[pt] A utilização de transformadores de impedância banda larga possibilita o acoplamento de forma eficiente das linhas convencionais de 50 (ômegas) dos sistemas de alta freqüência aos componentes optoeletrônicos de alta velocidade de baixa impedância, tais como lasers semicondutores (tipicamente com 3 a 5 (ômegas) de resistência de entrada). Uma das principais restrições para a realização de um transformador de impedância planar para uso em sistemas de comunicações ópticas é a sua dimensão física. A fim de se obter um transformador de impedância compacto, de dimensões compatíveis com às dos dispositivos optoeletrônicos, foram analisadas diferentes configurações. Inicialmente foi analisada a configuração coplanar (CPW) utilizando substrato de altíssima constante dielétrica. Devido às limitações encontradas nesta configuração, são propostas, aqui, duas outras soluções. As duas novas configurações propostas associam ao substrato bulk convencional de alumina, filmes de elevada constante dielétrica. Foi desenvolvida uma técnica para caracterizar a constante dielétrica e as perdas dos filmes especialmente fabricados para este trabalho. As análises teóricas mostraram que as configurações propostas apresentam desempenho muito superior ao desempenho das configurações convencionais CPW. Foi implementado o transformador de impedância utilizando uma das soluções propostas e seu desempenho foi avaliado experimentalmente. / [en] Wide-band transmission line impedance transformer enables efficient coupling of 50 (ômegas) transmission line circuits to low impedance high-speed optoelectronic components such as semiconductor lasers (typically with input resistance of 3 to 5 [ômegas]). The physical dimensions of the planar transmission line transformer have to be properly chosen to allow its use in optical communication systems. In order to design a high performance impedance transformer with physical dimensions compatible with optoelectronic components, several possibilities were investigated. A CPW configuration with very high dielectric constant bulk substrate has been analyzed. Simulations have shown some limitations in the performance of this configuration. Then, two new configurations were introduced. Both configurations are obtained using high dielectric constant films and alumina bulk substrate. A new technique has been developed in order to characterize the dielectric constant and the losses of the films specially made for this thesis. Simulations have shown that the performance of both new configurations is much better than the conventional CPW configuration performance. The planar transmission line impedance transformer has been constructed using a new configuration and its performance has been experimentally evaluated.

Data integration has been, and still is, a challenge for applications processing multiple heterogeneous data sources. Across the domains of schemas, ontologies, and metamodels, this imposes the need for mapping specifications, i.e. the task of discovering semantic correspondences between elements. Support for the development of such mappings has been researched, producing matching systems that automatically propose mapping suggestions. However, especially in the context of metamodel matching the result quality of state of the art matching techniques leaves room for improvement. Although the traditional approach of pair-wise element comparison works on smaller data sets, its quadratic complexity leads to poor runtime and memory performance and eventually to the inability to match, when applied on real-world data. The work presented in this thesis seeks to address these shortcomings. Thereby, we take advantage of the graph structure of metamodels. Consequently, we derive a planar graph edit distance as metamodel similarity metric and mining-based matching to make use of redundant information. We also propose a planar graph-based partitioning to cope with large-scale matching. These techniques are then evaluated using real-world mappings from SAP business integration scenarios and the MDA community. The results demonstrate improvement in quality and managed runtime and memory consumption for large-scale metamodel matching.

No / A novel miniaturized planar inverted F-L antenna assembly is considered for UWB radio operations. The antenna design utilizes the electromagnetic coupling between an air dielectric planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a parasitic planar inverted-L (PIL) element, with broadband feeding from a rectangular plate. To improve the functionality of the channel, a simple notch filter has been introduced through a local modification to the broadband feed plate, this takes the form of a simple slotted rectangular spiral resonator which is etched directly onto the plate. This allows the proposed antenna to maintain its full band UWB coverage, with the HYPERLAN/2 band centered at 5.35 GHz to be effectively rejected over the sub-band 5.15–5.725 GHz, without the need for substantial re-optimization of its principal structure parameters. The impedance bandwidth operates over the full UWB band, with VSWR better than 2, this performance is not degraded by the presence of the band rejection. The observed gains, radiation patterns, and group delay confirm that the antenna has appropriate characteristics for short range wireless applications.

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Recently planar magnetic technologies have been widely used in power electronics, due to good cooling and ease of fabrication. High frequency operation of magnetic components is a key to achieve high power density and miniaturization. However, at high frequencies, skin and proximity effect losses in the planar windings become significant, and parasitics cannot be ignored. This piece of work deals with the modeling and design of planar integrated magnetic component for power electronics applications. First, one-dimensional eddy current analysis in some simple winding strategies is discussed. Two factors are defined in order to quantify the skin and proximity effect contributions as a function of frequency. For complicated structures, 2D and 3D finite element analysis (FEA) is adopted and the accuracy of the simulation results is evaluated against exact analytical solutions. Then, a planar litz structure is presented. Some definitions and guidelines are established, which form the basis to design a planar litz conductor. It can be constructed by dividing the wide planar conductor into multiple lengthwise strands and weaving these strands in much the same manner as one would use to construct a conventional round litz wire. Each strand is subjected to the magnetic field everywhere in the winding window, thereby equalizing the flux linkage. 3D FEA is utilized to investigate the impact of the parameters on the litz performance. The experimental results verify that the planar litz structure can reduce the AC resistance of the planar windings in a specific frequency range. After that, some important issues related to the planar boost inductor design are described, including core selection, winding configuration, losses estimation, and thermal modeling. Two complete design examples targeting at volume optimization and winding parasitic capacitance minimization are provided, respectively. This work demonstrates that planar litz conductors are very promising for high frequency planar magnetic components. The optimization of a planar inductor involves a tradeoff between volumetric efficiency and low value of winding capacitance. Throughout, 2D and 3D FEA was indispensable for thermal & electromagnetic modeling. / Master of Science

Numerical techniques for designing planar arrays with low side lobe level often require memory intensive optimization algorithms and also initialization in the form of some known values of radiation pattern parameters beforehand - information that may not be available when designing arrays. A few analytical methods exist in the literature that can be used to design rectangular lattices of isotropic elements for desired half-power beamwidth and side lobe level, but the number of elements of the array often should be known before the design process. Some array designs based on analytical techniques may suffer from severe performance limitations, an example is the uniformly excited array which cannot produce side lobe levels below ̶13.3 dB. The goal of this study is to present an analytical technique for synthesis of planar arrays that, for specified radiation pattern requirements, not only provides quick solutions for the required number of elements and its distribution along the length and width of the array rectangular lattice, but also produces low side lobes without any limitation. A new class of non-uniformly excited equally spaced planar arrays is introduced and investigated in this study. The new array uses the patterns of uniformly excited linear arrays as its building blocks and has a separable element current distribution, hence making it mathematically convenient to analyze its radiation properties in terms of those of its constituent linear arrays. The proposed planar array does not suffer from the side lobe level limitation of uniformly excited planar arrays, and its synthesis, due to the analytical nature of description of its radiation properties, does not require iterative procedures that are inherent to numerical techniques. Radiation characteristics of the proposed planar array, including directivity, side lobe level, half-power beamwidths, far-field three dimensional radiation patterns, and element excitation currents, are examined and simulation results for several example cases are presented. The analysis culminates with successfully mapping a continuous radiation pattern to discrete element currents in a rectangular lattice geometry. The synthesis procedure is validated by successfully designing various planar arrays with desired requirements in terms of side lobe level and half-power beamwidths in the principal planes. Several design examples are presented. Radiation characteristics of the synthesized arrays are compared with the desired design requirements which were used as input information in the synthesis process. For the cases studied, the achieved performance characteristics are close to the desired ones. / MS / A group of similar antennas that radiate with equal intensity in all directions and each fed with a certain current amplitude is called an isotropic antenna array. When the distance between the adjacent antenna elements in an array is constant, it is called an equidistant array. Furthermore, when the array elements take up the geometry of a rectangular lattice, they are referred to as rectangular planar array. In antenna array design, it is always desirable that the isotropic array is set up in a manner that it establishes a stronger communication link in the desired direction while minimizing any communication in other directions. This can be achieved by changing the spatial footprint of the array’s radiation also known as its array factor. The array factor can be altered by either adjusting the inter-element spacing or changing the current amplitude of each element. A great number of techniques have been proposed over the years that aim to minimize communication in undesired directions. Most of these techniques achieve the objective by employing computationally complex algorithms that require a lot of time and memory. For other synthesis techniques, some design information is required to be known beforehand which may not be possible. The aim of this study is to present an easier analytical approach that designs rectangular planar array for specified radiation pattern requirements. The radiation requirements entail the direction in which the communication link is required to be established and the extent to which radiation in other directions is permissible – characterized by side lobe level of the array factor. The strength of the communication link is measured by directivity and half power beam width of the array factor. It is found that the proposed array in the study minimizes communication in unwanted directions in a much more effective manner than a rectangular array with each element fed with an equal current amplitude – also known as uniformly excited planar array. The performance of the proposed planar array in terms of directivity, half power beam width and side lobe level is first simulated and presented. The design procedure is then validated by designing various planar arrays with desired radiation requirements. Several design examples are presented. Radiation characteristics of the synthesized arrays are compared with the desired design requirements which were used as input information in the synthesis process. For the cases studied, the achieved performance characteristics are close to the desired ones.

O trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia denominada modelo de núcleo reduzido, aplicada para avaliar o desempenho de máquinas elétricas no que tange a geometria e materiais empregados na fabricação do núcleo completo. Para fins de validação da metodologia utiliza-se um Atuador Planar de Indução Trifásico com dois graus de liberdade, comparando os resultados numéricos e experimentais. Através desta metodologia, pode-se realizar a análise dos fenômenos eletromagnéticos ocorridos no núcleo completo por meio da avaliação de seu modelo reduzido, composto neste caso por 33% do núcleo completo empregado no Atuador Planar de Indução Trifásico. A comprovação da metodologia do modelo de núcleo reduzido ocorreu através da fabricação de uma bancada de testes, composta por uma célula de carga para realizar aquisição da força de propulsão planar, interface de potência e os núcleos reduzidos com seguintes materiais ferromagnéticos: compósitos SMC 1P Somaloy 500®, Ferro resinado e Aço ABNT 1020. Com auxilio da estrutura de testes, validou-se o modelo numérico dos três núcleos reduzidos quanto a força de propulsão planar. Na análise dos dados experimentais e numéricos, o material Ferro resinado apresentou a diferença 14% referente a força de propulsão planar, sendo a maior diferença entre os materiais estudados. Com a convergência dos resultados experimental e numéricos, realiza-se a comparação numérica entre os núcleos reduzidos e completos utilizando-se os três materiais ferromagnéticos. A análise numérica do núcleo reduzido com o material SMC 1P Somaloy 500® apresentou o fator de relação médio da força de propulsão planar de 2,65 em relação ao núcleo completo. O núcleo completo com Aço ABNT 1020 resultou no consumo médio de 56,7Watts para gerar a força de propulsão planar de 1 Newton. Dessa forma, proporciona-se uma ferramenta de maior rapidez para fabricação e avaliação do desempenho de materiais ferromagnéticos utilizados no núcleo completo da máquina elétrica. / This paper presents the development of a methodology denominated low core model applied to evaluate the performance of electrical machines with respect to geometry and materials used in manufacturing of the complete core. For validation purposes of the methodology is used a Planar Three-phase Induction Actuator with two degrees of freedom, comparing the experimental and numerical results. Through this methodology, it is possible to perform the analysis of electromagnetic phenomena occurring in the complete core based evaluation of the reduced model, made in this case with 33% of the full core employed in the Planar Three-phase Induction Actuator. The verification of the reduced core model methodology occurred through the manufacture of a testing bench, which is composed of a load cell to realize the acquisition of the planar propulsion force, potency interface and reduced cores with the following ferromagnetic materials: SMC 1P Somaloy 500® composites, resinated Iron and Steel ABNT 1020. With the help of the test structure, it was validated the numerical model of the three reduced cores regarding to the planar propulsion force. In the analysis of experimental and numerical data, the resinated Iron material showed a 14% difference concerning the strength of the planar propulsion, which is the biggest difference between the materials studied. With the convergence of the experimental and numerical results, a numerical comparison is performed between the reduced and complete cores using the three ferromagnetic materials. The numerical analysis of the reduced core with the SMC 1P Somaloy 500® material showed the average ratio of the planar factor propulsive force of 2.65 when compared with the complete core. The complete core with ABNT 1020 Steel resulted in an average consumption of 56.7 Watts to generate a planar propulsive force of 1 Newton. Thus, it is provided a faster tool for manufacturing and evaluation of ferromagnetic materials performance used in the complete core of the electric machine.

O presente trabalho trata do estudo, análise, construção e teste de uma nova configuração para um atuador planar. O dispositivo, que apresenta uma movimentação sobre o plano com dois graus de liberdade a partir de um único dispositivo de tração, é formado por um carro, também chamado de primário, que apresenta dois enrolamentos trifásicos independentes, ortogonais entre si, montados em um núcleo ranhurado de material compósito magneticamente macio de grão isolado; e por um estator, também chamado de secundário, formado por uma chapa de alumínio plana montada sobre um núcleo ferromagnético igualmente plano, formando a área de trabalho ou de movimentação do primário. Através de um acionamento trifásico, os enrolamentos produzem campos magnéticos viajantes, fazendo com que correntes elétricas induzidas apareçam nos materiais eletricamente condutores do secundário. A interação entre os campos magnéticos e as correntes induzidas proporciona o aparecimento de uma força planar de propulsão na direção do campo magnético viajante, responsável pelo deslocamento do primário sobre a área de trabalho, definida pelo secundário. O atuador apresenta uma distribuição espacial da densidade de fluxo magnético em toda a sua estrutura. Este trabalho preocupa-se em analisar analítica, numérica e experimentalmente os fenômenos eletromagnéticos envolvidos, tanto em regime estático como dinâmico. O emprego de duas configurações para o secundário, utilizados separadamente, é investigado: no caso 1 é montado um núcleo de material ferromagnético sobre o qual é colocada uma chapa de alumínio; já no caso 2, é retirado o alumínio do conjunto, mantendo-se o mesmo material ferromagnético, a saber, aço maciço 1020. Uma análise estática e dinâmica, a partir do método dos elementos finitos tornou possível a verificação da densidade de fluxo magnético no entreferro e da distribuição da densidade de corrente elétrica induzidas nos materiais do secundário em função da excitação trifásica dos enrolamentos do primário, bem como a obtenção dos seus efeitos sobre a força planar de propulsão, considerando as duas configurações propostas para o estator. Além disso, pode-se comparar esses resultados, direta ou indiretamente, como os resultados analíticos e experimentais obtidos. Esses resultados apontam que existem diferenças significativas na utilização das duas configurações, indicando que o caso 1, quando utilizado de maneira adequada no sistema, produz uma melhor resposta de força em função da excitação elétrica. / The present work presents the study, analysis, implementation and test of a new type of planar actuator, the induction planar actuator with orthogonal windings. The device, which presents movement over the plan with two degrees of freedom from a unique traction device, is formed by a car, also called primary, which presents two three-phase independent winding, orthogonal among each other, assembled on a slotted core made of grain insulated soft magnetic composite material and by a stator, also called secondary, formed by an aluminum plate assembled over a plan ferromagnetic core equally plan, forming a work area or of primary movement. Through the three-phase operation drive, the windings produce traveling magnetic fields, having the electric induced current to appear at the electrically conductor materials of the secondary. The interaction between the magnetic fields and the induced currents provides the appearance of a planar traction force towards the traveling magnetic field, responsible for the displacement of the primary over the work area, defined by the secondary. The actuator presents magnetic flow density spatial distribution in all its structure. This paper is concerned about analyzing analytically, numerically and experimentally the phenomena involved as in steady as dynamic state. The employment of two settings to the secondary used separately is argued: in case 1 a ferromagnetic core is assembled over which is placed an aluminum plate; in case 2 the aluminum is taken off the setting, maintaining the same ferromagnetic material (steel 1020). Dynamic and statics analysis, from the finite elements method, made the verification of the magnetic flux density possible in the air gap and the distribution of the electric current density induced on the material of the secondary due to the three-phase excitation of the winding of the primary, as well as the obtainment of its effects over the planar traction force, regarding the two settings proposed for the stator. Besides, it’s possible to compare these results, direct or indirectly as analytical and experimental results obtained. These results point the there are meaningful differences at both settings, indicating that case 1, when used adequately in the system, produces better force response due to the electric excitation.

O trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia denominada modelo de núcleo reduzido, aplicada para avaliar o desempenho de máquinas elétricas no que tange a geometria e materiais empregados na fabricação do núcleo completo. Para fins de validação da metodologia utiliza-se um Atuador Planar de Indução Trifásico com dois graus de liberdade, comparando os resultados numéricos e experimentais. Através desta metodologia, pode-se realizar a análise dos fenômenos eletromagnéticos ocorridos no núcleo completo por meio da avaliação de seu modelo reduzido, composto neste caso por 33% do núcleo completo empregado no Atuador Planar de Indução Trifásico. A comprovação da metodologia do modelo de núcleo reduzido ocorreu através da fabricação de uma bancada de testes, composta por uma célula de carga para realizar aquisição da força de propulsão planar, interface de potência e os núcleos reduzidos com seguintes materiais ferromagnéticos: compósitos SMC 1P Somaloy 500®, Ferro resinado e Aço ABNT 1020. Com auxilio da estrutura de testes, validou-se o modelo numérico dos três núcleos reduzidos quanto a força de propulsão planar. Na análise dos dados experimentais e numéricos, o material Ferro resinado apresentou a diferença 14% referente a força de propulsão planar, sendo a maior diferença entre os materiais estudados. Com a convergência dos resultados experimental e numéricos, realiza-se a comparação numérica entre os núcleos reduzidos e completos utilizando-se os três materiais ferromagnéticos. A análise numérica do núcleo reduzido com o material SMC 1P Somaloy 500® apresentou o fator de relação médio da força de propulsão planar de 2,65 em relação ao núcleo completo. O núcleo completo com Aço ABNT 1020 resultou no consumo médio de 56,7Watts para gerar a força de propulsão planar de 1 Newton. Dessa forma, proporciona-se uma ferramenta de maior rapidez para fabricação e avaliação do desempenho de materiais ferromagnéticos utilizados no núcleo completo da máquina elétrica. / This paper presents the development of a methodology denominated low core model applied to evaluate the performance of electrical machines with respect to geometry and materials used in manufacturing of the complete core. For validation purposes of the methodology is used a Planar Three-phase Induction Actuator with two degrees of freedom, comparing the experimental and numerical results. Through this methodology, it is possible to perform the analysis of electromagnetic phenomena occurring in the complete core based evaluation of the reduced model, made in this case with 33% of the full core employed in the Planar Three-phase Induction Actuator. The verification of the reduced core model methodology occurred through the manufacture of a testing bench, which is composed of a load cell to realize the acquisition of the planar propulsion force, potency interface and reduced cores with the following ferromagnetic materials: SMC 1P Somaloy 500® composites, resinated Iron and Steel ABNT 1020. With the help of the test structure, it was validated the numerical model of the three reduced cores regarding to the planar propulsion force. In the analysis of experimental and numerical data, the resinated Iron material showed a 14% difference concerning the strength of the planar propulsion, which is the biggest difference between the materials studied. With the convergence of the experimental and numerical results, a numerical comparison is performed between the reduced and complete cores using the three ferromagnetic materials. The numerical analysis of the reduced core with the SMC 1P Somaloy 500® material showed the average ratio of the planar factor propulsive force of 2.65 when compared with the complete core. The complete core with ABNT 1020 Steel resulted in an average consumption of 56.7 Watts to generate a planar propulsive force of 1 Newton. Thus, it is provided a faster tool for manufacturing and evaluation of ferromagnetic materials performance used in the complete core of the electric machine.