Electromagnetic Field Analysis and Shielding Method of Underground Variable Frequency Power Cable

The transmission and radiation of underground variable frequency electromagnetic waves will seriously interfere with the operation of the power cable and its surrounding environment. At present, the test methods for power cables basically require the impedance of the test system to match the characteristic impedance of the cable. The defect is that the process of designing and making the impedance matching impedance network is relatively complex and requires high manufacturing accuracy. In order to solve these problems, this paper puts forward the electromagnetic field fast detection formula and electromagnetic field shielding method of underground variable frequency power cable. The research method of this paper is the principle of shielding electromagnetic field materials and the suppression principle of shielding layer for electromagnetic coupling. The function of the two principles is to study the reflection, absorption, and multiple reflection of electromagnetic waves and to study the cut-off frequency of the nonmagnetic shielding layer. These two principles guide the experiment. In this paper, the measurement formula of the shielding performance of mismatched cables is derived through experiments. The results show that the error of the measurement formula is no more than 8 dB. Then, through the experiment of restraining the interference of magnetic materials on the electromagnetic field, it is concluded that the magnetic field shielding performance can reach 20 dB. Then, through the performance test of electromagnetic field shielding materials, the shielding efficiency of metal fiber antiradiation materials is the largest, and the average efficiency reaches 76.4 dB.

Terahertz meta-chip switch based on C-ring coupling

Terahertz switch is one of the key components of future communication, radar, and imaging systems. Limited by the strong electromagnetic coupling in subwavelength scale, the traditional terahertz switch is difficult to meet the increasing application requirements. In this paper, a parallel topology terahertz meta-chip switch based on the combination of equivalent circuit theory and electromagnetic coupling is proposed. The meta-chip is realized by adjusting the density of two-dimensional electron gas of InP-HEMT, which converts the electromagnetic coupling between the microstructure and microstrips. By using the 90 nm gate length InP-HEMT process, a C-ring loaded meta-chip is fabricated and tested in this paper. The results show an insertion loss lower than 1 dB with a 10 dB switching ratio, which is 20% higher than that without C-ring while ensuring the rather low insertion loss. It shows that the presented mechanism has positive significance for the design of terahertz band functional devices.

Using N-Norms for Analyzing Symmetric Protective Electrical Circuits with Triple Modal Reservation

The redundancy of functional blocks and critical assemblies in radio-electronic equipment is among the most widely used techniques for increasing reliability. Complex redundant systems raise the problem of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Ignoring EMC requirements can lead to partial or complete REE failures. In this paper, the authors analyze a noise-protective electrical circuit with triple modal reservation (a promising type of cold redundancy). A multilayer stripline is investigated, the conductors of which are symmetrically arranged relative to two planes. On account of the strong electromagnetic coupling, this protective circuit can decompose dangerous ultra-wideband (UWB) interference received at the input of the primary or redundant circuits into unipolar pulses of lower amplitude. Using this approach, due to the symmetry of the conductors, equal decomposition efficiency could be achieved. However, the effect of UWB interference at the input of one of the conductors produces bipolar pulses at the output of the other conductors. In this paper, the authors evaluate the dangers of unipolar and bipolar decomposed pulses and use modal analysis to mathematically determine the polarities and amplitudes of the decomposed pulses at all output nodes for a pseudo-matched structure. By using the quasistatic approach with and without losses, the time responses to a trapezoidal pulse with a total duration of 60 ps, which simulates UWB interference, are obtained. To confirm the results of modal analysis and quasistatic simulation, an experimental study is performed. Using a stroboscopic oscilloscope DSA 8300, the authors obtained a transient response to a step excitation. Then, taking the derivative, the response to a trapezoidal pulse with a total duration of 140 ps was obtained. To analyze the criticality of the decomposed pulses, N-norms are used. In the general case, it is shown that the UWB interference is decomposed into four pulses of lower amplitude. At the same time, the value of each N-norm indicates its significant attenuation. For example, the amplitude of the UWB pulse acting on the input of the reserved conductor decreases by 10.31–8.93 times. Such results numerically demonstrate the high efficiency of the suggested approach when it comes to protecting equipment against UWB interference. It is also shown that the probability of dielectric breakdown and damage to electronic components in redundant circuits is lower than in a primary circuit. This is due to the fact that the value of N3 in the redundant circuit is 2.38 times less than in the primary circuit. However, the results demonstrate that arcing is highly probable both in primary and redundant circuits. Finally, aspects of symmetry/asymmetry in the problem under investigation are emphasized.

Vacuum correlators at short distances from lattice QCD

Non-perturbatively computing the hadronic vacuum polarization at large photon virtualities and making contact with perturbation theory enables a precision determination of the electromagnetic coupling at the Z pole, which enters global electroweak fits. In order to achieve this goal ab initio using lattice QCD, one faces the challenge that, at the short distances which dominate the observable, discretization errors are hard to control. Here we address challenges of this type with the help of static screening correlators in the high-temperature phase of QCD, yet without incurring any bias. The idea is motivated by the observations that (a) the cost of high-temperature simulations is typically much lower than their vacuum counterpart, and (b) at distances x3 far below the inverse temperature 1/T, the operator-product expansion guarantees the thermal correlator of two local currents to deviate from the vacuum correlator by a relative amount that is power-suppressed in (x3T). The method is first investigated in lattice perturbation theory, where we point out the appearance of an O(a2 log(1/a)) lattice artifact in the vacuum polarization with a prefactor that we calculate. It is then applied to non-perturbative lattice QCD data with two dynamical flavors of quarks. Our lattice spacings range down to 0.049 fm for the vacuum simulations and down to 0.033 fm for the simulations performed at a temperature of 250 MeV.

Design Optimization and Comparison of Cylindrical Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesters

Investigating the coil–magnet structure plays a significant role in the design process of the electromagnetic energy harvester due to the effect on the harvester’s performance. In this paper, the performance of four different electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters with cylindrical shapes constrained in the same volume were under investigation. The utilized structures are (i) two opposite polarized magnets spaced by a mild steel; (ii) a Halbach array with three magnets and one coil; (iii) a Halbach array with five magnets and one coil; and (iv) a Halbach array with five magnets and three coils. We utilized a completely automatic optimization procedure with the help of an optimization algorithm implemented in Python, supported by simulations in ANSYS Maxwell and MATLAB Simulink to obtain the maximum output power for each configuration. The simulation results show that the Halbach array with three magnets and one coil is the best for configurations with the Halbach array. Additionally, among all configurations, the harvester with two opposing magnets provides the highest output power and volume power density, while the Halbach array with three magnets and one coil provides the highest mass power density. The paper also demonstrates limitations of using the electromagnetic coupling coefficient as a metric for harvester optimization, if the ultimate goal is maximization of output power.

Synchronization and Stability of a Three Co-Rotating Rotor System Coupled with Springs in a Non-Resonance System

With the rapid development of horizontal drilling technology, the drilling fluid shale shaker (DFSS) features high capacity and high efficiency. Hence, a vibrating mechanism of a three co-rotating rotor system coupled with springs is proposed for designing large-sized and heavy-duty vibrating screens in petroleum drilling engineering. To master synchronization of the vibrating system, the dynamic equations of three corotating rotors coupled with springs are first developed based on Lagrange’s equations. Second, synchronous conditions of the system are derived based on the average method, and its stability criterion is obtained by adopting Hamilton’s principle. Furthermore, the influences of various factors, including positional parameters of three motors, stiffness coefficient of the springs and frequency ratio on synchronization behaviour, are numerically analysed in the steady state. Additionally, the Runge–Kutta algorithm with adaptive control is employed to build an electromagnetic coupling model, and the relationships between the synchronization state of the system and its mechanical-electrical coupling characteristics are investigated. Finally, an experimental prototype is designed to validate the theory and numerical analysis. The research result shows that the in-phase synchronization of three co-rotating rotors coupled with springs is easy to implement with the selection of a sufficiently large stiffness.

Mechanism Analysis and Optimum Control of Negative Airgap Eccentricity Effect for in-wheel Switched Reluctance Motor Driving System

This paper analyzes the generation and influence mechanism of negative airgap eccentricity effect for in-wheel switched reluctance motor (SRM) driving system, and proposes an optimum control strategy to achieve cooperative optimal performance between in-wheel motor driving system and electric vehicle (EV). Firstly, the electromagnetic characteristic of SRM under airgap eccentricity is studied based on electromagnetic coupling model and circuit driving equation. Then, the negative effect of airgap eccentricity on the in-wheel SRM driving system is analyzed in timefrequency domain combined on the excitation characteristics of unbalanced radial force. Finally, an independent current chopping control strategy for in-wheel SRM driving system based on vehicle vibration feedback is proposed, and the controller parameters are optimized by interpolation. The simulation results show that the proposed optimum control strategy can improve the driving torque while restrain the unbalanced radial force, and effectively suppress the negative airgap eccentricity effect of in-wheel motor driving system. This study starts from the dynamics relationship between SRM, in-wheel motor driving system and EV, and lays a theoretical foundation for solving the negative dynamic effect of in-wheel motor driving system.