An energy matching method for battery electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on source energy consumption rate

The smart cities development requires reducing energy consumption and using as much renewable energy as possible, so the widespread use of new energy vehicles is a very important measure. In this work, for the energy system configuration and energy efficiency balance of new energy vehicles, we propose an energy matching method to study its energy efficiency from the view point for energy life cycle. Nowadays, new energy vehicles mainly include battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCEV). Firstly, we proposed the Source to Range (STR) model. Then, based on STR model, we used energy efficiency analysis chart to visually represent the conversion, delivery and consumption of the vehicle energy life cycle. Furthermore, we proposed a Source Energy Consumption Rate (SECR), which is used to evaluate the vehicles energy efficiency. Finally, based on STR model, we obtained the dividing line of the same SECR for new energy vehicles and equivalent fuel vehicles, which provides constraints on the vehicle energy system design. The results show that STR model can provide an effective tool for energy matching and energy efficiency analysis of new energy vehicles, and has a reference for product development of new energy vehicles.     

甘油含量对BaTiO3微弧氧化膜物相、组成及介电性能的影响

为进一步改进以Ba（OH）2为电解液的微弧氧化薄膜的性能,在Ba（OH）2溶液中加入不同含量的甘油,在工业纯钛板材（99．5％）表面微弧氧化生成了BaTiO2陶瓷膜。利用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、能谱和电容探测研究了甘油含量对陶瓷膜的物相、元素组成、表面形貌、薄膜厚度以及介电性能的影响。结果表明：不同甘油含量下制备的薄膜主要由四方相BaTi03构成;甘油的加入降低了薄膜的生长速率,改善了BaTiO2薄膜的表面形貌,提高了薄膜的介电性能;甘油添加量为2g／L时,薄膜具有较好的表面形貌和较高的介电常数。     

Cattle behavior recognition based on feature fusion under a dual attention mechanism

In recent years, artificial intelligence has been widely used in such fields as agricultural informatization, precision agriculture and precision animal husbandry. Due to limited research on deep learning in real-time agricultural and pastoral situations, deep learning and computer vision have become very important topics in the agricultural field. Recent studies have shown that the fusion of features under different attention mechanisms will help advance the utilization of such features, and will thus influence the accuracy and generalization ability of the models used. In this paper, we propose a lightweight network structure based on feature fusion under a dual attention mechanism with the same activation and joint loss functions. More specifically, we propose an innovative method to improve the network structure of two different attention mechanisms, and achieve feature fusion by combining the two. At the same time, we keep the activation functions consistent with those of the original network structure, and we develop a joint loss function to expand the use of various features. We also take the novel approach of applying the trajectory behavior analysis method to walking and standing. Experiments using both a publicly available data set and a data set obtained from a farm show that our algorithm achieves state-of-the-art performance in terms of accuracy and generalization ability, as compared to other methods.     

Enhanced physical and mechanical properties of resin added with aluminum oxyhydroxide for dental applications

Resin has limited applications however, its composites with metal oxides exhibited improved characteristics for numerous applications such as dental restoration, dentures etc. Herein, various compositions were fabricated by substituted aluminum oxyhydroxide (AlOOH) into resin via a scalable heat cure process. For phase identification and structural study, XRD and FT-IR techniques were employed. As increasing the content of AlOOH into the PZ {Poly (methyl-methacrylate)-zirconia, (PMMA-ZrO₂)} matrix, the percentage of crystallinity and the crystallite size were also estimated and varied from 14.8 to 18.4 and 1.48 nm–1.82 nm respectively. Moreover, to reveal the surface morphology, optical and mechanical behaviour of fabricated nano-composites, the SEM, UV–Vis and Universal testing machine (UTM) were also performed. The direct, indirect band gap, urbach energy of the fabricated composites were noticed within the range of 5.14 ± 0.005–5.19 ± 0.005 eV, 5.31 ± 0.005–5.35 ± 0.005 eV, and 189 ± 3.78–69.6 ± 1.39 eV respectively. The skin depth of the nanocomposites were also studied, the cut-off energy and cutoff-wavelength are 5.66 eV and 220 nm. However, the compressive strength, flexural strength, and the lowest friction coefficient value at 1 m/s sliding speed of the best composite sample (PZA15) are 85.2 MPa, 56.7 MPa and 0.311. The highest flexural modulus (846 MPa) of the PZA15 were determined using the 3-point bending test. Further, to check the biocompatibility of these resin-based composites the MTT assay was carried out. The synthesized composite (PZA15) was found to be highly biocompatible with enhanced mechanical and tribological performances.     

Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3铁电薄膜的微弧氧化成膜研究

以0.2 mol/L Ba(OH)2+0.2 mol/L Sr(OH)2溶液为电解液,采用微弧氧化法,在Ti板表面原位生长铁电薄膜,并对薄膜的物相构成、元素分布情况、截面结构及介电性能进行表征。结果表明:该工艺下制备的薄膜主要由四方相Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3构成,薄膜致密层内,Ba,Sr,Ti和O元素分布都较均匀,但在微弧氧化孔洞附近存在含量波动;该薄膜在1 kHz下的介电常数较优,为411.3。最后对微弧氧化沉积铁电薄膜的成膜过程进行了分析,提出了微弧氧化过程中可能存在的化学反应。     

微弧氧化沉积BaTiO3介电薄膜的截面结构研究

采用微弧氧化技术在工业纯Ti板表面沉积了BaTiO3薄膜,利用XRD、SEM、EPMA表征了薄膜表面及截面的物相组成、截面结构以及截面元素分布情况,并利用电容探测仪检测了薄膜的介电性能。结果表明:薄膜表面和截面均主要由四方相BaTiO3组成;薄膜截面可分为过渡层、致密层和疏松层,但各层元素含量不同;微孔的存在导致Ba、Ti、O三种元素在截面区域内的分布出现突变;测得薄膜在100 Hz下的介电常数和介质损耗分别为227.3和0.043。     

Effect of ZrB2 on promoting the phase transformation mechanism of Si3N4-based ceramics at low temperature

In this study, the mechanism of the effect of ZrB₂ on phase transformation of Si₃N₄ at a low temperature and the influence of its content on Si₃N₄-based ceramics were investigated. Previous study has shown that oxide impurities, i.e., B₂O₃ and ZrO₂ on ZrB₂ particles, alone cannot contribute to phase transformation of Si₃N₄ at a low temperature. But, the introduction of 0.5 vol% ZrB₂ into Si₃N₄ ceramics can promote the α-β phase transformation of Si₃N₄, which is confirmed to be the role of boron by comparison of the experimental results obtained from the addition of 0.5 vol% Zr and 0.5 vol% B. Increasing the ZrB₂ content from 0 vol% to 2.5 vol% intensifies the α-β phase transformation while decreasing the α phase content of Si₃N₄-based ceramics, accompanied by a slight grain growth, leading to a decrease in hardness. At the same time, aspect ratio and the quantities of elongated grains per square micron increase, and thus the fracture toughness increases significantly. However, when the content of ZrB₂ increases to 5 vol%, the Si₃N₄-based ceramics not only have a substantial decrease in hardness, but also the fracture toughness fails to be effectively improved due to high porosity and the decrease in aspect ratio and the quantity of elongated grains per square micron. The current study demonstrates that the dense Si₃N₄-based ceramics with high hardness and toughness (hardness ∼19.9 ± 0.2 GPa, toughness ∼6.27 ± 0.19 MPa m^1/2) can be prepared successfully at 1600 °C by introducing 0.5 vol% ZrB₂.     

液压伺服系统自适应模糊变结构控制

结合变结构控制、自适应控制和模糊技术等特点,提出一种自适应模糊变结构控制方法.首先,设计一个带积分开关平面函数的变结构控制器,并构造一个二维模糊边界层宽度调节器以削弱抖振.其次,基于Lyapunov稳定性理论,引入一自适应算法,自适应调节变结构控制参数.应用于液压伺服系统的控制实验结果表明,所提出的控制方法能削弱抖振,改善液压伺服系统稳态控制精度,具有较强的鲁棒自适应综合性能.     

A single-phase of supercritical CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/ Polystyrene solution in foam extrusion

The high quality single-phase solution of CO2/ Polystyrene was achieved,by analyzing the influential factors for polymer microcellular foaming extrusion.The curve of pressure distribution along the barrel was determined.The axial position of gas-injecting port on the barrel was chosen form the results of stable foaming,and the number of gas-injecting ports in the circumference of the barrel was determined from the CO2 solubility in polymer.The effect of the screw rotation speed on CO2 solubility was studied,and the effects of pressure difference between the gas and the polymer melt on gas-injecting process and on the foaming stability were investigated.The influence of the gas temperature before injection on the single-phase of CO2/Polystyrene solution also was studied.     

Economic and environmental comparison of conventional,hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

Published data from various sources are used to perform economic and environmental comparisons of four types of vehicles: conventional, hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell. The production and utilization stages of the vehicles are taken into consideration. The comparison is based on a mathematical procedure, which includes normalization of economic indicators (prices of vehicles and fuels during the vehicle life and driving range) and environmental indicators (greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions), and evaluation of an optimal relationship between the types of vehicles in the fleet. According to the comparison, hybrid and electric cars exhibit advantages over the other types. The economic efficiency and environmental impact of electric car use depends substantially on the source of the electricity. If the electricity comes from renewable energy sources, the electric car is advantageous compared to the hybrid. If electricity comes from fossil fuels, the electric car remains competitive only if the electricity is generated on board. It is shown that, if electricity is generated with an efficiency of about 50–60% by a gas turbine engine connected to a high-capacity battery and an electric motor, the electric car becomes advantageous. Implementation of fuel cells stacks and ion conductive membranes into gas turbine cycles permits electricity generation to increase to the above-mentioned level and air pollution emissions to decrease. It is concluded that the electric car with on-board electricity generation represents a significant and flexible advance in the development of efficient and ecologically benign vehicles.