : Solar photovoltaic; Floating photovoltaic; Performance analysis; Thermal loss; Panel Efficiency; Cooling effect; Solceller; Flytande solceller; Prestandaanalys; Termisk förlust; Panelens effektivitet; Kylande effekt;

    Abstract : Floating solar technology is relatively new, and it comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities. This master thesis focuses on understanding how Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) projects perform compared to Ground-Based Photovoltaic (GPV) projects, in specific weather conditions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Offshore Wind Farms in Norway : A Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis for Optimal Site Location

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adam Törnqvist; Vincent Edberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Offshore wind power; Spatial Multi-criteria Analysis; Renewable energy; Suit-ability map; Geographical Information System; Havsbaserad vindkraft; Spatial multikriterieanalys; Förnybar energi; Lämp-lighetskarta; Geografiskt informationssystem;

    Abstract : Recognizing the imperative transition towards renewable energy sources to combat climate change, this study explores the outlooks for offshore wind power in Norway, a country endowed with extensive coastlines and favourable wind conditions. The thesis sets out to support decision-making processes by synthesizing contemporary research and applying context-specific insights to the southern half of the Norwegian economic zone (NEZ) into a comprehensive Spatial-Multi-criteria Analysis (SMCA). READ MORE

  4. 3. Ensuring safe docking maneuvers on floating platform using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC)

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Federico Gatti; [2024]
    Keywords : Robotics; Space Engineering; Docking Maneuvers; Floating Platforms; Nonlinear MPC; MPC; Barrier function; PWM;

    Abstract : Docking maneuvers are a relevant part of the modern space mission, requiring precision and safety to ensure the success of the overall mission. This thesis proposes using a non-linear Model Predictive Control (MPC) as a controller with various constraints to ensure safe docking maneuvers for a satellite. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Empirical Study of Monetary Policy Transmission Through Floating Rate Corporate Debt

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : BEHZAD JAWAN BAKHSH; DENNIS MUTISO MULI; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Monetary policy surprise; Monetary policy transmission; Cash flow channel; Fed; Federal Open Market Committee; Forward guidance; SEC filings; Hedging; Bank Debt; Floating rate debt;

    Abstract : Considering the contemporary shift in the interest rate regime and the high levels of corporate debt in the US market, we show that monetary policy surprises have an impact on stock returns. This impact is dominated by a surprise in Fed forward guidance. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Winograd Convolution Method

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

    Author : Alexander Wallén Kiessling; Viktor Svalstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : Convolution; Winograd; FFT;

    Abstract : The convolution operation is a powerful tool which is widely used in many disciplines.Lately is has seen much use in the area of computer vision, particularly with convolutionalneural networks. For these use cases, convolutions need to be run repeatedly many timeswhich necessitates specialized hardware. READ MORE