An EM-based identification algorithm for a class of hybrid systems with application to power electronics

In this paper we present an identification algorithm for a class of continuous-time hybrid systems. In such systems, both continuous-time and discrete-time dynamics are involved. We apply the expectation-maximisation algorithm to obtain the maximum likelihood estimate of the parameters of a discrete-time model expressed in incremental form. The main advantage of this approach is that the continuous-time parameters can directly be recovered. The technique is particularly well suited to fast-sampling rates. As an application, we focus on a standard identification problem in power electronics. In this field, our proposed algorithm is of importance since accurate modelling of power converters is required in high- performance applications and for fault diagnosis. As an illustrative example, and to verify the performance of our proposed algorithm, we apply our results to a flying capacitor multicell converter.     

CRUDi framework proposal: financial industry application

The alignment of information systems with the business goals of an organisation, although a topic of great importance, is not always properly valued or taken into consideration. In general, managers have different opinions to chief information officers (CIOs) in relation to IS, especially with regard to their importance and value to the business and also in terms of investment needs. Here, we discuss and study new approaches to methods and tools for assessing the relative importance of each information system to business, focusing on the financial sector including banks and insurance companies. We suggest the introduction of new key indicators for better decision support and to identify investment priorities, and present results regarding the relative importance of each process to support the business strategy. The primary goal for the inherent research project is to analyse the main problems and difficulties encountered by IS and IT managers, featuring different players and how they relate. The main contributions of this work are the CRUDi framework as a tool to improve alignment between business and IS strategies and the CRUDi survey and its results qualifying the financial sector's opinion regarding the relative importance of processes and investments.     

Avoiding,finding and fixing spreadsheet errors – A survey of automated approaches for spreadsheet QA

Spreadsheet programs can be found everywhere in organizations and they are used for a variety of purposes, including financial calculations, planning, data aggregation and decision making tasks. A number of research surveys have however shown that such programs are particularly prone to errors. Some reasons for the error-proneness of spreadsheets are that spreadsheets are developed by end users and that standard software quality assurance processes are mostly not applied. Correspondingly, during the last two decades, researchers have proposed a number of techniques and automated tools aimed at supporting the end user in the development of error-free spreadsheets. In this paper, we provide a review of the research literature and develop a classification of automated spreadsheet quality assurance (QA) approaches, which range from spreadsheet visualization, static analysis and quality reports, over testing and support to model-based spreadsheet development. Based on this review, we outline possible opportunities for future work in the area of automated spreadsheet QA.     

纳米SiO2粉体的制备与研究

纳米SiO2粉体的制备是以硅酸钠和盐酸为原料，添加适宜的稳定剂(非离子表面活性剂)和分散剂，在适宜的pH值和温度下，采用化学沉淀法合成。研究表明，要得到性能优良纳米的SiO2粉体，最佳工艺条件为：温度20～40℃，pH=6，反应液质量浓度P1=20g／L，P2=1．20g／L，反应时间15min。结果表明：制备的纳米SiO2粒径30～50nm，比表面积大，分散性好，质量优良，可达到产业化的生产。     

Investigating Modern‐Day Talaria: Mobile Phones and the Mobility‐Impaired in Singapore

Revisiting the medical and social models of disability, this study adopted the integrated biopsychosocial approach to examine experiences of 25 mobility‐impaired respondents in Singapore with using mobile phones. We found that mobile phones provided respondents a greater degree of mobility, a sense of control, and opportunities to escape the stigma of disability, thus challenging the boundaries between the able‐bodied and the disabled. Mobile phone appropriation allowed the management of personal identities and social networks, leading to a sense of empowerment. However, mobile phone usage might act as a double‐edged sword for disabled people, creating mobile dependencies and a spatial narrowing of social connections. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

Dynamic deviation reduction‐based concurrent dual‐band digital predistortion

This article introduces the concurrent dual‐band digital predistortion (DPD) architecture with only one upconvertion unit, which is suitable for the linearization of wideband power amplifiers (PAs) excited by concurrent dual‐band signals. By extending the conventional dynamic deviation reduction (DDR) model to the concurrent dual‐band mode, we propose two DDR‐based concurrent dual‐band models, the dual‐band DDR (DB‐DDR) model and the simplified dual‐band DDR (SDB‐DDR) model. The performance of these two models is experimentally assessed with two types of wideband PAs (a GaN Class F PA and a GaN Doherty PA) driven by the concurrent dual‐band signal, and compared with the prior two‐dimensional digital predistortion (2D‐DPD) model and the two‐dimensional modified memory polynomial (2D‐MMP) model. The results prove the good DPD performance and low computational complexity of the proposed models. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:401–411, 2014.     

Transient Stability Enhancement of Multi–Machine Power Systems: Synchronization via Immersion of a Pendular System

In this paper the problem of designing excitation controllers to improve the transient stability of multi‐machine power systems is addressed adopting two new perspectives. First, instead of the standard formulation of stabilization of an equilibrium point, we aim here at the more realistic objective of keeping the difference between the generators rotor angles bounded and their speeds equal—which is called synchronization in the power literature—and translates into a problem of stabilization of a set. Second, we adopt the classical viewpoint of power systems as a set of coupled nonlinear pendula, and express our control objective as ensuring that some suitable defined pendula dynamics are (asymptotically) immersed into the power system dynamics. Our main contribution is the explicit computation of a control law for the two–machine system that achieves global synchronization. The same procedure is applicable to the n–machine case, for which the existence of a locally stabilizing solution is established.     

试论供电企业的电力营销管理方法

树立正确的营销意识,丰富营销方法,有利于供电企业更好地适应不断变化的市场,提供质量更高的市场服务。分析了供电企业电力营销中存在的问题,提出了具体的改革方法。     

关于中压电缆网双环接线方式供电能力的分析

结合北京地区现阶段对相关技术的规定,以实际供用电方案为例,对中压电缆网双环接线方式的供电能力进行深入讨论。通过设计环网单元划分,发现某些条件下双环网供电能力可以得到进一步提升。     

电力工程自动化系统故障分析的方法

由于电力工程自动化系统的操作程序不断复杂化,故障的出现频率也随之增加。因此,必须建立完善的故障分析和解决方案,方能保证电力工程的正常、顺利推进。在此基础上,就电力工程自动化系统故障分析方法进行分析、探讨。