无压输水系统水流过渡时间的影响因素探究

为探究进口闸门开启时间和无压引水隧洞长度对无压输水系统水流过渡时间的影响,基于一维明渠非恒定流特征线法,并结合隐式差分法,建立"水库+无压引水隧洞+沉沙池"数值仿真分析模型,对含有沉沙池的无压输水系统的瞬变流过程进行了数值模拟.结果表明,进口闸门开启时间与无压引水隧洞长度均为影响系统水流过渡时间的敏感性因素.

无压锅炉供暖系统设计中几个问题的探讨

针对无压锅炉供暖系统设计中有关循环水泵扬程的选择、循环水泵的设置高度及是否设置膨胀水箱等问题从理论和实践上进行了探讨,得出了可供设计人员实际应用的计算公式,介绍了几个关键问题的处理方法,澄清了一些模糊认识。这对无压锅炉供暖系统的设计、计算及运行管理都具有一定的实际意义。

“十五”双供介重介选煤新工艺密度自动控制系统设计

针对双供介重介新工艺的特点,利用先进的控制手段及适合于新工艺要求的控制方法,设计出了满足新工艺要求的密度自动控制系统,实践证明,用新的控制理念及控制方法,完全可以为双供介重介新工艺的运行提供一个高度自动化平台。

Heterojunction between anodic TiO_2/g-C_3N_4 and cathodic WO_3/W nano-catalysts for coupled pollutant removal in a self-biased system

An anodic TiO2/g-C3N4 hetero-junction and cathodic WO3/W were used to build a self-sustained catalytic fuel cell system for oxidizing rhodamine B or triclosan and reducing NO3^--N to N2 simultaneously.The WO3 nano-catalyst was formed in situ by heating and oxidizing a tungsten wire in air.Cyclic voltammetry and current-time curves were used to characterize the electrochemical properties of the electrodes and system.Aeration and activation of molecular oxygen by self-biased TiO2/g-C3N4 led to the formation of reactive oxidizing species in the fuel cell.The mechanism of simultaneous anodic oxidation of pollutants and cathodic reduction of nitrate was proposed.The spontaneously formed circuit and tiny current were used simultaneously in treating two kinds of wastewater in the reactor chambers,even without light illumination or an external applied voltage.This new catalytic pollution control route can lower energy consumption and degrade many other kinds of pollutants.

基于浅水波方程的充排水过程模拟研究

搭建基于浅水波方程的数值模型,采用守恒性能较好的有限体积法求解,用以模拟无压输水系统中的非恒定充排水过程。首先利用该模型求解了理想地形静止算例和理想干床溃坝算例,验证了该模型的数值精度和处理干湿边界的能力;之后利用该模型求解了小坡度输水系统中的单向排水过程和双向充水过程,最后考虑了有障碍物的系统中的充水过程,模拟结果符合实际物理过程。研究成果可为模拟南水北调等长距离输水系统中的快速充排水过程研究提供参考。

RF energy harvesting system for wireless intraocular pressure monitoring

This paper presents an RF energy harvesting system for wireless intraocular pressure monitoring applications.The system consists of an implantable antenna and a rectifier.A new sizing strategy is adopted to optimize the conversion efficiency of the rectifier,and the design principle of an implantable antenna is introduced from material selection and structure design.Results from testing demonstrate that the antenna gain is about-20 dBi and the rectifier's maximum total conversion efficiency which contains match efficiency and rectifying efficiency is 47.18%under the implementation of0.18μm standard CMOS process.The maximum power obtained from the proposed system is 8μW when the power density of electromagnetic wave is lower than the national standard 40μW/cm^2 at915 MHz,which is enough to power the intraocular pressure monitoring system.

Self-powered systems by nanogenerators and smart MEMS by piezotronics

Developing wireless nanodevices and nanosystems is of critical importance for sensing, medical science, environmental/infrastructure monitoring, defense technology and even personal electronics. It is highly desirable for wireless devices to be self-powered without using battery, without which most of the sensor network may be impossible. The pie- zoelectric nanogenerators have the potential to serve as self-sufficient power sources for micro/nano systems. For wurtzite structures that have non-central symmetry, such as ZnO, GaN and InN, a piezoelectric potential （piezopotential） is created in the crystal by applying a strain. The nanogenerator is invented by using the piezopotential as the driving force for electrons to flow in respond to a dynamic straining of piezoelectric nanowires. A gentle straining can produce an output voltage of up to 20 - 50 V from an integrated nanogenerator. Furthermore, piezopotential in the wurtzite structure can serve as gate voltage that can effectively tune/control the charge transport across an interface/junction; electronics fabricated based on such a mechanism is coined as piezotronics, with applications in force/pressure triggercd/controlled electronic devices, sensors, logic units and memory. By using the piezotronic effect, it is showed that the optoelectronic devices fabricated using wurtzite materials can have superior performance as solar cell, photon detector and light emitting diode. Piezotronie is likely to serve as ＂mechanosensation＂ for directly interfacing biomechanieal action with silicon based technology and active flexible electronics. The paper gives a brief review about the basis of nanogenertors and piezotronics and their potential applications in smart MEMS （micro-electro-mechanical systems）.

Energy Efficiency of Reactive Dynamic Compensators

A parameter that allows an evaluation of power quality transmitted, or distributed, between energy source and the final user is electric system power factor. Among other aspects, a bigger power factor, close to unit value, relieves operational conditions of lines and cables, besides, it improves feeder＇s voltage behavior. Due to load variation along the day, the dynamic compensation of power factor allows maintaining this parameter close to the ideal. This paper brings a study about a reactive dynamic compensator based on the voltage control in a capacitive element, varying the reactive energy in accordance with the system demand, everything from the energy efficiency point of view. In distribution systems, the losses due to this variable compensation can be lower than in other compensation methods and also the voltage presents a better behavior, justifying its application.

Analysis of transmitter-side control methods in wireless EV charging systems

The wireless electric vehicle(EV) charging system is highly safe and flexible. To reduce the weight and cost of EVs, the wireless charging system, which simplifies the structure inside an EV and utilizes the transmitter-side control method, has become popular. This study investigates the transmitter-side control methods in a wireless EV charging system. First, a universal wireless charging system is introduced, and the function of its transfer power is derived. It is observed that the transfer power can be controlled by regulating either the phase-shift angle or the DC-link voltage. Further, the influence of the control variables is studied using numerical analysis. Additionally, the corresponding control methods, namely the phase-shift angle and the DC-link voltage control, are compared by calculation and simulation. It is found that:(1) the system efficiency is low with the phase-shift control method because of the converter switching loss;(2) the dynamic response is slow with the DC-link voltage control method because of the large inertia of the inductor and capacitor;(3) both the control methods have limitations in their adjustable power range. Therefore, a combined control method is proposed, with the advantages of high system efficiency, fast dynamic response, and wide adjustable power range. Finally, experiments are performed to verify the validity of the theoretical analysis and the effectiveness of the proposed method. This study provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the transmitter-side control methods in the wireless charging system, considering the sensitivity of parameters, converter losses, system efficiency,and dynamic performance, with the dead-time effect taken into consideration. Moreover, the proposed control method can be used to realize the optimal combination of the phase-shift angle and the DC-link voltage with good dynamic performance, and it is useful for the optimal operation of the wireless charging system.

Spatial heterogeneity and host repression in fig-fig wasp mutualism

It is generally believed that physical heterogeneity in common resource or evolutionary restraint can sufficiently prevent direct conflict between host and symbionts in mutualism systems. Our data on fig/fig wasp reciprocal mutualism(Ficus racemosa), however, show that structural barriers of female flowers or genetic constraints of pollinators previously hypothesized exist, but cannot sufficiently maintain the mutualism stability. The results show that a positive relationship between seed and wasp production could be maintained in warm season, which might be because of density dependence restraint among foundresses and their low oviposition and pollination efficiency, keeping common resource(female flowers) utilization unsaturated. Whilst, a negative correlation between wasp offspring and viable seed production was also observed in cold season, which might be that the increased oviposition and pollination efficiency maximized the common resource utilization. The fitness trade-off between fig and pollinator wasps is greatly affected by environmental or ecological variations. The local stability might result from temporal low exploitation efficiency of pollinators together with interference competition among pollinators. We suggest that host repression through the active regulation of bract closure, which can create interference competition among the foundresses and prevent extra more foundresses sequential entry in fruit cavities, would help the figs avoiding the cost of over-exploitation. This essentially takes the same role as sanctioning of cheating or competitive behaviors.

A Novel Readout System for Wireless Passive Pressure Sensors

This paper presents a novel readout system for wireless passive pressure sensors based on the inductively coupled inductor and cavity （LC） resonant circuits. The proposed system consists of a reader antenna inductively coupled to the sensor circuit, a readout circuit, and a personal computer （PC） post processing unit. The readout circuit generates a voltage signal representing the sensor＇s capacitance. The frequency of the reader antenna driving signal is a constant, which is equal to the sensor＇s resonant frequency at zero pressure. Based on mechanical and electrical modeling, the pressure sensor design based on the high temperature co-fired ceramic （HTCC） technology is conducted and discussed. The functionality and accuracy of the readout system are tested with a voltage-capacitance measurement system and demonstrated in a realistic pressure measurement environment, so that the overall performance and the feasibility of the readout system are proved.