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  • Xiaohui Pan, Le Yang, Yaodong Li, Gang Li, Xinxin Liu, Chao He, Youzhou Jiao
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 577-584.

    This study provides an indepth analysis of the distribution characteristics, combustion characteristics, and energy utilization potential of wheat root stubble resources in Henan Province through comprehensive research, experimental testing, and statistical analysis. The results showed that the total theoretical amount of wheat root stubble resources in Henan Province was 54.304 million tons, and the total amount that could be collected was 39.642 million tons, which could be converted to 23.911 million tons of standard coal, among which the root stubble resources in the four cities of Zhumadian, Shangqiu, Zhoukou, and Nanyang were more abundant, accounting for about 1/2 of the total theoretical amount of root stubble resources in Henan Province; The industrial analysis of wheat stubble samples from different areas in Henan Province showed that the ash content was 10.3%~16.3%, the volatile content was 62.8%~69.1%, the fixed carbon content was 8.50%~14.74%, and the calorific value was 17.10~18.31 MJ/kg, and the total heat of wheat stubble fuel for possible resource utilization was 6.99×10¹¹ MJ. The preliminary analysis of the distribution and energy utilization potential of wheat root stubble resources can provide an important reference and basis for the rational development and utilization of wheat root stubble resources.

  • Jialing Qiu, Zhiyu Xu, Yuanfeng Sun, Li He, Chengxiang Ru, Yunhong Zhang, Huanhuan Wei, Tingguang Dai, Qingyu Liu
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 585-592.

    The article first collects near infrared spectra and corresponding COD mass concentrations of standard water samples containing Cl, Br, and NO2. Subsequently, the optimal combination of nearinfrared characteristic wavelengths is determined using the interval random frog algorithm, and a COD mass concentration prediction model for highconcentration inorganic anion digestate is established via partial least squares regression. Finally, the model is applied to predict COD mass concentrations in actual biogas slurry. The results show that the determination coefficients (R2) of the COD prediction models for standard water samples with added Cl, Br¯, and NO2 are 0.98, 0.99, and 0.99, respectively, with relative prediction deviations (RPD) of 8.89, 8.95, and 11.75, respectively. For the COD prediction models in biogas slurry, the R² values are 0.77, 0.95, and 0.76, respectively, and the RPD values are 2.23, 5.02, and 2.19, respectively. The model effectively extracts spectral features from nearinfrared data of COD in highconcentration inorganic anion biogas slurry.

  • Yifan Zhao, Peng Qiu, Jie Shao, Yueming Liang, Youhua Wu, Hao Zheng
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 593-601.

    The structure of flow channel is a critical factor affecting the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Optimizing the structure of the flow channel is essential for enhancing the performance and service life of PEMFC. Compared to straight channels, channels with varying shapes can improve reactant gas transport, thereby improving the output performance of the cell. In this study, a serrated channel with periodic crosssectional contraction is proposed. To analyze the transport characteristics and performance of this design, a three dimensional, Multiphysics coupled PEMFC model was developed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in COMSOL Multiphysics. The effects of the width and cycle length of the flow channel crosssection on the performance of the fuel cell was investigated. The results show that under high current density, the maximum net power of the serrated channel is increased by 6.12% compared to the straight channel, along with enhanced oxygen transport and liquid water removal. For the serrated flow channel, under the same flow rate conditions, moderate narrowing of the periodic contraction's minimum width improves oxygen distribution uniformity and drainage efficiency. Additionally, moderately reducing the contraction periodicity promotes gas flow velocity uniformity. The serrated channel with a narrowest width of 0.8 mm and a periodicity of 10 mm exhibits the highest net power improvement. However, excessive reduction in the narrowest width and shape variation period increases inlet pressure losses, ultimately degrading system net power.

  • Li Zhang, Dianwei Qi, Neng Qian, Jinggong Zhou, Bingbin Ge
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 602-609.

    Dust accumulation in the cover plate of flatpanel solar collector will reduce the heat collection performance, but there are few studies on selfcleaning of the cover plate. The mechanism of particle deposition was analyzed, and superhydrophobic and hydrophobic coatings were selected for dust suppression in flat plate collector. In order to verify the feasibility and quantify the dust suppression effect of the selected coating, natural dust accumulation experiments were carried out on three sets of collectors using superhydrophobic coating, hydrophobic coating and uncoated glass cover plate in Urumqi city, and the performance parameters of each system were analyzed. The results show that the superhydrophobic coating can effectively improve the heat collection performance of the plate collector under the condition of natural dust accumulation, but the effect of the hydrophobic coated glass plate is inferior to that of the bare glass plate. After 16 days of natural dust accumulation,compared with the bare glass cover collector, the transmission ratio of the superhydrophobic coating cover collector is increased by 3.6%, the heat collector temperature is increased by 3.96%, and the heat collection efficiency is increased by 2.94%. In the 16 d overall comparison, compared with the bare glass cover collector, the transmission ratio of the superhydrophobic coating cover collector is increased by 1.66%, the heat collector temperature is increased by 4.09%, and the heat collection efficiency is increased by 2.90%.

  • Wanyu Sun, Tianzhuo Jiang, Qiang Fu, Changlong Wang
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 610-619.

    Ubend Deep Borehole Heat Exchanger (UDBHE) has attracted much attention because it can effectively exploit deep geothermal energy and has high heat transfer performance. The thermophysical properties of mediumdeep ground generally change with depth, but there is a lack of indepth study on the influence of thermophysical properties of stratified ground on the heat transfer performance of Ubend deep borehole heat exchanger. Based on the UDBHE semi analytical heat transfer model established by the authors, the influence of thermophysical properties (thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity)of stratified ground on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE is studied. The results show that the thermal conductivity of each layer of ground has a great influence on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE, while the volumetric heat capacity of ground in each layer also has a certain influence, and the influence increases with the increase of ground layer depth. With the increase of time, the influence of ground thermal conductivity on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE gradually increases, while the influence of ground volumetric heat capacity on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE is basically unchanged. By keeping the weighted average values of the thermal conductivities of all ground layers constant, the heterogeneity of ground thermal conductivity has a great influence on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE, and the larger degree of heterogeneity of ground thermal conductivity would promote the heat transfer performance of UDBHE, otherwise it will inhibit the heat transfer performance of UDBHE. Similarly, the heterogeneity of volumetric heat capacity of ground also has a certain influence on the heat transfer performance of UDBHE, but its influence changes slightly with time. The research results provide important reference value for UDBHE performance prediction and optimization.

  • Shi Chen, Jixiang Yin, Pengfei Qiao, Jianli Zhu
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 620-628.

    Based on the porous medium model, a threedimensional double Utube heat exchanger heat transfer model considering groundwater seepage was established, and the effects of seepage velocity and tube flow velocity on the temperature field of the heat exchanger were investigated by numerical simulation method. Moreover, the comparison of heat transfer performance was completed for the round tube (the crosssectional aspect ratio =1) with the flatoval tube ( is 0.54, 0.44, 0.34, respectively). The results show that increasing the seepage velocity and the tube flow velocity can increase the heat transfer capacity of the tube. When decreases, the heat transfer capacity increases more in the inlet tube than the outlet tube, and more in the vertically arranged tube than the horizontally arranged one. Reducing the aspect ratio of the tube crosssection can reduce the thermal resistance of the borehole and improve the heat exchange capacity of the tube, but it will also make the pressure drop of the tube increase, and the thermal shortcircuit loss is increase. When v=1.50×105 m/s, u=1.3 m/s, compared to the round tube, the heat exchange capacity of the flatoval tube with (=0.34 increases by 11.4%, the thermal resistance of the borehole decreases by 20.52%, and the pressure drop increases by 24.32%.

  • Fan Zhang, Jie Zhu, Xin Cai, Fan Yang, Wenting Huang, Tianshi Dai
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 629-636.

    In order to achieve good aerodynamic and structural performance of wind turbine airfoils simultaneously, an integrated optimization method for aerodynamic shape and internal topology of airfoils is proposed. The airfoil aerodynamic shape is represented using the Hicks Henne type function, and its aerodynamic performance is calculated by using XFOIL. A finite element model of the airfoil is established by using ANSYS, and the structural topology performance is computed. Based on this, a MATLAB program is developed by using a genetic algorithm with the objectives of maximizing the lifttodrag ratio and minimizing the compliance. Five basic airfoils of a 1.5 MW wind turbine blade are optimized under 3 objective weight factors, and the results showed that compared to the initial airfoils, all optimized airfoils exhibit increase in maximum lifttodrag ratio and decrease in structural compliance. At the same time, basically consistent internal structural conceptual design solutions are obtained with the spar caps on the upper and lower surfaces offset towards the leading and trailing edges, respectively. A comparison is made between the new blade using the optimized airfoils and the original blade, and the results indicate that the application of optimized airfoils combined with minor main spar caps offset, the aerodynamic and structural performance of the blades could be effectively improved.

  • Chunbo Wang, Lei Qi, Bo Qi, Baihan Cao, Yuguo Song, Wenhua Wang, Xin Li
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 637-645.

    Because of offshore wind turbine fully coupling calculation software FAST V8 can not simulate pile soil interaction, the updated FAST V8 is introduced by distributed linear spring boundary constraint condition and the coupled motion equation of substructure is derived. A coupled numerical simulation model of rotor nacelle –hub towerpile foundation structure with distributed linear spring boundary condition is established. The dynamic characteristics of the base fixed boundary and distributed linear coupled spring boundary model under the combined action of wind and wave are analyzed. The results show that the time history and frequency domain responses of the tower top displacement and the base bending moment change significantly, especially for the secondorder frequency of the structure. At the same time, it can be observed that the distribution spring boundary constraint condition has a more obvious effect on low wind speeds, while the fixed boundary constraint condition model has a more significant effect on high wind speeds.

  • Weixin Yang, Yangfan Zhang, Xinyan Shen, Xiaojun Shen
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 646-653.

    In view of the declining performance of wind turbines, it is of great significance to construct a set of objective, comprehensive and accurate dynamic modeling methods of wind turbine power generation performance for the identification of equipment operating conditions, operation and maintenance, and assessment of gridconnected performance. This paper establishes a framework for modeling the power generation performance of wind turbines, and establishes a hierarchical "inputoutput" index system for wind turbine power generation performance based on three types of criteria, namely, wind resource characteristics, output characteristics and operation characteristics; and utilizes the fuzzy hierarchical clustering analysis method and fusion data characterization method to construct a subjective and objective combination of multiindicator empowerment scheme, and constructs an absolute performance evaluation model for the power generation performance of the turbine. The absolute performance evaluation model of power generation performance is constructed; the relative power generation performance scale evaluation model of wind turbine is constructed by using the data inclusion analysis method to characterize the operation efficiency of the turbine; the information entropy and temporal degree are introduced to calculate the dynamic timesequence weighting matrix, so as to realize the dynamic evaluation of absolute and relative performance of wind turbine, and to analyze the operation condition and evolution trend; the operation data of wind turbine in a wind farm verify the effectiveness and reasonableness of the proposed system. A case study of wind turbine operation data from a wind farm verifies the effectiveness and rationality of the proposed system.

  • Yilin Qiao, Chutong Wang, Houbo Xiong, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yumian Lin, Chuangxin Guo
    Renewable Energy Resources. 2025, 43(5): 654-662.

    To solve the problem of multitime scale power and energy imbalance in clean energyrich areas, this paper proposes a collaborative configuration method for seasonal and shortterm hybrid energy storage systems based on the principle of coconstruction and sharing on the power generation side. First, a crossseason sequential coupled operation model of the hydrogen energy storage system is established according to the seasonal output characteristics of hydropower. Second, a coupled operation mechanism of the hydrogenelectric energy storage system on the intraday time scale is proposed. A planning model for the hybrid energy storage system is developed to maximize the annual net income of the generation side after the system is configured. The nonconvex nonlinear programming model is converted into a mixed integer linear programming model. Then, the investment cost of the hybrid energy storage system is reasonably apportioned, considering the differentiated investment risks faced by different stakeholders on the power generation side. Finally, actual data from a region in Zhejiang Province is analyzed. The results show that the proposed method can effectively mitigate seasonal energy imbalance and intraday power imbalance in the region while ensuring the stability of cooperative energy storage system construction among stakeholders on the generation side.