A Gunn-Diode Active Leaky-Wave Frequency Scanning Antenna

A frequency tunable active leaky-wave scanning antenna using Gunn-diode voltage control oscillator (VCO) as source is developed. The frequency tuning controlled by changing either the varactor diode dc bias or the Gunn diode dc bias is demonstrated. The measured scanning angle of active antenna is close to 15 degree as the Gunn VCO frequency tuned from 12.58GHz to 12.98GHz. To excite the first higher order mode of the microstrip leaky-wave antenna is fed asymmetrically. The dominant mode excitation has been successfully suppressed by adding a sequence of covered wire in the middle line of the microstrip leaky wave antenna. This is a prototype of frequency scanning antenna using two terminal device, which can be easily scaled up to millimeter wave frequency region.     

Transient response of premixed methane flames

The response of premixed methane-air flames to transient strain and local variations in equivalence ratio is studied during isolated interactions between a line-vortex pair and a V-flame. The temporal evolution of OH and CH is measured with planar laser-induced fluorescence for N₂-diluted flames with equivalence ratios ranging from 0.8 to 1.2. One-dimensional laminar flame calculations are used to simulate the flame response to unsteady strain and variations in reactant composition. When the reactant composition of the vortex pair and the V-flame are identical, the measurements and predictions show that the peak mole fractions of OH and CH decay monotonically in lean, stoichiometric, and rich flames. We also investigate the effects of a vortex pair with a leaner composition than the V-flame. In a stoichiometric flame, the leaner vortex enhances the decay of both OH and CH. In a rich flame, we observe an abrupt increase in OH-LIF signal and a disappearance of CH-LIF signal that are consistent with a previous experimental investigation. Our results indicate that the previously observed OH burst and CH breakage were caused by a difference in the equivalence ratios of the vortex pair and the main reactant flow. A numerical study shows that N₂ dilution enhances the response of premixed flames to unsteady strain and variations in stoichiometry. Reaction-path and sensitivity analyses indicate that the peak OH and CH mole fractions exhibit significant sensitivity to the main branching reaction, H + O₂ ↔ OH + O. The sensitivity of OH and CH to this and other reactions is enhanced by N₂ dilution. As a result, N₂-diluted flames provide a good test case for studying the reliability of chemical kinetic and transport models.     

下送风通信机柜发热量改变对其出风温度的影响

根据空调精确下送风的原理,建立了精确下送风单机柜实验台,并通过3个工况的实验分析了机柜发热量改变对其出风温度的影响,实验结果表明：减小机柜的发热量,则机柜的出风温度随之减小,当标准机柜发热量从4995W减小到3004W时,机柜出风侧的最高温度由34.8℃减小至26.7℃,通信设备出风口的温度由39.5℃减小至31.4℃...     

数字摄像机的设计考虑与现状（下）

图20是数字摄像机信号处理的典型例子。图20（a）为一般DSP摄像机系统图，图20（b）是SONY公司DVW-700P的功能方块图，图20（c）为日立公司SK-2600P、SK-2800PW的功能方块图。     

Design and Fabrication of ZnO-Based FBAR Microwave Devices for Mobile WiMAX Applications

In this letter, we present the design and fabrication of a novel ZnO-based film bulk acoustic wave resonator (FBAR) microwave devices. The novel FBAR devices employ a new-type of Bragg reflector with very thin chromium (Cr) layer formed between SiO₂ and W films. The Cr layer seems to enhance the adhesion between SiO₂ and W layers. The novel FBAR devices show good return losses (S₁₁) and high Q-factors at the frequency range of 2.7-3.0 GHz. This approach will be very helpful for mobile worldwide interoperability for microwave access applications.     

CdTe/CdS thin film solar cells grown in substrate configuration

The ability to grow efficient CdTe/CdS solar cells in substrate configuration would not only allow for the use of non‐transparent and flexible substrates but also enable a better control of junction formation. Yet, the problems of barrier formation at the back contact as well as the formation of a p–n junction with reduced recombination losses have to be solved. In this work, CdTe/CdS solar cells in substrate configuration were developed, and the results on different combinations of back contact materials are presented. The Cu content in the electrical back contact was found to be a crucial parameter for the optimal CdCl₂‐treatment procedure. For Cu‐free cells, two activation treatments were applied, whereas Cu‐containing cells were only treated once after the CdTe deposition. A recrystallization behavior of the CdTe layer upon its activation similar to superstrate configuration was found; however, no CdTe–CdS intermixing could be observed when the layers were treated consecutively. Remarkably high V_OC and fill factor of 768 mV and 68.6%, respectively, were achieved using a combination of MoO₃, Te, and Cu as back contact buffer layer resulting in 11.3% conversion efficiency. With a Cu‐free MoO₃/Te buffer material, a V_OC of 733 mV, a fill factor of 62.3%, and an efficiency of 10.0% were obtained. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimization of an RFID location identification scheme based on the neural network

An indoor localization technology is increasingly critical as location‐aware applications evolve. Researchers have proposed several indoor localization technologies. Because most of the proposed indoor localization technologies simply involve using the received signal strength indicator value of radio‐frequency identification (RFID) for indoor localization, radio‐frequency interference, and environmental factors often limit the accuracy of localization results. Therefore, this study proposes an accurate RFID localization based on the neural network (ARL‐N²), a passive RFID indoor localization scheme for identifying tag positions in a room, combining a location identification based on dynamic active RFID calibration algorithm with a backpropagation neural network (BPN). The proposed scheme composed of two phases: in the training phase, an appropriate BPN architecture is constructed using the training data derived from the coordinates of reference tags and the coordinates obtained using the localization algorithm. By contrast, the online phase involves calculating the tracking tag coordinates and using these values as BPN inputs, thereby enhancing the estimated location. A performance evaluation of the ARL‐N² schemes confirms its high localization accuracy. The proposed method can be used to locate critical objects in difficult‐to‐find areas by creating minimal errors and applying and economical technique. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于微流体技术的FBAR微质量传感器

基于微机电系统(MEMS)技术的薄膜体声波谐振器(FBAR)在无线通讯领域取得了巨大的成功后,由于其具备厚度薄,体积小,与IC兼容及谐振频率和灵敏度都远高于传统的微质量传感器(如石英晶体微天平)等优势,逐渐在微生物分子检测方面崭露头角.由于微生物分子大都生存于液体环境,而纵波模式下FBAR微质量传感器在液体环境中声波损耗大,其品质因数Q值只有3.53.因此,该文在分析了纵波模式下FBAR微质量传感器在气相和液相环境中的特性后,针对液相环境中传感器Q值较低问题,设计了一种具有微通道的FBAR微质量传感器,使其Q值达到30.85,增加了近9倍,从而提升了纵波模式下FBAR微质量传感器对液体中微生物分子检测的性能.     

广州电视台8讯道数字标清转播车音频系统改造

本文介绍了广州电视台8讯道数字转播车音频系统的改造,通过对系统的选择、构成、路由、备份、监听、扩展以及测量结果的介绍,提出了利用DolbyE技术对转播车拾取的环绕声信号进行编码记录的方案。