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In view of the torsional vibration of an electric vehicle（EV） driveline,based on the blendingμ integrated robust control theory,the control method of driveline is studied.Firstly,the driveline uncertainty model of a central-driven pure EV is established,considering the high-order unmodeled uncertainty of permanent magnet synchronous motor and the parameter perturbation.Then,μ-method is adopted to design the driveline robust controller.Finally,in order to verify the validity of the designed controller,the simulation and calculation are conducted by using Matlab / Simulink.Results show that the control strategy can enhance the robust performance and robust stability of the system,and reduce the possibility of system instability effectively.

Adsorptive denitrogenation and desulfurization are of great importance owing to their mild operating conditions, no requirement of hydrogen, and high quality of the gasoline distillate. Herein, we report the facile one-pot synthesis of CYCU-3@Al2O3 composites via the reaction of 4,4′-stilbenedicarboxylic acid as a ligand and γ-Al2O3 beads as a support. The synthesized composites were fully characterized using various analytical instruments and applied as an adsorbent for the removal of sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds (SCCs and NCCs) from a model oil. The CYCU-3@Al2O3 composite with 12.7% loading of CYCU-3 was observed to be very efficient adsorbent not only for SCCs with the adsorption capacity being 360.2 mg (1.95 mmol) dibenzothiophene per gram of MOF, 163.2 mg (1.22 mmol) benzothiophene per gram of MOF, 134 mg (1.59 mmol) thiophene per gram of MOF, but also for NCCs with the adsorption capacity being 288 mg (3.64 mmol) pyridine per gram of MOF, 315 mg (2.44 mmol) quinoline per gram of MOF, 340 mg (1.89 mmol) acridine per gram of MOF, 175 mg (1.49 mmol) indole per gram of MOF. Furthermore, about 98–99% of the desulfurization and denitrogenation capacities were recovered after the regeneration of the composites. The main factors responsible for the excellent adsorption performance of the adsorbent include its high surface area and porosity, specific pore size and presence of bridged hydroxide groups and aromatic rings in the organic ligand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and the titanium dioxide (TiO2) dielectric layer produced by magnetron sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment, were integrated at the front side of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. A photovoltaic device was realized based on the c-Si substrate and stacked Ag NPs/TiO2/n/p/Ag layer. The results show that the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) can be improved by 9.9% with the introduction of well-sized Ag NPs and an ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer to the c-Si solar cells. The presence of the dielectric layer enables Ag NPs to fully exert the advantage of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and light scattering, and the recombination of the photogenerated carriers originating from Ag NPs is effectively avoided at the surface or in the vicinity of Ag NPs. Moreover, COMSOL Multiphysics simulations were performed to investigate the reflection and absorption of incident light in the c-Si. The simulation results match well with the experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the development of supercapacitors, electrode materials with the advantages of simple synthesis and high specific capacitance are one of the very important factors. Herein, we synthesized g-C3N4 and NiCo2O4 by thermal polymerization method and hydrothermal method, respectively, and finally synthesized NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 nanomaterials by mixing, grinding, and calcining g-C3N4 and NiCo2O4. NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 nanomaterials are characterized by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The microscopic morphology, lattice structure, and element distribution of NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 nanomaterials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy, high resoultion transmission electron microscopy, and mapping methods. The electrochemical performance and cycle stability of NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 were tested in a 6 M KOH aqueous solution as electrolyte under a three-electrode system. Due to the physical mixing structure of g-C3N4 and NiCo2O4 nanomaterials, the electrochemical energy storage performance of NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 supercapacitor electrodes is better than that of NiCo2O4 supercapacitor electrodes. At a current density of 1 A/g, the capacitances of NiCo2O4 and NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 are 98.86 and 1,127.71 F/g, respectively. At a current density of 10 A/g, the capacitance of NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 supercapacitor electrode maintains 70.5% after 3,000 cycles. NiCo2O4/g-C3N4 electrode has excellent electrochemical performance, which may be due to the formation of physical mixing between NiCo2O4 and g-C3N4, which has broad application prospects. This research is of great importance for the development of materials in high-performance energy storage devices, catalysis, sensors, and other applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Paediatric acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and linked to longer hospitalisation and mortality. We investigated whether a continuous intraoperative infusion of dexmedetomidine, which increases renal blood flow, was associated with a lower risk of postoperative AKI in paediatric patients undergoing noncardiac surgery., Methods: This retrospective cohort study included paediatric patients undergoing noncardiac surgery between January 2019 and July 2021. Propensity score matching, based on the participants' baseline characteristics, was used to minimise the potential bias. The primary outcome was AKI within 7 days after surgery. The secondary outcomes included ICU admission, in-hospital mortality, length of hospitalisation, intraoperative bradycardia, and hypotension. The exposure of interest was continuous intraoperative infusion of dexmedetomidine at any dosage or duration. Multivariable logistic regression and linear regression analyses were further used to adjust for residual imbalanced intraoperative factors in the matched cohort., Results: After propensity score matching, we identified 1858/4091 paediatric patients who had received intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion. Intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion was associated with a lower risk of AKI (1.4% vs 3.2%; odds ratio 0.43, 95% confidence interval 0.27-0.66; P<0.001), postoperative ICU admission (odds ratio 0.35, 95% confidence interval 0.30-0.42; P<0.001), and shorter hospitalisation (7 [5-10] vs 9 [6-13] days; P<0.001). Intraoperative bradycardia, hypotension, and in-hospital mortality were similar between the matched groups., Conclusions: This retrospective analysis of a single-centre paediatric noncardiac surgery cohort suggests that intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion was associated with a lower incidence of AKI within 7 days after surgery., Clinical Trial Registration: ChiCTR2300069115., Competing Interests: Declaration of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)