共轴非平行非对称线圈结构对MCR-WPT效率的影响

磁耦合谐振式无线电能传输是一种全新的电能传输方式,为工业、生活及医疗等领域带来了极大便利。但传统的对称线圈结构已制约了无线输电技术在矿井、医疗等具有特殊需求领域的应用。综合前人提出的共轴非平行结构及非对称线圈结构的无线输电系统,分析了两共轴非平行线圈传输距离半径比、线圈半径比与偏移角对无线电能传输效率的影响,并分析了各因素对效率的相互影响。仿真结果显示传输距离半径比越大效率保持基本不变的偏移角度范围越小,偏移角对传输效率的影响越平缓。随传输距离半径比的增加效率先增加后逐渐降低,偏移角度在80°附近时,传输距离半径比对效率的影响最大。线圈半径比对传输效率的影响与偏移角度、传输距离等有关。试验验证了该理论分析的正确性,为研究复杂环境下的无线电能传输提供了理论基础,也为进一步开发无线电能传输系统提供了参考。     

磁流变阻尼器抑制转子系统振动试验

针对大型旋转机械通过临界转速时振动过大及运行中故障频发等问题,搭建转子试验台,模拟启停机过程和碰摩、不对中故障。不改变原有支撑形式,安装自主设计的磁流变阻尼器,在不停机的情况下,试验研究阻尼器抑制转子通过临界转速时振动过大及各类故障振动。试验结果表明,阻尼器可以有效抑制转子系统临界转速附近的振动,降幅在60%以上;转子发生碰摩或不对中故障时,阻尼器可以降低其高倍频振动。     

计及轴颈轴向运动的径向滑动轴承润滑分析

以轴-径向滑动轴承系统为研究对象，综合考虑轴颈轴向运动和倾斜，建立了倾斜轴颈的轴承的流体动力润滑模型，采用有限差分法求解Reynolds方程，分析了不同的轴颈倾角、转速、偏心率和轴承间隙下的轴颈轴向运动对倾斜轴颈的轴承润滑性能的影响规律。结果表明：轴颈轴向运动对倾斜轴颈滑动轴承润滑特性影响显著，且影响程度与轴颈倾角和转速有直接的关系，倾角越大，对轴承润滑性能的影响越大，转速越低，对轴承润滑性能的影响越显著；轴承间隙越小，对轴承润滑性能的影响越大。     

考虑啮合错位的斜齿轮复合修形优化研究

为了减少斜齿轮传动因啮合错位导致的齿面偏载、传递误差增大、啮合冲击增大,研究考虑啮合错位的斜齿轮复合修形方法,讨论修形前后不同错位量下齿面啮合性能的变化规律。该方法考虑了啮合错位对齿轮啮合性能的影响,基于斜齿轮啮合接触计算模型,以齿面载荷分布、传递误差、啮合冲击等性能指标为评价依据,进行了“螺旋角修形+齿廓鼓形修形”的复合修形。结果表明：基于多目标的“螺旋角修形+齿廓鼓形修形”复合修形能有效改善因啮合错位造成的齿向偏载,且在降低传动误差峰峰值和改善啮合冲击方面显著优于单一的螺旋角修形,能较全面地改善斜齿轮的啮合质量。     

The impact of gate misalignment on the analog performance of a dual-material double gate junctionless transistor

The analog performance of gate misaligned dual material double gate junctionless transistor is demonstrated for the first time. The cases considered are where misalignment occurs towards source side and towards drain side. The analog performance parameters analyzed are: transconductance, output conductance, intrinsic gain and cut-off frequency. These figures of merits (FOMs) are compared with a dual material double gate inversion mode transistor under same gate misalignment condition. The impacts of different length of control gate (L₁) for a given gate length (L) are also studied and the optimum lengths L₁ under misalignment condition to have better analog FOMs and high tolerance to misalignment are presented.     

Analysis of edge crack behaviour influenced by non‐symmetrical contact tractions and bulk tension

This paper analyses a crack growth behaviour, which is initiated from the contact edge between a square punch with rounded edges and a half plane. Investigated are the influences of the contact profile, magnitude of the bulk tension and, crack obliquity, in particular, misalignment between the punch and half plane on the variation of the stress intensity factors K_I and K_II during the crack growth. The misalignment is simulated by a tilting of the punch. A partial slip regime is considered for the contact shear force to accommodate a general fretting fatigue condition. It was found that a crack closure occurs if only the contact forces are applied. The crack grows longer before it is closed if the punch is tilted (clockwise, in this paper) such that it initiates at the opposite site with respect to the direction of tilting. The closure phenomenon disappears when the bulk tension is added and exceeds a certain magnitude, which significantly depends on not only the contact profile but also the degree and direction of tilting. Provided are the lowest values of the bulk tensile stress due to a fatigue load necessary to extend the crack without a closure for each condition of the contact profile and misalignment. This may be used as a design guideline to restrain the contact‐induced failure.     

Mechanical degradation of proton exchange membrane during assembly and running processes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells with metallic bipolar plates

The mechanical degradation of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) is one of the main aspects affecting the lifetime of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). It was observed in our previous study that the stress/strain distribution in the PEM of fuel cells with metallic bipolar plates (BPPs) is more complex, owing to manufacturing and assembly errors of the BPPs. The present study further concentrates on the stress/strain evolution in the membrane of fuel cells throughout the assembly and running processes by a finite element model. In membranes at the joint area between the gasket and gas diffusion layers, a serious stress concentration aggravated as the misalignment displacement increases. As for the membrane in reaction area, the plastic strain reaches highest level at the center of the groove after hygrothermal loading. The maximum stress is mainly relevant to the temperature and humidity and has little concern with the misalignment. The model and results of this study offer guidance regarding the design of PEMFC. Owing to the stress concentration, an additional protection should be set in the joint area, and the assembly error should be limited within 0.05 mm.     

Effect of rotor–tower interaction,tilt angle,and yaw misalignment on the aeroelasticity of a large horizontal axis wind turbine with composite blades

This paper presents a detailed analysis of the rotor–tower interaction and the effects of the rotor's tilt angle and yaw misalignment on a large horizontal axis wind turbine. A high‐fidelity aeroelastic model is employed, coupling computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and structural mechanics (CSM). The wind velocity stratification induced by the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is modeled. On the CSM side, the complex composite structure of each blade is accurately modeled using shell elements. The rotor–tower interaction is analyzed by comparing results of a rotor‐only simulation and a full‐machine simulation, observing a sudden drop in loads, deformations, and power production of each blade, when passing in front of the tower. Subsequently, a tilt angle is introduced on the rotor, and its effect on blade displacements, loads, and performance is studied, representing a novelty with respect to the available literature. The tilt angle leads to a different contribution of gravity to the blade deformations, sensibly affecting the stresses in the composite material. Lastly, a yaw misalignment is introduced with respect to the incoming wind, and the resulting changes in the blade solicitations are analyzed. In particular, a reduction of the blade axial displacement amplitude during each revolution is observed.     

Measurement method and pipe wall misalignment adjustment algorithm of the pipe butting machine

This paper presents a runout measurement method and a novel finite grouping method to predict and optimize the rotational angle and translational displacement of butting pipes to minimize pipe wall misalignment (PWM). This study develops a method to minimize the PWM of the pipes excluding the positions of welding seams. In this method, the measurement data are divided into finite groups and the criteria are created to identify the positions of welding seams and eliminate the effect of the welding seams. Finally, the rotational angle and translational displacement of the butting pipes are optimized to minimize the PWM. A butting machine is designed to implement this method. The machine is benchmarked by a standard smooth pipe to minimize system errors. Three butting experiments have been performed with welded pipes of diameter 406 mm. The comparison shows that the computation results agree with the experimental results very well. The maximum PWMs in three experiments are less than 1.87 mm, which satisfies the butting requirements, that is, a PWM of less than 2.0 mm. Then, the uncertainties of the measurement results are discussed.     

Efficient driver drowsiness detection at moderate levels of drowsiness

Previous research on driver drowsiness detection has focused primarily on lane deviation metrics and high levels of fatigue. The present research sought to develop a method for detecting driver drowsiness at more moderate levels of fatigue, well before accident risk is imminent. Eighty-seven different driver drowsiness detection metrics proposed in the literature were evaluated in two simulated shift work studies with high-fidelity simulator driving in a controlled laboratory environment. Twenty-nine participants were subjected to a night shift condition, which resulted in moderate levels of fatigue; 12 participants were in a day shift condition, which served as control. Ten simulated work days in the study design each included four 30-min driving sessions, during which participants drove a standardized scenario of rural highways. Ten straight and uneventful road segments in each driving session were designated to extract the 87 different driving metrics being evaluated. The dimensionality of the overall data set across all participants, all driving sessions and all road segments was reduced with principal component analysis, which revealed that there were two dominant dimensions: measures of steering wheel variability and measures of lateral lane position variability. The latter correlated most with an independent measure of fatigue, namely performance on a psychomotor vigilance test administered prior to each drive. We replicated our findings across eight curved road segments used for validation in each driving session. Furthermore, we showed that lateral lane position variability could be derived from measured changes in steering wheel angle through a transfer function, reflecting how steering wheel movements change vehicle heading in accordance with the forces acting on the vehicle and the road. This is important given that traditional video-based lane tracking technology is prone to data loss when lane markers are missing, when weather conditions are bad, or in darkness. Our research findings indicated that steering wheel variability provides a basis for developing a cost-effective and easy-to-install alternative technology for in-vehicle driver drowsiness detection at moderate levels of fatigue.