Crack problems of piezoelectric materials

This paper presents an analysis of crack problems in homogeneous piezoelectrics or on the interfaces between two dissimilar piezoelectric materials based on the continuity of normal electric displacement and electric potential across the crack faces. The explicit analytic solutions are obtained for a single crack in piezoelectrics or on the interfaces of piezoelectric bimaterials. A class of boundary problems involving many cracks is also solved. For homogeneous materials it is found that the normal electric displacement D-2 induced by the crack is constant along the crack faces which depends only on the applied remote stress field. Within the crack slit, the electric fields induced by the crack are also constant and not affected by the applied electric field. For the bimaterials with real H, the normal electric displacement D-2 is constant along the crack faces and electric field E-2 has the singularity ahead of the crack tip and a jump across the interface.

Nonlinear Constitutive Behavior Of Ferroelectric Materials

The ferroelectric specimen is considered as an aggregation of many randomly oriented domains. According to this mechanism, a multi-domain mechanical model is developed in this paper. Each domain is represented by one element. The applied stress and electric field are taken to be the stress and electric field in the formula of the driving force of domain switching for each element in the specimen. It means that the macroscopic switching criterion is used for calculating the volume fraction of domain switching for each element. By using the hardening relation between the driving force of domain switching and the volume fraction of domain switching calibrated, the volume fraction of domain switching for each element is calculated. Substituting the stress and electric field and the volume fraction of domain switching into the constitutive equation of ferroelectric material, one can easily get the strain and electric displacement for each element. The macroscopic behavior of the ferroelectric specimen is then directly calculated by volume averaging. Meanwhile, the nonlinear finite element analysis for the ferroelectric specimen is carried out. In the finite element simulation, the volume fraction of domain switching for each element is calculated by using the same method mentioned above. The interaction between different elements is taken into account in the finite element simulation and the local stress and electric field for each element is obtained. The macroscopic behavior of the specimen is then calculated by volume averaging. The computation results involve the electric butterfly shaped curves of axial strain versus the axial electric field and the hysteresis loops of electric displacement versus the electric field for ferroelectric specimens under the uniaxial coupled stress and electric field loading. The present theoretical prediction agrees reasonably with the experimental results.

Electromechanical influence of crack velocity at bifurcation for poled ferroelectric materials

The piezoelastodynamic field equations are solved to determine the crack velocity at bifurcation for poled ferroelectric materials where the applied electrical field and mechanical stress can be varied. The underlying physical mechanism, however, may not correspond to that assumed in the analytical model. Bifurcation has been related to the occurrence of a pair of maximum circumferential stress oriented symmetrically about the moving crack path. The velocity at which this behavior prevails has been referred to as the limiting crack speed. Unlike the classical approach, bifurcation will be identified with finite distances ahead of a moving crack. Nucleation of microcracks can thus be modelled in a single formulation. This can be accomplished by using the energy density function where fracture initiation is identified with dominance of dilatation in relation to distortion. Poled ferroelectric materials are selected for this study because the microstructure effects for this class of materials can be readily reflected by the elastic, piezoelectic and dielectric permittivity constants at the macroscopic scale. Existing test data could also shed light on the trend of the analytical predictions. Numerical results are thus computed for PZT-4 and compared with those for PZT-6B in an effort to show whether the branching behavior would be affected by the difference in the material microstructures. A range of crack bifurcation speed upsilon(b) is found for different r/a and E/sigma ratios. Here, r and a stand for the radial distance and half crack length, respectively, while E and a for the electric field and mechanical stress. For PZT-6B with upsilon(b) in the range 100-1700 m/s, the bifurcation angles varied from +/-6degrees to +/-39degrees. This corresponds to E/sigma of -0.072 to 0.024 V m/N. At the same distance r/a = 0.1, PZT-4 gives upsilon(b) values of 1100-2100 m/s; bifurcation angles of +/-15degrees to +/-49degrees; and E/sigma of -0.056 to 0.059 V m/N. In general, the bifurcation angles +/-theta(0) are found to decrease with decreasing crack velocity as the distance r/a is increased. Relatively speaking, the speed upsilon(b) and angles +/-theta(0) for PZT-4 are much greater than those for PZT-6B. This may be attributed to the high electromechanical coupling effect of PZT-4. Using upsilon(b)(0) as a base reference, an equality relation upsilon(b)(-) < upsilon(b)(0) < upsilon(b)(+) can be established. The superscripts -, 0 and + refer, respectively, to negative, zero and positive electric field. This is reminiscent of the enhancement and retardation of crack growth behavior due to change in poling direction. Bifurcation characteristics are found to be somewhat erratic when r/a approaches the range 10(-2)-10(-1) where the kinetic energy densities would fluctuate and then rise as the distance from the moving crack is increased. This is an artifact introduced by the far away condition of non-vanishing particle velocity. A finite kinetic energy density prevails at infinity unless it is made to vanish in the boundary value problem. Future works are recommended to further clarify the physical mechanism(s) associated with bifurcation by means of analysis and experiment. Damage at the microscopic level needs to be addressed since it has been known to affect the macrocrack speeds and bifurcation characteristics. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Electrothermal stress in conductive body with collinear cracks

The temperature and stress field in a thin plate with collinear cracks interrupting an electric current field are determined. This is accomplished by using a complex function method that allows a direct means of finding the distribution of the electric current, the temperature and stress field. Temperature dependency for the heat-transfer coefficient, coefficient of linear expansion and the elastic modulus are considered. As an example, temperature distribution is calculated for an alloy (No. GH2132) plate with two collinear cracks under high temperature. Relationships between the stress, temperature, electric density and crack length are obtained. Crack trajectories emanating from existing crack are predicted by application of the strain energy density criterion which can also be used for finding the load carrying capacity of the cracked plate. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Alternative trajectories for decarbonizing urban transportation

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Energías renovables en edificación: aplicación al abastecimiento de energía eléctrica y climatización

[ES]Este documento tiene el objeto de presentar el uso de las energías renovables en la edificación actual, para ello se analizaran las energías que hay en el mercado, sus beneficios y sus posibles aplicaciones en viviendas, naves industriales, polideportivos, centro comerciales, etc. Para lograr alcanzar todas estas competencias se hará mayor hincapié en el uso de estas nuevas tecnologías en abastecimientos de energía eléctrica y climatización, teniendo en cuenta que no todas las energías renovables son aplicables a la edificación y que no todas las energías tienen las mismas utilidades. El trabajo se lleva a cabo dentro de los trabajos de fin de grado de la escuela técnica superior de ingeniería de Bilbao (ETSIB), más concretamente se refiere al trabajo tipo TFG.3. El trabajo también consta de los apartados descargo de costes y planificación, donde se analiza el desglose de los gastos empleados para la realización de esta memoria y el tiempo elaboración para el mismo. Para concluir es añaden anexos, en los cuales se explican varias de las Normas que se manejan en la actualidad y también se incluyen algunos catálogos de productos comerciales y sus dispositivos para colocar en el edificio.

Análisis del comportamiento de diferentes tecnologías de aerogeneradores ante ráfagas de viento y huecos de tensión

[ES]Ante el desarrollo que está experimentando la energía eólica en la actualidad, suponiendo un porcentaje cada vez más elevado de la totalidad de la potencia instalada, la adecuación de los requisitos técnicos que ha de cumplir esta tecnología para minimizar su impacto sobre la red eléctrica se ha convertido en una prioridad. Para aprovechar al máximo los beneficios medioambientales que presenta el aprovechamiento del viento como fuente de energía, se deben estudiar alternativas para mejorar su comportamiento ante ráfagas de viento y huecos de tensión. En este documento se incluye una breve explicación del funcionamiento de las tres diferentes tecnologías de aerogeneradores, así como los problemas que derivan de la aparición de huecos de tensión y el comportamiento que presentan ante variaciones en la velocidad de viento. Se comprueba, a su vez, el modo de operación y la eficacia de las posibles soluciones que existen en la actualidad para minimizar el impacto que los inconvenientes de la energía eólica tienen sobre la red y la calidad del suministro eléctrico mediante la realización de simulaciones.

Surface planar ion chip for linear radio-frequency Paul traps

We propose a surface planar ion chip which forms a linear radio frequency Paul ion trap. The electrodes reside in the two planes of a chip, and the trap axis is located above the chip surface. Its electric field and potential distribution are similar to the standard linear radio frequency Paul ion trap. This ion trap geometry may be greatly meaningful for quantum information processing.

强外加电场与大调制度下光折变动力学光栅形成研究

强外加电场与大调制度在光折变效应的研究中已经得到了广泛应用。采用PDECOL算法, 严格求解光折变带输运方程, 得到外加电场时不同调制度下光折变晶体中随时间变化的空间电荷场、载流子浓度, 并讨论了外加电场对它们的影响。通过将物质方程与耦合波方程联立数值求解, 可得到光折变光栅形成过程中两波耦合增益系数以及光束条纹相位的变化。模拟结果表明, 在强外加电场作用下, 两束记录光之间的光强与相位耦合都得到了增强, 而原有的解析式忽视了强外加电场与大调制度对空间电荷场相位耦合的影响, 此时不再适用。同时发现折射率光

Theory of the positive column of a gas discharge

An attempt is made to provide a theoretical explanation of the effect of the positive column on the voltage-current characteristic of a glow or an arc discharge. Such theories have been developed before, and all are based on balancing the production and loss of charged particles and accounting for the energy supplied to the plasma by the applied electric field. Differences among the theories arise from the approximations and omissions made in selecting processes that affect the particle and energy balances. This work is primarily concerned with the deviation from the ambipolar description of the positive column caused by space charge, electron-ion volume recombination, and temperature inhomogeneities.

The presentation is divided into three parts, the first of which involved the derivation of the final macroscopic equations from kinetic theory. The final equations are obtained by taking the first three moments of the Boltzmann equation for each of the three species in the plasma. Although the method used and the equations obtained are not novel, the derivation is carried out in detail in order to appraise the validity of numerous approximations and to justify the use of data from other sources. The equations are applied to a molecular hydrogen discharge contained between parallel walls. The applied electric field is parallel to the walls, and the dependent variables—electron and ion flux to the walls, electron and ion densities, transverse electric field, and gas temperature—vary only in the direction perpendicular to the walls. The mathematical description is given by a sixth-order nonlinear two-point boundary value problem which contains the applied field as a parameter. The amount of neutral gas and its temperature at the walls are held fixed, and the relation between the applied field and the electron density at the center of the discharge is obtained in the process of solving the problem. This relation corresponds to that between current and voltage and is used to interpret the effect of space charge, recombination, and temperature inhomogeneities on the voltage-current characteristic of the discharge.

The complete solution of the equations is impractical both numerically and analytically, and in Part II the gas temperature is assumed uniform so as to focus on the combined effects of space charge and recombination. The terms representing these effects are treated as perturbations to equations that would otherwise describe the ambipolar situation. However, the term representing space charge is not negligible in a thin boundary layer or sheath near the walls, and consequently the perturbation problem is singular. Separate solutions must be obtained in the sheath and in the main region of the discharge, and the relation between the electron density and the applied field is not determined until these solutions are matched.

In Part III the electron and ion densities are assumed equal, and the complicated space-charge calculation is thereby replaced by the ambipolar description. Recombination and temperature inhomogeneities are both important at high values of the electron density. However, the formulation of the problem permits a comparison of the relative effects, and temperature inhomogeneities are shown to be important at lower values of the electron density than recombination. The equations are solved by a direct numerical integration and by treating the term representing temperature inhomogeneities as a perturbation.

The conclusions reached in the study are primarily concerned with the association of the relation between electron density and axial field with the voltage-current characteristic. It is known that the effect of space charge can account for the subnormal glow discharge and that the normal glow corresponds to a close approach to an ambipolar situation. The effect of temperature inhomogeneities helps explain the decreasing characteristic of the arc, and the effect of recombination is not expected to appear except at very high electron densities.

Electrochromism accompanying ferroelectric domain inversion in congruent RuO2 : LiNbO3 crystal

Electrochromic phenomena accompanying the ferroelectric domain inversion in congruent RuO2-doped z-cut LiNbO3 crystals at room temperature are observed in experiments. During the electric poling process, the electrochromism accompanies the ferroelectric domain inversion simultaneously in the same poled area. The electrochromism is completely reversible when the domain is inverted from the reverse direction. The influences of electric field and annealing conditions on domain inversion and electrochromism are also discussed. We propose the reasonable assumption that charge redistribution within the crystal structure caused by domain inversion is the source for electrochemically oxidation and reduction of Ru ion to produce the electrochromic effect. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.

A metal-mirror-based reflecting polarizing beam splitter

We theoretically investigated the design of a metal-mirror-based reflecting polarizing beam splitter (RPBS). The metal mirror is a silver slab, which is embedded in the substrate of a rectangular silica transmission grating. By using a modal analysis and rigorous coupled-wave analysis, an RPBS grating is designed for operation at 1550 nm. When it is illuminated in Littrow mounting, the transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) waves will be mainly reflected in the minus-first and zeroth orders, respectively. Moreover, a wideband RPBS grating is obtained by adopting the simulated annealing algorithm. The RPBS gratings exhibit high diffraction efficiencies (similar to 95%) and high extinction ratios over a certain angle and wavelength range, especially for the minus-first-order reflection. This kind of RPBS should be useful in practical optical applications.

Diseño y montaje de un identificador y conmutador para carga de baterías en serie

[ES]El objetivo de este proyecto es diseñar y construir un circuito identificador y conmutador para carga de baterías en serie autónomo. La funcionalidad de este dispositivo es determinar cual es la batería menos cargada de un banco de baterías de ácido plomo que alimenta un coche al estándar de 48 voltios(conformado por cuatro baterías de 12 voltios). Una vez determinado cual es la batería menos cargada debe re-­‐ direccionar la corriente dada por una placa solar a dicha batería. Todo esto debe hacerlo de forma autónoma, a través de un programa específico, implementado en un microcontrolador. En las diferentes fases del proyecto se ha diseñado el software, se ha diseñado y montado el hardware y se ha verificado su correcto funcionamiento. Además se presentan los costes y la viabilidad de una propuesta de fabricación estandarizada a partir de los planos resultantes del proyecto. Este proyecto surge como respuesta a la actual necesidad de aumentar la limitada autonomía de los coches eléctricos y hacerlos más eficientes. El proyecto se ha llevado a cabo en el laboratorio de electrónica de la ETSI de Bilbao y pretende promover el uso de los coches eléctricos y energías renovables.

Metaheurística para o Problema de Planejamento de Redes de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica com Redimensionamento

Com o passar do tempo, a demanda elétrica de diversas áreas varia tornando necessária a construção de novos geradores elétricos e a expansão da rede de transmissão de energia elétrica. Nesta dissertação, focamos no problema de expansão da rede de transmissão, assumindo que novos geradores estão construídos para suprir as novas demandas. Essa expansão exige altos investimentos que precisam ser cuidadosamente planejados. O problema pode ser modelado como um problema de otimização não linear inteira mista e pertence à classe dos problemas NP-difíceis. Desta forma, uma abordagem heurística pode ser adequada para a sua solução pois pode vir a fornecer boas soluções em tempo computacional aceitável. Esta dissertação se propõe a apresentar um estudo do problema de planejamento da expansão de redes de transmissão de energia elétrica estático e multiestágio. Mostramos o que já existe na literatura para o que é chamado de problema sem redimensionamento e as inovações feitas por nós para o problema com redimensionamento. Quanto aos métodos de solução, utilizamos a metaheurística GRASP para o problema estático e combinamos o GRASP com o procedimento Backward-Forward quando falamos em problema multiestágio. Nesta dissertação comparamos os resultados computacionais obtidos com resultados encontrados na literatura.

Sistema de Informações Geográficas para a Classificação dos Municípios Beneficiários dos Royalties do Petróleo.

A Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil (1988), em seu Art. n. 20, deixa claro: São bens da União: ... os recursos naturais da plataforma continental e da zona econômica exclusiva; e ainda: é assegurada, nos termos da lei, aos Estados, ao Distrito Federal e aos Municípios, bem como a órgãos da administração direta da União, participação no resultado da exploração de petróleo ou gás natural, de recursos hídricos para fins de geração de energia elétrica e de outros recursos minerais no respectivo território, plataforma continental, mar territorial ou zona econômica exclusiva, ou compensação financeira por essa exploração. Portanto, os Royalties do Petróleo constituem compensações financeiras, previstas em lei, devida aos entes federativos pelos concessionários que exploram e produzem petróleo ou gás natural. A identificação dos estados e municípios beneficiários dos Royalties do Petróleo e do gás natural extraídos da plataforma continental é feita de acordo com critérios definidos pelo decreto presidencial de n. 93.189, de 29 de agosto de 1986, que determina à Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) como órgão responsável pelos traçados das projetantes dos limites estaduais e municipais e, também, pela identificação dos Estados e Municípios a serem beneficiados pelos Royalties do Petróleo produzido na Plataforma Continental. Sendo assim, este trabalho consiste no desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Informação Geográfica voltado para a classificação dos estados e municípios quanto à sua categoria de beneficiário dos Royalties do Petróleo em conformidade com a Lei n. 7.525/86 e com o Decreto n. 93.189/86.