The Operational Risks of Electricity Futures Based on Non-Storability of Electric Power

WU Zhong-qun 인하대학교 정석물류통상연구원 2009 인하대학교 정석물류통상연구원 학술대회 Vol.2009 No.10

Electricity futures emerged in 1990"s, and it was expected to bring electricity market efficiency and stability. However, the practice on electricity futures show that it can not efficiently prevent the fluctuation of market price, and eve the electricity futures market may go to collapse. Up to now, none of literatures clears the question. This paper gives the causes that lead up to the failure of electricity futures market by analyzing the internal interaction mechanism between electricity futures price and spot prices. First, electric power is not economically storable, as a result electricity futures exchange can not at all make an influence to electricity spot prices through inventory change; second, traders always modify the quotation on the basis of expectation about the state of electricity market in the future, so the expectation plays an important role for the prices of futures contracts. The paper concludes that the failure of electricity futures market can fundamentally be attribute to two reason: (1) non-storage of electric power, i.e. that electricity futures market inevitably goes to collapse if only the electricity can not be stored economically; (2) the instability of expectation, which will directly cause the fluctuation of prices in electricity market.

Research on the Innovative Design of Multi-functional Shoe Cabinet

Wu Nai-qun,Shi Yao-jun,Dai-ye 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Smart Home Vol.10 No.9

Through the analysis of current shoe cabinet market, aiming at some of the families that in needs of shoes cleaning, disinfection and storage, especially in areas of hot weather or frequently accompanied by rain and snow. The shoe cabinet was redesigned, to meet the needs of consumers on the shoes cleaning, sanitary and storage. This paper is mainly based on ergonomics principle and humanized design concept, designing and researching from the aspects of function, material, color and institutions of shoe cabinet, to design multi-functional shoe that sets disinfection and storage as a whole and give a new design concept for shoe cabinet which makes users to enjoy the multi-functional shoe cabinet with hygiene and soft at the same time feeling the beauty and enjoy what design brings to our life.

Multi-objective Optimization for Time-Open Lambert Rendezvous Between Non-coplanar Orbits

Guan-Qun Wu,Li-Guo Tan,Xin Li,Shen-Min Song 한국항공우주학회 2020 International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sc Vol.21 No.2

The problem of time-open Lambert multi-objective optimal rendezvous between non-coplanar orbits is studied in the paper. Based on the Lambert’s theorem, the descriptions of time-open Lambert rendezvous subjected to two-impulse and three-impulse are presented, and a universally applicable method for the solution of the transfer orbits is given. To deal with the multi-objective optimization subject to fuel consumption and flight time for rendezvous, an improved NSGA-II algorithm with a better performance is provided. Via the global optimization, Pareto set can be obtained by the improved NSGA-II for the multi-objective optimal rendezvous considering multi-constraints. Numerical simulations are conducted to validate the feasibility of the improved multi-objective optimization algorithm, and the results of the two-impulse and three-impulse multi-objective optimal rendezvous are shown.

Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control for Spacecraft Terminal Safe Approach with Input Saturation Based on Tracking Differentiator

Guan-Qun Wu,Shen-Min Song,Jing-Guang Sun 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2018 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.16 No.3

This thesis studies the spacecraft terminal safe approach control problem considering input saturation. Based on the spacecraft relative motion model and sphere collision avoidance potential function, an anti-saturation controller and an adaptive finite-time anti-saturation controller using dynamic surface control(DSC) are presented for the situations of known and unknown upper bound of external disturbances respectively, which can guarantee that no collisions happen in the tracking process. The second-order tracking differentiator is introduced to design the controllers, which avoids the differential of the virtual control signal and ensures the tracking performance of system output signals. Meanwhile, the auxiliary system is introduced to handle input saturation. Lyapunov stability theory is adopted to prove that the states of system under the designed controllers are uniformly ultimately bounded and practical finite-time stable respectively, and the chaser spacecraft can approach to the desired position without collision. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that the chaser spacecraft using the designed controllers can realize terminal safe approach to target spacecraft, which further illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.

ZNF424, a novel human KRAB/C2H2 zinc finger protein, suppresses NFAT and p21 pathway

( Yue Qun Wang ),( Jun Mei Zhou ),( Xiang Li Ye ),( Yong Qi Wan ),( Yong Qing Li ),( Xiao Yan Mo ),( Wu Zhou Yuan ),( Yan Yan ),( Na Luo ),( Ze Qun Wang ),( Xiong Wei Fan ),( Yun Deng ),( Xiu Shan Wu 생화학분자생물학회 2010 BMB Reports Vol.43 No.3

Zinc finger-containing transcription factors are the largest single family of transcriptional regulators in mammals, which play an essential role in cell differentiation, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and neoplastic transformation. Here we have cloned a novel KRAB-related zinc finger gene, ZNF424, encoding a protein of 555aa. ZNF424 gene consisted of 4 exons and 3 introns, and mapped to chromosome 19p13.3. ZNF424 gene was ubiquitously expressed in human embryo tissues by Northern blot analysis. ZNF424 is conserved across species in evolution. Using a GFP-labeled ZNF424 protein, we demonstrate that ZNF424 localizes mostly in the nucleus. Transcriptional activity assays shows ZNF424 suppresses transcriptional activity of L8G5-luciferase. Overexpression of ZNF424 in HEK- 293 cells inhibited the transcriptional activity of NFAT and p21, which may be silenced by siRNA. The results suggest that ZNF424 protein may act as a transcriptional repressor that suppresses NFAT and p21 pathway to mediate cellular functions. [BMB reports 2010; 43(3): 212-218]

A novel human KRAB-related zinc finger gene ZNF425 inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway

( Yue Qun Wang ),( Xiang Li Ye ),( Jun Mei Zhou ),( Yong Qi Wan ),( Hua Ping Xie ),( Yun Deng ),( Yan Yan ),( Yong Qing Li ),( Xiong Wei Fan ),( Wu Zhou Yuan ),( Xiao Yang Mo ),( Xiu Shan Wu ) 생화학분자생물학회 2011 BMB Reports Vol.44 No.1

Zinc finger (ZNF) proteins play a critical role in cell growth, proliferation, apoptosis, and intracellular signal transduction. In this paper, we cloned and characterized a novel human KRAB-related zinc finger gene, ZNF425, which encodes a protein of 752 amino acids. ZNF425 is strongly expressed in the three month old human embryos and then is almost undetectable in six month old embryos and in adult tissues. An EGFP-ZNF425 fusion protein can be found in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm. ZNF425 appears to act as a transcription repressor. Over-expression of ZNF425 inhibits the transcriptional activities of SRE, AP-1, and SRF. Deletion analysis indicates that the C2H2 domain is the main region responsible for the repression. Our results suggest that the ZNF425 gene is a new transcriptional inhibitor that functions in the MAPK signaling pathway. [BMB reports 2011; 44(1): 58-63]

Curcumin Analogue A501 induces G2/M Arrest and Apoptosis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells

Xia, Yi-Qun,Wei, Xiao-Yan,Li, Wu-Lan,Kanchana, Karvannan,Xu, Chao-Chao,Chen, Da-Hui,Chou, Pei-Hong,Jin, Rong,Wu, Jian-Zhang,Liang, Guang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.16

Curcumin and its analogues have been reported to exert anti-cancer activity against a variety of tumors. Here, we reported A501, a new curcumin analogue. The effect of A501 on cell viability was detected by MTT assay, the result showed that A501 had a better inhibiting effect on the four non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells than that of curcumin. Moreover, Colony forming experiment showed A501 significant restrained cell proliferation. Flow cytometry displayed A501 can cause G2/M arrest and induce apoptosis. Western blotting showed that A501 decreased the expression of cyclinB1, cdc-2, bcl-2, while increased the expression of p53, cleaved caspase-3 and bax. In conclusion, curcumin analogues A501 played antitumor activity by inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis of NSCLC cells. And it was likely to be a promising starting point for the development of curcumin-based anticancer drugs.

Mechanical behavior test and analysis of HEH sandwich external wall panel

Wu, Xiangguo,Zhang, Xuesen,Tao, Xiaokun,Yang, Ming,Yu, Qun,Qiu, Faqiang Techno-Press 2022 Advances in concrete construction Vol.13 No.2

Prefabricated exterior wall panel is the main non-load-bearing component of assembly building, which affects the comprehensive performance of thermal insulation and durability of the building. It is of great significance to develop new prefabricated exterior wall panel with durable and lightweight characteristics for the development of energy-saving and assembly building. In the prefabricated sandwich insulation hanging wall panel, the selection of material for the outer layer and the arrangement of the connector of the inner and outer wall layers affect the mechanical performance and durability of the wall panels. In this paper, high performance cement-based composites (HPFRC) are used in the outer layer of the new type wall panel. FRP bars are used as the interface connector. Through experiments and analysis, the influence of the arrangement of connectors on the mechanical behaviors of thin-walled composite wall panel and the panel with window openings under two working conditions are investigated. The failure modes and the role of connectors of thin-walled composite wallboard are analyzed. The influence of the thickness of the wall layer and their combination on the strain growth of the control section, the initial crack resistance, the ultimate bearing capacity and the deformation of the wall panels are analyzed. The research work provides a technical reference for the engineering design of the light-weight thin-walled and durable composite sandwich wall panel.

Structural behaviors of sustainable hybrid columns under compression and flexure

Wu Xiang-Guo,Hu Qiong,Zou Ruofei,Zhao Xinyu,Yu Qun 국제구조공학회 2014 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.52 No.5

Structural behaviors of a sustainable hybrid column with the ultra high performance cementitious composites (UHPCC) permanent form under compression and flexure were studied. Critical state and failure stage characters are analyzed for large and small eccentricity cases. A simplified theoretical model is proposed for engineering designs and unified formulas for loading capacity of the hybrid column under compression and flexure loads are derived, including axial force and moment. Non-linear numerical analysis is carried out to verify the theoretical predictions. The theoretical predictions agree well with the numerical results which are verified by the short hybrid column tests recursively. Compared with the traditional reinforced concrete (RC) column, the loading capacity of the sustainable hybrid column is improved significantly due to UHPCC confinements.

The compression-shear properties of small-size seismic isolation rubber bearings for bridges

Wu, Yi-feng,Wang, Hao,Sha, Ben,Zhang, Rui-jun,Li, Ai-qun Techno-Press 2018 Structural monitoring and maintenance Vol.5 No.1

Taking three types of bridge bearings with diameter being 100 mm as examples, the theoretical analysis, the experimental research as well as the numerical simulation of these bearings is conducted. Since the normal compression and shear machines cannot be applied to the small-size bearings, an improved equipment to test the properties of these bearings is proposed and fabricated. Besides, the simulation of the bearings is conducted based on the explicit finite element software ANSYS/LS-DYNA, and some parameters of the bearings are modified in the finite element model to reduce the computation cost effectively. Results show that all the research methods are capable of revealing the fundamental properties of the small-size bearings, and a combined use of these methods can better catch both the integral properties and the inner detailed mechanical behaviors of the bearings.