Effectively Modulating Oxygen Vacancies in Flower‑Likeδ‑MnO_(2)Nanostructures for Large Capacity and High‑Rate Zinc‑Ion Storage

In recent years,manganese-based oxides as an advanced class of cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have attracted a great deal of attentions from numerous researchers.However,their slow reaction kinetics,limited active sites and poor electrical conductivity inevitably give rise to the severe performance degradation.To solve these problems,herein,we introduce abundant oxygen vacancies into the flower-likeδ-MnO_(2)nanostructure and effectively modulate the vacancy defects to reach the optimal level(δ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0).The smart design intrinsically tunes the electronic structure,guarantees ion chemisorption-desorption equilibrium and increases the electroactive sites,which not only effectively accelerates charge transfer rate during reaction processes,but also endows more redox reactions,as verified by first-principle calculations.These merits can help the fabricatedδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode to present a large specific capacity of 551.8 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 A g^(-1),high-rate capability of 262.2 mAh g^(-1) at 10 A g^(-1) and an excellent cycle lifespan(83%of capacity retention after 1500 cycles),which is far superior to those of the other metal compound cathodes.In addition,the charge/discharge mechanism of theδ-MnO_(2)-x-2.0 cathode has also been elaborated through ex situ techniques.This work opens up a new pathway for constructing the next-generation high-performance ZIBs cathode materials.

A Novel Soft Start Method of Super Large Capacity High Voltage Motor

The large current generated by starting directly of super large capacity and high voltage induction motor would have a huge impact on the grid as well as the motor itself.The variation of the power factor and electromagnetic torque during direct start of motors with different capacity and voltage levels are obtained.Aiming at the problem that the secondary impact of auto-transformer starter is too large and the cost of magnetic control starter is too high,the auto-transformer and magnetic control soft start method of super large capacity and high voltage motor is proposed and the basic working principle is analyzed.The calculation formula of cost for magnetic control soft starter and auto-transformer and magnetic control soft starter is deduced,and specific examples are analyzed and compared.It is concluded that the choice of auto-transformer with appropriate tapping ratio can greatly reduce the cost of auto-transformer and magnetic control soft starter compared with the other one.Finally,the simulation and experiment results show that the start method can effectively avoid secondary current impact and constrain the motor starting current to less than 2.5 times the rated current.

Constructing Large Capacity Power Plant on Collapsible Loess Stratum with Huge Thickness

1 Preface In the northern and northwestern parts of China, quite a large portion of area, approximately 630,000 km^2, is covered by loess and loess-liked soils. The loess thickness ranges from several meters to several hundred meters along the river’s terraces to those geomorphologic plateaus. In geology, "China Loess" has become a geologic term, because the loess in China has evolved with the widest distribution and greatest thickness in the world, and is also a typical and significant deposit in Quaternary Period.

Magnetic and magnetocaloric effect of Er_(20)Ho_(20)Dy_(20)Cu_(20)Ni_(20)high-entropy metallic glass

Er_(20)Ho_(20)Dy_(20)Cu_(20)Ni_(20)high-entropy metallic glass exhibited excellent magnetic refrigeration material with a wide temperature range and high refrigeration capacity(RC)was reported.Er_(20)Ho_(20)Dy_(20)Cu_(20)Ni_(20)high-entropy metallic glass was observed with typical spin glass behavior around 15.5 K.In addition,we find that the magnetic entropy change(-△S_(M))originates from the sample undergoing a ferromagnetic(FM)to paramagnetic(PM)transition around 20 K.Under a field change from 0 T to 7 T,the value of maximum magnetic entropy change(-△S_(M)^(max))reaches 12.5 J/kg·K,and the corresponding value of RC reaches 487.7 J/kg in the temperature range from 6 K to 60 K.The large RC and wide temperature range make the Er_(20)Ho_(20)Dy_(20)Cu_(20)Ni_(20)high-entropy metallic glass be a promising material for application in magnetic refrigerators.

Optimization of large capacity six-strand tundish with flow channel for adapting situation of fewer strands casting

Closing a single nozzle or multiple nozzles for a temporary casting operation(fewer strands casting)was common in a tundish due to insufficient molten steel or equipment failure.However,nozzle clogging usually happens under the situation of fewer strands casting.Hence,a temperature deviation index was introduced to characterize the temperature stratification of molten steel for a large capacity tundish,and a new calculation method of residence time curve was used to describe the different flow types of molten steel at each outlet.Based on hydraulics experiment and numerical simulation,important parameters of present case and modified case were compared.Under the situation of fewer strands casting,the proportion of internal-recycle flow after modification decreased from 30.68%to 24.55%;the standard deviation of the response time reduced from 27.59 to 13.16,and the interquartile range of temperature deviation index changed from 0.89 to 0.27.

A power management circuit with 50%efficiency and large load capacity for tribo-electric nanogenerator

Recently, triboelectric nanogenerators （TENGs）, as a collection technology with characteristics of high reliability, high energy density and low cost, has attracted more and more attention. However, the energy coming from TENGs needs to be stored in a storage unit effectively due to its unstable ac output. The traditional energy storage circuit has an extremely low energy storage efficiency for TENGs because of their high internal impedance. This paper presents a new power management circuit used to optimize the energy using efficiency of TENGs, and realize large load capacity. The power management circuit mainly includes rectification storage circuit and DC-DC management circuit. A rotating TENG with maximal energy output of 106 mW at 170 rpm based on PCB is used for the experimental verification. Experimental results show that the power energy transforming to the storage capacitor reach up to 53 mW and the energy using efficiency is calculated as 50%. When different loading resistances range from 0.82 to 34.5 k^2 are connected to the storage capacitor in parallel, the power energy stored in the storage capacitor is all about 52.5 mW. Getting through the circuit, the power energy coming from the TENGs can be used to drive numerous conventional electronics, such as wearable watches.

具有O–Fe–Se配位键的半共格异质界面工程提高电池型超级电容器阳极的容量和倍率

低容量和低倍率限制了电池型超级电容阳极材料的大规模应用.本文通过构建一种具有半共格异质界面特性的Fe_(2)O_(3)/FeSe_(2)纳米结构作为先进的阳极材料来解决这一瓶颈.系列表征和第一性原理计算表明,这种特殊的异质界面不仅能自发产生较强的内建电场,从而提高电子传递速率和OH^(-)离子的吸附能力;还可使得活性物质与OH^(-)之间发生更多的氧化还原反应,并且使该反应体系更容易进行.基于上述优势,所制备出的阳极材料的最大比容量为199.2 mA h g^(-1)(1 A g^(-1)),并且在10 A g^(-1)下仍能保持105.8 mA h g^(-1),同时,经历5000次循环后,其比容量可维持初始值的90.2%.此外,以Fe_(2)O_(3)/FeSe_(2)作为阳极组装的非对称超级电容器在0.8 kW kg^(-1)时的能量密度为52.55 Wh kg^(-1),即使经历15,000次循环,该器件还能维持初始容量的91.2%.我们的工作为设计大容量和高倍率性能的电池型超级电容器阳极材料提供了一种创新性的策略,有望推动过渡金属化合物在储能系统中的大规模应用.

Piezoelectric inertial robot for operating in small pipelines based on stick-slip mechanism:modeling and experiment

Small pipes exist in industrial and biomedical fields,and require microrobots with high operational precision and large load capacity to inspect or perform functional tasks.A piezoelectric inertial pipeline robot using a“stick-slip”mechanism was proposed to address this requirement.In this study,the driving principle of the proposed robot was analyzed,and the strategy of the design scheme was presented.A dynamics model of the stick-slip system was established by combining the dynamics model of the driving foot system and the LuGre friction model,and the simulation analysis of the effect of system parameters on the operating trajectory was performed.An experimental system was established to examine the output characteristics of the proposed robot.Experimental results show that the proposed pipeline robot with inertial stick-slip mechanism has a great load capacity of carrying 4.6 times(70 g)its own mass and high positioning accuracy.The speed of the pipeline robot can reach up to 3.5 mm/s(3 mm/s)in the forward(backward)direction,with a minimum step distance of 4µm.Its potential application for fine operation in the pipe is exhibited by a demonstration of contactless transport.