Partitioning Calculation Method of Short-Circuit Current for High Proportion DG Access to Distribution Network

Aiming at the problemthat the traditional short-circuit current calculationmethod is not applicable to Distributed Generation(DG)accessing the distribution network,the paper proposes a short-circuit current partitioning calculation method considering the degree of voltage drop at the grid-connected point of DG.Firstly,the output characteristics of DG in the process of low voltage ride through are analyzed,and the equivalent output model of DG in the fault state is obtained.Secondly,by studying the network voltage distribution law after fault in distribution networks under different DG penetration rates,the degree of voltage drop at the grid-connected point of DG is used as a partition index to partition the distribution network.Then,iterative computation is performed within each partition,and data are transferred between partitions through split nodes to realize the fast partition calculation of short-circuit current for high proportion DG access to distribution network,which solves the problems of long iteration time and large calculation error of traditional short-circuit current.Finally,a 62-node real distribution network model containing a high proportion of DG access is constructed onMATLAB/Simulink,and the simulation verifies the effectiveness of the short-circuit current partitioning calculation method proposed in the paper,and its calculation speed is improved by 48.35%compared with the global iteration method.

Assessment of Operational Performance in a Power Generation/Selling Integrated Company Using a Dynamic Proportional Adjustment Coefficient

Currently,the operational performance assessment system in the power market primarily focuses on power generation and electricity retail companies,lacking a system tailored to the operational characteristics of power generation/selling integrated companies.Therefore,this article proposes an assessment index system for assessing the operational performance of a power generation/selling integrated company,encompassing three dimensions:basic capacity,development potential,and external environment.A dynamic proportional adjustment coefficient is designed,along with a subjective and objective weighting model for assessment indexes based on a combined weightingmethod.Subsequently,the operational performance of an integrated company is assessed using extension theory.The results in the case study demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed dynamic proportional adjustment coefficient.

T lymphocyte proportion in Alzheimer’s disease prognosis

Bai et al investigate the predictive value of T lymphocyte proportion in Alzheimer's disease(AD)prognosis.Through a retrospective study involving 62 AD patients,they found that a decrease in T lymphocyte proportion correlated with a poorer prognosis,as indicated by higher modified Rankin scale scores.While the study highlights the potential of T lymphocyte proportion as a prognostic marker,it suggests the need for larger,multicenter studies to enhance generalizability and validity.Additionally,future research could use cognitive exams when evaluating prognosis and delve into immune mechanisms underlying AD progression.Despite limitations inherent in retrospective designs,Bai et al's work contributes to understanding the immune system's role in AD prognosis,paving the way for further exploration in this under-researched area.

A Note on an Order Level Inventory Model with Varying Two-Phased Demand and Time-Proportional Deterioration

The main purpose of this paper is to generalize the effect of two-phased demand and variable deterioration within the EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) framework. The rate of deterioration is a linear function of time. The two-phased demand function states the constant function for a certain period and the quadratic function of time for the rest part of the cycle time. No shortages as well as partial backlogging are allowed to occur. The mathematical expressions are derived for determining the optimal cycle time, order quantity and total cost function. An easy-to-use working procedure is provided to calculate the above quantities. A couple of numerical examples are cited to explain the theoretical results and sensitivity analysis of some selected examples is carried out.

Product reliability assessment based on proportional hazard degradation model

In order to evaluate the reliability of long-lifetime products with degradation data, a new proportional hazard degradation model is proposed. By the similarity between time-degradation data and stress-accelerated lifetime, and the failure rate function of degradation data which is assumed to be proportional to the time covariate, the reliability assessment based on a proportional hazard degradation model is realized. The least squares method is used to estimate the model＇s parameters. Based on the failure rate of the degradation data and the proportion function of the known time, the failure rate and the reliability function under the given time and the predetermined failure threshold can be extrapolated. A long life GaAs laser is selected as a case study and its reliability is evaluated. The results show that the proposed method can accurately describe the degradation process and it is effective for the reliability assessment of long lifetime products.

Effect of Different Proportions of Wolffia on Growth of Procambarus clarkia in Two Community Scales

[Objective] This study aimed to examine the effect of different proportions of Wolffia on the growth of Procambarus clarkia in 2 kinds of community scales. [Method] Six proportions of baits mixed by watermeal and commercial feed (0, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%) were designed to feed the Procambarus clarkia juveniles in 2 community scales to research the growth situation of the crayfish in different mixed baits. The growth differences between the minimal community and the larger community of crayfish in the same proportion of Wolffia were compared. [Result] The growth situations of crayfish in the 2 community scales at different proportions of watermeal were as follows: the body length was the longest in 60% watermeal group, and shortest in the pure watermeal group; the regularity was the best in the 20% watermeal group; no matter the minimal community or the larger community, there was no significant difference in the survival rate between different watermeal proportions. The growth situations of crayfish in the 2 community scales at specific proportion of watermeal were: the average body length of the minimal community was significantly greater than the larger community, and the survival rate also greater than the latter one, but the difference was not significant. [Conclusion] Considering all kinds of index such as growth, survival rate, regularity, the appropriate proportion of the baits mixed by watermeal and commercial feed is 40% to 60%; big community scale has significant inhibition on growth of crayfish, thus, there should be barriers when cultivating Procambarus clarkia juvenile.

Variable Structure Proportional Navigation for Homing Missile

The purpose of this paper is to design control loop and guidance loop for the homing missile, to prove that the modified variable structure proportional navigation (VSPN) can be used in passive homing guidance system, and to compare the VSPN with the proportional navigation (PN). Angular rate and linear acceleration are fed back to improve the stability and robust of autopilot, VSPN and PN are compared in mathematics simulation of homing missile in attacking tanks and helicopters. The damp and the stability of the missile body are increased. The VSPN cuts down the overload of guidance phase dramatically, makes the ballistic trajectory straighter than PN and leads to smaller missdistance. The VSPN can be used for passive homing guidance system, and is especially suitable for attacking helicopter.

Self Adjusting Feedforward Compensation Tracking Control for Proportional Valve Controlled Motor

Aim Aiming at the position tracking control for valve controlled motor electrohydraulic proportional servo systems mainly driving the static load torque, the tracking performance was studied in the presence of the variable gain and deadzone. Methods On the basis of conventional composite control with the deadzone compensation method, a comprehensive control approach with the deadzone and self adjusting feedforward compensation was proposed. Results Experimental results showed that the good tracking performance was achieved for the sinusoidal and constant velocity position tracking under a wide variations of load torque. Conclusion The position tracking accuracy for valve controlled motor electrohydraulic proportional servo systems has been solved by using the comprehensive control approach with the deadzone and self adjusting feedforward compensation.

全身炎症反应指数与缺血性脑卒中患者复发风险的关联性研究

背景全身炎症反应指数(SIRI)是一种较新的炎症生物标志物,其与缺血性脑卒中患者复发的关系尚不明确。目的探讨SIRI水平与缺血性脑卒中患者1年内复发的关联性。方法选取2019年3月—2021年3月在南昌大学第一附属医院、南昌大学第二附属医院、南昌市第二医院和南昌市第三医院住院且确诊为缺血性脑卒中的患者作为研究对象进入队列,并对其随访1年。收集患者入院后48 h内的基线信息、随访过程中的缺血性脑卒中复发情况。采用Cox比例风险回归模型、限制性立方样条、亚组分析探讨SIRI与缺血性脑卒中患者1年内复发之间的关联性。结果本研究纳入了1023例患者,在1年随访期间共107例(10.46%)复发。多因素Cox比例风险回归模型分析结果显示,在调整变量后,SIRI升高是缺血性脑卒中复发的危险因素(HR=1.06,95%CI=1.01~1.10,P<0.05)。将SIRI按四分位数分类时,与Q1亚组(256例)相比,Q4亚组(256例)有较高的缺血性脑卒中复发风险(HR=1.80,95%CI=1.08~3.00,P<0.05)。限制性立方样条分析结果显示,SIRI与缺血性脑卒中复发风险呈J型的剂量-反应关系(PNonlinear=0.025)。进一步按性别、年龄、既往脑卒中、入院时美国国立卫生研究院卒中量表(NIHSS)评分分层进行亚组分析,结果显示,SIRI和入院时NIHSS评分分层存在交互作用(P<0.001),在NIHSS评分为0~1分时,SIRI(HR=1.25,95%CI=1.04~1.51,P=0.020)与缺血性脑卒中复发存在相关关系;在NIHSS评分为5~15分时,SIRI(HR=1.20,95%CI=1.12~1.28,P<0.001)与缺血性脑卒中复发存在相关关系;在上述评分区间SIRI升高与缺血性脑卒中复发风险增加有关。结论较高的SIRI与缺血性脑卒中复发风险增加明显相关。在SIRI与缺血性脑卒中复发之间观察到J型关联,且在NIHSS评分为0~1、5~15分的缺血性脑卒中患者中,SIRI升高与缺血性脑卒中复发风险增加有关。

Precision Point to Point Control of Proportional Valve Controlled Motor with a Time Varying Load

Aim In accordance with the positioning control for valve controlled motor electrohydraulic proportional servo systems driving the static load torque, the positioning performance was studied in the presence of the time? varying deadzone and gain. Methods The large positioning errors caused by the time varying deadzone were significantly reduced by using the dynamic compensation method for the deadzone; and the large overshoot caused by the time varying gain were dramatically reduced by using the three section intelligent control schemes. Results Experimental results demonstrated that the positioning performance of rapid response, high accuracy and smaller or even no overshoot was achieved under a wide variations of load torque. Conclusion The good positioning performance for valve controlled motor servo systems has been achieved in the presence of the time varying deadzone and gain.

The burden of upper motor neuron involvement is correlated with the bilateral limb involvement interval in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:a retrospective observational study

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by the involvement of both upper and lower motor neurons.Early bilateral limb involvement significantly affects patients'daily lives and may lead them to be confined to bed.However,the effect of upper and lower motor neuron impairment and other risk factors on bilateral limb involvement is unclear.To address this issue,we retrospectively collected data from 586 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with limb onset diagnosed at Peking University Third Hospital between January 2020 and May 2022.A univariate analysis revealed no significant differences in the time intervals of spread in different directions between individuals with upper motor neuron-dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and those with classic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.We used causal directed acyclic graphs for risk factor determination and Cox proportional hazards models to investigate the association between the duration of bilateral limb involvement and clinical baseline characteristics in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.Multiple factor analyses revealed that higher upper motor neuron scores(hazard ratio[HR]=1.05,95%confidence interval[CI]=1.01–1.09,P=0.018),onset in the left limb(HR=0.72,95%CI=0.58–0.89,P=0.002),and a horizontal pattern of progression(HR=0.46,95%CI=0.37–0.58,P<0.001)were risk factors for a shorter interval until bilateral limb involvement.The results demonstrated that a greater degree of upper motor neuron involvement might cause contralateral limb involvement to progress more quickly in limb-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.These findings may improve the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with limb onset and the prediction of patient prognosis.

脑血管病急性期血尿酸/血肌酐比值与脑血管事件复发及死亡的关系:一项前瞻性队列研究

背景脑卒中在世界各地有较高的死亡率和复发率。血尿酸(SUA)是嘌呤代谢的产物,已被认为是心脑血管病的危险因素。血尿酸/血肌酐比值(SUA/Scr)是代表肾功能标准化的SUA,目前有关SUA/Scr在急性脑血管病中的作用仍有争议。目的探讨脑血管病急性期SUA/Scr与脑血管事件复发和死亡的关系。方法本研究为前瞻性队列研究,选取2006年9月—2019年9月天津市环湖医院连续收治的首次发生脑血管事件的13313例患者为研究队列,并对患者进行随访,随访截至2020年9月。随访方式为门诊及电话相结合。随访主要终点事件为全因死亡,次要终点事件为脑血管事件复发、心血管事件复发、其他血管事件发生(如下肢动静脉栓塞)。采用Cox比例风险回归模型探究SUA/Scr与脑血管事件复发与死亡的关系。结果根据脑血管病急性期SUA/Scr四分位数,将患者分为Q1组(SUA/Scr≤3.16,n=3520)、Q2组(3.16<SUA/Scr≤3.94,n=3280)、Q3组(3.94<SUA/Scr≤4.92,n=3270)、Q4组(SUA/Scr>4.92,n=3243)。截至随访结束,774例(5.8%)患者死亡,2064例(15.5%)患者复发脑血管事件。脑血管病急性期SUA/Scr位于Q1~Q4的患者中,男性复发脑血管病的例数依次为302、375、408、337例,女性依次为99、125、169、249例;男性复发脑梗死的例数依次为261、314、345、283例,女性依次为90、101、142、205例;男性复发大动脉粥样硬化型脑梗死的例数依次为154、191、214、183例,女性依次为58、52、45、31例;男性全因死亡的例数依次为165、128、131、88例,女性依次为57、63、62、80例;男性因脑梗死死亡的例数依次为93、72、70、46例,女性依次为31、33、36、44例;男性因大动脉粥样硬化型脑梗死死亡的例数依次为58、52、45、31例,女性依次为17、18、27、24例。调整多项混杂因素后,SUA/Scr位于Q4相较于Q1是男性急性脑梗死复发的影响因素(HR=0.690,95%CI=0.500~0.953,P=0.026);SUA/Scr位于Q4相较于Q1是男性脑梗死亚组患者大动脉粥样硬化型脑梗死复发的影响因素(HR=0.740,95%CI=0.578~0.947,P=0.017)。SUA/Scr位于Q4相较于Q1是男性全因死亡、因脑梗死死亡的影响因素(HR=0.575,95%CI=0.368~0.901,P=0.003;HR=0.610,95%CI=0.353~0.814,P=0.011)。SUA/Scr位于Q3、Q4相较于Q1是男性出院后死亡的影响因素(HR=0.656,95%CI=0.476~0.904,P=0.010;HR=0.582,95%CI=0.409~0.829,P=0.001)。SUA/Scr位于Q4相较于Q1是男性脑梗死亚组患者因大动脉粥样硬化型脑梗死死亡的影响因素(HR=0.580,95%CI=0.386~0.873,P=0.007)。结论一定范围内,脑血管病急性期SUA/Scr升高对男性患者脑血管事件复发及死亡有一定的保护作用,低SUA/Scr与男性大动脉粥样硬化型脑梗死的死亡和复发风险升高有关,但与小动脉闭塞型脑梗死和心源性卒中复发和死亡无关。在女性患者中没有观察到SUA/Scr与脑血管事件复发及死亡的关系。

rate,ratio,proportion辨析

rate,ratio,proportion三词都可以表示“比例”。表此义时,其差别甚是微妙,值得注意。现作如下辨析: rate指“比、比率、比例”,如:mortality rate死亡率,tax rate税率,rate of rejects废品率,rate of attendance出勤率,crime rate犯罪率,divorce rate离婚率,accident rate事故发生率。从以上例证不难看出,这里所谓的“比、比率”是指部分相对整体形成的比率,即a mea-sure of a part with respect to the whole。如“废品率”是产品“总量”减去“正品量”然后除以总量而得来的。

A New Kind of Pilot Controlled Proportional Direction Valve with Internal Flow Feedback

Proportional direction valve is one of the most fundamental elements in electronic-hydraulic control technique. Its function is to control the operating speed, direction, position, and strength of output force of the hydraulic actuator continuously. Considering the different application and the cost, the existing technique mainly includes the internal feedback valve used in open loop system, and the electronic closed loop controlled valve used in closed loop system. Because of their different mechanical structure and the gre at different in performance, it brings inconvenience for customer to select, also inconvenience for enterprise to produce. Aiming at this problem, the idea of combining the above two kinds of valves into one body is proposed first, and then the new valve＇s structure to realize this target is designed. The idea intends to apply the displacement pilot flow feedback control principle in present 2-position 2-way valve system to the proportional direction valve of 3-position 4-way system. Newly designed feed forward controller can decouple the interference between the internal feedback and the electronic closed loop. Redundant conversion is designed to electronic switch mode. Experiment on dynamic and static characteristic of new proportional direction valve in internal feedback control mode and electronic closed loop control mode is discussed to prove the new theory is correct. Although the new valve is of excellent dynamic response characteristic, its steady control characteristic in open loop control mode needs to be improved further. The research results prepare one new fundamental element for electronic-hydraulic control technology.

RESEARCH ON THE PERFORMANCE OF NEW TYPE OF PROPORTIONAL PESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE

A new closed loop flow controlling principle through correcting the valve'sopening area while load pressure is changing is carried out. Further more a principle using only oneproportional valve to compound control pressure and flow is suggested. By using very simpleproportional throttle valve in structure, the functions that five kinds of proportional valves orany two of them combined possess can be complimented. After analyzing, comparing, and testing thedynamic and static characteristics of valve with different controlling principles and main valvestructure styles, the optimized structure styles and control methods are achieved.

PILOT LEAKAGE'S INFLUENCES ON THE PERFORMANCES OF EXTRA HIGH PRESSURE PROPORTIONAL PNEUMATIC VALVE

A mathematic model is built up to analyze the influences of a pilot valve'sleakage on the performances of pneumatic pressure proportional valve, and the performances aresimulated by using MATLAB. The results indicate that using slide pilot valve in the valve system isfeasible, but the leakage's influences can not be neglected, especially it may induce instability ina low output pressure situation. A pilot valve using too large throttle window will cause the valveoscillate. To improve the working condition of pilot valve, a method adopting different widths oftwo throttle window is proposed. According to our simulation, this method balances the pressure dropbetween the two stage throttle ports, and reduces the influences of pilot valve's leakage.

Combined proportional navigation law for interception of high-speed targets

A new proportional navigation(PN) guidance law,called combined proportional navigation(CPN),is proposed.The guidance law is designed to intercept high-speed targets,which is a common case for ballistic targets.The range of target-to-interceptor speed ratio during target interception is derived when guidance laws are applied in high-speed targets interception,and the effectiveness of negative navigation ratio in the PN-based guidance law is proven analytically in some lemmas.Based on the lemmas,the lateral acceleration command of CPN is defined,and the solution to the appearance of singularity in time-varying navigation ratio is given.The simulation results show that CPN can determine headon engagement(as PN) or tail-chase engagement(as RPN) through initial path angle compared with PN and retro proportional navigation(RPN),and can adjust the value of navigation ratio for head-on engagement or tail-chase engagement.Therefore,the capture region of CPN is larger than that of other guidance laws using PN-based methods.

Ore-proportioning optimization technique with high proportion of Yandi ore in sintering

The basic sintering characteristics of Yandi ore from Australia, including assimilation ability, liquid phase fluidity, self-strength of bonding phase, forming ability of silico ferrite of calcium and aluminum （SFCA）, and so on, were investigated in detail. Besides, the high temperature behavior and function of sintering were obtained. As a result, the techniques for ore-proportioning in sintering were obtained. The results show that Yandi ore possessing higher assimilation ability, better liquid phase fluidity, lower self-strength of bonding phase, and better forming ability of SFCA, should be mixed with iron ores whose properties are opposite to those of Yandi ore. In the optimization of sintering ore-proportioning, Yandi ore, whose price is relatively low, can be mixed as high as 40wt%.

Reliability estimation and remaining useful lifetime prediction for bearing based on proportional hazard model

As the central component of rotating machine,the performance reliability assessment and remaining useful lifetime prediction of bearing are of crucial importance in condition-based maintenance to reduce the maintenance cost and improve the reliability.A prognostic algorithm to assess the reliability and forecast the remaining useful lifetime(RUL) of bearings was proposed,consisting of three phases.Online vibration and temperature signals of bearings in normal state were measured during the manufacturing process and the most useful time-dependent features of vibration signals were extracted based on correlation analysis(feature selection step).Time series analysis based on neural network,as an identification model,was used to predict the features of bearing vibration signals at any horizons(feature prediction step).Furthermore,according to the features,degradation factor was defined.The proportional hazard model was generated to estimate the survival function and forecast the RUL of the bearing(RUL prediction step).The positive results show that the plausibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach can facilitate bearing reliability estimation and RUL prediction.

Tri-state Modulation Power Driving of Electro-hydraulic Proportional Amplifier

Switch electro-hydraulic proportional amplifier（PA） widely employs single switch modulation power driving（SSMPD） or reverse discharging power driving（RDPD） at present. SSMPD has slow dynamic response, and can＇t adjust independently the dither signal＇s amplitude and frequency; RDPD accelerates the current decay; consequently, it increases current ripple and power loss. For the purpose of solving the above mentioned problem, the tri-state modulation power driving（TSMPD） scheme was proposed for improving the performance of power driving. Detailedly, the hardware circuit for the tri-state modulation power driving is designed; the tri-state modulation algorithm is realized by digital signal processor（DSP）. The tri-state modulation power driving is investigated by experiments, comparetive experiments among the single switch modulation power driving（SSMPD）, reverse discharging power driving（RDPD）, and the TSMPD are implemented, and the experimental results demonstrate that the linearity error of TSMDP meets the requirement of PA; the current response of TSMSP is the best; the amplitude of ripple current of the TSMPD can be reduced without increasing frequency of PWM, in addition, dither signal amplitude and frequency can be adjusted independently for each other. It is very meaningful to guide the development of high performance proportional amplifier for high frequency response proportional solenoid.