High-energy gas fracturing of shale is a novel,high efficacy and eco-friendly mining technique,which is a typical dynamic perturbing behavior.To effectively extract shale gas,it is important to understand the dynamic ...High-energy gas fracturing of shale is a novel,high efficacy and eco-friendly mining technique,which is a typical dynamic perturbing behavior.To effectively extract shale gas,it is important to understand the dynamic mechanical properties of shale.Dynamic experiments on shale subjected to true triaxial compression at different strain rates are first conducted in this research.The dynamic stress-strain curves,peak strain,peak stress and failure modes of shale are investigated.The results of the study indicate that the intermediate principal stress and the minor principal stress have the significant influence on the dynamic mechanical behaviors,although this effect decreases as the strain rate increases.The characteristics of compression-shear failure primarily occur in shale subjected to triaxial compression at high strain rates,which distinguishes it from the fragmentation characteristics observed in shale under dynamic uniaxial compression.Additionally,a numerical three-dimensional Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(3D-SHPB),which is established by coupling PFC3D and FLAC3D methods,is validated to replicate the laboratory characteristics of shale.The dynamic mechanical characteristics of shale subjected to different confining stresses are systematically investigated by the coupling PFC3D and FLAC3D method.The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.展开更多
Cracking behaviors of rocks significantly affect the safety and stability of the explorations of underground space and deep resources.To understand deeply the microscopic cracking process and mechanical property of ro...Cracking behaviors of rocks significantly affect the safety and stability of the explorations of underground space and deep resources.To understand deeply the microscopic cracking process and mechanical property of rocks,X-ray micro-computed tomography(X-μCT)is applied to capture the rock microstructures.The digital color difference UNet(DCD-UNet)-based deep learning algorithm with 3D reconstruction is proposed to reconstruct the multiphase heterogeneity microstructure models of rocks.The microscopic cracking and mechanical properties are studied based on the proposed microstructure-based peridynamic model.Results show that the DCD-UNet algorithm is more effective to recognize and to represent the microscopic multiphase heterogeneity of rocks.As damage characteristic index of multiphase rocks increases,transgranular cracks in the same grain phase,transgranular and intergranular cracks of pore-grain phase,intergranular and secondary transgranular cracks and transgranular crack between different grains propagate.The ultimate microscopic failure modes of rocks are mainly controlled by the transgranular cracks-based T1-shear,T3-shear,T1-tension,T2-tension and T3-tension failures,and the intergranular cracks-based T1-tension,T1-shear and T3-shear failures under uniaxial compression.展开更多
[Objectives]A codominance functional marker of the broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance gene,Xa7,of rice was identified for accurate detection,generation tracking,and differentiation between homozygous and hemiz...[Objectives]A codominance functional marker of the broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance gene,Xa7,of rice was identified for accurate detection,generation tracking,and differentiation between homozygous and hemizygous genotypes of the gene.[Methods]A potential functional marker containing four primers was designed using Premier 5 software and based on the differences on the sequences of Xa7,xa7,and allele-free genomes.The molecular distinctness of the marker in different materials was verified by PCR.Three crossbreed lines of Xa7 and their parents were inoculated with seven bacterial blight strains at the booting stage to examine the affected agronomic traits at maturation.[Results]The homozygous R084 of Xa7 could be amplified into a 91 bp band and the Nip free of allele with a 153 bp band,while the heterozygote Nip/R084,91 bp and 153 bp bands.The candidate codominance marker,Xa7fun,amplified fragments that matched the predicted target bands.No 91 bp fragment was amplified from 18 germplasms of varied types,indicating a lack of Xa7 in them.Whereas Ry1,Ry2 and Ry3 had a 91 bp band,suggesting the inclusion of homozygous Xa7.Under an elevated temperature,Huazhan responded to the seven bacterial blight pathogens as highly susceptible(HS),intermediate susceptible(MS),or susceptible(S);R084 to six of the seven pathogens(HNA1-4,FuJ,GDA2,GD1358,PX086,and YN24)as highly resistant(HR),intermediate resistant(MR)or resistant(R);Ry-1 to five pathogens(GDA2,HNA1-4,FuJ,GD1358,and YN24)as HR or MR;Ry-2 to five pathogens(GDA2,GD1358,HNA1-4,PXO86,and YN24)as HR or R;and Ry-3 to 6 pathogens(HNA1-4,FuJ,GDA2,GD1358,PXO86,and YN24)as HR or MR.Therefore,the infiltration of Xa7 in the improved crossbred lines RY-1,RY-2,and RY-3 significantly accentuated the blight resistance of Huazhan.[Conclusions]Homozygous or hemizygous Xa7 could be accurately differentiated by the currently identified codominance functional marker Xa7 fun.The Xa7 introgression did not significantly alter the critical agronomic traits in the hybridization from generation to generation and could be safely applied in breeding rice varieties with bacterial blight resistance.展开更多
Size and quantity of fractured zone and non-fractured zone are controlled by cracks contained in deep rock masses.Zonal disintegration mechanism is strongly dependent on the interaction among cracks.The strong interac...Size and quantity of fractured zone and non-fractured zone are controlled by cracks contained in deep rock masses.Zonal disintegration mechanism is strongly dependent on the interaction among cracks.The strong interaction among cracks is investigated using stress super-position principle and the Chebyshev polynomials expansion of the pseudo-traction.It is found from numerical results that crack nucleation,growth and coalescence lead to failure of deep crack-weakened rock masses.The stress redistribution around the surrounding rock mass induced by unloading excavation is studied.The effect of the excavation time on nucleation,growth,inter-action and coalescence of cracks was analyzed.Moreover,the inffuence of the excavation time on the size and quantity of fractured zone and non-fractured zone was given.When the excavation time is short,zonal disintegration phenomenon may occur in deep rock masses.It is shown from numerical results that the size and quantity of fractured zone increase with decreasing excavation time,and the size and quantity of fractured zone increase with the increasing value of in-situ geostress.展开更多
In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive ...In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive experiments under confined and unconfined conditions.The confining pressure was achieved by applying a lateral metal sleeve on the testing specimen which was loaded in the axial direction.The experimental results prove that dynamic peak axial stress,dynamic peak lateral stress,and peak axial strain of concrete are strongly sensitive to the strain rate under confined conditions.Moreover,the failure patterns are significantly affected by the stress-loading rate and confining pressure.Concrete shows stronger strain rate effects under an unconfined condition than that under a confined condition.More cracks are created in concrete subjected to uniaxial dynamic compression at a higher strain rate,which can be explained by a thermal-activated mechanism.By contrast,crack generation is prevented by confinement.Fitting formulas of the dynamic peak stress and dynamic peak axial strain are established by considering strain rate effects(50–250 s-1)as well as the dynamic confining increase factor(DIFc).展开更多
In this study, 23 asymmetrical Parkinson's disease patients were treated with unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and followed up for 5 years. At 5 years after stimulation treatment, Unifi...In this study, 23 asymmetrical Parkinson's disease patients were treated with unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and followed up for 5 years. At 5 years after stimulation treatment, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale II, III and axial symptom scores in the off-drug condition were significantly increased compared those at baseline. However, total Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale II, III and axial symptom scores were significantly lower with stimulation-on compared with the synchronous stimulation-off state in off-drug condition, and the motor symptoms of contralateral side limbs were effectively controlled. Only low Hoehn-Yahr stage was correlated with good long-term postoperative improvement in motor symptoms. The mean levodopa-equivalent daily dose after stimulation treatment was significantly lower than that before treatment, but dyskinesias became worse. Our experimental findings indicate that unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus is an effective treatment for improving motor symptoms in well selected asymmetrical Parkinson's disease patients presenting no severe axial symptoms and dyskinesias.展开更多
An accurate and effcient numerical method for solving the crack-crack interaction problem is presented. The method is mainly by means of the dislocation model, stress superposition principle and Chebyshev polynomial e...An accurate and effcient numerical method for solving the crack-crack interaction problem is presented. The method is mainly by means of the dislocation model, stress superposition principle and Chebyshev polynomial expansion of the pseudo-traction. This method can be applied to compute the stress intensity factors of multiple kinked cracks and multiple rows of periodic cracks as well as the overall strains of rock masses containing multiple kinked cracks under complex loads. Many complex computational examples are given. The dependence of the crack-crack interaction on the crack configuration, the geometrical and physical parameters, and loads pattern, is investigated. By comparison with numerical results under confining pressure unloading, it is shown that the crack-crack interaction under axial-dimensional unloading is weaker than those under confining pressure unloading. Numerical results for single faults and crossed faults show that the single faults are more unstable than the crossed faults. It is found from numerical results for different crack lengths and different crack spacing that the interaction among kinked cracks decreases with an increase in length of the kinked cracks and the crack spacing under axial-dimensional unloading.展开更多
A compressed sensing(CS) based channel estimation algorithm is proposed by using the delay-Doppler sparsity of the fast fading channel.A compressive basis expansion channel model with sparsity in both time and frequen...A compressed sensing(CS) based channel estimation algorithm is proposed by using the delay-Doppler sparsity of the fast fading channel.A compressive basis expansion channel model with sparsity in both time and frequency domains is given.The pilots in accordance with a novel random pilot matrix in both time and frequency domains are sent to measure the delay-Doppler sparsity channel.The relatively nonzero channel coefficients are tracked by random pilots at a sampling rate significantly below the Nyquist rate.The sparsity channels are estimated from a very limited number of channel measurements by the basis pursuit algorithm.The proposed algorithm can effectively improve the channel estimation performance when the number of pilot symbols is reduced with improvement of throughput efficiency.展开更多
Dimethyl ether(DME) was synthesized from methane through a two-step process,in which CH3Br was prepared from the oxidative bromination reaction of methane in the presence of HBr and oxygen over a Rh-SiO2 catalyst and ...Dimethyl ether(DME) was synthesized from methane through a two-step process,in which CH3Br was prepared from the oxidative bromination reaction of methane in the presence of HBr and oxygen over a Rh-SiO2 catalyst and then,in the second step,CH3Br was hydrolyzed to DME over a silica supported metal chloride catalyst.12 mol%ZnCl2/SiO2 catalyst was found to be the most active,but it deactivated because of Cl- losing.展开更多
Background:The vulnerable Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes)is a long-distance migratory waterbird whose migration and wintering information is poorly understood.This study aims to identify the autumn migration routes ...Background:The vulnerable Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes)is a long-distance migratory waterbird whose migration and wintering information is poorly understood.This study aims to identify the autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets and determine the migration movement traits of this species.Methods:Thirty-nine juvenile Chinese Egrets from the Fantuozi Island,an uninhabited offshore island with a large breeding colony of Chinese Egrets in Dalian,China,were tracked using GPS/GSM transmitters.Some feathers from each tracked juvenile were collected for molecular identification of sex in the laboratory.The GPS locations,recorded at 2-h intervals from August 2018 to May 2020,were used for the analyses.Results:Of the 39 tracked juveniles,30 individuals began their migration between September and November,and 13 successfully completed their autumn migration between October and November.The juveniles migrated southward via three migration routes,coastal,oceanic and inland,mainly during the night.The migration duration,migration distance,flight speed,and stopover duration of the 13 juvenile egrets that completed migration averaged 5.08±1.04 days,3928.18±414.27 km,57.27±5.73 km/h,and 23.08±19.28 h,respectively.These juveniles wintered in the coastal wetlands of Southeast Asia including those in the Philippines,Vietnam,and Malaysia,and only one successfully began its spring migration in June 2020.Conclusions:This study newly finds that the oceanic route taken by juvenile Chinese Egrets,suggesting that the juveniles are able to fly over the Pacific Ocean without a stopover.Moreover,our novel data indicate that coastal wetlands along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway are important areas for both autumn migration stopover and the wintering of these juveniles,suggesting that international cooperation is important to conserve the vulnerable Chinese Egret and the wetland habitats on which it depends.展开更多
Partial oxidation of methane to syngas(POM)over Rh/SiO_2 catalyst was investigated using in-situ FT-IR.When methane interacted with 1.0wt%Rh/SiO_2 catalyst,it was dissociated to adsorbed hydrogen and CH_x species.The ...Partial oxidation of methane to syngas(POM)over Rh/SiO_2 catalyst was investigated using in-situ FT-IR.When methane interacted with 1.0wt%Rh/SiO_2 catalyst,it was dissociated to adsorbed hydrogen and CH_x species.The adsorbed hydrogen atoms were transferred to SiO_2 surface by"spill-over"and reacted with lattice oxygen to form surface -OH species. POM mechanism was investigated over Rh/SiO_2 catalyst using in-situ FT-IR.It was found that CO_2 was formed before CO could be detected when CH_4 and O_2 were introduced over the preoxidized Rh/SiO_2 catalyst,whereas CO was detected before CO_2 was formed over the prereduced Rh/SiO_2 catalyst.展开更多
Background: Noninvasive and nondestructive DNA sampling techniques are becoming more important in genetic studies because they can provide genetic material from wild animals with less or even without disturbance,which...Background: Noninvasive and nondestructive DNA sampling techniques are becoming more important in genetic studies because they can provide genetic material from wild animals with less or even without disturbance,which is particularly useful for the study of endangered species,i.e.,birds.However,nondestructively and noninvasively sampled DNA may,in some cases,be inadequate in the amount and quality of the material collected,which can lead to low amplification success rates and high genotyping errors.Methods: In this study,noninvasive(eggshell swab,shed feather and feces),nondestructive(plucked feather and buccal swab) and invasive(blood) DNA samples were collected from the vulnerable Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes).DNA concentrations,PCR amplification success and microsatellite genotyping errors of different sample types were evaluated and compared to determine whether noninvasive and nondestructive samples performed as well as invasive samples in our experimental procedures.Results: A total of 159 samples were collected in the field.Among the different sample types,the highest DNA concentrations(154.0–385.5 ng/μL) were obtained from blood.Those extracted from fecal samples were the lowest,ranging from 1.25 to 27.5 ng/μL.Almost all of the DNA samples,i.e.,95.59 %,were successfully amplified for mt DNA(n = 152) and 92.76 % of mt DNA samples were successfully genotyped for at least five of the nine microsatellite loci tested(n = 141).Blood samples and buccal swabs produced reliable genotypes with no genotyping errors,but in feces,allelic dropouts and false alleles occurred in all nine loci,with error rates ranging from 6.67 to 38.10 % for the dropouts and from 6.06 to 15.15 % for the false alleles.Conclusions: These results indicate that both nondestructive and noninvasive samplings are suitable for avian microsatellite genotyping,save for fecal DNA.However,we should remain cautious of the appearance of genotyping errors,especially when using noninvasive material.展开更多
BACKGROUND:Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) has achieved good effects,but to date the mechanism of STN DBS remains poorly understood. STN DBS may increase dopamine ...BACKGROUND:Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) has achieved good effects,but to date the mechanism of STN DBS remains poorly understood. STN DBS may increase dopamine levels or metabolic activity of the corpus striatum. OBJECTIVE:To validate the effects of STN DBS on dopamine metabolism and glucose metabolism in the corpus striatum of hemiparkinsonian monkeys using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and position emission tomography (PET). DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:A controlled animal study was performed at the Neurosurgery Laboratory,Changhai Hospital of the Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA between January 2004 and December 2007. METHODS:Hemiparkinsonism was induced in adult Rhesus Macaque monkeys,which exhibit similar characteristics of PD in humans,through unilateral internal carotid artery infusion of 1-methy-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrindine. Following model establishment,stimulation electrodes were implanted in the right STN,and chronic high-frequency stimulation (60 μs pulse width,130 Hz frequency,and 1.5-2.0 V pressure) was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The changes in dopamine transporter (DAT),D2 receptor (D2R),and glucose metabolism in the corpus striatum following STN DBS were observed using SPECT and PET. RESULTS:SPECT examination showed that DAT specific binding in the right corpus striatum was increased at 3 months after DBS compared with prior to stimulation,and D2R specific binding in the right corpus striatum gradually decreased near levels on the left (non-electrode-implanted) side within 3 months after DBS. PET examination showed that the glucose metabolism in the right corpus striatum was markedly increased at 3 months after effective DBS. Hemiparkinsonism monkeys showed improved left limb rigidity,increased activities,and stable gait under chronic high-frequency stimulation. CONCLUSION:STN DBS increased striatal DAT,decreased D2R,and enhanced glucose metabolism,suggesting that chronic,high-frequency STN stimulation enhanced the metabolic activity of the corpus striatum,a mechanism for improving the PD symptoms of hemiparkinsonian monkeys.展开更多
Knowledge of migratory bird requirements is critical to developing conservation plans for vulnerable migratory species.This study aimed to determine the migration routes,wintering areas,habitat uses,and mortalities of...Knowledge of migratory bird requirements is critical to developing conservation plans for vulnerable migratory species.This study aimed to determine the migration routes,wintering areas,habitat uses,and mortalities of adult Chinese Egrets(Egretta eulophotata).Sixty adult Chinese Egrets(31 females and 29 males)on an uninhabited offshore breeding island in Dalian,China were tracked using GPS satellite transmitters.GPS locations recorded at2 h intervals from June 2019 to August 2020 were used for analysis.A total of 44 and 17 tracked adults completed their autumn and spring migrations,respectively.Compared with autumn migration,tracked adults displayed more diverse routes,higher number of stopover sites,slower migration speed,and longer migration duration in the spring.Results indicated that migrant birds had different behavioral strategies during the two migratory seasons.The spring migration duration and stopover duration for females were significantly longer than those for males.A positive correlation existed between the spring arrival and spring departure dates,as well as between the spring arrival date and stopover duration.This finding indicated that the egrets that arrived early at the breeding grounds left the wintering areas early and had a shorter stopover duration.Adult birds preferred intertidal wetlands,woodlands,and aquaculture ponds during migration.During the wintering period,adults preferred offshore islands,intertidal wetlands,and aquaculture ponds.Adult Chinese Egrets showed a relatively low survival rate compared with most other common ardeid species.Dead specimens were found in aquaculture ponds,indicating human disturbance as the main cause of death of this vulnerable species.These results highlighted the importance of resolving conflicts between egrets and human-made aquaculture wetlands and protecting intertidal flats and offshore islands in natural wetlands through international cooperation.Our results contributed to the hitherto unknown annual spatiotemporal migration patterns of adult Chinese Egrets,thereby providing an important basis for the conservation of this vulnerable species.展开更多
[Objectives]To establish HPLC fingerprints of wild and cultivated Millettia speciosa Champ.,and identify medicinal materials combined with chemical pattern recognition methods,and provide a reference system for the id...[Objectives]To establish HPLC fingerprints of wild and cultivated Millettia speciosa Champ.,and identify medicinal materials combined with chemical pattern recognition methods,and provide a reference system for the identification and quality control of M.speciosa from different sources.[Methods]20 batches of M.speciosa from different sources were determined by HPLC method,and the similarity analysis and evaluation were performed using the Similarity Evaluation System of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chromatographic Fingerprints(2012 edition).Principal component analysis(PCA)and least partial squares method-discrimination analysis(PLS-DA)were used to conduct chemical pattern recognition research on wild and cultivated M.speciosa.[Results]The HPLC fingerprints of wild and cultivated M.speciosa were established,10 common peaks were calibrated,and the similarity of 20 batches of samples was greater than 0.9;PCA can better classify M.speciosa from different sources into 2 categories,and PLS-DA can completely distinguish between wild and cultivated M.speciosa.[Conclusions]The established M.speciosa fingerprint,combined with chemical pattern recognition methods,can effectively distinguish between wild and cultivated M.speciosa,so it can provide a reference for quality control and evaluation of M.speciosa.展开更多
Objective:Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate(NSCL/P) is a common birth defect with unclear etiology. Both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to NSCL/P. Many genes have been identified as...Objective:Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate(NSCL/P) is a common birth defect with unclear etiology. Both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to NSCL/P. Many genes have been identified as candidate genes associated with this disease. Interferon regulatory factor 6(IRF6) gene and transforming growth factor-a(TGFA) gene seem to be crucial in the predisposition of NSCL/P. Here we evaluated some single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) loci of TGFA and IRF6 genes in Chinese nuclear families consisting of fathers,mothers and affected offspring with NSCL/P. Methods:Fifty patients of NSCL/P were confirmed by the plastic surgeons. They and their parents were included in the study,all with the informed consents. SNPs loci of TGFA and IRF6 genes were analyzed by microarray technology. Some PCR products were randomly chosen and sequenced to check microarray results. The distribution of gene type and allele frequency between patient group and parents group were compared. Then a Haplotype Relative Risk(HRR) and Transmis-sion Disequilibrium Test(TDT) were performed. Results:The sequences of randomly selected PCR products were all consistent with the microarray results. All loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. There were no significant differences in the distribution of genotypes and alleles between patients and their parents. Using HRR and TDT analyses the V274I of IRF6 was associated with NSCL/P,while another SNP locus of IRF6 was not. Strong evidence of linkage disequilibrium was found between the 2 SNP loci of TGFA and disease with the HRR analysis,but not with the TDT analysis. Conclusion:Our study confirms the contribution of IRF6 in the etiology of NSCL/P in populations of Asian ancestry. The association of TGFA with NSCL/P requires further research.展开更多
Pedestrian wind flow is a critical factor in designing livable residential environments under growing complex urban conditions.Predicting pedestrian wind flow during the early design stages is essential but currently ...Pedestrian wind flow is a critical factor in designing livable residential environments under growing complex urban conditions.Predicting pedestrian wind flow during the early design stages is essential but currently suffers from inefficiencies in numerical simulations.Deep learning,particularly generative adversarial networks(GAN),has been increasingly adopted as an alternative method to provide efficient prediction of pedestrian wind flow.However,existing GAN-based wind flow prediction schemes have limitations due to the lack of considering the spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow images.This study proposes a novel approach termed SFGAN,which embeds spatial and frequency characteristics to enhance pedestrian wind flow prediction.In the spatial domain,Gaussian blur is employed to decompose wind flow into components containing wind speed and distinguished flow edges,which are used as the embedded spatial characteristics.Detailed information of wind flow is obtained through discrete wavelet transformation and used as the embedded frequency characteristics.These spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow are jointly utilized to enforce consistency between the predicted wind flow and ground truth during the training phase,thereby leading to enhanced predictions.Experimental results demonstrate that SFGAN clearly improves wind flow prediction,reducing Wind_MAE,Wind_RMSE and the Fréchet Inception Distance(FID)score by 5.35%,6.52%and 12.30%,compared to the previous best method,respectively.We also analyze the effectiveness of incorporating the spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow in predicting pedestrian wind flow.SFGAN reduces errors in predicting wind flow at large error intervals and performs well in wake regions and regions surrounding buildings.The enhanced predictions provide a better understanding of performance variability,bringing insights at the early design stage to improve pedestrian wind comfort.The proposed spatial-frequency loss term is general and can be flexibly integrated with other generative models to enhance performance with only a slight computational cost.展开更多
Line commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmissions are prone to harmonic oscillation under weak grids.Impedance modeling is an effective method for assessing interaction stability.First...Line commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmissions are prone to harmonic oscillation under weak grids.Impedance modeling is an effective method for assessing interaction stability.Firstly,this paper proposes an improved calculation method for the DC voltage and AC currents of commutation stations to address the complex linearization of the commutation process and constructs an overall harmonic state-space(HSS)model of an LCC-HVDC.Based on the HSS model,the closed-loop AC impedances on the LCC-HVDC sending and receiving ends are then derived and verified.The impedance characteristics of the LCC-HVDC are then analyzed to provide a physical explanation for the harmonic oscillation of the system.The effects of the grid strength and control parameters on system stability are also analyzed.To improve the impedance characteristics and operating stability of the LCC-HVDC system,a virtual impedance based stability enhancement control is proposed,and a parameter design method is considered to ensure satisfactory phase margins at both the sending and receiving ends.Finally,simulation results are presented to verify the validity of the impedance model and virtual impedance based stability enhancement control.展开更多
For the safe and fast recovery of line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems after faults,a DC current order optimization based strategy is proposed.Considering the const...For the safe and fast recovery of line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems after faults,a DC current order optimization based strategy is proposed.Considering the constraint of electric and control quantities,the DC current order with the maximum active power transfer is calculated by Thevenin equivalent parameters(TEPs)and quasi-state equations of LCC-HVDC transmission systems.Meanwhile,to mitigate the subsequent commutation failures(SCFs)that may come with the fault recovery process,the maximum DC current order that avoids SCFs is calculated through imaginary commutation process.Finally,the minimum value of the two DC current orders is sent to the control system.Simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC show that the proposed strategy mitigates SCFs effectively and exhibits good performance in recovery.展开更多
Earlier studies have reported some calculation methods for commutation failure fault level(CFFL) in line-commutated-converter based high-voltage direct current(LCCHVDC) system under single-line-to-ground(SLG) faults. ...Earlier studies have reported some calculation methods for commutation failure fault level(CFFL) in line-commutated-converter based high-voltage direct current(LCCHVDC) system under single-line-to-ground(SLG) faults. The accuracy of earlier methods is limited because they only consider the commutating voltage drop and phase shift, while neglecting the DC current variation. Hence, this paper proposes a CFFL calculation method under SLG faults considering DC current variation, for better planning and designing of LCC-HVDC systems. First, the fault commutating voltage magnitude and phase shift are calculated. Then, the fault DC voltage during different commutation processes is deduced. Based on the commutating voltage magnitude and phase shift, and DC voltage during different commutation processes under SLG faults, the characteristics of CFFL with different fault time are demonstrated and analyzed. Next, the transient time-domain response of the DC current after the fault is obtained based on the DC transmission line model. Discrete commutation processes are constructed based on the commutation voltage-time area rule to solve the extinction angle under different fault levels and fault time. Finally, the CFFL is calculated considering the fault time, commutating voltage drop, phase shift, and DC current variation. The accuracy of the proposed method compared with the traditional method is validated based on the CIGRE benchmark model in PSCAD/EMTDC.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51839009 and 52027814)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2023AFB589).
文摘High-energy gas fracturing of shale is a novel,high efficacy and eco-friendly mining technique,which is a typical dynamic perturbing behavior.To effectively extract shale gas,it is important to understand the dynamic mechanical properties of shale.Dynamic experiments on shale subjected to true triaxial compression at different strain rates are first conducted in this research.The dynamic stress-strain curves,peak strain,peak stress and failure modes of shale are investigated.The results of the study indicate that the intermediate principal stress and the minor principal stress have the significant influence on the dynamic mechanical behaviors,although this effect decreases as the strain rate increases.The characteristics of compression-shear failure primarily occur in shale subjected to triaxial compression at high strain rates,which distinguishes it from the fragmentation characteristics observed in shale under dynamic uniaxial compression.Additionally,a numerical three-dimensional Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(3D-SHPB),which is established by coupling PFC3D and FLAC3D methods,is validated to replicate the laboratory characteristics of shale.The dynamic mechanical characteristics of shale subjected to different confining stresses are systematically investigated by the coupling PFC3D and FLAC3D method.The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental data.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42207193,52027814,and 51839009)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2022CFB609)+1 种基金the National Center for International Research on Deep Earth Drilling and Resource Development(No.DEDRD-2022-07)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2042021kf0058)。
文摘Cracking behaviors of rocks significantly affect the safety and stability of the explorations of underground space and deep resources.To understand deeply the microscopic cracking process and mechanical property of rocks,X-ray micro-computed tomography(X-μCT)is applied to capture the rock microstructures.The digital color difference UNet(DCD-UNet)-based deep learning algorithm with 3D reconstruction is proposed to reconstruct the multiphase heterogeneity microstructure models of rocks.The microscopic cracking and mechanical properties are studied based on the proposed microstructure-based peridynamic model.Results show that the DCD-UNet algorithm is more effective to recognize and to represent the microscopic multiphase heterogeneity of rocks.As damage characteristic index of multiphase rocks increases,transgranular cracks in the same grain phase,transgranular and intergranular cracks of pore-grain phase,intergranular and secondary transgranular cracks and transgranular crack between different grains propagate.The ultimate microscopic failure modes of rocks are mainly controlled by the transgranular cracks-based T1-shear,T3-shear,T1-tension,T2-tension and T3-tension failures,and the intergranular cracks-based T1-tension,T1-shear and T3-shear failures under uniaxial compression.
基金Supported by Changde Science and Technology Transformation and Promotion Service Project[2019][CCN][0051-000].
文摘[Objectives]A codominance functional marker of the broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance gene,Xa7,of rice was identified for accurate detection,generation tracking,and differentiation between homozygous and hemizygous genotypes of the gene.[Methods]A potential functional marker containing four primers was designed using Premier 5 software and based on the differences on the sequences of Xa7,xa7,and allele-free genomes.The molecular distinctness of the marker in different materials was verified by PCR.Three crossbreed lines of Xa7 and their parents were inoculated with seven bacterial blight strains at the booting stage to examine the affected agronomic traits at maturation.[Results]The homozygous R084 of Xa7 could be amplified into a 91 bp band and the Nip free of allele with a 153 bp band,while the heterozygote Nip/R084,91 bp and 153 bp bands.The candidate codominance marker,Xa7fun,amplified fragments that matched the predicted target bands.No 91 bp fragment was amplified from 18 germplasms of varied types,indicating a lack of Xa7 in them.Whereas Ry1,Ry2 and Ry3 had a 91 bp band,suggesting the inclusion of homozygous Xa7.Under an elevated temperature,Huazhan responded to the seven bacterial blight pathogens as highly susceptible(HS),intermediate susceptible(MS),or susceptible(S);R084 to six of the seven pathogens(HNA1-4,FuJ,GDA2,GD1358,PX086,and YN24)as highly resistant(HR),intermediate resistant(MR)or resistant(R);Ry-1 to five pathogens(GDA2,HNA1-4,FuJ,GD1358,and YN24)as HR or MR;Ry-2 to five pathogens(GDA2,GD1358,HNA1-4,PXO86,and YN24)as HR or R;and Ry-3 to 6 pathogens(HNA1-4,FuJ,GDA2,GD1358,PXO86,and YN24)as HR or MR.Therefore,the infiltration of Xa7 in the improved crossbred lines RY-1,RY-2,and RY-3 significantly accentuated the blight resistance of Huazhan.[Conclusions]Homozygous or hemizygous Xa7 could be accurately differentiated by the currently identified codominance functional marker Xa7 fun.The Xa7 introgression did not significantly alter the critical agronomic traits in the hybridization from generation to generation and could be safely applied in breeding rice varieties with bacterial blight resistance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50490275 and 50778184)
文摘Size and quantity of fractured zone and non-fractured zone are controlled by cracks contained in deep rock masses.Zonal disintegration mechanism is strongly dependent on the interaction among cracks.The strong interaction among cracks is investigated using stress super-position principle and the Chebyshev polynomials expansion of the pseudo-traction.It is found from numerical results that crack nucleation,growth and coalescence lead to failure of deep crack-weakened rock masses.The stress redistribution around the surrounding rock mass induced by unloading excavation is studied.The effect of the excavation time on nucleation,growth,inter-action and coalescence of cracks was analyzed.Moreover,the inffuence of the excavation time on the size and quantity of fractured zone and non-fractured zone was given.When the excavation time is short,zonal disintegration phenomenon may occur in deep rock masses.It is shown from numerical results that the size and quantity of fractured zone increase with decreasing excavation time,and the size and quantity of fractured zone increase with the increasing value of in-situ geostress.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52027814 and 51839009)。
文摘In this study,to confirm the effect of confining pressure on dynamic mechanical behavior and failure modes of concrete,a split Hopkinson pressure bar dynamic loading device was utilized to perform dynamic compressive experiments under confined and unconfined conditions.The confining pressure was achieved by applying a lateral metal sleeve on the testing specimen which was loaded in the axial direction.The experimental results prove that dynamic peak axial stress,dynamic peak lateral stress,and peak axial strain of concrete are strongly sensitive to the strain rate under confined conditions.Moreover,the failure patterns are significantly affected by the stress-loading rate and confining pressure.Concrete shows stronger strain rate effects under an unconfined condition than that under a confined condition.More cracks are created in concrete subjected to uniaxial dynamic compression at a higher strain rate,which can be explained by a thermal-activated mechanism.By contrast,crack generation is prevented by confinement.Fitting formulas of the dynamic peak stress and dynamic peak axial strain are established by considering strain rate effects(50–250 s-1)as well as the dynamic confining increase factor(DIFc).
基金supported by the foundation of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,No.101195400
文摘In this study, 23 asymmetrical Parkinson's disease patients were treated with unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and followed up for 5 years. At 5 years after stimulation treatment, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale II, III and axial symptom scores in the off-drug condition were significantly increased compared those at baseline. However, total Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale II, III and axial symptom scores were significantly lower with stimulation-on compared with the synchronous stimulation-off state in off-drug condition, and the motor symptoms of contralateral side limbs were effectively controlled. Only low Hoehn-Yahr stage was correlated with good long-term postoperative improvement in motor symptoms. The mean levodopa-equivalent daily dose after stimulation treatment was significantly lower than that before treatment, but dyskinesias became worse. Our experimental findings indicate that unilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus is an effective treatment for improving motor symptoms in well selected asymmetrical Parkinson's disease patients presenting no severe axial symptoms and dyskinesias.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50679097 and 50778184).
文摘An accurate and effcient numerical method for solving the crack-crack interaction problem is presented. The method is mainly by means of the dislocation model, stress superposition principle and Chebyshev polynomial expansion of the pseudo-traction. This method can be applied to compute the stress intensity factors of multiple kinked cracks and multiple rows of periodic cracks as well as the overall strains of rock masses containing multiple kinked cracks under complex loads. Many complex computational examples are given. The dependence of the crack-crack interaction on the crack configuration, the geometrical and physical parameters, and loads pattern, is investigated. By comparison with numerical results under confining pressure unloading, it is shown that the crack-crack interaction under axial-dimensional unloading is weaker than those under confining pressure unloading. Numerical results for single faults and crossed faults show that the single faults are more unstable than the crossed faults. It is found from numerical results for different crack lengths and different crack spacing that the interaction among kinked cracks decreases with an increase in length of the kinked cracks and the crack spacing under axial-dimensional unloading.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(60972056)the Innovation Foundation of Shanghai Education Committee(09ZZ89)Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project and STCSM(S30108and08DZ2231100)
文摘A compressed sensing(CS) based channel estimation algorithm is proposed by using the delay-Doppler sparsity of the fast fading channel.A compressive basis expansion channel model with sparsity in both time and frequency domains is given.The pilots in accordance with a novel random pilot matrix in both time and frequency domains are sent to measure the delay-Doppler sparsity channel.The relatively nonzero channel coefficients are tracked by random pilots at a sampling rate significantly below the Nyquist rate.The sparsity channels are estimated from a very limited number of channel measurements by the basis pursuit algorithm.The proposed algorithm can effectively improve the channel estimation performance when the number of pilot symbols is reduced with improvement of throughput efficiency.
基金supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education Project No.107132the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology Project No.2006BAE02B05,2005CB221406
文摘Dimethyl ether(DME) was synthesized from methane through a two-step process,in which CH3Br was prepared from the oxidative bromination reaction of methane in the presence of HBr and oxygen over a Rh-SiO2 catalyst and then,in the second step,CH3Br was hydrolyzed to DME over a silica supported metal chloride catalyst.12 mol%ZnCl2/SiO2 catalyst was found to be the most active,but it deactivated because of Cl- losing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42076107,41676123,and 41476113)。
文摘Background:The vulnerable Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes)is a long-distance migratory waterbird whose migration and wintering information is poorly understood.This study aims to identify the autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets and determine the migration movement traits of this species.Methods:Thirty-nine juvenile Chinese Egrets from the Fantuozi Island,an uninhabited offshore island with a large breeding colony of Chinese Egrets in Dalian,China,were tracked using GPS/GSM transmitters.Some feathers from each tracked juvenile were collected for molecular identification of sex in the laboratory.The GPS locations,recorded at 2-h intervals from August 2018 to May 2020,were used for the analyses.Results:Of the 39 tracked juveniles,30 individuals began their migration between September and November,and 13 successfully completed their autumn migration between October and November.The juveniles migrated southward via three migration routes,coastal,oceanic and inland,mainly during the night.The migration duration,migration distance,flight speed,and stopover duration of the 13 juvenile egrets that completed migration averaged 5.08±1.04 days,3928.18±414.27 km,57.27±5.73 km/h,and 23.08±19.28 h,respectively.These juveniles wintered in the coastal wetlands of Southeast Asia including those in the Philippines,Vietnam,and Malaysia,and only one successfully began its spring migration in June 2020.Conclusions:This study newly finds that the oceanic route taken by juvenile Chinese Egrets,suggesting that the juveniles are able to fly over the Pacific Ocean without a stopover.Moreover,our novel data indicate that coastal wetlands along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway are important areas for both autumn migration stopover and the wintering of these juveniles,suggesting that international cooperation is important to conserve the vulnerable Chinese Egret and the wetland habitats on which it depends.
基金This study was supported by the grant of 2004C31053 from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province, China, and the grant of Y404305 from the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, Chinathe grant of 20673101, 20673102 from National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Partial oxidation of methane to syngas(POM)over Rh/SiO_2 catalyst was investigated using in-situ FT-IR.When methane interacted with 1.0wt%Rh/SiO_2 catalyst,it was dissociated to adsorbed hydrogen and CH_x species.The adsorbed hydrogen atoms were transferred to SiO_2 surface by"spill-over"and reacted with lattice oxygen to form surface -OH species. POM mechanism was investigated over Rh/SiO_2 catalyst using in-situ FT-IR.It was found that CO_2 was formed before CO could be detected when CH_4 and O_2 were introduced over the preoxidized Rh/SiO_2 catalyst,whereas CO was detected before CO_2 was formed over the prereduced Rh/SiO_2 catalyst.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant nos. 41476113,31000963 and 31272333)the Fujian Natural Science Foundation of China (2010Y2007)
文摘Background: Noninvasive and nondestructive DNA sampling techniques are becoming more important in genetic studies because they can provide genetic material from wild animals with less or even without disturbance,which is particularly useful for the study of endangered species,i.e.,birds.However,nondestructively and noninvasively sampled DNA may,in some cases,be inadequate in the amount and quality of the material collected,which can lead to low amplification success rates and high genotyping errors.Methods: In this study,noninvasive(eggshell swab,shed feather and feces),nondestructive(plucked feather and buccal swab) and invasive(blood) DNA samples were collected from the vulnerable Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes).DNA concentrations,PCR amplification success and microsatellite genotyping errors of different sample types were evaluated and compared to determine whether noninvasive and nondestructive samples performed as well as invasive samples in our experimental procedures.Results: A total of 159 samples were collected in the field.Among the different sample types,the highest DNA concentrations(154.0–385.5 ng/μL) were obtained from blood.Those extracted from fecal samples were the lowest,ranging from 1.25 to 27.5 ng/μL.Almost all of the DNA samples,i.e.,95.59 %,were successfully amplified for mt DNA(n = 152) and 92.76 % of mt DNA samples were successfully genotyped for at least five of the nine microsatellite loci tested(n = 141).Blood samples and buccal swabs produced reliable genotypes with no genotyping errors,but in feces,allelic dropouts and false alleles occurred in all nine loci,with error rates ranging from 6.67 to 38.10 % for the dropouts and from 6.06 to 15.15 % for the false alleles.Conclusions: These results indicate that both nondestructive and noninvasive samplings are suitable for avian microsatellite genotyping,save for fecal DNA.However,we should remain cautious of the appearance of genotyping errors,especially when using noninvasive material.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30471776
文摘BACKGROUND:Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) has achieved good effects,but to date the mechanism of STN DBS remains poorly understood. STN DBS may increase dopamine levels or metabolic activity of the corpus striatum. OBJECTIVE:To validate the effects of STN DBS on dopamine metabolism and glucose metabolism in the corpus striatum of hemiparkinsonian monkeys using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and position emission tomography (PET). DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:A controlled animal study was performed at the Neurosurgery Laboratory,Changhai Hospital of the Second Military Medical University of Chinese PLA between January 2004 and December 2007. METHODS:Hemiparkinsonism was induced in adult Rhesus Macaque monkeys,which exhibit similar characteristics of PD in humans,through unilateral internal carotid artery infusion of 1-methy-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrindine. Following model establishment,stimulation electrodes were implanted in the right STN,and chronic high-frequency stimulation (60 μs pulse width,130 Hz frequency,and 1.5-2.0 V pressure) was performed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The changes in dopamine transporter (DAT),D2 receptor (D2R),and glucose metabolism in the corpus striatum following STN DBS were observed using SPECT and PET. RESULTS:SPECT examination showed that DAT specific binding in the right corpus striatum was increased at 3 months after DBS compared with prior to stimulation,and D2R specific binding in the right corpus striatum gradually decreased near levels on the left (non-electrode-implanted) side within 3 months after DBS. PET examination showed that the glucose metabolism in the right corpus striatum was markedly increased at 3 months after effective DBS. Hemiparkinsonism monkeys showed improved left limb rigidity,increased activities,and stable gait under chronic high-frequency stimulation. CONCLUSION:STN DBS increased striatal DAT,decreased D2R,and enhanced glucose metabolism,suggesting that chronic,high-frequency STN stimulation enhanced the metabolic activity of the corpus striatum,a mechanism for improving the PD symptoms of hemiparkinsonian monkeys.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42076107,41676123,and 41476113)。
文摘Knowledge of migratory bird requirements is critical to developing conservation plans for vulnerable migratory species.This study aimed to determine the migration routes,wintering areas,habitat uses,and mortalities of adult Chinese Egrets(Egretta eulophotata).Sixty adult Chinese Egrets(31 females and 29 males)on an uninhabited offshore breeding island in Dalian,China were tracked using GPS satellite transmitters.GPS locations recorded at2 h intervals from June 2019 to August 2020 were used for analysis.A total of 44 and 17 tracked adults completed their autumn and spring migrations,respectively.Compared with autumn migration,tracked adults displayed more diverse routes,higher number of stopover sites,slower migration speed,and longer migration duration in the spring.Results indicated that migrant birds had different behavioral strategies during the two migratory seasons.The spring migration duration and stopover duration for females were significantly longer than those for males.A positive correlation existed between the spring arrival and spring departure dates,as well as between the spring arrival date and stopover duration.This finding indicated that the egrets that arrived early at the breeding grounds left the wintering areas early and had a shorter stopover duration.Adult birds preferred intertidal wetlands,woodlands,and aquaculture ponds during migration.During the wintering period,adults preferred offshore islands,intertidal wetlands,and aquaculture ponds.Adult Chinese Egrets showed a relatively low survival rate compared with most other common ardeid species.Dead specimens were found in aquaculture ponds,indicating human disturbance as the main cause of death of this vulnerable species.These results highlighted the importance of resolving conflicts between egrets and human-made aquaculture wetlands and protecting intertidal flats and offshore islands in natural wetlands through international cooperation.Our results contributed to the hitherto unknown annual spatiotemporal migration patterns of adult Chinese Egrets,thereby providing an important basis for the conservation of this vulnerable species.
基金City-level Technology Research and Development Project of Qinzhou Science and Technology Bureau(20198509).
文摘[Objectives]To establish HPLC fingerprints of wild and cultivated Millettia speciosa Champ.,and identify medicinal materials combined with chemical pattern recognition methods,and provide a reference system for the identification and quality control of M.speciosa from different sources.[Methods]20 batches of M.speciosa from different sources were determined by HPLC method,and the similarity analysis and evaluation were performed using the Similarity Evaluation System of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chromatographic Fingerprints(2012 edition).Principal component analysis(PCA)and least partial squares method-discrimination analysis(PLS-DA)were used to conduct chemical pattern recognition research on wild and cultivated M.speciosa.[Results]The HPLC fingerprints of wild and cultivated M.speciosa were established,10 common peaks were calibrated,and the similarity of 20 batches of samples was greater than 0.9;PCA can better classify M.speciosa from different sources into 2 categories,and PLS-DA can completely distinguish between wild and cultivated M.speciosa.[Conclusions]The established M.speciosa fingerprint,combined with chemical pattern recognition methods,can effectively distinguish between wild and cultivated M.speciosa,so it can provide a reference for quality control and evaluation of M.speciosa.
基金supported by the Medical Technology Development Foundation of Jiangsu Provincial Health Bureau of China (H200513)Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT0631) and National 973 Program(2006CB944005)
文摘Objective:Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate(NSCL/P) is a common birth defect with unclear etiology. Both genetic and environmental factors may contribute to NSCL/P. Many genes have been identified as candidate genes associated with this disease. Interferon regulatory factor 6(IRF6) gene and transforming growth factor-a(TGFA) gene seem to be crucial in the predisposition of NSCL/P. Here we evaluated some single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) loci of TGFA and IRF6 genes in Chinese nuclear families consisting of fathers,mothers and affected offspring with NSCL/P. Methods:Fifty patients of NSCL/P were confirmed by the plastic surgeons. They and their parents were included in the study,all with the informed consents. SNPs loci of TGFA and IRF6 genes were analyzed by microarray technology. Some PCR products were randomly chosen and sequenced to check microarray results. The distribution of gene type and allele frequency between patient group and parents group were compared. Then a Haplotype Relative Risk(HRR) and Transmis-sion Disequilibrium Test(TDT) were performed. Results:The sequences of randomly selected PCR products were all consistent with the microarray results. All loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. There were no significant differences in the distribution of genotypes and alleles between patients and their parents. Using HRR and TDT analyses the V274I of IRF6 was associated with NSCL/P,while another SNP locus of IRF6 was not. Strong evidence of linkage disequilibrium was found between the 2 SNP loci of TGFA and disease with the HRR analysis,but not with the TDT analysis. Conclusion:Our study confirms the contribution of IRF6 in the etiology of NSCL/P in populations of Asian ancestry. The association of TGFA with NSCL/P requires further research.
基金This work was financially supported by the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation[No.4232021]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[No.62271036,No.62271035,No.62101022]+1 种基金the Pyramid Talent Training Project of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture[No.JDYC20220818]theYoung teachers research ability enhancement program of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture[No.X21083].
文摘Pedestrian wind flow is a critical factor in designing livable residential environments under growing complex urban conditions.Predicting pedestrian wind flow during the early design stages is essential but currently suffers from inefficiencies in numerical simulations.Deep learning,particularly generative adversarial networks(GAN),has been increasingly adopted as an alternative method to provide efficient prediction of pedestrian wind flow.However,existing GAN-based wind flow prediction schemes have limitations due to the lack of considering the spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow images.This study proposes a novel approach termed SFGAN,which embeds spatial and frequency characteristics to enhance pedestrian wind flow prediction.In the spatial domain,Gaussian blur is employed to decompose wind flow into components containing wind speed and distinguished flow edges,which are used as the embedded spatial characteristics.Detailed information of wind flow is obtained through discrete wavelet transformation and used as the embedded frequency characteristics.These spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow are jointly utilized to enforce consistency between the predicted wind flow and ground truth during the training phase,thereby leading to enhanced predictions.Experimental results demonstrate that SFGAN clearly improves wind flow prediction,reducing Wind_MAE,Wind_RMSE and the Fréchet Inception Distance(FID)score by 5.35%,6.52%and 12.30%,compared to the previous best method,respectively.We also analyze the effectiveness of incorporating the spatial and frequency characteristics of wind flow in predicting pedestrian wind flow.SFGAN reduces errors in predicting wind flow at large error intervals and performs well in wake regions and regions surrounding buildings.The enhanced predictions provide a better understanding of performance variability,bringing insights at the early design stage to improve pedestrian wind comfort.The proposed spatial-frequency loss term is general and can be flexibly integrated with other generative models to enhance performance with only a slight computational cost.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U2166602)in part by the Major Special Project of Hunan Province(No.2020GK1010)in part by the Innovation Young Talents Program of Changsha Science and Technology Bureau(No.kq2107005).
文摘Line commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmissions are prone to harmonic oscillation under weak grids.Impedance modeling is an effective method for assessing interaction stability.Firstly,this paper proposes an improved calculation method for the DC voltage and AC currents of commutation stations to address the complex linearization of the commutation process and constructs an overall harmonic state-space(HSS)model of an LCC-HVDC.Based on the HSS model,the closed-loop AC impedances on the LCC-HVDC sending and receiving ends are then derived and verified.The impedance characteristics of the LCC-HVDC are then analyzed to provide a physical explanation for the harmonic oscillation of the system.The effects of the grid strength and control parameters on system stability are also analyzed.To improve the impedance characteristics and operating stability of the LCC-HVDC system,a virtual impedance based stability enhancement control is proposed,and a parameter design method is considered to ensure satisfactory phase margins at both the sending and receiving ends.Finally,simulation results are presented to verify the validity of the impedance model and virtual impedance based stability enhancement control.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB2400902)the Innovation Young Talents Program of Changsha Science and Technology Bureau(No.kq2107005)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province(No.QL20210101).
文摘For the safe and fast recovery of line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems after faults,a DC current order optimization based strategy is proposed.Considering the constraint of electric and control quantities,the DC current order with the maximum active power transfer is calculated by Thevenin equivalent parameters(TEPs)and quasi-state equations of LCC-HVDC transmission systems.Meanwhile,to mitigate the subsequent commutation failures(SCFs)that may come with the fault recovery process,the maximum DC current order that avoids SCFs is calculated through imaginary commutation process.Finally,the minimum value of the two DC current orders is sent to the control system.Simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC show that the proposed strategy mitigates SCFs effectively and exhibits good performance in recovery.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2021YFB2400900)the Joint Funds of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.U2166602)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52207200)the Major Special Project of Hunan Province (No.2020GK1010)。
文摘Earlier studies have reported some calculation methods for commutation failure fault level(CFFL) in line-commutated-converter based high-voltage direct current(LCCHVDC) system under single-line-to-ground(SLG) faults. The accuracy of earlier methods is limited because they only consider the commutating voltage drop and phase shift, while neglecting the DC current variation. Hence, this paper proposes a CFFL calculation method under SLG faults considering DC current variation, for better planning and designing of LCC-HVDC systems. First, the fault commutating voltage magnitude and phase shift are calculated. Then, the fault DC voltage during different commutation processes is deduced. Based on the commutating voltage magnitude and phase shift, and DC voltage during different commutation processes under SLG faults, the characteristics of CFFL with different fault time are demonstrated and analyzed. Next, the transient time-domain response of the DC current after the fault is obtained based on the DC transmission line model. Discrete commutation processes are constructed based on the commutation voltage-time area rule to solve the extinction angle under different fault levels and fault time. Finally, the CFFL is calculated considering the fault time, commutating voltage drop, phase shift, and DC current variation. The accuracy of the proposed method compared with the traditional method is validated based on the CIGRE benchmark model in PSCAD/EMTDC.
