Orientador: Lídia Parsekian Martins / Banca: Luiz Gonzaga Gandini Junior / Banca: Renata Rodrigues de Almeida Pedrin / Resumo: Avaliar se molas fechadas de níquel-titânio de diferentes marcas comerciais Morelli®, Orthometric®, Ormco®, GAC® apresentam comportamento superelástico (SE), se o plateau de força produzido condiz com o fornecido pelo fabricante e determinar quais são os percentuais de deformação das molas testadas. Materiais e Métodos: Dois artigos científicos foram redigidos e utilizados para a avaliação dos propósitos apresentados e para compilação de um pequeno guia clínico. Resultados: A maioria das molas mostrou-se superelásticas a partir da ativação inicial de 400%, apenas um subgrupo não apresentou comportamento superelástico em nenhuma das ativações. Os plateaus SE fornecidos pelos fabricantes do grupo 1 e subgrupo 3C não correspondem aos encontrados nesse estudo. Para os subgrupos 3A, 4E e 4A as molas apresentaram o plateau correspondente com o fabricante a 600%, 500% e a 400% de ativação inicial, respectivamente. Nos subgrupos 2A, 2B, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4F e 4G os plateaus SE corresponderam aos valores fornecidos pelo fabricante de 600 a 800%, 400 a 500%, 600 a 800%, 400 a 700%, 400 a 600%, 400 a 600% e de 500 a 700% de ativação inicial. A deformação das molas do subgrupo 1A e 1B não foram diferentes de 400 a 700% e 400 a 800% de ativação respectivamente. A deformação das molas do subgrupo 2A e 2B foram iguais de 400 a 700% e 400% a 600% de ativação 20 respectivamente. As deformações causadas de 400 a 700% de ativação no subgrupo 3A foram iguais. No subgrupo 3C, as deformações ocorridas em 600% e 700% de ativação foram iguais. No subgrupo 4A, as deformações ocorridas de 400 a 800% de ativação foram iguais. No subgrupo 4B, 4D, 4C e 4E, todas as deformações foram iguais. No subgrupo 4G as deformações foram iguais de 500 a 800%. Conclusões: A maioria das molas mostrou-se SE a partir da ativação inicial de 400%... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: To verify whether different nickel-titanium closed coil springs Morelli®, Orthometric®, Ormco®, GAC® have superelastic (SE) behavior, if the force plateaus are consistent with the information provided by the manufacturer and to determine the percentage of deformation according to initial activation. Materials and Methods: Two scientific papers were compiled for evaluation. Results: Most of the subgroups showed SE behavior when activated 400% and one subgroup was not SE. The plateaus SE provided by manufacturers of a group and subgroup 3C do not correspond to those found in this study. For the subgroups 3A,4A and 4E springs showed a plateau corresponding to the manufacturer with 600%, 500% and 400% of initial activation, respectively. In subgroups 2A, 2B, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4F and 4G plateaus corresponded to the values provided by the manufacturer from 600 to 800%, 400 to 500%, 600 to 800%, 400 to 700%, 400 to 600 %, 400 to 600 and from 500% to 700% of initial activation. The subgroups behaved differently when it comes to deformation: the deformations of subgroup 1A and 1B were the same: from 400 to 700% and from 400 to 800% activation, respectively. The deformations on subgroups 2A and 2B were the same: from 400 to 700% and from 400 to 600% of activation, 23 respectively. The deformations on subgroup 3A were the same from 400 to 700% of activation, while in subgroup 3C, the deformations were the same from 600 to 700% of activation. In subgroup 4A, the deformations were the same from 400 to 800% activation. In the subgroups 4B, 4D, 4C and 4E, deformations were equal on all activations, while on subgroup 4G deformations were similar from 500 to 800%. Conclusions: Most of the springs were SE from 400% of activation on. In most subgroups, the deformations, up to 700% of initial activation, were the same. The force plateaus were inversely proportional on initial activation / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-09-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:00:19Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 vieira_civ_me_arafo.pdf: 671993 bytes, checksum: 04b491c600f4489b33e816b6cd2dd3e6 (MD5) / Avaliar se molas fechadas de níquel-titânio de diferentes marcas comerciais Morelli®, Orthometric®, Ormco®, GAC® apresentam comportamento superelástico (SE), se o plateau de força produzido condiz com o fornecido pelo fabricante e determinar quais são os percentuais de deformação das molas testadas. Materiais e Métodos: Dois artigos científicos foram redigidos e utilizados para a avaliação dos propósitos apresentados e para compilação de um pequeno guia clínico. Resultados: A maioria das molas mostrou-se superelásticas a partir da ativação inicial de 400%, apenas um subgrupo não apresentou comportamento superelástico em nenhuma das ativações. Os plateaus SE fornecidos pelos fabricantes do grupo 1 e subgrupo 3C não correspondem aos encontrados nesse estudo. Para os subgrupos 3A, 4E e 4A as molas apresentaram o plateau correspondente com o fabricante a 600%, 500% e a 400% de ativação inicial, respectivamente. Nos subgrupos 2A, 2B, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4F e 4G os plateaus SE corresponderam aos valores fornecidos pelo fabricante de 600 a 800%, 400 a 500%, 600 a 800%, 400 a 700%, 400 a 600%, 400 a 600% e de 500 a 700% de ativação inicial. A deformação das molas do subgrupo 1A e 1B não foram diferentes de 400 a 700% e 400 a 800% de ativação respectivamente. A deformação das molas do subgrupo 2A e 2B foram iguais de 400 a 700% e 400% a 600% de ativação 20 respectivamente. As deformações causadas de 400 a 700% de ativação no subgrupo 3A foram iguais. No subgrupo 3C, as deformações ocorridas em 600% e 700% de ativação foram iguais. No subgrupo 4A, as deformações ocorridas de 400 a 800% de ativação foram iguais. No subgrupo 4B, 4D, 4C e 4E, todas as deformações foram iguais. No subgrupo 4G as deformações foram iguais de 500 a 800%. Conclusões: A maioria das molas mostrou-se SE a partir da ativação inicial de 400%... / To verify whether different nickel-titanium closed coil springs Morelli®, Orthometric®, Ormco®, GAC® have superelastic (SE) behavior, if the force plateaus are consistent with the information provided by the manufacturer and to determine the percentage of deformation according to initial activation. Materials and Methods: Two scientific papers were compiled for evaluation. Results: Most of the subgroups showed SE behavior when activated 400% and one subgroup was not SE. The plateaus SE provided by manufacturers of a group and subgroup 3C do not correspond to those found in this study. For the subgroups 3A,4A and 4E springs showed a plateau corresponding to the manufacturer with 600%, 500% and 400% of initial activation, respectively. In subgroups 2A, 2B, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4F and 4G plateaus corresponded to the values provided by the manufacturer from 600 to 800%, 400 to 500%, 600 to 800%, 400 to 700%, 400 to 600 %, 400 to 600 and from 500% to 700% of initial activation. The subgroups behaved differently when it comes to deformation: the deformations of subgroup 1A and 1B were the same: from 400 to 700% and from 400 to 800% activation, respectively. The deformations on subgroups 2A and 2B were the same: from 400 to 700% and from 400 to 600% of activation, 23 respectively. The deformations on subgroup 3A were the same from 400 to 700% of activation, while in subgroup 3C, the deformations were the same from 600 to 700% of activation. In subgroup 4A, the deformations were the same from 400 to 800% activation. In the subgroups 4B, 4D, 4C and 4E, deformations were equal on all activations, while on subgroup 4G deformations were similar from 500 to 800%. Conclusions: Most of the springs were SE from 400% of activation on. In most subgroups, the deformations, up to 700% of initial activation, were the same. The force plateaus were inversely proportional on initial activation

Abstract The aim of this research work is to develop a tool for condition monitoring of squirrel-cage motors using axial magnetic flux measurements, and to design a diagnostics system for electrical motors. The basic theory of the measurements and systems was found through literature reviews and was further developed from the experimental results of this research work. Fluxgate magnetometers and Hall effect sensors are not reliable enough for condition monitoring purposes, but measurements by flux coil sensors can reach adequate reliability. The useful frequency area of the flux coil sensor is from about 0.2 Hz to 15 kHz, an area is well applicable for condition monitoring of squirrel-cage motors. Output voltage is frequency dependent, increasing towards higher frequencies. Sufficient sensitivity is usually reached by a flux coil sensor having a diameter of about 30 cm and the number of turns of about 200. Sensitivity can be improved by increasing the diameter or number of turns of the coil. The sensor should be placed axially centred on the end of the motor, and measurements should be made with the loaded motor in steady operation. Output voltage is typically from the microvolt to millivolt level, however, installation inside the motor can increase it from tens of millivolts to some volts. The dynamic resolution requirement of measurement is about 70 dB and the highest line resolution needed for the spectrum analysis is about 3200 lines. Time base signal can be used to study rapid disturbances of flux caused by mechanical loading or switching of the frequency converter. Various motor failures cause specific variation to the frequency distribution of flux, so spectrum analysis is well applicable for condition monitoring. Reference measurement of each motor is required because stator winding factors, installation tolerances, operating conditions and mechanical load affect leakage flux. A broken rotor bar failure can be detected from the amplitude difference between the supply frequency and its rotor bar induced sideband. A broken rotor end ring failure can be detected by the amplitude difference between the slip frequency and the supply frequency. However, it was found that the stator current spectrum is a more reliable method of detecting both these rotor failures. The supply voltage asymmetry can also be evaluated by specific sidebands of axial flux. Turn to turn failure of the stator winding was most reliably detected by sidebands around the rotor slot pass frequencies. Equations for frequency converter supplied motors are the bases for similar equations, but the supply frequency is replaced by the output current frequency of the converter. The developed diagnostics system design for condition monitoring of ac motors includes stator current, flux coil, temperature, vibration, partial discharge, bearing current and voltage measurements. At the system diagnosis stage these measurable signals are divided to time base and frequency base signals and for each of them a fault indicator is determined. For flux coil measurements four fault indicators were found: rotor bar failure ratio, rotor end ring failure ratio, stator winding turn to turn ratio and supply voltage asymmetry operation ratio. With these failure indicators we determine failure location, state and cause. From this information a lifetime prediction of the motor is made. The results of this work are used to analyse flux coil measurements of squirrel-cage motors. In addition the research has led to a special application to monitor electric motors using an on-line condition monitoring system for paper machines and power plants.

La bande de fréquence HF est une bande internationale de plus en plus utilisée de par le monde pour des applications RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification). Les nombreuses applications telles que le suivi, l'emballage, le transport, et la détection ont en effet suscité un intérêt grandissant pour la RFID sans contact en champ proche à 13,56 MHz basée sur la norme de communication ISO/IEC 14443. Pour les systèmes RFID HF à faible coût, les interfaces de communication lecteurs/étiquettes utilisent des antennes boucles inductives formées par l'enroulement de fils ou de bandes conductrices. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons plus particulièrement à la conception et à l’optimisation de l’antenne de l’étiquette utilisée comme ticket de transport pour fournir le maximum d’énergie au circuit intégré. Nous analysons plus particulièrement l’influence des paramètres géométriques et les matériaux de fabrication de l’élément rayonnant afin de proposer une méthodologie de conception d’antenne inductive. Pour ce faire, une modélisation circuit du système RFID HF est proposée afin d’effectuer une meilleure analyse du couplage lecteur/étiquette ainsi que des points critiques de fonctionnement. Afin de valider les différentes études effectuées, de nombreux prototypes d’antennes ont été réalisés avec différents matériaux et les résultats obtenus analysés. / The HF frequency band is internationally allocated for worldwide and fastest growing band used in RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) applications. The need for automation and advanced technologies in applications like tracking, packaging, transportation, and sensing has attracted the interest of the near-field contactless RFID at 13.56 MHz based on ISO/IEC 14443 communication standard. For low-cost RFID HF systems, communication interfaces use inductive loop antennas made up of the winding of conductive wires or strips. In this thesis, we are particularly interested in the antenna design and optimization of tags dedicated for transport to provide a maximum power to the integrated circuit. The influence of the geometric parameters and materials used for the realization of the radiating element has been particularly studied to reach to propose a methodology of inductive antennas design. To do this, a circuit model of HF RFID system has been proposed to analyze the reader / tag coupling and the different critical operating points. Several antenna prototypes were made with different materials to validate the different studies.

This thesis considers the feasibility of using the electromagnetic techniques to monitor the wear of the refractory base of a glass-making furnace. The research focuses in building a system that is able to provide measurements of the distance to the molten glass in this demanding high temperature application. The main challenge in this project is to eliminate the effect of the refractory supporting steel structure and still be able to detect and exploit a much smaller signal from the molten glass. In order to differentiate between the molten glass and the steel supports, a multi-coil, multi-frequency technique was proposed, studied and implemented in this research.

Master thesis reports questions about purchasing supplies for stamping shop. It solves task, that is cheaper buy blanks, or buy coils and cut them in free time of Raster 250 press. Thesis contains a design of cutting tools for production rectangular and trapeze shaped blanks. Tool for cutting of rectangular blanks is documented with drawings of assembly and main parts. The project was verified in techno-economic summary including repayment time calculation.

<p>The recent FDA regulatory clearance for the 7 tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system has led to increased interest in clinical ultra-high field (UHF) applications. However, to robustly achieve the expected increase in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at UHF, the radiofrequency (RF) challenges need to be met, namely, problems with higher RF power, worse <i>B₁⁺</i> inhomogeneity (signal voids) and increased tissue dielectric properties at higher frequency, all of which usually results in increased specific absorption rate (SAR). The parallel transmission (pTx) techniques are generally accepted as a realistic solution, providing improvement in the <i>B₁⁺</i> homogeneity with good RF efficiency while reducing peak local SAR. We designed a hybrid circuit-spatial domain optimization to accelerate the design of a double row pTx head coil. The method predicted consistent coil scattering parameters, component values and <i>B₁⁺</i> field. RF shimming of the calculated field maps matched in vivo performance. To further increase the <i>B₁⁺</i> homogeneity in tissue, we added high dielectric material (HPM) pads near the coil, as the displacement currents in the HPM induced secondary <i>B₁⁺</i> in tissue. This raises a RF safety question of how to monitor millions of local SAR (complex valued Q-matrix) in the tissue voxels, for any weightings (forward voltages) applied to the pTx system. We implemented VOPs based on singular value decomposition to compress the Q-matrices with a compression ratio >100, effectively monitoring the maximum peak local SAR values at given weighting amplitudes.</p>

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<p>Advancements on flexible radiofrequency (RF) coils have been made to accommodate a variety of body sizes with great image quality and a comfortable imaging process. RF coils are magnetic field antennas for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that broadcast the RF signal to the patient and receive the returning signal to affect the image quality. The conventional neck RF coil is rigid and requires the patients to be in supine position. Due to its characteristics, the patients who have difficulties to move their neck experience an uncomfortable imaging process. The novel 4-channel neck RF coil is made of conductive silver thread embroidered on stretchable fabric to provide patients a more comfortable experience with lightweight and flexible materials. A wide range of neck sizes can be covered with the stretchable materials and great image quality can be acquired due to the RF coil positioned close to the source. The stretchable RF coil was built as non-overlapping 4 channels in zigzag stitch pattern and tested on a dielectric phantom, which was made to have the permittivity and conductivity of muscle at 128 MHz. The research can be extended to stretchable RF coils with more channels and different stitching patterns. It also has potential to be applied on joints such as wrist and ankle due to its flexibility to cover the curved surface. </p>

Pure copper is widely employed as the primary metal in thermal management and electromagnetic applications due to its exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity. Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a versatile additive manufacturing technique that utilizes high laser energy to selectively melt and fuse successive layers of metal powder to create metallic components with intricate geometries. Nonetheless, LPBF of pure copper is known as a challenging manufacturing process attributed to low optical absorptivity, rapid dissipation of laser energy, and affinity to oxidation. This thesis focuses on the process development and optimization for LPBF of Cu. Firstly, the Process-structure-property relation was examined by assigning a wide range of process parameters to print Cu-LPBF coupons. The optimum process parameters were defined based on maximum relative density, which was obtained at the full laser power of the EOS M280. The results emphasized the significant impact of laser power and hatch spacing on the part quality. Second, Cu oxide exhibits higher optical absorption than pure copper, as reported in the literature. Therefore, the thin film of oxide that was created either on recycled or intentionally oxidized power particles would be a possible easy way to increase the heat energy absorbed from the laser beam. However, the current work emphasized the adverse effects of oxide presence on part quality, particularly when using a medium laser power machine. In this regard, a new method of in-situ Cu oxide reduction during LPBF was proposed to develop an easy and environment-friendly approach to recover the contaminated powder. Applying laser ablation on the powder surface and the solidified layers results in considerable improvement, where the oxygen content is reduced by 70% in the LPBF samples compared to the initial state of the oxidized powder. Finally, the power density of Cu-LPBF coils was improved by enhancing the filling factor and increasing the electrical conductivity. The dimensional limitation of Cu-LPBF fabricated parts was initially identified. The power of utilizing sample contouring was highlighted to upgrade surface quality. Adjusting beam offset associated with optimum scan track morphology upgraded the minimum feature spacing to 80 um. The electrical impedance of full-size Cu-LPBF coils, newly reported in this study, was measured and compared with solid wire. It can reflect the performance of Cu-LPBF coils (power factor) in high-frequency applications. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)