SILVA, Ilda de Oliveira. Desenvolvimento de um sensor capacitivo para o monitoramento de umidade do solo. 2006. 85 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em engenharia agrícola)- Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, 2006. / Submitted by Elineudson Ribeiro (elineudsonr@gmail.com) on 2016-06-23T18:32:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_dis_iosilva.pdf: 1712264 bytes, checksum: e1beff224eef02111c7e1edfc0ea96fa (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by José Jairo Viana de Sousa (jairo@ufc.br) on 2016-07-21T20:15:07Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_dis_iosilva.pdf: 1712264 bytes, checksum: e1beff224eef02111c7e1edfc0ea96fa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-21T20:15:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_dis_iosilva.pdf: 1712264 bytes, checksum: e1beff224eef02111c7e1edfc0ea96fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / The development of a capacitive sensor based on dielectric characteristics of soil was carried through this work. The sensor was designed as a probe. A fiberglass circuit board was chosen to simulate a parallel plate capacitor. To simulate a capacitor with characteristics similar to the ones commercially sold, within electrical isolation, the plates were isolated by varnish of the type used for isolation of car engines. A value of 106 W of the insulation was measured by a multimeter. The sensor was part of an oscillator RC provided by an integrated circuit to perform the oscillator, the 74LS122 a multivibrating oscillator which gave better responses. The RC circuit output was the input of a frequency divider. The IC TC4040 and HEF4040 both similar counters were used in order to verify the output wave forms. The second one provided a uniform and square waveform, although the first one provided an output waveform tending to triangular. The circuit was printed on the plate of the sensor in order to minimize the influence inherent wire capacitance. The data acquisition, monitoring and the probe calibration had been acquired daily, four times a day and with three readings for sixty three days. The temperature also was monitored this way for both systems. The first one installed in a 2" PVC pipe filled with air dry soil, the water drainage was monitored by weighting. In another system had been installed three sensors in a box full filled by humid soil. The calibration of the sensor was supplied by the strain gage. The time response was obtained using the PVC system, whose water was drained, the soil submitted to saturation again and data were acquired by a microprocessor-based system of data acquisition supplying an output of seconds. The factors that had influenced the sensor output had been evaluated, concluding that the temperature influences however not in so significant way as moistures. The moisture significance levels had been of up to 0,01 % contrasting with the ones of the temperature 7 %. This was valid for all the sensors and also strain gage. The statistical models that more fitted the sensors output were the multiple regression followed by the polynomial regression. / O objetivo do trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de um sensor capacitivo de umidade e a calibração do mesmo utilizando o método gravimétrico e a célula de carga. Para simular um capacitor com características próximas às dos comercialmente vendidos, isolaram-se as placas com verniz bi-componente, do tipo utilizado para isolamento de motores de carro. A isolação alcançada, medida pelo multímetro, foi da ordem de 106 W. O sensor fez parte de um oscilador RC implementado utilizando-se o circuito integrado (CI) 74LS122 como “multivibrador”. A saída do circuito RC foi inserida em um divisor de freqüência. Foi feito uso do contador de pulsos TC4040 e de um similar HEF4040, a fim de verificar as respectivas formas de onda de saída. O segundo apresentou uma resposta mais uniforme e a forma de onda quadrada, já o primeiro apresentou uma forma de onda de saída um pouco discrepante, tendendo para uma onda triangular, mas não uniformemente. O circuito foi instalado na placa do sensor com o intuito de minimizar a influência da capacitância inerente aos cabos. O monitoramento dos dados e a calibração do sensor foram efetuados durante sessenta e três dias, sendo verificados quatro vezes ao dia e com três leituras. A temperatura foi também monitorada dessa forma. Para tal, foram empregados dois sistemas. O primeiro foi instalado em um tubo de PVC de 2", contendo solo seco ao ar posteriormente saturado, e monitorou-se a drenagem de água por meio da pesagem em uma balança de precisão. No segundo sistema, foram instalados três sensores em uma caixa contendo solo úmido e a calibração do sensor foi obtida por intermédio da célula de carga. O tempo de resposta foi conseguido usando o sistema de PVC, cuja água foi drenada; efetuou-se novamente a saturação do sistema com água, e verificou-se com um sistema de aquisição de dados a resposta do sensor, que foi da ordem de segundos. Os fatores que influenciaram a resposta do sensor foram avaliados, concluindo-se que a temperatura influencia, porém não de maneira tão significativa quanto a umidade do solo. Os níveis de significância para a umidade foram de até 0,01 % contrastando com os da temperatura de somente 7 %. Válido para todos os sensores, inclusive a célula de carga. O modelo estatístico que mais se adequou à resposta dos sensores foi a regressão múltipla polinomial.

abstract: Total dose sensing systems (or radiation detection systems) have many applications, ranging from survey monitors used to supervise the generated radioactive waste at nuclear power plants to personal dosimeters which measure the radiation dose accumulated in individuals. This dissertation work will present two different types of novel devices developed at Arizona State University for total dose sensing applications. The first detector technology is a mechanically flexible metal-chalcogenide glass (ChG) based system which is fabricated on low cost substrates and are intended as disposable total dose sensors. Compared to existing commercial technologies, these thin film radiation sensors are simpler in form and function, and cheaper to produce and operate. The sensors measure dose through resistance change and are suitable for applications such as reactor dosimetry, radiation chemistry, and clinical dosimetry. They are ideal for wearable devices due to the lightweight construction, inherent robustness to resist breaking when mechanically stressed, and ability to attach to non-flat objects. Moreover, their performance can be easily controlled by tuning design variables and changing incorporated materials. The second detector technology is a wireless dosimeter intended for remote total dose sensing. They are based on a capacitively loaded folded patch antenna resonating in the range of 3 GHz to 8 GHz for which the load capacitance varies as a function of total dose. The dosimeter does not need power to operate thus enabling its use and implementation in the field without requiring a battery for its read-out. As a result, the dosimeter is suitable for applications such as unattended detection systems destined for covert monitoring of merchandise crossing borders, where nuclear material tracking is a concern. The sensitive element can be any device exhibiting a known variation of capacitance with total ionizing dose. The sensitivity of the dosimeter is related to the capacitance variation of the radiation sensitive device as well as the high frequency system used for reading. Both technologies come with the advantage that they are easy to manufacture with reasonably low cost and sensing can be readily read-out. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 2017

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work presents an analysis and design of two Light Emitting Diode (LED) drivers topologies based on static switched converters aiming to avoid using electrolytic capacitors. Considering the low lifetime of electrolytic capacitors compared to LEDs, the topologies aims for reducing the storage capacitance and replaces it by a longer lifetime capacitor, increasing the overall system life span. A Proportional Integral controller is designed to reduce the output current ripple. Consequently, it reduces the bus voltage ripple which allows working with reduced bus capacitances. The input current harmonic distortion limit must be observed. The power factor correction stage is based on a Single Ended Primary Inductance Converter (SEPIC) operating under discontinuous conduction mode (MCD) for both topologies. The power control (PC) stage is performed by a Buck converter for the SEPIC-Buck topology and by a Ćuk converter for the SEPIC-Ćuk topology. These PC converters present output current source behavior, suitable for LED application. Two LED driver prototypes are implemented and the results present high efficiency and a 50% current ripple on the LED. Furthermore a simple dimming strategy is proposed and implemented. / Este trabalho apresenta uma análise e projeto para duas topologias de circuito de acionamento para Diodos Emissores de Luz (LED) utilizando conversores estáticos integrados com o objetivo de evitar a utilização de capacitores eletrolíticos. Considerando a baixa vida útil dos capacitores eletrolíticos, se comparada à dos LEDs, as topologias buscam reduzir a capacitância de barramento tornando possível a utilização de capacitores de maior vida útil, aumentando a vida útil do sistema como um todo. Um controlador Proporcional Integral é projetado para reduzir a ondulação na corrente de saída. Consequentemente, a ondulação da tensão de barramento é reduzida permitindo o uso de capacitâncias de barramento reduzidas. O limite da distorção harmônica da corrente de entrada deve ser observado. O estágio de correção do fator de potência é baseado no Conversor com Indutância Simples no Primário (SEPIC) operando no modo de condução descontínuo (MCD) para ambas as topologias. O estágio de controle de potência (PC) é realizado por um conversor Buck para a topologia SEPIC-Buck e por um conversor Ćuk para a topologia SEPIC-Ćuk. Os conversores do estágio PC apresentam característica de fonte de corrente na saída, conveniente para a utilização de LEDs. Dois protótipos para circuitos de acionamento para LEDs são implementados e os resultados apresentam alta eficiência e uma ondulação de 50% na corrente dos LEDs. Além disso, um circuito de controle da intensidade luminosa de bastante simplicidade é proposto e implementado.

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Hydropower plants contains a lot of vital electrical power technology such as generators and transformers. To prevent damage to this equipment due to overvoltage, they are often protected by surge arrester and in some cases also by surge capacitors. The design and dimension of these components vary between different sites and regions and are often done using a template without considering the actual conditions of the site. In this thesis Simulink and Simscape Power System are used to study the case when a hydropower station is exposed to overvoltage. One of Fortum’s hydropower stations is simulated when being exposed to lightning and switching overvoltage to see how the existing overvoltage protection handles this stress. The results show that the surge arresters mounted in front of the generator managed to keep it safe for all overvoltage scenarios it is exposed to. They also shows that the surge capacitors mounted in front of the generator reduces the gradient of the overvoltage surge. However, as the surge arresters already keeps the overvoltage at safe levels, there is no need of reducing the overvoltage gradient and the surge capacitors becomes excessive in this particular hydropower plant. / Vattenkraftverk innehåller många vitala komponenter så som generatorer och transformatorer. För att skydda dessa oftast väldigt dyra komponenter mot överspänningar, används ventilavledare och ibland också överspänningskondensatorer. Utformning och dimensionering av skydden varierar mellan olika anläggningar och regioner. Dimensioneringen av skydden görs ofta schablonmässigt, utan någon väsentlig anpassning till de faktiska förhållandena. I detta examensarbete används simuleringsverktyget Simulink tillsammans med tillägget Simscape Power Systems för att simulera vad som händer när ett vattenkraftverk utsätts för olika överspänningar. Ett av Fortums vattenkraftverk studeras när det utsätts för blixt- och kopplingsöverspänningar för att se vad ventilavledarna samt överspänningskondensatorerna i denna anläggning fyller för funktion. Resultaten visar att ventilavledarna monterade framför generatorn klarar av att hantera alla överspänningar de utsätt för under simuleringarna. Resultaten visade också att överspänningskondensatorerna monterade framför generatorn sänker spänningsgradienten, men eftersom ventilavledarna redan håller spänningen på en säker nivå blir överspänningskondensatorerna överflödiga i denna station.

The emergence of micropower-type applications such as self-powered sensors and miniaturized electronic systems has increased interest in on-chip electrochemical energy storage such as microsupercapacitors. Microsupercapacitors (MSCs) are high rate and high power yet miniaturized versions of macroscopic supercapacitors. MSCs with planar configuration have higher power density at potentially comparable energy density to thin-film batteries, while possessing essentially infinite cycle life. They could also offer compatible integration with smart electronic devices on an integrated chip (IC). In this dissertation, state-of-the-art microsupercapacitors based on Ti3C2Tx MXene and other pseudocapacitive electrode materials are proposed. The proposed strategies involve engineering both intrinsic properties of materials, fabrication methods and device architecture.

This diploma thesis deals with the design, implementation and deployment of a hybrid application that is based on maps. This hybrid application was created on the basis of an already existing web application with the use of modern technologies. It should be used for easy traffic monitoring of selected parts of cycle routes. Part of this thesis is also development of REST API for retrieving data from database server.

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A higher degree of system level integration can be achieved by integrating the passive components into semiconductor devices, which seem to be an enabling technology for portable communication and modern electronic devices. Greater functionality, higher performance and increase in reliability can be achieved by miniaturizing and reducing the number of components in integrated circuits. The functional potential of small electronic devices can be enormously increased by implementing the embedded capacitors, resistors and inductors. This would free up surface real estate allowing either a smaller footprint or more silicon devices to be placed on the same sized substrate. This thesis focuses on the effect of deposition temperature and post deposition annealing (PDA) in different gas ambient on the electrical properties of sputter deposited ferroelectric Barium Strontium Titanate (Ba0.5St0.5) TiO3 thin film capacitors. Approximately 2000A of Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thin film was deposited at different substrate temperatures (400,450,500 and 550[degrees]C) on cleaned silicon substrates. These BST films were then annealed separately in 100% N2, 100% O2 and 10% O2 + 90% N2 at 575[degrees]C in sputtering machine (PVD anneal) and a three zone annealing Lindberg furnace. The objective of this thesis was to compare the effect of PDA on the electrical properties of BST films deposited at different substrate temperatures between PVD annealing and furnace annealing. For this work, tantalum thin film was used as top and bottom electrode to fabricate the capacitors. BST thin film capacitors were fabricated and characterized for leakage current and dielectric breakdown. Roughness study on pre and post annealed BST films were done using optical profilometer. The capacitors were tested using HP impedance analyzer in the frequency range from 10Hz through 1 MHz. From the experiments, 100% O2 annealed furnace annealed BST thin film seem to have better dielectric constant, higher breakdown voltage and nominal capacitance density.