Microcontrollers as the name suggests, are small controllers. They are like single chip computers that often embedded into other systems to function as processing / controlling unit, microcontrollers are single chip microcomputers. A microcontroller has a CPU (a microprocessor) in addition to a fixed amount of RAM, ROM and I/O parts and a timer on
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Microprocessor – controlled temperature system is used to Read the temperature in a room Display the temperature at LCD/LED panel Turn-on a fan if the temperature is above the limit. Turn-on a heater if the temperature is below the limit. This system has a temperature sensor as an input device to sense room temperature and
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Memory Interfacing While executing a program, the microprocessor needs to access memory frequently to read instruction code and data stored in memory; the interfacing circuit enables that access. Memory has some signal requirements to write into and read from its registers. Similary, the microprocessor initiates a set of signals when it wants to read from
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The IOP is similar to a CPU except that it is designed to handle the details of I/O processing, Unlike the DMA controller that must be set up entirely by the CPU, the IOP can fetch and execute its own instructions. IOP instructions are specifically designed to facilitate I/O transfers. In addition, the IOP can
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General The primary energy sources for the production of electricity have been based on the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) to produce steam to drive turbines. Alternatively, rivers are impounded to provide water to drive hydraulic turbines. A third principal source is the heat of nuclear reaction by uranium to produce
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Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage – Electricity (dc) can be stored in magnetic fields, wherein the energy stored is proportional to the inductance times the square of the current. An energy storage system based on magnetic would involve an ac-dc-ac converter system (like batteries) and a large coil of a superconductor (a niobium-titanium alloy). To achieve
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Flywheels : Mechanical energy may be stored in the form of kinetic or potential energy. A flywheel, in essence, is a mechanical battery simply mass rotating about an axis. Although the use of the flywheel as a kinetic energy storage device is well known, it has not, until recently, been considered practical to build flywheels
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Batteries : The most traditional of all energy storage for power system is the electrochemical energy storage (EES). The major classification can be made in three categories. They are primary batteries, secondary batteries, and fuel cells. The common feature of these devices is primarily that stored chemical energy is converted into electrical energy. Although the
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Solar electric or PV systems convert some of the energy in sunlight directly into electricity. PV cells are made primarily of silicon, the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust and the same semiconductor material used for computers. When the silicon is combined with one or more other materials, it exhibits unique electrical properties
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The method known as SCADA has long been used to control transmission systems, providing the operational flexibility and speed required for efficient and reliable performance. The use of SCADA in the distribution system is becoming increasingly important as utilities move into a deregulated, competitive environment. The acronym SCADA is being replaced by the generic term
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