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Modular Battery System Management for Waterborne Transport Applications

Comparative Design of Ferrite- and NdFeB-PMSMs using the (x,b) Design Plane

In this paper, two permanent magnet synchronous motors for traction application are designed and compared using the open-source design platform SyR-e, the first one using NdFeB magnets and the second ferrite magnets, as a rare-earth free alternative. The core of the adopted design method is the (x, b) plane, where a number of performance indicators are shown function of the two geometric parameters x and b of the machine cross-section. Performance figures are calculated using approximated des...

A novel quality map for monitoring human well-being and overall defectiveness in product variants manufacturing

Nowadays, companies are faced with demands for increasingly customised products, shifting from mass production to mass customisation. Thus, operators typically have to produce multiple product variants, often characterised by different complexity levels, while meeting quality standards. Companies, however, cannot only be concerned with production quality, but also with the quality and well-being of workers, as demanded by the human-centred paradigm of Industry 5.0. Therefore, this paper propo...

Machine Learning to Forecast Rainfall Intensity

In this study, we explore the integration of machine learning algorithms into a decision support system for climate finance, focusing on the impact of rainfall on wineries in Italy. Wineries are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and accurate rainfall forecasting is critical to their success; lack of rain can reduce the quantity and quality of grapes, while flooding can damage vineyards. We identify relevant weather characteristics that cause rainfall and predict quarterly rainfall in...