Delta-Sigma Modulator-based Analog-to-Digital converter design is an active area of research. New topologies require extensive simulations to verify their performance. A series of improvements were made to an existing circuit simulation package in order to speed the simulation process for the designer. Various examples of these improvements are presented in typical applications. / Graduation date: 1992

We study the chaotic phase synchronization (CPS) between the external periodically driving signals and the nonlinear dynamic systems. The periodical signal was applied to drive the Chua circuit system with two-scroll attractor and the four-scroll attractor circuit system. The phase synchronization between the outputs of these two circuit systems and the driving signals were investigated. Besides, the chaotic phase synchronization of the periodically pump-modulated microchip Nd:YVO4 laser and the microchip Nd:YVO4 laser with optical feedback were also examined in this study. Phase synchronization (PS) transition of these periodically driven nonlinear dynamic systems exhibited via the stroboscopic technique and recurrence probability. The recurrence probability and correlation probability of recurrence were utilized to estimate the degree of PS. In this thesis, the degree of PS was studied by taking into account the amplitude and frequency of the external driving signal. The experimental compatible numerical simulations also reflected the fact that the Arnold tongues are experimentally and numerically exhibited in the periodically driven nonlinear dynamic systems.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- Mississippi State University. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Carlos Alberto dos Reis Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T22:28:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ManzanJunior_Donato_M.pdf: 1716370 bytes, checksum: 70e88e04a73f17039cb0ea8597b7b0cc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento de um sensor de umidade relativa que tem como elemento sensor um polímero (poli(óxido de etileno-co-epicloridrina)84:16), cuja condutividade varia com a umidade. O polímero foi depositado por casting sobre um substrato cerâmico sobre o qual, por sua vez, foram depositados dois eletrodos em forma interdigitada aos quais é aplicada uma corrente alternada com forma de onda quadrada e amplitude DC nula. Este sinal de excitação é produzido por um circuito integrado que também realiza a leitura da tensão nos terminais do eletrodo. Além disto, o circuito contém um sensor de temperatura cuja informação é necessária para a correta leitura da umidade. Amostras do circuito integrado, cujo projeto é parte deste trabalho, foram fabricadas em tecnologia CMOS 0,35um e caracterizadas juntamente com o elemento sensor. Os resultados mais relevantes da caracterização do sensor desenvolvido são: Faixa de medição: máx 90%RH para evitar condensação; Sensibilidade do elemento sensor: 188,83W/%RH a 55%RH; Histerese: 3,4% a 55%RH; Temperatura de operação: 0 a 60oC; Tempo de resposta: +/-30s. A principal contribuição deste trabalho reside na proposição de um sensor de umidade que é composto de um elemento sensor polimérico e de um circuito integrado que realiza o condicionamento e leitura dos sinais envolvidos, constituindo deste modo uma solução robusta e de baixo custo / Abstract: This work describes the development of a relative-humidity sensor, which uses as sensing element a polymer (poly(ethylene oxide-co-epichlorohydrin)84:16) whose conductivity varies with humidity. The polymer was deposited by casting over a ceramic substrate, on which two interdigitized electrodes were previously deposited. An integrated circuit, also developed as part of the work, provides a square wave current with no DC component as excitation signal to the electrodes and reads the voltage across them. The developed integrated circuit also includes a temperature sensor, whose produced signal is used to yield the correct humidity measurement. Samples of the integrated circuit were fabricated in 0.35µm CMOS technology and were characterized together with the sensing element. The most relevant characteristics of the developed humidity sensor are: Measuring range: 90%RH max, to avoid condensing; Sensor element sensitivity: 188,83W/%RH at 55%RH; Hysteresis: 3,4% at 55%RH; Operating temperature: 0 to 60oC; Response time: +/-30s. The main contribution of this work is the proposition of a humidity sensor, which is based on a compound of a polymeric sensing element that operates in conjunction with an integrated circuit. The developed integrated circuit performs the necessary conditioning of the involved signals, in addition to include a temperature sensor. The developed humidity sensor has proven to be robust and can be produced at a relative low cost / Mestrado / Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

A dinâmica de sistemas caóticos é uma área de pesquisa relativamente recente, diretamente relacionada com os campos da engenharia, física e matemática aplicada. A sincronização entre sistemas dinâmicos tem sido um tópico de pesquisa muito freqüente, abrangendo campos desde a mecânica de corpos celestiais até a física dos lasers. Entretanto, a maioria dos trabalhos da área concentra-se em simulações numéricas do comportamento de sistemas caóticos. Com o objetivo de verificar aplicações em engenharia do sincronismo entre circuitos, foi proposto o circuito eletrônico partícula em caixa, que é relativamente simples, se comparado com outros trabalhos na literatura. A originalidade deste trabalho consiste em verificar a robustez de alguns sistemas compostos de circuitos idênticos que simulam o comportamento de uma partícula em caixa em configurações mestre-escravo, em diversas topologias, explorando o sincronismo dos mesmos utilizando uma malha fechada de realimentação de erro. A robustez do acoplamento destes sistemas é estudada por meio de montagens experimentais e simulações numéricas. A observação da sua dinâmica permite sugerir aplicações na área de telecomunicações em multiplexação de sinais, acesso multiusuário e tecnologia CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) / The dynamics of chaotic systems is a relatively new research area, directly related to the fields of engineering, physics and applied mathematics. Synchronization between dynamic systems has been a very frequent topic of research, covering fields ranging from mechanics of celestial bodies to the physics of lasers. However, most of the work area focuses on numerical simulations of the behavior of chaotic systems. In order to verify engineering applications of synchronism of circuits, it was proposed a particle in a box electronic circuit, which is relatively simple if compared to other studies. The originality of this work is to verify the robustness of some systems composed of identical circuits that simulate the behavior of a particle in a box in master-slave configurations in several topologies, exploring their synchronism using a closed loop feedback error. The strength of the coupling of these systems is studied through numerical simulations and experimental setups. The observation of this dynamics allows us to suggest applications in telecommunications in signal multiplexing, multiuser access and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)

University of Macau / Faculty of Science and Technology / Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. App. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-82). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

La récupération d’énergie vise à réaliser des dispositifs électromécaniques de taille centimétrique permettant d’alimenter des systèmes électroniques en puisant de manière opportuniste l’énergie du milieu environnant. Parmi les différentes sources disponibles (solaire,thermique etc.) les vibrations ambiantes sont susceptibles de fournir assez de puissance pour alimenter des microsystèmes autonomes tels que des noeuds de réseaux de capteurs communicants. L’enjeu consiste à concevoir des microgénérateurs effectuant la conversion de cette énergie mécanique ambiante en énergie électrique exploitable de manière optimale.Ces travaux de thèse proposent dans un premier temps un critère d’étude et de comparaison des performances des générateurs de types piézoélectriques ou électromagnétiques, à partir d’un modèle normalisé unifié. Dans un second temps, un circuit non linéaire d’extraction de l’énergie est étudié pour les générateurs électromagnétiques, et ses performances sont discutées en comparaison avec un circuit classique d’extraction de l’énergie. A partir de ces résultats, une nouvelle structure de générateur électromagnétique est conçue, optimisée puis validée expérimentalement. / Energy harvesting from ambient energy aims at realizing electromechanical miniaturized generators to supply electronic systems from energy of our local environment. Among the available sources (solar, thermal…), ambient vibrations show the requirements to supply autonomous microsystems like communication sensors nodes of sensors networks. The issue is to develop microgenerators doing the optimal conversion of the mechanical energy into usable electrical energy, and supplying the maximal power density. This works presents a criterium to compare piezoelectric systems and electromagnetic systems, based on a common normalized model. In a second part, a new nonlinear extraction circuit for electromagnetic generators is theoretically studied, and its practical advantages are highlighted in comparison with a classical extraction circuit. Based on these results, a new structure of electromagnetic generator is studied,optimized and experimentally validated.