Transmission outage models for sub-transmission network reliabilityevaluation

Methods are presented for modeling the failure and repair of transmission equipment and their impact on subtransmission system reliability. The methods account for arbitrary load variation and nonexponential downtime distribution for components. The effects of single independent outages common-mode outages and independent overlapping outages are studied. The results are used to identify conditions when nonexponentially distributed downtimes can lead to significant errors if the method of analysis does not take this factor into account     

Water bamboo husk reinforced poly(lactic acid) green composites

The water bamboo husk is one of major agricultural wastes in Taiwan. In this study, the powder obtained from the water bamboo husk was added to poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to form novel reinforced biodegradable composites. Morphologies, mechanical properties, and heat resistance of these water bamboo powder reinforced composites were investigated. The results indicate that the char yields were increased as plant powder was incorporated to PLA. In addition, the mechanical properties were also enhanced due to the addition of powders. The increments of storage moduli of PLA were about 50–200%. Moreover, the increments of loss moduli of PLA were about 70–200%. On the other hand, the T_g of PLA was slightly decreased by the addition of powder, and this may improve the brittle characteristics of PLA. Furthermore, this type of reinforced PLA would be more environmental friendly than the artificial additive‐reinforced one. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers     

高速公路收费站车辆能耗研究

车辆通过高速公路收费站时,需要减速或停车缴费,当车辆较多时,容易形成排队,产生大量延误,大大削弱了车辆的运行效率,增加了车辆的能耗,同时使得车辆尾气的排放量增加,严重污染了环境。本文使用排队论知识对收费站车辆排队与疏散情况进行分析,减少车辆的排队等候时间和驶离站口所需时间,以达到减少行车能耗的目的。最后,通过一个实例给出几种收费方式下的能耗,并给出了相应的分析和建议,可为高速公路收费方式和能耗研究提供一定的参考。     

Vehicle Teleoperation Interfaces

Despite advances in autonomy, there will always be a need for human involvement in vehicle teleoperation. In particular, tasks such as exploration, reconnaissance and surveillance will continue to require human supervision, if not guidance and direct control. Thus, it is critical that the operator interface be as efficient and as capable as possible. In this paper, we provide an overview of vehicle teleoperation and present a summary of interfaces currently in use.     

A comparative analysis of video codecs for multihop wireless video sensor networks

Wireless video sensor networks (WVSNs) have drawn significant attention in recent years due to the advent of low-cost miniaturized cameras, which makes it feasible to realize large-scale WVSNs for a variety of applications including security surveillance, environmental tracking, and health monitoring. However, the conventional video coding paradigms are not suitable for WVSNs due to resource constraints such as limited computation power, battery energy, and network bandwidth. In this paper, we evaluated and analyzed the performance of video codecs based on emerging video coding paradigms such as distributed video coding and distributed compressive video sensing for multihop WVSNs. The main objective of this work was to provide an insight into the computational (encoding/decoding) complexity, energy consumption, node and network lifetime, processing and memory requirements, and the quality of reconstruction of these video codecs. Based on the findings, this paper also provides some guidelines for the selection of appropriate video codecs for a given WVSN application.     

基于波形非线性映射的多局部放电脉冲群快速分类

简单分析了目前基于脉冲峰值-时间序列的局部放电检测系统在模式识别功能上存在的缺陷.提出利用基于单个脉冲波形的宽带检测技术研制多局放检测与模式识别系统,并给出了研制交流下该系统的数据处理方案.重点对研制该系统需要解决的脉冲群快速分类技术进行了阐述:即通过基于局放脉冲时域波形的非线性映射进行参数提取,形成2D或3D的波形特征参数空间,再使用非监督的模糊聚类分析实现局放脉冲群的快速分类.基于2D特征参数平面的仿真试验和3D特征参数空间的GIS污秽试验数据处理结果均表明该分类技术的可行性和实用性.这为多局放电检测与模式识别系统的研制提供了试验和理论依据.     

Simulation of X-ray pulsar signals with multiphysical properties

In view of the few and discontinuous X-ray pulsar data, based on the physical properties of the X-ray pulsar real data from the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) spacecraft, this paper adopts the fast iterative method and the 10 μs time transformation model, simulates the X-ray pulsar signals which have the periodic property, spectral property, and the background noise property as well as a variety of delay effects. We design and implement simulation software which can simulate the X-ray pulsar signals with multi-physical properties. The results of comparing the real data and simulation data in the same situation show that the simulation noises and the actual noises have the same distribution, that the period stability of the simulated X-ray pulsar data agrees with the real data, with the error of only 0.43％, in different energy levels, that the simulated data's integrated profile and the real data's standard profile are highly correlated with the Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.99, and that under the 10μs time transformation model, the time conversion accuracy of the simulation data can reach 10^-7s, the error between the simulation and the real data being just only 10^-7s, which meets the time transformation accuracy. Therefore, the proposed method can realize the high-fidelity simulations and generate the continuous pulsar signal with many physical properties.     

多路穆斯堡尔谱数据获取与处理系统

本文叙述了一个以BC3-80微型计算机为基础,通过一个以Z80-CPU为中心的控制机与8个带有存贮器的数据获取通道组成的多路数据获取与处理系统。这个系统除能对8个通道的数据进行数据获取外,同时可以对其进行显示、保存和数据处理。它与穆斯堡尔谱仪部件相接,构成一个恒加速穆斯堡尔谱仪系统。 这个系统配上高计数率多丝正比室,可以使穆斯堡尔谱的探测效率大大提高。多丝室中的每根丝的信号分别通过各自的放大器、单道分析器,由相应的数据通道记录下来,然后由微机进行相加和处理。另一方面,这个系统还可以利用不同的通道同时测出样品的透射谱和散射谱,同时得到样品的内部和表面信息。     

用多路望远镜探测器测量中子带电粒子核反应实验中的事例判选

介绍一个测量由中子引起的核反应的双微分截面实验的事例判选系统,由于反应截面非常小,而且本底相当大,为了最大程度地减少本底的影响,系统采用了二级硬件判选和一级软件判选。经过三级事例判选之后,可使本底计数降低４－５个数量级。