New alternatives and inventive renewable energy techniques which encompass both generation and power management solutions are fundamental for meeting remote residential energy supply and demand today, especially if th...New alternatives and inventive renewable energy techniques which encompass both generation and power management solutions are fundamental for meeting remote residential energy supply and demand today, especially if the grid is quasi-inexistent. Solar thermoelectric generators mounted on a dual-axis sun tracker can be a cost-effective alternative to photovoltaics for remote residential household power generation. A complete solar thermoelectric energy harvesting system is presented in this paper for energy delivery to remote residential areas in developing regions. To this end, the entire system was built, modeled, and then validated with the LTspice simulator software via the thermal-to-electrical analogy schemes. Valuable data in conjunction with a novel LTspice circuit were obtained, showing the achievability of analyzing transient heat transfer with the SPICE simulator; however a few of the problems to be solved remain at the practical level. Despite the unusual operation of the thermoelectric modules with the solar radiation, the simulation and measurements were in good agreement, thus validating the new modeling strategy.展开更多
In this paper, an experimental investigation of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic electricity generator, which consists of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine and a linear alternator driven by that engine, is pr...In this paper, an experimental investigation of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic electricity generator, which consists of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine and a linear alternator driven by that engine, is presented. Using the results of previous theoretical and experimental research, we designed and fabricated a traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine and a linear alternator. In the experiments, 450.9 W of electrical power was obtained with a maximum thermal-to-electrical efficiency of 15.03%, and a maximum electrical power of 481.0 W was achieved with 12.65% thermal-to-electrical efficiency.展开更多
Finite element simulations were conducted to study the mechanism of spark plasma sintering. The spark plasma sintering of SiC ceramics was simulated by the Marc software based on the load current curve and temperature...Finite element simulations were conducted to study the mechanism of spark plasma sintering. The spark plasma sintering of SiC ceramics was simulated by the Marc software based on the load current curve and temperature-time curve deserved by SPS experiment. The concept of equivalent radiation coefficient was presented and applied during the simulation. The temperature distribution regularity of SiC ceramics sintered by SPS technology was got by thermal-electrical coupled finite element simulation. The experimental results show that by thermal-electrical coupled finite element analysis, the temperature rising and distribution regularity of nonconductive material can be preferable forecasted in the sintering process of SPS. In the initial stage of the heat preservation, the temperature of the central part of the sample has achieved sintering temperature, but now, the temperature of the sample is not uniform. The temperature for each part of the die is also quite different and the sample temperature in the center is higher than that in the edge. In the end of heat preservation, the central temperature of the sample is 50 ℃higher than the required sintering temperature, and the temperature gap for each part of the die decreases gradually.展开更多
The thermal-electrical characteristic of a GaN light-emitting diode （LED） with the hybrid transparent conductive layers （TCLs） of graphene （Gr） and NiOx is investigated by a finite element method. It is indicate...The thermal-electrical characteristic of a GaN light-emitting diode （LED） with the hybrid transparent conductive layers （TCLs） of graphene （Gr） and NiOx is investigated by a finite element method. It is indicated that the LED with the compound TCL of 3-layer Gr and 1 nm NiOx has the best thermal-electrical performance from the view point of the maximum temperature and the current density deviation of multiple quantum wells, and the maximum temperature occurs near the n-electrode rather than p-electrode. Furthermore, to depress the current crowding on the LED, the electrode pattern parameters including p- and n-electrode length, p-electrode buried depth and the distance of n-electrode to active area are optimized. It is found that either increasing p- or n-electrode length and buried depth or decreasing the distance of n-electrode from the active area will decrease the temperature of the LED, while the increase of the n-electrode length has more prominent effect. Typically, when the n-electrode length increases to 0.8 times of the chip size, the temperature of the GaN LED with the inm NiOx/3-1ayer-Gr hybrid TCLs could drop about 7K and the current density uniformity could increase by 23.8%, compared to 0.4 times of the chip size. This new finding will be beneficial for improvement of the thermal- electrical performance of LEDs with various conductive TCLs such as NiOx/Gr or ITO/Gr as current spreading layers.展开更多
The energy consumption of buildings accounts for approximately 40%of total energy consumption.An accurate energy consumption analysis of buildings can not only promise significant energy savings but also help estimate...The energy consumption of buildings accounts for approximately 40%of total energy consumption.An accurate energy consumption analysis of buildings can not only promise significant energy savings but also help estimate the demand response potential more accurately,and consequently brings benefits to the upstream power grid.This paper proposes a novel physical-data fusion modeling(PFM)method for modeling smart buildings that can accurately assess energy consumption.First,a thermal process model of buildings and an electrical load model that focus on building heating,ventilation,and air conditioning(HVAC)systems are presented to analyze the thermal-electrical conversion process of energy consumption of buildings.Second,the PFM method is used to improve the accuracy of the energy consumption analysis model for buildings by modifying the parameters that are difficult to measure in the physical model(i.e.,it effectively modifies the electrical load model based on the proposed PFM method).Finally,case studies involving a real-world dataset recorded in a high-tech park in Changzhou,China,demonstrate that the proposed method exhibits superior performance with respect to the traditional physical modeling(TPM)method and data-driven modeling(DDM)method in terms of the achieved accuracy.展开更多
针对电网故障下的双馈风力发电机组(Doubly-Fed Induction Generations,DFIG)的低电压穿越问题,提出装设电阻型高温超导故障限流器(High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current limiter,HTS-FCL)的低电压穿越保护策略。基于HTS-FC...针对电网故障下的双馈风力发电机组(Doubly-Fed Induction Generations,DFIG)的低电压穿越问题,提出装设电阻型高温超导故障限流器(High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current limiter,HTS-FCL)的低电压穿越保护策略。基于HTS-FCL的电特性与温度特性,采用热电类比法建立了详细的HTS-FCL仿真模型。基于DFIG的暂态模型,推导了电网故障下的DFIG暂态响应,分析了HTS-FCL保护投入后其参数对DFIG暂态响应的影响,采用模糊优化与粒子群算法相结合的方法优化了HTS-FCL的主要参数。仿真结果表明,HTS-FCL参数优化结果有较好的适用性,所提策略能够实现电网严重故障下的DFIG低电压穿越。展开更多
文摘New alternatives and inventive renewable energy techniques which encompass both generation and power management solutions are fundamental for meeting remote residential energy supply and demand today, especially if the grid is quasi-inexistent. Solar thermoelectric generators mounted on a dual-axis sun tracker can be a cost-effective alternative to photovoltaics for remote residential household power generation. A complete solar thermoelectric energy harvesting system is presented in this paper for energy delivery to remote residential areas in developing regions. To this end, the entire system was built, modeled, and then validated with the LTspice simulator software via the thermal-to-electrical analogy schemes. Valuable data in conjunction with a novel LTspice circuit were obtained, showing the achievability of analyzing transient heat transfer with the SPICE simulator; however a few of the problems to be solved remain at the practical level. Despite the unusual operation of the thermoelectric modules with the solar radiation, the simulation and measurements were in good agreement, thus validating the new modeling strategy.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB227303)the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (50707034)
文摘In this paper, an experimental investigation of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic electricity generator, which consists of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine and a linear alternator driven by that engine, is presented. Using the results of previous theoretical and experimental research, we designed and fabricated a traveling-wave thermoacoustic heat engine and a linear alternator. In the experiments, 450.9 W of electrical power was obtained with a maximum thermal-to-electrical efficiency of 15.03%, and a maximum electrical power of 481.0 W was achieved with 12.65% thermal-to-electrical efficiency.
基金Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (No.E2012203086)
文摘Finite element simulations were conducted to study the mechanism of spark plasma sintering. The spark plasma sintering of SiC ceramics was simulated by the Marc software based on the load current curve and temperature-time curve deserved by SPS experiment. The concept of equivalent radiation coefficient was presented and applied during the simulation. The temperature distribution regularity of SiC ceramics sintered by SPS technology was got by thermal-electrical coupled finite element simulation. The experimental results show that by thermal-electrical coupled finite element analysis, the temperature rising and distribution regularity of nonconductive material can be preferable forecasted in the sintering process of SPS. In the initial stage of the heat preservation, the temperature of the central part of the sample has achieved sintering temperature, but now, the temperature of the sample is not uniform. The temperature for each part of the die is also quite different and the sample temperature in the center is higher than that in the edge. In the end of heat preservation, the central temperature of the sample is 50 ℃higher than the required sintering temperature, and the temperature gap for each part of the die decreases gradually.
基金Supported by the Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission of Chongqing University under Grant Nos SKLMT-KFKT-201419 and SKLM-ZZKT-2015Z16the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2015AA034801+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11374359,11304405,11544010 and 11547305the Chongqing Education Commission Scientific Project under Grant No KJ132209the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing under Grant Nos cstc2013jcyjA50031,cstc2015jcyjA50035 and cstc2015jcyjA1660the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant Nos CDJZR14135502,CDJZR14300050,106112016CDJZR288805 and 106112015CDJXY300002the Sharing Fund of Large-scale Equipment of Chongqing University under Grant Nos 201512150017,201512150029 and 201512150030
文摘The thermal-electrical characteristic of a GaN light-emitting diode （LED） with the hybrid transparent conductive layers （TCLs） of graphene （Gr） and NiOx is investigated by a finite element method. It is indicated that the LED with the compound TCL of 3-layer Gr and 1 nm NiOx has the best thermal-electrical performance from the view point of the maximum temperature and the current density deviation of multiple quantum wells, and the maximum temperature occurs near the n-electrode rather than p-electrode. Furthermore, to depress the current crowding on the LED, the electrode pattern parameters including p- and n-electrode length, p-electrode buried depth and the distance of n-electrode to active area are optimized. It is found that either increasing p- or n-electrode length and buried depth or decreasing the distance of n-electrode from the active area will decrease the temperature of the LED, while the increase of the n-electrode length has more prominent effect. Typically, when the n-electrode length increases to 0.8 times of the chip size, the temperature of the GaN LED with the inm NiOx/3-1ayer-Gr hybrid TCLs could drop about 7K and the current density uniformity could increase by 23.8%, compared to 0.4 times of the chip size. This new finding will be beneficial for improvement of the thermal- electrical performance of LEDs with various conductive TCLs such as NiOx/Gr or ITO/Gr as current spreading layers.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51877037).
文摘The energy consumption of buildings accounts for approximately 40%of total energy consumption.An accurate energy consumption analysis of buildings can not only promise significant energy savings but also help estimate the demand response potential more accurately,and consequently brings benefits to the upstream power grid.This paper proposes a novel physical-data fusion modeling(PFM)method for modeling smart buildings that can accurately assess energy consumption.First,a thermal process model of buildings and an electrical load model that focus on building heating,ventilation,and air conditioning(HVAC)systems are presented to analyze the thermal-electrical conversion process of energy consumption of buildings.Second,the PFM method is used to improve the accuracy of the energy consumption analysis model for buildings by modifying the parameters that are difficult to measure in the physical model(i.e.,it effectively modifies the electrical load model based on the proposed PFM method).Finally,case studies involving a real-world dataset recorded in a high-tech park in Changzhou,China,demonstrate that the proposed method exhibits superior performance with respect to the traditional physical modeling(TPM)method and data-driven modeling(DDM)method in terms of the achieved accuracy.
文摘针对电网故障下的双馈风力发电机组(Doubly-Fed Induction Generations,DFIG)的低电压穿越问题,提出装设电阻型高温超导故障限流器(High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current limiter,HTS-FCL)的低电压穿越保护策略。基于HTS-FCL的电特性与温度特性,采用热电类比法建立了详细的HTS-FCL仿真模型。基于DFIG的暂态模型,推导了电网故障下的DFIG暂态响应,分析了HTS-FCL保护投入后其参数对DFIG暂态响应的影响,采用模糊优化与粒子群算法相结合的方法优化了HTS-FCL的主要参数。仿真结果表明,HTS-FCL参数优化结果有较好的适用性,所提策略能够实现电网严重故障下的DFIG低电压穿越。
