Design issues for the transformer in a low-voltage power supplywith high efficiency and high power density

Circuit model, design feasibility, and design tradeoffs are investigated for the transformer in 1.5-5 V power supplies with high efficiency and high power density. The transformer is constructed from a single or a matrix of pot cores and from interleaved planar windings. It has been determined theoretically and verified experimentally that such a transformer is realizable as long as the loss constraint is not severe (e.g. less than 0.5 W transformer loss per 100 W output). The primary source of loss is the winding, not the core, in 1.5 V/turn design. Measures to reduce the transformer height tend to increase transformer loss or volume     

Quality of life and breast cancer survivors. Psychosocial and treatment issues

Vitamin A deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiency syndromes in children from developing countries. It is also correlated with the increased severity and incidence of certain infections. Until recently, vitamin A research was focused on preventing xerophthalmia and blindness in Third World Countries and on the development of synthetic retinoid molecules, with lower toxicity than vitamin A, for the treatment of skin diseases. However, there has been a major shift of emphasis in the last five to ten years. There is a risk of death from xerophthalmia, primarily from complications with infectious diseases. Intermittent treatment with the very large doses of vitamin A prescribed to combat blindness was shown to be effective. This suggests that vitamin A may affect specific elements of the immune system. High-dose vitamin A supplements have been given, at widely-spaced time intervals, to preschool children in communities where vitamin A deficiency causes xerophthalmia and blindness, over the last 20 to 30 years. A strong correlation between mortality and xerophthalmia was identified. Death then became the principal outcome measured because it was easier to detect than xerophthalmia, particularly in large clinical trials in high risk regions where clinical expertise was minimal and vitamin A deficiency was a commoner cause of death than blindness. Other, food-based approaches to the treatment and prevention of vitamin A deficiency, involving foods naturally rich in retinol or carotenoid, or foods artificially fortified with these nutrients, should be developed.     

Coolant pH control for optimum ceramic grinding. I. rebinder effect in polycrystalline aluminum oxide

The Rebinder effect, an environment-caused variation in the hardness of rock, ceramic, or glass, was investigated in polycrystalline aluminum oxide using conventional microhardness and electrochemical techniques. For an environment of pH-adjusted distilled water, both hardness and zeta potential were found to vary with pH. Maximum hardness and zero zeta potential were found to occur at pH 9.5. Observations in this study are consistent with a mechanism for the Rebinder effect in which changes in surface charge influence near-surface plastic deformation of surfaces and, thereby, hardness.     

Design and fabrication of linear pixel arrays for organic photovoltaic modules to achieve scalable power output

We describe a design and fabrication method to enable simpler manufacturing of more efficient organic solar cell modules using a modified flat panel deposition technique. Many mini-cell pixels are individually connected to each other in parallel forming a macro-scale solar cell array. The pixel size of each array is optimized through experimentation to maximize the efficiency of the whole array. We demonstrate that integrated organic solar cell modules with a scalable current output can be fabricated in this fashion and can also be connected in series to generate a scalable voltage output.     

Organic photovoltaics using thin gold film as an alternative anode to indium tin oxide

Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) is the most commonly used anode as a transparent electrode and more recently as an anode for organic photovoltaics (OPVs). However, there are significant drawbacks in using ITO which include high material costs, mechanical instability including brittleness and poor electrical properties which limit its use in low-cost flexible devices. We present initial results of poly(3-hexylthiophene): phenyl-C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester OPVs showing that an efficiency of 1.9% (short-circuit current 7.01 mA/cm², open-circuit voltage 0.55 V, fill factor 0.49) can be attained using an ultra thin film of gold coated glass as the device anode. The initial I-V characteristics demonstrate that using high work function metals when the thin film is kept ultra thin can be used as a replacement to ITO due to their greater stability and better morphological control.     

PHC管桩桩身缺陷的处理

本文结合工程实例介绍在复杂地质条件下,由于基坑土方开挖组织不当造成PHC管桩产生水平裂缝及偏位缺陷的处理方法。     

天然气主干网沿程节点(进站点)压力计算

天然气主干网上的节点压力随时跟着管网用气量、管道中的流量在变化。用计算得到的正确压力值与SCADA的压力测量值之间差值的大小对压力正常与否作判断,具有简单、直观、准确度较高优点。