Composite axial energy consumption device based on piezoelectricity and shape memory alloy

    公开(公告)号:US11293415B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US17297872

    申请日:2020-07-31

    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of structural vibration control, and provides a composite axial energy consumption device based on piezoelectricity and shape memory alloy, comprising a screw, steel pipes, stiffening ribs, steel sheets, bolt-nuts, piezoceramics, screw caps and SMA wire bundles. The mechanical energy of the structure under pressure is converted into the electric energy of the piezoceramics and then the electric energy is converted into heat energy, so that energy consumption efficiency is high and mechanical performance is good. The SMA wire bundles have large tensile bearing capacity, shape memory effect and good corrosion resistance and fatigue resistance. The number of the segments and the specifications of the piezoceramics and the SMA wire bundles can be adjusted according to the actual needs, so that the structure can be adjusted according to the size of an axial force and specific stress conditions.

    Displacement reconstruction method for lattice tower structure based on improved mode superposition

    公开(公告)号:US12044601B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17628765

    申请日:2021-07-26

    CPC classification number: G01M5/0041 G01M5/0025 E04H12/10

    Abstract: The present invention belong to the technical field of lattice tower structure monitoring, and discloses a displacement reconstruction method for a lattice tower structure based on improved mode superposition. The method comprises: uniformly arranging D strain sensors on main member of a lattice tower along the height, processing collected strain data {ε}D×1 using a stochastic subspace identification (SSI) method to obtain a matrix [Ψ]D×nT of first n-order strain modes; calculating a function relation y(x) between a distance from a measuring point to a neutral layer and a height according to a lattice tower design drawing; performing polynomial fitting on the first n-order strain modes with a height coordinate x of the lattice tower respectively to obtain a strain mode function Ψi(x), expanding a function






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    according to a Taylor formula, performing double integration on the expansion result and substituting same into a boundary condition, to obtain a displacement mode function Φi(x); evaluating a modal coordinate {q}n×1 by means of the least square method, substituting the height coordinate x of a displacement object point to be reconstructed, and multiplying the displacement mode function value Φi(x) by the modal coordinate {q}n×1. The improved mode superposition method of the present invention has the advantages of a small number of sensors required, simple calculation process, accurate calculation result, and strong operability and practicality.

    Viscous damper fluid viscosity monitoring device and method based on piezoceramic transducers

    公开(公告)号:US11726019B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17618377

    申请日:2021-07-21

    CPC classification number: G01N11/16 G01N2011/0066

    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical fields of civil engineering, smart material and health monitoring, and provides a viscous damper fluid viscosity monitoring device and method based on piezoceramic transducers, comprising piezoceramic transducers, wires, corks, a baffle and a viscous damper. When the fluid viscosity of the viscous damper changes, the energy dissipation of pressure waves during propagation in a fluid will change, and signals received by the piezoceramic transducers will change, so that the viscosity of the fluid in the viscous damper can be calculated by the amplitude change of the signals received. The device of the present invention has a simple structure and accurate monitoring results, and provides a simple and feasible method for real-time monitoring of fluid viscosity of viscous dampers in engineering.

    Self-resetting tuned mass damper based on eddy current and shape memory alloy technology

    公开(公告)号:US11293175B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16968782

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Abstract: A self-resetting tuned mass damper is based on eddy current and shape memory alloy technology. The self-resetting tuned mass damper comprises a hollow box, a cover plate, a bolt, a mass block, gears a, gears b, gears c, copper sheets, permanent magnet groups, partition boards, balls, pins, levers, shape memory alloys, rotating shafts a, rotating shafts b, a supporting plate and rotating shafts c. The movement of the mass block causes the copper sheets to rotate and generate eddy current for energy consumption. The copper sheets are rotated and amplified by adjusting the sizes of the gears. The displacement of a small mass block can cause rotation of the copper sheets by a large angle, which greatly increases energy consumption efficiency. The elongation of the shape memory alloys is amplified by adjusting the ratio of long and short force arms of the levers.

    Structure multi-dimensional loading test system considering real complex boundary conditions

    公开(公告)号:US11913913B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17617867

    申请日:2021-06-30

    CPC classification number: G01N3/10 G01M7/02 G01N3/04

    Abstract: A structure multi-dimensional loading test system considering real complex boundary conditions considering real complex boundary conditions comprises a main part of machine, a base part, a hydraulic power supply and a control system. The system can simulate the load borne by a structure in a real working environment better and more accurately, realize multi-dimensional loading of the structure with six degrees of freedom in space and provide more real and valuable experimental data for the research on damage of reinforced concrete materials, components and structures under the action of an earthquake, and the research results will help researchers further reveal the damage mechanism of reinforced concrete structures, put forward the corresponding damage criteria and develop the corresponding seismic design methods.

    Inertial mass amplification type tuned mass damper

    公开(公告)号:US11248389B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16967683

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Abstract: An inertial mass amplification type tuned mass damper is disclosed. The inertial mass amplification type tuned mass damper comprises a hollow box, an H-shaped mass block, gears a, gears b, a rectangular frame, a steel ring, viscous dampers, a steel sheet, springs, rotating shafts and balls. In the present invention, an inertial damping force is amplified by adjusting the radius ratio of the gears a and the gears b; and damping parameters can be conveniently changed by adjusting the mass of the mass block, the spring stiffness and the like. The present invention has the advantages that the design mass is small, which can avoid the adverse effects of excessive additional gravity on the structure and improve the performance of the structure. The present invention has reasonable design and small occupied space, can save more use area for buildings and can greatly improve the utilization efficiency of the buildings.

    Quasi-static calculation method for lateral unbalanced force of transmission lines

    公开(公告)号:US11953398B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17917354

    申请日:2022-03-10

    CPC classification number: G01L5/04 G06F17/11

    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of disaster prevention and reduction of transmission lines, and provides a quasi-static calculation method for lateral unbalanced force of transmission lines. The present invention can quantify significant unbalanced force caused by a failed tower to an adjacent tower, thus to quantitatively evaluate cascading failure risk of transmission lines. The present invention does not need a lot of iteration, and can parametrically reveal influence of various factors on unbalanced force. The present invention quantifies influence of large deformation effect of a conducting wire on wind load, and at the same time, wind load of the conducting wire is corrected by the trapezoidal equivalent wind pressure proposed, which avoids wind load calculation error of the conducting wire caused by a relatively large vertical height difference, better reflects actual mechanical state of the lines, and optimizes existing wind load calculation method of transmission lines.

    Coupling beam eddy current damper with shear displacement amplification

    公开(公告)号:US11754140B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US16967695

    申请日:2019-09-20

    CPC classification number: F16F15/035 E04H9/0237 F16F2222/06 F16F2236/10

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a coupling beam eddy current damper with shear displacement amplification. The coupling beam eddy current damper with shear displacement amplification comprises a rigid rod, rotating shafts, a pin column, pins, levers, screws, thread sleeves, copper sheets, permanent magnet components, a steel structural component, balls, ball supports and an outer shell. When vibration occurs, coupling beams on both sides of the damper are relatively vertically displaced; at this moment, two levers move up and down relative to the rigid rod; the movement causes the screws and the copper sheets to rotate; the copper sheets rotate in a magnetic field, then induced electromotive force will generates inside the magnetic field, thereby generating eddy current in the copper sheets. The eddy current effect will produce a damping force that impedes the rotation of the copper sheets.

    Method for automatically detecting free vibration response of high-speed railway bridge for modal identification

    公开(公告)号:US11221273B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16479730

    申请日:2019-03-01

    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting the free vibration response segment of the high-speed railway bridges after trains passing. First, pre-select the test response sequence to be decomposed based on the maximum of the time instants corresponding to the absolute maximums of the response vectors at various measuring point. Then, Extract the single-frequency modal response from the test response by the iterative variational mode decomposition and fit the envelope amplitude of the modal response by Hilbert transform. Finally, the vibration features at each time instants are marked as decay vibration or non-decay vibration. The longest structural response segment that meets the decay vibration features is determined as the detected free vibration response segment for modal identification. This invention can effectively detect the free vibration data segment without human participation, which is of great significance for the real-time accurate modal analysis of high-speed railway bridges.

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