Analysis of characteristics of time-frequency correlations between runoff,tidal range and salinity in the Changjiang Estuary

Power spectrum and cross-wavelet transform analysis was adopted to study the time-frequency characteristics and multiscale correlations between runoff,tidal range and salinity in the Changjiang Estuary based on the runoff data collected at the Datong Station,the tidal range measured at the Baozhen Station,and the salinity at the Baogang Station from 2008 to 2009.The variations of the salinity showed significant periodicity at scales of 2-3,7-8,14-15 and 26-30 d.The correlation between the salinity and the runoff and the tidal range were found to be significantly related to shock at scales of 5-7,14-15,26-30 d and 0.5 a.The correlation between the runoff and the salinity was mainly in the same phase,while the correlation between the tidal range and the salinity was in the antiphase.Different frequency bands were related to different degrees,and their relevance increased as the resonance frequency decreased.In addition,changes of the seasonal runoff were obvious.Specifically,a point of discontinuity was reached in early June with a cycle of 7-8 d,which coincided with the periodicity of plum rains in the Changjiang-Huaihe region.High-frequency changes （8-16 d period） of the salinity corresponded to the time domain in January-April 2008,February-April 2009 and October-December 2009 and exhibited an approximately 0.5 a （184 d） long frequency oscillation.Short-period changes were found to be stronger than long-period changes.Cross-wavelet transforms for the salinity,the runoff and the tidal range revealed local features in the time domain,while the significant levels of different periodic oscillations were observed in the frequency domain.The correlation characteristics of the salinity and the runoff were significant in the 80-90 d frequency domain,indicating that the major impact of the runoff on the salinity was reflected in seasonal changes.The tidal range on the small scale of 14-15 and 30-32 d was more obvious than the runoff.

Low Power Penalty Operation of a Wide Input Dynamic Range Cross-Phase Modulation Wavelength Converter

We successfully demonstrated low power penalty operation of a cross-phase modulated (XPM) wavelength converter using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) power equalizer. We also clarified the SOA equalizing level for more adaptive wavelength conversion and achieved a power penalty of less than 1 dB over the wide input dynamic range of 15 dB.

A Chance-Constrained Wind Range Quantification Approach to Robust SCUC by Determining Dynamic Uncertainty Intervals

With increasing penetration of wind energy,the variability and uncertainty of wind resources have become important factors for power systems operation.In particular,an effective method is required for identifying the stochastic range of wind power output,in order to better guide the operational security of power systems.This paper proposes a metric to determine accurate wind power output ranges so that the probability of actual wind power outputs being out of the range would be less than a small pre-defined value.A mixed-integer linear programming(MILP)based chance-constrained optimization model is proposed for efficiently determining optimal wind power output ranges,which are quantified via maximum and the minimum wind generation levels with respect to a certain time interval.The derived wind power range is then used to construct dynamic uncertainty intervals for the robust securityconstrained unit commitment(SCUC)model.A comparison with the deterministic SCUC model and the traditional robust SCUC model with presumed static uncertainty interval demonstrates that the proposed approach can offer more accurate wind power variabilities(i.e.,different variability degrees with respect to different wind power output levels at different time periods).The proposed approach is also shown to offer more effective and robust SCUC solutions,guaranteeing operational security and economics of power systems.Numerical case studies on a 6-bus system and the modified IEEE 118-bus system with realworld wind power data illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Modeling and analysis of power extraction circuits for passive UHF RFID applications

Modeling and analysis of far field power extraction circuits for passive UHF RF identification （RFID） applications are presented. A mathematical model is derived to predict the complex nonlinear performance of UHF voltage multiplier using Schottky diodes. To reduce the complexity of the proposed model, a simple linear approximation for Schottky diode is introduced. Measurement results show considerable agreement with the values calculated by the proposed model. With the derived model, optimization on stage number for voltage multiplier to achieve maximum power conversion efficiency is discussed. Furthermore, according to the Bode-Fano criterion and the proposed model, a limitation on maximum power up range for passive UHF RFID power extraction circuits is also studied.

Delay-aware reliable broadcast scheme based on power control for VANETs

In vehicular Ad-hoc network（VANET）, many multi-hop broadcast schemes are employed to widely propagate the warning messages among vehicles and the key is to dynamically determine the optimal relay vehicle for retransmission. In order to achieve reliable and fast delivery of warning messages, this paper proposes a delay-aware and reliable broadcast protocol（DR-BP） based on transmit power control technique. First, a comprehensive model is derived to evaluate the transmission in vehicle-to-vehicle communications. This model considers the wireless channel fading, transmission delay and retransmissions characters occurring in the physical layer/medium access control（PHY/MAC） layer. Then, a local optimal relay selection mechanism based on the above model is designed. In DR-BP scheme, only the vehicle selected as the optimal relays can forward warning messages and the transmit power is time-varying. Finally, extensive simulations verify the performance of DR-BP under different traffic scenarios. Simulation results show that DR-BP outperforms the traditional slotted 1-persistence（S1P） and flooding scheme in terms of packets delivery ratio and transmission delay.

A high efficiency multi-module parallel RF inverter system for plasma induced hydrogen

Hydrogen energy plays an important role in achieving carbon neutralization,and plasma induced hydrogen is an effective production method.One challenge is how to guarantee high efficiency operation with wide power output range of the RF inverter system used to generate the plasma.In this paper,a multi-module parallel topology of a high-frequency inverter is analyzed,in which the power combining network can maintain the soft switching characteristics of the inverter modules.A control method of"ON/OFF+phase shift"is adopted to broaden the output power range of the inverter.The equivalent impedances of different modules are analyzed in detail.A four-module 13.56 MHz high-frequency inverter prototype is built and tested.The results show that the inverter can operate at high efficiency and wide output power range with efficiency improved by at least 5%compared with the traditional parameter design method without considering the effect of paralleled modules.