Renewable Energy Center &ndash; Research Output

2019

A Comprehensive performance assessment of the integration of magnetic bearings with horizontal axis wind turbine

Fekry, M., Mohamed, A. M., Fanni, M. & Yoshida, S., Feb 1 2019, In : Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. 156, p. 1-39 39 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Magnetic Bearing

Magnetic bearings

Performance Assessment

Wind Turbine

Wind turbines

Aeroelastic analysis of a coplanar twin-rotor wind turbine

Ismaiel, A. & Yoshida, S., Jan 1 2019, In : Energies. 12, 10, 1881.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Coplanar

Wind Turbine

Wind turbines

Rotor

Towers

Analysis of back-gate effect on threshold voltage of p-channel GaN MOSFETs on polarization-junction substrates

Hoshii, T., Nakajima, A., Nishizawa, S., Ohashi, H., Kakushima, K., Wakabayashi, H. & Tsutsui, K., Jan 1 2019, In : Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 58, 6, 061006.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Threshold voltage

threshold voltage

field effect transistors

Polarization

Networks (circuits)

1 Citation (Scopus)

A study on a floating type shrouded wind turbine: Design, modeling and analysis

Zhu, H., Makoto, S., Hu, C. & Yoshida, S., Apr 1 2019, In : Renewable Energy. p. 1099-1113 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Wind turbines

Towers

Bearings (structural)

Mooring

Hinges

A study on the platform-pitching vibration of floating offshore wind turbines based on classical control theory

Kakuya, H., Yoshida, S., Sato, I. & Utsunomiya, T., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Wind Engineering.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Offshore wind turbines

Vibration control

Control theory

Transfer functions

Bode diagrams

4 Citations (Scopus)

Bending strength of CFRP laminated adhesive joints fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding

Abusrea, M. R., Han, S. W., Arakawa, K. & Choi, N. S., Jan 1 2019, In : Composites Part B: Engineering. 156, p. 8-16 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Adhesive joints

Resin transfer molding

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics

Bending strength

Carbon fibers

Degradation characteristics of SiC power devices for DC circuit breaker by repetitive unclamped inductive switching test

Sagara, M., Wada, K. & Nishizawa, S. I., Sep 2019, In : Microelectronics Reliability. 100-101, 113417.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

circuit breakers

Electric circuit breakers

Junction gate field effect transistors

direct current

degradation

Development of novel collagen scaffolds with different bioceramic particles for bone tissue engineering

Arahira, T. & Todo, M., Dec 1 2019, In : Composites Communications. 16, p. 30-32 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Natural polymers

Bioceramics

Scaffolds (biology)

Tissue engineering

Collagen

Effect of nitrogen and aluminium on silicon carbide polytype stability

Nishizawa, S. & F.Mercier, Jul 15 2019, In : Journal of Crystal Growth. 518, p. 99-102 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Aluminum

Silicon carbide

silicon carbides

Nitrogen

aluminum

1 Citation (Scopus)

Effect of rotor thrust on the average tower drag of downwind turbines

Yoshida, S., Fujii, K., Hamasaki, M. & Takada, A., Jan 12 2019, In : Energies. 12, 2, 227.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Turbine

Drag

Rotor

Towers

Turbines

Effects of compressive ratio and sintering temperature on mechanical properties of biocompatible collagen/hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds fabricated for bone tissue engineering

Islam, M. S., Rahman, A. M. Z., Sharif, M. H., Khan, A., Abdulla-Al-Mamun, M. & Todo, M., Apr 3 2019, In : Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies. 7, 2, p. 183-198 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Durapatite

Scaffolds (biology)

Hydroxyapatite

Tissue engineering

Collagen

Effects of culture conditions on the mechanical and biological properties of engineered cartilage constructed with collagen hybrid scaffold and human mesenchymal stem cells

Nakamuta, Y., Arahira, T. & Todo, M., Oct 1 2019, In : Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 30, 10, 119.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cartilage

Scaffolds (biology)

Stem cells

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Collagen

Evaluations of minority carrier lifetime in floating zone Si affected by Si insulated gate bipolar transistor processes

Kobayashi, H., Yokogawa, R., Kinoshita, K., Numasawa, Y., Ogura, A., Nishizawa, S., Saraya, T., Ito, K., Takakura, T., Suzuki, S. I., Fukui, M., Takeuchi, K. & Hiramoto, T., Jan 1 2019, In : Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 58, 59, SBBD07.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Carrier lifetime

Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT)

carrier lifetime

bipolar transistors

minority carriers

Freewheeling Diode Technology with Low Loss and High Dynamic Ruggedness in High-Speed IGBT Applications

Nakamura, K., Masuoka, F., Nishii, A., Nishizawa, S. I. & Furukawa, A., Nov 2019, In : IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 66, 11, p. 4842-4849 8 p., 8852709.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT)

Diodes

Recovery

Electric fields

Electron injection

1 Citation (Scopus)

HAMS: A frequency-domain preprocessor for wave-structure interactions-Theory, development, and application

Liu, Y., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 7, 3, 81.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

wave-structure interaction

development theory

software

Ocean engineering

Ocean structures

In-situ measurement of CO gas concentration in a Czochralski furnace of silicon crystals

Miyamura, Y., Harada, H., Liu, X., Nakano, S., Nishizawa, S. & Kakimoto, K., Feb 1 2019, In : Journal of Crystal Growth. 507, p. 154-156 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Silicon

Carbon Monoxide

in situ measurement

furnaces

contamination

Integration of a semisubmersible floating wind turbine and wave energy converters: an experimental study on motion reduction

Zhu, H., Hu, C., Makoto, S. & Yoshida, S., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan).

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

wind turbine

wind wave

wave energy

Wind turbines

experimental study

Numerical analysis of effects of arms with different cross-sections on straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine

Hara, Y., Horita, N., Yoshida, S., Akimoto, H. & Sumi, T., Jan 1 2019, In : Energies. 12, 11, 2106.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Wind Turbine

Blade

Wind turbines

Straight

Numerical analysis

Numerical and experimental studies on cloaked arrays of truncated cylinders under different wave directions

Zhang, Z., He, G., Wang, Z., Liu, S., Gou, Y. & Liu, Y., Jul 1 2019, In : Ocean Engineering. 183, p. 305-317 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Piercing

Genetic algorithms

Experiments

3 Citations (Scopus)

On hydrodynamic characteristics of gap resonance between two fixed bodies in close proximity

Gao, J., Zang, J., Chen, L., Chen, Q., Ding, H. & Liu, Y., Feb 1 2019, In : Ocean Engineering. 173, p. 28-44 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hydrodynamics

Wave transmission

Energy dissipation

Computational fluid dynamics

Damping

Prediction of bone damage formation in resurfacing hip arthroplasty

Izmin, N. A. N., Todo, M. & Abdullah, A. H., Oct 2019, In : International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology. 9, 1, p. 5879-5885 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Arthroplasty

Bone

Tomography

Cobalt

Chromium

Proposal for a lower limit control of a generator’s torque based on the nacelle wind speed and demonstration results using a full-scale spar-type floating offshore wind turbine

Kakuya, H., Yoshida, S., Sato, I. & Utsunomiya, T., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Wind Engineering.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Offshore wind turbines

Demonstrations

Torque

Vibration control

Speed control

1 Citation (Scopus)

Stick-slip frictional instabilities of rubbers on oiled glass surfaces

Arakawa, K., Mar 1 2019, In : Tribology International. 131, p. 11-14 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Stick-slip

Rubber

rubber

slip

Glass

Theoretical modeling of hydrodynamic characteristics of a compound column-plate structure based on a novel derivation of mean drift force formulation

Cong, P., Liu, Y., Gou, Y. & Teng, B., Nov 1 2019, In : Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. 233, 4, p. 1022-1036 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hydrodynamics

Seakeeping

Fluids

Control surfaces

Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions

2 Citations (Scopus)

Wave radiation from multiple cylinders of arbitrary cross sections

Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y. & Iglesias, G., Jul 15 2019, In : Ocean Engineering. 184, p. 11-22 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Caissons

Radiation

Fourier series

Boundary element method

Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions

Wind turbine wake modeling in accelerating wind field: A preliminary study on a two-dimensional hill

Ibrahim, O. M. A. M., Yoshida, S., Hamasaki, M. & Takada, A., Aug 9 2019, In : Fluids. 4, 3, 153.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

wind turbines

wakes

Wind turbines

wind tunnel tests

Wind tunnels

2018

1 Citation (Scopus)

A comparison of CFRP composite laminated joints fabricated with vacuum assisted resin transfer molding

Asadi, A., Abusrea, M. R., Arakawa, K., Colton, J. & Kalaitzidou, K., Sep 1 2018, In : Express Polymer Letters. 12, 9, p. 781-789 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

resin transfer molding

Resin transfer molding

Laminated composites

carbon fibers

Carbon fibers

2 Citations (Scopus)

Aerodynamic performance enhancement using active flow control on DU96-W-180 wind turbine airfoil

Halawa, A. M., Elhadidi, B. & Yoshida, S., Mar 2018, In : Evergreen. 5, 1, p. 16-24 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

flow control

wind turbine

Airfoils

Flow control

Wind turbines

1 Citation (Scopus)

A reliable open-source package for performance evaluation of floating renewable energy systems in coastal and offshore regions

Liu, Y., Yoshida, S., Hu, C., Makoto, S., Sun, L., Gao, J., Cong, P. & He, G., Oct 15 2018, In : Energy Conversion and Management. 174, p. 516-536 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Software packages

Green's function

Computer simulation

Costs

1 Citation (Scopus)

Combined blade-element momentum-lifting line model for variable loads on downwind turbine towers

Yoshida, S., Oct 2018, In : Energies. 11, 10, 2521.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Turbine

Blade

Towers

Momentum

Turbines

Computational muscle driven knee simulator for assessment of total knee replacement post-cam mechanics

Anuar, M. A. M. & Todo, M., Jan 1 2018, In : International Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE). 7, 4, p. 165-168 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Knee prostheses

Knee Replacement Arthroplasties

Cams

Mechanics

Muscle

2 Citations (Scopus)

DC-bias-voltage dependence of degradation of aluminum electrolytic capacitors

Hasegawa, K., Tsuzaki, K. & Nishizawa, S., Apr 1 2018, In : Microelectronics Reliability. 83, p. 115-118 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Electrolytic capacitors

Bias voltage

Aluminum

capacitors

Capacitors

2 Citations (Scopus)

Development of cylindrical microfibrous scaffold using melt-spinning method for vascular tissue engineering

Pangesty, A. & Todo, M., Oct 1 2018, In : Materials Letters. 228, p. 334-338 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

melt spinning

Melt spinning

tissue engineering

Scaffolds (biology)

Tissue engineering

Do thermal donors reduce the lifetimes of Czochralski-grown silicon crystals?

Miyamura, Y., Harada, H., Nakano, S., Nishizawa, S. & Kakimoto, K., May 1 2018, In : Journal of Crystal Growth. 489, p. 1-4 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Silicon

life (durability)

Crystals

silicon

crystals

ESR and capacitance monitoring of a dc-link capacitor used in a three-phase PWM inverter with a front-end diode rectifier

Hasegawa, K., Nishizawa, S. & Omura, I., Sep 1 2018, In : Microelectronics Reliability. 88-90, p. 433-437 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

pulse duration modulation

rectifiers

Pulse width modulation

capacitors

Diodes

2 Citations (Scopus)

Experimental and numerical studies of a horizontal axis wind turbine performance over a steep 2D hill

Ibrahim, O. M. A. M. & Yoshida, S., Sep 1 2018, In : Evergreen. 5, 3, p. 12-21 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

wind turbine

Wind turbines

wind tunnel

Wind tunnels

computational fluid dynamics

3 Citations (Scopus)

Experimental results of floating platform vibration control with mode change function using full-scale spar-type floating offshore wind turbine

Kakuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Yoshida, S., Utsunomiya, T. & Sato, I., Jun 1 2018, In : Wind Engineering. 42, 3, p. 230-242 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Offshore wind turbines

Vibration control

Vibrations (mechanical)

Speed control

Bandpass filters

5 Citations (Scopus)

GaN-based complementary metal-oxide- semiconductor inverter with normally off Pch and Nch MOSFETs fabricated using polarisation-induced holes and electron channels

Nakajima, A., Kubota, S., Tsutsui, K., Kakushima, K., Wakabayashi, H., Iwai, H., Nishizawa, S. & Ohashi, H., Apr 10 2018, In : IET Power Electronics. 11, 4, p. 689-694 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gallium nitride

MOSFET devices

Polarization

Electron gas

Electrons

1 Citation (Scopus)

Interphase volume calculation of polyimide/TiO₂ nanofibers nanocomposite based on dielectric constant model and its effect on glass transition

Lay, M., Meng, S., Ramli, M. R., Ahmad, Z., Ismail, H., Huat, T. S. & Todo, M., Dec 1 2018, In : Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 29, 24, p. 20742-20749 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Nanofibers

fillers

polyimides

Polyimides

Fillers

2 Citations (Scopus)

Numerical analyses and experimental validations on transport and control of carbon in Czochralski silicon crystal growth

Liu, X., Harada, H., Miyamura, Y., Han, X. F., Nakano, S., Nishizawa, S. & Kakimoto, K., Oct 1 2018, In : Journal of Crystal Growth. 499, p. 8-12 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Silicon

Carbon Monoxide

Crystallization

Crystal growth

crystal growth

5 Citations (Scopus)

Numerical study on transient harbor oscillations induced by successive solitary waves

Gao, J., Ji, C., Liu, Y., Ma, X. & Gaidai, O., Feb 1 2018, In : Ocean Dynamics. 68, 2, p. 193-209 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

seiche

solitary wave

harbor

wave height

wave energy

3 Citations (Scopus)

Relationship between carbon concentration and carrier lifetime in CZ-Si crystals

Miyamura, Y., Harada, H., Nakano, S., Nishizawa, S. & Kakimoto, K., Mar 15 2018, In : Journal of Crystal Growth. 486, p. 56-59 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Carrier lifetime

carrier lifetime

Silicon

Carbon

life (durability)

2 Citations (Scopus)

Response characteristics of the DeepCwind floating wind turbine moored by a Single-Point Mooring system

Liu, Y., Yoshida, S., Yamamoto, H., Toyofuku, A., He, G. & Yang, S., Nov 20 2018, In : Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 8, 11, 2306.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Single point mooring

mooring

wind turbines

Wind turbines

floating

1 Citation (Scopus)

Study of turbulence intensity effect on the fatigue lifetime of wind turbines

Ismaiel, A. M. M. & Yoshida, S., Mar 2018, In : Evergreen. 5, 1, p. 25-32 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

wind turbine

fatigue

Wind turbines

Turbulence

Turbines

2017

19 Citations (Scopus)

Aerodynamic interaction of diffuser augmented wind turbines in multi-rotor systems

Göltenbott, U., Ohya, Y., Yoshida, S. & Jamieson, P., Jan 1 2017, In : Renewable Energy. 112, p. 25-34 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Wind turbines

Aerodynamics

Rotors

Turbines

Wind tunnels

9 Citations (Scopus)

Analytical study on an oscillating buoy wave energy converter integrated into a fixed box-type breakwater

Zhao, X., Ning, D., Zhang, C., Liu, Y. & Kang, H., Jan 1 2017, In : Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2017, 3960401.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Breakwaters

Converter

Energy

Transmission Coefficient

Reflection Coefficient

6 Citations (Scopus)

An analytical model of dynamic sliding friction during impact

Arakawa, K., Jan 5 2017, In : Scientific reports. 7, 40102.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Analytical models

Angular velocity

Friction

Wear of materials

Derivatives

1 Citation (Scopus)

Biomechanical alteration of stress and strain distribution associated with vertebral fracture

Mazlan, M. H., Todo, M., Yonezawa, I. & Takano, H., Jan 1 2017, In : Journal of Mechanical Engineering. SI 2, 2, p. 123-133 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Bone

Finite element method

Structural integrity

5 Citations (Scopus)

Development and characterization of hybrid tubular structure of PLCL porous scaffold with hMSCs/ECs cell sheet

Pangesty, A. I., Arahira, T. & Todo, M., Oct 1 2017, In : Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 28, 10, 165.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Endothelial cells

Scaffolds (biology)

Stem cells

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Cell culture

2 Citations (Scopus)

Dynamic sliding friction of pencil leads on dry and oiled glass inclines

Arakawa, K., Jan 1 2017, In : Wear. 376-377, p. 766-770 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

sliding friction

Friction

Glass

glass

hardness