To achieve superior thermal and mechanical properties of copper-bonded (Cu-bonded) Si3N4 substrate, a pressure-assisted direct bonded Cu (DBC) technique was applied to bond Cu foil with Si3N4 plate. The effects of oxide layer (SiO2) thickness of Si3N4 plate on the microstructure, thermal and mechanical properties of the Si3N4-DBC samples were investigated. The successful bonding of Cu foil to Si3N4 plate was confirmed by the presence of the interfacial products of Cu2MgSiO4 and CuYO2. Additionally, it was demonstrated that a thin SiO2 layer can result in a discontinuous distribution of interfacial products while a thick one can lead to the formation of pores in SiO2 layer. Notably, the sample prepared by Si3N4 plate with 5-μm-thickness SiO2 layer and Cu foil with 5.9-μm-thickness oxide layer (Cu2O) exhibited the optimally comprehensive properties with thermal conductivity of 92 W·m?1·K?1 and shearing strength of 102 MPa, which demonstrates significant promise for application in power electronic modules.
This paper addresses a novel security constrained energy management system of a microgrid which considers the steady-state frequency. Microgrid frequency as a key control variable, continuously exposes to be excursed of its nominal value due to unpredictable intermittencies arise from renewable sources and/or load consumptions. Moreover, great utilization of inertia-less inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources intensifies potential frequency excursions. As a result, energy and reserve resources of a microgrid should be managed such that the microgrid frequency lies within secure margins. To that end, a new objective function on the basis of the frequency dependent behavior of droop-controlled distributed generations is formulated using a mixed integer linear programming. It is aimed to optimize the microgrid frequency according to the economic and environmental policies. Besides, to seek the active participation of the consumers into proposed frequency management approach, a linearized ancillary service demand response program is also proposed. In addition, to properly model the impacts of microgrid various uncertainties in the frequency management approach, a two-stage stochastic optimization algorithm is employed. Simulations are performed in a typical microgrid which operates in the islanded mode during a 24 h scheduling time horizon. The numerical results show the impressiveness of the proposed frequency aware energy management system while concurrently managing the microgrid security and economical aspects. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that utilization of demand response programs economizes the microgrid frequency management approach. 相似文献