Power Factor Corrector Design applied to an 85-kHz Wireless Charger

Wireless charging technology extends the battery autonomy by allowing more flexible and practical ways of recharging it even when the electric vehicle is on move. The frequency conversion, which is required to generate a kHz-ranged magnetic field, also leads to considerable harmonics. As a result, the power factor and the corresponding efficiency decrement. This paper proposes a Power Factor Corrector which overcomes this drawback. The most relevant feature of the designed Power Factor Corrector is that it does not need any electrical signal from the secondary side to adjust its operation properly. The simulation results show the ability of the proposed scheme to increment the system efficiency for different State-Of-Charge in the Battery.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Is a bad will a weak will? Cognitive dispositions modulate folk attributions of weakness of will

In line with recent efforts to empirically study the folk concept of weakness of will, we examine two issues in this paper: (1) How is weakness of will attribution [WWA] influenced by an agent’s violations of best judgment and/or resolution, and by the moral valence of the agent’s action? (2) Do any of these influences depend on the cognitive dispositions of the judging individual? We implemented a factorial 2x2x2 between–subjects design with judgment violation, resolution violation, and action valence as independent variables, and measured participants’ cognitive dispositions using Frederick’s Cognitive Reflection Test [CRT]. We conclude that intuitive and reflective individuals have two different concepts of weakness of will. The study supports this claim by showing that: a) the WWA of intuitive subjects is influenced by the action’s (and probably also the commitment’s) moral valence, while the WWA of reflective subjects is not; b) judgment violation plays a small role in the WWA of intuitive subjects, while reflective subjects treat resolution violation as the only relevant trait. Data were collected among students at two different universities. All subjects (N=710) answered the CRT. A three-way ANOVA was first conducted on the whole sample and then on the intuitive and reflective groups separately. This study suggests that differences in cognitive dispositions can significantly impact the folk understanding of philosophical concepts, and thus suggests that analysis of folk concepts should take cognitive dispositions into account

The Distances of the Galactic Novae

Utilising the unique location of red clump giants on colour-magnitude diagrams obtained from various near-IR surveys, we derived specific reddening-distance relations towards 119 Galactic novae for which independent reddening measurements are available. Using the derived distance-extinction relation and the independent measurements of reddening we calculated the most likely distances for each system. We present the details of our distance measurement technique and the results of this analysis, which yielded the distances of 73 Galactic novae and allowed us to set lower limits on the distances of 46 systems. We also present the reddening-distance relations derived for each nova, which may be useful to analyze the different Galactic components present in the line of sight.Comment: Published in MNRAS (24 pages, 12 figures, 4 tables), Minor typo correction. For the catalogue which has all reddening-distance relations, see http://highenergyastro.istanbul.edu.tr/novae_cat/index.php, 2016MNRAS.461.1177

Evolving Aesthetic Maps for a Real Time Strategy Game

Artículo publicado en congreso SEED'2013 (I Spanish Symposium on Entertainment Computing), Septiembre 2013, Madrid.This paper presents a procedural content generator method that have been able to generate aesthetic maps for a real-time strategy game. The maps has been characterized based on several of their properties in order to de ne a similarity function between scenarios. This function has guided a multi-objective evolution strategy during the process of generating and evolving scenarios that are similar to other aesthetic maps while being di erent to a set of non-aesthetic scenarios. The solutions have been checked using a support-vector machine classi er and a self-organizing map obtaining successful results (generated maps have been classi ed as aesthetic maps)

La restauración de la Casa de Blas Infante en Coria del Río

La Casa de Blas Infante en Coria del Río es una referencia simbólica para la historia reciente de Andalucía. Adquirida en 2001 por la Junta de Andalucía junto con los terrenos adyacentes y habilitada como museo en 2002, fue declarada en julio de 2006 Bien de Interés Cultural, momento que supone el arranque de un proceso restaurador, por parte de la Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces con la colaboración del Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico, que concluye ahora. Este proceso ha tenido como objetivo fundamental restaurar el monumento para garantizar su estabilidad estructural y su conservación material. La restauración ha permitido salvaguardar los valores culturales asociados a la casa del político y pensador andaluz. Otra actuación simultánea, bien diferenciada de la anterior, resuelve las necesidades del nuevo uso público: la construcción del Aula Blas Infante en el lugar que ocupaban los viejos cobertizos de la parte trasera de la casa

La construcción territorial de la propuesta de Lanzarote (1960-74): el arte de César Manrique entre el paisaje y el turismo

El modelo que se comienza a implantar a partir de 1960 tiene, entre otras particularidades, la novedad y la ruptura que supone su proceder frente a los habituales desarrollos turísticos de la época, más preocupados por la rentabilización rápida de las inversiones que por el deterioro que ocasionan en el paisaje sus construcciones. Mientras, en la lejana Lanzarote apuestan por un modelo propio y característico con el que iniciarse en el turismo, que prioriza y salvaguarda sus recursos naturales y culturales en la construcción del territorio y en el que se reconoce una determinada proyección estética a escala insular inspirada por el artista César Manrique. El proceso creativo explica ambas cuestiones, su particular conformación, los pasos seguidos y las herramientas utilizadas, y su signo artístico, el filtro establecido por Manrique para mediar entre el turismo y el paisaje y reconocer sus valores.The model that is being implemented from 1960 onward has, among other features, the novelty and disruption that can be expected in view of the typical tourist developments of the time, more concerned with a rapid return on investment than the deterioration of the landscape caused by its construction. Meanwhile, in the distant Lanzarote a unique model is voted to sparkle tourism, prioritizing and safeguarding its natural and cultural resources in the construction of the territory in which a particular esthetical projection is recognized on the scale of the island inspired by the artist César Manrique. The creative process explains both questions, their particular configuration, the steps taken and tools used, and its artistic expression, the filter set by Manrique to mediate between tourism and landscape and to recognize its values.Peer Reviewe

The search for a teaching model. The workshop of architectural design

L’autore riflette sull’insegnamento del Progetto Architettonico come materia principale nelle Scuole di Architettura e l’importanza del laboratorio come modello di insegnamento. Questo si è diventato pratica abituale per una formazione maggiormente qualificata, associata a corsi estivi e a programmi complementari di apprendimento, per la preparazione dei futuri architetti. Tuttavia, nell’organizzazione dei corsi di Progettazione, il laboratorio si configura prevalentemente come spazio di lavoro, in cui l’alunno accresce le sue conoscenze, scopre la maniera per risolvere i problemi, trae conclusioni, esercita le sue abilità, trova un suo particolare metodo di progettare e, in conclusione, identifica l’esperienza con la libertà creativaThe author reflects on the teaching of Architectural Design as a core subject in the Schools of Architecture and the relevance of the workshop as a teaching model. It has become common practice for more specialized training associated with summer courses and complementary learning programs for the training of future architects. However, in the organization of the teaching of Architectural Design, the workshop prevails as the workspace where the student increases their knowledge, learns how to solve problems, draws conclusions, exercises their skills, finds his or her particular method of designing and, finally, identifies the experience with creative freedo

A creole collector at Lima in the 18th century: Pedro José Bravo de Lagunas (1703-1765)

El análisis de los testamentos e inventarios de bienes ofrece una detallada información sobre las obras de arte existentes en un centro artístico, aportando mayor conocimiento del gusto de una época y el desarrollo del coleccionismo. Un ejemplo es Pedro José Bravo de Lagunas (1703-1765), un interesante coleccionista que adquirió más de 100 pinturas en la Lima del siglo XVIII.The analysis of wills and goods inventories offers a detailed information about works of art existing in an artistic center, contributing to a greater knowledge of the taste of an era and the development of collecting. An example is Pedro José Bravo de Lagunas (1703-1765), an interesting collector who acquired more than 100 paintings at Lima in 18th century