Smart grid coordination in building HVAC systems: EMPC and the impact of forecasting

Energy consumption by heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems exhibits a clear correlation with electricity prices. The method of economic model predictive control (EMPC) can be used in conjunction with thermal energy storage (TES) to time-shift power consumption away from periods of high demand to periods of low energy cost. Dynamic electricity pricing and weather condition forecasts can be readily incorporated within this methodology. Unfortunately, the receding horizon nature of this control strategy makes it very susceptible to the quality of the forecasts used. To this end, the development and implementation of several forecasting methods will be discussed. Finally, the EMPC performance of these methods will be assessed on a simple building example using active TES.     

A new calculation method of feedback controller gain for bilinear paper-making process with disturbance

This paper presents a new method to calculate the feedback control gain for a class of multivariable bilinear system, and also applied this method on the control of two sections of paper-making process with disturbance. The robust H∞ control problem is to design a state feedback controller such that the robust stability and a prescribed H∞ performance of the resulting closed-loop system are ensured. The controller turns out to be robust with respect to the disturbance in the plant. Utilizing the Schur complement and some variable transformations, the stability conditions of the multivariable bilinear systems are formulated in terms of Lyapunov function via the form of linear matrix inequality (LMI). The gain of controller will be calculated via LMI. Finally, the application examples of a headbox section and a dryer section of paper-making process are used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed method.     

基于多混沌系统的彩色图像加密方法

为了提高彩色图像加密的安全性和加密性能,设计了一种基于多混沌系统的彩色图像加密方法.将一个彩色图像分解为R、G、B三个灰度图像,使用MD5算法动态生成加密算法的初始值,然后使用三种不同的基于混沌的加密结构对三个图像进行加密.对R图像使用Feistel结构加密,其中Feistel结构的S一盒由Logistic混沌序列和Hyperhenon混沌序列组合产生;对G图像使用由Lorenz系统产生加密序列对图像进行代替和置换操作的加密结构;对B图像使用由分段线性混沌映射产生加密序列,然后加密图像的加密结构,再把加密后的图像结合起来生成加密后的图像.理论分析和实验结果表明,该加密方法能够较为有效地保证彩色图像加密的安全性.     

Radical scavenging activity of canola hull phenolics

Possible use of canola hulls as a source of natural anti-oxidants was explored. Cyclone canola hulls were extracted with methanol (30 to 80%, vol/vol) and acetone (30 to 80%, vol/vol). The free radical-scavenging activity of phenolic extracts so prepared was evaluated using the 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) radical ion (ABTS^o−), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, and chemiluminescence assays. The total content of phenolics in prepared extracts from canola hulls ranged from 15 to 136 mg sinapic acid equivalents per gram of extract. Higher levels of condensed tannins were detected in the acetone extracts than in the corresponding methanolic counterparts. Seventy and 80% (vol/vol) acetone extracts displayed markedly stronger antioxidant activity than any of the other extracts investigated. Statistically significant linear correlations were found between TEAC (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity) values (expressed in mM of Trolox equivalents per gram of extract) and total pehnolics, TEAC and total condensed tannins (i.e., determined using the modified vanillin and pronthocyanidin assays), as well as TEAC and protein precipitation activity of phenolic extracts (i.e., measured using the dye-labeled assay). The antioxidant activities of extracts as determined by the ABTS^o− radical ion assay correlated highly with those of the chemiluminescence and DPPH radical assays.     

丙烯酸酯改性双环戊二烯酚型环氧树脂及其性能研究

通过FT－IR光谱表征了丙烯酸酯改性的DCPD酚型环氧树脂／DDM体系结构，并通过测定改性体系的凝胶时间和分析凝胶时间的影响因素，研究了该体系的反应特性，同时，对改造前后DCPD酚型环氧树脂体系的性能做了分析。     

基于N步不变集的时滞切换系统的饱和控制

构造离散时滞切换系统的不变集,提出基于N步不变集的切换控制器设计方法,估计执行器饱和非线性的吸引域范围。首先,考虑时滞的影响,选取依赖于时滞的Lyapunov函数,构造时滞切换系统的不变集,并将其表达为若干个椭球集的凸组合,椭球集的个数与时滞常数相关。其次,在系统的前N个采样时刻,分别施加不同的饱和约束,求解得到一组椭球集,椭球集的个数与常数N相关,而每一步计算得到的椭球集均为时滞切换系统的不变集。再将N个不变集用一组凸包系数拟合,即可获取较大的吸引域估计。最后,在满足平均驻留时间约束的条件下设计切换律,并设计状态反馈控制器,保证闭环系统渐近稳定。控制器的求解转化为线性矩阵不等式的可行性问题。仿真结果验证了所提方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于分层动态时间弯曲的序列相似性度量方法研究

为了更好地体现时间序列的形态特征,并探索更适合于较长时间序列之间相似性度量的方法,在动态时间弯曲算法的基础上进行改进,提出了基于分层动态时间弯曲的序列相似性度量方法。对时间序列进行多层次分段,并从分段中均匀抽取相对应的层次分段子序列,然后将层次分段子序列抽象为三维空间的点（反映了分段子序列的均值、长度和趋势）进行相似性度量,最后综合各个层次的相似性度量作为结果。实验表明,在参数设置合理的情况下,此方法能获得较高的序列相似性度量准确度和效率。     

关联基础设施系统脆弱性分析

鉴于基础设施系统对社会生产和人民生活的重要性,分析基础设施系统的脆弱性,提出相应的抗干扰措施和改进策略,提高基础设施系统的可靠性,成为了当前研究的一个热点课题。基于此,在对基础设施系统脆弱性分析成果的基础上,从方法论的角度探讨了关联基础设施系统的脆弱性,并以华中地区某城市电力—供水网络为例分析了网络在节点级联故障下的脆弱性,为控制基础设施系统的级联故障、增强系统的抗干扰能力提供决策支持。     

基于OGC规范的多星多传感器卫星地面系统设计与实现

为解决传统卫星地面系统各业务功能单一、异构组织协作方面的不足, 提出了新型卫星地面系统的设计架构。以OGC(Open Geospatial Consortium)组织制定的空间信息服务标准为核心, 分别研究了卫星地面系统各业务系统的服务化, 给出了完整的新型卫星地面系统框架体系, 并进行了原型系统的开发和相关的应用实验。结果表明, 新型的卫星地面系统有助于实现多星多传感器的动态添加和跨组织协调合作。     

考虑出行方向的广州出租车时空可达性研究

出行方向是可达性研究中的一个关键要素, 因此, 提出一种考虑出行方向的出租车时空可达性分析方法。根据出租车经验路径分方向构建经验等级路网, 采用基于分层路网的Dijkstra算法计算得到各OD对之间的行程时间, 作为可达性评价指标, 并采用网格法和反距离加权插值法绘制得到广州市中心商业区等时线及其渲染图, 分方向、分时段对其时空可达性进行分析。结果证明了不同出行方向下, 特别是处于高峰时段, 可达性有较大的不同。