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Lammers, Steven (author)Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) is a powerful analytical technique used in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to investigate the energy loss of electrons as they interact with a specimen. EELS provides valuable information about the electronic structure, composition, and bonding properties of materials at the nanoscale. Despite its...master thesis 2024
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Meppelink, Geert jan (author)The growing demand for electricity, driven by widespread adoption of heat pumps, electric vehicles, and industrial electrification, strains power grids and introduces challenges for a reliable and secure supply amidst intermittent renewable energy integration. Network topology control offers flexibility, altering connections to redirect power...master thesis 2023
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Venkata Shanmukha Sreeramagiri, Souri (author)Energy dissipation plays a crucial role in mitigating noise and vibration in a wide range of applications. In the field of assistive devices, energy dissipation is used to improve the stability of joint motion and protect the musculoskeletal system from excessive loads. It is not surprising that considerable effort has gone into developing...master thesis 2023
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Horstman, Bart (author)This study introduces a new design for the drivetrain of a robotic ball. An application for the robotic ball is a rehabilitation device for young children. With these children, movement can be stimulated in a more intuitive way when a robotic ball is used compared to other training programs. Since the ball will be kicked and played with, an...master thesis 2023
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van Ammers, Jeroen (author)Submodules are the building blocks for MMC-type HVDC converters and therefore of utmost importance for converter reliability. In order to unlock smarter maintenance strategies for submodule semiconductors, the technical condition of the semiconductors needs to be estimated to form a health index. Besides the non-project-specific traditional...master thesis 2023
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Kamat Tarcar, Rohan (author)Integrating renewable offshore wind generation into global power grids is a critical issue in the energy industry. Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC)-based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids are the most effective and promising technical solution for the new offshore wind energy power system connections. These grids offer scalability,...master thesis 2023
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Vonk, Renzo (author)The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of indoor air quality in preventing the spread of airborne transmissive diseases. Offices are some of the largest hotspots for disease transmission. To address this issue, a joint venture between FLEX/design and Euromate, called ‘X-Lair,’ aims to design an air purifier specifically targeting...master thesis 2023
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Speth, Florine (author)Coral reefs are considered to be a crucial ecosystem and form of natural coastal protection. They owe their effectiveness to their high structural complexity. This complexity, which positively influences aspects like species richness, coral recovery, live coral cover, and coastal protection, is often quantified using parameters such as porosity...master thesis 2023
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Kranenburg, Kas (author)<br/>Following the climate goals of the Dutch government, a tremendous amount of vRES (variable Renewable Energy Sources) will be built. These energy sources will produce large amounts of power, which must travel great distances on the transmission grid. The Dutch TSO, TenneT, is responsible for the transmission grid's design, construction, and...master thesis 2023
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ter Meulen, Daan (author)Two-bladed offshore wind turbines regained interest in finding the most profitable way of generating wind energy. Wind industry companies demand the safe operation of two-bladed offshore wind turbines. To guarantee safe operation, the companies perform operational modal analyses to investigate modal properties variation which might be allocated...master thesis 2023
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Boldizsár, Gergely (author)Climate change, unfavorable geopolitical developments and resource scarcity pushes the fossil fuel based energy sector in the direction of renewable, carbon-neutral resources. The volatile nature of these, however, created new, technical needs for increased storage capacity and interconnectedness of demand and supporting grid, providing...master thesis 2022
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Buis, Lisanne (author)In this research, the influence of the permeability and the porosity of artificial reefs on wave transmission and the sheltered habitat of marine life is investigated. A physical model is used to find the answer to this question. <br/>The main finding of this research is that a hollow, perforated structure can act both as an artificial reef that...master thesis 2022
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Deijkers, Emma (author)COVID-19 has had a great impact worldwide. One of its many effects was that offices had to be closed, which negatively affects the economy and people’s mental health. It is important that a safe way to keep offices open is found. Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are an important way to do this. However, to pick the right NPIs for one’s...master thesis 2022
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Cai, Wenyan (author)Efficient local air recirculation at ceiling level promote the performance of purifiers and anti-epidemic efficiency of mixing ventilation in a small shared roomsmaster thesis 2022
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Slits, Wouter (author)To match supply from intermittent renewable energy sources (RES) with demand, it is proposed in literature to introduce flexibility in the electricity market of the future. Flexibility can be provided by energy storage, demand response and cross-border transmission. In this thesis flexibility is modeled explicitly through the price mechanism of...master thesis 2022
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Bos, Isa (author)Low-frequency sound transmission in a cross-laminated timber apartment building can result in annoyance, even if the acoustic requirements of the building code are fulfilled. Cross-laminated timber is an upcoming material in the building industry. But there are also problems arising when building with this relatively new material. CLT is a...master thesis 2022
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Athanasiou, Georgios (author)One of the ways that Transmission System Operators (TSOs) can become more sustainable is by integrating sustainable goals in their projects using the associated procurement and tender processes. However, there are several limitations related to this integration. This research aims to identify these challenges by looking at the Dutch TSO, TenneT...master thesis 2021
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Bijvoets, Christian (author)Origami structures are found in mechanical technology more and more often. A less strict derivative of origami are Hinging Rigid Panel Structures, which are not bound to be developable from a single flat sheet of planar material. These Hinging Rigid Panel Structures can be applied to many fields of mechanical design, and moreover are interesting...master thesis 2021
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Gerlach, Robyn (author)This report proposes a concept for an I-profile curved beam compliant transmission system. The application of this system can be as a hip connection within a passive exoskeleton in which it transfers the walking motion from one leg to another. To obtain the desired behavior the torsion stiffness is reduced and the amount of work needed to move...master thesis 2021
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van Vondelen, Mees (author)Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) structural design can be optimized to reduce structural costs, thereby lowering wind energy costs. Increasing turbine size and further structural cost reduction require more advanced insights into the dynamic system. One practice of analysing these vibrating structures is called Operational Modal Analysis (OMA). OMA...master thesis 2021