Three-dimensional conceptual model for service-oriented simulation

In this letter, we propose a novel three-dimensional conceptual model for an emerging service-oriented simulation paradigm. The model can be used as a guideline or an analytic means to find the potential and possible future directions of the current simulation frameworks. In particular, the model inspects the crossover between the disciplines of modeling and simulation, service-orientation, and software/systems engineering. Finally, two specific simulation frameworks are studied as examples.     

Blind channel equalization algorithm based on dual unscented Kalman filter for chaotic multi-input multi-output communication systems

To reduce channel noise,fading,and inter-user interference effectively in the chaotic communication systems with multi-user,a blind channel equalization algorithm based on dual unscented Kalman filter algorithm is proposed.Assuming that the coefficients of a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) channel can be described by an autoregressive model,two separate state-space representations are used for the signals and coefficients.Then two unscented Kalman filters are used to estimate chaotic signals and channel coefficients simultaneously.The simulation results indicate that the algorithm can effectively track the coefficients of the multi-path fading channel in chaotic MIMO communication systems at a fast convergence speed.     

On the stochastic dynamics of molecular conformation

An important functioning mechanism of biological macromolecules is the transition between different conformed states due to thermal fluctuation. In the present paper,a biological macromolecule is modeled as two strands with side chains facing each other,and its stochastic dynamics including the statistics of stationary motion and the statistics of conformational transition is studied by using the stochastic averaging method for quasi Hamiltonian systems. The theoretical results are confirmed with the results from Monte Carlo simulation.     

Simulation of Variable Air Volume System with Different Duct Layout

The duct static pressure reset (DSPR) control method is a popular modern control method widely applied to variable air volume (VAV) systems of commercial buildings. In this paper, a VAV system simulation program was used to predict the system performance and zone air temperature of two kinds of layouts that were applied to a typical floor of an existing building office in Hong Kong. The position where the static pressure sensor was placed should affect the zones temperature and energy consumption. The comparison of predictions of the two kinds of layouts indicates that with the same DSPR control method the layout of the air duct might influence the fan control result and energy savings.     

A new energy harvester using a piezoelectric and suspension electromagnetic mechanism

This study presents a new design of a piezoelectric-electromagnetic energy harvester to enlarge the frequency bandwidth and obtain a larger energy output. This harvester consists of a primary piezoelectric energy harvesting device, in which a suspension electromagnetic component is added. A coupling mathematical model of the two independent energy harvesting techniques was established. Numerical results show that the piezoelectric-electromagnetic energy harvester has three times the bandwidth and higher power output in comparison with the corresponding stand-alone, single harvesting mode devices. The finite element models of the piezoelectric and electromagnetic systems were developed, respectively. A finite element analysis was performed. Experiments were carried out to verify the validity of the numerical simulation and the finite element results. It shows that the power output and the peak frequency obtained from the numerical analysis and the finite element simulation are in good agreement with the experimental results. This study provides a promising method to broaden the frequency bandwidth and in- crease the energy harvesting power output for energy harvesters.     

Control strategy of hybrid fuel cell/battery distributed generation system for grid-connected operation

This paper presents a control strategy of a hybrid fuel cell/battery distributed generation （HDG） system in distribution systems. The overall structure of the HDG system is given, dynamic models for the solid oxide fuel cell （SOFC） power plant, battery bank and its power electronic interfacing are briefly described, and controller design methodologies for the power conditioning units and fuel cell to control the power flow from the hybrid power plant to the utility grid are presented. To distribute the power between the fuel cell power plant and the battery energy storage, a neuro-fuzzy controller has been developed. Also, for controlling the active and reactive power independently in distribution systems, the current control strategy based on two fuzzy logic controllers has been presented. A Matlab/Simulink simulation model is developed for the HDG system by combining the individual component models and their controllers. Simulation results show the overall system performance including load-following and power management of the HDG system.     

An implicit symmetry constraint of the modified Korteweg-de Vries （mKdV） equation

In this paper, an implicit symmetry constraint is calculated and its associated binary nonlinearization of the Lax pairs and the adjoint Lax pairs is carried out for the modified Korteweg-de Vries （mKdV） equation. After introducing two new independent variables, we find that under the implicit symmetry constraint, the spatial part and the temporal part of the mKdV equation are decomposed into two finite-dimensional systems. Furthermore we prove that the obtained finite-dimensional systems are Hamiltonian systems and completely integrable in the Liouville sense.     

Simulation and Reasonable Design of Bridge Steel Fenders to Reduce Ship Impacts

Steel fenders are increasingly used for ship-impact resistance structures in the design of navigable bridges. As an important approach to investigating this anti-impact structure effectiveness to reduce influences of vessel impact, simulation analyses are still not perfect yet. So this paper is intended to discuss several issues related to ship collision simulations, including steel constitutive relationship, connections between steel box and pile cap, contacts definition and friction consideration, and the determination of impact waterlines and angles. Consequently based on two examples of ship-steel fender-bridge structure systems, some conclusions about effectiveness and design of fenders to reduce ship impact are drawn.     

BulkTree: an overlay network architecture for live media streaming

Peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are now very popular. Current P2P systems are broadly of two kinds, structured and unstructured. The tree structured P2P systems used technologies such as distributed hash tables (DHT) and hierarchical clustering can search the required target quickly, however, in a tree, the internal node has a higher load and its leave or crash often causes a large population of its offspring's problems, so that in the highly dynamic Internet environment the tree structure may still suffer frequent breaks. On the other hand, most widely used unstructured P2P networks rely on central directory servers or massive message flooding, clearly not scalable. So, we consider both of the above systems' advantages and disadvantages and realize that in the P2P systems one node may fail easily, but that when a number of nodes organized as a set, which we call "super node", the set is robust. Super nodes can be created and updated aware of topology-aware, and used with simple protocol such as flooding or "servers" to exchange information. Furthermore the entire robust super node can be organized into exquisite tree structure. By using this overlay network architecture, P2P systems are robust, efficient, scalable and secure. The simulation results demonstrated that our architecture greatly reduces the alteration time of the structure while decreasing the average delay time, compared to the common tree structure.     

Novel architecture of WDM/OCDMA-PON based on SSFBG and wavelength re-modulation technology

A novel architecture of wavelength-division multiplexing/optical code division multiplexing access-passive optical network (WDM/OCDMA-PON) based on superstructure fiber Bragg grating (SSFBG) and wavelength re-modulation technology is proposed. In this scheme, WDM is overlaid on OCDMA channel in a single network by virtue of a kind of SSFBG, and the total capacity of hybrid PON can be extended by regulating the transmission power reasonably. Re-modulation technology is also a good method to save wavelength-specific components at the optical network unit (ONU) and cost of wavelength management on the customer side. In simulation system, 1.25 Gb/s up/downstream data are transported with good performance. In addition the crosstalk penalties from adjacent wavelength channels (with the same OC) are found to be negligible in upstream and downstream transmissions.     

Influence of double Rayleigh backscatter in CATV systems with Raman amplifiers

The double Rayleigh backscatter (DRB) effect in long distance CATV systems using fiber Raman amplifiers (FRAs) is investigated theoretically in the paper. As a comparison, performance of a system with erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is also evaluated. According to the simulation results, it is found that, in case of FRA, the increase of carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) due to the DRB effect will not impair the performance more than that using EDFA.     

波分复用传输系统实验设计

波分复用(WDM)技术在现代光纤传输系统中有着重要的位置,因此为本科生开设WDM通信系统实验课是非常必要的。首先测试了WDM的基本特性,然后利用发端机、收端机、摄像头等设备搭建起单芯单向传输和单芯双向传输的双波长WDM视频传输系统,并且通过加大传输链路中光信号衰减的方法来测试这两种系统的接收灵敏度,对所测得的实验结果进行分析。学生通过上述实验过程可掌握WDM系统工作原理和初步掌握系统分析方法,为今后进一步研究打下基础。     

Non-linear 2-DOF model and centre manifold theory to study limit cycle oscillations caused by drum-brake

Multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) ultra wide-band (UWB) is a novel wireless communication technology. It has many advantages and is being actively researhed. In this study, we constructed and implemented a simulation model of UWB communication systems in Simulink. We found the MB-OFDM UWB system has the best performance in distance between 4 m to 10 m without the line-of-sight requirement.     

基于Electronics Workbench的多波形函数发生器计算机仿真

Electronics Workbench是一种先进的电子设计自动化软件。以多波形函数发生器为典型实例，介绍了Electronics Workbench中电路的设计与仿真过程。对指导学生掌握复杂模拟电子电路系统计算机仿真和提高虚拟实验水平有重要意义。     

Enhanced control of DFIG-used back-to-back PWM VSC under unbalanced grid voltage conditions

This paper presents a unified positive-and negative-sequence dual-dq dynamic model of wind-turbine driven doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG) under unbalanced grid voltage conditions. Strategies for enhanced control and operation of a DFIG-used back-to-back(BTB) PWM voltage source converter(VSC) are proposed. The modified control design for the grid-side converter in the stationary αβ frames diminishes the amplitude of DC-link voltage ripples of twice the grid frequency,and the two proposed control targets for the rotor-side converter are alternatively achieved,which,as a result,improve the fault-ride through(FRT) capability of the DFIG based wind power generation systems during unbalanced network supply. A complete unbalanced control scheme with both grid-and rotor-side converters included is designed. Finally,simulation was carried out on a 1.5 MW wind-turbine driven DFIG system and the validity of the developed unified model and the feasibility of the proposed control strategies are all confirmed by the simulated results.     

Visual System Simulator平台下锁相环综合分析与仿真

给出了基于VSS平台的锁相环仿真过程,并将其引入课堂教学和实验。同时给出了锁相环的仿真模型,构建了完整的锁相环系统,并给出了仿真波形与环路滤波器设计方法。实践证明,采用这种方式可以帮助学生对相关内容的理解,并为今后进行系统设计工作打下良好的基础。     

Decoding of uplink control information encoded with placeholders in long term evolution

In 3GPP (the 3rd Generation Partnership Project) LTE (Long Term Evolution) systems, the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) conveys uplink control information (UCI) back to eNodeB with or without UL-SCH (uplink shared channel) data. Placeholders are inserted into the UCI to scramble in a way that maximizes the Euclidean distance of modulation symbols. Considering the attribution of encoding with placeholders, a simple and efficient decoding scheme is proposed in this paper. As shown in our simulation results, improved performance is achieved.     

基于MATCONT的电力系统电压稳定分岔及控制仿真试验

介绍了电力系统ODE模型中引起电压失稳的常见分岔类型及分岔控制的基本概念;运用基于Matlab的数值分岔分析软件MATCONT对一个经典单机—动态负荷系统进行了分岔分析,验证了PQ动态负荷模型系统存在着鞍结分岔(SNB)现象,而RL动态负荷模型系统并无分岔现象产生.为延迟PQ动态负荷模型系统的鞍结分岔点,在原系统中引入了线性状态反馈控制和SVC控制两种分岔控制方法.MATCONT仿真结果显示,这两种控制方法均能够有效延迟鞍结分岔,从而提高系统的电压稳定性,并可通过选择合理的反馈控制器增益及SVC增益获得理想的分岔控制效果.