The Effects of the Geometry of a Current Collector with an Equal Open Ratio on Output Power of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

The open ratio of a current collector has a great impact on direct methanol fuel cell(DMFC)performance.Although a number of studies have investigated the influence of the open ratio of DMFC current collectors,far too little attention has been given to how geometry(including the shape and feature size of the flow field)affects a current collector with an equal open ratio.In this paper,perforated and parallel current collectors with an equal open ratio of 50%and different feature sizes are designed,and the corresponding experimental results are shown to explain the geometry effects on the output power of the DMFC.The results indicate that the optimal feature sizes are between 2 and 2.5 mm for both perforated and parallel flow field in the current collectors with an equal open ratio of 50%.This means that for passive methanol fuel cells,to achieve the highest output power,the optimal feature size of the flow field in both anode and cathode current collectors is between 2 and 2.5 mm under the operating mode of this experiment.The effects of rib and channel position are also investigated,and the results indicate that the optimum pattern depends on the feature sizes of the flow field.

Single-phase-to-ground fault protection based on zero-sequence current ratio coefficient for low-resistance grounding distribution network

Definite-time zero-sequence over-current protection is presently used in systems whose neutral point is grounded by a low resistance(low-resistance grounding systems).These systems frequently malfunction owing to their high settings of the action value when a high-impedance grounding fault occurs.In this study,the relationship between the zero-sequence currents of each feeder and the neutral branch was analyzed.Then,a grounding protection method was proposed on the basis of the zero-sequence current ratio coefficient.It is defined as the ratio of the zero-sequence current of the feeder to that of the neutral branch.Nonetheless,both zero-sequence voltage and zero-sequence current are affected by the transition resistance,The influence of transition resistance can be eliminated by calculating this coefficient.Therefore,a method based on the zero-sequence current ratio coefficient was proposed considering the significant difference between the faulty feeder and healthy feeder.Furthermore,unbalanced current can be prevented by setting the starting current.PSCAD simulation results reveal that the proposed method shows high reliability and sensitivity when a high-resistance grounding fault occurs.

Growth and passivation of aluminum etch tunnels at on-off controlling direct current in 6 wt.% HCI solution

Growth and passivation of tunnels within Al foil by on-off controlling DC etching in 6 wt.% HCI solution has been investigated. It was found that, in a given etchant solution at a special temperature, the longest tunnel length was only a function of the turn-on interval of DC. The potential of Al foil broke at on-off controlling DC by the result from anode polarization curves and potential-time （E-t） responding curves. When DC was switched on, the potential increased abruptly over pitting potential, leading to nucleation of pits at the surface and the growth of tunnels at special length. When DC was switched off, the potential decreased rapidly to a passive value, leading to stoppage of nucleation and death of tunnels. By this way, the longest tunnel length can be controlled and a non-piercing layer can be obtained. Hence, etching of Al foil at this current is beneficial for maintaining a good mechanical strength.

Electrodeposition of Gold to Conformally Fill High-Aspect-Ratio Nanometric Silicon Grating Trenches: A Comparison of Pulsed and Direct Current Protocols

Filling high-aspect-ratio trenches with gold is a frequent requirement in the fabrication of X-ray optics as well as micro-electronic components and other fabrication processes. Conformal electrodeposition of gold in sub-micron-width silicon trenches with an aspect ratio greater than 35 over a grating area of several square centimeters is challenging and has not been described in the literature previously. A comparison of pulsed plating and constant current plating led to a gold electroplating protocol that reliably filled trenches for such structures.

Effect of Distortion Ratio on Local Scour Under Tidal Currents and Waves

Five generalized physical models of different distortion ratios were built according to DOU Guo-ren's similarity theory of total sediment transport modeling for estuarine and coastal regions. Experiments on local scour in front of groins were made under the actions of tidal currents and waves with clear and sediment entraining water. The scour depths under different dynamic actions are compared. The effect of the distortion ratio on the depth of scour hole is discussed. A relationship between scour depths for distorted and undistorted models is given.

Relationship between the Current Account Balance Ratio and Salary Ratio in Japanese Municipal Hospitals

Background: While public municipal hospitals in Japan are supported by public financing and are less likely to fail than private hospitals, more than half are in financial deficit. Hospitals running at a deficit may have poorer outcomes and less investment in maintenance of human or physical capital, as well as increased rates of patient adverse events. We sought to clarify the relationship between municipal hospital surpluses or deficits and salary expenditures. Methods: We extracted financial data for 253 general hospitals of 300 beds or more from financial statements for the 2013 fiscal year available in the Yearbook of Public Firms, Edition for Hospital. From these data, we calculated account balance ratios and compared the average value of the ratio of labor to the output (salary ratio) for each group using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The salary ratios of hospitals in the surplus group were significantly lower than the salary ratios of hospitals in the deficit group (55.5% vs. 49.4%;p p = 0.342). In the surplus group, the average value of salary ratios was different among the three-bed count groups (mean salary ratio: 53.0% vs. 48.5% vs. 47.4%;ANOVA p = 0.012). In addition, there was a significant difference in mean value between the 300-bed group and ≥500 beds group (mean salary ratio: 53.0% vs. 47.4%;p = 0.002). Conclusion: This study suggests that maintaining a favorable salary ratio to the current account balance is a useful proxy of fiscal health, and interventions to improve the salary ratio may be effective in improving municipal hospital management. Furthermore, among well-managed municipal hospitals, larger hospital size may confer some advantage in purchasing power.

Saturation Ion Current Densities in Inductively Coupled Hydrogen Plasma Produced by Large-Power Radio Frequency Generator

An experimental investigation of the saturation ion current densities （Jions） in hydrogen inductively coupled plasma （ICP） produced by a large-power （2-32 kW） radio frequency （RF） generator is reported, then some reasonable explanations are given out. With the increase of RF power, the experimental results show three stages： in the first stage （2-14 kW）, the electron temperature will rise with the increase of RF power in the ICP, thus, the Jions increases continually as the electron temperature rises in the ICP. In the second stage （14 20 kW）, as some H- ions lead to the mutual neutralization （MN）, the slope of Jio^s variation firstly decreases then increases. In the third stage （20-32 kW）, both the electronic detachment （ED） and the associative detachment （AD） in the ICP result in the destruction of H- ions, therefore, the increased amplitude of the Jions in the third stage is weaker than the one in the first stage. In addition, with the equivalent transformer model, we successfully Explain that the Jions at different radial locations in ICP has the same rule. Finally, it is found that the Jions has nothing to do with the outer/inner puffing gas pressure ratio, which is attributed to the high-speed movement of hydrogen molecules.

High-Performance In0.23Ga0.77As Channel MOSFETs with High Current Ratio Ion/Ioff Grown on Semi-insulating GaAs Substrates by MOCVD

We demonstrate high-performance In0.23 Ga0.77 As channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors （ MOS- FETs） with high on-current to off-current （Ion/Ioff） ratio grown on semi-insulating GaAs wafers by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD）. The 2μm channel-length devices exhibit a peak extrinsic transeonductance of 150 mS/mm and a drain current up to 500 mA/mm. The maximum effective mobility is 1680 cm2/Vs extracted by the split C-V method. Furthermore, the Ion/Ioff ratio is significantly improved from approximately 4.5 × 10^3 up to approximately 4.32 × 10^4 by controlling the etch thickness of In0.49Ga0.51P, The high drain current and high Ion/Ioff ratio of the In0.23Ga0.77As channel MOSFETs are achieved due to the high effective mobility and the low gate leakage current density.

Buck Converter Current Measurement Using Differential Amplifier

The accuracy of the measured current is a preeminent parameter for Current Control based Power Converter applications to ensure genuine operation of the designed converter.The current measurement accuracy can be affected by several parameters which includes the type of technology used,components used for the selected technology,aging,usage,operating and environmental conditions.The effect of gain resistors and their manufacturing tolerances on differential amplifier-based buck converter current measurement is investigated in this work.The analysis mainly focused on the output voltage variation and its accuracy with respect to the change in gain resistance tolerances.The gain resistors with 5%,1%,0.5%and 0.1%manufacturing tolerances taken for the worst-case analysis and the calculated performance results are compared and verified with the simula-tion results.The Operational amplifiers(Op-Amp)for high frequency power con-verter applications must operate in a high frequency noise environment and the intended current measuring system must manage common mode noise distur-bances paired with the signal to be measured.Based on the Common Mode Rejec-tion Ratio(CMRR)the common mode voltages and noise signals will effectively getfiltered out.Lesser CMRR results in lower common mode signal rejection,resulting in poor precision and noise rejection.In differential amplifiers,the CMRR predominantly depends on gain resistors.So,the variations in Common Mode Rejection Ratio due to gain resistor tolerances also analyzed and compared with the output voltage variations.Besides the effects of resistor tolerances,this paper also examines the effect of Op-Amp offset voltage on output accuracy spe-cifically for low magnitude input currents.The obtained results from this analysis clearly shows that the gain resistors with 0.1%tolerance gives maximum accuracy with improved CMRR and accuracy at low magnitude input currents will get well improved by using Op-Amps with Low Offset voltage specifications.

一种优化开关磁阻电机换相区控制策略的高效率转矩分配函数

转矩分配函数被广泛应用于抑制开关磁阻电机的转矩脉动。然而,输入相转矩跟踪不足或者输出相产生较大的负转矩这两种情况通常会导致电机的转矩脉动难以得到有效抑制,并降低电机的运行效率。因此,为了能够有效降低电机的转矩脉动并提高电机的效率,提出了一种新型的转矩分配函数控制策略。在提出的转矩分配函数控制策略中,电机的换相区域分为两个区域。在前一区域中,通过降低输入相转矩分配的比例,可以实现输入相实际转矩快速跟踪参考转矩,电机的转矩脉动有效降低。同时由于在输入相电感变化率较低时减少输入相分配的转矩,从而输入相的峰值电流随之降低,电机的转矩电流比提高。在后一区域中,将输出相的电流在转子对齐位置附近处减小到0,以避免产生较大的负转矩。因此,在所提出的方案下,电机的转矩脉动得到有效抑制,电机的效率也得到了提高。为了验证该方法的有效性,在一台12/8三相开关磁阻电机上进行了仿真和实验。结果表明,所提出的转矩分配函数控制策略能有效降低开关磁阻电机转矩脉动,也能有效地提高开关磁阻电机的运行效率。

一种新型带曲率补偿的带隙基准

针对传统带隙基准存在温度漂移大以及电源抑制比低的问题,提出了一种新型的带曲率补偿的带隙基准电压源。采用基极电流补偿以及曲率补偿技术对传统带隙基准结构进行改进。设计了低失配改进电路、低温漂改进以及启动电路等。利用共源共栅电流镜技术和负反馈网络保证带隙基准输出电压,极大程度降低了运放失调电压对带隙基准电压的干扰,实现了低温漂特性。基于东部高科0.18μm BCD工艺,在Cadence Spectre下进行仿真。仿真结果表明:该带隙基准电路在-40~150℃温度范围内,输入电压为5 V,输出电压稳定在1.192 V;温度系数为4.84×10^(-6)/℃;在低频时电源抑制比为-78 dB。

矿渣水泥基复合材料在杂散电流作用下的抗软水溶蚀机理研究

在轨道交通工程运营期间,复杂的服役环境导致混凝土结构耐久性下降。本文主要研究了在杂散电流与软水溶蚀耦合作用下,矿渣掺量、水胶比和杂散电流电压强度对矿渣水泥基复合材料微观结构的影响。结合X射线衍射、热重、扫描电子显微镜和压汞等方法,分析了矿渣水泥基复合材料经溶蚀90 d后的物相组成、Ca(OH)_(2)含量、微观形貌以及孔结构变化。研究结果表明:矿渣掺量越大,矿渣水泥基复合材料内部的Ca(OH)_(2)含量越少,材料的孔隙率越低,结构更均匀致密;随着杂散电流电压强度的增加,矿渣水泥基复合材料内部的Ca(OH)_(2)和AFt含量变少,且AFt和Ca(OH)_(2)等物相边界变得模糊不清;矿渣水泥基复合材料中C-(A)-S-H的含量略有增多,孔隙率略有下降;随着水胶比的增大,矿渣水泥基复合材料内部的Ca(OH)_(2)含量变少,剩余物相含量变少,微观结构变得松散多孔,孔径结构整体粗化,孔隙率增大。

基于恒流式热线风速仪的流速检测实训台设计

基于恒流式热线风速仪设计了可实现复杂表面的气流测量和湍流结构分析的流速检测实训台。实训台在基于单片机的硬件电路上创新设计,保证了较高的测量精度。可用于相关专业的教科研,同时也可用于学生自制热线式风速探针的校准,提高学生的动手操作能力,培养学生的学习兴趣。

一种低转换比且效率超90%的混合式转换器

针对低转换比降压转换器的需求,提出了一种三电流通路(3CP)混合式电压转换器,并且为了提高轻载下转换器的转换效率,提出了一种轻重负载下的工作模式切换方法。由此实现了在低电压转换比的应用场景下,在全负载范围内均实现高转换效率:采用提出的方法,实现了一款基于CSMC180工艺的混合式DC/DC降压型转换器,其中输入电压为5 V,输出电压为0.6V,带负载能力为1 A。实验结果显示,应用此方法的转换器的峰值转换效率可超过90%。

基于SABO算法的PMSM弱磁和MTPA控制方法

永磁同步电机因其结构紧凑、噪声较少、功耗较少、运行速度快、操作稳定,已被普遍采用。针对永磁同步电机弱磁控制过程中,转速环参数选取采用传统PI(proportional-integral)控制方法,依靠经验整定参数,外界抗干扰能力较差、难以保证在各运行区间具有优良性能等问题,提出了一种基于减法平均优化算法的永磁同步电机的弱磁和MTPA(maximum torque per ampere)控制的宽运行范围方法。将智能寻优算法、MTPA控制、弱磁控制三者相结合,利用减法平均优化算法优化PI控制器的参数,提高了系统的响应性能和抗干扰能力;工作电压未超过电压极限圆使用MTPA控制策略运行;工作电压超过电压极限圆利用电压闭环反馈,进行弱磁控制。使用MATLAB/Simulink构建的永磁同步电机弱磁控制仿真模拟,通过PI控制器和减法平均优化算法优化后的PI控制器性能对比,从仿真结果得到控制器方法的有效性。实验有效证明了该控制方法能够解决各种运行工况下控制器参数的优化整定问题,提高电机控制精度。

基于工程应用的CW-GMAW熔滴过渡形态表征

综述了涉及工程应用的冷丝熔化极气体保护焊(Cold wire gas metal arc welding,CW-GMAW)熔滴过渡形态特征。结果表明,在大电流、强规范、富氩混合气体保护下,CW-GMAW工艺的熔滴过渡形态呈喷射过渡;当电流较小、电弧电压较低时,可能为滴状过渡,甚至在弧压很低时,呈现短路过渡形态。该工艺电弧发生偏向冷丝的位移,弧长变短甚至发生短路,与冷丝送进速率比增高及冷丝在电弧中产生大量金属蒸气时弧柱电阻下降有关。在具有富氩混合保护气体的相同工艺参数下,CWGMAW转变电流比GMAW降低了4%~7%。焊接工艺参数对CW-GMAW和GMAW工艺熔滴过渡形态的影响规律大致相近,但前者因涉及冷丝送进速率比和电极焊丝送进速度,以及它们的匹配等,使焊接电流的影响更为复杂。

基于联合仿真的电励磁同步电机线性自抗扰控制

针对电励磁同步电机(EESM)在车用电机控制方向的研究,通过Maxwell设计EESM有限元模型,基于Simulink搭建电机控制系统模型。然后,根据凸极EESM的电机特性和电磁转矩分析,在控制系统中采用最大转矩电流比(MTPA)矢量控制方式在Simulink-Maxwell进行EESM控制系统的联合仿真验证。同时,控制系统电流环应用线性自抗扰控制(LADRC),基于电机已知参数在LADRC中设计模型辅助—扩张状态观测器(MA-LESO),以观测和消除系统扰动变量。仿真实验表明,采用MTPA矢量控制的电机在带载时转速波动降低,带载能力增强;在电流环中采用MA-LESO的LADRC控制器能使电机转速在稳态时波动更小,在带载时的抗干扰性能更强,电机运行过程相对稳定;电机负载转矩和定子电流在空载、负载时的波形更稳定,显著提升了电机运行性能。

在等电位工作状态下校准多元感应分流器

提出了在等电位工作状态下校准多元感应分流器(multiple inductive current divider,MICD)的1种方法。在校准装置中加入由跟随器和电阻组成的I/V变换器,以使MICD各支路间的电流比例与其工作状态保持一致;用参考电流互感器(CT)提供独立的参考电流,以避免影响支路电流的比例关系。在20、55、400 Hz及1 kHz下对11支路MICD校准所得10:1电流比例的比值差合成标准不确定度优于0.2μA/A,相位差合成标准不确定度优于1.5μrad。

瞬时电流预测的逆变器启动冲击负载的方法

针对通用逆变器启动冲击负载能力很弱的问题,此处提出一种利用瞬时负载电流预测来控制输出调制比的方法来增强逆变器启动冲击负载的能力。冲击性负载,通常是感性负载投入时会产生5~10倍的冲击电流,而通用逆变器抗冲击电流能力较弱,通常只能启动20%的额定负载。这里根据检测到的负载瞬时电流来瞬时减小逆变器的输出调制比,将负载电流控制在额定电流范围内,感性负载投入后会逐渐稳定,输出调制比也逐渐恢复到正常值,完成感性负载的启动。此方法已在油田储能电源上得到广泛应用,可将逆变器启动感性负载的能力从20%额定提高到70%额定。

基于等效电流源的级联混合直流馈入系统强度影响分析

级联型混合直流系统受端的模块化多电平换流器高压直流系统(modular multilevel converter high voltage direct current,MMC-HVDC)和电网换相换流器高压直流系统(line commutated converter high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)会因馈入点电气距离较近而存在强相互作用关系。为明确级联型混合直流馈入系统中MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响,提出考虑幅值和相位的MMC等效电流源的简化等效方法,基于所提MMC等效原理将级联型混合直流馈入系统等效成单馈入LCC-HVDC系统,分析等效单馈入系统的参数计算方法,并提出等效单馈入短路比评估指标。最后通过该指标分析归纳了不同控制方式、不同电气距离下等效单馈入系统的系统强度变化情况,即为MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响规律。机理分析和基于PSCDAD/EMTDC、MATLAB的仿真结果表明,所提等效方法具有有效性且所提指标能很好地反应MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响。