MODELING METHOD FOR ASPHALT MIXTURE BY COUPLING DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD AND FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210090326A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US16862878

    申请日:2020-04-30

    Abstract: A modeling method for an asphalt mixture by coupling a discrete element method (DEM) and a finite difference method (FDM). Aggregates of an asphalt mixture are processed by a DEM, and a finite difference method is used to implement continuous medium simulation of an asphalt binder in the asphalt mixture. The influence of the coupling of the DEM and the finite difference method on mechanical properties of the asphalt mixture such as the strength and modulus are considered, to implement simulation of the deformation, shrinkage, cracking, etc. of a multiphase material in the asphalt mixture under different load. The method can accurately restore a void structure and true shapes and sizes of the aggregates and a binder in the asphalt mixture, and can characterize distribution characteristics thereof.

    Safe processing method for active voltage reduction of ground fault phase of non-effective ground system

    公开(公告)号:US10892616B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-12

    申请号:US16613409

    申请日:2018-07-04

    Inventor: Xiangjun Zeng

    Abstract: The proposed invention discloses a safe processing method for active voltage reduction of a ground fault phase of a non-effective ground system, for use in safe processing of a ground fault of a neutral point non-effective ground generator or distribution network. Non-effective ground system side windings of a transformer are equipped with a plurality of shunting taps. When a single-phase ground fault occurs, the shunting tap of the fault phase winding is selected to be short-circuited to ground directly or through an impedance to reduce the fault phase voltage to ensure that the fault point voltage is less than the continuous burning voltage of a ground arc to meet a long-term non-stop safe operation requirements. The proposed method can eliminate the instantaneous single-phase ground fault, suppress the permanent single-phase ground fault current, and limit the rising amplitude of non-fault phase voltage and the risk of non-fault phase insulation breakdown.

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