HTS pulse-stretcher and second order modulator: design and first results

One of the remaining challenges in the application of superconducting electronics is the interfacing between superconducting and semiconducting environments. The voltage and speed mismatch between RSFQ pulses and semiconducting read-out electronics makes it necessary to amplify as well as stretch the RSFQ pulses. Moreover, circuits based on HTS (High Temperature Superconductor) technology are very attractive since they can operate under considerably relaxed cooling effort, which is one of the main problems with LTS (Low Temperature Superconductor) circuits. Within the European project SuperADC, a HTS second order sigma delta modulator and a pulse stretcher, used as an interface between the modulator and the first semi-conducting amplifier stage, have been designed at Twente University and will be presented here

Анализ релейной защиты и автоматики района параллельных линий 110 кВ «Анжерская – Разъезд 3704» Кузбасской энергосистемы

Объектом анализа является релейная защита и автоматика района параллельных линий 110кВ «Анжерская – Разъезд 3704» Кузбасской энергосистемы Цель работы: анализ имеющегося оборудования защиты параллельных линий 110кВ, уставок защиты и согласованность степеней. В процессе исследования составлена схема замещения; рассмотрен состав защит линий и силовых трансформаторов; рассчитаны уставки и чувствительность защищаемой линии; обсуждены результаты выполненной работы. В результате исследования была рассмотрена релейная защита и автоматика параллельной линии 110кВ «АнжерсThe object of analysis is the relay protection and automation area of ​​parallel lines 110 "Anzherskaya - Departure of 3704" Kuzbass power system. Objective: To analyze the existing equipment protection of parallel lines of 110 kV, protection settings and consistency degrees The study is made equivalent circuit; considered part of protection lines and power transformers; designed set point and the sensitivity of the protected line; We discussed the results of the work performed

Biomarker discovery and redundancy reduction towards classification using a multi-factorial MALDI-TOF MS T2DM mouse model dataset

Diabetes like many diseases and biological processes is not mono-causal. On the one hand multifactorial studies with complex experimental design are required for its comprehensive analysis. On the other hand, the data from these studies often include a substantial amount of redundancy such as proteins that are typically represented by a multitude of peptides. Coping simultaneously with both complexities (experimental and technological) makes data analysis a challenge for Bioinformatics

A nanoCryotron comparator can connect single-flux quantum circuits to conventional electronics

Integration with conventional electronics offers a straightforward and economical approach to upgrading existing superconducting technologies, such as scaling up superconducting detectors into large arrays and combining single flux quantum (SFQ) digital circuits with semiconductor logic and memories. However, direct output signals from superconducting devices (e.g., Josephson junctions) are usually not compatible with the input requirements of conventional devices (e.g., transistors). Here, we demonstrate the use of a single three-terminal superconducting-nanowire device, called the nanocryotron (nTron), as a digital comparator to combine SFQ circuits with mature semiconductor circuits such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. Since SFQ circuits can digitize output signals from general superconducting devices and CMOS circuits can interface existing CMOS-compatible electronics, our results demonstrate the feasibility of a general architecture that uses an nTron as an interface to realize a super-hybrid system consisting of superconducting detectors, superconducting quantum electronics, CMOS logic and memories, and other conventional electronics

Исследование методов измерения толщины стенки легкосплавных бурильных труб

Толщина стенки бурильной трубы из алюминиевого сплава измеряется вихретоковым методом, акустическим методом, магнитным методом, Радиaционным методом и визуально-оптическим методом. Принцип соответствующего инструмента также описывается с помощью принципа вышеупомянутого метода.Through the eddy current method, acoustic method, electromagnetic method, radiation method, visual optical method, to measure the thickness of the aluminum alloy drill pipe wall. The corresponding instrument principles are also described through the principles of the above methods

Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism is associated with severity of coronary artery disease in men with high total cholesterol levels

This study examines whether renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system gene polymorphisms: ACE (encoding for angiotensin converting enzyme) c.2306-117_404 I/D, AGTR1 (encoding for angiotensin II type-1 receptor) c.1080*86A>C and CYP11B2 (encoding for aldosterone synthase) c.-344C>T are associated with the extension of coronary atherosclerosis in a group of 647 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography. The extension of CAD was evaluated using the Gensini score. The polymorphisms were determined by PCR and RFLP assays. The associations between genotypes and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis were tested by the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by pairwise comparisons using Wilcoxon test. The population has been divided into groups defined by: sex, smoking habit, past myocardial infarction, BMI (>, ≤ 25), age (>, ≤ 55), diabetes mellitus, level of total cholesterol (>, ≤ 200 mg/dl), LDL cholesterol (>, ≤ 130 mg/dl), HDL cholesterol (>, ≤ 40 mg/dl), triglycerides (>, ≤ 150 mg/dl). Significant associations between the ACE c.2306-117_404 I/D polymorphism and the Gensini score in men with high total cholesterol levels (PKruskal-Wallis = 0.008; Padjusted = 0.009), high level of LDL cholesterol (PKruskal-Wallis = 0.016; Padjusted = 0.028) and low level of HDL cholesterol (PKruskal-Wallis = 0.04; Padjusted = 0.055) have been found. No association between the AGTR1 c.1080*86A>C and CYP11B2 c.-344C>T and the Gensini score has been found. These results suggest that men who carry ACE c.2306-117_404 DD genotype and have high total cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol levels may be predisposed to the development of more severe CAD