In this paper we analyse aggregate and firm level systemic risk for US and European banks from 2004 to 2012. We observe that common systemic risk indicators are primarily driven by firm size which implies an overriding concern for “too-big-to-fail” institutions. However, smaller banks may...

In this paper, we investigated indium-tin-oxide (ITO) thin films on glass substrates deposited by RF magnetron sputtering using ceramic target to find the optimal condition for fabricating optoelectronic devices. The structural, electrical and optical properties of the ITO films prepared at...

This study presents a model-based optimization strategy for an actual chiller driven dehumidifier of liquid desiccant dehumidification system operating with lithium chloride solution. By analyzing the characteristics of the components, energy predictive models for the components in the...

The Performance Management (PM) is one of the important approaches to improve the benefit achievements of power industry; however, the PM of electric power industry in China is still in the initial stage, under which it should be concerned as one of the most popular issues of electric power...

In this paper, a load adaptive control method to improve the efficiency and dynamic performance of the Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge (PSFB) converter which works under a wide range of load conditions is presented. The proposed control method can be used as a battery charger since this application...

This paper presents a model-based optimization strategy for vapor compression refrigeration cycle. Through analyzing each component characteristics and interactions within the cycle, the optimization problem is formulated as minimizing the total operating cost of the energy consuming devices...

This paper studies dynamic behaviour and control design of a hydrogen membrane reforming (HMR) power cycle based on economic measures. The HMR power cycle is a novel pre-combustion capture power cycle for electrical power production which incurs less of an energy penalty than current post...