This paper describes the multiband behaviour of several circular-shaped hybrid fractal antennas. Initially, a circular-shaped fractal antenna (antenna-A) is designed and its performance is scrutinised. Afterwards, hyb...
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This paper describes the multiband behaviour of several circular-shaped hybrid fractal antennas. Initially, a circular-shaped fractal antenna (antenna-A) is designed and its performance is scrutinised. Afterwards, hybrid fractal approach is utilised in the design process to enhance the operational performance and the resultant structure is named as circular-shaped hybrid fractal antenna (antenna-B). The volumetric dimensions exhibited by the antennas are 38 x 38 x 1.6 mm(3). The ground plane dimension 'L-PG' has been optimised specifically with a recently developed teaching-learning-based optimisation algorithm. Fabrication and testing of antenna-B is done in order to justify the proposed strategy. Measured results depict that the fabricated antenna operates at six fundamental resonances with acceptable gain values. A bandwidth of 1.97%, 7.47%, 5.46%, 4.04%, 4.37% and 4.53% is evaluated at the respective bands. Radiation patterns provided by antenna-B are arbitrary bidirectional/ omnidirectional. In addition, the influence of specific design patterns on the performance of antenna-B is studied. Experimental measurements are presented and compared with the simulated ones. From practical outcomes, it is suggested that the proposed antenna-B can be useful for several wireless communication applications such as Satellite communication for downlink, Fixed satellite communication, Radiolocation, Direct broadcast satellite communication and Radars.
To adapt to the dynamic, diverse, and personalised needs of customers, manufacturing enterprises face the challenge of continuously adjusting their resource structure. This has led manufacturers to shift towards a sma...
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To adapt to the dynamic, diverse, and personalised needs of customers, manufacturing enterprises face the challenge of continuously adjusting their resource structure. This has led manufacturers to shift towards a smart cloud manufacturing mode in order to build highly flexible production logistics (PL) systems. In these systems, the optimal configuring of PL resources is fundamental for daily logistics planning and vehicle scheduling control, providing necessary resources for the entire PL segment. However, traditional resource configuration methods face limitations, such as incomplete information acquisition, slow response in resource configuration, and suboptimal configuration results, leading to high subsequent operational costs and inefficient logistics transportation. These issues limit the performance of the PL system. To address these challenges, the authors propose a digital twin-basedoptimisation model and method for smart cloud PL resources. The approach begins with constructing an optimisation model for the PL system considering the quality of service for a cloud resource is constructed, aiming to minimise the number of logistics vehicles and the total cost of the PL system. Additionally, a DT-based decision framework for optimising smart cloud PL resources is proposed. Alongside a DT-based dynamic configuration strategy for smart cloud PL resources is designed. By developing a multi-teacher grouping teaching strategy and a cross-learning strategy, the teaching and learning strategies of the standard teaching-learning-based optimisation algorithm are improved. Finally, numerical simulation experiments were conducted on the logistics transportation process of a cooperating enterprise, verifying the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms and strategies. The findings of this study provide valuable references for the management of PL resources and algorithm design in advanced manufacturing modes.
The converter transformers are susceptible to more noise and vibration when compared to power transformers due to the presence of DC bias in the DC transmission line. DC bias occurs mostly due to inaccuracies in valve...
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The converter transformers are susceptible to more noise and vibration when compared to power transformers due to the presence of DC bias in the DC transmission line. DC bias occurs mostly due to inaccuracies in valve firing resulting in a small residual DC oscillating around zero. Measurement of magnetostriction becomes significant as it influences the vibration and noise from the core. Hence, a magnetostrictive model of a high-voltage DC converter transformer has been developed. This work analyses the vibration and noise acoustics under such an occurrence. First, the core of the transformer model is designed in the stepped configuration for 240 MVA;then, magnetostrictive vibration is analysed by using suitable modules of COMSOL Multiphysics at different magnitudes of DC bias. The physics of noise has been interfaced using the Acoustics Module, and the results are recorded. Finally, artificial neural network model is developed for the prediction of vibration and noise characteristics of the model. The fitting process of neural network was then remodelled using various optimisation techniques, namely teaching-learning-based optimisation, particle swarm optimisation, biogeography-basedoptimisation, simulated annealing and binary coded genetic algorithm, and their results were compared to obtain the best-suited method using % mean-squared-error evaluation.
The active cooling, latent thermal storage and advanced energy conversions are effective solutions to high-efficiently utilise renewable energy for building applications, whereas the electricity consumption of active ...
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The active cooling, latent thermal storage and advanced energy conversions are effective solutions to high-efficiently utilise renewable energy for building applications, whereas the electricity consumption of active facilities for the thermal performance enhancement needs to be considered. In this study, the exergy analysis of a hybrid renewable system, with on-site thermal and electric energy forms, sensible and latent heat storages, was investigated, in terms of technical feasibility of proposed active cooling solutions. The contradiction between the increased electricity consumption of active cooling facilities and the enhancement of renewable generations has been presented, discussed, together with effective solutions, from the perspective of exergy. A machine-learningbasedoptimisation methodology was proposed and used, to address the contradiction and to maximise the overall exergy, with the integration of an advanced optimisation algorithm. The results showed that, in regard to the contradiction, effective solutions include the active water-based cooling and the optimal design of the geometric and operating parameters. Furthermore, with the adoption of optimal parameters through the machine-learningbasedoptimisation, the overall exergy of the hybrid renewable system is 872.06 kWh, which is 2.6% higher than the maximum overall exergy through the Taguchi standard orthogonal array (849.9 kWh). This study demonstrates an effective solution to the contradiction of an active renewable system, together with a machine-learningbasedoptimisation methodology, which can promote the practical feasibility and applicability of active renewable systems in renewable and sustainable buildings.
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Zhou, YuekuanZheng, SiqianHong Kong Polytech Univ
Fac Construct & Environm Dept Bldg Serv Engn Hong Kong Peoples R China City Univ Hong Kong
Dept Architecture & Civil Engn Hong Kong Peoples R China Hunan Univ
Coll Civil Engn Minist Educ Key Lab Bldg Safety & Energy Efficiency Changsha 410082 Hunan Peoples R China
Scenario parameters of aerogel glazing systems are with uncertainties in the real operation, whereas current literature fails to characterise the thermal and energy responses regarding stochastic scenario uncertaintie...
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Scenario parameters of aerogel glazing systems are with uncertainties in the real operation, whereas current literature fails to characterise the thermal and energy responses regarding stochastic scenario uncertainties. Furthermore, multi-level uncertainty-basedoptimisation has been rarely studied for the robustness improvement. In this study, a general method for stochastic uncertainties-basedoptimisation is proposed. A machine-learningbased surrogate model is developed for uncertainty analysis. Furthermore, a multi-level uncertainty-basedoptimisation function is characterized and integrated with the heuristic teaching-learning-based algorithm to search for the optimal design. Research results indicated that, in the multi-level uncertainty-based optimal scenario, average values of RoC, thickness of aerogel layer, extinction coefficient and thermal conductivity are 306253.4 J/(K m(3)), 24.5 mm, 0.092, and 0.0214 W/(m K). Compared to the deterministic case, the stochastic uncertainty case can decrease the heat flux from 237.16 to 190 kWh/m(2) .a by 19.9%, and total heat gain from 267.18 to 222.04 kWh/m(2).a by 16.9%. Furthermore, by adopting the multi-level uncertainty-basedoptimisation, the heat flux can be further reduced to 162.54 kWh/m(2).a by 31.5%, and the total heat gain to 191.56 kWh/m(2).a by 28.3%. The proposed technique can improve the reliability of aerogel glazing systems in green buildings. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this study, a novel accurate fault location algorithm is presented for two-terminal transmission lines. In contrast to conventional methods, the proposed algorithm not only utilises asynchronous samples recorded du...
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In this study, a novel accurate fault location algorithm is presented for two-terminal transmission lines. In contrast to conventional methods, the proposed algorithm not only utilises asynchronous samples recorded during the fault but also needs no line parameters and identification of fault type. In the presented fault-locating method, distributed parameter line model in the time domain and asynchronous data of the terminals collected during fault are applied. Fault locating as an optimisation problem has been solved by the heuristic algorithm of teaching-learning-based optimisation, and the decision variables of fault location, synchronisation time and line parameters are estimated simultaneously. The performance of the presented method was tested with different fault incidence angles, a variety of fault types, and under several system and fault conditions using the MATLAB/Simulink. These tests demonstrate the high accuracy of the presented method. Also, the proposed method did not show any dependence on the impedance of the Thevenin sources of the two sides of the line, the fault impedance and the fault incidence angle. Furthermore, it was not affected by the high resistance of the fault and the network structure.
A new optimisation algorithm which hybridises cuckoo search (CS) with teachinglearning-basedoptimisation (TLBO) is proposed for solving unconstrained optimisation problems. The new algorithm involves the concept of L...
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A new optimisation algorithm which hybridises cuckoo search (CS) with teachinglearning-basedoptimisation (TLBO) is proposed for solving unconstrained optimisation problems. The new algorithm involves the concept of Lvy flight of the solutions and the information exchange based on teaching-learning process between the best solutions. The proposed method, combining the advantage of CS and TLBO, can strengthen the local search ability and accelerate the convergence rate. The effectiveness and performance of the method is evaluated on several large scale non-linear benchmark functions with different characteristics, and the results are compared with CS and TLBO. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms other two algorithms and has achieved satisfactory improvement.
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