Patents Assigned to Tianjin University
  • Publication number: 20190108600
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optimized operation method in micro-grid with multi-agent structure, which comprises the following steps: the main grid obtains the electricity market purchase price Pbuy which is to be sold to the user and DER selling price Psell at next stage after connected to the main grid; the DERs perform calculation of the optimized operation in the micro-grid based on bidding; the DERs of the micro-grid adopt bidding unit for quotation; and the bidding management Agent assists in completing the coordination and optimization of the units in the micro-grid; the bidding management multi-agent transmits the bidding results of each unit to the control system of the micro-grid, and the micro-grid performs optimized operation in micro-grid based on the coordinated bidding results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Xiangyu KONG, Shengchen WANG
  • Patent number: 10246650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalytic cracking fractionation and absorption-stabilization system, and energy saving method thereof; the present invention is to arrange a waste heat refrigerator of the main fractionating tower, a waste heat refrigerator of rich gas and a waste heat refrigerator of stabilizer in a catalytic cracking fractionation and absorption-stabilization system so as to utilize low temperature waste heat at the top of a main fractionating tower, rich gas, stable gasoline, intermediate heat exchange flow of an absorber of the system as a refrigerator driving heat source; in order to cool naphtha and circulating gasoline to a low temperature lower than 40° C., control low temperature operations of the absorber and reduce the heat load of a desorber and a stabilizer, and the heat extracted by the refrigerators is cooled by cooling water with a higher temperature so as to reduce the consumption of the cooling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Tianjin University, Pei- Yang National Distillation Technology Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Hong Sui, Zhen Han, Xingang Li, Jingyi Li
  • Patent number: 10247050
    Abstract: A multi-energy-form output energy tower for stepwise recovering waste heat of a gas engine, comprising an internal combustion engine (1), wherein the present invention also comprises a steam Rankine cycle system (2) which is capable of heat exchanging with the high temperature exhaust exhausted from the IC engine (1) to make the steam turbine (22) do expansion work. An organic Rankine cycle system which is respectively heat exchanged with high temperature exhaust, jacket water and charge air which are exhausted from the IC engine (1), and with condensation heat in the steam Rankine cycle system (2) to do expansion work; a lithium bromide refrigerator (4) which uses jacket waterpart of jacket water discharged from the IC engine (1) as a heat source of the absorption cooling system for heat exchange; and a hot water heat exchanger (5) connected with a high temperature exhaust of the IC engine (1) for heating domestic water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Gequn Shu, Xuan Wang, Hua Tian, Jiaqiang Che, Peng Liu
  • Patent number: 10235341
    Abstract: Method for solving the decomposition-coordination calculation based on Block Bordered Diagonal Form (BBDF) model by using data center. During the solving process, partitioning the electric power system network by using the existing network partitioning method to achieve the grid partition, and setting the parameters of virtual memories firstly, thus to establish the bin-packing model with the priority of energy efficiency; and then, setting each calculating step of the decomposition-coordination calculation based on BBDF as a task. Through the manners that servers host VMs and VMs map tasks, the decomposition-coordination algorithm can be executed in data center, and the running time and energy consumption of data center can be calculated. The calculating time of decomposition-coordination algorithm is shortened and the energy consumption in data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Ting Yang, Wenping Xiang, Yingmin Feng, Haibo Pen, Mingyu Xu, Jinkuo You, Hongtao Wang
  • Publication number: 20190011253
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a distributed device for simultaneously measuring strain and temperature based on optical frequency domain reflection, comprising a tunable laser, a 1:99 beam splitter, a main interferometer system, a light source phase monitoring system based on an auxiliary interferometer, an acquisition device and a computer processing unit, wherein the main interferometer system comprises two Mach-Zehnder interferometers, and two optical fibers having different cladding diameters are arranged in parallel as sensing fibers. Due to the difference in temperature and strain coefficients of optical fibers of the same diameter, the temperature and strain values during changing the temperature and strain simultaneously can be obtained by matrix operation, thereby achieving an effect of eliminating cross sensitivity of temperature and strain sensing in optical frequency domain reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Zhenyang DING, Di YANG, Tiegen LIU, Yang DU, Zhexi XU, Kun LIU, Junfeng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20180375373
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an impact increments-based state enumeration (IISE) reliability assessment approach and device thereof. The method includes: inspecting the accessibility of all elements of the independent adjacency matrix by the breadth-first search method; if there is inaccessible element, the impact increment is zero and the power system state is reselected; if there is no inaccessible element, evaluating the impact of the power system state under all load levels via optimal power flow algorithm, acquiring the impact expectations of power system state under different load levels, and then acquiring the impact increments of the power system state; acquiring the reliability index of power system by impact increment when all the centralized power system states have been analyzed and the maximum number of contingency order has reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Hongjie JIA, Kai HOU, Yunfei MU, Xiaodan Yu
  • Publication number: 20180346337
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making three-dimensional materials by combining a catalytic material with a precursor material and forming the three-dimensional material from the precursor material in the presence of the catalytic material. The three-dimensional material may be formed on surfaces and internal cavities of the catalytic material. The formed three-dimensional material includes a plurality of connected units that are derived from the precursor materials. The methods of the present disclosure may also include steps of separating catalytic materials from the formed three-dimensional materials and incorporating the three-dimensional materials as a component of an energy storage device (e.g., as an electrode in a capacitor). Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the formed three-dimensional materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicants: William Marsh Rice University, Tianjin University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Junwei Sha, Naiqin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180323644
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a partition-composition method and its equipment for online detection of transient stability of interconnected power system. The method consists of three parts. Firstly, according to the dynamic response data of the generators at the actual time, the key parameters of transient stability analysis of local areas can be obtained from local dispatch control center based on the wide area measurement system. Secondly, the key parameters of entire grid can be obtained using the uploaded parameters from the local area. Lastly, using the partition-composition method, parameters of an adjoint power system of the entire grid can be obtained. The equipment consists of 4 modules, including the first obtained module, transport module, the second obtained module and the composition module. Using these modules, transient stability data of entire grid can be obtained exactly without the limitation of network topology, system model and parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Hongjie JIA, Shuai ZHAO, Dazhong FANG, Yuan ZENG, Xiangyu KONG
  • Publication number: 20180306571
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a synchronization method for multi-station data of dynamic coordinate measurement by a workshop measuring and positioning network. The method comprises the following steps of: determining a measuring and positioning space according to the in-situ measurement dimension, selecting locations for placing several transmitters, calibrating external parameters of the transmitters by a reference ruler, and establishing a measurement field; in a communication data packet of a signal processor, attaching local clock information into the angle information of each transmitter; and setting fixed time nodes on a time axis, and synchronizing data of different transmitters to corresponding time nodes so as to realize data synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Jigui ZHU, Linghul YANG, Yongjie REN, Jiarui LIN, Ziyue ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10100550
    Abstract: Foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex, where N is a number greater than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Yan Chen, Sicong Liu, Jianmin Li, Kunfeng Wang, Weilin Lv, Kaori Shigetomi
  • Publication number: 20180292240
    Abstract: A distributed optical fiber disturbance positioning system based on the asymmetric dual Mach-Zehnder interference, unlike traditional dual Mach-Zehnder distributed optical fiber disturbance sensing system, the present invention adopts two narrow-bandwidth optical sources (1a, 1b) and adopts corresponding DWDM (3a, 3b) before the detector (4a, 4b) to filter the backscatter noise of the optical fiber, and can solve the problems of having too low SNR due to backscatter influence when the sensing distance is long. The present invention also provides a positioning method for applying the system, which obtains the TFD of the disturbance frame signals by using the time-frequency analysis method based on the short-term average frequency, and takes the points near the point of maximum frequency as the effective signal segment for performing cross-correlation time delay estimation, thus obtaining the delay, and the disturbance position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Kun LIU, Tiegen LIU, Junfeng JIANG, Chunyu MA, Tianjiao CHAI, Chang HE, Miao TIAN, Zhichen LI
  • Publication number: 20180283969
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a high-resolution polarized low-coherence interference pressure measurement device and method, which comprise a broadband light source (1), an optical fiber coupler (2), an optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor (3), a collimating lens (4), a polarizer (5), a birefringence wedge (6) having a spatial dip angle, an analyzer (7), a matrix camera (8), and a signal processing unit (9), which are successively provided from an input end to an output end; wherein light emitted from the broadband light source (1) passes through the optical fiber coupler (2) and arrives at the optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor (3), and returned light emitted from the optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor (3) is led into a demodulation interferometer; a change in pressure is transformed into a change in length of a Fabry-Perot cavity by the optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor (3), and different pressures correspond to different lengths of the Fabry-Perot cavity; the collimating lens (4), the polarizer (5), the birefring
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Shuang WANG, Tiegen LIU, Junfeng JIANG, Mengnan XIAO, Kun LIU, Pan HE
  • Publication number: 20180272476
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for preparing a kind of Sn-based silver-graphene lead-free composite solder, including mixing a certain amount of graphene with sodium dodecyl sulfate, then adding a certain amount of dimethylformamide, sonicating for 2 hours, adding a certain amount of silver nitrate to the mixture, continuing the sonication and finally obtaining the homemade. The solders matrix powder is weighed according to different silver-graphene mass fraction required, then poured into a ball-milling tank milling for 5 h. The powder is poured into a stainless steel mold after drying, then placed under hydraulic pressure to 500 Mpa for pressure forming. Later, the cold-pressed cylinder is placed in a high vacuum tube resistance furnace and sintered at 175° C. for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature, it is formed into a cylinder under the hydraulic press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Lianyong XU, Yongdian HAN, Hongyang JING, Lel ZHAO, Xiaoqing LV
  • Publication number: 20180240047
    Abstract: A planning method of EV fast charging stations on the expressway, comprising the following steps: Step 1: forecasting the spatial and temporal distribution of EV charging load, that is to determine the time and location of each EV needing charging on the expressway; Step 2: based on the forecast result achieved by Step 1, determining the locations of the fast charging stations on the expressway by the nearest neighbor clustering algorithm; Step 3: according to the spatial and temporal forecast result of the EV charging load and the locations of the fast charging stations, determining the number c of the chargers in each fast charging station by queuing theory. Due to battery characteristics, traditional gas stations do not completely match the fast charging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Yunfei MU, Xiaohong DONG, Hongjie JIA, Xiaodan YU
  • Publication number: 20180216941
    Abstract: An indoor mobile robot position and posture measurement system based on photoelectric scanning and the measurement method thereof, the measurement system includes: a mobile robot (1) which is arranged with a laser transmitter (2), the peripheral of the laser transmitter (2) is provided with no less than three receivers (3) for receiving the light signals emitted by the laser transmitter (2), and at least one signal processor (4) connected to the receivers (3) for processing signals received by the receivers (3) to determine precise coordinates of the receivers in laser transmitter coordinate system, and a terminal computer (5) wirelessly connected with the signal processor (4) to determine the posture angle and the position of the mobile robot through the distances between the laser transmitter (2) and each receiver (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Jigui ZHU, Yongjie REN, Linghui YANG, Jiarui LIN, Zhe HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180187575
    Abstract: A multi-energy-form output energy tower for stepwise recovering waste heat of a gas engine, comprising an internal combustion engine (1), wherein the present invention also comprises a steam Rankine cycle system (2) which is capable of heat exchanging with the high temperature exhaust exhausted from the IC engine (1) to make the steam turbine (22) do expansion work. An organic Rankine cycle system which is respectively heat exchanged with high temperature exhaust, jacket water and charge air which are exhausted from the IC engine (1), and with condensation heat in the steam Rankine cycle system (2) to do expansion work; a lithium bromide refrigerator (4) which uses jacket waterpart of jacket water discharged from the IC engine (1) as a heat source of the absorption cooling system for heat exchange; and a hot water heat exchanger (5) connected with a high temperature exhaust of the IC engine (1) for heating domestic water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Gequn SHU, Xuan WANG, Hua TIAN, Jiaqiang CHE, Peng LIU
  • Publication number: 20180187549
    Abstract: A double-working-medium expander used for a two-stage organic Rankine cycle, comprising a cylinder body, a rotor disposed inside the cylinder body and provided with a plurality of slip sheets in a radial direction of the cylinder body, and a rotary shaft fixedly connected to the center of the rotor, wherein, the cylinder body is of an annular structure formed by two semi-oval structures which are in butt joint with unequal semi-major axes and equal semi-minor axes; the outer peripheral surface of the rotor can be rotationally tangent to the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder body at the butt joint position of the two semi-oval structures of the cylinder body; a low-temperature cycle volume for expanding the low-temperature working medium with a large flow and a small expansion ratio and a high-temperature cycle volume for expanding the high-temperature working medium with a small flow and a large expansion ratio are formed among two sides of the rotor and the cylinder body, respectively; and, a first fl
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Gequn SHU, Lingfeng SHI, Hua TIAN, Guangdal HUANG, Xiaoya LI
  • Patent number: 9991867
    Abstract: A piezoelectric acoustic resonator with an adjustable temperature compensation capability is disclosed. The piezoelectric acoustic resonator includes: a piezoelectric acoustic reflection structure, a first electrode, a second electrode, a piezoelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a temperature compensation layer; wherein the temperature compensation layer is a single-layer temperature compensation layer formed of SixOy material, or a composite temperature compensation layer formed by stacking material with a positive temperature coefficient of sound velocity and material with a negative temperature coefficient of sound velocity; and the temperature compensation layer is configured to: perform reverse compensation for a temperature frequency shift caused by the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode in the piezoelectric acoustic resonator; wherein x:y is not equal to 1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: ZTE Corporation, TIANJIN University
    Inventors: Hao Zhang, Liangzhen Du, Wei Pang, Jianbang Li, Nianchu Hu, Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 9986181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CMOS image sensor. The present invention provides a digital pixel sensor capable of maintaining consistency between two reference voltage changing rates. To this end, the invention proposes a technical solution in which a digital pixel exposure method by using multiple ramp voltage as reference voltage is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Suying Yao, Zhiyuan Gao, Jiangtao Xu, Zaifeng Shi, Jing Gao
  • Patent number: 9889413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyetherimide composite nanofiltration membrane and a preparation method thereof, the method comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving polyetherimide and an additive into an organic solvent, stirring and keeping aside for deaeration to prepare a casting solution, blade coating of the casting solution onto a smooth surface of a nonwoven fabric, and placing under an air atmosphere and then putting into deionized water to obtain a support membrane 1, wherein the surface of the nonwoven fabric coated with the casting solution is referred to as surface A; (2) immersing the surface A of the support membrane 1 into an aqueous solution of m-phenylenediamine, taking out and drying in the air, then immersing the surface A into a solution of 1,2,4,5-benzene tetracarbonyl chloride in n-hexane or cyclohexane, and taking out and drying in the air to obtain a support membrane 2; and (3) immersing the surface A of the support membrane 2 into an aqueous solution of EDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Tianjin University
    Inventors: Wei Li, Jinli Zhang, Yuyan Hai, Qian Jiang, Ayang Zhou