A microelectronic circuit is used to regenerate the neural signals between the proximal end and the distal end of an injured nerve.An experimental scheme is designed and carried out to verify the feasibility of the so...A microelectronic circuit is used to regenerate the neural signals between the proximal end and the distal end of an injured nerve.An experimental scheme is designed and carried out to verify the feasibility of the so-called microelectronic neural bridge(MNB).The sciatic signals of the source spinal toad which are evoked by chemical stimuli are used as source signals to stimulate the sciatic of the controlled spinal toad.The sciatic nerve signals of the source spinal toad,the regenerated sciatic signals in the controlled spinal toad,and the resulting electromyography(EMG)signals associated with the gastrocnemius muscle movements of the controlled spinal toad are displayed and recorded by an oscilloscope.By analyzing the coherence between the source sciatic nerve signals and the regenerated sciatic nerve signals and the coherence between the regenerated nerve signals and the EMG signals,it is proved that the regenerated sciatic nerve signals have a relationship with the source sciatic nerve signals and control shrinkage of the leg of the controlled toad.展开更多
Based on the 4-channel neural signal regeneration system which is realized by using discrete devices and successfully used for in-vivo experiments on rats and rabbits, a single channel neural signal regeneration integ...Based on the 4-channel neural signal regeneration system which is realized by using discrete devices and successfully used for in-vivo experiments on rats and rabbits, a single channel neural signal regeneration integrated circuit (IC)is designed and realized in CSMC ' s 0. 6 μm CMOS ( complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor ) technology. The IC consists of a neural signal detection circuit with an adjustable gain, a buffer, and a function electrical stimulation (FES) circuit. The neural signal regenerating IC occupies a die area of 1.42 mm × 1.34 mm. Under a dual supply voltage of ±2. 5 V, the DC power consumption is less than 10 mW. The on-wafer measurement results are as follows: the output resistor is 118 ml), the 3 dB bandwidth is greater than 30 kHz, and the gain can be variable from 50 to 90 dB. The circuit is used for in-vivo experiments on the rat' s sciatic nerve as well as on the spinal cord with the cuff type electrode array and the twin-needle electrode. The neural signal is successfully regenerated both on a rat' s sciatic nerve bundle and on the spinal cord.展开更多
This paper presents a new electromagnetic functional material developed byelectron-less nickel deposition technique, with a single hollow micro-sphere as the core templateand a thin nickel layer as the shell. The micr...This paper presents a new electromagnetic functional material developed byelectron-less nickel deposition technique, with a single hollow micro-sphere as the core templateand a thin nickel layer as the shell. The micrograph taken by a scanning electron microscope showsthe microstructures of the materials in detail. Scattering parameters of the waveguide sample holderfilled with the materials have been obtained over X band. The electromagnetic parameters computedfrom the measured S parameters show that the material with metallic hollow spheres has as highrelative permeability μ'_r as 19.0 with about 0.6 magnetic loss tangent over the whole bandwidth.Compared to the material with non-metallic spheres, the permeability μ'_r and the magnetic losstangent μ'_r increase greatly, while the permittivity remains lower than 1.8.展开更多
Water-based rechargeable metal-air batteries play an important role in the storage and conversion of renewable electric energy.However,the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and oxygen evolution re...Water-based rechargeable metal-air batteries play an important role in the storage and conversion of renewable electric energy.However,the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)have limited the practical application of rechargeable metal-air batteries.Most of reviews were focused on single functional electrocatalysts while few on bifunctional electrocatalysts.It is indispensable but challenging to design a bifunctional electrocatalyst that is active and stable to the two reactions.Recently,attempts to develop high active bifunctional electrocatalysts for both ORR and OER increase rapidly.Much work is focused on the micro-nano design of advanced structures to improve the performance of bifunctional electrocatalyst.Transition-metal materials,carbon materials and composite materials,and the methods developed to prepare micro-nano structures,such as electrochemical methods,chemical vapor deposition,hydrothermal methods and template methods are reported in literatures.Additionally,many strategies,such as adjustments of electronic structures,oxygen defects,metal-oxygen bonds,interfacial strain,nano composites,heteroatom doping etc.,have been used extensively to design bifunctional electrocatalysts.To well understand the achievements in the recent literatures,this review focuses on the micro-nano structural design of materials,and the related methods and strategies are classed into two groups for the improvement of intrinsic and apparent activities.The fine adjustment of nano structures and an in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism are also discussed briefly.展开更多
Photoelectric property of polyaniline doped with dodecyl-benzene sulphonic acid (DBSA) is studied. The result shows that the concentration of carrier increases obviously, when polyaniline doped with DBSA is irradiated...Photoelectric property of polyaniline doped with dodecyl-benzene sulphonic acid (DBSA) is studied. The result shows that the concentration of carrier increases obviously, when polyaniline doped with DBSA is irradiated with light. Mixture of sensitive material is advantageous to the absorption of polyaniline in visible light spectrum, and the conductivity is also improved. The results of dielectric measurements on polyaniline doped with DBSA in an Al-PAn-DBSA-Al configuration as function of frequency and temperature are reported. The space-charge polarization phenomenon is observed. Carrier lifetime is microsecond magnitude and mobility is (0.001~0.1) cm 2/V·s, which are obtained by calculation or experiment. The active energy is obtained from the relation between conductivity and temperature. The conducting mechanism of PAn-DBSA is analyzed.展开更多
DFSM (doubly fed synchronous machine) presents several advantages such as efficiency improvement, weight reduction and increase of the utilization factor (kW/kg). In this paper the authors focus on impact of the D...DFSM (doubly fed synchronous machine) presents several advantages such as efficiency improvement, weight reduction and increase of the utilization factor (kW/kg). In this paper the authors focus on impact of the DFSM on the efficiency and machine weight in comparison to conventional synchronous generator with wound rotor. Different topologies of DFSM are briefly described and the different methods and models for performances prediction are presented.展开更多
Event-related potentials (ERP) is an important type of brain dynamics in human cognition research. However, ERP is often submerged by the spontaneous brain activity EEG, for its relatively tiny scale. Further more, th...Event-related potentials (ERP) is an important type of brain dynamics in human cognition research. However, ERP is often submerged by the spontaneous brain activity EEG, for its relatively tiny scale. Further more, the brain activities collected from scalp electrodes are often inevitably contaminated by several kinds of artifacts, such as blinks, eye movements, muscle noise and power line interference. A new approach to correct these disturbances is presented using independent component analysis (ICA). This technique can effectively detect and extract ERP components from the measured electrodes recordings even if they are heavily contaminated. The results compare favorably to those obtained by parametric modeling. Besides, auto-adaptive projection of decomposed results to ERP components was also given. Through experiments, ICA proves to be highly capable of ERP extraction and S/N ratio improving.展开更多
Power interconnections are becoming increasingly important in various parts of the world, as incentives for power exchange between countries are growing. A current example is that the Baltic Energy Market Interconnect...Power interconnections are becoming increasingly important in various parts of the world, as incentives for power exchange between countries are growing. A current example is that the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan is launched by the European Council. For a variety of reasons, it is desirable to keep transmission corridors as slender as possible, i.e. keeping the number of lines as limited as possible, while still keeping adequate stability and power transmission capacity over the corridor. This is true, no matter whether it concerns a green-field project, or if it is a question of expanding an existing transmission corridor into higher power transmission capability. To achieve this, FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems), based on state of the art high power electronics, is a highly useful option, from technical, economical and environmental points of view, to increase the utilization and stability of a transmission system or intertie. The paper presents salient design features as well as benefits of recently installed FACTS devices, more specifically SVC (static var compensators) and series capacitors, for enabling or improving cross-border as well as interregional power transfer in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way.展开更多
This paper proposes a high performance double-interleaved dual boost (DIDB) technique to solve the problems of high ripple current, large inductor size and the requirement of step-up transformer in many case found i...This paper proposes a high performance double-interleaved dual boost (DIDB) technique to solve the problems of high ripple current, large inductor size and the requirement of step-up transformer in many case found in the conventional DC-DC boost converter. The 3-phase grid connected converter with decoupling control give an independent control between active and reactive power using the load current feed-forward. With this technique, the disturbance rejection and the output power quality can be improved. Experiments are conducted with three case studies: 1) a test of the DIDB converter to determine current ripple and voltage gain, 2) a test of the 3-phase grid connected converter to determine DC-link voltage regulation, power factor and total harmonic distortion (THD), and 3) a test of the overall system with a 7.5 kW wind turbine simulator by step and various input wind speeds to determine the output power at the grid side and verify the maximum peak power tracking (MPPT) performance. The results can confirm that the DIDB converter gives lower ripple current and higher voltage gain than the conventional converter. For the grid side, the 3-phase grid connected converter can regulate the DC-link with fast dynamic response to disturbance rejection and low overshoot while complying with the THD standard defined in IEEE 519-1992. In addition, the MPPT controller is able to achieve the maximum energy capture with the various input wind speeds.展开更多
The paper deals with impulse switching function which are used as exciting functions of one- and multidimensional state-space models of power electronic converters. Obviously, these functions are harmonic but using po...The paper deals with impulse switching function which are used as exciting functions of one- and multidimensional state-space models of power electronic converters. Obviously, these functions are harmonic but using power converters they can be strongly non-harmonic, sometimes piecewise constants with zero spaces between them. Then, one deals with power series of time pulses. The impulse switching functions which are orthogonal ones can be derived from these series. The new impulse switching functions are created using Z-transform, inverse Z-transform and numerical series/sequences. The impulse switching functions created this way can be used for both steady- and transient state investigation of converters.展开更多
The new reality of smart distribution systems with use of generation sources of small and medium sizes brings new challenges for the operation of these systems. The complexity and the large number of nodes requires us...The new reality of smart distribution systems with use of generation sources of small and medium sizes brings new challenges for the operation of these systems. The complexity and the large number of nodes requires use of methods which can reduce the processing time of algorithms such as power flow, allowing its use in real time. This paper presents a known methodology for calculating the power flow in three phases using backward/forward sweep method, and also considering other network elements such as voltage regulators, shunt capacitors and sources of dispersed generation of types PV (active power and voltage) and PQ (active and reactive power). After that, new elements are introduced that allow the parallelization of this algorithm and an adequate distribution of work between the available processors. The algorithm was implemented using a multi-tiered architecture; the processing times were measured in many network configurations and compared with the same algorithm in the serial version.展开更多
With large-scale use of kinds of motors, oilfield drilling electrical system always accompanied by serious power quality problem, including reactive current, harmonics current and grid voltage distortion, which would ...With large-scale use of kinds of motors, oilfield drilling electrical system always accompanied by serious power quality problem, including reactive current, harmonics current and grid voltage distortion, which would greatly threaten the safety and proper working of the whole system. This paper focuses on a power quality improvement project to solve these problems. A hybrid compensating scheme, including an active compensator and a passive compensator, is carried out. Because of the specificity of oilfield drilling electrical system, compensators are redesigned against features of this application background. And then the current detection point arrangement of this hybrid system is also taken into consideration to build the whole system much more effective and reliable. Now the improvement project is already implemented in application field, and the power quality of the system is greatly improved.展开更多
Digital control of a general-purpose switching power supply is one of the key technologies to perform the high reliability and the intelligent function demanded for the next generation. The contribution of this paper ...Digital control of a general-purpose switching power supply is one of the key technologies to perform the high reliability and the intelligent function demanded for the next generation. The contribution of this paper is the development of a digital control-based switching power supply. In the developed system, the generation method of the optimal voltage reference to eliminate the limit cycle oscillation of output voltage due to the AD/DA resolution is proposed. In the proposed method, the variation of the input power source voltage can be also compensated. The effectiveness of the proposed optimal reference generation method is experimentally verified.展开更多
In this paper, a high power factor LED driver with hot swap, smart output voltage regulation and dimming control is proposed. The dimming control is used to change LED brightness. During converter is working, the hot ...In this paper, a high power factor LED driver with hot swap, smart output voltage regulation and dimming control is proposed. The dimming control is used to change LED brightness. During converter is working, the hot swap function supply users to remove and insert LED module. The smart output voltage can regulate quickly and rightly output voltage in different number of LED series connection. The system consists two stages, one is 50 W flyback converter which is used as power factor corrector, it is input source is 110-220 V, PF (power factor) is about 0,994. The other is Boost DC/DC converter, it can offer 35-60 V of output voltage. Finally, a prototype has been built and tested. The simulation and experimental results are shown to verify the feasibility of the proposed method.展开更多
Objective To investigate the accuracy of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in detecting full-term neonatal seizures. Methods Conventional EEG (cEEG) and aEEG were simultaneously applied to 62 full...Objective To investigate the accuracy of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in detecting full-term neonatal seizures. Methods Conventional EEG (cEEG) and aEEG were simultaneously applied to 62 full-term newborns with seizures and results were analyzed with different methods. Results Of 876 seizures confirmed by cEEG, 21% were detected by clinical observation, 44.4% by aEEG and 85.7% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 531 seizures with a frequency higher than 5 times/h, 52.5% were detected by aEEG and 96.8% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 510 seizures lasting longer than 60 s, 50.6% were diagnosed by aEEG and 84.1% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 509 seizures originating in the central region, 57.9% were detected by aEEG and 90.9% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Conclusion Combination of aEEG with cEEG offers more accurate diagnosis, especially for detecting high-frequency, longlasting and central region-generated seizures.展开更多
The inverter-fed motor is a key component of environmental-friendly hybrid cars, high-speed trains, and other industrial applications. After the widespread use of inverter-fed motors, the repetitive impulse surges fro...The inverter-fed motor is a key component of environmental-friendly hybrid cars, high-speed trains, and other industrial applications. After the widespread use of inverter-fed motors, the repetitive impulse surges from inverters were found to cause new insulation problems in inverter-fed motors that were linked to premature insulation failure. The partial discharge (PD) induced by the overvoltage inner stator windings was found to be the root cause of insulation reliability problems. To mitigate this problem, PD detection and life testing at repetitive square voltages should be performed on new types of insulation models and entire motor insulation systems. The obtained partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) and lifetime of insulation in the tests can be used to evaluate the insulation status of inverter-fed motor insulation systems and thus to improve the insulation designs. At AC voltage conditions, the voltage frequency can significantly affect PD activity. At repetitive square voltage with rapid rise time, the influence of the square voltage frequency on PD activity should be investigated (1) to suggest values for the repetitive square voltage frequency selection for the PDIV and lifetime tests, and (2) to increase the signal-to-noise ratio when extracting PD pulses from strong disturbances generated by the operating switch of impulse generators. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of repetitive square voltage frequency on PD events. Insulation models of both Type I (low-voltage inverter-fed motor) and Type II (high-voltage inverter-fed motor) were used to obtain single-PD and multi-PD statistical features, respectively. Experimental results indicated that higher frequencies caused less PD events with lower PD magnitudes and shorter delay times in one square voltage cycle. This phenomenon was attributed to the different surface charge decay ratios and the initial electron emission probabilities resulting from different square voltage frequencies. Finally, a number of considerations for PD measurements on inverter-fed motors were provided to improve the sensitivity of the PD test system and to obtain high objective insulation lifetime test results, which are used to assess the insulation status of inverter-fed motors.展开更多
Multifunctional devices integrated with electrochromism and energy storage or energy production functions are attractive because these devices can be used as an effective approach to address the energy crisis and envi...Multifunctional devices integrated with electrochromism and energy storage or energy production functions are attractive because these devices can be used as an effective approach to address the energy crisis and environmental pollution in society today. In this review, we explain the operation principles of electrochromic energy storage devices including electrochromic supercapacitors,electrochromic batteries, and the photoelectrochromic devices. Furthermore, the material candidates and structure types of these multifunctional devices are discussed in detail. The major challenges of these devices along with a further outlook are highlighted at the end.展开更多
Two stereomers of bisadduct analogues of [6, 6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (bisPC71BM) were synthesized and their geometrical structures with cis- or trans-configuration were identified by X-ray crystallog...Two stereomers of bisadduct analogues of [6, 6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (bisPC71BM) were synthesized and their geometrical structures with cis- or trans-configuration were identified by X-ray crystallogra- phy. Although both of the bisPC71BM have similar spec- trometric and electrochemical properties, the spatial orientation of the two addition groups on C7o has impact on crystal packing and molecular assembly of bisPC71BM isomers and, in turn, photovoltaic performance in polymer solar cell based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) (with power conversion efficiency of 1.72 % and 1.84 % for the solar cells involving cis- and trans-bisPC71BM, respec- tively). Although the power conversion efficiency remains to be improved, this work exemplifies that the photovoltaic properties of fullerene-based electron acceptors areinfluenced by aggregation of the stereomeric molecules and thus extends the guidelines for rational design of efficient fullerene acceptor.展开更多
Multifunctional carbon encapsulated Ni@NiO nanocomposites(Ni@NiO@C) were synthesized for applications in oxygen reduction reactions(ORR),oxygen evolution reactions(OER) and lithium-ion batteries(LIB). The morp...Multifunctional carbon encapsulated Ni@NiO nanocomposites(Ni@NiO@C) were synthesized for applications in oxygen reduction reactions(ORR),oxygen evolution reactions(OER) and lithium-ion batteries(LIB). The morphology was investigated via SEM and TEM,suggesting that the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposites have uniform and spherical core-shell structures. When the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposite is used as the catalyst in ORR,90% of the initial current density can be maintained after 15h in O_2-saturated 0.1 mol L^-1 KOH at 0.3 V under a rotation speed of 1600rpm.As a catalyst for OER,the highest activity overpotential of the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposite electrocatalyst is 380 mV(vs.RHE) under the current density of 10 mA cm^(-2),and the Tafel slope was calculated to be 55 mV dec^-1 by linear fitting. Electrochemical performances of the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposites used as LIB electrodes exhibited a long cycling life with a high capacity of 750 mA h g^-1 after 400 cycles under 200 mA g^-1.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.90307013,90707005)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK2008032)+1 种基金Special Foundation and Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics of Southeast UniversityNantong Planning Project of Science and Technology(No.K2009037)
文摘A microelectronic circuit is used to regenerate the neural signals between the proximal end and the distal end of an injured nerve.An experimental scheme is designed and carried out to verify the feasibility of the so-called microelectronic neural bridge(MNB).The sciatic signals of the source spinal toad which are evoked by chemical stimuli are used as source signals to stimulate the sciatic of the controlled spinal toad.The sciatic nerve signals of the source spinal toad,the regenerated sciatic signals in the controlled spinal toad,and the resulting electromyography(EMG)signals associated with the gastrocnemius muscle movements of the controlled spinal toad are displayed and recorded by an oscilloscope.By analyzing the coherence between the source sciatic nerve signals and the regenerated sciatic nerve signals and the coherence between the regenerated nerve signals and the EMG signals,it is proved that the regenerated sciatic nerve signals have a relationship with the source sciatic nerve signals and control shrinkage of the leg of the controlled toad.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.90307013,90707005)
文摘Based on the 4-channel neural signal regeneration system which is realized by using discrete devices and successfully used for in-vivo experiments on rats and rabbits, a single channel neural signal regeneration integrated circuit (IC)is designed and realized in CSMC ' s 0. 6 μm CMOS ( complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor ) technology. The IC consists of a neural signal detection circuit with an adjustable gain, a buffer, and a function electrical stimulation (FES) circuit. The neural signal regenerating IC occupies a die area of 1.42 mm × 1.34 mm. Under a dual supply voltage of ±2. 5 V, the DC power consumption is less than 10 mW. The on-wafer measurement results are as follows: the output resistor is 118 ml), the 3 dB bandwidth is greater than 30 kHz, and the gain can be variable from 50 to 90 dB. The circuit is used for in-vivo experiments on the rat' s sciatic nerve as well as on the spinal cord with the cuff type electrode array and the twin-needle electrode. The neural signal is successfully regenerated both on a rat' s sciatic nerve bundle and on the spinal cord.
文摘This paper presents a new electromagnetic functional material developed byelectron-less nickel deposition technique, with a single hollow micro-sphere as the core templateand a thin nickel layer as the shell. The micrograph taken by a scanning electron microscope showsthe microstructures of the materials in detail. Scattering parameters of the waveguide sample holderfilled with the materials have been obtained over X band. The electromagnetic parameters computedfrom the measured S parameters show that the material with metallic hollow spheres has as highrelative permeability μ'_r as 19.0 with about 0.6 magnetic loss tangent over the whole bandwidth.Compared to the material with non-metallic spheres, the permeability μ'_r and the magnetic losstangent μ'_r increase greatly, while the permittivity remains lower than 1.8.
基金the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91545202,U1508203)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(XDB17000000)+1 种基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(XLYC1807066)~~
文摘Water-based rechargeable metal-air batteries play an important role in the storage and conversion of renewable electric energy.However,the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)have limited the practical application of rechargeable metal-air batteries.Most of reviews were focused on single functional electrocatalysts while few on bifunctional electrocatalysts.It is indispensable but challenging to design a bifunctional electrocatalyst that is active and stable to the two reactions.Recently,attempts to develop high active bifunctional electrocatalysts for both ORR and OER increase rapidly.Much work is focused on the micro-nano design of advanced structures to improve the performance of bifunctional electrocatalyst.Transition-metal materials,carbon materials and composite materials,and the methods developed to prepare micro-nano structures,such as electrochemical methods,chemical vapor deposition,hydrothermal methods and template methods are reported in literatures.Additionally,many strategies,such as adjustments of electronic structures,oxygen defects,metal-oxygen bonds,interfacial strain,nano composites,heteroatom doping etc.,have been used extensively to design bifunctional electrocatalysts.To well understand the achievements in the recent literatures,this review focuses on the micro-nano structural design of materials,and the related methods and strategies are classed into two groups for the improvement of intrinsic and apparent activities.The fine adjustment of nano structures and an in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism are also discussed briefly.
文摘Photoelectric property of polyaniline doped with dodecyl-benzene sulphonic acid (DBSA) is studied. The result shows that the concentration of carrier increases obviously, when polyaniline doped with DBSA is irradiated with light. Mixture of sensitive material is advantageous to the absorption of polyaniline in visible light spectrum, and the conductivity is also improved. The results of dielectric measurements on polyaniline doped with DBSA in an Al-PAn-DBSA-Al configuration as function of frequency and temperature are reported. The space-charge polarization phenomenon is observed. Carrier lifetime is microsecond magnitude and mobility is (0.001~0.1) cm 2/V·s, which are obtained by calculation or experiment. The active energy is obtained from the relation between conductivity and temperature. The conducting mechanism of PAn-DBSA is analyzed.
文摘DFSM (doubly fed synchronous machine) presents several advantages such as efficiency improvement, weight reduction and increase of the utilization factor (kW/kg). In this paper the authors focus on impact of the DFSM on the efficiency and machine weight in comparison to conventional synchronous generator with wound rotor. Different topologies of DFSM are briefly described and the different methods and models for performances prediction are presented.
文摘Event-related potentials (ERP) is an important type of brain dynamics in human cognition research. However, ERP is often submerged by the spontaneous brain activity EEG, for its relatively tiny scale. Further more, the brain activities collected from scalp electrodes are often inevitably contaminated by several kinds of artifacts, such as blinks, eye movements, muscle noise and power line interference. A new approach to correct these disturbances is presented using independent component analysis (ICA). This technique can effectively detect and extract ERP components from the measured electrodes recordings even if they are heavily contaminated. The results compare favorably to those obtained by parametric modeling. Besides, auto-adaptive projection of decomposed results to ERP components was also given. Through experiments, ICA proves to be highly capable of ERP extraction and S/N ratio improving.
文摘Power interconnections are becoming increasingly important in various parts of the world, as incentives for power exchange between countries are growing. A current example is that the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan is launched by the European Council. For a variety of reasons, it is desirable to keep transmission corridors as slender as possible, i.e. keeping the number of lines as limited as possible, while still keeping adequate stability and power transmission capacity over the corridor. This is true, no matter whether it concerns a green-field project, or if it is a question of expanding an existing transmission corridor into higher power transmission capability. To achieve this, FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems), based on state of the art high power electronics, is a highly useful option, from technical, economical and environmental points of view, to increase the utilization and stability of a transmission system or intertie. The paper presents salient design features as well as benefits of recently installed FACTS devices, more specifically SVC (static var compensators) and series capacitors, for enabling or improving cross-border as well as interregional power transfer in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way.
文摘This paper proposes a high performance double-interleaved dual boost (DIDB) technique to solve the problems of high ripple current, large inductor size and the requirement of step-up transformer in many case found in the conventional DC-DC boost converter. The 3-phase grid connected converter with decoupling control give an independent control between active and reactive power using the load current feed-forward. With this technique, the disturbance rejection and the output power quality can be improved. Experiments are conducted with three case studies: 1) a test of the DIDB converter to determine current ripple and voltage gain, 2) a test of the 3-phase grid connected converter to determine DC-link voltage regulation, power factor and total harmonic distortion (THD), and 3) a test of the overall system with a 7.5 kW wind turbine simulator by step and various input wind speeds to determine the output power at the grid side and verify the maximum peak power tracking (MPPT) performance. The results can confirm that the DIDB converter gives lower ripple current and higher voltage gain than the conventional converter. For the grid side, the 3-phase grid connected converter can regulate the DC-link with fast dynamic response to disturbance rejection and low overshoot while complying with the THD standard defined in IEEE 519-1992. In addition, the MPPT controller is able to achieve the maximum energy capture with the various input wind speeds.
文摘The paper deals with impulse switching function which are used as exciting functions of one- and multidimensional state-space models of power electronic converters. Obviously, these functions are harmonic but using power converters they can be strongly non-harmonic, sometimes piecewise constants with zero spaces between them. Then, one deals with power series of time pulses. The impulse switching functions which are orthogonal ones can be derived from these series. The new impulse switching functions are created using Z-transform, inverse Z-transform and numerical series/sequences. The impulse switching functions created this way can be used for both steady- and transient state investigation of converters.
文摘The new reality of smart distribution systems with use of generation sources of small and medium sizes brings new challenges for the operation of these systems. The complexity and the large number of nodes requires use of methods which can reduce the processing time of algorithms such as power flow, allowing its use in real time. This paper presents a known methodology for calculating the power flow in three phases using backward/forward sweep method, and also considering other network elements such as voltage regulators, shunt capacitors and sources of dispersed generation of types PV (active power and voltage) and PQ (active and reactive power). After that, new elements are introduced that allow the parallelization of this algorithm and an adequate distribution of work between the available processors. The algorithm was implemented using a multi-tiered architecture; the processing times were measured in many network configurations and compared with the same algorithm in the serial version.
文摘With large-scale use of kinds of motors, oilfield drilling electrical system always accompanied by serious power quality problem, including reactive current, harmonics current and grid voltage distortion, which would greatly threaten the safety and proper working of the whole system. This paper focuses on a power quality improvement project to solve these problems. A hybrid compensating scheme, including an active compensator and a passive compensator, is carried out. Because of the specificity of oilfield drilling electrical system, compensators are redesigned against features of this application background. And then the current detection point arrangement of this hybrid system is also taken into consideration to build the whole system much more effective and reliable. Now the improvement project is already implemented in application field, and the power quality of the system is greatly improved.
文摘Digital control of a general-purpose switching power supply is one of the key technologies to perform the high reliability and the intelligent function demanded for the next generation. The contribution of this paper is the development of a digital control-based switching power supply. In the developed system, the generation method of the optimal voltage reference to eliminate the limit cycle oscillation of output voltage due to the AD/DA resolution is proposed. In the proposed method, the variation of the input power source voltage can be also compensated. The effectiveness of the proposed optimal reference generation method is experimentally verified.
文摘In this paper, a high power factor LED driver with hot swap, smart output voltage regulation and dimming control is proposed. The dimming control is used to change LED brightness. During converter is working, the hot swap function supply users to remove and insert LED module. The smart output voltage can regulate quickly and rightly output voltage in different number of LED series connection. The system consists two stages, one is 50 W flyback converter which is used as power factor corrector, it is input source is 110-220 V, PF (power factor) is about 0,994. The other is Boost DC/DC converter, it can offer 35-60 V of output voltage. Finally, a prototype has been built and tested. The simulation and experimental results are shown to verify the feasibility of the proposed method.
基金supportedby National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30872796)
文摘Objective To investigate the accuracy of amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) in detecting full-term neonatal seizures. Methods Conventional EEG (cEEG) and aEEG were simultaneously applied to 62 full-term newborns with seizures and results were analyzed with different methods. Results Of 876 seizures confirmed by cEEG, 21% were detected by clinical observation, 44.4% by aEEG and 85.7% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 531 seizures with a frequency higher than 5 times/h, 52.5% were detected by aEEG and 96.8% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 510 seizures lasting longer than 60 s, 50.6% were diagnosed by aEEG and 84.1% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Of 509 seizures originating in the central region, 57.9% were detected by aEEG and 90.9% by aEEG plus C3/C4 raw EEG. Conclusion Combination of aEEG with cEEG offers more accurate diagnosis, especially for detecting high-frequency, longlasting and central region-generated seizures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51177136, 50377035)the Zhuzhou Electric Motor Company of the South China Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation,Limited
文摘The inverter-fed motor is a key component of environmental-friendly hybrid cars, high-speed trains, and other industrial applications. After the widespread use of inverter-fed motors, the repetitive impulse surges from inverters were found to cause new insulation problems in inverter-fed motors that were linked to premature insulation failure. The partial discharge (PD) induced by the overvoltage inner stator windings was found to be the root cause of insulation reliability problems. To mitigate this problem, PD detection and life testing at repetitive square voltages should be performed on new types of insulation models and entire motor insulation systems. The obtained partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) and lifetime of insulation in the tests can be used to evaluate the insulation status of inverter-fed motor insulation systems and thus to improve the insulation designs. At AC voltage conditions, the voltage frequency can significantly affect PD activity. At repetitive square voltage with rapid rise time, the influence of the square voltage frequency on PD activity should be investigated (1) to suggest values for the repetitive square voltage frequency selection for the PDIV and lifetime tests, and (2) to increase the signal-to-noise ratio when extracting PD pulses from strong disturbances generated by the operating switch of impulse generators. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of repetitive square voltage frequency on PD events. Insulation models of both Type I (low-voltage inverter-fed motor) and Type II (high-voltage inverter-fed motor) were used to obtain single-PD and multi-PD statistical features, respectively. Experimental results indicated that higher frequencies caused less PD events with lower PD magnitudes and shorter delay times in one square voltage cycle. This phenomenon was attributed to the different surface charge decay ratios and the initial electron emission probabilities resulting from different square voltage frequencies. Finally, a number of considerations for PD measurements on inverter-fed motors were provided to improve the sensitivity of the PD test system and to obtain high objective insulation lifetime test results, which are used to assess the insulation status of inverter-fed motors.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572058, 91216123, 51174063, 51502057)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (E201436)+1 种基金the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China(2013DFR10630, 2015DFE52770)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP 20132302110031)
文摘Multifunctional devices integrated with electrochromism and energy storage or energy production functions are attractive because these devices can be used as an effective approach to address the energy crisis and environmental pollution in society today. In this review, we explain the operation principles of electrochromic energy storage devices including electrochromic supercapacitors,electrochromic batteries, and the photoelectrochromic devices. Furthermore, the material candidates and structure types of these multifunctional devices are discussed in detail. The major challenges of these devices along with a further outlook are highlighted at the end.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB845601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1205111+3 种基金2139039051572231and51502252)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(20720140512)
文摘Two stereomers of bisadduct analogues of [6, 6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (bisPC71BM) were synthesized and their geometrical structures with cis- or trans-configuration were identified by X-ray crystallogra- phy. Although both of the bisPC71BM have similar spec- trometric and electrochemical properties, the spatial orientation of the two addition groups on C7o has impact on crystal packing and molecular assembly of bisPC71BM isomers and, in turn, photovoltaic performance in polymer solar cell based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) (with power conversion efficiency of 1.72 % and 1.84 % for the solar cells involving cis- and trans-bisPC71BM, respec- tively). Although the power conversion efficiency remains to be improved, this work exemplifies that the photovoltaic properties of fullerene-based electron acceptors areinfluenced by aggregation of the stereomeric molecules and thus extends the guidelines for rational design of efficient fullerene acceptor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51571172,51672240,51571171,and 11404280)the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hebei Province (E2017203095)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (E2016203484 and A2015203337)the Research Program of the College Science & Technology of Hebei Province (ZD2017083 and QN2014047)
文摘Multifunctional carbon encapsulated Ni@NiO nanocomposites(Ni@NiO@C) were synthesized for applications in oxygen reduction reactions(ORR),oxygen evolution reactions(OER) and lithium-ion batteries(LIB). The morphology was investigated via SEM and TEM,suggesting that the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposites have uniform and spherical core-shell structures. When the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposite is used as the catalyst in ORR,90% of the initial current density can be maintained after 15h in O_2-saturated 0.1 mol L^-1 KOH at 0.3 V under a rotation speed of 1600rpm.As a catalyst for OER,the highest activity overpotential of the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposite electrocatalyst is 380 mV(vs.RHE) under the current density of 10 mA cm^(-2),and the Tafel slope was calculated to be 55 mV dec^-1 by linear fitting. Electrochemical performances of the Ni@NiO@C nanocomposites used as LIB electrodes exhibited a long cycling life with a high capacity of 750 mA h g^-1 after 400 cycles under 200 mA g^-1.