Simulation analysis and experimental validation of enhanced photovoltaic thermal module by harnessing heat

2022 ◽  
Vol 309 ◽  
pp. 118479
Author(s):  
Xin Tang ◽  
Guiqiang Li ◽  
Xudong Zhao ◽  
Kai Shi ◽  
Li Lao
Author(s):  
X. Gao ◽  
T. Li ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
X. Geng

In this paper, we proposed the stochastic model of InSAR height measurement by considering the interferometric geometry of InSAR height measurement. The model directly described the relationship between baseline error and height measurement error. Then the simulation analysis in combination with TanDEM-X parameters was implemented to quantitatively evaluate the influence of baseline error to height measurement. Furthermore, the whole emulation validation of InSAR stochastic model was performed on the basis of SRTM DEM and TanDEM-X parameters. The spatial distribution characteristics and error propagation rule of InSAR height measurement were fully evaluated.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2113
Author(s):  
Jacopo Colussi ◽  
Alessandro La Ganga ◽  
Roberto Re ◽  
Paolo Guglielmi ◽  
Eric Armando

This paper presents the experimental validation, using the opposition method, of a high-power three-phase Wireless-Power-Transfer (WPT) system for automotive applications. The system under test consists of three coils with circular sector shape overlapped to minimize the mutual cross-coupling, a three-phase inverter at primary side and a three-phase rectifier at receiver side. In fact thanks to the delta configuration used to connect the coils of the electromagnetic structure, a three-phase Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter is driving the transmitter side. The resonance tank capacitors are placed outside of the delta configuration reducing in this way their voltage sizing. This WPT system is used as a 100 kW–85 kHz ultrafast battery charger for light delivery vehicle directly supplied by the power grid of tramways. The adopted test-bench for the WPT charger consists of adding circulating boost converter to the system under test to perform the opposition method technique. The experimental results prove the effectiveness of the proposed structure together with the validation of fully exploited simulation analysis. This is demonstrated by transferring 100 kW with more than 94% DC-to-DC efficiency over 50 mm air gap in aligned conditions. Furthermore, testing of Zero-Current and Zero-Voltage commutations are performed to test the performance of SiC technology employed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Hansong Li ◽  
Xiaoyun Hu ◽  
Shen Niu ◽  
Guoliang Xu

Electrochemical mill-grinding (ECMG) is an ideal technical means to achieve an efficient and precise machining of titanium alloy monolithic structural parts. In the rough ECMG process, the selection of a reasonable cutting depth can improve the machining efficiency of the rough machining. Adopting a reasonable cathode tool structure can achieve a higher precision in the formation of the rough surface, reduce the finishing allowance and tool wear of subsequent finishing. With this aim, the present research proposed a cathode tool with a reasonable structure. Simulation results showed that the designed cathode tool presented a good uniformity of the flow field in the machining gap, which resulted in a higher precision in the formation of the rough surface. For experimental validation, a larger cutting depth and a designed cathode tool was employed to carry out the rough and finish machining experiments on a Ti6Al4V titanium alloy. The experimental results show that a good flatness of the sidewall of the rough-machining groove was obtained by this scheme. Furthermore, the machining surface exhibited no flow marks, and rough machining accounted for 92.37% of total removal. Moreover, measurement of the micro-morphology, roughness and elemental composition of the machined surface, and the effects of different machining parameters on the surface quality of titanium alloys, were studied.


2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 30502
Author(s):  
Alessandro Fantoni ◽  
João Costa ◽  
Paulo Lourenço ◽  
Manuela Vieira

Amorphous silicon PECVD photonic integrated devices are promising candidates for low cost sensing applications. This manuscript reports a simulation analysis about the impact on the overall efficiency caused by the lithography imperfections in the deposition process. The tolerance to the fabrication defects of a photonic sensor based on surface plasmonic resonance is analysed. The simulations are performed with FDTD and BPM algorithms. The device is a plasmonic interferometer composed by an a-Si:H waveguide covered by a thin gold layer. The sensing analysis is performed by equally splitting the input light into two arms, allowing the sensor to be calibrated by its reference arm. Two different 1 × 2 power splitter configurations are presented: a directional coupler and a multimode interference splitter. The waveguide sidewall roughness is considered as the major negative effect caused by deposition imperfections. The simulation results show that plasmonic effects can be excited in the interferometric waveguide structure, allowing a sensing device with enough sensitivity to support the functioning of a bio sensor for high throughput screening. In addition, the good tolerance to the waveguide wall roughness, points out the PECVD deposition technique as reliable method for the overall sensor system to be produced in a low-cost system. The large area deposition of photonics structures, allowed by the PECVD method, can be explored to design a multiplexed system for analysis of multiple biomarkers to further increase the tolerance to fabrication defects.


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