An RF-DC Converter IC With On-Chip Adaptive Impedance Matching and 307- $\mu$ W Peak Output Power for Health Monitoring Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1565-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemin Liu ◽  
Yu-Pin Hsu ◽  
Bassem Fahs ◽  
Mona Mostafa Hella
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Peak Output Power ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
On Chip

scholarly journals The Development of Frequency Tripler Based on Six-Anode Schottky Varactors

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1490
Author(s):  
Yuhang Li ◽  
Jin Meng ◽  
Dehai Zhang ◽  
Haotian Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Input Power ◽  
Frequency Multiplier ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Peak Output Power ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Multiplier Circuit

The development of a millimeter-wave unbalanced frequency tripler based on the nonlinear characteristics of planar Schottky varactors is presented. The entire module is designed by hybrid integration. A frequency multiplier circuit model was established to reflect the influence of diode parameters and the impedance matching on the multiplier in different frequency bands. The effect of junction imbalance on the output power of the frequency multiplier was investigated and the multiplier was improved based on the basic design. The addition of a cut microstrip stub in the improved diode unit reduced the impact of a power imbalance on frequency multiplier performance. The characteristics of the multiplier circuit were analyzed by the full-wave electromagnetic simulation of the three-dimensional structure and the harmonic balance simulation of the circuit. Test results showed that the peak output power of the improved frequency tripler was 12.6 mW at 277 GHz with an input power of 200 mW, an effective 12% improvement over the basic design.

scholarly journals Exploring a New Adaptive Routing Based on the Dijkstra Algorithm in Optical Networks-on-Chip

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Yan-Li Zheng ◽  
Ting-Ting Song ◽  
Jun-Xiong Chai ◽  
Xiao-Ping Yang ◽  
Meng-Meng Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Power Control ◽  
Optical Networks ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Adaptive Routing ◽  
Dijkstra Algorithm ◽  
Networks On Chip ◽  
On Chip

The photoelectric hybrid network has been proposed to achieve the ultrahigh bandwidth, lower delay, and less power consumption for chip multiprocessor (CMP) systems. However, a large number of optical elements used in optical networks-on-chip (ONoCs) generate high transmission loss which will influence network performance severely and increase power consumption. In this paper, the Dijkstra algorithm is adopted to realize adaptive routing with minimum transmission loss of link and reduce the output power of the link transmitter in mesh-based ONoCs. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that the transmission loss of a link in optimized power control based on the Dijkstra algorithm could be maximally reduced compared with traditional power control based on the dimensional routing algorithm. Additionally, it has a greater advantage in saving the average output power of optical transmitter compared to the adaptive power control in previous studies, while the network size expands. With the aid of simulation software OPNET, the network performance simulations in an optimized network revealed that the end-to-end (ETE) latency and throughput are not vastly reduced in regard to a traditional network. Hence, the optimized power control proposed in this paper can greatly reduce the power consumption of s network without having a big impact on network performance.

Development of PZT fiber rosette to locate acoustic source

2021 ◽  
pp. 1045389X2199192
Author(s):  
Bao Chi Ha ◽  
Kevin Gilbert ◽  
Gang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Lamb Wave ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Acoustic Source ◽  
Mechanical Coupling ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
Commercial Off The Shelf ◽  
Lamb Wave Propagation ◽  
Strain Direction

Because of their electro-mechanical coupling property, Lead-Zirconate-Titanate (PZT) materials have been widely used for ultrasonic wave sensing and actuation in structural health monitoring applications. In this paper, a PZT rosette concept is proposed to conduct Lamb wave-based damage detection in panel-like structures by exploring its best directional sensing capability. First, a directivity study was conducted to investigate sensing of flexural Lamb wave propagation using a PZT fiber having d33 effects. Then, commercial off-the-shelf PZT fibers were polarized in-house in order to construct the PZT rosette configuration, in which three PZT fibers are oriented at 0°, 45°, 90°, respectively. Since Lamb wave responses are directly related to measured PZT fiber voltage signals, a simple interrogation scheme was developed to calculate principal strain direction in order to locate an acoustic source. Comprehensive tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed PZT rosette using an aluminum plate. It is shown that the PZT rosette is able to sense Lamb wave responses and accurately locate an acoustic source. We expect to further evaluate the PZT rosette performance when damages are introduced.

scholarly journals An 0.4–2.8 GHz CMOS Power Amplifier With On-Chip Broadband-Pre-Distorter (BPD) Achieving 36.1–38.6% PAE and 21 dBm Maximum Linear Output Power

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 48831-48840
Author(s):  
Selvakumar Mariappan ◽  
Jagadheswaran Rajendran ◽  
Yusman M. Yusof ◽  
Norlaili M. Noh ◽  
Binboga Siddik Yarman
Keyword(s):  
Output Power ◽  
Power Amplifier ◽  
On Chip

scholarly journals Multifunctional Piezopolymer Film Transducer for Structural Health Monitoring Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 4583-4586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Giannelli ◽  
Andrea Bulletti ◽  
Lorenzo Capineri
Keyword(s):  
Structural Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Structural Health ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
Film Transducer

scholarly journals Hybrid Carbon Microfibers-Graphite Fillers for Piezoresistive Cementitious Composites

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 518
Author(s):  
Hasan Borke Birgin ◽  
Antonella D’Alessandro ◽  
Simon Laflamme ◽  
Filippo Ubertini
Keyword(s):  
Percolation Threshold ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Strain Sensing ◽  
Composite Matrix ◽  
Hybrid Fillers ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
Conductive Fillers ◽  
Carbon Microfibers ◽  
Hybrid Carbon

Multifunctional structural materials are very promising in the field of engineering. Particularly, their strain sensing ability draws much attention for structural health monitoring applications. Generally, strain sensing materials are produced by adding a certain amount of conductive fillers, around the so-called “percolation threshold”, to the cement or composite matrix. Recently, graphite has been found to be a suitable filler for strain sensing. However, graphite requires high amounts of doping to reach percolation threshold. In order to decrease the amount of inclusions, this paper proposes cementitious materials doped with new hybrid carbon inclusions, i.e., graphite and carbon microfibers. Carbon microfibers having higher aspect ratio than graphite accelerate the percolation threshold of the graphite particles without incurring into dispersion issues. The resistivity and strain sensitivity of different fibers’ compositions are investigated. The electromechanical tests reveal that, when combined, carbon microfibers and graphite hybrid fillers reach to percolation faster and exhibit higher gauge factors and enhanced linearity.

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