Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Vector Modulator'

In this thesis the design of a MMIC vector modulator operating in 9GHz-10GHz band is investigated and performed. Sub-sections of the vector modulator are 4-port (4.8dB) 1200 phase shift relative to the dedicated port power splitter, digitally controlled variable gain amplifier and the in phase power combiner. Alternative methods are searched in order to implement the structure properly in the given frequency band. The final design is appropriate for MMIC structure. 4-port (4.8dB) 1200 phase shift relative to the dedicated port power splitter is studied. The performance is simulated and optimized first on Microwave Office, then on Advanced Design System (ADS) tools. Various methods to design a digitally controlled variable gain amplifier are studied. The final topology is simulated and optimized on ADS tool. An in phase power combiner is designed. The performance of the combiner is simulated and optimized on ADS tool. Lumped element models are replaced with CASWELL H-40 models to achieve a MMIC structure and a layout is drawn. The finalized vector modulator is simulated and optimized on ADS tool. Key words: MMIC, Vector Modulator, Digitally Controlled Variable Gain Amplifier, Layout

L’évolution des systèmes de télécommunications, liée à une demande sans cesse croissante en termes de débit et de volume de données, se concrétise par le développement de systèmes proposant des bandes passantes très larges, des modulations à très hautes efficacités spectrales, de la flexibilité en puissance et en fréquence d’émission. Par ailleurs, la mise en œuvre de ces dispositifs doit se faire avec un souci permanent d’économie d’énergie d’où la problématique récurrente de l’amplification de puissance RF qui consiste à allier au mieux rendement, linéarité et bande passante. L’architecture conventionnelle d’une chaine d’émission RF consiste dans une première étape à réaliser l’opération de modulation-conversion de fréquence (Modulateur IQ) puis dans une deuxième étape l’opération de conversion d’énergie DC-RF (Amplificateur de Puissance), ces deux étapes étant traditionnellement traitées de manière indépendante. L’objectif de ces travaux de thèse est de proposer une approche alternative qui consiste à combiner ces deux opérations dans une seule et même fonction : le modulateur vectoriel de puissance à haute efficacité énergétique. Le cœur du dispositif, conçu en technologie GaN, repose sur un circuit à deux étages de transistors HEMT permettant d’obtenir un gain en puissance variable en régime de saturation. Il est associé à un modulateur de polarisation multi-niveaux spécifique également en technologie GaN. Le dispositif réalisé a permis de générer directement, à une fréquence de 2.5 GHz, une modulation vectorielle 16QAM (100Msymb/s) de puissance moyenne 13 W, de puissance crête 25W avec un rendement global de 40% et une linéarité mesurée par un EVM à 5%
The evolution of telecommunications systems, linked to a constantly increasing demand in terms of data rate and volume, leads to the development of systems offering very wide bandwidths, modulations with very high spectral efficiencies, increased power and frequency flexibilities in transmitters. Moreover, the implementation of such systems must be done with a permanent concern for energy saving, hence the recurring goal of the RF power amplification which is to combine the best efficiency, linearity and bandwidth. Conventional architectures of RF emitter front-ends consist in a first step in performing the frequency modulation-conversion operation (IQ Modulator) and then in a second step the DC-RF energy conversion operation (Power Amplifier), these two steps being usually managed independently. The aim of this thesis is to propose an alternative approach that consists in combining these two operations in only one function: a high efficiency vector power modulator. The core of the proposed system is based on a two-stage GaN HEMT circuit to obtain a variable power gain operating at saturation. It is associated with a specific multi-level bias modulator also design using GaN technology. The fabricated device generates, at a frequency of 2.5 GHz, a 16QAM modulation (100Msymb/s) with 13W average power, 25W peak power, with an overall efficiency of 40% and 5% EVM

Considering the requirements of the commercial and military applications on amplitude and phase linearity, it is necessary to reduce nonlinearity of the amplifiers. There are several linearization techniques that are used to reduce nonlinearity effects. Feedforward linearization technique is known as one of the best linearization methods due to its superior linearization performance and broadband operation. Vector modulators which allows amplitude and phase modulation simultaneously, is the most important component of a feedforward system. In this thesis, first of all a broadband V/UHF vector modulator designed and implemented. Then a feedforward system is investigated and implemented using the designed vector modulator for V/UHF band.

This thesis presents the theory, design, fabrication, and measurement results of novel reconfigurable impedance tuner, phase shifter, and vector modulators using the RF MEMS technology. The presented circuits are based on triple stub topology, and it is shown both theoretically and experimentally in this thesis that it is possible to control the insertion phase and amplitude of the input signal simultaneously using this topology. The presented circuits are implemented using an in-house, surface micromachining fabrication process developed at METU, namely METU RF MEMS Fabrication Process, which is implemented using six masks on quartz substrates. The RF MEMS impedance tuner is designed to operate in 6-20 GHz frequency band, and it covers the Smith Chart with 1331 impedance points. The measurement results of 729 impedance points of the fabricated impedance tuner show that a wide Smith Chart coverage is obtained in the entire band. The RF MEMS phase shifter is designed to cover 0-360 degrees range 10 degree steps at 15 GHz center frequency. The measurement results of the fabricated phase shifter show that the average phase error is 1.7 degrees, the average insertion loss is -3.1 dB, and the average return loss is -19.3 dB for the measured 21 phase states. The phase shifter can also work up to 30 GHz and 40 GHz with average insertion losses of -5 dB and -8 dB, respectively. The designed RF MEMS vector modulator operates in 22.5-27.5 GHz band, and it has 3 amplitude and 8 phase states. The measurement results of the fabricated vector modulator show that the amplitude error is 0.5 dB, the phase error is 4 degrees, and the return loss is -15 dB on average among the 24 measured states at each of 22.5, 25, and 27.5 GHz frequencies.

Die vorliegende Arbeit ist der analytischen Untersuchung und Weiterentwicklung von Methoden und Schaltungen zur Einstellung der Signalphase und -amplitude gewidmet. Hierbei wird zum Ziel gesetzt, die Leistungsfähigkeit dieser Schaltungen als analoge Hochfrequenz-Baugruppen in Empfangs- und Sendeschaltkreisen mit einem vergleichbaren oder geringerem schaltungstechnischen Aufwand und Strombedarf zu verbessern und dies anhand von Implementierungsbeispielen zu bestätigen. Die Dämpfungsglied-Topologien , T, überbrücktes T und X werden modelliert und hinsichtlich der Phasenbeeinflussung analysiert, sodass eine Bewertung ihrer Eignung durchgeführt werden kann. Weiterhin wird ein innovativer Ansatz zur Linearisierung der Steuerkennlinie vorgestellt und mit Hilfe einer Beispielschaltung mit einem Phasenfehler von 3 ° und einem Steuerlinearitätsfehler von 0,35 dB innerhalb der 1 dB Grenzfrequenz und einem Steuerbereich von 20 dB nachgewiesen. Die Arbeit bietet darüber hinaus eine analytische Betrachtung zu aktiven steuerbaren Verstärkern, welche die besondere Eignung der Gilbert-Zelle aufzeigt und eine geeignete Ansteuerschaltung ableitet. Am Beispiel nach diesem Prinzip entworfener Schaltkreise werden Phasenfehler von nur 0,4 ° innerhalb eines besonders hohen Stellbereichs von 36 dB demonstriert, wodurch eine Vergrößerung des Stellbereichs um den Faktor 4 und eine Verbesserung des Phasenfehlers um den Faktor 2 im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik erreicht wurde. Es wird der Zirkulator-Phasenschieber maßgeblich durch eine neuartige geeignete Ansteuerung verbessert. Damit werden die sonst für die Amplitudenbeeinflussung im Wesentlichen verantwortlichen Varaktoren überflüssig, ohne dabei den schaltungstechnischen Aufwand zu erhöhen. Eine Messung der entsprechenden Schaltung bestätigt dies mit einem Amplitudenfehler von nur 0,9 dB für einen Phasenstellbereich von 360 °, was einer Verringerung des Fehlers um den Faktor 3 im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Zirkulator-Phasenschiebern entspricht. Abschließend wird der Funktionsnachweis mehrerer entworfener Vektor-Modulatoren mit einer effektiven Genauigkeit von bis zu 6 bit in Einzelschaltungen, Hybridaufbauten und schließlich im Rahmen eines vollständig integrierten Empfängerschaltkreises erbracht. Dieser erzielt eine Verdopplung der Reichweite bei einer um nur 35% höheren Leistungsaufnahme gegenüber einem herkömmlichen Kommunikationsverfahren (SISO)
The present work is dedicated to the investigation and enhancement of amplitude and phase control methods and circuits. The aim is to enhance the performance of these circuits in modern radio frequency transceivers with a comparable or even lower effort and power consumption. A prove of concept will be delivered with implementation examples. By means of models of the passive attenuator topologies , T, bridged-T and X, a thorough analysis is performed in order to compare them regarding their impact on the signal phase. Additionally, a novel approach to increase the control linearity of the attenuators is proposed and verified by measurements, showing a phase error of 3 ° and a control linearity error of 0,35 dB at the 1 dB corner frequency, successfully. The work also presents an investigation on variable gain amplifiers and reveals the superior performance of the Gilbert cell with respect to low phase variations. A cascode biasing circuit that supports these properties is proposed. Measurements prove this concept with relative phase errors of 0,4 ° over a wide attenuation control range of 36 dB thus cutting the error by half in a four times wider control range. The circulator based phase shifting approach is chosen and improved significantly by means of tuning the transconductor instead of the varactors thus removing their impact on signal amplitude. The approach is supported by measurements yielding an amplitude error of only 0,9 dB within a phase control range of 360 ° which corresponds to an improvement by a factor of three compared to recent circulator phase shifters. Finally, the design of several vector modulator topologies is shown with hardware examples of single chips, hybrid printed circuit boards and highly integrated system level ICs demonstrating a full receiver. By using improved variable gain amplifiers, an effective vector modulator resolution of 6 bit without calibration is achieved. Furthermore, a multiple-input multiple-output system is demonstrated that doubles the coverage range of common SISO systems with only 35% of additional power consumption

[EN] The processing of radiofrequency signals using photonics means is a discipline that appeared almost at the same time as the laser and the optical fibre. Photonics offers the capability of managing broadband radiofrequency (RF) signals thanks to its low transmission attenuation, a variety of linear and non-linear phenomena and, recently, the potential to implement integrated photonic subsystems. These features open the door for the implementation of multiple functionalities including optical transportation, up and down frequency conversion, optical RF filtering, signal multiplexing, de-multiplexing, routing and switching, optical sampling, tone generation, delay control, beamforming and photonic generation of digital modulations, and even a combination of several of these functionalities. This thesis is focused on the application of vector processing in the optical domain to radiofrequency signals in two fields of application: optical beamforming, and photonic vector modulation and demodulation of digital quadrature amplitude modulations. The photonic vector control enables to adjust the amplitude and phase of the radiofrequency signals in the optical domain, which is the fundamental processing that is required in different applications such as beamforming networks for direct radiating array (DRA) antennas and multilevel quadrature modulation. The work described in this thesis include different techniques for implementing a photonic version of beamforming networks for direct radiating arrays (DRA) known as optical beamforming networks (OBFN), with the objectives of providing a precise control in terrestrial applications of broadband signals at very high frequencies above 40 GHz in communication antennas, optimizing the size and mass when compared with the electrical counterparts in space application, and presenting new photonic-based OBFN functionalities. Thus, two families of OBFNs are studied: fibre-based true time delay architectures and integrated networks. The first allow the control of broadband signals using dispersive optical fibres with wavelength division multiplexing techniques and advanced functionalities such as direction of arrival estimation in receiving architectures. In the second, passive OBFNs based on monolithically-integrated Optical Butler Matrices are studied, including an ultra-compact solution using optical heterodyne techniques in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) material, and an alternative implementing a homodyne counterpart in germanium doped silica material. In this thesis, the application of photonic vector processing to the generation of quadrature digital modulations has also been investigated. Multilevel modulations are based on encoding digital information in discrete states of phase and amplitude of an electrical signal to enhance spectral efficiency, as for instance, in quadrature modulation. The signal process required for generating and demodulating this kind of signals involves vector processing (phase and amplitude control) and frequency conversion. Unlike the common electronic or digital implementation, in this thesis, different photonic based signal processing techniques are studied to produce digital modulation (photonic vector modulation, PVM) and demodulation (PVdM). These techniques are of particular interest in the case of broadband signals where the data rate required to be managed is in the order of gigabit per second, for applications like wireless backhauling of metro optical networks (known as fibre-to-the-air). The techniques described use optical dispersion in optical fibres, wavelength division multiplexing and photonic up/down conversion. Additionally, an optical heterodyne solution implemented monolithically in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is also described.
[ES] El procesamiento de señales de radiofrecuencia (RF) utilizando medios fotónicos es una disciplina que apareció casi al mismo tiempo que el láser y la fibra óptica. La fotónica ofrece la capacidad de manipular señales de radiofrecuencia de banda ancha, una baja atenuación, procesados basados en una amplia variedad de fenómenos lineales y no lineales y, recientemente, el potencial para implementar subsistemas fotónicos integrados. Estas características ofrecen un gran potencial para la implementación de múltiples funcionalidades incluyendo transporte óptico, conversión de frecuencia, filtrado óptico de RF, multiplexación y demultiplexación de señales, encaminamiento y conmutación, muestreo óptico, generación de tonos, líneas de retardo, conformación de haz en agrupaciones de antenas o generación fotónica de modulaciones digitales, e incluso una combinación de varias de estas funcionalidades. Esta tesis se centra en la aplicación del procesamiento vectorial en el dominio óptico de señales de radiofrecuencia en dos campos de aplicación: la conformación óptica de haces y la modulación y demodulación vectorial fotónica de señales digitales en cuadratura. El control fotónico vectorial permite manipular la amplitud y fase de las señales de radiofrecuencia en el dominio óptico, que es el procesamiento fundamental que se requiere en diferentes aplicaciones tales como las redes de conformación de haces para agrupaciones de antenas y en la modulación en cuadratura. El trabajo descrito en esta tesis incluye diferentes técnicas para implementar una versión fotónica de las redes de conformación de haces de en agrupaciones de antenas, conocidas como redes ópticas de conformación de haces (OBFN). Se estudian dos familias de redes: arquitecturas de retardo en fibra óptica y arquitecturas integradas. Las primeras permiten el control de señales de banda ancha utilizando fibras ópticas dispersivas con técnicas de multiplexado por división de longitud de onda y funcionalidades avanzadas tales como la estimación del ángulo de llegada de la señal en la antena receptora. En la segunda, se estudian redes de conformación pasivas basadas en Matrices de Butler ópticas integradas, incluyendo una solución ultra-compacta utilizando técnicas ópticas heterodinas en silicio sobre aislante (SOI), y una alternativa homodina en sílice dopado con germanio. En esta tesis, también se han investigado técnicas de procesado vectorial fotónico para la generación de modulaciones digitales en cuadratura. Las modulaciones multinivel codifican la información digital en estados discretos de fase y amplitud de una señal eléctrica para aumentar su eficiencia espectral, como por ejemplo la modulación en cuadratura. El procesado necesario para generar y demodular este tipo de señales implica el procesamiento vectorial (control de amplitud y fase) y la conversión de frecuencia. A diferencia de la implementación electrónica o digital convencional, en esta tesis se estudian diferentes técnicas de procesado fotónico tanto para la generación de modulaciones digitales (modulación vectorial fotónica, PVM) como para su demodulación (PVdM). Esto es de particular interés en el caso de señales de banda ancha, donde la velocidad de datos requerida es del orden de gigabits por segundo, para aplicaciones como backhaul inalámbrico de redes ópticas metropolitanas (conocida como fibra hasta el aire). Las técnicas descritas se basan en explotar la dispersión cromática de la fibra óptica, la multiplexación por división de longitud de onda y la conversión en frecuencia. Además, se presenta una solución heterodina implementada monolíticamente en un circuito integrado fotónico (PIC).
[CAT] El processament de senyals de radiofreqüència (RF) utilitzant mitjans fotònics és una disciplina que va aparèixer gairebé al mateix temps que el làser i la fibra òptica. La fotònica ofereix la capacitat de manipular senyals de radiofreqüència de banda ampla, una baixa atenuació, processats basats en una àmplia varietat de fenòmens lineals i no lineals i, recentment, el potencial per implementar subsistemes fotònics integrats. Aquestes característiques ofereixen un gran potencial per a la implementació de múltiples funcionalitats incloent transport òptic, conversió de freqüència, filtrat òptic de RF, multiplexació i demultiplexació de senyals, encaminament i commutació, mostreig òptic, generació de tons, línies de retard, conformació de feix en agrupacions d'antenes i la generació fotònica de modulacions digitals, i fins i tot una combinació de diverses d'aquestes funcionalitats. Aquesta tesi es centra en l'aplicació del processament vectorial en el domini òptic de senyals de radiofreqüència en dos camps d'aplicació: la conformació òptica de feixos i la modulació i demodulació vectorial fotònica de senyals digitals en quadratura. El control fotònic vectorial permet manipular l'amplitud i la fase dels senyals de radiofreqüència en el domini òptic, que és el processament fonamental que es requereix en diferents aplicacions com ara les xarxes de conformació de feixos per agrupacions d'antenes i en modulació multinivell. El treball descrit en aquesta tesi inclou diferents tècniques per implementar una versió fotònica de les xarxes de conformació de feixos en agrupacions d'antenes, conegudes com a xarxes òptiques de conformació de feixos (OBFN), amb els objectius de proporcionar un control precís en aplicacions terrestres de senyals de banda ampla a freqüències molt altes per sobre de 40 GHz en antenes de comunicacions, optimitzant la mida i el pes quan es compara amb els homòlegs elèctrics en aplicacions espacials, i la presentació de noves funcionalitats fotòniques per agrupacions d'antenes. Per tant, s'estudien dues famílies de OBFNs: arquitectures de retard en fibra òptica i arquitectures integrades. Les primeres permeten el control de senyals de banda ampla utilitzant fibres òptiques dispersives amb tècniques de multiplexació per divisió en longitud d'ona i funcionalitats avançades com ara l'estimació de l'angle d'arribada del senyal a l'antena receptora. A la segona, s'estudien xarxes de conformació passives basades en Matrius de Butler òptiques en fotònica integrada, incloent una solució ultra-compacta utilitzant tècniques òptiques heterodinas en silici sobre aïllant (SOI), i una alternativa homodina en sílice dopat amb germani. D'altra banda, també s'ha investigat en aquesta tesi tècniques de processament vectorial fotònic per a la generació de modulacions digitals en quadratura. Les modulacions multinivell codifiquen la informació digital en estats discrets de fase i amplitud d'un senyal elèctric per augmentar la seva eficiència espectral, com ara la modulació en quadratura. El processat necessari per generar i desmodular aquest tipus de senyals implica el processament vectorial (control d'amplitud i fase) i la conversió de freqüència. A diferència de la implementació electrònica o digital convencional, en aquesta tesi s'estudien diferents tècniques de processament fotònic tant per a la generació de modulacions digitals (modulació vectorial fotònica, PVM) com per la seva demodulació (PVdM). Això és de particular interès en el cas de senyals de banda ampla, on la velocitat de dades requerida és de l'ordre de gigabits per segon, per a aplicacions com backhaul sense fils de xarxes òptiques metropolitanes (coneguda com fibra fins l'aire). Les tècniques descrites es basen en explotar la dispersió cromàtica de la fibra òptica, la multiplexació per divisió en longitud d'ona i la conversió en freqüència. A més, es prese
Piqueras Ruipérez, MÁ. (2016). Photonic Vector Processing Techniques for Radiofrequency Signals [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/63264
TESIS

Ce travail porte sur l'étude d'un oscillateur de puissance contrôlé en tension en ondes millimétriques. L'objectif de la thèse est de concevoir cet oscillateur pour la bande de fréquence utilisée dans les standards IEEE 802.15.3c, IEEE 802.11ad et ECMA TC48, à savoir 56GHz-65GHz. Le principe de l'oscillateur de puissance est développé autour d'un amplificateur de puissance rebouclé pour engendrer un système oscillant. L'amplificateur de puissance développé est un amplicateur à deux étages. Celui de puissance est de classe E et le driver est de classe F. La boucle de retour est basée sur un vecteur-modulateur. Les circuits ont été fabriqués en technologie CMOS 65nm de STMicroelectronics
This PhD thesis deals with a Power Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) in millimeter waves. The aim is to design this Power VCO in the frequency band used in the standards IEEE 802.15.3c, IEEE 802.11ad and ECMA TC48, meaning from 56GHz to 65GHz. The principle of this oscillator is developed around a power amplifier in a loop, generating an oscillating system. The power amplifier is developed in a two-stage topology. The power stage is composed with a 60GHz class E cascoded amplifier and the driver stage is composed of a 60GHz class F amplifier. The feedback of the loop is based on a vector-modulator. The circuits have been realised in 65nm CMOS technology from STMicroelectronics

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Alternating current motors are used throughout the fleet because of their rugged construction and nearly maintenance free operation. Since the U.S. Navy is exploring and acting on the possibilities of DC distribution systems, the need exists for simple, reliable three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) powered induction machines. Until recently, VSIs utilized a pulse width modulation (PWM) scheme controlling the frequency and amplitude of each phase. A novel and simple hardware centered VSI controller was designed, simulated, built and tested featuring a type of space vector modulation (SVM). Design criteria evaluated such as VSI frequency response, switching losses, dead-time and SVM switching sequences were considered. Specifically, modulo-6 and 12 synthetic SVM units were evaluated for future Department of Defense use.

The dissertation documents research work carried out on Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) strategies for hard switched Voltage Source Inverters (VSI) for variable speed electric drives. This research is aimed at Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV). PWM is at the heart of all variable speed electric drives; they have a huge influence on the overall performance of the system and may also help eventually give us an extra degree of freedom in the possibility to rethink the inverter design including the re-dimensioning of the inverter components.HEVs tend to cost more than conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as they have to incorporate two traction systems, which is the major discouraging factor for consumers and in turn for manufacturers. The two traction system increases the maintenance cost of the car as well. In addition the electric drives not only cost extra money but space too, which is already scarce with an ICE under the hood. An all-electric car is not yet a viable idea as the batteries have very low energy density compared with petrol or diesel and take considerable time to charge. One solution could be to use bigger battery packs but these add substantially to the price and weight of the vehicle and are not economically viable. To avoid raising the cost of such vehicles to unreasonably high amounts, autonomy has to be compromised. However hybrid vehicles are an important step forward in the transition toward all-electric cars while research on better batteries evolves. The objective of this research is to make electric drives suitable for HEVs i.e. lighter, more compact and more efficient -- requiring less maintenance and eventually at lower cost so that the advantages, such as low emissions and better fuel efficiency, would out-weigh a little extra cost for these cars. The electrical energy source in a vehicle is a battery, a DC Voltage source, and the traction motor is generally an AC motor owing to the various advantages it offers over a DC motor. Hence the need for a VSI, which is used to transform the DC voltage into AC voltage of desired amplitude and frequency. Pulse width modulation techniques are used to control VSI to ensure that the required/calculated voltage is fed to the machine, to produce the desired torque/speed. PWM techniques are essentially open loop systems where no feedback is used and the instantaneous values differ from the required voltage, however the same average values are obtained. Pulse width modulated techniques produce a low frequency signal (desired average value of the switched voltage) also called the fundamental component, along with unwanted high frequency harmonics linked to the carrier signal frequency or the PWM period. In modern cars we see more and more mechanical loads driven by electricity through digital processors. It is very important to eliminate the risk of electromagnetic interference between these systems to avoid failure or malfunction. Hence these unwanted harmonics have to be filtered so that they do not affect the electronic control unit or other susceptible components placed in the vicinity. Randomised modulation techniques (RPWM) are used to dither these harmonics at the switching frequency and its multiple. In this thesis a random modulator based on space vector modulation is presented which has additional advantages of SVM. Another EMI problem linked to PWM techniques is that they produce common mode voltages in the load. For electric machines, common mode voltage produces shaft voltage which in turn provokes dielectric stress on the motor bearings, its lubricant and hence the possibility of generating bearing currents in the machine that can be fatal for the machine. To reduce the common mode voltage a space vector modulation strategy is developed based on intelligent placement of zero vectors. (...)

This dissertation is the result of research and development of a power conditioning system for Superconductive Magnetic Energy Storage System. The dominant challenge of this research was to develop the power conditioning system that can match slowly varying dc voltage and dc current on the super conductive magnet side with the ac voltages and ac currents on the utility side. At the same time the power conditioning system was required to provide a bi-directional power flow to the superconductive magnet. The focus of this dissertation is a three-level diode clamped dc-ac converter which is a principle part of the power conditioning system. Accordingly, this dissertation deals with the space vector modulation of three-level converters and introduces a computationally very efficient three-level space vector modulation algorithm that is experimentally verified. Furthermore, the proposed space vector modulation algorithm is successfully generalized to allow equally efficient, real time implementation of space vector modulation to dc-ac converters with virtually any number of levels. The most important advantage of the proposed concept is in the fact that the number of instructions required to implement the algorithm is almost independent from the number of levels in a multilevel converter. More on the side of the control of multilevel converters, the particular attention in this dissertation is paid to the problem of charge balance in the split dc-link capacitors of three-level neutral-point-clamped converters. It is a known fact that although the charge balance in the neutral point can be maintained on a line cycle level, a significant third harmonic current flows into the neutral point for certain loading conditions, causing the neutral point voltage ripple. The logical consequence of that ripple is the deteriorated quality of the output voltage waveforms as well as the increased voltage stress on the switching devices. This was the motivation to more carefully explore the loading conditions that cause the unbalance, as well as to study the fundamental limitations of dc-link capacitor charge balancing algorithms. As a part of that work, a new model of the neutral point current in the rotating coordinate frame is developed as a tool in investigation of theoretical limitations and in providing some intuitive insight into the problem. Additionally, the low frequency ripple is quantified and guidelines are offered that can help size the dc-link capacitors. Because the study of the neutral point balance identified the loading conditions, that under some possible system constraints, cause an unavoidable neutral point voltage ripple, a feed forward type of control method is developed next. The proposed feed forward algorithm can effectively prevent the neutral point voltage ripple from creating distortions in the converter output voltage under all loading conditions and without causing additional disturbance in the neutral point voltage. The feed forward method is developed for a sine triangle as well as for the space vector type PWM algorithm. The simulation results that include the full dynamic model of the converter and load system validate the feed forward approach and prove that the feed forward algorithm can effectively compensate the effect of the neutral point voltage ripple. The simulation results are than experimentally verified.
Ph. D.

Several space vector modulation schemes have been analyzed for three-leg and four-leg voltage source inverters. The analysis is performed with respect to a) switching losses, b) total harmonic distortion, c) peak-to-peak ripple in the line current and d) the ease of digital implementation. The analysis is performed over the entire range of modulation index and for varying load power factors (leading and lagging) under both balanced and unbalanced load conditions. The analysis shows that the performance of four-leg inverters is similar to three-leg inverters for various space vector modulation schemes. The analysis also verifies the fact that a modulation scheme with good harmonic performance usually has high switching losses and vice-versa. The analysis is verified using simulation and experiments. A novel algorithm for the calculation of total harmonic distortion of PWM signals has been proposed.
Master of Science

This thesis covers the investigation into the use of Space Vector Modulation for the control of a 4-leg matrix converter, which is capable of providing a 3-phase plus neutral supply from a standard balanced 3-phase source. Traditional 3x3 matrix converters have limited use in this application as they are only capable of supplying a balanced three-phase load. It would be desirable to be able to power unbalanced and non-linear loads, requiring that the converter provides a neutral connection. As with voltage source inverters, this goal can be achieved by extending the number of output legs in the matrix converter to four. In this thesis, a new Space Vector Modulation technique is proposed for this 4-leg, or 3x4, matrix converter. This technique is an extension of the method currently in use on 3x3 matrix converters, and so it allows the de-coupled control of both the input and output. The thesis then goes onto cover the build of a demonstration converter, looking at the different aspects which make up a converter, to finally go on to prove the theory, and a set of results are presented to validate this.

The focus of this thesis is to investigate the implementation of Radio Frequency (RF) In-Phase and Quadrature-Phase (I/Q) vector modulation through the use of modern photonic components and sub-systems which offer extremely wide RF intrinsic bandwidths. All-electronic vector modulators suffer from frequency coverage limitations and amplitude and phase instability due to components such as phase shifters and variable gain controllers operating at or near 100\% bandwidth. In stark contrast, once an RF signal has been modulated onto an optical carrier, the percent bandwidth of the RF to carrier is typically less than 0.01\% percent. The fundamental mechanisms and basic electronic and photonic components needed to achieve vector modulation is introduced first. The primary electrical component required in most architectures is the 90° RF hybrid coupler, which is required to generate the RF I and Q terms. The two primary photonic building blocks, aside from the laser, electro-optic modulator and demodulator, are Mach-Zehnder Modulators (MZM) and Variable Optical Attenuators (VOA). Through the utilization of these components, multiple past architectures are explored and multiple new architectures are designed simulated. For each architecture, there is a discussion on the practical implementation. Considerations such as system complexity, integration, and sensitivity to unwanted environmental stimuli are taken into account with potential solutions to alleviate these risks. In closing, the noise figure and its impact on Spur-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) for a basic RF photonic link is derived to provide a system-level figure of merit that can be used, in most RF applications, to determine the overall performance utility current and future designs.

The researchers at the Department of Electricity at Uppsala University has recently entered the field of electric motor design, however no real knowledge of motor control of salient pole permanent magnet motors exists in the department. This master thesis is a continuation of a previous bachelor thesis that analyses the theory behind the control and simulating two different control methods. The two methods are here discarded for their high torque ripple. A third method is therefore implemented in this thesis to improve the performance. This thesis will present the design and construction of an inverter for driving of a 30kW permanent magnet motor intended for vehicle propulsion. The work is divided into two parts, the power electronics and the control system hardware and software. The results shows a working concept for a drive system, but further testing and improvements are needed to achieve maximum efficiency of the whole system.
Ett drivsystem för högeffektiva elektriska fordonsmotorer har konstruerats och testats på en 30kW motor utvecklad på Uppsala universitet. Resultaten visar att systemet fungerar, men att det även finns behov av förbättringar. Med tanke på de senaste årens forskning och debatt om peak oil och en ökande mängd växthusgaser i atmosfären har det blivit tydligare att världens energikonvertering måste förändras för ett mer hållbart samhälle. Avdelningen för elektricitetslära på Uppsala universitet har det senaste decenniet fokuserat på utveckling av förnyelsebara energikällor, så som vind-, våg-, vatten- och marin strömkraft. Med samma verktyg och metoder som använts vid utvecklingen av högeffektiva generatorer har de nyligen gett sig in på området elektriska motorer för fordonsframdrift. En av elbilens nackdelar är dess räckvidd, för att kunna konkurrera med dagens bilar är det därför viktigt att optimera verkningsgraden i de olika delsystemen mellan laddkontakt och hjul. I detta arbete presenteras en metod i vilken de tre fasernas drivelektronik styrs som en enhet istället för att behandla den som tre oberoende enheter. Detta möjliggör en 15.4% högre drivspänning till motorn, vilket leder till lägre strömmar och förluster för samma uteffekt. Arbetet omfattar konstruktion av kraftelektronik, styrelektronik och programmering av styrelektroniken, samt test och verifiering av hela systemet.

This dissertation covers three levels of issues and solutions dealing with unbalanced and/or nonlinear situations in power electronic systems, namely power converter level, power converter system level, and large-scale power electronics system level. At power converter level, after review of traditional PWM methods, especially two-dimensional space vector modulation schemes, three-dimensional space vector modulation schemes are proposed for four-legged voltage source converters, including inverters and rectifiers. The four-legged power converters with three-dimensional space vector modulation schemes have a better DC link voltage utilization and result in a low distortion. It is an effective solution to provide the neutral point for a three-phase four-wire system and to handle the neutral current due to unbalanced load or source and nonlinear loads. Comprehensive design guidelines for a four-legged inverter are presented. The four-legged rectifier is also presented which allows not only fault tolerant operation, but also provides the flexibility of equal resistance, equal current, or equal power operation under unbalanced source. Average large-signal models of four-legged power converters in both the a-b-c and d-q-o coordinates are derived. Small signal models are obtained in the d-q-o rotating coordinates. Voltage control loops are designed in the d-q-o coordinates for a high power utility power supply. Performance is studied under various load conditions. At the power converter system level, the load conditioner concept is proposed for high power applications. A power converter system structure is proposed which consists of a high-power low-switching frequency main inverter and a low-power high-switching frequency load conditioner. The load conditioner performs multiple functions, such as active filtering, active damping, and active decoupling with a high current control bandwidth. This hybrid approach allows the overall system to achieve high performance with high power and highly nonlinear loads. At the large-scale power electronics system level, the nonlinear loading effect of load converters is analyzed for a DC distribution system. Two solutions to the nonlinear loading effect are presented. One is to confine the nonlinear load effect with the sub-converter system, the other is to use a DC bus conditioner. The DC bus conditioner is the extension of the load conditioner concept.
Ph. D.

In high power induction motor drives, the switching frequency of the inverter is quite low due to the high losses in the power devices. Real-time PWM strategies, which result in reduced harmonic distortion under low switching frequencies and have maximum possible DC bus utilisation, are developed for such drives in the present work. The space vector approach is taken up for the generation of synchronised PWM waveforms with 3-Phase Symmetry, Half Wave Symmetry and Quarter Wave Symmetry, required for high-power drives. Rules for synchronisation and the waveform symmetries are brought out. These rules are applied to the conventional and modified forms of space vector modulation, leading to the synchronised conventional space vector strategy and the Basic Bus Clamping Strategy-I, respectively. Further, four new synchronised, bus-clamping PWM strategies, namely Asymmetric Zero-Changing Strategy, Boundary Sampling Strategy-I, Basic Bus Clamping Strategy-II and Boundary Sampling Strategy-II, are proposed. These strategies exploit the flexibilities offered by the space vector approach like double-switching of a phase within a subcycle, clamping of two phases within a subcycle etc. It is shown that the PWM waveforms generated by these strategies cannot be generated by comparing suitable 3-phase modulating waves with a triangular carrier wave. A modified two-zone approach to overmodulation is proposed. This is applied to the six synchronised PWM strategies, dealt with in the present work, to extend the operation of these strategies upto the six-step mode. Linearity is ensured between the magnitude of the reference and the fundamental voltage generated in the whole range of modulation upto the six-step mode. This is verified experimentally. A suitable combination of these strategies leads to a significant reduction in the harmonic distortion of the drive at medium and high speed ranges over the conventional space vector strategy. This reduction in harmonic distortion is demonstrated, theoretically as well as experimentally, on a constant V/F drive of base frequency 50Hz for three values of maximum switching frequency of the inverter, namely 450Hz, 350Hz and 250Hz. Based on the notion of stator flux ripple, analytical closed-form expressions are derived for the harmonic distortion due to the different PWM strategies. The values of harmonic distortion, computed based on these analytical expressions, compare well with those calculated based on Fourier analysis and those measured experimentally.

In high power induction motor drives, the switching frequency of the inverter is quite low due to the high losses in the power devices. Real-time PWM strategies, which result in reduced harmonic distortion under low switching frequencies and have maximum possible DC bus utilisation, are developed for such drives in the present work. The space vector approach is taken up for the generation of synchronised PWM waveforms with 3-Phase Symmetry, Half Wave Symmetry and Quarter Wave Symmetry, required for high-power drives. Rules for synchronisation and the waveform symmetries are brought out. These rules are applied to the conventional and modified forms of space vector modulation, leading to the synchronised conventional space vector strategy and the Basic Bus Clamping Strategy-I, respectively. Further, four new synchronised, bus-clamping PWM strategies, namely Asymmetric Zero-Changing Strategy, Boundary Sampling Strategy-I, Basic Bus Clamping Strategy-II and Boundary Sampling Strategy-II, are proposed. These strategies exploit the flexibilities offered by the space vector approach like double-switching of a phase within a subcycle, clamping of two phases within a subcycle etc. It is shown that the PWM waveforms generated by these strategies cannot be generated by comparing suitable 3-phase modulating waves with a triangular carrier wave. A modified two-zone approach to overmodulation is proposed. This is applied to the six synchronised PWM strategies, dealt with in the present work, to extend the operation of these strategies upto the six-step mode. Linearity is ensured between the magnitude of the reference and the fundamental voltage generated in the whole range of modulation upto the six-step mode. This is verified experimentally. A suitable combination of these strategies leads to a significant reduction in the harmonic distortion of the drive at medium and high speed ranges over the conventional space vector strategy. This reduction in harmonic distortion is demonstrated, theoretically as well as experimentally, on a constant V/F drive of base frequency 50Hz for three values of maximum switching frequency of the inverter, namely 450Hz, 350Hz and 250Hz. Based on the notion of stator flux ripple, analytical closed-form expressions are derived for the harmonic distortion due to the different PWM strategies. The values of harmonic distortion, computed based on these analytical expressions, compare well with those calculated based on Fourier analysis and those measured experimentally.

In Earth-to-Space communications, well-known propagation effects such as path loss and atmospheric loss can lead to fluctuations in the strength of the communications link between a satellite and its ground station. Additionally, a less-often considered effect of shadowing due to the geometry of the satellite and its solar panels can also lead to link degradation. As a result of these anticipated channel impairments, NASA's communication links have been traditionally designed to handle the worst-case impact of these effects through high link margins and static, lower rate, modulation formats. This thesis first characterizes the propagation environment experienced by a software-defined radio on the NASA SCaN Testbed through a full link-budget analysis. Then, the following chapters propose, design, and model a link adaptation algorithm to provide an improved trade-off between data rate and link margin through varying the modulation format as the received signal-to-noise ratio fluctuates.
Master of Science

Permanent magnet synchronous motors are finding ever increasing use in hybrid and electric vehicles. This thesis develops a new control strategy for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) to reduce the motor and inverter losses compared to conventional control techniques. The strategy utilises three common control modes for PMSMs; brushless DC with 120°E conduction, brushless DC with 180°E conduction, and brushless AC control. The torque and power output for each control mode is determined for an example motor system using a three phase axial flux YASA motor and an IGBT inverter. The loss components for the motor and inverter are also estimated using a combination of analytical and simulation techniques and results are then validated against experimental measurements. Efficiency maps for each control mode have been used to determine an optimal mode utilisation strategy, which minimises the total system losses and maximises the available motor torque output. The proposed control strategy switches between the three control modes without interruption of motor torque to maximise the system efficiency for the instantaneous operating speed and demanded torque output. The benefits of the new strategy are demonstrated using an example vehicle over a simulated drive cycle. This yields a 10% reduction in losses compared to conventional brushless AC control.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 3, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis advisor: Marc A.T. Muskavitch
Malaria is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by inoculation of the apicomplexan Plasmodium parasite into vertebrate hosts. Transmission of the parasite is mediated by the Anopheles mosquito, which has the capacity to efficiently transmit the parasite from host to host, as the disease vector. There are many factors that make anopheline mosquitoes competent vectors for disease transmission. The hematophagous (blood-feeding) behavior of the female mosquito is one of most fundamental factors in physical transmission of parasites, because the ingestion of blood from an infected host allows parasite entry into the mosquito and the completion of parasite sexual reproduction. In addition to this blood-feeding behavior, there are a host of biological (i.e., parasite replication) and behavioral factors (i.e., mosquito chemosensation, host preference) that contribute to the high vectorial capacity of these vector species. There are over four hundred Anopheles species worldwide, approximately forty of which are considered epidemiologically critical human malaria vectors. Anopheles gambiae, the primary vector in malaria-endemic sub-Saharan Africa, is responsible for the largest number of malaria cases in the world and is therefore one of the most important vectors to study and target with control measures. Currently, vector-targeted control strategies remain our most effective tools for reduction of malaria transmission and incidence. Although control efforts based on the deployment of insecticides have proven successful in the past and are still widely used, the threat and continuing increases of insecticide resistance motivate the discovery of novel insecticides. In this thesis, I provide evidence that G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) may serve as “druggable” targets for the development of new insecticides, through the modulation of developmental and sensory processes. In Chapter II, “A critical role for the Drosophila dopamine 1-like receptor Dop1R2 at the onset of metamorphosis,” I provide evidence supporting an essential role for this receptor in Drosophila melanogaster metamorphosis via transgenic RNA interference and pharmacological methods. In An. gambiae, we find that the receptor encoded by the mosquito ortholog GPRDOP2 can be inhibited in vitro using pharmacological antagonists, and that in vivo inhibition with such antagonists produces pre-adult lethality. These findings support the inference that this An. gambiae dopamine receptor may serve as a novel target for the development of vector-targeted larvicides. In Chapter III, “RNAi trigger delivery into Anopheles gambiae pupae,” I describe the development of a method for injection directly into the hemolymph of double strand RNA (dsRNA) during the pupal stage, and I demonstrate that knockdown of the translational product of the SRPN2 gene occurs efficiently, based on reductions in the levels of SRPN2 protein and formation of melanized pseudo-tumors, in SRPN2 knockdown mosquitoes. This method was developed for rapid knockdown of target genes, using a dye-labeled injection technique that allows for easy visualization of injection quality. This technique is further utilized in Chapter IV, “Uncovering the Role of an Anopheles gambiae G Protein-Coupled Receptor, GPRGR2, in the Detection of Noxious Compounds,” where the role for GPRGR2 in the detection of multiple noxious compounds is elucidated. We find that pupal stage knockdown of this receptor decreases the ability of adult Anopheles gambiae to identify multiple noxious compounds. While these findings provide a strong link between GPRGR2 and a very interesting mosquito behavior, they may also provide opportunities to develop better field-based strategies (i.e., insecticides baited traps) for vector control. The goal of this thesis is to understand the functional roles of selected mosquito GPCRs that may serve as targets for the development of new vector-targeted control strategies. Exploiting these GPCRs genetically and pharmacologically may provide insights into novel vector control targets that can be manipulated so as to decrease the vectorial capacity of An. gambiae and other malaria vectors in the field, and thereby decrease the burden of human malaria
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2015
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Biology

Orientador: Prof. Dr. José Alberto Torrico Altuna
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, 2016.
O presente trabalho estuda as técnicas de modulação de inversores trifásicos com aplicação principal em controle de máquinas de indução. Na primeira parte é realizada a pesquisa bilbiográfica considerando as principais técnicas de modulação, sendo apresentado depois o princípio de funcionamento destes moduladores. A operação do inversor é estudada apresentando os sinais trifásicos gerados a partir de uma fonte de tensão C.C. É feita a descrição do PWM senoidal baseado em portadora seno¿triangulo e o PWM baseado em vetores espaciais. Também é apresentada uma estratégia de modulação na região de sobre modulação. O principio de modulação aleatorea é estudado citando as contribuições principais nesta área. Finalmente é apresentada a modulação por eliminação seletiva de harmônicas e as principais referências. São apresentados resultados de simulação dos principais métodos de modulação considerando os principais parâmetros de desempenho. Como aplicação de técnicas de modulação em inversores, é apresentada uma estratégia para compensação de tensão usando restauradores dinâmicos de tensão DVR.
This dissertation studies modulation techniques for three-phase inverters intended to induction motor control. The First part is literature review regarding the main modulation techniques. Secondly it is described the operation principle of voltage source inverter showing three-phase signals generated from a C.C voltage. It is made a PWM description based on carrier (sine-triangle) and space vector modulation in both linear and over modulation region. The principle of random modulation is presented mentioning the main contributions in this area. It is showed the modulation by selective elimination of harmonics and the main references. Simulation results from modulation schemes are presented taking into account performance of each method. As application it is presented a strategy for Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR).

With the deployment of sensors in hardware equipment and advanced metering infrastructure, system operators have access to unprecedented amounts of data. Simultaneously, grid-connected power electronics technology has had a large impact on the way electrical energy is generated, transmitted, and delivered to consumers. Artificial intelligence and machine learning can help address the new power grid challenges with enhanced computational abilities and access to large amounts of data. This thesis discusses the fundamentals of neural networks and their applications in power systems such as load forecasting, power system stability analysis, and fault diagnosis. It extends application of neural networks to inverter-based resources by studying the implementation and performance of a neural network controller emulator for voltage-sourced converters. It delves into how neural networks could enhance cybersecurity of a component through multiple hardware and software implementations of the same component. This ensures that vulnerabilities inherent in one form of implementation do not affect the system as a whole. The thesis also proposes a comprehensive support vector classifier (SVC)--based submodule open-circuit fault detection and localization method for modular multilevel converters. This method eliminates the need for extra hardware. Its efficacy is discussed through simulation studies in PSCAD/EMTDC software. To ensure efficient usage of neural networks in power system simulation softwares, this thesis entails the step by step implementation of a neural network custom component in PSCAD/EMTDC. The custom component simplifies the process of recreating a neural network in PSCAD/EMTDC by eliminating the manual assembly of predefined library components such as summers, multipliers, comparators, and other miscellaneous blocks.
Master of Science
Data analytics and machine learning play an important role in the power grids of today, which are continuously evolving with the integration of renewable energy resources. It is expected that by 2030 most of the electric power generated will be processed by some form of power electronics, e.g., inverters, from the point of its generation. Machine learning has been applied to various fields of power systems such as load forecasting, stability analysis, and fault diagnosis. This work extends machine learning applications to inverter-based resources by using artificial neural networks to perform controller emulation for an inverter, provide cybersecurity through heterogeneity, and perform submodule fault detection in modular multilevel converters. The thesis also discusses the step by step implementation of a neural network custom component in PSCAD/EMTDC software. This custom component simplifies the process of creating a neural network in PSCAD/EMTDC by eliminating the manual assembly of predefined library components.

ITC/USA 2014 Conference Proceedings / The Fiftieth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 20-23, 2014 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA
In this paper, we develop a new approach which enables adaptation across two modulation schemes in the iNET standard: orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and shaped-offset quadrature phased-shift keying (SOQPSK). We present the error vector magnitude (EVM) for OFDM and second-order Godard dispersion (D(²)) for SOQPSK as our link metrics that measure the degradation due to thermal noise and channel effects and then derive the mathematical relationship between these two metrics. This relationship enables us to utilize a set of empirically-derived rules that incorporate both modulation schemes.

Ce travail concerne l'étude théorique,l’analyse numérique et la validationexpérimentale d'une topologie de convertisseurd’électronique de puissance basée sur unconvertisseur multiniveau modulaire entrelacéavec transformateur moyenne fréquence.L’architecture est adaptée pour l’étage deconversion AC-DC dans les applications detransformateur d'électronique de puissance pourla connexion entre un réseau alternatif moyennetension et un réseau continu basse tension.L’entrelacement réduit les pertes par conductiondans les interrupteurs. Le transformateurmoyenne fréquence 10 kHz assure une isolationgalvanique et connecte le convertisseurmultiniveau modulaire entrelacé à unconvertisseur pont complet. Avec comme pointde départ la structure, le principe defonctionnement, la modélisation, la technique demodulation et le schéma de commande sontdiscutés. Une caractéristique du convertisseur estla génération simultanée de la tension du réseaubasse fréquence et de la tension primaire dutransformateur moyenne fréquence.L'équilibrage de la tension des condensateurs etla minimisation du courant de circulation sontcombinés dans un seul algorithme. La commanderégule le courant alternatif et la tension du buscontinu, du côté haute tension, ainsi que latension continue et le flux de puissance, du côtébasse tension. La validation expérimentale duconvertisseur est réalisée avec un prototype de720 W monophasé à l’échelle réduite. Lesrésultats démontrent la stabilité du système decommande lors d'opérations en régimepermanent et dynamiques (pas de charge,inversion du flux de puissance)
This work aims to present thetheoretical study, the numerical analysis and theexperimental validation of a power electronicsconverter topology based on an interleavedmodular multilevel converter with mediumfrequencytransformer. The architecture issuitable for the AC-DC stage in solid-statetransformer applications for the connectionbetween a medium-voltage AC grid and a lowvoltageDC grid. The interleaving reduces theswitch conduction losses. The 10 kHz mediumfrequencytransformer provides galvanicisolation and connects the interleaved modularmultilevel converter to a full-bridge converter.From the converter structure, the principle ofoperation, the modeling, the modulationtechnique, and the control scheme are discussed.One feature of the converter is the simultaneousgeneration of the low-frequency grid voltageand the medium-frequency transformer primaryvoltage. The capacitor voltage balancing and thecirculating currents minimization are combinedtogether in a single algorithm. The controlsystem regulates the AC current and the DC busvoltage, on the high-voltage side, and the DCvoltage and power flow, on the low voltage side.The experimental validation of the converter ismade with a scaled-down single-phase 720 Wprototype. The results demonstrate the controlsystem stability in steady-state and dynamic(load step, power flow inversion) operations

Ce travail présente la conception de circuits actifs intégrés en vue d'une intégration dans une antenne à dépointage électronique pour les télécommunications par satellite en bande Ka. Tout d'abord, le manuscrit présente le contexte dans lequel se déroule l'étude, abordant les principaux concepts et caractéristiques de ce type d'antenne. Par la suite, deux blocs clés de la chaîne d’émission sont étudiés en détail et conçus : un amplificateur de puissance à gain variable et trois déphaseurs pilotables. Les circuits sont réalisés en utilisant deux technologies SiGe BiCMOS: BiCMOS9MW et SG13G2. Enfin, les résultats de simulation post-layout sont exposés et comparés aux spécifications du projet ainsi qu'à l'état de l'art
This work presents the design of active integrated circuits intended for integration into an electronically steered antenna for Ka-band satellite communications. Firstly, the manuscript introduces the context of the study, discussing the main concepts and characteristics of this type of antenna. Subsequently, two key blocks of the transmission chain are studied in detail and designed: a variable gain power amplifier and three controllable phase shifters. The circuits are implemented using two SiGe BiCMOS technologies: BiCMOS9MW and SG13G2. Finally, the post-layout simulation results are presented and compared to the project specifications as well as the state of the art

A modified space vector modulation algorithm for a zero-voltage transition three-phase voltage source inverter/boost rectifier is presented. The converter is intended for high performance medium power applications requiring bi-directional power flow. The proposed modified space vector modulation allows the main switches to be operated with constant frequency and soft switching for any phase shift between the three-phase currents and voltages. The modulation algorithm also eliminates any low frequency distortion caused by the zero-voltage transition and can be extended to other soft-switching PWM three-phase converters. Experimental verification of the proposed algorithm is also presented as well as a comparison to the hard switched PWM converter.
Master of Science

Qu’elle soit préexistante ou générée de novo, la réponse immunitaire de l’hôte, demeure l’un des derniers obstacles majeurs au transfert de gène à l’aide de vecteur recombinant viraux adéno-associés (AAVr) chez l’Homme. Plusieurs études ont tenté de caractériser et moduler la réponse immunitaire adaptative anti-AAV avec plus ou moins de succès mais peu d’études se sont intéressées à la réponse immunitaire innée en amont, nécessaire à la mise en place de la réponse adaptative. Mon projet de thèse visait à (i) améliorer la compréhension de la réponse innée anti-AAV chez l’Homme et à (ii) développer des stratégies de modulation de cette réponse. La première étape a consisté à étudier la réponse des cellules dendritiques dérivées de monocytes humains (moDC) en présence d’AAVr de sérotype 8. Nous avons montré que malgré son internalisation dans les moDCs, l’AAVr n’induit pas de modification du transcriptome et semble échapper à la détection des cellules. Les travaux se poursuivent actuellement sur des cellules dendritiques plasmacytoïdes (pDC) humaines avec des AAVr de sérotypes 8 et 9. En parallèle, nous avons évalué deux stratégies pour moduler la réponse immunitaire innée. La première a consisté à incorporer dans le vecteur, des séquences inhibitrices du TLR9 (Toll-like Receptor 9) décrits comme responsable de la détection du génome du vecteur dans les pDC de souris. Les AAV modifiés ont été injectés chez le rat et les résultats ont montré une diminution significative des anticorps anti-transgènes chez les rats injectés avec les AAVr modifiés. De plus, alors qu’un rat sur trois perds l’expression du transgène dans le foie, tous les rats injectés avec l’AAVr modifié permet de la conserver au moins jusqu’à 3 mois post-injection. La seconde stratégie de modulation a consisté à greffer à la surface de la capside du vecteur des molécules d’acide gallique inhibitrices de la voie NFkB, voie déclenchée par la plupart des TLR lors de leur activation. Les résultats préliminaires ont montré in vitro une diminution significative de l’activation de la voie NFkB. Les travaux réalisés pendant ce doctorat devraient contribuer à améliorer les connaissances concernant la détection du vecteur AAV par le système immunitaire innée et promouvoir le développement de stratégies innovantes de modulation de cette réponse
The host immune response, whether pre-existing or generated de novo, remains one of the last major hurdles to successful gene transfer using recombinant adeno-associated-virus-based vectors (rAAV). Several studies have attempted to characterize and modulate anti-AAV adaptive immune response with varying degrees of success, but few studies have focused on the innate immune response, which is necessary for the establishment of the adaptive response. My thesis project aimed at (i) a better understanding of the innate anti-rAAV immune response in humans and (ii) developing strategies to modulate this response. The first step was to study the response of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) in the presence of rAAV serotype 8. We have shown that despite its internalization in moDCs, rAAV does not induce transcriptome changes and seems to escape sensing pathways in the cells. We are currently working on human plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) with AAV serotypes 8 and 9. In parallel, we have evaluated two strategies to modulate the innate immune response. The first one consisted of incorporating into the vector, inhibitory sequences of TLR9 (Toll-like Receptor 9), described as responsible for the sensing of the vector genome in mouse pDCs. The modified rAAVs were injected into rats and the results showed a significant decrease in anti-transgene antibodies in rats injected with the engineered rAAVs. Furthermore, while one out of three rats have shown a loss of transgene expression in the liver, all rats injected with the modified AAV continued to express the transgene at least up to 3 months post-injection. The second modulation strategy consisted of grafting onto the vector capsid surface, gallic acid molecules that inhibit the NFkB pathway that is triggered by most TLRs upon activation. Preliminary results have shown a significant decrease in the activation of the NFkB pathway in vitro. The work performed during this PhD should contribute to improve the knowledge about the rAAV sensing by the innate immune system and promote the development of innovative strategies to modulate this respons

The study designs and constructs a three-phase to three-phase direct AC&ndash
AC matrix converter based surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive system. First, the matrix converter topologies are analyzed and the state-space equations describing the system have been derived in terms of the input and output variables. After that, matrix converter commutation and modulation methods are investigated. A four-step commutation technique based on output current direction provides safe commutation between the matrix converter switches. Then, the matrix converter is simulated for both the open-loop and the closed-loop control. For the closed-loop control, a current regulator (PI controller) controls the output currents and their phase angles. Advanced pulse width modulation and control techniques, such as space vector pulse width modulation and field oriented control, have been used for the closed-loop control of the system. Next, a model of diode-rectified two-level voltage source inverter is developed for simulations. A comparative study of indirect space vector modulated direct matrix converter and space vector modulated diode-rectified two-level voltage source inverter is given in terms of input/output waveforms to verify that the matrix converter fulfills the two-level voltage source inverter operation. Following the verification of matrix converter operation comparing with the diode-rectified two-level voltage source inverter, the simulation model of permanent magnet motor drive system is implemented. Also, a direct matrix converter prototype is constructed for experimental verifications of the results. As a first step in experimental works, filter types are investigated and a three-phase input filter is constructed to reduce the harmonic pollution. Then, direct matrix converter power circuitry and gate-driver circuitry are designed and constructed. To control the matrix switches, the control algorithm is implemented using a DSP and a FPGA. This digital control system measures the output currents and the input voltages with the aid of sensors and controls the matrix converter switches to produce the required PWM pattern to synthesize the reference input current and output voltage vectors, as well. Finally, the simulation results are tested and supported by laboratory experiments involving both an R-L load and a permanent magnet synchronous motor load. During the tests, the line-to-line supply voltage is set to 26 V peak value and a 400 V/3.5 kW surface mounted permanent magnet motor is used.

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Multilevel converters are being increasingly employed nowadays, specially in mediumand high-voltage industrial applications. Even though these converters are able to synthesize output line-to-line voltages with a high number of levels, close to a sinusoidal waveform, their modulation is more complex than the one for two- and three-level converters. In this context, this dissertation proposes new modulation strategies for multilevel converters, specifically symmetrical and asymmetrical cascaded multilevel ones, composed of many full-bridges, or power cells, per phase. If the converter has one or more faulty cells, they can be bypassed and the converter can continue to feed the load, increasing the process reliability. However, the converter phase voltages must be modified so as to keep the output line-to-line voltages balanced. With the objective of proposing modulation strategies that allow the cascaded multilevel converters to satisfactorily operate under these conditions, an extensive bibliographical review of the existing modulation techniques has been carried out. The carrier-based modulation approaches were studied first. It could be noticed that all these strategies belong to a larger set of solutions for the obtention of the converter modulating phase voltages. This set is derived in this work, resulting in a generalized geometrical modulation strategy for symmetrical and asymmetrical cascaded multilevel converters with any number of levels and operating under normal or faulty conditions. As the faulty cells are restrictions for converter operation, for each fault condition the region that contains all the possible converter common-mode voltages, that compensate for the loss of cells, is derived. The choice of a common-mode pertaining to this set allows the entire converter synthesis capability to be explored. The modulating voltages are the sum of the reference and the common-mode voltages, maximizing the amplitudes of the output line-to-line voltages. For asymmetrical cascaded multilevel converters, the voltages synthesized by the highervoltage cells are restrictions for the operation of the lower-voltage ones. Concerning the Space Vector (SV) modulation, it was derived only for the asymmetrical cascaded multilevel converter. The higher-voltage and lower-voltage cells switch, respectively, with low frequency by the choice of the nearest vector to the reference, and with high frequency, by the choice of the three nearest vectors to the reference, in one switching period. The voltage synthesized by the higher-voltage cells is subtracted from the reference, resulting in the new reference for the lower-voltage cells, and so successively, until the cells with the lowest voltages. A specific switching sequence is defined off-line for each sector of the SV diagram. The algorithm is carried out in a modified αβo coordinate system, resulting in switching vector with only integer entries. The choice of the switching vectors considers all the possible redundancies in abc coordinates. At last, simulation and experimental results Abstract that prove the good performance of the proposed modulation strategies are presented.
Conversores multiníveis são cada vez mais empregados, especialmente em aplicações industriais de média e alta tens~ao. Apesar de serem capazes de sintetizar tensões de linha de saída com um grande número de níveis, se aproximando de uma forma de onda senoidal, sua modulação é mais complexa, quando comparada com conversores de dois ou três níveis. Neste contexto, esta dissertação propõe novas estratégias de modulação para conversores multiníveis, especificamente multiníveis em cascata simétricos e assimétricos, compostos por diversos full-bridges, ou células de potência, por fase. Caso uma ou mais células sofram faltas, estas podem ser retiradas de operação, e o conversor pode continuar a alimentar a carga, aumentando a confiabilidade do processo. Contudo, as tensõe de fase do conversor devem ser modificadas, a fim de manter as tensões de linha de saída equilibradas. Com o objetivo de propor estratégias de modulação que permitam aos conversores multiníveis em cascata operar satisfatoriamente nestas condições, foi realizada uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica a respeito dos métodos de modulação já existentes na literatura. Primeiramente, foram estudadas estratégias de modulação baseadas em portadora. Pode-se perceber que estas pertencem a um conjunto maior de possíveis soluções para a obtenção das tensões modulantes para as fases do conversor. Este conjunto é derivado neste trabalho, resultando em uma estratégia generalizada de modulação com abordagem geométrica para conversores multiníveis em cascata simétricos e assimétricos com qualquer número de níveis, em operação normal ou sob faltas. Como as células com falta são restrições para o funcionamento do conversor, para cada condição de falta é definida a região que contém todas as possíveis tensões de modo comum que podem ser sintetizadas pelo conversor a fim de compensar a perda de células. A escolha de uma tensão de modo comum pertencente a este conjunto permite explorar toda a capacidade de síntese de tensão do conversor. As tensões modulantes são obtidas como a soma das tensões de referência de fase e de modo comum, maximizando as amplitudes das componentes fundamentais das tensões de linha de saída. Para os conversores multiníveis em cascata assimétricos, as tensões sintetizadas pelas células de maior tensão são restrições para a operação das demais. Quanto à modulação Space Vector (SV), optou-se por desenvolvê-la apenas para conversores multiníveis em cascata assimétricos. As células de alta tensão comutam em baixa frequência pela escolha do vetor mais próximo da referência, e as células de baixa tensão comutam em alta frequência pela escolha dos três vetores mais próximos da referência, em um período de comutação. A tensão sintetizada pelas células de alta tensão é subtraída da referência, resultando na nova referência para as próximas células, e assim sucessivamente até as células de menor tensão. Para cada setor do Resumo diagrama SV é definida off-line uma sequência de comutação específica. O algoritmo implementado realiza todos os cálculos em um sistema de coordenadas αβo modificado, resultando em vetores de comutação apenas com elementos inteiros. A escolha dos vetores de comutação a serem implementados considera todas as suas possíveis redundâncias em coordenadas abc. Por fim, são apresentados resultados de simulação e experimentais que comprovam o ótimo desempenho das estratégias de modulação propostas neste trabalho.

碩士
國立交通大學
電子研究所
84
This thesis describs the design of a 2V, 110MHz CMOS phase- magnitudevector modulator chip, which consists of a multi-phase voltage-controlledoscillator (VCO), a phase selector, and a variable gain output buffer.The multi-phase VCO is the core of the vector modulator. It is a 8 by 4coupled ring oscillator array and can generate 64 differential signals ofdifferent phases. The phase difference is only 1/8 of the gate delay.The use of 3-input delay cell ensures the single operation mode.The phase selectors choose one of the 64 signals for output. The phase is digitally selected by a 6-bit digital input through a phase decoder.The output buffer is a current-mode circuit, which has a current gain of6. A current divider is also included in the output buffer, which has adivide ratio of 1 to 7, and can be digitally controlled by a 3-bit magnitude decoder.The vector modulator has been implemented with the TSMC 0.6um SPDM CMOStechnology. Total chip size is 2800um x 2800um, including pads. Operatingfrom a single 2V supply, the output frequency can vary from 20 MHz to160 MHz. Total power consumption is 80 mW.The chip also includes a phase-locked loop (PLL), which is describes inanother thesis.

碩士
國立交通大學
電子研究所
101
The phase shifter is phase shifter is one of the most important circuit in multi-antenna communication system, such as phased array system. By the function of the phase shifter, we decide what direction of beam we want. In the thesis, two phase shifters are proposed. The first chip is 2.25 GHz 4-bit phase shifter in TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS technology. The phase shifter is composed with quadrature phase generator and variable gain amplifier. From the measurement results, when the phase shifter is at the center frequency, it generates 16 states of phase. The root mean square (RMS) phase error and the root mean square (RMS) magnitude error are lower than 1 degree, and 0.3 dB, respectively. The gain of phase shifter is -2.74 dB. The DC power consumption of core circuit is 10.28 mW from 1.8 V supply. The second chip is 0.75~2.67 GHz 5-bit phase shifter in TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS technology. The phase shifter is composed with quadrature phase generator, amplifier, and attenuator. From the measurement results, when operating frequency of phase shifter is 0.75~2.67 GHz, it generates 32 states of phase. The root mean square (RMS) phase error and the root mean square (RMS) magnitude error are lower than 3.5 degree, and 0.4 dB, respectively. The gain of phase shifter is 3.6~-17.22 dB. The DC power consumption of core circuit is 6.39 mW from 1.8 V supply.

碩士
明新科技大學
電機工程系碩士班
104
Abstract This thesis makes an improved type motor-drive SVPWM modulator, By using two-phase switching, one can not only let the inverter reduce switching loss of 33%, but also update voltage space vector command signal in the half period of the PWM switching time inteval. So one can design current feedback closed-loop vector control to increase sampling frequency and bandwidth for twice times, allowing motor drive system with better dynamic response. In this thesis, the asymmetric two-phase switching SVPWM scheme uses Cblock in PSIM. A digital controller with the eZdsp TMS320F28335 and C programming language are used to drive a 300W PMSM Motors (7CB30-2DE7F). It was also verified the correctness by the close-loop motor drive with asymmetric two-phase switching SVPWM scheme. Keywords: asymmetric two-phase SVPWM、motor driving circuit.

碩士
國立高雄師範大學
電子工程學系
105
This thesis presents a low-phase-error phase shifter for beamforming applications. The goal of this thesis focuses on designing a phase shifter using an injection-locked oscillator technique. The building blocks include an injection-locked oscillator, a ring coupler, a 90-degree phase shifter, a variable gain amplifier, and a power combiner. An oscilloscope is used to measure the output phases in this work. The measured results show that an injection-locked oscillator technique reduces the phase error of the phase shifter effectively.

碩士
國立交通大學
電信工程研究所
108
In this thesis, a vector modulator (EVAL-HMC631LP3) is employed to determine some essential parameters including phase and ampli-tude-imbalance. Here, such a vector modulator is utilized as a 360 degree phase shifter; that is, the input sine signal will have a phase delay by giving DC I (in-phase) and Q (quadrature phase) voltage, respectively. The mathematical procedure for extracting the circuit parameters was devel-oped. Additionally, one measured a large amount of input-output relation of the vector modulator using a vector network analyzer. Significantly, the deep learning method based on artificial neural network architecture was conducted to obtain the predictive model successfully.

Oversampled digital-to-analog converters typically employ an array of unit elements to drive out the analog signal. Manufacturing defects can create errors due to mismatch between the unit elements, leading to a sharp reduction in the effective dynamic range through the converter. Mismatch noise shaping is an established technique for alleviating these effects, but usually anchors the signal band to a fixed frequency location. In order to extend these advantages to tunable applications, this work explores a series of techniques that allow the suppression band of the mismatch noise shaping function to have an adjustable center frequency. The proposed techniques are implemented in hardware and evaluated according to mismatch shaping performance, latency and hardware complexity.
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Die vorliegende Arbeit ist der analytischen Untersuchung und Weiterentwicklung von Methoden und Schaltungen zur Einstellung der Signalphase und -amplitude gewidmet. Hierbei wird zum Ziel gesetzt, die Leistungsfähigkeit dieser Schaltungen als analoge Hochfrequenz-Baugruppen in Empfangs- und Sendeschaltkreisen mit einem vergleichbaren oder geringerem schaltungstechnischen Aufwand und Strombedarf zu verbessern und dies anhand von Implementierungsbeispielen zu bestätigen. Die Dämpfungsglied-Topologien , T, überbrücktes T und X werden modelliert und hinsichtlich der Phasenbeeinflussung analysiert, sodass eine Bewertung ihrer Eignung durchgeführt werden kann. Weiterhin wird ein innovativer Ansatz zur Linearisierung der Steuerkennlinie vorgestellt und mit Hilfe einer Beispielschaltung mit einem Phasenfehler von 3 ° und einem Steuerlinearitätsfehler von 0,35 dB innerhalb der 1 dB Grenzfrequenz und einem Steuerbereich von 20 dB nachgewiesen. Die Arbeit bietet darüber hinaus eine analytische Betrachtung zu aktiven steuerbaren Verstärkern, welche die besondere Eignung der Gilbert-Zelle aufzeigt und eine geeignete Ansteuerschaltung ableitet. Am Beispiel nach diesem Prinzip entworfener Schaltkreise werden Phasenfehler von nur 0,4 ° innerhalb eines besonders hohen Stellbereichs von 36 dB demonstriert, wodurch eine Vergrößerung des Stellbereichs um den Faktor 4 und eine Verbesserung des Phasenfehlers um den Faktor 2 im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik erreicht wurde. Es wird der Zirkulator-Phasenschieber maßgeblich durch eine neuartige geeignete Ansteuerung verbessert. Damit werden die sonst für die Amplitudenbeeinflussung im Wesentlichen verantwortlichen Varaktoren überflüssig, ohne dabei den schaltungstechnischen Aufwand zu erhöhen. Eine Messung der entsprechenden Schaltung bestätigt dies mit einem Amplitudenfehler von nur 0,9 dB für einen Phasenstellbereich von 360 °, was einer Verringerung des Fehlers um den Faktor 3 im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Zirkulator-Phasenschiebern entspricht. Abschließend wird der Funktionsnachweis mehrerer entworfener Vektor-Modulatoren mit einer effektiven Genauigkeit von bis zu 6 bit in Einzelschaltungen, Hybridaufbauten und schließlich im Rahmen eines vollständig integrierten Empfängerschaltkreises erbracht. Dieser erzielt eine Verdopplung der Reichweite bei einer um nur 35% höheren Leistungsaufnahme gegenüber einem herkömmlichen Kommunikationsverfahren (SISO).
The present work is dedicated to the investigation and enhancement of amplitude and phase control methods and circuits. The aim is to enhance the performance of these circuits in modern radio frequency transceivers with a comparable or even lower effort and power consumption. A prove of concept will be delivered with implementation examples. By means of models of the passive attenuator topologies , T, bridged-T and X, a thorough analysis is performed in order to compare them regarding their impact on the signal phase. Additionally, a novel approach to increase the control linearity of the attenuators is proposed and verified by measurements, showing a phase error of 3 ° and a control linearity error of 0,35 dB at the 1 dB corner frequency, successfully. The work also presents an investigation on variable gain amplifiers and reveals the superior performance of the Gilbert cell with respect to low phase variations. A cascode biasing circuit that supports these properties is proposed. Measurements prove this concept with relative phase errors of 0,4 ° over a wide attenuation control range of 36 dB thus cutting the error by half in a four times wider control range. The circulator based phase shifting approach is chosen and improved significantly by means of tuning the transconductor instead of the varactors thus removing their impact on signal amplitude. The approach is supported by measurements yielding an amplitude error of only 0,9 dB within a phase control range of 360 ° which corresponds to an improvement by a factor of three compared to recent circulator phase shifters. Finally, the design of several vector modulator topologies is shown with hardware examples of single chips, hybrid printed circuit boards and highly integrated system level ICs demonstrating a full receiver. By using improved variable gain amplifiers, an effective vector modulator resolution of 6 bit without calibration is achieved. Furthermore, a multiple-input multiple-output system is demonstrated that doubles the coverage range of common SISO systems with only 35% of additional power consumption.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is considered as a slow imaging technique. Various approaches to accelerate MRI imaging have been explored by researchers in the past decades. Earlier gradient based methods have reached the safety limit. Parallel receiving techniques achieve accelerations by reducing phase encoding steps. Among these methods, SEA Imaging achieved the highest possible acceleration by completely eliminating phase encoding. However, SEA imaging is limited to thin planar slices above the array due to the correction needed for the inherent phase cancellation caused by voxel-sized coils. A phase compensation gradient pulse is used for this correction in SEA imaging. This phase compensation is dependent on slice position and thickness as well as the orientation of the array elements, placing stringent restrictions on SEA imaging, limiting its applications. Converting the SEA system into Transmit / Receive (T/R) mode, which is the main purpose of this study, eliminates the requirement for phase compensation gradient because phase departed during transmit is refocused during receiving. Independent amplitude and phase control of RF pulse for each coil of a SEA array is achieved using a low cost scalable parallel transmit system design. The first 64-channel parallel transmitter for MRI in the world is constructed and tested. Software is also developed to control the phase and amplitude of all the 64 channels of RF excitation pulses independently through National Instruments DAQ system. The system consists of vector modulators controlled by digital controlled potentiometers, two-stage amplifiers and T/R switches on the transmit side. All these are combined with newly designed and constructed preamplifiers and the existing 64-channel parallel receivers on the receive side, leading to the only 64-channel parallel T/R system available for MRI. As a bonus, the system can be easily updated to full Transmit SENSE capability. Furthermore, simulations and images are done to synthesize transmit patterns thanks to the large channel count. Testing results show that the system is capable of 100W per channel simultaneous transmission. Using this system, transmit field can be synthesized by varying the phase and amplitude across channel without traditionally required complicated pulse sequences involving simultaneous RF and gradient fields. Curved slice excitation has conventionally been considered a difficult task for MRI, achievable only through complicated pulses sequences. Using this system and flexible array wrapped around the subject to be imaged, the system is able to excite curved slice using one shot. TR images indicate that the system is capable of high speed surface imaging at 200 frames per second following the surface of a flexible SEA array coil which has not been achieved using other methods in MRI.

Experimental research on high-power converters, particularly in an academic environment, faces severe infrastructural constraints. Usually, power source and loads of required ratings are not available. Further, more importantly, the energy consumption is huge. One possibility is to establish an experimental research platform, comprising of a network of high-power converters, through which power is circulated and which draws only the losses from the mains. This work deals with the establishment of a circulating power test set-up, comprising of two line-side PWM converters, inclusive of control and modulation methods for the two converters. Two types of circulating power test setups are developed. In the first setup, the converters are connected in parallel, on ac as well as dc sides, such that real and/or reactive power is circulated between them. In the second test setup, the dc buses of the converters are separated; hence, only reactive power circulation is possible. These setups are used to conduct heat-run tests with low energy expenditure on the PWM converters at various operating conditions up to power levels of 150 kVA. Further, these are used to validate analytically-evaluated thermal characteristics of high-power PWM converters. A safe thermal limit is derived for such converters in terms of apparent power (kVA) handled, power factor and switching frequency. The effects of voltage sag and of unequal current sharing between parallel IGBT modules on the safe thermal limit are studied. While the power drawn by the circulating-power setup from the grid is much lower than the ratings of the individual converters, the harmonic injection into the mains by the setup could be significant since the harmonics drawn by both converters tend to add up. This thesis investigates carrier interleaving to improve the waveform quality of grid current, drawn by the circulating-power test setup. The study of carrier interleaving is quite general and covers various applications of parallel-connected converters such as unity power factor rectification, static reactive power compensation and grid-connected renewable energy systems. In literature, carrier interleaving has been employed mainly for unity power factor rectifiers, sharing a common dc load equally. In such case, the fundamental components of the terminal voltages of the parallel converters are equal. However, when the power sharing between the two converters is unequal, or when power is circulated between the two converters, the terminal voltages of the two converters are not equal. A method to estimate rms grid current ripple, drawn by parallel-connected converters with equal and/or unequal terminal voltages, in a synchronous reference frame is presented. Further, the influence of carrier interleaving on the rms grid current ripple is studied. The optimum interleaving angle, which minimizes the rms grid current ripple under various applications, is investigated. This angle is found to be a function of modulation index of the converters in the equal terminal voltages case. In the unequal terminal voltages case, the optimum interleaving angle is shown to be a function of the average modulation index of the two parallel converters. The effect of carrier interleaving is experimentally studied on the reactive power circulation setup at different values of kVA and different dc bus voltages. The grid current ripple is measured for different values of interleaving angle. It is found experimentally that the optimum interleaving angle reduces the rms grid current ripple by between 37% and 48%, as compared without interleaving, at various operating conditions. Further, the reactive power circulation test set-up is used to evaluate and compare power conversion losses corresponding to different PWM techniques such as conventional space-vector PWM (CSVPWM), bus-clamping PWM (BCPWM) and advanced bus-clamping PWM methods for static reactive power compensator (STATCOM) application at high power levels. It is demonstrated theoretically as well as experimentally that an advanced bus-clamping PWM method, termed minimum switching loss PWM (MSLPWM), leads to significantly lower power conversion loss than CSVPWM and BCPWM techniques at a given average switching frequency.

Experimental research on high-power converters, particularly in an academic environment, faces severe infrastructural constraints. Usually, power source and loads of required ratings are not available. Further, more importantly, the energy consumption is huge. One possibility is to establish an experimental research platform, comprising of a network of high-power converters, through which power is circulated and which draws only the losses from the mains. This work deals with the establishment of a circulating power test set-up, comprising of two line-side PWM converters, inclusive of control and modulation methods for the two converters. Two types of circulating power test setups are developed. In the first setup, the converters are connected in parallel, on ac as well as dc sides, such that real and/or reactive power is circulated between them. In the second test setup, the dc buses of the converters are separated; hence, only reactive power circulation is possible. These setups are used to conduct heat-run tests with low energy expenditure on the PWM converters at various operating conditions up to power levels of 150 kVA. Further, these are used to validate analytically-evaluated thermal characteristics of high-power PWM converters. A safe thermal limit is derived for such converters in terms of apparent power (kVA) handled, power factor and switching frequency. The effects of voltage sag and of unequal current sharing between parallel IGBT modules on the safe thermal limit are studied. While the power drawn by the circulating-power setup from the grid is much lower than the ratings of the individual converters, the harmonic injection into the mains by the setup could be significant since the harmonics drawn by both converters tend to add up. This thesis investigates carrier interleaving to improve the waveform quality of grid current, drawn by the circulating-power test setup. The study of carrier interleaving is quite general and covers various applications of parallel-connected converters such as unity power factor rectification, static reactive power compensation and grid-connected renewable energy systems. In literature, carrier interleaving has been employed mainly for unity power factor rectifiers, sharing a common dc load equally. In such case, the fundamental components of the terminal voltages of the parallel converters are equal. However, when the power sharing between the two converters is unequal, or when power is circulated between the two converters, the terminal voltages of the two converters are not equal. A method to estimate rms grid current ripple, drawn by parallel-connected converters with equal and/or unequal terminal voltages, in a synchronous reference frame is presented. Further, the influence of carrier interleaving on the rms grid current ripple is studied. The optimum interleaving angle, which minimizes the rms grid current ripple under various applications, is investigated. This angle is found to be a function of modulation index of the converters in the equal terminal voltages case. In the unequal terminal voltages case, the optimum interleaving angle is shown to be a function of the average modulation index of the two parallel converters. The effect of carrier interleaving is experimentally studied on the reactive power circulation setup at different values of kVA and different dc bus voltages. The grid current ripple is measured for different values of interleaving angle. It is found experimentally that the optimum interleaving angle reduces the rms grid current ripple by between 37% and 48%, as compared without interleaving, at various operating conditions. Further, the reactive power circulation test set-up is used to evaluate and compare power conversion losses corresponding to different PWM techniques such as conventional space-vector PWM (CSVPWM), bus-clamping PWM (BCPWM) and advanced bus-clamping PWM methods for static reactive power compensator (STATCOM) application at high power levels. It is demonstrated theoretically as well as experimentally that an advanced bus-clamping PWM method, termed minimum switching loss PWM (MSLPWM), leads to significantly lower power conversion loss than CSVPWM and BCPWM techniques at a given average switching frequency.

碩士
國立交通大學
電機學院碩士在職專班電子與光電組
95
The paper treat the result of signal distortion by different modulated signal after Power Amplifier. We analyze the parameters, EVM (Error Vector Magnitude) and find Magnitude error is the dominant factor. By the way, IEEE 802.11b for WLAN includes 4 kinds of digital modulation such as 1M/2M/5.5M/11M bps , BPSK/DQPSK/OQPSK/QPSK. Each modulation has different EVM performance. Then we compare the difference by different encoding of 802.11b modulation. To improve the worse signal performance with larger Output Power, we design a compensated system which can de-modulate parameter and record data to LUT(Look-up table).We transmit compensated value in LUT to the data source by automatically controlling instruments and improve signal quality. The EVM performance can be improved 15~29% and doesn’t need any closed-loop algorithm. The Power Amplifier Sample is normal IC , which can be get easily, Part No.SST12LP14A,typical gain=29dB,operating frequency= 2.4G~2.5GHz Current consumption=240mA, efficiency=25%.

Induction motors are thee starting point to design an electrical drivee system which is widely used in many industrial applications. Inn modern control theory, different mathematical models describe induction motor according to thee employed control methods. Vector control strategy can bee applied to this electrical motor type inn symmetrical three phase version or in unsymmetrical two phase version. The operation of the induction motor can be analyzed similar to a DC motor through this control method. With the Joint progress of thee power electronics and numerical electronics it is possible today to deal with thee axis control with variable speed inn low power applications. With these technological projections, various command approaches have been developed by the scientific community to master inn real time, thee flux and thee torque of thee electrical machines, thee indirect vector control (IVC) scheme being one of the most recent steps in this direction. This scheme provides excellent properties of regulation without rotational speed feedback. Inn this control scheme thee electromagnetic torque and stator flux magnitude are estimated with only stator voltages and currents and this estimation does not depend on motor parameters except for thee stator resistance. Inn this dissertation report conventional IVC scheme has been described. Induction motor has been simulated inn stationary d-q reference frame and its free acceleration characteristics are drawn. Conventional IVC scheme has been simulated with a 50 HP, 460V, 50Hz induction motor. Literature review has been done to study the recent improvements inn IVC scheme which somehow is abe to overcome the drawbacks of conventional one. Thee space vector modulation technique (SVPWM) is applied to 2 level inverter control inn thee vector control based induction motor drivee system, thereby dramatically reducing thee torque ripple. Later inn this project space vector PWM technique will be applied to IVC drivee system to reduce thee torque ripple.