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Universal Programmable Battery Charger With Optional Battery Management System, Michael Duke Desando
Universal Programmable Battery Charger With Optional Battery Management System, Michael Duke Desando
Master's Theses
This report demonstrates improvements made in battery charging and battery management technology through the design of a universal programmable battery charger with optional battery management system attachment. This charger offers improvements in charge efficiency and unique battery charging algorithms to charge a variety of battery chemistries with variety of power requirements. Improvements in efficiency result from a synchronous Buck Controller topology as compared to previous universal chargers that use asynchronous Buck-Boost Converter topologies. This battery charger also surpasses current universal battery chargers by offering different charge modes for different battery chemistries. Charge modes provide the user an option between extending …
A Study Of Education Management Organizations: Competition Framing As A Technique In Education Policy, Calli Leigh Burnett
A Study Of Education Management Organizations: Competition Framing As A Technique In Education Policy, Calli Leigh Burnett
Master's Theses
As world markets become more interconnected through the phenomenon of globalization, many scholars have noted an expansion of capitalist and economic language in the realm of education discourse. This study focuses on the adoption by education policymakers of the "competition" model and framing, which traditionally used in business, is now being used to justify and promote education policies, such as school choice. This study pursues how competition framing occurs within education, the possible effects of such language use on education stakeholders, and the specific historical contexts and different interests being served by such framing in education. Specifically, this study examines …