Zhen Yang

Prof. Zhen Yang


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2020 in IEEE Access
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ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
PSPing Song
Ping Song
JSJian Song
Jian Song
XWXuechun Wang
Xuechun Wang
XLXin Li
Xin Li

22 February 2022 in ACS Omega
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XLXin Li
Xin Li
HLHao Li
Hao Li
ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
HZHui Zuo
Hui Zuo
WSWeiman Sun
Weiman Sun
YLYan Li
Yan Li
The fracture of composite coal-rock under load is the process of energy conversion. As the dissipative energy composition, there is a correlation between the infrared radiation energy and the coal-rock states. Based on theories of theoretical mechanics, modern quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and other disciplines, first, this paper explained the causes of infrared radiation energy in the process of coal-rock fracture by using the microanalysis method. After that, the mathematical model of dissipation energy-infrared radiation energy coupling was deduced and established, and the experimental analysis was carried out under different loading conditions. The analysis shows that the conversion of mechanical energy and internal energy in the process of loading caused constant collisions between molecules in coal-rock, which led to a temperature rise. After entering the excited state, molecules have to transition to a lower energy level, which generates infrared radiation. The experimental results show that there was a strong correlation between energy characteristic parameters, which is consistent with the established relationship. In addition, the energy conversion and dissipated energy changes in the loading process had stages. Before the elastic-plastic stage, the dissipated energy obtained by coal-rock energy conversion was less, but it increased rapidly in the later stage, which eventually led to the fracture of coal-rock. In the early elastic-plastic period, infrared radiation energy was the main component of the dissipated energy and its variation trend was consistent with the dissipated energy. After that, the infrared radiation energy remained stable, but the dissipation energy still increased. At this time, infrared radiant energy was no longer the main component of dissipated energy. And the infrared radiation energy dropped rapidly before coal-rock fracture, which had certain precursory characteristics. The coupling mechanism of dissipated energy-infrared radiation energy can be used to explain the failure reason of composite coal-rock under different loading conditions from the perspective of energy, which will provide a new idea for assisting the prediction of coal-rock dynamic disasters.

6 September 2022 in Sensors
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QQQingjie Qi
Qingjie Qi
XZXin you Zhao
Xin you Zhao
Liang ZhangLiang Zhang
Liang Zhang
ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
LSLifeng Sun
Lifeng Sun
XJXinlei Jia
Xinlei Jia
As a new method to detect vital signs, Ultra-wideband (UWB) radar could continuously monitor human respiratory signs without contact. Aimed at addressing the problem of large interference and weak acquisition signal in radar echo signals from complex scenes, this paper adopts a UWB radar echo signal processing method that combines strong physical sign information extraction at P time and Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) to carry out theoretical derivation. Using this novel processing scheme, respiration and heartbeat signals can be quickly reconstructed according to the selection of the appropriate intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), and the real-time detection accuracy of human respiratory signs is greatly improved. Based on an experimental platform, the data collected by the UWB radar module were first verified against the measured values obtained at the actual scene. The results of a validation test proved that our UWB radar echo signal processing method effectively eliminated the respiratory clutter signal and realized the accurate measurement of respiratory and heartbeat signals, which would prove the existence of life and further improve the quality of respiration and heartbeat signal and the robustness of detection.

25 October 2022 in ACS Omega
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XLXin Li
Xin Li
HLHao Li
Hao Li
ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
HLHongzhu Li
Hongzhu Li
HZHui Zuo
Hui Zuo
HLHang Li
Hang Li
There is a close relationship between the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) evolution and the stress state during loading of composite coal-rock. In this research, the coal-rock EMR generation mechanism was studied and the stress-EMR numerical model was established. Finite element simulation and experiments were then used to verify their correctness, and EMR characteristics, evolution law, and the corresponding relationship between EMR and coal-rock state were studied in depth. The results show that the deformation cycle of "load compression-deformation release-load compression" occurs at coal-rock internal fractures, which together with friction make the formation of coal-rock alternating weak current sources, resulting in the EMR. In addition, the fracture structure is similar to capacitors with time-varying electric quantity and plate spacing. When the fracture is loaded, it will generate approximately sinusoidal EMR pulses whose amplitude is positively correlated with the degree of coal-rock damage. EMR will be exponentially attenuated and distorted at the medium junction when propagating, which does not affect signal characteristics. Meanwhile, EMR quality within 1.0-2.5 mm outside coal-rock is high, whose change is almost synchronous with source. EMR evolution has stages during loading, whose characteristics are different in each stress stage: In compaction and elastic stages, EMR remains stable for most of the time except for the abrupt change of 1-3 mV/m at the junction. In the yield, coal-rock transitions from elastic to plastic, and both EMR and stress increase rapidly as fracture expands. In the fracture stage, EMR maintains high and produces a peak that is synchronous with the stress. After fracture, they drop and recover to stability. The research results will help improve the basic theory of coal and rock dynamic disasters and provide support for its prediction with multi-information fusion, which will help reduce the adverse impact of coal mine disasters on people's lives and property.

14 August 2024 in IEEE Access
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LJLiwen Ji
Liwen Ji
XLXin Li
Xin Li
LHLei Han
Lei Han
ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
CZCaochao Zhang
Caochao Zhang
YLYan Li
Yan Li
Aiming at the problems of excessive fluctuation and long adjustment time when LLC resonant converter encounters load mutation in traditional control strategy, which seriously affects the normal use, an improved self-disturbance control strategy based on sliding mode control is proposed. The mathematical modeling of LLC resonant converter is carried out by using the method of extended description function to obtain the transfer function of LLC resonant converter. On the basis of linear self-disturbance control, sliding mode control is introduced as the control rate. Through simulation, the steady-state characteristics and dynamic characteristics of LLC resonant converter under three different control strategies of PI (proportional integral controller), LADRC (linear active disturbance rejection control), and SM_ADRC (sliding mode active disturbance rejection control) are compared and analyzed. The simulation results show that the sliding mode active disturbance rejection control is superior to the other two control strategies in improving the response speed and anti-interference ability of LLC resonant converter, with a response time of only 2ms and a ripple of only 0.04V. A small power experimental platform with an output power of 192W is built. The experimental results show that LLC resonant converter can be restored to steady state in a short time by using sliding mode active disturbance rejection control, which effectively improves the dynamic characteristics of the system.

11 January 2021 in IEEE Access
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ZYZhen Yang
Zhen Yang
KZKuo Zhang
Kuo Zhang
XLXin Li
Xin Li
YLYan Li
Yan Li
PSPing Song
Ping Song
The submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) leads to the increase of the size of the submodule capacitor, the increase of system cost, and the decrease of system reliability and stability. In order to solve the problem, the mathematical model of circulating current voltage drop is derived, and the mechanism of circulating current on the submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation is studied through the submodule switching function. A control strategy for suppressing the submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation is proposed, which is based on circulating current voltage drop balance (CCVDB). The simulation model is built to compare three control strategies for suppressing submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation under the step changes of DC bus voltage and active power, namely, the circulating current is suppressed to zero, the second-order component of the submodule capacitor voltage is suppressed to zero, and the CCVDB strategy. The research results show that the CCVDB strategy can effectively suppress the submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation, reduce the capacitance demand, and reduce the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the submodule capacitor voltage, which verifies the feasibility and effectiveness of the CCVDB strategy.