scholarly journals A CMOS-Compatible, Low-Noise ISFET Based on High Efficiency Ion-Modulated Lateral-Bipolar Conduction

Sensors ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 8336-8348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Ren Chang ◽  
Hsin Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Cmos Compatible ◽  
Bipolar Conduction

Microcalorimeters for X-Ray Spectroscopy

1988 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
E. Silver ◽  
C. Hailey ◽  
S. Labov ◽  
N. Madden ◽  
D. Landis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
High Resolution Spectroscopy ◽  
Superconducting Transition ◽  
Sapphire Substrates ◽  
Laboratory Plasmas ◽  
Adiabatic Demagnetization ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

The merits of microcalorimetry below 1°K for high resolution spectroscopy has become widely recognized on theoretical grounds. By combining the high efficiency, broadband spectral sensitivity of traditional photoelectric detectors with the high resolution capabilities characteristic of dispersive spectrometers, the microcalorimeter could potentially revolutionize spectroscopic measurements of astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. In actuality, however, the performance of prototype instruments has fallen short of theoretical predictions and practical detectors are still unavailable for use as laboratory and space-based instruments. These issues are currently being addressed by the new collaborative initiative between LLNL, LBL, U.C.I., U.C.B., and U.C.D.. Microcalorimeters of various types are being developed and tested at temperatures of 1.4, 0.3, and 0.1°K. These include monolithic devices made from NTD Germanium and composite configurations using sapphire substrates with temperature sensors fabricated from NTD Germanium, evaporative films of Germanium-Gold alloy, or material with superconducting transition edges. A new approache to low noise pulse counting electronics has been developed that allows the ultimate speed of the device to be determined solely by the detector thermal response and geometry. Our laboratory studies of the thermal and resistive properties of these and other candidate materials should enable us to characterize the pulse shape and subsequently predict the ultimate performance. We are building a compact adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator for conveniently reaching 0.1°K in the laboratory and for use in future satellite-borne missions. A description of this instrument together with results from our most recent experiments will be presented.

scholarly journals A High Efficiency Low Noise RF-to-DC Converter Employing Gm-Boosting Envelope Detector and Offset Canceled Latch Comparator

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1078
Author(s):  
Thi Thuy Pham ◽  
Dongmin Kim ◽  
Seo-Hyeong Jeong ◽  
Junghyup Lee ◽  
Donggu Im
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Supply Voltage ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
The Body ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Conversion Gain ◽  
Input Transistor ◽  
Envelope Detector

This work presents a high efficiency RF-to-DC conversion circuit composed of an LC-CL balun-based Gm-boosting envelope detector, a low noise baseband amplifier, and an offset canceled latch comparator. It was designed to have high sensitivity with low power consumption for wake-up receiver (WuRx) applications. The proposed envelope detector is based on a fully integrated inductively degenerated common-source amplifier with a series gate inductor. The LC-CL balun circuit is merged with the core of the envelope detector by sharing the on-chip gate and source inductors. The proposed technique doubles the transconductance of the input transistor of the envelope detector without any extra power consumption because the gate and source voltage on the input transistor operates in a differential mode. This results in a higher RF-to-DC conversion gain. In order to improve the sensitivity of the wake-up radio, the DC offset of the latch comparator circuit is canceled by controlling the body bias voltage of a pair of differential input transistors through a binary-weighted current source cell. In addition, the hysteresis characteristic is implemented in order to avoid unstable operation by the large noise at the compared signal. The hysteresis window is programmable by changing the channel width of the latch transistor. The low noise baseband amplifier amplifies the output signal of the envelope detector and transfers it into the comparator circuit with low noise. For the 2.4 GHz WuRx, the proposed envelope detector with no external matching components shows the simulated conversion gain of about 16.79 V/V when the input power is around the sensitivity of −60 dBm, and this is 1.7 times higher than that of the conventional envelope detector with the same current and load. The proposed RF-to-DC conversion circuit (WuRx) achieves a sensitivity of about −65.4 dBm based on 45% to 55% duty, dissipating a power of 22 μW from a 1.2 V supply voltage.

Development of a New Design Method for High Efficiency Swept Low Pressure Axial Fans With Small Hub/Tip Ratio

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thore Bastian Lindemann ◽  
Jens Friedrichs ◽  
Udo Stark
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Tangential Velocity ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Angle Distribution ◽  
Sweep Angle ◽  
Reduced Pressure

For a competitive low pressure axial fan design low noise emission is as important as high efficiency. In this paper a new design method for low pressure fans with a small hub to tip ratio including blade sweep is introduced and discussed based on experimental investigations. Basis is an empirical axial and tangential velocity distribution at the rotor outlet combined with a distinctive sweep angle distribution along the stacking line. Several fans were designed, built and tested in order to analyze the aerodynamic as well as the aeroacoustic behavior. For the aerodynamic performance particular attention was paid to compensate the influence of reduced pressure rise and efficiency due to increasing blade sweep. This was achieved by a method of increasing the blade chord depending on the local sweep angle which is based on single airfoil data. The tested fans without this compensation revealed a significant noise reduction effect of up to approx. 6 dB(A) for a tip sweep angle of 64° which was accompanied by an unsatisfactory effect of reduced overall aerodynamic performance. The second group of fans did not only confirm the method of the aerodynamic compensation by a nearly unchanged pressure rise and efficiency characteristic but also revealed an increased aeroacoustic benefit of in average 9.5 dB(A) compared to the unswept version. Beside the overall characteristics the individual differences between the designs are also discussed using results of wall pressure measurements which show some significant changes of the blade tip flow structure.

Development of High Efficiency and Low Noise Cross-Flow Fans for Room Air Conditioner Indoor Unit

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironobu Yamakawa
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Air Conditioner ◽  
Blade Edge ◽  
Sinusoidal Shape ◽  
Cross Flow Fan

Cross flow fans are used for fan systems in a household room air conditioner indoor unit. In recently, in the view of environmental problem and cost saving, energy saving performance is important specification for users. Reducing fan motor electric power consumption is effective for this purpose. And also low noise fans are needed for comfortable circumferences. To meet these user needs, we developed a high efficiency and silent cross flow fan using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and experiments. In CFD, numerical model is calculated by commercial software using steady state, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and k-ε turbulent flow model. The developed cross flow fan is geometrically characterized by the solidity (the ratio of the blade pitch and blade cord length) distribution, and the blade edge shape. The solidity average of developed fan was larger than the conventional fan and the solidity distribution was smooth. And the developed fan has the sinusoidal shape of the outer diameter edge. This sinusoidal shape edge makes pressure distribution on the tongue to be more dispersed compare to that of conventional straight edge so that tonal noise was restrained.

scholarly journals Flow-Induced Vibration on the Control Valve with a Different Concave Plug Shape Using FSI Simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Akram Zeid ◽  
Mohamed Shouman
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Flow Induced Vibration ◽  
Nonlinear Characteristics ◽  
Flow Phenomena

Control valves have always been recognised as being among the most crucial control equipment, commonly utilised in versatile engineering applications. Hence, the need has arisen to identify the flow characteristics inside the valve, together with the incurred vibration induced as a result of the flow passing through the valve. Thanks to the tangible and fast progress made in the field of the flow simulation and numerical techniques, it has become possible to better observe the behavior of the flow passing inside a valve with view to examining its performance. Hence, the paper at hand is mainly concerned with introducing the modeling and simulation of a control valve. On the contrary, the flow system in a control valve is marked by a complex structure and nonlinear characteristics. The reasons for those qualities could be attributed to its construction as well as the fluid flow phenomena associated with it. It is especially for the sake of investigating and observing the flow characteristics, pertaining to a control valve equipped with different concave plug shapes and different openings, that the three-dimensional FSI simulation is conducted. In addition, it would be possible to make use of the obtained results relating to the three-dimensional analysis to achieve low noise and high efficiency improvement. Furthermore, all results will be validated on experimental grounds.

Power Supply Design of Magnetic Resonance Sounding Equipment for Detecting Mine Groundwater

2013 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 519-523
Author(s):  
Chen Sun ◽  
Jun Lin
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Small Volume ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Bridge Circuit ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Switching Power Supply ◽  
Switching Power ◽  
Volume Weight ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Sounding

On the basis of the principles and characteristics of the various switching power supply, we have designed a high-power supply which can be used for the magnetic resonance sounding equipment for detecting mine ground water. The characteristics of the switching power supply are the full-bridge converter as the main power topology and the SG3525 chip as the core of the control. The high frequency PWM signal generated by the SG3525 can drive the four power switch tubes of the full-bridge circuit to conduct alternately thought the IR2110, so we can get continuous and stable DC output voltage. The design of the switching power supply has a lot of advantages, such as high efficiency, low noise, high stability, and small volume weight.

An Explicit Fourth-Order Runge–Kutta Method for Dynamic Force Identification

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1750120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Lai ◽  
Ting-Hua Yi ◽  
Hong-Nan Li ◽  
Xing Fu
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Order ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Linear Interpolation ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Tikhonov Regularization Method ◽  
Space Representation ◽  
Dynamic Force ◽  
System Equation ◽  
State Space Representation ◽  
Runge Kutta

This paper presents a new technique for input reconstruction based on the explicit fourth-order Runge–Kutta (RK4) method. First, the state-space representation of the dynamic system is discretized by the explicit RK4 method under the assumption of linear interpolation for the dynamic load, leading to a recurrence equation between the current state and the previous state. Then, the mapping from the sequences of input to output is established through the recursive operation of the system equation and observation equation. Finally, the stabilized force information is recovered using the Tikhonov regularization method. This approach makes use of the good stability and high precision of the RK4 method; in addition, the computational efficiency is enhanced by avoiding the computation of the inverse stiffness matrix. The proposed method is numerically illustrated and validated with various excitations on a simple four-story shear building and a more complicated 2D truss structure, along with a detailed parametric study. The simulation studies show that the external loads can be reconstructed with high efficiency and accuracy under a low noise environment.

Research Status and Prospect of Dish-Stirling System

2014 ◽  
Vol 953-954 ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Jun Wang ◽  
Li Xiao Xu ◽  
Jing Men ◽  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Zhang Wei Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Power Generation System ◽  
Solar Thermal Power Generation

Solar energy is a kind of clean and green energy, its use can reduce the dual pressure of resources and environmental pollution. Firstly, this paper introduces groove, tower and dish type solar thermal power generation system. Then it introduces the components of dish-stirling system and the principle and features of stirling engine. The system has simple structure, reliable operation, high efficiency, low noise, low cost of power generation and good commercial prospects. But for some key parts of system, there are many problems that need to be solved. The main research of dish-stirling system is to optimize the key parts of system and reduce the system costs.

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