A non-cooperative game is proposed to perform the sub-carrier assignment and power allocation for the multi-cell orthogonal frequency division multiple access（OFDMA） system.The objective is to raise the spectral eff...A non-cooperative game is proposed to perform the sub-carrier assignment and power allocation for the multi-cell orthogonal frequency division multiple access（OFDMA） system.The objective is to raise the spectral efficiency of the system and prolong the life time of user nodes.This paper defines a game player as a cell formed by the unique base station and the served users.The utility function considered here measures the user＇s achieved utility per power.Each individual cell＇s goal is to maximize the total utility of its users.To search the Nash equilibrium（NE） of the game,an iterative and distributed algorithm is presented.Since the NE is inefficient,the pricing of user＇s transmission power is introduced to improve the NE in the Pareto sense.Simulation results show the proposed game outperforms the water-filling algorithm in terms of fairness and energy efficiency.Moreover,through employing a liner pricing function,the energy efficiency could be further improved.展开更多
Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in...Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in the systems.Such switches are one-shot due to electrodes being too thin to sufficiently resist spark-erosion.Additionally,these switches did not employ any structures in securing internal gas composition,resulting in inconsistent performance under harsh atmospheres.In this work,a novel planar triggered spark-gap switch(PTS)with a hermetically sealed cavity was batched-prepared with printed circuit board(PCB)technology,to achieve reusability with low cost.The proposed PTS was inspected by micro-computed tomography to ensure PCB techniques meet the requirements of machining precision.The results from electrical experiments demonstrated that PCB PTS were consistent and reusable with lifespan over 20 times.The calculated switch voltage and circuit current were consistent with those derived from real-world measurements.Finally,PCB PTS was used to introduce hexanitrostilbene(HNS)pellets in a pulse power system to verify its performance.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(60972059)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(2010QNA27)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(20100481185)the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20090095120013)the Talent Introduction Program and Young Teacher Sailing Program of China University of Mining and Technology
文摘A non-cooperative game is proposed to perform the sub-carrier assignment and power allocation for the multi-cell orthogonal frequency division multiple access（OFDMA） system.The objective is to raise the spectral efficiency of the system and prolong the life time of user nodes.This paper defines a game player as a cell formed by the unique base station and the served users.The utility function considered here measures the user＇s achieved utility per power.Each individual cell＇s goal is to maximize the total utility of its users.To search the Nash equilibrium（NE） of the game,an iterative and distributed algorithm is presented.Since the NE is inefficient,the pricing of user＇s transmission power is introduced to improve the NE in the Pareto sense.Simulation results show the proposed game outperforms the water-filling algorithm in terms of fairness and energy efficiency.Moreover,through employing a liner pricing function,the energy efficiency could be further improved.
基金We gratefully acknowledge support from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(Grant No.BK20151486).
文摘Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in the systems.Such switches are one-shot due to electrodes being too thin to sufficiently resist spark-erosion.Additionally,these switches did not employ any structures in securing internal gas composition,resulting in inconsistent performance under harsh atmospheres.In this work,a novel planar triggered spark-gap switch(PTS)with a hermetically sealed cavity was batched-prepared with printed circuit board(PCB)technology,to achieve reusability with low cost.The proposed PTS was inspected by micro-computed tomography to ensure PCB techniques meet the requirements of machining precision.The results from electrical experiments demonstrated that PCB PTS were consistent and reusable with lifespan over 20 times.The calculated switch voltage and circuit current were consistent with those derived from real-world measurements.Finally,PCB PTS was used to introduce hexanitrostilbene(HNS)pellets in a pulse power system to verify its performance.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81872372 and No.81902469)2020 Li Ka Shing Foundation Cross-Disciplinary Research Grant(No.2020LKSFG07B)。
