Design, Implementation and Simulation of Non-Intrusive Sensor for On-Line Condition Monitoring of MV Electrical Components

Non-intrusive measurement technology is of great interest for the electrical utilities in order to avoid an interruption in the normal operation of the supply network during diagnostics measurements and inspections. Inductively coupled electromagnetic sensing provides a possibility of non-intrusive measurements for online condition monitoring of the electrical components in a Medium Voltage (MV) distribution network. This is accomplished by employing Partial Discharge (PD) activity monitoring, one of the successful methods to assess the working condition of MV components but often requires specialized equipment for carrying out the measurements. In this paper, Rogowski coil sensor is presented as a robust solution for non-intrusive measurements of PD signals. A high frequency prototype of Rogowski coil is designed in the laboratory. Step-by-step approach of constructing the sensor system is presented and performance of its components (coil head, damping component, integrator and data acquisition system) is evaluated using practical and simulated environments. Alternative Transient Program-Electromagnetic Transient Program (ATP-EMTP) is used to analyze the designed model of the Rogowski coil. Real and simulated models of the coil are used to investigate the behavior of Rogowski coil sensor at its different stages of development from a transducer coil to a complete measuring device. Both models are compared to evaluate their accuracy for PD applications. Due to simple design, flexible hardware, and low cost of Rogowski coil, it can be considered as an efficient current measuring device for integrated monitoring applications where a large number of sensors are required to develop an automated online condition monitoring system for a distribution network.

电网故障智能诊断技术研究综述

电网故障诊断技术在国内外应用已十分广泛,随着人工智能的快速发展,基于智能方法的电网故障诊断得到前所未有的发展.本文对结合专家系统、贝叶斯网络、Petri网、多源信息融合技术、人工神经网络的电网故障诊断原理及框架进行了综述.根据实际工程的应用情况,对各种智能诊断方法的长处和不足以及各自未来的发展方向进行了详细阐释.最后以智能电网建设为背景,大数据为依托,利用智能电网故障诊断技术解决所面临的实际问题,并对电网故障诊断技术的未来发展趋势进行了展望.

Multi-label dimensionality reduction and classification with extreme learning machines

In the need of some real applications, such as text categorization and image classification, the multi-label learning gradually becomes a hot research point in recent years. Much attention has been paid to the research of multi-label classification algorithms. Considering the fact that the high dimensionality of the multi-label datasets may cause the curse of dimensionality and wil hamper the classification process, a dimensionality reduction algorithm, named multi-label kernel discriminant analysis （MLKDA）, is proposed to reduce the dimensionality of multi-label datasets. MLKDA, with the kernel trick, processes the multi-label integrally and realizes the nonlinear dimensionality reduction with the idea similar with linear discriminant analysis （LDA）. In the classification process of multi-label data, the extreme learning machine （ELM） is an efficient algorithm in the premise of good accuracy. MLKDA, combined with ELM, shows a good performance in multi-label learning experiments with several datasets. The experiments on both static data and data stream show that MLKDA outperforms multi-label dimensionality reduction via dependence maximization （MDDM） and multi-label linear discriminant analysis （MLDA） in cases of balanced datasets and stronger correlation between tags, and ELM is also a good choice for multi-label classification.

Power Balance Theorem of Frequency Domain and Its Application

This paper proves a power balance theorem of frequency domain. It becomes another circuit law concerning power conservation after Tellegen’s theorem. Moreover the universality and importance worth of application of the theorem are introduced in this paper. Various calculation of frequency domain in nonlinear circuit possess fixed intrinsic rule. There exists the mutual influence of nonlinear coupling among various harmonics. But every harmonic component must observe individually KCL, KVL and conservation of complex power in nonlinear circuit. It is a lossless network that the nonlinear conservative system with excited source has not dissipative element. The theorem proved by this paper can directly be used to find the main harmonic solutions of the lossless circuit. The results of solution are consistent with the balancing condition of reactive power, and accord with the traditional harmonic analysis method. This paper demonstrates that the lossless network can universally produce chaos. The phase portrait is related closely to the initial conditions, thus it is not an attractor. Furthermore it also reveals the difference between the attractiveness and boundedness for chaos.

Analytical solutions of transient pulsed eddy current problem due to elliptical electromagnetic concentrative coils

The electromagnetic concentrative coils are indispensable in the functional magnetic stimulation and have potential applications in nondestructive testing. In this paper, we propose a figure-8-shaped coil being composed of two arbitrary oblique elliptical coils, which can change the electromagnetic concentrative region and the magnitude of eddy current density by changing the elliptical shape and/or spread angle between two elliptical coils. Pulsed current is usually the excitation source in the functional magnetic stimulation, so in this paper we derive the analytical solutions of transient pulsed eddy current field in the time domain due to the elliptical concentrative coil placed in an arbitrary position over a half-infinite plane conductor by making use of the scale-transformation, the Laplace transform and the Fourier transform are used in our derivation. Calculation results of field distributions produced by the figure-8-shaped elliptical coil show some behaviours as follows： 1） the eddy currents are focused on the conductor under the geometric symmetric centre of figure-8-shaped coil; 2） the greater the scale factor of ellipse is, the higher the eddy current density is and the wider the concentrative area of eddy current along y axis is; 3） the maximum magnitude of eddy current density increases with the increase of spread angle. When spread angle is 180°, there are two additional reverse concentrative areas on both sides of x axis.

Power Balance of Multi-Harmonic Components in Nonlinear Network

The main harmonic components in nonlinear differential equations can be solved by using the harmonic balance principle. The nonlinear coupling relation among various harmonics can be found by balance theorem of frequency domain. The superhet receiver circuits which are described by nonlinear differential equation of comprising even degree terms include three main harmonic components: the difference frequency and two signal frequencies. Based on the nonlinear coupling relation, taking superhet circuit as an example, this paper demonstrates that the every one of three main harmonics in networks must individually observe conservation of complex power. The power of difference frequency is from variable-frequency device. And total dissipative power of each harmonic is equal to zero. These conclusions can also be verified by the traditional harmonic analysis. The oscillation solutions which consist of the mixture of three main harmonics possess very long oscillation period, the spectral distribution are very tight, similar to evolution from doubling period leading to chaos. It can be illustrated that the chaos is sufficient or infinite extension of the oscillation period. In fact, the oscillation solutions plotted by numerical simulation all are certainly a periodic function of discrete spectrum. When phase portrait plotted hasn’t finished one cycle, it is shown as aperiodic chaos.

Review of transition paths for coal-fired power plants

The energy sector has an essential role in limiting the global average temperature increase to below 2°C.Redirecting and advancing technological progress contribute to carbon-free transition solutions.Energy transition is currently one of the most debated issues in the world.This paper reviews and summarizes the current policy projections and their assumptions organized by some major countries in the energy sector,particularly in the coal sector,and provides a detailed discussion on specific and significant socio-technical pathways taken by countries to achieve zero-carbon targets.Their implementation involves restructuring the existing energy system and requires appropriate policy support and sufficient investment in infrastructure development and technological innovation.Some basic principles and countermeasures that have already been implemented by some major emitters,such as India and China,are also discussed,with different transformation pathways.Critical suggestions are also provided,such as implementing best practice policies at the national level,moving to more efficient transition strategies,national and regional cooperation,cross-border energy grid integration,and private sector involvement to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants,not only by reducing coal consumption but also by introducing various low carbon technologies.

Describing Chaos of Continuous Time System Using Bounded Space Curve

The qualitative solutions of dynamical system expressed with nonlinear differential equation can be divided into two categories. One is that the motion of phase point may approach infinite or stable equilibrium point eventually. Neither periodic excited source nor self-excited oscillation exists in such nonlinear dynamic circuits, so its solution cannot be treated as the synthesis of multiharmonic. And the other is that the endless vibration of phase point is limited within certain range, moreover possesses character of sustained oscillation, namely the bounded nonlinear oscillation. It can persistently and repeatedly vibration after dynamic variable entering into steady state;moreover the motion of phase point will not approach infinite at last;system has not stable equilibrium point. The motional trajectory can be described by a bounded space curve. So far, the curve cannot be represented by concretely explicit parametric form in math. It cannot be expressed analytically by human. The chaos is a most universally common form of bounded nonlinear oscillation. A number of chaotic systems, such as Lorenz equation, Chua’s circuit and lossless system in modern times are some examples among thousands of chaotic equations. In this work, basic properties related to the bounded space curve will be comprehensively summarized by analyzing these examples.

Influence of Bi Addition on Pure Sn Solder Joints: Interfacial Reaction, Growth Behavior and Thermal Behavior

The effects of different Bi contents on the properties of Sn solders were studied. The interfacial reaction and growth behavior of intermetallic compounds（IMCs） layer（η-Cu6 Sn5 + e-Cu3 Sn） for various soldering time and the influence of Bi addition on the thermal behavior of Sn-x Bi solder alloys were investigated. The Cu6 Sn5 IMC could be observed as long as the molten solder contacted with the Cu substrate. However, with the longer welding time such as 60 and 300 s, the Cu3 Sn IMC was formed at the interface between Cu6 Sn5 and Cu substrate. With the increase of soldering time, the thickness of total IMCs increased, meanwhile, the grain size of Cu6 Sn5 also increased. An appropriate amount of Bi element was beneficial for the growth of total IMCs,but excessive Bi（≥ 5 wt%） inhibited the growth of Cu6 Sn5 and Cu3 Sn IMC in Sn-x Bi/Cu microelectronic interconnects. Furthermore, with the Bi contents increasing（Sn-10 Bi solder in this present investigation）, some Bi particles accumulated at the interface between Cu6 Sn5 layer and the solder.

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells from human umbilical cord versus human umbilical cord blood for peripheral nerve regeneration

BACKGROUND： Mesenchymal stem cells （MSCs） appear to be a good alternative to Schwann cells in the treatment of peripheral nerve injury. Fetal stem cells, like umbilical cord blood （UCB） and umbilical cord （UC） stem cells, have several advantages over adult stem cells. OBJECTIVE： To assess the effects of UC-derived MSCs （UCMSCs） and UCB-derived MSCs （UCBMSCs） in repair of sciatic nerve defects. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized controlled animal experiment was performed at the laboratory of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, from July to December 2009. MATERIALS： UCMSCs were provided by the Research Institute of Biotechnology, Dongguk University. UCBMSCs were provided by the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tumor Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University. Dulbecco＇s modified Eagle＇s medium （DMEM） was purchased from Gibco-BRL, USA. METHODS： Seven-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly and evenly divided into three groups： DMEM, UCBMSCs, and UCMSCs. A 10-mm defect in the left sciatic nerve was constructed in all rats. DMEM （15 μL） containing 1×10^6 UCBMSCs or UCMSCs was injected into the gap between nerve stumps, with the surrounding epineurium as a natural conduit. For the DMEM group, simple DMEM was injected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： At 7 weeks after sciatic nerve dissection, dorsal root ganglia neurons were labeled by fluorogold retrograde labeling. At 8 weeks, electrophysiology and histomorphometry were performed. At 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after surgery, sciatic nerve function was evaluated using gait analysis. RESULTS： The UCBMSCs group and the UCMSCs group exhibited similar sciatic nerve function and electrophysiological indices, which were better than the DMEM group, as measured by gait analysis （P 〈 0.05）. Fluorogold retrograde labeling of sciatic nerve revealed that the UCBMSCs group demonstrated a higher number of labeled neurons; however, the differences were not significant. Histomorphometric indices were similar in the UCBMSCs and UCMSCs groups, and total axon counts, particularly axon density （P 〈 0.05）, were significantly greater in the UCBMSCs and UCMSCs groups than in the DMEM group. CONCLUSION： Transplanting either UCBMSCs or UCMSCs into axotomized sciatic nerves could accelerate and promote sciatic nerve regeneration over 8 weeks. Both treatments had similar effects on nerve regeneration.

Significant Inhibition of IMCs Growth between an Electroless Ni-W-P Metallization and SAC305 Solder During Soldering and Aging

The formation and growth behavior of intermetallic compound(IMC) layers after introducing an electroless Ni-W-P metallization into the Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu(SAC305) solder joint during soldering and aging were investigated. The soldering was performed at 250 ℃ for 10 min, followed by air cooling and aging treatment at 150 ℃ up to 15 days. The results show that the scallop-like Cu_6Sn_5 IMC layer and planar-like Cu_3Sn formed between solder and Cu substrate during soldering and aging. The Ni_3P and(Ni,Cu)_3Sn_4 compounds were formed between electroless Ni-W-P layer and solder, and Cu substrate was not damaged and kept a smooth interface. When the isothermal aging treatment was applied, the total thickness of IMCs which formed at the SAC305/Cu and SAC305/Ni-W-P/Cu interface increased with increasing aging time. Kirkendall voids emerged at the Cu_3Sn and the Ni_3P layers, but the voids emerged at the Ni_3P layer in the form of crack. The amount of Kirkendall voids increased and the crack elongated with increasing aging time. The Cu_6Sn_5 and(Ni,Cu)_3Sn_4grains grew by merging adjacent grains. In the process of growth, the growing interfacial compounds filled the free space, and new columnar dendrite grain of(Ni,Cu)_3Sn_4 constantly generated during aging treatment. After 15 days aging, the Ni-W-P barrier layer was still remained, which indicated that the Ni-W-P layer can be a good barrier layer between the solder alloys and Cu substrate.

Selective Laser Melting of Ti Composites: Latest Developments

Ti and Ti alloys are wonderful metal materials,showing excellent corrosion resistance,high specific strength and outstanding biocompatibility[1-2].They have been widely used in a variety of industries,including aerospace engineering,biomedical enginee-ring,off-shore drilling,automobile industry and even jewelry industry[1-2].To further improve their performance for satisfying the ever increasing challenging demands,Ti-based metal matrix composite becomes a cutting-edge research direction[3-4].However,intrinsic properties of most Ti materials,such as low thermal conductivity,high chemical reactivity and hexagonal close packed crystal structure,make their machining rather difficult and also push up the cost of using Ti products.Considering reinforcement phases of Ti are often hard-and-refractory ceramic particles,it is even harder to fabricate Ti composite using conventional fabrication methods[1-4].

Dynamic analysis, simulation, and control of a 6-DOF IRB-120 robot manipulator using sliding mode control and boundary layer method

Because of its ease of implementation,a linear PID controller is generally used to control robotic manipulators.Linear controllers cannot effectively cope with uncertainties and variations in the parameters;therefore,nonlinear controllers with robust performance which can cope with these are recommended.The sliding mode control(SMC)is a robust state feedback control method for nonlinear systems that,in addition having a simple design,efficiently overcomes uncertainties and disturbances in the system.It also has a very fast transient response that is desirable when controlling robotic manipulators.The most critical drawback to SMC is chattering in the control input signal.To solve this problem,in this study,SMC is used with a boundary layer(SMCBL)to eliminate the chattering and improve the performance of the system.The proposed SMCBL was compared with inverse dynamic control(IDC),a conventional nonlinear control method.The kinematic and dynamic equations of the IRB-120 robot manipulator were initially extracted completely and accurately,and then the control of the robot manipulator using SMC was evaluated.For validation,the proposed control method was implemented on a 6-DOF IRB-120 robot manipulator in the presence of uncertainties.The results were simulated,tested,and compared in the MATLAB/Simulink environment.To further validate our work,the results were tested and confirmed experimentally on an actual IRB-120 robot manipulator.

Design and Optimization of Dual-Winding Fault-Tolerant Permanent Magnet Motor

To improve the performance of the traditional fault-tolerant permanent magnet(PM)motor,the design and optimal schemes of dual-winding fault-tolerant permanent magnet motor(DWFT-PMM)are proposed and investigated.In order to obtain small cogging torque ripple and inhibiting the short-circuit current,the air gap surface shape of the PM and the anti short-circuits reactance parameters are designed and optimized.According to the actual design requirements of an aircraft electrical actuation system,the parameters,finite element analysis and experimental verification of the DWFT-PMM after optimal design are presented.The research results show that the optimized DWFT-PMM owns the merits of strong magnetic isolation,physics isolation,inhibiting the short circuit current,small cogging torque ripple and high fault tolerance.

Enhancement of laser ablation via interacting spatial double‐pulse effect

A novel spatial double-pulse laser ablation scheme is investigated to enhance the processing quality and efficiency fornanosecond laser ablation of silicon substrate. During the double-pulse laser ablation, two splitted laser beams simulta-neously irradiate on silicon surface at a tunable gap. The ablation quality and efficiency are evaluated by both scanning electron microscope and laser scanning confocal microscope. As tuning the gap distance, the ablation can be signifi-cantly enhanced if the spatial interaction between the two splitted laser pulses is optimized. The underlying physical mechanism for the interacting spatial double-pulse enhancement effect is attributed to the redistribution of the integratedenergy field, corresponding to the temperature field. This new method has great potential applications in laser microm-achining of functional devices at higher processing quality and faster speed.

Advanced high-pressure plasma diagnostics with hairpin resonator probe surrounded by film and sheath

The hairpin probe using microwave resonance in plasma is applicable to high pressure 1.33 ×10^3-1.01×10^5 Pa）） as developed recently. In this work, an analytic model of the hairpin resonator probe surrounded by a thin dielectric layer and a sheath layer is proposed. The correction factor due to these surroundings is analytically found and confirmed by electromagnetic field finite difference time domain simulation, thus enabling the accurate measurement of electron density in a high-pressure non-equilibrium uniform discharge.

Demodulation of acoustic telemetry binary phase shift keying signal based on high-order Duffing system

In order to grasp the downhole situation immediately, logging while drilling(LWD) technology is adopted. One of the LWD technologies, called acoustic telemetry, can be successfully applied to modern drilling. It is critical for acoustic telemetry technology that the signal is successfully transmitted to the ground. In this paper, binary phase shift keying(BPSK) is used to modulate carrier waves for the transmission and a new BPSK demodulation scheme based on Duffing chaos is investigated. Firstly, a high-order system is given in order to enhance the signal detection capability and it is realized through building a virtual circuit using an electronic workbench(EWB). Secondly, a new BPSK demodulation scheme is proposed based on the intermittent chaos phenomena of the new Duffing system. Finally, a system variable crossing zero-point equidistance method is proposed to obtain the phase difference between the system and the BPSK signal. Then it is determined that the digital signal transmitted from the bottom of the well is ‘0’ or ‘1’. The simulation results show that the demodulation method is feasible.

Research on the characteristics of atmospheric air dielectric barrier discharge under different square wave pulse polarities

Energy efficiency limits the application of atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge(DBD),such as air purification,water treatment and material surface modification.This article focuses on the electrical and optical effects of the DBD under three square wave pulses polarities-positive,negative and bipolar.The result shows that under the same voltage with the quartz glass medium,the discharge efficiency of bipolar polarity pulse is the highest due to the influence of deposited charge.With the increase of air gap distance from 0.5 to 1.5 mm,average power consumed by the discharge air gap and discharge efficiency decrease obviously under alumina,and increase,and then decrease under quartz glass and polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA).Through spectrum diagnosis,in the quartz glass medium,the vibration temperature is the highest under negative polarity pulse excitation.Under bipolar pulse,the vibration temperature does not change significantly with the change of air gap distance.For the three dielectric materials of quartz glass,alumina and PMMA,the molecular vibration temperature is the highest under the quartz glass medium with the same voltage.When the gap spacing,pulse polarity or dielectric material are changed,the rotational temperature does not change significantly.

A Solution for Scalable Routing in Depth Divisions-Based DUSNs via Adding a Scalable Parameter to Control Depth Clusters: Creating an Energy Efficient and Low Delay NI-Independent Communication Protocol

Due to effectiveness of network layer on general performance of networks, designing routing protocols is very important for lifetime and traffic efficiency in wireless sensor networks. So in this paper, we are going to represent an efficient and scalable version of depth-based routing (DBR) protocol that is limited by depth divisions-policy. In fact the new version is a network information independent routing protocol for acoustic communications. Proposed method by use of depth clustering is able to reduce consumed energy and end-to-end delay in dense underwater sensor networks (DUSNs) and this issue is proved by simulation.

Solution of Combined Heat and Power Economic Dispatch Problem Using Direct Optimization Algorithm

This paper presents the solution to the combined heat and power economic dispatch problem using a direct solution algorithm for constrained optimization problems. With the potential of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production to increase the efficiency of power and heat generation simultaneously having been researched and established, the increasing penetration of CHP systems, and determination of economic dispatch of power and heat assumes higher relevance. The Combined Heat and Power Economic Dispatch (CHPED) problem is a demanding optimization problem as both constraints and objective functions can be non-linear and non-convex. This paper presents an explicit formula developed for computing the system-wide incremental costs corresponding with optimal dispatch. The circumvention of the use of iterative search schemes for this crucial step is the innovation inherent in the proposed dispatch procedure. The feasible operating region of the CHP unit three is taken into account in the proposed CHPED problem model, whereas the optimal dispatch of power/heat outputs of CHP unit is determined using the direct Lagrange multiplier solution algorithm. The proposed algorithm is applied to a test system with four units and results are provided.