Essays about: "wave period"

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  1. 16. Increasing Retention in Insurtechs Through Churn Prediction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : John Rapp Farnes; Oskar Christiansen; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-life insurance; Property and casualty insurance; Customer retention; Churn prediction; Predictive analytics; Classification; Machine learning; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the Swedish insurance industry has seen decreased entry barriers due to deregulation and emerging new technologies, which have the potential to disturb the stagnated and consolidated competitive landscape of the industry. Initiated by newcomers like American insurance startup Lemonade, and later Swedish Hedvig among others, there is an increased push toward digitalization, transparency, and automation in the industry. READ MORE

  3. 17. Wave Energy Concept Benchmarking

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Petter Larsson; Gustaf Rudbeck; [2021]
    Keywords : Budal K; Linear waves; Oscillating water column; Point absorber; Wave energy; Budal K; Linjära vågor; Oscillating water column; Point absorber; Vågenergi;

    Abstract : Denna rapport ämnar undersöka de vanligast förekommande typerna av teknologier för vågkraftverk (eng. Wave Energy Converter, WEC) teknologier för att jämföra de olika konceptens förmåga att absorbera vågenergi. Koncept som undersöks är punktabsorbatorer och oscillerande vattenkolumner. READ MORE

  4. 18. Identifying subarctic river thermal and mechanical ice break-up using seismic sensing

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Stefania Ursica; [2021]
    Keywords : Ice break-up; River ice; Subarctic; Thermal melting; Mechanical break-up; Freeze-up; Environmental seismology; Seismic signals;

    Abstract : River-ice break-up in high-latitude regions, despite its brevity, is a fundamental process, representing the most dynamic and complex period of fluvial processes. Moreover, ice break-up has significant cascading ecological effects, with a different severity for mechanical vs. READ MORE

  5. 19. Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance in Economic Recessions: Evidence from the Covid-19 crisis in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Haiyan Pei; Anders Schill; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; Crisis; Recession; Corporate Financial Performance; Covid-19;

    Abstract : We examine the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020. More specifically, we run various regressions to see how stock returns and accounting metrics are affected by CSR-ratings. READ MORE

  6. 20. Comparison of control strategies for Peltonturbines in Wave Energy Converters

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : PHILIP HAMILTON; ANDREAS SJÖGREN; [2021]
    Keywords : Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator; Synchronous Motor; Wave Energy Converter; Pelton Turbine; Velocity Control Strategies; Dead-time Strategies; Cascaded Control; Permanentmagnetgenerator; Synkrongenerator; Synkronmotor; Vågenergiomvandlare; Peltonturbin; Hastighetskontrollstrategier; Mellantidsstrategier; Kaskadreglering;

    Abstract : Wave energy is a promising renewable resource with a higher energy density than both wind and solar. Waves can travel thousands of kilometers with minimal energy loss, making them more reliable than the previously mentioned alternatives. A device that utilizes wave energy to generate electricity is calleda Wave Energy Converter. READ MORE