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Design of 1.9GHz CMOS RF Up-conversion Mixer (1.9GHz CMOS RF Up-conversion 믹서 설계)

  • Choi, Jin-Young
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.4 no.2 s.7
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    • pp.202-211
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    • 2000
  • Utilizing the circuit simulator SPICE, we designed a 1.9GHz CMOS up-conversion mixer and explained in detail the simulation procedures including device modeling for the circuit design. Since the measured characteristics of the chip fabricated using the $0.5{\mu}m$ standard CMOS process had shown a big deviation from the characteristics expected by the original simulations, we tried to figure out the proper reasons for the discrepancies. Simulations considering the discovered problems in the original simulations have shown the validity of the simulation method tried for the design. We have shown that the utilized standard CMOS process can be used for the implementation of the chip characteristics similar to those of the equivalent chip fabricated using the GaAs MESFET process.

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Simulations of fiber spinning and film blowing based on a molecular/continuum model for flow-induced crystallization

  • McHugh, Anthony J.;Doufas, A.K.
    • Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2001
  • This paper describes the application of our recently developed two-phase model for flow-induced crystallization (FIC) to the simulation of fiber spinning and film blowing. 1-D and 2-D simulations of fiber spinning include the combined effects of (FIC), viscoelasticity, filament cooling, air drag, inertia, surface tension and gravity and the process dynamics are modeled from the spinneret to the take-up roll device (below the freeze point). 1-D model fits and predictions are in very good quantitative agreement with high- and low-speed spinline data for both nylon and PET systems. Necking and the associated extensional softening are also predicted. Consistent with experimental observations, the 2-D model also predicts a skin-core structure at low and intermediate spin speeds, with the stress, chain extension and crystallinity being highest at the surface. Film blowing is simulated using a "quasi-cylindrical" approximation for the momentum equations, and simulations include the combined effects of flow-induced crystallization, viscoelasticity, and bubble cooling. The effects of inflation pressure, melt extrusion temperature and take-up ratio on the bubble shape are predicted to be in agreement with experimental observations, and the location of the frost line is predicted naturally as a consequence of flow-induced crystallization. An important feature of our FIC model is the ability to predict stresses at the freeze point in fiber spinning and the frost line in film blowing, both of which are related to the physical and mechanical properties of the final product.l product.

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Numerical simulations of hydrodynamic loads and structural responses of a Pre-Swirl Stator

  • Bakica, Andro;Vladimir, Nikola;Jasak, Hrvoje;Kim, Eun Soo
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.804-816
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    • 2021
  • This paper investigates the effect of different flow models on the Pre-Swirl-Stator structural response from the perspective of a non-existing unified design procedure. Due to viscous effects near the propeller plane, the hydrodynamic solution is calculated by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Three different models are analysed: without the propeller, with the actuator disk and with the propeller. The main intention of this paper is to clarify the effects of the propeller model on the structural stresses in calm-water and waves which include the ship motion. CFD simulations are performed by means of OpenFOAM, while the structural response is calculated by means of the Finite Element Method (FEM) solver NASTRAN. Calm-water results have shown the inclusion of the propeller necessary from the design perspective, while the wave simulations have shown negligible propeller influence on the resulting stresses arising from the ship motions.

Effects of the Local Lifetime Control on the Switching and Latch-up Characteristics of IGBT (Local Lifetime Control이 TGBT의 스위칭 및 래치업 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Se-Kyu;Chung, Sang-Koo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.07d
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    • pp.1953-1955
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    • 1999
  • The effects of the local lifetime control on the characteristics of IGBT are investigated using the 2-dimensional device simulator, MEDICI. Many lumped resistive turn-off simulations are carried out to analyze the effects of the minority carrier lifetime, the width, and the position of the region with a reduced local minority carrier lifetime. As a result of these simulations, it is concluded that the on state voltage drop$(V_{CE,SAT})$ is only slightly increased while the switching behavior is greatly improved if the low lifetime region is properly set. And these results are compared with IGBTs having uniform lifetime.

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Carbon Dioxide Sensor Substrate for Surface-mounted Packaging

  • Han, Hyeuk-Jin;Kim, Tae Wan;Park, Kwang-Min;Park, Chong-Ook
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.159-164
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    • 2015
  • Solid state electrochemical and chemo-resistive gas sensors have been used widely but can operate only under high temperature. For reducing the power consumption and optimizing the structure of the substrate of these sensors, we conducted device and circuit simulations using the COMSOL Multiphysics simulator. For assessing the effective types of substrate and heat isolation, we conducted three-dimensional thermal simulations in two separate parts; (a) by changing the shape of the contacting holes and (b) punching additional holes on the substrate. Thus, it was possible to achieve high temperature in the sensor end of the substrate while maintaining low power consumption, and temperature in the circuit.

Design of the Hybrid Optical Pickup Actuator by Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer (열전달 수치해석에 의한 하이브리드 광픽업 액추에이터의 설계)

  • Shin, Su-Ho;Lee, Jin-Won;Cheong, Young-Min;Kim, Kwang
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07b
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    • pp.798-800
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    • 2003
  • Recently, in optical storage device technical trends, the size of optical drive is slimmer to adopt notebook computer and the power of actuator is higher to achieve the high transfer rate. However, these trends of optical disc drives tend to increase the temperature of the actuator part, it causes some problems on the performance of optical parts - the resonance frequency of the actuator is down to lower band and the objective lens, coil and magnet are easily damaged. In this study, to overcome these thermal problems, the numerical simulations of heat transfer were performed. As the result of simulations, the thermal characteristic of the hybrid actuator is better than the previous design. And, it shows the good dynamic performance in experiment.

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A Study on the Development of Harmonic Limit Device for Stabilizing Main Circuit Equipment of Train (열차운행 안정화를 위한 주회로 기기의 고조파 제한장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sung Joon;Chae, Eun Kyung;Kang, Jeong Won
    • Asia-pacific Journal of Multimedia Services Convergent with Art, Humanities, and Sociology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.853-861
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    • 2018
  • This paper proposes the application of harmonic constraints to address the problems caused by abnormal voltage increases when electric railway vehicles are running. The AC line that supplies the train with power during operation is used to provide electricity of 25kV/60 Hz, but gradually the size and frequency of harmonics involved in the line are varied with the technological evolution of the railroad vehicle electrical equipment. An increase in heat losses due to the failure of the instrument transformer (PT), the main circuit device, which is a serious problem with the recent train safety operation, or to the main displacement voltage. When high frequency components are introduced through low frequency Transformers of the main circuit device, the high intensity of the components is caused by the high intensity of the core and the current flow of the parasitic core is increased, thus generating heat. To solve this problem, the recent adjustment of the sequence has applied artificial NOTCH OFF of the power converter. However, the method of receiving and controlling the OFF signal operates by interaction between the ground and the vehicle's devices, thus it is invalid in the event of failure, and an actual accident is occurring. Therefore, the harmonic currents were required to prevent possible flow of harmonics, and conducted a study to prevent accidental occurrence of train accidents and to verify feasibility of the device through the simulations of the train's experimental analysis and the simulations of the train for safe operation.

A Study on AC Modeling of the ESD Protection Devices (정전기 보호용 소자의 AC 모델링에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jin-Young
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.8 no.1 s.14
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    • pp.136-144
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    • 2004
  • From the AC analysis results utilizing a two dimensional device simulator, the ac equivalent-circuit modeling of the ESD protection devices is executed. It is explained that the ac equivalent circuit of the NMOS protection transistor is modeled by a rather complicated form and that, depending on the frequency range, the error can be large if it is modeled by a simple RC serial circuit. It is also shown that the ac equivalent circuit of the thyristor-type pnpn protection device can be modeled by a simple RC serial circuit. Based on the circuit simulations utilizing the extracted equivalent circuits, the effects of the parasitics in the protection device on the characteristics of LNA are examined when the LNA, which is one of the important RF circuits, is equipped with the protection device. It is explained that a large error can result in estimating the circuit characteristics if the NMOS protection transistor is modeled by a simple capacitor. It is also confirmed that the degradation of the LNA characteristics by incorporating the ESD protection device can be reduced a lot by adopting the suggested pnpn device.

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Performance Analysis of Co- and Cross-tier Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Macro-small Cell Wireless Networks

  • Li, Tong;Xiao, Zhu;Georges, Hassana Maigary;Luo, Zhinian;Wang, Dong
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.1481-1500
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    • 2016
  • Device-to-Device (D2D) communication underlaying macro-small cell networks, as one of the promising technologies in the era of 5G, is able to improve spectral efficiency and increase system capacity. In this paper, we model the cross- and co-tier D2D communications in two-tier macro-small cell networks. To avoid the complicated interference for cross-tier D2D, we propose a mode selection scheme with a dedicated resource sharing strategy. For co-tier D2D, we formulate a joint optimization problem of power control and resource reuse with the aim of maximizing the overall outage capacity. To solve this non-convex optimization problem, we devise a heuristic algorithm to obtain a suboptimal solution and reduce the computational complexity. System-level simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, which can provide enhanced system performance and guarantee the quality-of-service (QoS) of all devices in two-tier macro-small cell networks. In addition, our study reveals the high potential of introducing cross- and co-tier D2D in small cell networks: i) cross-tier D2D obtains better performance at low and medium small cell densities than co-tier D2D, and ii) co-tier D2D achieves a steady performance improvement with the increase of small cell density.

Performance Analysis of a Dense Device to Device Network

  • Kim, Seung-Yeon;Lim, Chi-Hun;Cho, Choong-Ho
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.2967-2981
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    • 2014
  • Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is a technology component for long-term evolution-advanced (LTE-A). In D2D communication, users in close proximity to each other can communicate directly without going through a base station; such direct communication can improve spectral efficiency. Although D2D communication brings improvement in spectral efficiency, it also causes interference to the cellular network as a result of spectrum sharing. In particularly, D2D communication can generate interference for each D2D pair when the common wireless medium in a co-located limited area is accessed. Even though the interference management for between the D2D pair and cellular networks has been proposed, the interference reducing methods have still not been fully studied for the D2D pairs. In this paper, we investigate the problem of D2D pair coexistence in which interference is considered between D2D pairs. Using a signal to interference model for a target D2D pair, we provide an analysis of the aggregated throughput of a dense D2D network. For a target D2D pair, we assume that the desired signal and interference signals obey multipath fading and shadow fading. Through analysis, we demonstrate the effect of cluster size such as the number of D2D pairs and the size of the considered area on the network performance. The analytical results are compared with computer simulations. Our work can be used for a rough guideline for controlling the system throughput in a dense D2D network environment.