Power Characteristics of Metamorphic In_(0.52)Al_(0.48)As/In_(0.6)Ga_(0.4)As HEMTs on GaAs Substrates with T-Shaped Gate

200nm gate-length power InAlAs/InGaAs MHEMTs with T-shaped gate are characterized for DC, RF, and power performance. The MHEMTs show excellent DC output characteristics with an extrinsic transconductance of 510mS/ mm and a threshold voltage of - 1.8V. The fT and fmax obtained for the 0.2μm × 100μm MHEMTs are 138 and 78GHz, respectively. Power characteristics are obtained under different frequencies. When input power （Pin） is - 0. 88dBm （or 2. 11dBm）,the MHEMTs exhibit high power characteristics at 8GHz. Output power （Pout） ,associated gain, power added efficiency （PAE） and density of Pout are 4. 05（13.79）dBm,14. 9（11.68）dB,67. 74（75.1）% ,254（239）mW/mm respectively. These promising results are on the path to the application of millimeter wave devices and integrated circuits with improved manufacturability over InP HEMT.

An In-Depth Study of Complex Power System Dynamic Behavior Characteristics for Chinese UHV Power Grid Security

In this paper,a series of major policy decisions used to improve the power grid reliability,reduce the risk and losses of major power outages,and realize the modernization of 21st century power grid are discussed. These decisions were adopted by American government and would also be helpful for the strategic development of Chinese power grid. It is proposed that China should take precaution,carry out security research on the overall dynamic behaviour characteristics of the UHV grid using the complexity theory,and finally provide safeguard for the Chinese UHV grid. It is also pointed out that,due to the lack of matured approaches to controll a cascading failure,the primary duty of a system operator is to work as a "watchdog" for the grid operation security,eliminate the cumulative effect and reduce the risk and losses of major cascading outages with the help of EMS and WAMS.

MAJOR POWER DIPLOMACY WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT

As a long-range diplomatic strategy formulated by the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at the core since CPC’s 18th National Congress,major power diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is aimed at serving the overall objectives of peace and development,which run through the entire process of the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation.Chinese President Xi Jinping made an important speech at the CPC

Power Market Development with Considerations of Characteristics of China Power Sector

The current world trend of electric power industry reform is to establish electric power market and introduce competition mechanism. China is no exception. This paper reviewed the recent industry reform of China’s electric power sector and elaborated the necessity of establishing electric power markets first. Then it discussed the electric power market models in China. Certain important problems and observations relevant to the electric power market design were further pointed out, based on the practice experiences in Sichuan Province.

Numerical Investigation on Power Outputs of a Wind Turbine Sited over Continuous Hilly Terrain

The location of wind turbines on a continuous hilly terrain has an influence on its power outputs.A CFDbased approach is developed to investigate the complex aerodynamic interference between two wind turbines and the hilly terrain.In this approach,a new three-dimensional model of hilly terrain is established to analyze its viscous effect,and a wind shear is modelled through logarithmic function.They are coupled into the aerodynamics of wind turbine based on“FLUENT”software.Then we apply the proposed method to the NREL Phase VI wind turbines and compare with an experiment in the atmospheric boundary layer(ABL)wind tunnel to validate its accuracy.The simulation also investigates the power outputs of wind turbines on the flat ground and the continuous hilly terrain by changing the location of the wind turbine related to the hilly terrain and the shape of the 1st hill.The results show that the wind turbine located on the top of the 2nd hill has the maximum power;and that when the wind turbine is located on the downstream of the hill,the stall zone should be avoided,and the power of the wind turbine located on the side of the hill is higher than that of the wind turbine located on the front and rear of the hilly terrain.

Top Limit Characteristics of New Type Cascade PC on the Basis of Homogeneous Semiconductor

A new type homogeneous planar PC （photoelectric converter） on the basis of multijunction semiconductor n＋-p-p＋-n＋-p-p＋-...-n＋-p-p＋ structure has been investigated. The entire structure is a cascade PC consisting of a number of elements of the structure--single PCs connected in series and illuminated by light that has consistently passed through the previous semiconductor layers. The theory of converter of both monochromatic and solar radiation has been developed and the limiting values of their photoelectric and power characteristics have been determined, including the optimal thickness and number of single PCs layered on a base PC, their spectral sensitivity, current-voltage characteristics and efficiency. The open-circuit voltage grows practically linearly with the number of elements in the cascade. The top efficiency limit for a certain optimal elements number reaches its maximum that exceeds considerably that of the base PC, especially in the range of low collecting coefficient of charge carriers in the base PC.

Probability distribution of wind power volatility based on the moving average method and improved nonparametric kernel density estimation

In the process of large-scale,grid-connected wind power operations,it is important to establish an accurate probability distribution model for wind farm fluctuations.In this study,a wind power fluctuation modeling method is proposed based on the method of moving average and adaptive nonparametric kernel density estimation(NPKDE)method.Firstly,the method of moving average is used to reduce the fluctuation of the sampling wind power component,and the probability characteristics of the modeling are then determined based on the NPKDE.Secondly,the model is improved adaptively,and is then solved by using constraint-order optimization.The simulation results show that this method has a better accuracy and applicability compared with the modeling method based on traditional parameter estimation,and solves the local adaptation problem of traditional NPKDE.

Effect of power frequency excitation character on ferroresonance in neutral-grounded system

In most earlier ferroresonance studies the traditional excitation characteristic of iron core, in which the traditional excitation characteristic contains harmonic voltages or currents, has been used as if it were made up of pure fundamental voltage or current. However, this is not always true. In comparison with traditional excitation characteristics, this paper introduces the power frequency excitation characteristic of the iron core, which contains no harmonics. The power frequency excitation characteristic of iron core has been obtained by Elector Magnetic Transient Program, resulting in discrete voltage and current pairs. Extensive simulations are carried out to analyse the effect of power frequency excitation characteristic on potential transformer ferroresonance. A detailed analysis of simulation results demonstrates that with power frequency excitation characteristic of iron core inclusion at certain excitation voltage the ferroresonance may happen, conversely it may not happen with traditional excitation characteristic inclusion.

Optimal Dispatch in Power Systems with Intermittent Power Sources

With the increasing integration of intermittent power sources (IPSs) into the power system, the uncertainty of IPSs requires solution and current dispatch system needs improvement. This paper aims to generate the optimal dispatch plan for day-ahead scheduling and real-time dispatch using the proposed model of characteristic optimal power flow (COPF). The integral time period represented by the median load point and the heavy and light load point with simplicity and accuracy. Simulation case studies on a 30-bus system are presented, which shows that COPF is an effective model to generate the optimal dispatch plan for power systems with high penetration of IPSs.

Numerical Simulation of Enhanced Oil-Water Separation in a Three-Stage Double-Stirring Extraction Tank

Numerical simulation of enhanced fluid flow characteristics in a three-stage double-stirring extraction tank was conducted with the coupling of an Eulerian multiphase flow model and a Morsi-Alexander interphase drag force model. Results show that the addition of a stirring device into the settler can efficiently reduce the volume fraction of out-of-phase impurity in the outlet, and accelerate the settling separation of oil-water mixture. Such addition can also effectively break down the oil-water-wrapped liquid droplets coming from the mixer, inhibit reflux from the outlet, and improve the oil-water separation. The addition of a stirring device induces ignorable power consumption compared with that by the mixer, and can thus facilitate the commercialized promotion of this novel equipment.

High peak power subnanosecond pulse characteristics with different wall structured CNTs in a doubly QML Nd:Lu_(0.15)Y_(0.85)VO_4 laser

By simultaneously employing both an electro-optic modulator and carbon nanotube saturable absorber(CNT-SA)in a dual-loss modulator, a subnanosecond single mode-locking pulse underneath a Q-switched envelope with high peak power was generated from a doubly Q-switched and mode-locked(QML) Nd:Lu_(0.15)Y_(0.85)VO_4 laser at1.06 μm for the first time, to our knowledge. CNTs with different wall structures—single-walled CNTs(SWCNTs),double-walled CNTs(DWCNTs), and multi-walled CNTs(MWCNTs)—were used as SAs in the experiment to investigate the single mode-locking pulse characteristics. At pump power of 10.72 W, the maximum peak power of1.312 MW was obtained with the DWCNT.

Design of Synchronous Drive Mechanism of Opposed-Piston Hydraulic-Output Engine

In order to improve the thermal power conversion capacity of the internal combustion engine,combined with existing opposed-piston two-stroke engine（ OP2S） and hydraulic free piston engine（HFPE）,the integral structure for a newtype of opposed-piston hydraulic-output（ OPHO） engine has been designed,an operating principle has been introduced,the composition of its synchronous drive mechanism has been carefully analyzed,and a mathematical model has been built. In addition,the kinematics models of both the mechanism and the conventional crank-link mechanism have been established by utilizing MATLAB,and the movement rules of the pivotal moving components have been obtained. According to the simulation results,the piston movement of this newtype of opposed-piston hydraulic-output engine reveals a prominent asymmetry compared to the conventional crank-link engine. Under a fixed engine revolving speed,the compression time of the opposedpiston hydraulic-output engine is shortened while the expanding time is lengthened,thus the gas turbulence intensity is strengthened around the top dead center（ TDC） position. Meanwhile,the piston obtains a longer isometric process compared to conventional engines,which could be benefitial to enhance the combustion efficiency.

Effects of rotor and stator geometry on dissolution process and power consumption in jet-flow high shear mixers

The jet-flow high shear mixer(JF-HSM)is a new type of intensified equipment with special configurations of the rotor and the stator.The mass transfer property and power consumption were studied in the solid-liquid system for a series of JF-HSMs involving different configuration parameters,such as rotor diameter,rotor blade inclination,rotor blade bending direction,stator diameter,and stator bottom opening diameter.The flow characteristics were examined by computational fluid dynamic simulations.Results indicate that the turbulent power consumption of the JF-HSM is affected by the change in rotor blade inclination and stator bottom opening.With the increase in the shear head size and the change in the rotor into a backward-curved blade,the solid-liquid mass transfer rate can be remarkably increased under the same input power.Dimensionless correlations for the mass transfer coefficient and power consumption were obtained to guide the scale-up design and selection of such a new type of equipment to intensify the overall mixing efficiency.

The characteristic of power flow in broad band dynamic vibration absorber

DVA (dynamic vibration absorber) is good for restrain of the resonance vibration in low frequency, especially under the condition that there are only one mode or two modes in a frequency band. It seems rather difficult to control the resonance vibration of elastic structures in high frequency, since usually there are so many modes in high frequency band. The broad band DVA is brought forward to reduce the resonance vibration of elastic structures. The broad band DVA is designed on the basis of the characteristic of power flow in structure in this paper. The broad band DVA is effective on absorbing the resonance vibration power flow of the most important modes. The ability of absorbing vibration for the broad band DVA is analyzed in detail. The results obtained in this paper provide a basis for the optimization design of the broad band DVA and the optimization positions on structures.