Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651594
J.C. Tan, C. Zhang, Z. Bo
This paper discusses the factors affecting interoperability between multi-vendor devices, the necessity for interoperability testing, and the types of interoperability should be conducted. It is recommended that proof-of-concept interoperability should be preformed before full scope integration, and it is crucial to adopt interoperability testing as part of site commissioning test. Interoperability testing is the next step forward after conformance test to ensure an IEC 61850 based substation automation system will interoperate as it is designed in the field. Conformance test can reduce the number of costly issues and problems during integration, site commissioning and operation. Devices passed conformance test may still subject to issues during integration, commissioning and operation. Conformance test does not mean interoperability test. Conformance testing cannot replace interoperability testing.
{"title":"The importance of IEC 61850 interoperability testing","authors":"J.C. Tan, C. Zhang, Z. Bo","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651594","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the factors affecting interoperability between multi-vendor devices, the necessity for interoperability testing, and the types of interoperability should be conducted. It is recommended that proof-of-concept interoperability should be preformed before full scope integration, and it is crucial to adopt interoperability testing as part of site commissioning test. Interoperability testing is the next step forward after conformance test to ensure an IEC 61850 based substation automation system will interoperate as it is designed in the field. Conformance test can reduce the number of costly issues and problems during integration, site commissioning and operation. Devices passed conformance test may still subject to issues during integration, commissioning and operation. Conformance test does not mean interoperability test. Conformance testing cannot replace interoperability testing.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132048038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651618
S. Skuletic, V. Radulovic
Protection of the equipment in low voltage AC power circuits against surges is based on wide application of surge protective devices (SPDs). Cascade application of SPDs located at the service entrance of a building and near sensitive equipment is intended to ensure optimal energy distribution among installed SPDs, as well as proper equipment protection against surges. In the paper, scenarios of surges that are impinging at the service entrance of the building of interest and application of two-stage cascade protection have been analyzed. The influence of different cables lengths: arrester - suppressor (A-S) and suppressor - load (S-L), as well as influence of type and parameters of load on SPDs protection characteristics have been analyzed and discussed. Simulation programs ATP/EMTP and MATLAB are being used for analysis of several load types, namely resistive, inductive, capacitive, resistive - inductive and resistive -capacitive load, with the parameters of real devices which can be found in low-voltage AC power circuits. Performed analysis should to point on characteristics of loads and connecting cables which provide regular protection.
{"title":"Effective protection distance from cascade coordinated Surge Protective Devices to equipment in low-voltage AC power circuits","authors":"S. Skuletic, V. Radulovic","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651618","url":null,"abstract":"Protection of the equipment in low voltage AC power circuits against surges is based on wide application of surge protective devices (SPDs). Cascade application of SPDs located at the service entrance of a building and near sensitive equipment is intended to ensure optimal energy distribution among installed SPDs, as well as proper equipment protection against surges. In the paper, scenarios of surges that are impinging at the service entrance of the building of interest and application of two-stage cascade protection have been analyzed. The influence of different cables lengths: arrester - suppressor (A-S) and suppressor - load (S-L), as well as influence of type and parameters of load on SPDs protection characteristics have been analyzed and discussed. Simulation programs ATP/EMTP and MATLAB are being used for analysis of several load types, namely resistive, inductive, capacitive, resistive - inductive and resistive -capacitive load, with the parameters of real devices which can be found in low-voltage AC power circuits. Performed analysis should to point on characteristics of loads and connecting cables which provide regular protection.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132420115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651444
Kun Liu, Xinzhou Dong, Z. Bo
Non Conventional Instrument Transformer (NCIT) and IEC 61850 are crucial technologies in digital substations. But they bring some new uncertainties to protection IEDs, especially the time synchronization issue in current differential protection. The paper analyzes the time delay of transferring sampled values from NCIT to current differential relay in NCIT and IEC61850 based digital substation, then finds out the delay-non-deterministic problem, at last presents a novel current differential protection scheme by using Phase-Locked Loops (PLL ) technology.
{"title":"Current differential protection based on Non-Conventional Instrument Transformer and IEC61850","authors":"Kun Liu, Xinzhou Dong, Z. Bo","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651444","url":null,"abstract":"Non Conventional Instrument Transformer (NCIT) and IEC 61850 are crucial technologies in digital substations. But they bring some new uncertainties to protection IEDs, especially the time synchronization issue in current differential protection. The paper analyzes the time delay of transferring sampled values from NCIT to current differential relay in NCIT and IEC61850 based digital substation, then finds out the delay-non-deterministic problem, at last presents a novel current differential protection scheme by using Phase-Locked Loops (PLL ) technology.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114565751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651524
K. Ngamsanroaj, S. Premrudeepreechacharn, S. Chimklai
Successful operation of a power system depends largely on the ability to provide reliable and uninterrupted service to the loads. Single phase switching has become an increasingly more viable approach to the operation of EHV systems in recent years. Indeed, single phase reclosing, if successful, represents a significant step in improving system performance and is an attractive, economical means of obtaining acceptable transient stability with fewer lines. Single phase reclosing has the additional benefits of reducing switching overvoltages. This paper describes the simulation study of secondary arc extinction due to single line to ground fault and then clearing the faulted line. The work is performed by EMTP on the Thailand 500 kV transmission line from Mae Moh to Tha Ta Ko. Various responses of simulation results are presented.
电力系统的成功运行在很大程度上取决于向负载提供可靠和不间断服务的能力。近年来，单相开关已成为一种越来越可行的超高压系统运行方式。事实上，单相重合闸如果成功，将是改善系统性能的重要一步，也是一种有吸引力的、经济的方法，可以用更少的线路获得可接受的暂态稳定性。单相重合闸具有降低开关过电压的额外好处。本文对单线接地故障后再对故障线进行清理的二次消弧模拟研究。这项工作由EMTP在泰国从Mae Moh到Tha Ta Ko的500千伏输电线路上进行。给出了仿真结果的各种响应。
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Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651599
Zhang Lin, Luo Xibin, Liu Xianshan, Ding Kai
The nonlinear phenomenon of APF is analyzed and so does the nonlinear problem caused by the instability of the gate drive voltage of IGBT. During the research, the problem can be changed into the transmission process analysis of the instant pulse current produced from the process of IGBT on-off, the refrain of structural stability problem which caused by IGBTpsila control voltage translated into interdiction of the spreading plus of the instant electric pulse or attenuation of spreading path, after the research of switching power supply in methods of simulation and test result. It is certain that flyback switching power supply can be used in the auxiliary switch power of APF and it will be useful for the active power filter to restrain the nonlinear problem.
{"title":"The structural stability analysis of active power filter and its capability of suppressing EMI","authors":"Zhang Lin, Luo Xibin, Liu Xianshan, Ding Kai","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651599","url":null,"abstract":"The nonlinear phenomenon of APF is analyzed and so does the nonlinear problem caused by the instability of the gate drive voltage of IGBT. During the research, the problem can be changed into the transmission process analysis of the instant pulse current produced from the process of IGBT on-off, the refrain of structural stability problem which caused by IGBTpsila control voltage translated into interdiction of the spreading plus of the instant electric pulse or attenuation of spreading path, after the research of switching power supply in methods of simulation and test result. It is certain that flyback switching power supply can be used in the auxiliary switch power of APF and it will be useful for the active power filter to restrain the nonlinear problem.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116435611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651511
H. Mageed, M. Halawa, A. Zobaa, M. Aziz
This paper describes the technical procedures for establishment and characterization of a traceable AC voltage source at National Institute for Standards (NIS), Egypt. This accurate device was established to cover ranges from 10 mV to 500 mV at frequencies up to 20 kHz. The device was entirely implemented in NIS as a part of upgrading process for the calibration capabilities of the AC functions. These capabilities include the accurate calibration of the highly precise digital multimeters and multifunction calibrators. The construction of the design as well as its characteristics is presented in this paper. A new software using Lab-View program was prepared to drive the practical setup of the measuring system. A proposed modeling of this design is also performed and subjected for electrical simulation to compare between the practical and the theoretical results. The associated expanded uncertainty of the gathering results is also reported.
{"title":"Establishment and characterization of a traceable AC voltage source at NIS, Egypt","authors":"H. Mageed, M. Halawa, A. Zobaa, M. Aziz","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651511","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the technical procedures for establishment and characterization of a traceable AC voltage source at National Institute for Standards (NIS), Egypt. This accurate device was established to cover ranges from 10 mV to 500 mV at frequencies up to 20 kHz. The device was entirely implemented in NIS as a part of upgrading process for the calibration capabilities of the AC functions. These capabilities include the accurate calibration of the highly precise digital multimeters and multifunction calibrators. The construction of the design as well as its characteristics is presented in this paper. A new software using Lab-View program was prepared to drive the practical setup of the measuring system. A proposed modeling of this design is also performed and subjected for electrical simulation to compare between the practical and the theoretical results. The associated expanded uncertainty of the gathering results is also reported.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116830576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651561
A. Makkawi, N. Gupta, T. Muneer
This article investigates the feasibility of the application of wind turbine as a means of offsetting the electricity demand for public buildings within Scotland. A number of case studies are presented with respect to currently operational micro-, midi- and macro wind turbines within England and Scotland. Presently, the micro-, midi- and macro wind turbines have been categorised as those that have their nominal output within 0-2 kW, 2-20 kW and Gt20 kW power bands. Their electrical energy generation data have been critically analysed. In particular the turbinespsila capacity factor, the annual energy output and payback period are presented. It has been found that within urban settings micro-turbines perform poorly and hence they are uneconomical. The payback period for midi-turbines located at rural, high-altitude locations with clear horizons are of much shorter order. However, the sitting of such turbines is critical. For large public sector organisations, such as universities and institutions of higher education with a high electrical energy demand and base load, large, megawatt machines provide a sustainable and economic solution. It has been shown that for one Scottish university, presently under discussion, two 1.25 MW wind turbines provide the economical option with a payback period of 7.4 years. The capacity factor for the latter machine, to be located 35 km west of university campus will be around 0.14. The machine will be able to offset 84% of the total electrical load for Napier Universitypsilas Merchiston campus.
{"title":"Micro, midi or macro? Onshore wind turbine economics for Scotland","authors":"A. Makkawi, N. Gupta, T. Muneer","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651561","url":null,"abstract":"This article investigates the feasibility of the application of wind turbine as a means of offsetting the electricity demand for public buildings within Scotland. A number of case studies are presented with respect to currently operational micro-, midi- and macro wind turbines within England and Scotland. Presently, the micro-, midi- and macro wind turbines have been categorised as those that have their nominal output within 0-2 kW, 2-20 kW and Gt20 kW power bands. Their electrical energy generation data have been critically analysed. In particular the turbinespsila capacity factor, the annual energy output and payback period are presented. It has been found that within urban settings micro-turbines perform poorly and hence they are uneconomical. The payback period for midi-turbines located at rural, high-altitude locations with clear horizons are of much shorter order. However, the sitting of such turbines is critical. For large public sector organisations, such as universities and institutions of higher education with a high electrical energy demand and base load, large, megawatt machines provide a sustainable and economic solution. It has been shown that for one Scottish university, presently under discussion, two 1.25 MW wind turbines provide the economical option with a payback period of 7.4 years. The capacity factor for the latter machine, to be located 35 km west of university campus will be around 0.14. The machine will be able to offset 84% of the total electrical load for Napier Universitypsilas Merchiston campus.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134152487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651461
M. Bozek, J. Izykowski
The paper presents an adaptive procedure for digital distance protection device that allows to compensate for the negative influence of the reactance effect, caused by fault resistance and pre-fault power flow. The procedure utilizes locally measured phase currents and voltages and has been designed to operate with double-circuit power lines. The algorithm calculates on-line shift vector components that allow to change the position of relay operating characteristics. As a result, it is possible to avoid mis- or maloperation of the distance relay. Evaluation of the algorithm has been performed with use of voltage and current signals obtained from versatile simulations in ATP-EMTP.
{"title":"Adaptive distance protection of double-circuit lines based on differential equation fault loop model","authors":"M. Bozek, J. Izykowski","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651461","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents an adaptive procedure for digital distance protection device that allows to compensate for the negative influence of the reactance effect, caused by fault resistance and pre-fault power flow. The procedure utilizes locally measured phase currents and voltages and has been designed to operate with double-circuit power lines. The algorithm calculates on-line shift vector components that allow to change the position of relay operating characteristics. As a result, it is possible to avoid mis- or maloperation of the distance relay. Evaluation of the algorithm has been performed with use of voltage and current signals obtained from versatile simulations in ATP-EMTP.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133636666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651677
T. Niwa, N. Nagaoka, N. Mori, A. Ametani, S. Umeda
Charging and discharging methods of lithium-ion battery installed in a power compensator for a DC railway system are developed in this paper. The power compensator has been developed to reduce its line voltage fluctuation caused by powering and braking trains. A number of charges and discharges deteriorates the lithium-ion battery and reduces the efficacy of the compensator. The proposed methods reduce the number of charges and discharges for prolonging the battery life by an insertion of a lowpass filter to the control circuit. The control method with the filter reduces the number of charging and discharging by 34%. Although the efficacy of the line voltage stabilization to rapid voltage change is decreased by the method, a parallel operation with an EDLC unit, whose capacity of 3% to that of the battery, complements the stabilization. The operations of the proposed methods are confirmed by numerical simulations using the electromagnetic transients program (EMTP) and by experiments using a scaled model.
{"title":"A control method of charging and discharging lithium-ion battery to prolong its lifetime in power compensator for DC railway system","authors":"T. Niwa, N. Nagaoka, N. Mori, A. Ametani, S. Umeda","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651677","url":null,"abstract":"Charging and discharging methods of lithium-ion battery installed in a power compensator for a DC railway system are developed in this paper. The power compensator has been developed to reduce its line voltage fluctuation caused by powering and braking trains. A number of charges and discharges deteriorates the lithium-ion battery and reduces the efficacy of the compensator. The proposed methods reduce the number of charges and discharges for prolonging the battery life by an insertion of a lowpass filter to the control circuit. The control method with the filter reduces the number of charging and discharging by 34%. Although the efficacy of the line voltage stabilization to rapid voltage change is decreased by the method, a parallel operation with an EDLC unit, whose capacity of 3% to that of the battery, complements the stabilization. The operations of the proposed methods are confirmed by numerical simulations using the electromagnetic transients program (EMTP) and by experiments using a scaled model.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133687001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2008-12-16DOI: 10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651474
A. Sinha, R. Lahiri, S. Byabortta, S. Chowdhury, S. Chowdhury, P. Crussley
Importance of coal management in power plant is very much significant and also one of the most critical areas in view of plant operation as well as cost involvement, so it forms an important part of the management process in a power plant. It deals with the management of commercial, operational and administrative functions pertaining to estimating coal requirements, selection of coal suppliers, coal quality check, transportation and coal handling, payment for coal received, consumption and calculation of coal efficiency. The results are then used for cost benefit analysis to suggest further plant improvement. At various levels, management information reports need to be extracted to communicate the required information across various levels of management. The core processes of coal management involve a huge amount of paper work and manual labour, which makes it tedious, time-consuming and prone to human errors. Moreover, the time taken at each stage as well as the transparency of the relevant information has a direct bearing on the economics and efficient operation of the power plant. Both system performance and information transparency can be enhanced by the introduction of Information Technology in managing this area. This paper reports on the design & development of Coal Management Module (CMM) Software, which aims at systematic functioning of the Core Business Processes of Coal Management of a typical coal-fired power plant.
{"title":"Coal Management Module (CMM) for power plant","authors":"A. Sinha, R. Lahiri, S. Byabortta, S. Chowdhury, S. Chowdhury, P. Crussley","doi":"10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651474","url":null,"abstract":"Importance of coal management in power plant is very much significant and also one of the most critical areas in view of plant operation as well as cost involvement, so it forms an important part of the management process in a power plant. It deals with the management of commercial, operational and administrative functions pertaining to estimating coal requirements, selection of coal suppliers, coal quality check, transportation and coal handling, payment for coal received, consumption and calculation of coal efficiency. The results are then used for cost benefit analysis to suggest further plant improvement. At various levels, management information reports need to be extracted to communicate the required information across various levels of management. The core processes of coal management involve a huge amount of paper work and manual labour, which makes it tedious, time-consuming and prone to human errors. Moreover, the time taken at each stage as well as the transparency of the relevant information has a direct bearing on the economics and efficient operation of the power plant. Both system performance and information transparency can be enhanced by the introduction of Information Technology in managing this area. This paper reports on the design & development of Coal Management Module (CMM) Software, which aims at systematic functioning of the Core Business Processes of Coal Management of a typical coal-fired power plant.","PeriodicalId":287461,"journal":{"name":"2008 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133906941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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