简介:Themediumaccesscontrol(MAC)protocolforindoorvisiblelightcommunication(VLC)withenergyharvestingisexploredinthispaper.Theunfairnessofthroughputexistsamongdevicesduetothesignificantdifferenceoftheirenergyharvestingrateswhichchangeswithdistance,acceptanceangleandtheobstructionprobability.Weproposeanenergyharvestingmodel,anewobstructionprobabilitymodelandanenergyadaptivecontentionalgorithmtoovercometheunfairnessproblem.Thisdevicecanadjustitscontentionwindowaccordingtotheenergyharvestingrate.Asaresult,thedevicewithlowerenergyharvestingratecangetshortercontentionwindowtoimproveitstransmissionopportunity.SimulationresultsshowthatourMACprotocolcanachieveahigherdegreeoffairness.
简介:Theoretical–computationalstudiesoftable-toplaser-drivennuclearfusionofhigh-energy(upto15MeV)deuteronswith7Li,6Li,andDnucleidemonstratetheattainmentofhighfusionyieldswithinasource–targetreactiondesign.ThisconstitutesasourceofCoulomb-explodingdeuteriumnanodropletsdrivenbyanultraintensefemtosecondnear-infraredlaserandasolidhollowcylindricaltargetcontainingthesecondelement.Thesource–targetreactiondesignattainsthehighesttable-topfusionefficiencies(upto4×109J1perlaserpulse)obtainedtodate.Thehighestconversionefficiencyoflaserenergytonuclearenergy(102–103)fortable-topDDfusionattainedinthesource–targetdesigniscomparabletothatforDTfusioncurrentlyaccomplishedfor‘bigscience’inertialfusionsetups.
简介:Sincedecades,theglobalelectricitydemandshowsonlyonedirection:aconsiderableconstantincreaseeveryyear.Buttheunlimitedgrowthinenergyconsumptionisdiscussedincreasinglycritical,notonlyprimarilyintermsoflimitationsbutalsointermsofmoreefficient,moreintelligent,andmoresustainableusageofenergy.Energy-efficienttechnologies(EET)andrenewableenergy
简介:AftertheFukushimadisaster,Europeanpoliticiansbegantoreassesstheenergystrategyfortheircountries.Thefocusisnowonrenewableenergysourcesandasaresultondecentralization.Thedecentralizedgeneration,storage,andofcoursetheconsumptionofenergyisthecentralpoint.Nowwiththenewdevelopmentsundertheroofofenergyturnaroundthewaybackfromthecentralizedarchitectureofourenergysystemtoamoredecentralizedoneispredetermined.Decentralizationimpliesthechangeintheroleoftoday’sconsumers.Theybecomeenergyprosumers.Thisisthebasisforthecrowdenergyconcept.Inthispositionpaperthecrowdenergyconceptisintroducedandnecessaryresearchfieldsareidentified.
简介:InSouthAsia,mostcountriesareheavilydependentonenergyimportsasaresultofpoornaturalendowment,weakexplorationcapacityandfasteconomicdevelopment.However,beingcloseneighbortoChina,theSouthAsiaservesasthecorridorforChina'senergyimportsandthetransitregionforChina'soilandgaspipelines.ItisinChina'sstrategicintereststoconductenergycooperationwiththeSouthAsiancountries.
简介:The15thConferenceofParties(COP15)intheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange,heldinCopenhagen,Denmark,duringDecember7~19th2009,attractingmorethan100stateleaders,UNofficials,journalistsandthousandsofparticipants,discussedhowtodealwithclimatechangeandrealizesustainabledevelopmentofhu-
简介:SmartlivinglabssuchastheonelocatedinFribourg(Switzerland)focusonimprovingwellbeingandfurtheringknowledgerelatedtobuildingthedistrictofthefutureonatechnicalandsociallevel.Therefore,smartlivinglabsrepresentanexperimentalplatform/spacewheresustainableproductionandconsumptionstrategiescanbetestedinaprotectedenvironment.Asignificantchangeinthesocioeconomicproductionandconsumptionspherecanbeexpectedbytheriseoftheso-calledenergyprosumer.Accordingly,thisarticlepresentsaninteractivemodelfortheexperimentalinvestigationofenergyprosumerbehavior.Inthiscontext,twopotentialexperimentsoninvestmentandtradedecisionsarebrieflyoutlined.Since(behavioralandeconomic)experimentsareusuallyconductedundercontrolledconditionsinexperimentallabsinvolvingmainlyundergraduatestudents,thepresentedinteractivemodelisflexibleandmobile,providingtheadvantagetoconductexperimentsnearlyeverywhereinvolvingeverydaycitizens.
简介:Astheworld’sauthoritativeorganizationonenergyinformation,theInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),whichwasfoundedin1974,releasesKeyWorldEnergyStatisticseveryyearfrom1997(hereinafterreferredtoasthe"KeyData").The"KeyData"releasedin2007announcedthe2005statistics,andalsoprovidedthe1973statisticsforcomparison.Fromthepublisheddata,wecanclearlyfindthedevelopmentpathandtrendoftheworldenergyandpowerindustry.Also,China’sstrongdevelopmentmomentum,high-speedgrowthofenergyconsumptionandtheenormouschallengesinthesustainableenergysupplyareespeciallynoticeable.Thispaperreviewedthe"KeyData"toperceiveChina’sEnergyDevelopment.Theanalysisandinterpretationofthesedataarepurelyfromtheauthor’spointofview.
简介:Throughanoverviewofdevelopmentsinfinanceandintheenergysector,thisworkrepresentsananalysisoftherelationshipoftheirtrends.Itiscarriedoutthroughaninterdisciplinaryapproach.Fromtheoriginalphysicalcurrencytoelectronicpaymentmethods,digitalcurrencyisbecominganewconcept.It’sstillafiatmoneywhichisonlyasgoodastheorganizationthatissuesit.BecauseBitcoinisnotissuedbyanycentralbank,thereisnocentralizedmanagementofthecountry;thereisagreatriskoflosingcontrol.Financeisnotentirelyavirtualeconomy.So,currencydevelopmenttrendsmustreturntointrinsicvalue.Thereisthepossibilityfortheenergycurrencyalsoforitsstability.Asanenergycurrency,itisnotnecessarytoprint,nottoapplytheexchangerate,nocorrespondingpollution,andevenbetteritwillhelptoalleviatetheexistingenvironmentalproblemfacingthechallengesofglobalenvironmentaldegradation.Theinternationalunitofenergycanbeseenastheunitofenergymoneybecauseofitsintrinsicvalue.AsstatedbyScott,therearegoodreasonstoconsiderenergyasapotentialcurrency.Ifthefutureintegratesenergyintothefinancialsystemandbecomesameansofpayment,itwillnotonlyeliminatetheriskofcurrencydepreciation,butalsooptimizeenergysavingandusetoachieveenvironmentalprotection.Theemphasisisgiventotheintegrationofthefinancialsectorwiththeenergyone.Theaimistodevelopaparametricnumericalmodelabletoforeseethepossibilityofcombiningfinanceandenergy,allowingasustainabledevelopment.Thisallowsustoanalyzetheprosandconsoftheexistingenergycryptocurrencies.Thelaststepconsistsinidentifyingthemaincharacteristicsthatthiscryptocurrencymusthaveinordertoachievethedesiredresults.