A finite line source simulation model for geothermal systems with series- and parallel-connected boreholes and independent fluid loops

A model for the simulation of geothermal systems with parallel- and series-connected boreholes is presented. Mass and heat balance problems are formulated for each component in the system and are assembled into system-level problems. A third problem is formulated to account for heat transfer in the bore field, using the finite line source solution. This third problem is coupled to the system-level heat balance problem by an analytical solution of the heat transfer inside boreholes with multiple U-tubes. The simulation model allows for any number of independent fluid loops within the bore field or within individual boreholes and allows for combinations of specified inlet fluid temperatures and heat extraction rates in independent fluid loops. The model accounts for the axial variation of the fluid and borehole wall temperatures and heat extraction rates. The capabilities of the model are demonstrated through three example simulations.     

Robust predictive extended state observer for a class of nonlinear systems with time-varying input delay

ABSTRACT

This paper deals with asymptotic stabilisation of a class of nonlinear input-delayed systems via dynamic output feedback in the presence of disturbances. The proposed strategy has the structure of an observer-based control law, in which the observer estimates and predicts both the plant state and the external disturbance. A nominal delay value is assumed to be known and stability conditions in terms of linear matrix inequalities are derived for fast-varying delay uncertainties. Asymptotic stability is achieved if the disturbance or the time delay is constant. The controller design problem is also addressed and a numerical example with an unstable system is provided to illustrate the usefulness of the proposed strategy.     

一种波长调制干涉仪光强实时反馈控制系统

提出了一种实时反馈控制系统,保证波长调制干涉仪的激光光强在波长调谐过程中的稳定性,以减小波长调制干涉仪因激光光强的波动产生的相位误差。该控制系统由光电探测器、数据采集卡、光电调幅器和控制软件等组成。实验结果表明,该系统的响应速度超过了干涉仪获取干涉图的速度,不仅能够稳定输出理想的光强值,而且还提高了干涉仪的测量精度。     

Domestic demand-side response with heat pumps: controls and tariffs

ABSTRACT

Electric heat pumps feature prominently in projected energy transitions in the UK and elsewhere. Owing to their high electricity consumption, heat pumps are viewed as important targets for demand-side response (DSR). Findings are presented from a field trial of a new control system that aims to optimize heat pump performance, including under time-varying tariff conditions. The trial involved monitoring 76 properties with heat pumps, but without dedicated heat storage; 31 of these received the control system. Interviews were conducted with a subsample of 12 participants. The controller successfully evened out electricity demand over the day (reducing the evening peak), but this was associated with increased late night and daytime temperatures. Interview participants reported some disturbance owing to overnight heating and noise, as well as usability issues with the controller interface and hardware. These issues present risks to the future acceptability of such systems. While the system delivered short-term demand reductions successfully, longer-term demand shifting risked causing unacceptable disturbance to occupants. Future control systems could overcome some of the issues identified in this pioneering trial through more effective zoning, using temperature caps or installing dedicated heat storage, but these may either limit the available flexibility or be challenging to achieve.     

Design of Feedback Shift Register of Against Power Analysis Attack

Stream ciphers based on linear feedback shift register (LFSR) are suitable for constrained environments, such as satellite communications, radio frequency identification devices tag, sensor networks and Internet of Things, due to its simple hardware structures, high speed encryption and lower power consumption. LFSR, as a cryptographic primitive, has been used to generate a maximum period sequence. Because the switching of the status bits is regular, the power consumption of the LFSR is correlated in a linear way. As a result, the power consumption characteristics of stream cipher based on LFSR are vulnerable to leaking initialization vectors under the power attacks. In this paper, a new design of LFSR against power attacks is proposed. The power consumption characteristics of LFSR can be masked by using an additional LFSR and confused by adding a new filter Boolean function and a flip-flop. The design method has been implemented easily by circuits in this new design in comparison with the others.     

Robust orientation control of multi‐DOF cell based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation

Multiple degrees‐of‐freedom (multi‐DOF) cell orientation control is a vital important technique involved in single cell surgery applications. Currently, few studies have been performed toward automation of multi‐DOF cell orientation control using robotically controlled optical tweezers. In this paper, a robust control framework is developed to perform multi‐DOF cell rotational control with consideration of model uncertainties and external disturbances. Both simulation and experimental studies are presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed control strategy. The main contributions of this work lie in that this is the first time to develop a unified framework to achieve multi‐DOF cell orientation control without the need for accurate dynamic model parameters and/or any knowledge about uncertainty characteristic, which greatly enhances the robustness of the overall system.     

基于UG的采煤机防爆盖板三维标注及数控工艺研究

随着三维CAD技术的发展,产品制造信息在三维模型和二维图纸之间的反复传递,严重影响了产品制造信息的正确、快速传递。基于三维产品制造信息技术,以采煤机防爆盖板为例,在UG NX10.0中建立了防爆盖板的三维模型并进行了三维标注,设计了加工工艺路线,规划了数控加工刀具轨迹,进行了加工仿真,验证了数控加工的正确性,在此基础上完成了采煤机防爆盖板的三维工艺式设计。该研究对基于模型定义的数字化设计与制造研究,实现制造业信息化具有重要意义。     

基于需求预测的PaaS平台资源分配方法

针对缺乏PaaS平台下资源需求的有效预测与优化分配的问题，提出一种资源需求预测模型和分配方法。首先，根据PaaS平台中应用对资源需求的周期性来对资源序列进行切分，并在短期预测的基础上结合应用的多周期性特征，利用多元回归算法建立综合的预测模型。然后，基于MapReduce架构设计实现了一个Master-Slave模式的PaaS平台资源分配系统。最后，结合当前任务请求和资源需求预测结果进行资源分配。实验结果表明，采用该资源需求预测模型和分配方法后，相比于自回归模型和指数平滑算法，平均绝对百分比误差分别下降8.71个百分点和2.07个百分点，均方根误差分别下降2.01个百分点和0.46个百分点。所提预测模型的预测结果不仅误差小，与真实值的拟合程度也较高，而且利用较小的时间开销就可以获得较高的准确度。此外，使用该预测模型的PaaS平台的资源请求的平均等待时间有了明显的下降。     

基于ATP-ABE的访问控制方案

对访问控制机制中存在的安全性和有效性的问题进行了研究，提出了基于访问树剪枝的属性加密ATP-ABE（Access Tree Pruning Attribute Based Encryption）的访问控制方案。当ATP-ABE算法需要访问它的树型结构访问策略时，通过剪枝处理访问树结构中包含用户ID属性节点的分支，提高了用户所有者DO（Data Owner）管理和控制属性的效率，更加有效地实现了数据共享。还为访问树结构设计了许可访问属性，使DO仍保留共享数据的关键属性，并且能够完全控制它们的共享数据。基于决策双线性密钥交换算法DBDH（Decisional Bilinear Diffie-Hellman）假设分析了ATP-ABE方案的安全性，研究结果表明与两种经典ABE方案比较，ATP-ABE更加有效地减少了算法的系统设置、私钥生成、密文大小、用户属性撤销以及加解密过程中的计算开销，并给出了定量结论。     

Adaptive neural network command filtered backstepping control of pure‐feedback systems in presence of full state constraints

An adaptive neural network (NN) command filtered backstepping control is proposed for the pure‐feedback system subjected to time‐varying output/stated constraints. By introducing a one‐to‐one nonlinear mapping, the obstacle caused by full stated constraints is conquered. The adaptive control law is constructed by command filtered backstepping technology and radial basis function NNs, where only one learning parameter needs to be updated online. The stability analysis via nonlinear small‐gain theorem shows that all the signals in closed‐loop system are semiglobal uniformly ultimately bounded. The simulation examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.