Solidification Structure Formation of Undercooled Single Phase Alloys

Solidification structure variation of single phase alloy with undercooling prior to nucleation has been widely studied. The progress, especially during the last decade, is reviewed so as to give a comprehensive knowledge for it, in which the emphases are laid on the structure evolution mechanism and the potential application. Lastly, the future interesting subjects are presented.

Novel Traveling Wave Sandwich Piezoelectric Transducer with Single Phase Drive:Theoretical Modeling,Experimental Validation,and Application Investigation

Most of traditional traveling wave piezoelectric transducers are driven by two phase different excitation signals,leading to a complex control system and seriously limiting their applications in industry.To overcome these issues,a novel traveling wave sandwich piezoelectric transducer with a single-phase drive is proposed in this study.Traveling waves are produced in two driving rings of the transducer while the longitudinal vibration is excited in its sandwich composite beam,due to the coupling property of the combined structure.This results in the production of elliptical motions in the two driving rings to achieve the drive function.An analytical model is firstly developed using the transfer matrix method to analyze the dynamic behavior of the proposed transducer.Its vibration characteristics are measured and compared with computational results to validate the effectiveness of the proposed analytical model.Besides,the driving concept of the transducer is investigated by computing the motion trajectory of surface points of the driving ring and the quality of traveling wave of the driving ring.Additionally,application example investigations on the driving effect of the proposed transducer are carried out by constructing and assembling a tracked mobile system.Experimental results indicated that 1)the assembled tracked mobile system moved in the driving frequency of 19410 Hz corresponding to its maximum mean velocity through frequency sensitivity experiments;2)motion characteristic and traction performance measurements of the system prototype presented its maximum mean velocity with 59 mm/s and its maximum stalling traction force with 1.65 N,at the excitation voltage of 500 V_(RMS).These experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed traveling wave sandwich piezoelectric transducer.

PREPARATION OF A SINGLE PHASE R_(3)(Fe,Mo)_(29)(R=Ce,Nd,Sm,Gd,Tb,Dy AND Y)

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A Modified Regression Estimator for Single Phase Sampling in the Presence of Observational Errors

In this paper, a regression method of estimation has been used to derive the mean estimate of the survey variable using simple random sampling without replacement in the presence of observational errors. Two covariates were used and a case where the observational errors were in both the survey variable and the covariates was considered. The inclusion of observational errors was due to the fact that data collected through surveys are often not free from errors that occur during observation. These errors can occur due to over-reporting, under-reporting, memory failure by the respondents or use of imprecise tools of data collection. The expression of mean squared error (MSE) based on the obtained estimator has been derived to the first degree of approximation. The results of a simulation study show that the derived modified regression mean estimator under observational errors is more efficient than the mean per unit estimator and some other existing estimators. The proposed estimator can therefore be used in estimating a finite population mean, while considering observational errors that may occur during a study.

Single Phase Induction Motor Drive with Restrained Speed and Torque Ripples Using Neural Network Predictive Controller

In industrial drives, electric motors are extensively utilized to impart motion control and induction motors are the most familiar drive at present due to its extensive performance characteristic similar with that of DC drives. Precise control of drives is the main attribute in industries to optimize the performance and to increase its production rate. In motion control, the major considerations are the torque and speed ripples. Design of controllers has become increasingly complex to such systems for better management of energy and raw materials to attain optimal performance. Meager parameter appraisal results are unsuitable, leading to unstable operation. The rapid intensification of digital computer revolutionizes to practice precise control and allows implementation of advanced control strategy to extremely multifaceted systems. To solve complex control problems, model predictive control is an authoritative scheme, which exploits an explicit model of the process to be controlled. This paper presents a predictive control strategy by a neural network predictive controller based single phase induction motor drive to minimize the speed and torque ripples. The proposed method exhibits better performance than the conventional controller and validity of the proposed method is verified by the simulation results using MATLAB software.

A General Approach for Direct Conversion of Single Phase AC to AC Converter for Induction Heating System

This paper signifies the study of modeling and simulation of a single phase matrix converter for induction heating system. The working principle and the control method, using PID are revealing in detail. The performance of the system is carried out in MATLAB/Simulink environment with pulse width modulation switching strategy by varying the duty cycle. PID control is employed to obtain the better performance for a specified input supply for various output frequencies. The proposed control strategy of AC to AC converter has been discussed with a wide range of operating frequencies and results in low Total Harmonic Distortion.

Improved Interleaved Single-Ended Primary Inductor-Converter forSingle-Phase Grid-Connected System

The generation of electricity based on renewable energy sources,parti-cularly Photovoltaic(PV)system has been greatly increased and it is simply insti-gated for both domestic and commercial uses.The power generated from the PV system is erratic and hence there is a need for an efficient converter to perform the extraction of maximum power.An improved interleaved Single-ended Primary Inductor-Converter(SEPIC)converter is employed in proposed work to extricate most of power from renewable source.This proposed converter minimizes ripples,reduces electromagnetic interference due tofilter elements and the contin-uous input current improves the power output of PV panel.A Crow Search Algo-rithm(CSA)based Proportional Integral(PI)controller is utilized for controlling the converter switches effectively by optimizing the parameters of PI controller.The optimized PI controller reduces ripples present in Direct Current(DC)vol-tage,maintains constant voltage at proposed converter output and reduces over-shoots with minimum settling and rise time.This voltage is given to single phase grid via 1�Voltage Source Inverter(VSI).The command pulses of 1�VSI are produced by simple PI controller.The response of the proposed converter is thus improved with less input current.After implementing CSA based PI the efficiency of proposed converter obtained is 96%and the Total Harmonic Distor-tion(THD)is found to be 2:4%.The dynamics and closed loop operation is designed and modeled using MATLAB Simulink tool and its behavior is performed.

Realization of warm white light emitting in single phase Gd(P_(x)V_(1−x))O_(4):y at% Sm^(3+),1 at% Bi^(3+) phosphor

A series of single phase,warm white light emitting phosphors,Gd(P_(x)V_(1−x))O_(4):y at%Sm^(3+),with 1 at%Bi^(3+) doping concentration were synthesized by high temperature solid state method in this work.The experimental results indicate broadband cyan emission of Bi^(3+)and characteristic orange-red emission of Sm^(3+)can be effectively tuned by changing the ratios of PO^(3−)_(4)/VO^(3−)_(4) in Gd(P_(x)V_(1−x))O_(4):1 at%Sm^(3+),1 at%Bi^(3+),and the energy transfer process among VO^(3−)_(4),Sm^(3+),Bi^(3+) also can be adjusted.Based on this,warm white light emitting can be realized by further optimizing the doping concentration of Sm^(3+) in the phosphors.At 423 K,the PL intensity of Gd(P_(0.7)V_(0.3))O_(4):2 at%Sm^(3+),1 at%Bi^(3+) remains~84.3%of the initial value at 293 K,while the measured quantum efficiency is 67.8%.EL spectrum analysis results of the fabricated white light emitting diode(wLED)based on a 310 nm UV-chip and Gd(P_(0.7)V_(0.3))O4:2 at%Sm^(3+),1 at%Bi^(3+)phosphors imply low correlated color temperature(3132 K)and appropriate color-rending index(R_(a)=82.7).These results demonstrate that Gd(P_(0.7)V_(0.3))O4:2 at%Sm^(3+),1 at%Bi^(3+)is a good candidate for manufacturing UV-activated warm white light emitting diodes.

Preparation of a single-phase Mg-6Zn alloy via ECAP-stimulated solution treatment

The solution of the intermetallic phase and the homogenization of composition are important for Mg alloy biomaterials.A single-phase Mg-6Zn alloy with the average grain size of about 20μm was prepared by ECAP processed for six passes at 320°C.It indicated that the ECAP could significantly promote the process of solid solution in Mg-Zn alloy.The results showed that complete dissolution of the intermetallic phase improved the corrosion resistance of Mg-6Zn alloy in 0.9%NaCl solution by turning the corrosion behavior into uniform corrosion and increased the hardness in combination with its smaller grain size.

A speaker driver for a single phase supply class G & I

A speaker driver applied to class G/classⅠwith a single phase power supply is presented.Gain expanding and compressing technology are employed in the signal processing circuit to optimize power dissipation.The circuit is implemented in 0.18μm N-well CMOS.Experimental results show that the speaker driver has a good audio sound quality and power efficiency.Less than 0.006%THD at a low power range and less than 0.4%at a medium power range can be obtained with a 1 kHz sine wave signal.Maximum output power of 360 mW can be gained at a load of 8Ω.The power efficiency is about twice that of a traditional class AB driver at the power range of 80 mW and shows more than 18%improvement at the higher output power range.

Robust switched fractional controller for performance improvement of single phase active power filter under unbalanced conditions

A novel controller is proposed to regulate the DC-link voltage of a single phase active power filter （SPAPF）. The proposed switched fractional controller （SFC） consists of a conventional PI controller, a fractional order PI （FO-PI） controller and a decision maker that switches between them. Commonly, the conventional PI controller is used in regulation loops due to its advantages in steady-state but it is limited in transient state. On the other hand, the FO-PI controller overcomes these draw- backs but it causes dramatic degradation in control performances in steady-state because of the fractional calculus theory and the approximation method used to implement this kind of controller. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to switch to the PI controller in steady-state to obtain the best power quality and to switch to the FO-PI controller when external disturbances are detected to guarantee a fast transient state. To investigate the efficiency and accuracy of the SFC considering all robustness tests, an experimental setup has been established. The results of the SFC fulfill the requirements, confirm its high performances in steady and transient states and demon- strate its feasibility and effectiveness. The experiment results have satisfied the limit specified by the IEEE harmonic standard 519.

Hybrid Optimized PI Controller Design for Grid Tied PV Based Electric Vehicle

Nowadays,researchers are becoming increasingly concerned about developing a highly efficient emission free transportation and energy generation system for addressing the pressing issue of environmental crisis in the form of pollution and climate change.The introduction of Electric Vehicles(EVs)solves the challenge of emission-free transportation while the necessity for decarbonized energy production is fulfilled by the installation and expansion of solar-powered Photovoltaic(PV)systems.Hence,this paper focuses on designing an effective PV based EV charging system that aids in stepping towards the achievement of a pollution free future.For overcoming the inherent intermittency associated with PV,a novel DC-DC converter is designed by integrating both Trans Z-source con-verter and Luo converter,which offers remarkable benefits of high conversion range,lesser voltage stress and excellent efficiency.A novel robust Lion Grey Wolf Optimized Proportional Integral(LGWO-PI)controller is designed for sig-nificantly strengthening the operation of the integrated converter in terms of peak overshoot,Total Harmonic Distortion(THD)and settling time.A 3’Voltage Source Inverter(VSI)is employed to convert the stable DC output from the PV sys-tem to AC,which is then used for driving the Brushless Direct Current Motor(BLDC)motor of EV.The speed of the BLDC is regulated using a PI controller.The BLDC motor gets the power supply from the grid during the unavailability of PV based power supply.The grid is integrated with the designed EV charging system through a 1’VSI and the process of grid voltage synchronization is carried out with the application of PI controller.The simulation for evaluating the operation of the presented EV charging system is done using MATLAB and the attained out-comes have validated that this introduced methodology delivers enhanced perfor-mance with optimal efficiency of 97.6%and lesser THD of 2.1%.

A Novel Approach for Improving the PQ in SPIM

Single Phase Induction Motor(SPIM)is widely used in industries at starting stage to provide high starting torque.The objective of the work is to develop a drive for Single Phase Induction Motor that does not use a start or run capacitor.In this work,the researchers present the details about Maximum Power Point Tracking using series-compensated Buck Boost Converter,resonant Direct Current(DC)to Alternate Current(AC)inverter and matrix converter-based drive.The proposed method provides a variable starting torque feature that can be adjusted depending upon machine load to ensure Power Quality(PQ).The system uses Series Compensated Buck Boost Converter(SCBBC)to derive the power from solar source and a Partial Resonant Inverter(PRI)between the Matrix Converter(MC)and DC link battery to reduce the switching loss.The application of Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation(SVPWM)ensures the improvement of power quality at driving terminals of SPIM.The proposed system has been math-ematically modelled and simulated in MATLAB SIMULINK environment and was validated using standardized experimental verification.

Instantaneous power calculation based on intrinsic frequency of single-phase virtual synchronous generator

In order to enhance the stability of single-phase microgrid,virtual synchronous generator(VSG)control method is investigated in this paper.Its electromagnetic model and electromechanical model are established to illustrate the performance of VSG.Considering the 2 nd fluctuation of fundamental-frequency in the output power,an instantaneous power calculation strategy is proposed based on the intrinsic frequency of single-phase VSG.Besides,a virtual power calculation method is presented to achieve islanded/grid-connected seamless transition.Stability analysis and comparison simulation results demonstrate the correctness of the presented power calculation method.At last,the effectiveness of the proposed approach is verified by comparison experiments of islanded/gridconnected operations in a 500 VA single-phase inverter.

Air oxidation of Cu-50Ni and Cu-70Ni alloys at 800℃

The air oxidation of Cu Ni alloys with 50% and 70% nickel (mole fraction) at 800?℃ was studied. The kinetic curves for the oxidation of the two alloys are complex and deviate from the parabolic rate law. Typical double layered scales are produced, which consist of a CuO outer layer and an inner layer containing a mixture of Cu 2O and NiO with many pores. Cu 50Ni presents a small degree of internal oxidation of nickel, which is observed in many binary double phase systems, but is quite rare in single phase systems.

Microstructure,Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Extruded Mg–Zn–Ag Alloys with Single-Phase Structure

Mg–Zn–Ag alloys have been extensively studied in recent years for potential biodegradable implants due to their unique mechanical properties,biodegradability and biocompatibility.In the present study,Mg–3Zn-x Ag（wt%,x=0.2,0.5 and0.8）alloys with single-phase crystal structure were prepared by backward extrusion at 340°C.The addition of Ag element into Mg–3Zn slightly influences the ultimate tensile strength and microstructure,but the elongation firstly increases from12%to 19.8%and then decreases from 19.8%to 9.9%with the increment of Ag concentration.The tensile yield strength,ultimate tensile strength and elongation of Mg–3Zn–0.2Ag alloy reach up to 142,234 MPa and 19.8%,respectively,which are the best mechanical performance of Mg–Zn–Ag alloys in the present work.The extruded Mg–3Zn–0.2Ag alloy also possesses the best corrosion behavior with the corresponding corrosion rate of 3.2 mm/year in immersion test,which could be explained by the single-phase and uniformly distributed grain structure,and the fewer twinning.

Application of different CFD multiphase models to investigate effects of baffles and nanoparticles on heat transfer enhancement

In this work, the effect of baffles in a pipe on heat transfer enhancement was studied using computa- tional fluid dynamics （CFD） in the presence of Al2O3 nanoparticles which are dispersed into water. Fluid flow through the horizontal tube with uniform heat flux was simulated numerically and three dimensional governing partial differential equations were solved. To find an accurate model for CFD simulations, the results obtained by the single phase were compared with those obtained by three different multiphase models including Eulerian, mixture and volume of fluid （VOF） at Reynolds numbers in range of 600 to 3000, and two different nanoparticle concentrations （1% and 1.6%）. It was found that multi- phase models could better predict the heat transfer in nanofluids. The effect of baffles on heat transfer of nanofluid flow was also investigated through a baffled geometry. The numerical results show that at Reynolds numbers in the range of 600 to 2100, the heat transfer of nanofluid flowing in the geometry without baffle is greater than that of water flowing through a tube with baffle, whereas the difference between these effects （nanofluid and baffle） decreases with increasing the Reynolds number. At higher Reynolds numbers （2100-3000） the baffle has a greater effect on heat transfer enhancement than the nanofluid.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrNi-Mo medium entropy alloys:Experiments and first-principle calculations

The effect of Mo additions on the microstructures and mechanical properties of CoCrNi alloys was investigated,meanwhile,ab initio calculations are performed to quantitatively evaluate the lattice distortion and stacking fault energy(SFE).The yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,and elongation of(CoCrNi)_(97)Mo_(3)alloy are 475 MPa,983 MPa and 69%,respectively.The yield strength is increased by~30%and high ductility is maintained,in comparison with CoCrNi alloy.Besides the nano-twins and dislocations,the higher density of stacking faults is induced during the tensile deformation for(CoCrNi)_(97)Mo_(3)alloy.Ab initio calculation results indicate the mean square atomic displacement(MSAD)and SFE value of(CoCrNi)_(97)Mo_(3)alloy is 42.6 pm^(2)and-40.4 mJ/m^(2)at 0 K,respectively.The relationship between mechanical properties and MSAD,SFE for various multiple principal element alloys is discussed.

Influence of Co Content on Raman and Photoluminescence Spectra of Co Doped ZnO Nanowires

Co doped ZnO nanowires with different Co contents have been fabricated by a chemical vapor deposition method. X-ray diffraction results show that all the samples are of single phase and crystallize in wurtzite ZnO structure. The lattice parameter a increases with increasing Co content, while the parameter c has no obvious change with increasing Co. Raman spectra show that the nonpolar E2（High） mode becomes broad and weak with the doping of Co, which indicates that the incorporation of Co causes structural disorder in the crystalline columnar ZnO lattice. The photolurninescence spectra exhibit that the position of the ultraviolet emission shifts to short wavelength and the intensity decreases with increasing Co. The green emission is affected by two contrary factors. It is increased by the introduced defects, but suppressed by the interaction between Co doping and native defects and the later affects it more significantly.

Performance analysis of a complete adiabatic logic system driven by the proposed power clock generator

We analyze the energy performance of a complete adiabatic circuit/system including the Power Clock Generator （PCG） at the 90 nm CMOS technology node. The energy performance in terms of the conversion efficiency of the PCG is extensively carried out under the variations of supply voltage, process comer and the driver transistor＇s width. We propose an energy-efficient singe cycle control circuit based on the two-stage comparator for the synchronous charge recovery sinusoidal power clock generator （PCG）. The proposed PCG is used to drive the 4-bit adiabatic Ripple Carry Adder （RCA） and their simulation results are compared with the adiabatic RCA driven by the reported PCG. We have also simulated the logically equivalent static CMOS RCA circuit to compare the energy saving of adiabatic and non-adiabatic logic circuits. In the clock frequency range from 25 MHz to 1GHz, the proposed PCG gives a maximum conversion efficiency of 56.48%. This research work shows how the design of an efficient PCG increases the energy saving of adiabatic logic.