Numerical Simulation of Recycled Concrete Using Convex Aggregate Model and Base Force Element Method by Yijiang Peng, Hao Chu, Jiwei Pu

“…By using the Base Force Element Method (BFEM) on potential energy principle, a new numerical concrete model, random convex aggregate model, is presented in this paper to simulate the experiment under uniaxial compression for recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) which can also be referred to as recycled concrete. …”
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A Semianalytic Method for Vibration Analysis of a Sandwich FGP Doubly Curved Shell with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions by Zhongyu Zhang, Jiayang Gu, Jianjun Ding, Yanwu Tao

“…Four models of Sandwich materials are considered. The potential energy and kinetic energy functions are obtained on the foundation of the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). …”
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Vibration Characteristics and Power Flow Analyses of a Ship Propulsion Shafting System with General Support and Thrust Loading by Deshui Xu, Jingtao Du, Chuan Tian

“…Effect of the distributed bearing support and thrust loading of propulsion shafting system is considered in terms of potential energy of system Lagrangian. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of the established model by comparing results with those from finite element method. …”
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Free Vibration of Rectangular Plates with Porosity Distributions under Complex Boundary Constraints by Yuan Du, Siyu Wang, Liping Sun, Yanhe Shan

“…The kinetic energy and potential energy of plates are also expressed on the basis of first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and displacement admissible functions. …”
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Contact Dynamic Behaviors of Magnetic Hydrogel Soft Robots by Yunian Shen, Yiming Zou

“…The magnetic part of the Helmholtz free energy has been redefined as the magnetic potential energy, which can be used to explain the phenomenon that the material will still deform when the magnetic flux density is parallel to the external magnetic field. …”
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Autonomous Energy Management Strategy in the Intermediate Circuit of an Electric Hybrid Drive with a Supercapacitor by Milan Vacarda

“…In principle, the presented EMS makes it possible to absorb all the kinetic and potential energy of negative driving resistances, thereby significantly reducing vehicle consumption. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization Design of Truss Antenna by Di Wu, Xiaofei Ma, Jinbao Chen, Chuanzhi Chen, Jiang Zhao, Kunyang Lin

“…Firstly, considering the influence of the processing and assembly errors of the members on the surface accuracy of the structure, the equilibrium state equation of the truss is established by the principle of minimum potential energy. Then, the relationship between the tolerance and the surface accuracy is obtained by the Monte Carlo method. …”
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Investigation of Blade Number Effect on Hydraulic Performance of In-Pipe Hydro Savonius Turbine by S. Abdolkarim Payambarpour, Amir F. Najafi, Franco Magagnato

“…For instance, the extra potential energy in water supply system is usually wasted, due to its low capacity. …”
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Prediction of Shear Lag Effect in Thin-Walled Single-Box Multicell Box Girder Based on the Modified Warping Displacement Function by Xiayuan Li, Shui Wan, Kongjian Shen, Peng Zhou, Xiao Wang

“…Based on the principle of minimum potential energy, the governing differential equations are derived and solved with the associated boundary and load conditions. …”
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Centrifuge Experiment on Capture Performance of Open-Type Sabo Dam with Its Numerical Analysis by Gaoyuan Lyu, Akihiko Hirooka, Hajime Kiyokuni

“…Open-type Sabo dam captures the advantage of solids mitigating the potential energy of fluids, but the disadvantage is that a small amount of debris flow passes through the dam, the reason for this comes from the grid size of the dam, the inclination angle of the dam, the stone size among the debris flow, etc. …”
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Car-Following Dynamics, Characteristics, and Model Based on Interaction Potential Function by Dayi Qu, Zixu Zhao, Chunyan Hu, Tao Wang, Hui Song

“…Through mathematical derivation of the Lennard–Jones potential function suitable for thermodynamic analysis of inert gas systems, the influence of each variable on the potential energy is clarified, and the existing problems of the existing molecular car-following model are analyzed, referring to the general Lennard–Jones potential function to build the vehicle interaction potential function. …”
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Design and Motion Performance Analysis of a Flexible Wheeled Hopping Robot by Luo Tianhong, Jiang Haiyi, Xue Zan

“…The motor of storage energy drive the screw rotation to realize the robot storage energy after the nut is closed. The elastic potential energy of spring release instantaneously when the nut is separated to achieve the hopping motion of the robot. …”
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A Kind of FM-BEM Penalty Function Method for a 3D Elastic Frictional Contact Nonlinear System by Chunxiao Yu, Dinghui Jing, Chang Fu, Yanfang Yang

“…According to the principle of minimum potential energy, nonpenetrating constraints are introduced into the elastic frictional contact system as a penalty term. …”
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An Application of DC Motor Modelled Classical Sliding Mode Control with Moving Sliding Surface to Rotary Inverted Pendulum System by Muhammet Aydın, Oğuz Yakut

“…By determining the coordinates of the Rip elements' centers of gravity, the system's total kinetic and potential energies were determined. The kinetic and potential energy expressions were used to generate the Lagrangian function. …”
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Dynamic Response Analysis of the Cracked Fault Gear System Based on the Finite Element Model by Jiao Wei, Xu Kejun, Qin Haiqin

“…Firstly, considering the more realistic tooth root transition curve and effective tooth thickness reduction limit line, a more rigorous crack gear tooth model is established, the meshing stiffness calculated by the traditional potential energy method is improved, and the stiffness of 6 kinds of cracks with different depths is studied. …”
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The Applicability of Bipartite Graph Model for Thunderstorms Forecast over Kolkata by Sutapa Chaudhuri, Anirban Middey

“…The statistical distribution of normal probability is observed for temperature, relative humidity, convective available potential energy (CAPE), and convective inhibition energy (CIN) to quantify the threshold values of the parameters for the prevalence of thunderstorms. …”
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Renormalized Phonon Microstructures at High Temperatures from First-Principles Calculations: Methodologies and Applications in Studying Strong Anharmonic Vibrations of Solids by Tian Lan, Zhaoyan Zhu

“…The review aims to introduce some recent developements of computational methodologies that are able to efficiently model the strong phonon anharmonicity based on quantum perturbation theory of many-body interactions and first-principles molecular dynamics simulations. The effective potential energy surface of renormalized phonons and structures of the phonon-phonon interaction channels can be derived from these interdependent methods, which provide both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives in analyzing the strong anharmonic phenomena while the traditional harmonic models fail dramatically. …”
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Advances in Energy Conservation of China Steel Industry by Wenqiang Sun, Jiuju Cai, Zhu Ye

“…Also, the downtrend of energy consumption per ton of crude steel and the potential energy conservation for CSI during 2011–2025 were forecasted. …”
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Eco-driving optimal control for electric vehicles with driver preferences by Roberto Lot, James Fleming, Boli Chen, Simos Evangelou

“…This builds on previous works that developed driver preference models for optimal control, but did not apply them to a realistic model of an EV powertrain to evaluate potential energy savings in practice. The resulting optimal control problem (OCP) is simplified for implementation by using a polynomial approximation of vehicle losses, and a relaxation of regenerative braking constraints that accurately accounts for required braking bias in a front-wheel drive vehicle. …”
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Blending-Based Ensemble Learning Low-Voltage Station Area Theft Detection by Dunchu Chen, Wenwu Li, Jie Fang

“…Then, based on the historical data, the model makes a short-term prediction of the power consumption of the station area the next day, and focuses on the verification of the suspected energy-stealing station area where the Root Mean Square Percentage Error (RSPE) exceeds the threshold, so as to lock in the potential energy stealing users. Finally, through the comparison and verification of real examples, the search scope for electricity theft inspections was reduced by 79.17%, greatly improving the detection efficiency of the power supply company. …”
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