Integrated energy systems(IES)are under development to accommodate the widespread penetration of renewable energy into power systems.The universal utilization of coupling components makes the connection between power ...Integrated energy systems(IES)are under development to accommodate the widespread penetration of renewable energy into power systems.The universal utilization of coupling components makes the connection between power grids and heat grids even closer.This paper applies energy flow calculations to planning problems and explores a method for selecting coupling components in the integrated electrical and heating systems.This process is based on the analysis of energy flow distribution and the comprehensive indexes,which include operation cost and the penalty cost of wind curtailment and solar energy curtailment.Besides,a selection method of coupling components installation locations based on energy flow calculations is provided.At last,an IES with 5 electrical buses and 5 heating nodes,and a 9-bus electrical power system with a 31-node heating transmission system are chosen to study the specific application problems in detail as well as to elucidate the effectiveness of the proposed method.It turned out that the relevant coupling components and their positions can be selected according to the indexes obtained by integrated electrical-hydraulic-thermal calculation.This proposed method is conducive to the planning of integrated energy systems.展开更多
Aiming at the innovative design requirements of rehabilitation robots with multiple kinematically coupled components and the current absence of systematic processes in the design of such mechanisms,this paper presents...Aiming at the innovative design requirements of rehabilitation robots with multiple kinematically coupled components and the current absence of systematic processes in the design of such mechanisms,this paper presents the concept of a multi-output component mechanism(MOCM).A classification methodology for the MOCM is proposed based on the operational coupling between the actuators and the output components within closedloop mechanisms.Building on the classification results,a design methodology for a kinematically coupled MOCM(KCMOCM)is proposed based on the actuation distribution within the closed-loop sub-mechanisms.First,the number and relative kinematic characteristics of the output components are determined based on the application environment of the mechanism.These components are then grouped and classified according to motion similarity principles,followed by the design of closed-loop sub-mechanisms with actuators for each group,ultimately forming a complete KCMOCM.Taking the sit-stand-lie-bed mechanism in a spinal cord injury lower-limb rehabilitation robot as an example,this study comprehensively considers the multi-posture transition task requirements and spatial constraint characteristics of lower-limb rehabilitation training to design the mechanism.By applying the mechanism design methodology,six practical novel configurations are developed with established evaluation criteria,and kinematic analysis and experimental validation are performed on the optimized configuration.The results demonstrate that the optimized configuration satisfies the multi-posture rehabilitation training requirements for lower limbs.This validates the efficacy of the design methodology.Furthermore,the scalability of the design methodology is validated through the development of a robotic finger rehabilitation mechanism.展开更多
Typical rotors such as those on steam turbine or generator are often supported by two bearings with two balance planes at both ends.Vibrations are monitored by a pair of proximity probes at each bearing.There are two ...Typical rotors such as those on steam turbine or generator are often supported by two bearings with two balance planes at both ends.Vibrations are monitored by a pair of proximity probes at each bearing.There are two approaches to reduce 1X vibration due to unbalance at both ends via balancing with influence coefficient method.The first approach is to treat it as a multiple-plane balancing problem involving 2x2 matrix of complex influence coefficients.The second approach is to treat it as two single-plane balance problems using static(in-phase)and couple(180 degree out-of-phase)components,respectively.Conversion equations of influence coefficients between these two approaches have been found previously by the author.The corresponding spreadsheets that convert influence coefficients between these two formats are presented in the current paper.The paper shows effectiveness of these conversion equations in dealing with real balancing problems in the field.A detailed balance case is presented to demonstrate how the conversion equations are used to reduce vibration effectively.展开更多
This article lists all possible conversion equations of influence coefficients(ICs)with different formats when some of these are known to handle two-plane balancing tasks with no or less trial weight runs.There are tw...This article lists all possible conversion equations of influence coefficients(ICs)with different formats when some of these are known to handle two-plane balancing tasks with no or less trial weight runs.There are two approaches for two-plane balancing.One can treat it as a multi-plane balance problem involving a 2×2 matrix of complex ICs where two direct ICs along with two cross-effect ICs are generated so that correction weights at one or two balance planes can be determined.One can also apply a static pare(in-phase)and/or couple pair(180 degrees out-of-phase)weights for balancing.The latter approach has been used quite often in the field,especially on steam turbine and generator rotors.Dependent on vibration mode shapes and combinations as well as balance plane accessibility,sometimes applying static or couple pair weights can be a wise choice;other times weights at one or two end planes are needed.There are totally 4 possible sets of IC data due to weights at plane 1,plane 2,static pair,and couple pair.IC data would typically be obtained by applying trial weights followed by trial weight runs.It is found,however,that all these IC data can be converted easily without trial weight runs once any two of 4 sets are known.The above findings and conversion equations have been obtained analytically and verified by experimental results.Real cases are given to demonstratetheirapplications.展开更多
State estimation(SE)is essential for combined heat and electric networks(CHENs)to provide a global and selfconsistent solution for multi-energy flow analysis.This paper proposes an SE approach for CHEN based on steady...State estimation(SE)is essential for combined heat and electric networks(CHENs)to provide a global and selfconsistent solution for multi-energy flow analysis.This paper proposes an SE approach for CHEN based on steady models of electric networks(ENs)and district heating networks(DHNs).A range of coupling components are considered.The performance of the proposed estimator is evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations and case studies.Results show that a relationship between the measurements from ENs and DHNs can improve the estimation accuracy for the entire network by using the combined SE model,especially when ENs and DHNs are strongly coupled.The coupling constraints could also provide extra redundancy to detect bad data in the boundary injection measurements of both networks.An analysis of computation time shows that the proposed method is suitable for online applications.展开更多
基金This work was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51977042)Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education(No.YCSW2020001).
文摘Integrated energy systems(IES)are under development to accommodate the widespread penetration of renewable energy into power systems.The universal utilization of coupling components makes the connection between power grids and heat grids even closer.This paper applies energy flow calculations to planning problems and explores a method for selecting coupling components in the integrated electrical and heating systems.This process is based on the analysis of energy flow distribution and the comprehensive indexes,which include operation cost and the penalty cost of wind curtailment and solar energy curtailment.Besides,a selection method of coupling components installation locations based on energy flow calculations is provided.At last,an IES with 5 electrical buses and 5 heating nodes,and a 9-bus electrical power system with a 31-node heating transmission system are chosen to study the specific application problems in detail as well as to elucidate the effectiveness of the proposed method.It turned out that the relevant coupling components and their positions can be selected according to the indexes obtained by integrated electrical-hydraulic-thermal calculation.This proposed method is conducive to the planning of integrated energy systems.
基金Supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2019YFB1312500)。
文摘Aiming at the innovative design requirements of rehabilitation robots with multiple kinematically coupled components and the current absence of systematic processes in the design of such mechanisms,this paper presents the concept of a multi-output component mechanism(MOCM).A classification methodology for the MOCM is proposed based on the operational coupling between the actuators and the output components within closedloop mechanisms.Building on the classification results,a design methodology for a kinematically coupled MOCM(KCMOCM)is proposed based on the actuation distribution within the closed-loop sub-mechanisms.First,the number and relative kinematic characteristics of the output components are determined based on the application environment of the mechanism.These components are then grouped and classified according to motion similarity principles,followed by the design of closed-loop sub-mechanisms with actuators for each group,ultimately forming a complete KCMOCM.Taking the sit-stand-lie-bed mechanism in a spinal cord injury lower-limb rehabilitation robot as an example,this study comprehensively considers the multi-posture transition task requirements and spatial constraint characteristics of lower-limb rehabilitation training to design the mechanism.By applying the mechanism design methodology,six practical novel configurations are developed with established evaluation criteria,and kinematic analysis and experimental validation are performed on the optimized configuration.The results demonstrate that the optimized configuration satisfies the multi-posture rehabilitation training requirements for lower limbs.This validates the efficacy of the design methodology.Furthermore,the scalability of the design methodology is validated through the development of a robotic finger rehabilitation mechanism.
文摘Typical rotors such as those on steam turbine or generator are often supported by two bearings with two balance planes at both ends.Vibrations are monitored by a pair of proximity probes at each bearing.There are two approaches to reduce 1X vibration due to unbalance at both ends via balancing with influence coefficient method.The first approach is to treat it as a multiple-plane balancing problem involving 2x2 matrix of complex influence coefficients.The second approach is to treat it as two single-plane balance problems using static(in-phase)and couple(180 degree out-of-phase)components,respectively.Conversion equations of influence coefficients between these two approaches have been found previously by the author.The corresponding spreadsheets that convert influence coefficients between these two formats are presented in the current paper.The paper shows effectiveness of these conversion equations in dealing with real balancing problems in the field.A detailed balance case is presented to demonstrate how the conversion equations are used to reduce vibration effectively.
文摘This article lists all possible conversion equations of influence coefficients(ICs)with different formats when some of these are known to handle two-plane balancing tasks with no or less trial weight runs.There are two approaches for two-plane balancing.One can treat it as a multi-plane balance problem involving a 2×2 matrix of complex ICs where two direct ICs along with two cross-effect ICs are generated so that correction weights at one or two balance planes can be determined.One can also apply a static pare(in-phase)and/or couple pair(180 degrees out-of-phase)weights for balancing.The latter approach has been used quite often in the field,especially on steam turbine and generator rotors.Dependent on vibration mode shapes and combinations as well as balance plane accessibility,sometimes applying static or couple pair weights can be a wise choice;other times weights at one or two end planes are needed.There are totally 4 possible sets of IC data due to weights at plane 1,plane 2,static pair,and couple pair.IC data would typically be obtained by applying trial weights followed by trial weight runs.It is found,however,that all these IC data can be converted easily without trial weight runs once any two of 4 sets are known.The above findings and conversion equations have been obtained analytically and verified by experimental results.Real cases are given to demonstratetheirapplications.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61733010)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M650675).
文摘State estimation(SE)is essential for combined heat and electric networks(CHENs)to provide a global and selfconsistent solution for multi-energy flow analysis.This paper proposes an SE approach for CHEN based on steady models of electric networks(ENs)and district heating networks(DHNs).A range of coupling components are considered.The performance of the proposed estimator is evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations and case studies.Results show that a relationship between the measurements from ENs and DHNs can improve the estimation accuracy for the entire network by using the combined SE model,especially when ENs and DHNs are strongly coupled.The coupling constraints could also provide extra redundancy to detect bad data in the boundary injection measurements of both networks.An analysis of computation time shows that the proposed method is suitable for online applications.