Variable-diameter deployable carbon fiber reinforced polymer(CFRP)composites possess deformation and load-bearing functions and are composed of stiff-flexible coupled preforms and matrix.The stiff-flexible coupled pre...Variable-diameter deployable carbon fiber reinforced polymer(CFRP)composites possess deformation and load-bearing functions and are composed of stiff-flexible coupled preforms and matrix.The stiff-flexible coupled preform,serving as the reinforcing structure,directly determines the deployable properties,and its forming technology is currently a research challenge.This paper designs a braiding and needle-punching(BNP)composite preform forming technology suitable for stiff-flexible coupled preforms.Before forming,the preform is partitioned into flexible and rigid zones,with braiding and needle-punching performed layer by layer in the respective zones.A retractable rotating device is developed to form the stiff-flexible coupled preform,achieving a diameter variation rate of up to 26.6%for the BNP preform.A structural parameter model is also established to describe the geometric parameter changes in the deformation and load-bearing areas of the preform during deployment as a function of the braiding angle.Based on experiments,this paper explains the performance changes of BNP composites concerning the structural parameters of the preform.Experimental analysis shows that as the braiding angle increases,the tensile performance of BNP composites significantly decreases,with the change rate of tensile strength first decreasing and then increasing.Additionally,when the braiding angle is less than 21.89°,the impact toughness of BNP composites remains within the range of 83.66±2 kJ/m^(2).However,when the braiding angle exceeds 21.89°,the impact toughness of BNP composites gradually decreases with increasing braiding angle.Furthermore,a hybrid agent model based on Latin hypercube sampling and error back-propagation neural network is developed to predict the tensile and impact properties of BNP composites with different structural parameters,with maximum test relative errors of 1.89%for tensile strength and 2.37%for impact toughness.展开更多
Wind turbine employs pitch angle control to maintain captured power at its rated value when the wind speed is higher than rated value.This work adopts a perturbation observer based sliding-mode control(POSMC)strategy ...Wind turbine employs pitch angle control to maintain captured power at its rated value when the wind speed is higher than rated value.This work adopts a perturbation observer based sliding-mode control(POSMC)strategy to realize robust variable-pitch control of permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG).POSMC combines system nonlinearities,parametric uncertainties,unmodelled dynamics,and time-varying external disturbances into a perturbation,which aims to estimate the perturbation via a perturbation observer without an accurate system model.Subsequently,sliding mode control(SMC)is designed to completely compensate perturbation estimation in real-time for the sake of achieving a global consistent control performance and improving system robustness under complicated environments.Simulation results indicate that,compared with vector control(VC),feedback linearization control(FLC),and nonlinear adaptive control(NAC),POSMC has the best control performance in ramp wind and random wind and the highest robustness in terms of parameter uncertainty.Specially,the integral absolute error index of!m of POSMC is only 11.69%,12.10%and 15.14%of that of VC,FLC and NAC in random wind speed.展开更多
This study explores tower vibrations in large-scale permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG)-based wind energy conversion system(WECS).First,the aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbines,including wind shear(WS...This study explores tower vibrations in large-scale permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG)-based wind energy conversion system(WECS).First,the aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbines,including wind shear(WS),tower shadow effect(TSE),and blade airfoil structure,are examined.Then,a mech-anism model of tower vibration is established,and the impacts of WS and TSE on tower vibration are analyzed.Suppression schemes,including crossing resonance zone method and tower damping control,are evaluated,and a robust variable-pitch strategy based on sliding mode control is proposed to mitigate tower vibration.Compar-ative analysis suggests that the proposed strategy out-performs the crossing resonance zone method and the tower damping control in achieving more effective tower vibration suppression and reducing the influence of the 3p frequency component.The effectiveness of the model and algorithm is verified through simulation experiments.展开更多
The hydrodynamic characteristics of free variable-pitch vertical axis tidal turbine are investigated by combining experimental and numerical simulations. The variations of hydrodynamics are obtained based on testing t...The hydrodynamic characteristics of free variable-pitch vertical axis tidal turbine are investigated by combining experimental and numerical simulations. The variations of hydrodynamics are obtained based on testing the kinematics and the dynamics of the turbine under different flow and structural conditions. Through analyzing the movement of the turbine and the characteristics of the flow field by numerical simulations, it is shown how the turbine＇s performance is improved.展开更多
Based on the electric pitch system of large scale horizontal-axis wind turbines,the blade pitch loads coming mainly from centrifugal force,aerodynamic force and gravity are analyzed,and the calculation models for them...Based on the electric pitch system of large scale horizontal-axis wind turbines,the blade pitch loads coming mainly from centrifugal force,aerodynamic force and gravity are analyzed,and the calculation models for them are established in this paper.For illustration,a 1.2 MW wind turbine is introduced as a practical sample,and its blade pitch loads from centrifugal force,aerodynamic force and gravity are calculated and analyzed separately and synthetically.The research results showed that in the process of rotor rotating 360o,the fluctuation of blade pitch loads is similar to cosine curve when the rotor rotational speed,in-flow wind speed and pitch angle are constant.Furthermore,the amplitude of blade pitch load presents quite a difference at a different pitch angle.The ways of calculation for blade pitch loads are of the universality,and are helpful for further research of the individual pitch control system.展开更多
Based on the critical gap phenomenon of the intestinal capsule robot,a variable-diameter capsule robot with radial gap self-compensation is developed in this paper.With the functional variation principle,a fluid dynam...Based on the critical gap phenomenon of the intestinal capsule robot,a variable-diameter capsule robot with radial gap self-compensation is developed in this paper.With the functional variation principle,a fluid dynamic pressure model satisfying the boundary conditions of the outer surface of capsule robot with screw blades is derived.The critical gap phenomenon is studied theoretically and experimentally based on the end effect and the dynamic balance characteristics of the fluid on the surface of capsule robot.The concept of start-up rotation speed is defined,the relationship between the start-up rotation speed and the spiral parameters of capsule robot is investigated.The strategy for implementing drive and control on several capsule robots under the same rotational magnetic field is proposed,and by defining the start-up curves of several capsule robots with the similar motion regulation as the objective functions,genetic algorithm is employed to optimize the spiral parameters of several capsule robots.Experiments have shown that the proposed drive and control strategy for several capsule robots can be implemented effectively.It has a good prospect of application inside intestine to realize the drive and control on several capsule robots for different medical purposes.展开更多
基金Supported by Jiangsu Provincial Frontier Leading Technology Basic Research Project(Grant No.BK20212007)Aero-Engine and Gas Turbine Basic Science Center(Grant No.P2022-B-IV-014-001)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Program Fund(Grant No.1005/YBA23044)China Postdoctoral Assistance Fund(Grant No.1005/YBA23031)。
文摘Variable-diameter deployable carbon fiber reinforced polymer(CFRP)composites possess deformation and load-bearing functions and are composed of stiff-flexible coupled preforms and matrix.The stiff-flexible coupled preform,serving as the reinforcing structure,directly determines the deployable properties,and its forming technology is currently a research challenge.This paper designs a braiding and needle-punching(BNP)composite preform forming technology suitable for stiff-flexible coupled preforms.Before forming,the preform is partitioned into flexible and rigid zones,with braiding and needle-punching performed layer by layer in the respective zones.A retractable rotating device is developed to form the stiff-flexible coupled preform,achieving a diameter variation rate of up to 26.6%for the BNP preform.A structural parameter model is also established to describe the geometric parameter changes in the deformation and load-bearing areas of the preform during deployment as a function of the braiding angle.Based on experiments,this paper explains the performance changes of BNP composites concerning the structural parameters of the preform.Experimental analysis shows that as the braiding angle increases,the tensile performance of BNP composites significantly decreases,with the change rate of tensile strength first decreasing and then increasing.Additionally,when the braiding angle is less than 21.89°,the impact toughness of BNP composites remains within the range of 83.66±2 kJ/m^(2).However,when the braiding angle exceeds 21.89°,the impact toughness of BNP composites gradually decreases with increasing braiding angle.Furthermore,a hybrid agent model based on Latin hypercube sampling and error back-propagation neural network is developed to predict the tensile and impact properties of BNP composites with different structural parameters,with maximum test relative errors of 1.89%for tensile strength and 2.37%for impact toughness.
基金support of the Noise problem of electric vehicle brushless DC motor starting(S202010641109).
文摘Wind turbine employs pitch angle control to maintain captured power at its rated value when the wind speed is higher than rated value.This work adopts a perturbation observer based sliding-mode control(POSMC)strategy to realize robust variable-pitch control of permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG).POSMC combines system nonlinearities,parametric uncertainties,unmodelled dynamics,and time-varying external disturbances into a perturbation,which aims to estimate the perturbation via a perturbation observer without an accurate system model.Subsequently,sliding mode control(SMC)is designed to completely compensate perturbation estimation in real-time for the sake of achieving a global consistent control performance and improving system robustness under complicated environments.Simulation results indicate that,compared with vector control(VC),feedback linearization control(FLC),and nonlinear adaptive control(NAC),POSMC has the best control performance in ramp wind and random wind and the highest robustness in terms of parameter uncertainty.Specially,the integral absolute error index of!m of POSMC is only 11.69%,12.10%and 15.14%of that of VC,FLC and NAC in random wind speed.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2023-JC-QN-0515 and No.2023-JC-QN-0534)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foun-dation(No.2024A1515011580)+1 种基金partially sup-ported by Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education Project(No.23JK0660)the Xi’an Municipal Bu-reau of Science and Technology(No.24GXF0085).
文摘This study explores tower vibrations in large-scale permanent magnet synchronous generator(PMSG)-based wind energy conversion system(WECS).First,the aerodynamic characteristics of wind turbines,including wind shear(WS),tower shadow effect(TSE),and blade airfoil structure,are examined.Then,a mech-anism model of tower vibration is established,and the impacts of WS and TSE on tower vibration are analyzed.Suppression schemes,including crossing resonance zone method and tower damping control,are evaluated,and a robust variable-pitch strategy based on sliding mode control is proposed to mitigate tower vibration.Compar-ative analysis suggests that the proposed strategy out-performs the crossing resonance zone method and the tower damping control in achieving more effective tower vibration suppression and reducing the influence of the 3p frequency component.The effectiveness of the model and algorithm is verified through simulation experiments.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51106034)the Marine Renewable Energy Special Foundation(Grant No.ZJME2010CY01)
文摘The hydrodynamic characteristics of free variable-pitch vertical axis tidal turbine are investigated by combining experimental and numerical simulations. The variations of hydrodynamics are obtained based on testing the kinematics and the dynamics of the turbine under different flow and structural conditions. Through analyzing the movement of the turbine and the characteristics of the flow field by numerical simulations, it is shown how the turbine＇s performance is improved.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50975086)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China ("863" Program) (Grant No.2006AA05Z401)
文摘Based on the electric pitch system of large scale horizontal-axis wind turbines,the blade pitch loads coming mainly from centrifugal force,aerodynamic force and gravity are analyzed,and the calculation models for them are established in this paper.For illustration,a 1.2 MW wind turbine is introduced as a practical sample,and its blade pitch loads from centrifugal force,aerodynamic force and gravity are calculated and analyzed separately and synthetically.The research results showed that in the process of rotor rotating 360o,the fluctuation of blade pitch loads is similar to cosine curve when the rotor rotational speed,in-flow wind speed and pitch angle are constant.Furthermore,the amplitude of blade pitch load presents quite a difference at a different pitch angle.The ways of calculation for blade pitch loads are of the universality,and are helpful for further research of the individual pitch control system.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 60675054, 60875064)Self-Planned Task of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System (HIT) (Grant No. SKLRS200903B)
文摘Based on the critical gap phenomenon of the intestinal capsule robot,a variable-diameter capsule robot with radial gap self-compensation is developed in this paper.With the functional variation principle,a fluid dynamic pressure model satisfying the boundary conditions of the outer surface of capsule robot with screw blades is derived.The critical gap phenomenon is studied theoretically and experimentally based on the end effect and the dynamic balance characteristics of the fluid on the surface of capsule robot.The concept of start-up rotation speed is defined,the relationship between the start-up rotation speed and the spiral parameters of capsule robot is investigated.The strategy for implementing drive and control on several capsule robots under the same rotational magnetic field is proposed,and by defining the start-up curves of several capsule robots with the similar motion regulation as the objective functions,genetic algorithm is employed to optimize the spiral parameters of several capsule robots.Experiments have shown that the proposed drive and control strategy for several capsule robots can be implemented effectively.It has a good prospect of application inside intestine to realize the drive and control on several capsule robots for different medical purposes.
