Energy‐efficient scheduling for sustainable manufacturing systems with renewable energy resources

Environmentally friendly energy resources open a new opportunity to tackle the problem of energy security and climate change arising from wide use of fossil fuels. This paper focuses on optimizing the allocation of the energy generated by the renewable energy system to minimize the total electricity cost for sustainable manufacturing systems under time‐of‐use tariff by clipping the peak demand. A rolling horizon approach is adopted to handle the uncertainty caused by the weather change. A nonlinear mathematical programming model is established for each decision epoch based on the predicted energy generation and the probability distribution of power demand in the manufacturing plant. The objective function of the model is shown to be convex, Lipchitz‐continuous, and subdifferentiable. A generalized benders decomposition method based on the primal‐dual subgradient descent algorithm is proposed to solve the model. A series of numerical experiments is conducted to show the effectiveness of the solution approach and the significant benefits of using the renewable energy resources.     

A multi‐stage stochastic programming approach for network capacity expansion with multiple sources of capacity

In networks, there are often more than one sources of capacity. The capacities can be permanently or temporarily owned by the decision maker. Depending on the nature of sources, we identify the permanent capacity, spot market capacity, and contract capacity. We use a scenario tree to model the uncertainty, and build a multi‐stage stochastic integer program that can incorporate multiple sources and multiple types of capacities in a general network. We propose two solution methodologies for the problem. Firstly, we design an asymptotically convergent approximation algorithm. Secondly, we design a cutting plane algorithm based on Benders decomposition to find tight bounds for the problem. The numerical experiments show superb performance of the proposed algorithms compared with commercial software. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 600–614, 2017     

Military expenditure and income distribution in South Korea

This paper attempts to investigate the long-run and the causal relationship between military expenditure and income distribution in South Korea for the period 1965–2011. Applying the bounds test approach to cointegration, we found a long-run relationship between military expenditure and the Gini coefficient with military expenditure having a positive and a statistically significant impact on income inequality. A 1% rise in military expenditure increased the Gini coefficient by 0.38%. Application of the lag-augmented causality test also reveals a unidirectional causality running from military expenditure to income inequality. The evidence seems to suggest that devoting more resources to the military sector may further worsen income inequality in South Korea.     

The building evacuation problem with shared information

In this article, the Building Evacuation Problem with Shared Information (BEPSI) is formulated as a mixed integer linear program, where the objective is to determine the set of routes along which to send evacuees (supply) from multiple locations throughout a building (sources) to the exits (sinks) such that the total time until all evacuees reach the exits is minimized. The formulation explicitly incorporates the constraints of shared information in providing online instructions to evacuees, ensuring that evacuees departing from an intermediate or source location at a mutual point in time receive common instructions. Arc travel time and capacity, as well as supply at the nodes, are permitted to vary with time and capacity is assumed to be recaptured over time. The BEPSI is shown to be NP‐hard. An exact technique based on Benders decomposition is proposed for its solution. Computational results from numerical experiments on a real‐world network representing a four‐story building are given. Results of experiments employing Benders cuts generated in solving a given problem instance as initial cuts in addressing an updated problem instance are also provided. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

大规模代谢网络分解的生物信息学研究

随着大规模分子相互作用数据的不断涌现,生物学网络方面的研究正日益得到重视.代谢网络处于生物体的功能执行阶段,其结构组成方式不仅反映了生物体的功能构成,也直接影响代谢工程中的途径分析和研究.作为代谢网络研究的重要环节,实现网络的合理分解不仅对于基因组范围内分子网络的结构和功能研究具有重要意义,也是代谢工程的途径分析和优化得以顺利进行的前提之一.在回顾代谢网络宏观结构和拓扑特征研究成果的基础上,通过对现有分解方法的深入分析,指出缺乏合理且有针对性的模型评估准则是目前网络分解研究中亟待解决的问题之一.今后的研究趋势在于如何整合更多的信息和发展更先进的分析方法,建立更合理的模型,并进一步拓展网络分解的应用范围.     

基于EMD和神经网络的气阀机构故障诊断研究

运用经验模态分解(EMD)对柴油机缸盖振动信号进行分析,求得各内禀模态函数(IMF)的能量百分比;将能量百分比作为神经网络的输入进行网络训练和故障识别,实现了气阀机构的故障诊断,取得了较好的效果。     

有向无环图决策支持向量机和经验模式分解在轴承故障诊断中的应用

当旋转机械发生故障时,其振动信号常常表现出较为复杂的调制形式,经验模式分解能根据信号的真实物理意义完成自适应分解。支持向量机由于其出色的学习性能和良好的推广能力,使其在包括故障诊断在内的众多领域得到较为广泛的应用。利用经验模式分解结果提取频带能量特征向量,采用有向无环图决策支持向量机实现对轴承状态的判别,并基于留一法优化支持向量机的模型参数。最终的应用结果表明,基于EMD和有向无环图决策支持向量机方法可以有效实现对轴承的状态判别。     

流域变换的串行与并行策略研究

流域变换是数字形态学中用于图像分割的一种经典方法,其并行化问题成为近年来研究的重点。首先给出了流域变换的数学模型,并归纳列举了几种离散情况下的形式化定义;其次分类总结了近年来流域变换串行算法研究的新进展,从而在此基础上重点讨论了相应的并行化策略。详细分析了设计并行流域算法需要考虑的几个问题;并比较评价了现有并行算法的性能特点,得出了一些结论;最后提出了有待进一步研究的问题。     

应用分解法分析二阶锁相环路

本文介绍了一种新的非线性分析方法──分解法,并通过引入数学机械化的方法,将其应用于非理想二阶锁相环路的分析,推导了捕捉过程中相位差、频率差的逼近解析解,分析了环路的稳定性,得到了环路稳态相差、稳态频差和捕捉时间等参数。     

二维 DFT 和 DCT 的 Systolic 阵列

超级计算中一个活跃的研究领域是将某些有限和,如离散富里叶变换(DFT)、离散余弦变换(DCT),映射到多处理机阵列上。本文首先通过二维DFT的行列分解算法流程图,给出了计算二维DFT的二种Systolic阵列:一种是由N_1个处理器组成的线性阵列,所花时间步为O(N_1N_2)(设二维DFT为N_1×N_2长的),与行列分解算法在单处理机上顺序执行所花时间相比,加速比为O(N)(设N_1=N_2=N)。这一结果无论是在时间消耗,还是在PE数量上都是目前最优的。另一种是由N_1×N_2个处理器组成的矩形阵列,所需时间为O(N_1+N_2),与行列算法在单处理机上顺序运行所花时间相比,加速比为O(N~2)(这里仍假定N_1=N_2=N)。本文还给出了二维DCT的与二维DFT相似的Systoilc阵列结构。不难将上述阵列推广到多维的情况。