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Characteristics on PWM CSI-induction motor drive system with utility interactive photovoltaic generation

This paper proposes a PWM current source inverter-induction motor drive system with photovoltaic generation. Solar cells are inserted in dc link to obtain constant current characteristics. They are connected to the utility system with a PWM converter. The PWM converter is controlled to obtain the maximum output photovoltaic (PV) power. The PWM inverter supplies sinusoidal currents for an induction motor, which is driven by constant V/f control. A pulsewidth control is utilized in the inverter section because of constant dc link current caused by peculiar V-I solar cell characteristics. In the system proposed here, the PV power is not only used for inverter-induction motor drive but it also flows into the utility system. The experimental results in steady state show that the proposed system has sinusoidal current with unity power factor in the utility system, the maximum output PV power and sinusoidal current/voltage for a motor. The demonstrated results for the separation of the utility system or the motor from the converter-PV-inverter system are given. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 118 (2): 79–87, 1997     

Role of interfacial potential in coagulation of cuprammonium cellulose solution

The electric potential, copper ion flux, and ammonia flux across the interface of cuprammonium cellulose solution (CCS) and various 1.0 equiv/Lelectrolyte solutions (ES) at 25°C were measured. The interfacial potentials were strongly negative (–10 to –35 mV) with H₂SO_4, HCI, and (NH₄)₂SO₄ as ES, weakly positive (6 to 8 mV) with NaCl, KCl, LiCl, CsCL, and RbCl as ES, and strongly positive (19 to 34 mV) with KOH and NaOH as ES, generally showing values similar to the diffusion potentials for electrolyte solutions comprising ions of the same absolute charge. The ammonia flux (about 1 X 10^-4 mol/cm₂/s) was relatively unaffected by the interfacial potential, but the copper ion flux was clearly dependent on it. These results, together with the observed rates of CCS coagulation, indicate that the mechanism of the coagulation was largely determined by the interfacial potential, with strongly negative potential gradients accelerating the Cu²⁺ flux into the ES and CCS coagulation proceeding rapidly by Cu²⁺ removal, strongly positive potential gradients accelerating the Na⁺ flux into the CCS and coagulation proceeding rapidly via the formation of cellulose-Na⁺ complex, and the absence of a strong potential gradient capable of accelerating the ion flux resulting in slow coagulation by ammonia removal. It may therefore be possible to control the interfacial potential and the ion flux by the ES composition, and thus to influence the structure of regenerated cellulosic fibers and membranes. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Evidence for intergranular tunnelling in polyaniline passivated α-Fe nanoparticles

Nanoparticles are of immense importance both from the fundamental and application points of view. They exhibit quantum size effects which are manifested in their improved magnetic and electric properties. Mechanical attrition by high energy ball milling (HEBM) is a top down process for producing fine particles. However, fineness is associated with high surface area and hence is prone to oxidation which has a detrimental effect on the useful properties of these materials. Passivation of nanoparticles is known to inhibit surface oxidation. At the same time, coating polymer film on inorganic materials modifies the surface properties drastically. In this work a modified set-up consisting of an RF plasma polymerization technique is employed to coat a thin layer of a polymer film on Fe nanoparticles produced by HEBM. Ball-milled particles having different particle size ranges are coated with polyaniline. Their electrical properties are investigated by measuring the dc conductivity in the temperature range 10-300?K. The low temperature dc conductivity (I-V) exhibited nonlinearity. This nonlinearity observed is explained on the basis of the critical path model. There is clear-cut evidence for the occurrence of intergranular tunnelling. The results are presented here in this paper.     

Size-controlled recrystallization of fullerene by gas–antisolvent process

Gas–antisolvent (GAS) process using CO₂ successfully prepared crystals of fullerene (C₆₀) from a toluene solution through a precipitation. Particle sizes of precipitated C₆₀ could be easily controlled by changing the initial pressurization rate of CO₂, the temperature at the initial pressurization, and the quantity of C₆₀. Fullerene particles obtained by GAS method had regular octahedral shapes, whereas the particles obtained by adding liquid ethanol as an antisolvent to C₆₀ solution did not have such shape. Particle sizes could be changed in a range of 1.0–8.5 μm by GAS method; they were wider than the range of particles obtained by ethanol addition (0.7–1.8 μm).     

Temporal changes in vertical distribution of 137Cs in litter and soils in mixed deciduous forests in Fukushima,Japan

Downward migration of ¹³⁷Cs in soils was studied in three mixed deciduous forests c.a. 40 km northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant (FDNPP), Japan. We selected three different types of forest regarding to environmental condition such as slope inclinations and snow coverage conditions at the time of deposition. We examined temporal changes in the vertical distribution of ¹³⁷Cs from litter layers to 10 cm soil depth for two years (2.3 to 4.3 years after the FDNPP accident in 2011). At all three study sites, the ¹³⁷Cs in the litter layer had largely migrated to surface soil by 2013. After 2014, about 80% of the ¹³⁷Cs in forest soils (litter layer to 10 cm soil depth) remained within 0–5 cm soil layer. The vertical distribution had not changed substantially since 2014, suggesting that changes to the downward migration rates of ¹³⁷Cs in soils drastically decreased with time. In addition, small amounts of migrating ¹³⁷Cs could not be detected by the present method because there was a large spatial variation in the distribution of soil ¹³⁷Cs. The results showed similar patterns of soil ¹³⁷Cs distribution among the three study sites although there were differences in the environmental conditions.     

Electronic speckle pattern interferometry based on spatial fringe analysis method using two cameras

A new speckle measurement method is proposed by applying a spatial phase shifting method to multi-camera technology in order to perform a high resolution, high speed, and large deformation measurement. It is confirmed that the alignment of optical elements in this method is easier than the ordinary multi-camera methods because the optical system uses only two cameras. The validity of principle of the method is discussed by the results of experiments. It is shown that measurement precision of this method is about 1/50 wavelength in a small deformation measurement. Furthermore, the method is improved for a large deformation measurement method by accumulating the results of the small continuous deformation measurement. The optimum sampling process of the large deformation of an object is proposed in order to detect the phase map of the large deformation. It is confirmed that the large deformation can be precisely measured by this method.     

Microfabrication of U-Shaped Grooves on the Surface of BaO–TiO2–GeO2 Glass by YAG Laser Irradiation and Selective Chemical Etching

A combination technique of Nd:YAG laser (wavelength: 1064 nm) irradiations and chemical etchings was applied to fabricate microsize U-shaped grooves on the surface of CuO-doped BaO–TiO₂–GeO₂ glass, and chemical etching behaviors were examined by using a confocal scanning laser microscope. Continuous-wave Nd:YAG lasers with a power of 0.7–0.8 W were irradiated onto the glass surface and scanned at a speed of 10 μm/s, inducing structural modified lines with refractive index changes. The chemical etching rates for the refractive index changed lines in a nitric acid solution (1 N HNO₃) were larger than those for the base glass (nonirradiated part). The etching profile was changed gradually from W-shaped to U-shaped grooves with increasing etching time. The sharp bending lines with an angle of 150° and the cross-linked lines were also smoothly etched. The U-shaped grooves with a surface covered by nonlinear optical Ba₂TiGe₂O₈ crystals were formed by the crystallization of etched samples. This study proposes that the patterning of microchannels with optical functional surfaces is possible on the glass surface using the present technique.