三曲柄式等角速传动万向联轴器运动特性及曲柄杆交点的运动轨迹

通过对三曲柄式万向联轴器建立数学模型的方法验证了三曲柄式万向联轴器的等角速传动特性,分析了三曲柄式万向联轴器三曲柄杆交点的轨迹,三曲柄交点在与输入轴垂直的平面内运动轨迹以及输出轴的运动规律,对解决三曲柄式万向联轴器的振动问题,提高三曲柄式万向联轴器的传输能力提供了理论基础。     

Initial scalar lithospheric magnetic anomaly map of China and surrounding regions derived from CSES satellite data

Science China Technological Sciences - The China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES), China’s first satellite to measure geophysical fields with scientific goals in both space and solid...     

The universal field oriented controller

This paper synthesizes and develops a universal field oriented (UFO) controller for induction machines. The UFO controller decouples flux and torque in an arbitrary flux reference frame. Due to its high degree of generality the UFO controller lends itself to be fully compatible with all existing field oriented controllers, indirect as well as direct field orientation. As a consequence, the digital implementation of the UFO scheme is identical for all induction motor drives enabling the usage of identical hardware and software. Examples of UFO control block diagrams for different field oriented controllers are presented. The execution time of the UFO algorithm is compared with the classical rotor flux field orientation method when using a high speed digital signal processor. Further, this paper indicates that the flexibility of changing the flux reference frame can extend the stability region of the drive especially at high speed during flux weakening. Detuning problems in field orientation are handled in an optimal manner for each field oriented controller by proper selection of the model of the induction machine and its reference frame     

Universal field oriented controller based on air gap flux sensingvia third harmonic stator voltage

The universal field oriented (UFO) controller operating in the air gap flux reference frame is applied to a current regulated PWM induction motor drive. The air gap flux is measured by the stator third harmonic voltage component. It is shown in the paper that due to motor saturation, a third harmonic flux component is generated in the air gap. Since the third harmonic flux component is a function of the fundamental air gap flux and is always in phase with it for any load condition, it constitutes an accurate way to measure the fundamental air gap flux. This harmonic flux component induces a third harmonic in each one of the motor phase voltages, and the paper shows how this voltage is processed for the measurement of the air gap flux and consequent implementation of the UFO controller. Due to the robustness of the third harmonic sensing method and to the structure of the UFO controller, the resulting drive is not affected by detuning errors in steady state operation. In addition, the UFO drive has excellent dynamic performance even under strongly detuned conditions. To avoid any transition between the indirect universal field orientation (IUFO) (suitable controller structure for low speed) and the direct universal field orientation (DUFO) (suitable controller structure for high speed), a new type of UFO, i.e. a combination of the two methods is presented     

Predicting and rationalizing the effect of surface charge distribution and orientation on nano-wire based FET bio-sensors

A single charge screening model of surface charge sensors in liquids (De Vico et al., Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 706-717) is extended to multiple charges to model the effect of the charge distributions of analyte proteins on FET sensor response. With this model we show that counter-intuitive signal changes (e.g. a positive signal change due to a net positive protein binding to a p-type conductor) can occur for certain combinations of charge distributions and Debye lengths. The new method is applied to interpret published experimental data on Streptavidin (Ishikawa et al., ACS Nano, 2009, 3, 3969-3976) and Nucleocapsid protein (Ishikawa et al., ACS Nano, 2009, 3, 1219-1224).     

Inkjet printing of photocatalytically active TiO2 thin films from water based precursor solutions

In this work, aqueous chemical solution deposition route suited for inkjet printing is used for the synthesis of photocatalytically active TiO₂ coatings. Environmentally friendly precursor solutions with electromagnetic ink-jet printing, allows cheap and simple processing of TiO₂ films on glass. The hydrolysis reaction of water sensitive titanium alkoxide (Ti-alkoxide) precursor is controlled by adding complexing agents as citric acid and triethanolamine prior to water addition, and aqueous stable solutions are achieved. The pH of the solutions is brought to neutral to guarantee flexible processing, avoid damage to substrates and equipment. Solution parameters are adapted to obtain optimal gelation conditions and good jettability. The influence of processing parameters on the phase formation and surface morphology is studied by thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The photocatalytic activity of the films is evaluated by the degradation of methyl orange.     

Monitoring the transesterification reaction with laser spectroscopy

The production of biodiesel is rapidly expanding around the world, making it more important to produce this fuel with more energy efficiency. In this paper, we observed a series of transesterification reactions of soy bean oil and methyl alcohol catalyzed by potassium hydroxide. The observations were made using a non-invasive optical technique. This technique is useful to indicate the endpoint of a transesterification reaction or to determine when this reaction is reaching the state of chemical equilibrium. This study made it possible to improve the follow-up of the transesterification reaction, by optimizing the reaction time with a better monitoring system.     

Asymmetric synthesis and conformational analysis by NMR spectroscopy and MD of Aba- and α-MeAba-containing dermorphin analogues

Dermorphin analogues, containing a (S)‐ and (R)‐4‐amino‐1,2,4,5‐tetrahydro‐2‐benzazepin‐3‐one scaffold (Aba) and the α‐methylated analogues as conformationally constrained phenylalanines, were prepared. Asymmetric phase‐transfer catalysis was unable to provide the (S)‐α‐Me‐o‐cyanophenylalanine precursor for (S)‐α‐MeAba in acceptable enantiomeric purity. However, by using a Schöllkopf chiral auxiliary, this intermediate was obtained in 88 % ee. [(S)‐Aba 3‐Gly 4]dermorphin retained μ‐opioid affinity but displayed an increased δ‐affinity. The corresponding R epimer was considerably less potent. In contrast, the [(R)‐α‐MeAba 3‐Gly 4]dermorphin isomer was more potent than its S epimer. Tar‐MD simulations of both non‐methylated [Aba 3‐Gly 4]dermorphin analogues showed a degree of folding at the C‐terminal residues toward the N terminus of the peptide, without however, adopting a stabilized β‐turn conformation. The α‐methylated analogues, on the other hand, exhibited a type I/I′ β‐turn conformation over the α‐MeAba 3 and Gly 4 residues, which was stabilized by a hydrogen bond involving Tyr 5‐H_N and D ‐Ala 2‐CO.     

Assorted analytical and spectroscopic techniques for the optimization of the defect-related properties in size-controlled ZnO nanowires

In this article, the important role of the intrinsic defects in size-controlled ZnO nanowires (NWs) which play a critical role in the properties of the NWs, was studied with a combined innovative experimental analysis. The NWs prepared by both the aqueous solution method and chemical vapour deposition process were of increasing length and decreasing size-to-volume (S/V) ratio. The combined approach involved different analytical and spectroscopic techniques and from the correlation between the different measurements, the concentration of the oxygen vacancies jointly with the zinc interstitials defects and the zinc vacancy defects was observed to be positively or negatively correlated, respectively, with the magnitude of the photoluminescence intensity and radiative lifetimes. Furthermore, the experimental results also suggest that the oxygen vacancy defects are not only spatially located on the surface of the NW but an increasing fraction of the total oxygen vacancy defects connected with the green emission is also located in an annulus region beneath the surface as the ZnO NWs elongate. On the other hand, as the donor concentration plays a critical function in the properties of the ZnO NWs, an analytical model was derived for the calculation of the donor concentration of the NWs directly from its reverse-biased current-voltage characteristics obtained from the conductive atomic force microscopy measurements.     

Increasing the thermostability of sucrose phosphorylase by a combination of sequence- and structure-based mutagenesis

Sucrose phosphorylase is a promising biocatalyst for the glycosylation of a wide variety of acceptor molecules, but its low thermostability is a serious drawback for industrial applications. In this work, the stability of the enzyme from Bifidobacterium adolescentis has been significantly improved by a combination of smart and rational mutagenesis. The former consists of substituting the most flexible residues with amino acids that occur more frequently at the corresponding positions in related sequences, while the latter is based on a careful inspection of the enzyme's crystal structure to promote electrostatic interactions. In this way, a variant enzyme could be created that contains six mutations and whose half-life at the industrially relevant temperature of 60 °C has more than doubled compared with the wild-type enzyme. An increased stability in the presence of organic co-solvents could also be observed, although these effects were most noticeable at low temperatures.