An active balancer with rapid bidirectional charge shuttling and adaptive equalization current control for lithium-ion battery strings

This article proposes an active balancer, which features bidirectional charge shuttling and adaptive equalization current control, to fast counterbalance the state of charge (SOC) of cells in a lithium-ion battery (LIB) string. The power circuit consists of certain bidirectional buck-boost converters to transfer energy among the different cells back and forth. Owing to the characterization of the open-circuit voltage (OCV) vs SOC in LIB being relatively smooth near the SOC middle range, the SOC-inspected balance strategy can achieve more precise and efficient equilibrium than the voltage-based control. Accordingly, a compensated OCV-based SOC estimation is put forward to take into account the discrepancy of SOC estimation. Besides, the varied-duty-cycle (VDC) and curve-fitting modulation (CFM) methods are devised herein to tackle the problems of slow equalization rate and low balance efficacy, which arise from the diminution in balancing current as the SOC difference between the cells decreases in the later duration of equalization especially. The proposed strategies have taken the battery nonlinear characteristic and circuit parameter nonideality into account and can adaptively modulate the duty cycle with the SOC difference to keep balancing current constant throughout the balancing cycle. Simulated and experimental results are given to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the same prototype constructed. Compared with the fixed duty cycle and the VDC methods, the proposed CFM has the best balancing efficiency of 81.4%, and the balance time is shortened by 27.1% and 18.6%, respectively.     

QAM均衡器的设计与实现

通过对QAM均衡算法和均衡器结构的分析,总结了如何根据系统的需要来选择算法和均衡器实现的结构.本文采用CMA DDLMS算法,并对算法进行了简化和FPGA实现的逻辑优化,取得了较好的性能和FPGA资源的折中.     

DMT系统中一种易于实现的时域均衡器

总结了DMT系统中时域均衡器(TEQ)的主要设计方法，指出最大缩短信噪比(MSSNR)TEQ的最优设计方法很难实时实现。提出了一种MSSNR TEQ的次优设计方法，它首先估计出目标抽样窗的最优延迟，然后用分步求解法求出TEQ的抽头系数。和最优方法相比，次优方法的计算量大幅度减少，可实时实现，而其缩短信噪比的损失很小。仿真实验验证了次优方法的有效性。     

A genetic‐based neuro‐fuzzy controller for blind equalization of time‐varying channels

This paper presents a neuro‐fuzzy network (NFN) where all its parameters can be tuned simultaneously using genetic algorithms (GAs). The approach combines the merits of fuzzy logic theory, neural networks and GAs. The proposed NFN does not require a priori knowledge about the system and eliminates the need for complicated design steps such as manual tuning of input–output membership functions, and selection of fuzzy rule base. Although, only conventional GAs have been used, convergence results are very encouraging. A well‐known numerical example derived from literature is used to evaluate and compare the performance of the network with other equalizing approaches. Simulation results show that the proposed neuro‐fuzzy controller, all parameters of which have been tuned simultaneously using GAs, offers advantages over existing equalizers and has improved performance. From the perspective of application and implementation, this paper is very interesting as it provides a new method for performing blind equalization. The main contribution of this paper is the use of learning algorithms to train a feed‐forward neural network for M‐ary QAM and PSK signals. This paper also provides a platform for researchers of the area for further development. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

2D Image Construction from Low Resolution Response of a New Non‐invasive Measurement for Medical Application

This paper presents an application of digital signal processing to data acquired by the radio imaging method (RIM) that was adopted to measure moisture distribution inside the human body. RIM was originally developed for the mining industry; we are applying the method to a biomedical measurement because of its simplicity, economy, and safety. When a two‐dimensional image was constructed from the measured data, the method provided insufficient resolution because the wavelength of the measurement medium, a weak electromagnetic wave in a VHF band, was longer than human tissues. We built and measured a phantom, a model simulating the human body, consisting of two water tanks representing large internal organs. A digital equalizer was applied to the measured values as a weight function, and images were reconstructed that corresponded to the original shape of the two water tanks. As a result, a two‐dimensional image containing two individual peaks corresponding to the original two small water tanks was constructed. The result suggests the method was applicable to biomedical measurement by the assistance of digital signal processing. This technique may be applicable to home‐based medical care and other situations in which safety, simplicity, and economy are important.     

数字微波无线通信系统中的中频自适应均衡器

在数字微波无线通信系统中，由于多径衰落引起码间干扰，使系统性能恶化，必须采用抗多径衰落的措施．中频频域均衡器（ＩＦＥ）由于结构简单而且经济，在衰落不十分严重的情况下性能良好，因而在数字微波系统中被广泛采用．本文比较了几种常用的ＩＦＥ，并着重对自适应谐振武中频均衡器的两种调节方法作了研究．模拟计算得到的ｓｉｇｎａｔｕｒｅ曲线表明，这种均衡器对非最小相位（ＭＭＰ）信道的传输性能有很大的改进，且两种调节法可达到相近的结果，如选择其中较简单的调节法，可以简化硬件结构．     

Sixty Mb/s transversal equalizer

A model of a linear digital communication system is introduced and adaptive equalization in general is explained. A five-tap transversal equalizer is designed, breadboarded and tested in a 60 Mb/s burst mode modem in a quasi-linear and a non-linear channel under the following configurations:

• 1 Parabolic, linear and combination of parabolic and linear delay distortions were inserted after the non-linearity (TWTA).
• 2 Case 1 was repeated with distortions inserted before the non-linearity.

When parabolic distortion is added before the non-linearity improvements in the BER are significant.     

数字光接收机性能指标的优化设计

首次提出一种新型数字光接收机模型,改进了其中均衡器的设计;以S.D.Personick理论为基础,推导并计算了此光接收机基于"最坏情况"下判决时刻的噪声平均功率。研究结果表明,此模型在输入脉冲展宽较为严重的情况下表现出了良好的噪声性能;进而提高了数字光接收机的灵敏度,优化了数字光纤传输系统的误码性能;为改善数字光接收机性能指标提出了新的途径。     

基于LTC6803串联锂电池组电压检测及均衡系统

针对串联锂电池组管理系统对单体电池电压采集的实时性和精确性的要求,运用凌力尔特公司推出的电池监测专用芯片LTC6803-3,配合STM32系列单片机采用级联的方式实现对大量串联电池组的电压检测,实验验证数据准确.针对串联电池组的不一致性问题,详细分析了现行典型的均衡电路,并运用LTC6803-3设计了一套新型均衡系统,实验验证均衡效果明显.     

基于频域均衡的宽带阵列通道校正

通道失配会严重影响阵列天线的性能,需要校正失配.窄带阵列只需在中心频率上校正即可,而宽带阵列因带宽相对较大需要对整个通道特性采取均衡的方法来保证各通道间的幅度和相位一致性.首先建立了失配通道模型,然后介绍了基于最小二乘准则的频域均衡算法,最后通过计算机仿真验证了频域均衡算法的有效性.同时,新算法采用LFM信号作为校正信号,克服了时域校正时校正权值不收敛的问题.