Illumination Time Control

Illumination time control is the deliberate regulation of how long a chemical system is exposed to light during a photochemical reaction. Because absorbed photons can promote molecules to excited states that initiate bond formation, cleavage, or electron transfer, changing the irradiation duration alters the photon dose and can influence reaction conversion, selectivity, and reproducibility. In chemistry, controlling illumination time supports systematic studies of photochemical kinetics and helps optimize synthetic procedures while limiting overreaction or degradation. This parameter is especially important in photocatalysis, light-driven synthesis, and experiments that compare reaction behavior under defined irradiation conditions.

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JoVE Journal - Biology

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2020

The protocol describes specific labeling of mitochondrial nucleoids with a commercially available DNA gel stain, acquisition of time lapse series of live labeled cells by super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM), and automatic tracking of nucleoid motion.

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JoVE Core - Electrical Engineering

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2024

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2025

This article presents a DC microgrid with hierarchical control implemented in a simulator, OPAL RT-Lab. It details the circuit modeling, primary and secondary control strategies, and experimental validation. The results demonstrate effective control performance, highlighting the importance of a robust experimental platform for microgrid research and development.

The 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task: A Task of Attention and Impulse Control for Rodents

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This protocol describes the 5-choice serial reaction time task, which is an operant based task used to study attention and impulse control in rodents. Test day challenges, which are modifications of the standard task, increase flexibility of the task and can be combined with other manipulations to more fully characterize behavior.

Time and frequency -Domain Interpretation of PI Control

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2024

Proportional-Integral (PI) controllers are essential in many control systems to improve stability and performance. They are commonly used in everyday devices like thermostats to enhance system damping and reduce steady-state error. When the zero in the controller's transfer function is optimally placed, the system benefits significantly in terms of stability and accuracy. Acting as a low-pass filter, the PI controller slows the system's response and extends settling times. This requires careful...

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