Design of Single-Chip Microprocessor-Based Controller for Current Source Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive

The single-chip microcomputer MC68701-based inverter gating system is proposed in this paper. The three-phase converter and inverter gatings occur independently and the current source inverter-fed induction motor controller with voltage feedback is also implemented in a single microprocessor. The accuracy of gating is about 1 deg in converter delay angle at line frequency 60 Hz and 0.19 percent in inverter frequency at output frequency 60 Hz. The proposed system is applied to 100-hp induction motor drive.     

Fault-tolerant control of an open-winding brushless doubly-fed wind power generator system with dual three-level converter

To improve the fault redundancy capability for the high reliability requirement of a brushless doubly-fed generation system applied to large offshore wind farms, the control winding of a brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator is designed as an open-winding structure. Consequently, the two ends of the control winding are connected via dual three-phase converters for the emerging open-winding structure. Therefore, a novel fault-tolerant control strategy based on the direct power control scheme is brought to focus in this paper. Based on the direct power control (DPC) strategy, the post-fault voltage vector selection method is explained in detail according to the fault types of the dual converters. The fault-tolerant control strategy proposed enables the open-winding brushless doubly-fed reluctance generator (BDFRG) system to operate normally in one, two, or three switches fault of the converter, simultaneously achieving power tracking control. The presented results verify the feasibility and validity of the scheme proposed.     

Localized States and resultant band bending in graphene antidot superlattices

We fabricated dye sensitized graphene antidot superlattices with the purpose of elucidating the role of the localized edge state density. The fluorescence from deposited dye molecules was found to strongly quench as a function of increasing antidot filling fraction, whereas it was enhanced in unpatterned but electrically backgated samples. This contrasting behavior is strongly indicative of a built-in lateral electric field that accounts for fluorescence quenching as well as p-type doping. These findings are of great interest for light-harvesting applications that require field separation of electron-hole pairs.     

Antistaling of rice starch in a gel model system and Korean rice cake: the role of wheat flour in retrogradation-retardation technology

This study focused on the mechanisms of retrogradation-retardation technology for applications in garaetteok (steamed and extruded cylinder-shaped rice cake) production. Based on the comparison of conventional and retrogradation-retardation methods, the addition of raw wheat flour was selected as a key process. The rheological properties of gelatinized rice starch pastes after treatment with raw or autoclaved wheat flour and Novamyl L were investigated. Among them, raw wheat flour and Novamyl L resulted in significantly lowered the elastic modulus. The textural properties of garaetteok treated with raw or autoclaved wheat flour were examined by texture profile analysis (TPA) during storage for 3 days at 4°C. The hardness of garaetteok made with raw wheat flour was maintained for up to three days. In contrast, autoclaved wheat flour did not affect elastic modulus or hardness. As a result, raw wheat flour effectively retards starch retrogradation through starch hydrolysis induced by amylase in wheat flour.     

Pulmonary Toxicity and Proteomic Analysis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids and Lungs of Rats Exposed to Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were intratracheally instilled into lungs at concentrations of 0, 0.15, and 1.5 mg/kg bodyweight to 7-week-old Sprague–Dawley rats. The cytotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and oxidative stress were evaluated, followed by proteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lungs of rats. The CuO NPs-exposed groups revealed dose-dependent increases in total cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, lactate dyhydrogenase, and total protein levels in BALF. Inflammatory cytokines, including macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and tumor necrosis factor-α, were increased in the CuO NPs-treated groups. The expression levels of catalase, glutathione peroxidase-1, and peroxiredoxin-2 were downregulated, whereas that of superoxide dismutase-2 was upregulated in the CuO NPs-exposed groups. Five heat shock proteins were downregulated in rats exposed to high concentrations of CuO NPs. In proteomic analysis, 17 proteins were upregulated or downregulated, and 6 proteins were validated via Western blot analysis. Significant upregulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase and fidgetin-like 1 and downregulation of annexin II, HSP 47 and proteasome α1 occurred in the CuO NPs exposed groups. Taken together, this study provides additional insight into pulmonary cytotoxicity and immunotoxicity as well as oxidative stress in rats exposed to CuO NPs. Proteomic analysis revealed potential toxicological biomarkers of CuO NPs, which also reveals the toxicity mechanisms of CuO NPs.