Single zinc oxide nanowires(ZnO NWs)are promising for nanogenerators because of their excellent semiconducting and piezoelectric properties,but characterizing the latter efficiently is challenging.As reported here,an ...Single zinc oxide nanowires(ZnO NWs)are promising for nanogenerators because of their excellent semiconducting and piezoelectric properties,but characterizing the latter efficiently is challenging.As reported here,an electrical breakdown strategy was used to construct single ZnO NWs with a specific length.With the high operability of a nanomanipulator in a scanning electron microscope,ZnO-NW-based twoprobe and three-probe structures were constructed for fabricating AC/DC nanogenerators,respectively.For a ZnO NW,an AC output of between−15.31 mV and 5.82 mV was achieved,while for a DC nanogenerator,an output of24.3 mV was realized.Also,the three-probe structure’s output method was changed to verify the distribution of piezoelectric charges when a single ZnO NW is bent by a probe,and DC outputs of different amplitudes were achieved.This study provides a low-cost,highly convenient,and operational method for studying the AC/DC output characteristics of single NWs,which is beneficial for the further development of nanogenerators.展开更多
This article presents an ongoing study of the design of a DC-AC inverter using a single renewable energy source. The proposed approach makes it possible to produce an output with an H-bridge or full bridge and a singl...This article presents an ongoing study of the design of a DC-AC inverter using a single renewable energy source. The proposed approach makes it possible to produce an output with an H-bridge or full bridge and a single energy source. To this end, the performance of the inverter was studied first by means of a simulation and then with the implementation of an experimental device.展开更多
AC currents are automatically calibrated by two different thermal current converter(TCC)designs.The two designs are different in the used number of the thermal-elements(TEs).Consequently they differ in their output el...AC currents are automatically calibrated by two different thermal current converter(TCC)designs.The two designs are different in the used number of the thermal-elements(TEs).Consequently they differ in their output electro motive force(EMF).Studying the effect of changing the output EMF is done in this paper through calibrating AC currents.5 mA and 5 A are accurately calibrated at different frequencies 55 Hz,1 kHz and10 kHz by the two TCCs.A comparison is made between the results to evaluate the effect of the output EMF value on the accuracy and the uncertainty of the low and higher AC current calibration.A LabVIEW program is designed for this accurate automatic calibration to overcome the problems of the manual calibration on the thermal converters.展开更多
针对风电和光伏并网发电系统的功率波动问题,研究了一种基于双向DC/AC变换器的混合储能系统的动态控制策略。对含有超级电容器与蓄电池组的混合储能系统,通过双闭环控制器对变换器内部的电压电流进行控制,把波动变化较快的电流分量分配...针对风电和光伏并网发电系统的功率波动问题,研究了一种基于双向DC/AC变换器的混合储能系统的动态控制策略。对含有超级电容器与蓄电池组的混合储能系统,通过双闭环控制器对变换器内部的电压电流进行控制,把波动变化较快的电流分量分配给超级电容器,由蓄电池来响应波动变化较慢的电流分量。同时,控制系统将超级电容器的电压稳定在预设范围内。基于扩展卡尔曼滤波(Extended Kalman Filter,EKF)对蓄电池的荷电状态(State of Charge,SOC)进行控制,使其SOC值稳定在安全范围内并延长了蓄电池的使用寿命。通过仿真实验,验证了控制方法的有效性。展开更多
基金supported by the Research Fund Program of the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology (Grant No.FC202204).
文摘Single zinc oxide nanowires(ZnO NWs)are promising for nanogenerators because of their excellent semiconducting and piezoelectric properties,but characterizing the latter efficiently is challenging.As reported here,an electrical breakdown strategy was used to construct single ZnO NWs with a specific length.With the high operability of a nanomanipulator in a scanning electron microscope,ZnO-NW-based twoprobe and three-probe structures were constructed for fabricating AC/DC nanogenerators,respectively.For a ZnO NW,an AC output of between−15.31 mV and 5.82 mV was achieved,while for a DC nanogenerator,an output of24.3 mV was realized.Also,the three-probe structure’s output method was changed to verify the distribution of piezoelectric charges when a single ZnO NW is bent by a probe,and DC outputs of different amplitudes were achieved.This study provides a low-cost,highly convenient,and operational method for studying the AC/DC output characteristics of single NWs,which is beneficial for the further development of nanogenerators.
文摘This article presents an ongoing study of the design of a DC-AC inverter using a single renewable energy source. The proposed approach makes it possible to produce an output with an H-bridge or full bridge and a single energy source. To this end, the performance of the inverter was studied first by means of a simulation and then with the implementation of an experimental device.
文摘AC currents are automatically calibrated by two different thermal current converter(TCC)designs.The two designs are different in the used number of the thermal-elements(TEs).Consequently they differ in their output electro motive force(EMF).Studying the effect of changing the output EMF is done in this paper through calibrating AC currents.5 mA and 5 A are accurately calibrated at different frequencies 55 Hz,1 kHz and10 kHz by the two TCCs.A comparison is made between the results to evaluate the effect of the output EMF value on the accuracy and the uncertainty of the low and higher AC current calibration.A LabVIEW program is designed for this accurate automatic calibration to overcome the problems of the manual calibration on the thermal converters.
文摘针对风电和光伏并网发电系统的功率波动问题,研究了一种基于双向DC/AC变换器的混合储能系统的动态控制策略。对含有超级电容器与蓄电池组的混合储能系统,通过双闭环控制器对变换器内部的电压电流进行控制,把波动变化较快的电流分量分配给超级电容器,由蓄电池来响应波动变化较慢的电流分量。同时,控制系统将超级电容器的电压稳定在预设范围内。基于扩展卡尔曼滤波(Extended Kalman Filter,EKF)对蓄电池的荷电状态(State of Charge,SOC)进行控制,使其SOC值稳定在安全范围内并延长了蓄电池的使用寿命。通过仿真实验,验证了控制方法的有效性。
