Thermally conductive and electrically insulating EVA composite encapsulant for solar photovoltaic (PV) cell

“…A new way of improving the heat dissipating ability and PV efficiency of the solar cells by enhancing the thermal conductivity of the rear EVA layer was reported. …”
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Prediction on electrical insulation synergistic effect of gas mixture based on dimer microscopic descriptors by Rui Wu, Shuai Yang, Naonao Zhang, Jixiong Xiao

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The Prediction of Sound Insulation for the Front Wall of Pure Electric Vehicles Based on AFWL-CNN by Yan Ma, Jie Yan, Jianjiao Deng, Xiaona Liu, Dianlong Pan, Jingjing Wang, Ping Liu

“…In response to the limitations of traditional experimental and simulation methods in terms of accuracy and efficiency, this paper proposes a convolutional neural network (AFWL-CNN) based on adaptive weighted feature learning. …”
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Airborne sound insulation performance of lightweight double leaf walls with different stud types by Hequn Min, Bo Wang, Ting Qu

“…A promising approach involving acoustical studs with rubber sound isolation inserts is proposed, which achieves high-level sound insulation performance while offering significant spatial and construction efficiency advantages. …”
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Ultra-Compact Sub-Wavelength Grating Polarization Splitter-Rotator for Silicon-on-Insulator Platform by Yun Wang, Minglei Ma, Han Yun, Zeqin Lu, Xu Wang, Nicolas A. F. Jaeger, Lukas Chrostowski

“…We designed and fabricated a polarization splitter-rotator (PSR) on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform based on an asymmetric directional coupler. …”
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Study on the performance of glazed hollow bead insulation mortar for high temperature mine roadway by Yueping Qin, Qiang Liu, Mingyan Guo, Fei Tang, Hairong Wang

“…Based on the experimental results and the analysis of efficiency coefficient, the mix ratio of the thermal insulation mortar with the best comprehensive performance was obtained. …”
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A Multipurpose and Highly-Compact Plasmonic Filter Based on Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguides by Seyed Morteza Ebadi, Jonas Ortegren, Mohammad Sajjad Bayati, Siamak Bonyadi Ram

“…A multipurpose and ultra-compact nanoplasmonic wavelength filter based on stub structure in a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide is suggested and numerically investigated. …”
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Self-Supervised Asynchronous Federated Learning for Diagnosing Partial Discharge in Gas-Insulated Switchgear by Van Nghia Ha, Young-Woo Youn, Hyeon-Soo Choi, Hong Nhung-Nguyen, Yong-Hwa Kim

“…In particular, it effectively addresses the scarcity of labeled data, ensures data privacy, and efficiently utilizes heterogeneous local resources.…”
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Optimization Design Method of Pipe-Insulating Joints Based on Surrogate Model and Genetic Algorithm by Chen Guo, Zheng Yang, Jianbo Dong, Yanchao Yue, Linjun Tian, Ping Ma

“…This improves the computational efficiency of the optimization algorithm by establishing a surrogate model, which can be used to optimize the dimensions of insulation joints.…”
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Microwave Co-pyrolysis on Plastic and Sludge Waste: Effect of Heating Insulation on Product Yield by Yu Heng Chang, Meng Yang Tee, William Woei Fong Chong, Mohd Faizal Hasan, Muhamad Fazly Abdul Patah

“…Setup 1 (with only fibreglass insulation) and Setup 3 (without insulation) report lower maximum temperatures (470.57 °C and 391.11 °C), lower heating rates (~23.9 °C/min) and unstable temperature profiles as compared to Setup 2. …”
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Optimizing Sound Insulation Performance of Triple Glazing with Different Glass and Cavity Thickness Combinations by Honghu Zhang, Yan Wang, Xiaosheng Ji

“…Triple glazing has garnered widespread attention as a key solution that balances sound insulation, building energy efficiency, and thickness-related cost-effectiveness. …”
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Design and Experiment of a PLC-Based Intelligent Thermal Insulation Box for Nursing Piglets by Bin Sun, Hao Wang, Xuemin Pan, Yaqiong Zeng, Bin Hu, Renli Qi, Dingbiao Long, Shunlai Xu

“…The new thermal insulation box was installed in one group, and the traditional heating lamp in the control group. …”
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Integration of Frequency-Selective Surfaces as Smart Skins in Building Envelopes and Divisions: Insulation and Energy Issues by Iñigo Cuiñas, Isabel Expósito, Darius Andriukaitis, Rafael F. S. Caldeirinha, Manuel García Sánchez, Algimantas Valinevičius

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Manufacturing and Structural Feasibility of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Structural Insulated Panels for Panelized Construction by Nasim Uddin, Rahul R. Kalyankar

“…In the construction industries, they have the potential to replace the wood and oriented strand boards (OSB) laminates in the structural insulated panels (SIPs). They possess numerous advantages over traditional OSB SIPs such as being environmental friendly, recyclable, energy efficient, inherently flood resistant, and having higher strength and wind resistance. …”
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Sustainable aerogel blankets from recycled plastics and construction waste for high-performance thermal insulation by Ait Khouya Oumaima, Belouaggadia Naoual, Elfarissi Latifa, Zamma Abdellah

“…The development of sustainable thermal insulators is crucial for enhancing energy efficiency and lowering the carbon footprint of buildings. …”
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Image processing‐based noise‐resilient insulator defect detection using YOLOv8x by Shagor Hasan, Md. Abdur Rahman, Md. Rashidul Islam, Animesh Sarkar Tusher

“…Abstract Accurate and efficient insulator defect detection is critical for power grid reliability, but it can be affected by the presence of noises in captured images and can be difficult to employ for real‐time operation due to the slow processing of the detection scheme. …”
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A tunable entangled photon-pair source based on a Van der Waals insulator by Xiaodan Lyu, Leevi Kallioniemi, Hao Hong, Rui Qu, Yan Zhang, Jesus Zúñiga-Perez, Kaihui Liu, Weibo Gao

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Partial Discharge Diagnosis Using Semi-Supervised Learning and Complementary Labels in Gas-Insulated Switchgear by Ho Trong Tai, Young-Woo Youn, Hyeon-Soo Choi, Yong-Hwa Kim

“…Deep neural networks have proven to be highly efficient in fault detection and classification using partial discharges (PDs) in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). …”
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Study on the insulation performance of C5F10O gas mixture in cold climates by Runlong Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhilei Xu, Keliang Dong, Jinfeng Zheng, Shicheng Feng, Zhaolin Zhou, Hui Zhu

“…Gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) is essential for the safe, stable, and efficient operation of high-voltage power systems. …”
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Infrared Thermography-Based Insulator Fault Classification via Unsupervised Clustering and Semi-Supervised Learning by Usman Shafique, Syed Muhammad Alam, Umar Rashid, Wahab Javed, Haris Anwaar, Malik Shah Zeb, Talha Ahmad, Uzair Imtiaz, Frederic Nzanywayingoma

“…This paper addresses the critical issue of insulator fault detection in electric substations, emphasizing the importance of timely identification to prevent accidents. …”
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