可见光通信光正交频分复用系统符号分解技术抑制LED非线性失真研究

传统重复信号限幅(ISC)技术可以减小非线性LED光正交频分复用(O-OFDM)系统的非线性限幅噪声影响。但ISC系统需要多个LED同时发光,同步和硬件实现复杂,并且误码率(BER)随着信道增益差异的增大而变大。基于此,提出基于单个LED的O-OFDM符号分解串行传输系统,对O-OFDM符号进行限幅分解,然后串行组帧,最后输入到单个LED中。推导了系统理论信噪比表达式,并建立了蒙特卡罗误码率和误差矢量幅度(EVM)仿真模型。结果表明,随着符号分解次数增大,EVM和BER性能显著变好,但通信速率略有下降,并且直流偏置会影响EVM和BER性能。本系统实现简单,避免了信道增益差异引起的BER变差问题。     

Studies in the lightfastness of nitrodiphenylamine dyes

Studies of the photofading of nitrodiphenylamine dyes have been made in ethanolic solution. It has been shown that the presence of oxygen during photoirradiation of the solution acts as an inhibitor, causing an induction period before degradation commences. The results suggest that the intermediate in the degradation is a triplet state, and this is quenched by oxygen. The “deactivated” oxygen molecules, so formed, can be reactivated by collision with “normal” oxygen molecules. The enhancement of photodegradation in the presence of hydrogen donors suggests that the degradation mechanism is reductive in nature. The influence of the positions of the nitro-groups in the diphenylamine derivatives supports the postulate that the reaction proceeds via quinonoid forms. The absence of brown degradation products suggests that the mechanism of degradation is not the same as that occurring on solid substrates, although the order of dye stability is the same in both cases.     

New synthetic ester type base oils with biodegradability potential

The present paper presents the results of some research into the production of synthetic ester oils of mixed structure on the basis of citric acid (2‐hydroxy‐1,2,3 propane tricarboxylic acid) with beneficial tribological properties and potential biodegradability. Two series of unsymmetrical triesters have been synthesised by varying the molar relationship between branched aliphatic alcohols from C₄ to C₁₃ along with a special alcohol of a complex aliphaticaromatic structure, namely 2‐(o‐sec‐butyl)phenoxy‐ethanol. Based on this, it has been possible to obtain products with various properties. The introduction of the aromatic function into the structure of these triesters induces interesting features, and the natural source of the citric acid holds potential for having good ecological characteristics, which are intended to be the subject of further research.     

废旧锂电池回收及应用于锌空气电池的研究进展

锂离子电池（LIBs）,目前广泛应用于便携式电子设备及电动汽车行业中。伴随着经济的高速发展,锂离子电池开始出现退役堆积现象,这导致废弃锂离子电池（SLIBs）成为世界上快速增长且数量最多的固体废物之一。废弃锂离子电池中含有较多的Li、Ni、Mn、Co和石墨等成分,为推动资源的可持续利用及对环境的保护,对废弃锂离子电池的绿色回收再利用迫在眉睫。对近年来废弃锂离子电池正极和负极材料的回收现状展开梳理,介绍了废弃锂离子电池正、负极材料的回收方法及优缺点,并详细探讨了由废弃锂离子电池正、负极材料所制备的用于锌空气电池（ZABs）正极催化剂的再构建策略。为废弃锂离子电池的可持续发展及再利用提供思路,为未来废弃锂离子电池回收领域与锌空气电池领域的结合做了展望,有助于未来更高效地回收废弃锂离子电池并拓展其在锌空气电池等领域的应用。     

LIDAR-assisted feedforward individual pitch control of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine

Nacelle-mounted, forward-facing light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology can deliver benefits to rotor speed regulation and loading reductions of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) when assisting with blade pitch control in above-rated wind speed conditions. Large-scale wind turbines may be subject to significant variations in structural loads due to differences in the wind profile across the rotor-swept area. These loading fluctuations can be mitigated by individual pitch control (IPC). This paper presents a novel LIDAR-assisted feedforward IPC approach that uses each blade's rotor azimuth position to allocate an individual pitch command from a multi-beam LIDAR. In this study, the source code of OpenFAST wind turbine modelling software was modified to enable LIDAR simulation and LIDAR-assisted control. The LIDAR simulation modifications were accepted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and are now present within OpenFAST releases from v3.5 onwards. Simulations of a 15 MW FOWT were performed across the above-rated wind spectrum. Under a turbulent wind field with an average wind speed of 17 ms⁻¹, the LIDAR-assisted feedforward IPC delivered up to 54% reductions in the root mean squared errors and standard deviations of key FOWT parameters. Feedforward IPC delivered enhancements of up to 12% over feedforward collective pitch control, relative to the baseline feedback controller. The reductions to the standard deviation and range of the rotor speed may enable structural optimization of the tower, while the reductions in the variations of the loadings present an opportunity for reduced fatigue damage on turbine components and, consequently, a reduction in maintenance expenditure.     

急倾斜极薄矿脉削壁充填法开采采动压力监测

二道沟金矿为急倾斜极薄矿脉,采用削壁充填法与浅孔留矿法开采,随着采深的增加,发生了多起采场岩爆。为研究岩爆发生所需高应力的来源,特对开采过程进行了采动压力监测。采用巷道变形收敛监测的方法,实测了1530采场削壁充填法回采过程中,穿脉监测巷道顶底板和两帮的收敛变形。监测结果表明：随着回采高度的增加,监测巷道顶底板间距呈减小的趋势,而两帮间距则呈增大的趋势,且两帮的变形幅度比顶底板的变形要大。并根据两帮各监测点最大收敛值,绘制了采动压力特性曲线。由该曲线可知,采动压力在距上部采场上盘回采边界约7 m的范围内形成波峰,再往上盘侧则趋于平缓。对于这种比较集中的采动压力分布特点,适合采用卸压的方法对其进行控制,从而达到阻止岩爆发生所需外部高应力条件的形成。     

Innovations in beef production systems that enhance the nutritional and health value of beef lipids and their relationship with meat quality

Consumers are becoming more aware of the relationships between diet and health and this has increased consumer interest in the nutritional value of foods. This is impacting on the demand for foods which contain functional components that play important roles in health maintenance and disease prevention. For beef, much attention has been given to lipids. This paper reviews strategies for increasing the content of beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and reducing saturated fatty acids (SFA) in beef. Particular attention is given to intramuscular fat (IMF) and the relationships between fatty acid composition and key meat quality parameters including colour shelf life and sensory attributes. Despite the high levels of ruminal biohydrogenation of dietary PUFA, nutrition is the major route for increasing the content of beneficial fatty acids in beef. Feeding grass or concentrates containing linseed (rich in α-linolenic acid, 18:3n-3) in the diet increases the content of 18:3n-3 and its longer chain derivative eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) in beef muscle and adipose tissue, resulting in a lower n-6:n-3 ratio. Grass feeding also increases docasahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3). Feeding PUFA rich lipids which are protected from ruminal biohydrogenation result in further enhancement of the PUFA in meat with concomitant beneficial improvements in the ratio of polyunsaturated:saturated fatty acids (P:S ratio) and n-6:n-3 ratio. The main CLA isomer in beef is CLA cis-9, trans-11 and it is mainly associated with the triacylglycerol lipid fraction and therefore is positively correlated with level of fatness. The level of CLA cis-9, trans-11 in beef is related to (1) the amount of this isomer produced in the rumen and (2) synthesis in the tissue, by delta-9 desaturase, from ruminally produced trans vaccenic acid (18:1 trans-11; TVA). Feeding PUFA-rich diets increases the content of CLA cis-9, trans-11 in beef. Trans-fatty acids in foods are of rising importance and knowledge of the differential effects of the individual trans isomers is increasing. TVA is the major trans 18:1 isomer in beef and as the precursor for tissue CLA in both animals and man should be considered as a neutral or beneficial trans-isomer. Increasing the content of n-3 PUFA in beef can influence colour shelf life and sensory attributes of the meat. As the content of n-3 PUFA increases then sensory attributes such as "greasy" and "fishy" score higher and colour shelf life may be reduced. Under these situations, high levels of vitamin E are necessary to help stabilise the effects of incorporating high levels of long chain PUFA into meat. However, grass feeding not only increases n-3 PUFA and CLA but, due to its high content of vitamin E, colour shelf life is improved. It is evident that opportunities exist to enhance the content of health promoting fatty acids in beef and beef products offering opportunities to add value and contribute to market differentiation. However, it is imperative that these approaches to deliver "functional" attributes do not compromise on the health value (lipoperoxidation) or the taste of beef products.     

Biohydrogen production by Rhodobacter capsulatus Hup mutant in pilot solar tubular photobioreactor

In this study, a pilot solar tubular photobioreactor was successfully implemented for fed batch operation in outdoor conditions for photofermentative hydrogen production with Rhodobacter capsulatus (Hup⁻) mutant. The bacteria had a rapid growth with a specific growth rate of 0.052 h⁻¹ in the batch exponential phase and cell dry weight remained in the range of 1–1.5 g/L throughout the fed batch operation. The feeding strategy was to keep acetic acid concentration in the photobioreactor at the range of 20 mM by adjusting feed acetate concentration. The maximum molar productivity obtained was 0.40 mol H₂/(m³ h) and the yield obtained was 0.35 mol H₂ per mole of acetic acid fed. Evolved gas contained 95–99% hydrogen and the rest was carbon dioxide by volume.     

The large-scale integration of wind generation: Impacts on price,reliability and dispatchable conventional suppliers

This work examines the effects of large-scale integration of wind powered electricity generation in a deregulated energy-only market on loads (in terms of electricity prices and supply reliability) and dispatchable conventional power suppliers. Hourly models of wind generation time series, load and resultant residual demand are created. From these a non-chronological residual demand duration curve is developed that is combined with a probabilistic model of dispatchable conventional generator availability, a model of an energy-only market with a price cap, and a model of generator costs and dispatch behavior. A number of simulations are performed to evaluate the effect on electricity prices, overall reliability of supply, the ability of a dominant supplier acting strategically to profitably withhold supplies, and the fixed cost recovery of dispatchable conventional power suppliers at different levels of wind generation penetration. Medium and long term responses of the market and/or regulator in the long term are discussed.