Fuzzy control of thyristor-controlled series compensator in power system transients

Power system transient stability is one of the most challenging technical areas in electric power industry. Thyristor-controlled series compensation (TCSC) is expected to improve transient stability and damp power oscillations. TCSC control in power system transients is a nonlinear control problem. This paper presents a T–S-model-based fuzzy control scheme and a systematic design method for the TCSC fuzzy controller. The nonlinear power system containing TCSC is modelled as a fuzzy “blending” of a set of locally linearized models. A linear optimal control is designed for each local linear model. Different control requirements at different stages during power system transients can be considered in deriving the linear control rules. The resulting fuzzy controller is then a fuzzy “blending” of these linear controllers. Quadratic stability of the overall nonlinear controlled system can be checked and ensured using H^∞ control theory. Digital simulation with NETOMAC software has verified that the fuzzy control scheme can improve power system transient stability and damp power swings very quickly.     

Real-Time Fourier Transformer System Using Transmissive Fiber Gratings

The duality between the equations that describe the paraxial diffraction of light beams in free space and the temporal dispersion of narrowband pulses in dielectrics allows one to deduce a time-domain equivalent to the spatial Fraunhofer approximation. This equivalence is used to design real-time optical Fourier transformer systems, which are shown to be realizable by using linearly chirped intermodal couplers (transmissive fiber gratings) as the dispersive media. In particular, the design of an intermodal coupler to carry out Fourier transformations is presented and it is shown that this design exhibits very good correlation between theoretical and simulated results.     

用Wagner型本构方程表征低密度聚乙烯熔体的粘弹性及其非线性依时特性的预测

通过实验研究了一种低密度聚乙烯 (LDPE ,PE FSB 2 3D0 2 2 /Q2 0 0 )熔体的粘弹性 ,并用KBKZ类本构方程中的Wagner模型进行了表征 .用Wagner模型预测了LDPE的非线性依时粘弹特性 ,并同已报道的变型Huang方程的结果进行了比较 .在最大剪切速率 5s- 1 下 ,KBKZ方程预测的短剪切时间下的触变环与实验结果吻合较好 ,当剪切时间加长时 ,KBKZ方程的预测结果比实验值偏高 .KBKZ方程能够较好地预测应力增长和应力松弛特性 ,即能够真实地反映出实验中的应力过冲以及应力松弛的过程 ,而变型Huang方程则不能 .变型Huang方程中的参数是孤立地、片面地反映材料在特定条件下的流变特性 ,而KBKZ方程中描述材料流变性质的参数能基本上反映出该LDPE的粘弹性 .因此 ,KBKZ方程描述和预测依时性粘弹特性的综合能力强于变型的Huang方程 .结果还表明KBKZ方程仍不能准确、完整地描述LDPE Q2 0 0的依时性粘弹性 .     

Speciation studies by capillary electrophoresis – simultaneous determination of iodide and iodate in seawater

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed for the simple and highly-sensitive determination of iodine species in seawater. The proposed method is based on the on-capillary preconcentration of iodide and iodate using the principle of transient isotachophoresis (tITP) stacking, and direct UV detection of the separated species at 226 and 210 nm, respectively. The preconcentration procedure takes advantage of the electrokinetic introduction of the terminating ion [2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonate (MES)] into the capillary, that enables a longer tITP state. The appropriate conditions for the tITP step were optimized by varying the MES and sample injection time and the concentration of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC). The latter component of the separation electrolyte (SE) was shown to strongly affect the migration and therefore the enrichment of iodide due to specific ion-association. The optimized separations were performed in 12.5 mM CTAC, 0.5 M NaCl (pH 2.4). Valid calibration is demonstrated in the range 3–60 g L^–1 iodide (R=0.9992) and 40–800 g L^–1 iodate (R=0.9994). The detection limits achieved were 0.23 g L^–1 (2 nM) for iodide and 10 g L^–1 (57 nM) for iodate. Such sensitivity and linearity thresholds allowed the reported tITP-CE system to be applied to direct speciation analysis of surface and seabed seawater. The comparison of CE results with those of an ion-chromatography (IC) technique proved that the method has acceptable accuracy.     

Suppression of cell and platelet adhesion to star-shaped 8-armed poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lactide) block copolymer films

To explore the potential of a star-shaped 8-armed poly(ethylene glycol)35K-block-poly(L-lactide)37K (8-armed PEG35K-b-PLLA37K: M(n) of PEG = 35 000, M(n) of PLLA = 37 000) film as a novel bioabsorbable adhesion-prevention membrane, the water structure, surface contact angle, protein adsorption, and cell and platelet anti-adhesion properties of such a hydrated film are investigated. Based on the results, it is found that the 8-armed PEG35K-b-PLLA37K film exhibits a biologically inert surface, which is the result of a large number of PEG chains and a free water layer on the film surface. This leads to a reduction in protein absorption and cell and platelet adhesion onto the film surface. This implies that the star-shaped 8-armed PEG35K-b-PLLA37K film can be utilized as a novel bioabsorbable adhesion-prevention membrane.     

低密度聚乙烯熔体的非线性依时性流变特性及表征

进行了一种低密度聚乙烯 (LDPE ,PE FSB 2 3D0 2 2 Q2 0 0 )熔体的触变环实验 ,实验结果表明该LDPE的粘弹力学特性具有复杂的非线性依时特性 ;进一步的应力增长实验表明在定常剪切速率 5s- 1 下应力会随着剪切时间的延长而明显下降 .文中用一个变型的Huang方程表征了实验得到的触变环 ,模型计算与各实验结果基本吻合 ;但同时注意到模型的参数不具有通用性 ,没有全面反映LDPE(Q2 0 0 )熔体的粘弹力学特性 ,此外 ,变型Huang方程也无法预测材料在剪切之后的应力松弛 .     

TRANSTHYRETIN (PREALBUMIN) GENE IN HUMAN PRIMARY HEPATIC CANCER

From a subtracting cDNA library constructed from normal liver versus human primary hepatic cancer (PHC), a cDNA clone pG8 was isolated. Using it as a probe, RNA extracted from one human liver and 9 PHC samples were analyzed by Northern hybridization. As expected, its mRNA was highly expressed in liver; however, the expression was strikingly suppressed in PHC. Only weak signal was observed in 2 out of 9 PHC, while no signal was detectable in the other 7 samples. Utilizing pG8 as a probe, DNA from the same PHC specimens was analyzed after MspI digestion and Southern hybridization. Deletion of DNA fragment was observed in 4 out of 9 samples. In further study of cancer and non-cancerous liver from other 7 PHC patients, similar deletion of DNA fragments in cancer was observed in 4 out of 7 samples. After sequencing of the clone of 572 bp, it was unexpectedly found that pG8 was completely homologous to the coding sequence of transthyretin, TTR gene, as TTR (or prealbumin) gene has been known to be linked to a     

C labelled internal standards-A solution to minimize ion suppression effects in liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analyses of drugs in biological samples?

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is frequently used to identify and quantify drugs in human biological samples due to the high selectivity and sensitivity of this technique. However, ion suppression effects caused by co-eluting compounds: drugs, metabolites, matrix components, impurities and degradation products, are a major concern. Stable isotope labelled internal standards (SIL ISs), usually deuterium ((2)H) labelled, are often used to compensate for these effects. In many LC separations the retention times of (2)H labelled ISs and their analogues will differ. Ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) is increasingly being used for bio-analysis. With the better chromatographic resolution provided with sub 2 μm particles, larger separation between analytes and their (2)H labelled analogues can be expected, which might reduce the benefits of the SIL IS. There is a greater difference in physico-chemical properties between hydrogen isotopes than between isotopes of other elements. (13)C, (15)N and (18)O labelled ISs are more similar to their analytes than (2)H labelled ISs and thereby expected to behave more similarly in chromatographic separations. In this study we have investigated the use of (13)C and (2)H labelled ISs for the determination of amphetamine and methamphetamine by UPLC-MS/MS. The (13)C labelled ISs were co eluting with their analytes under different chromatographic conditions while the (2)H labelled ISs and their analytes were slightly separated. An improved ability to compensate for ion suppression effects were observed when the (13)C labelled ISs were used. Furthermore, an UPLC-MS/MS method for determination of amphetamine and methamphetamine in urine using (13)C labelled ISs has been developed and validated. Unfortunately, there are few (13)C labelled ISs commercial available today. If more (13)C labelled ISs become commercial available they may well be the coming solution to minimize ion suppression/enhancement effects in LC-MS/MS analyses of drugs in biological samples.