scholarly journals Estimation of the optimal frequency range of EM waves for the implementation of a wireless channel of charge activation during drilling and blasting operations

2021 ◽  
Vol 2094 (5) ◽  
pp. 052009
Author(s):  
D S Kudinov ◽  
V V Radaev ◽  
E A Kokhonkova ◽  
V V Romanov ◽  
A Maikov

Abstract The article analyzes the methods of wireless detonation of underground charges during drilling and blasting operations. The technologies considered are intended mainly for disrupting the integrity of rocks during tunneling and extraction of mineral resources in mines and quarries, as well as for the controlled demolition of buildings. The methods presented in the scientific press do not provide sufficient accuracy of time synchronization between the moment of the explosion and the command to launch the operator of the explosive machine, which is a necessary requirement for seismic exploration, and are also based on the use of magnetic antennas for wireless activation of detonators located at a depth of 30 m. The article, by the authors, on the basis of the analytical solution of equations and computational modeling, considers the physical processes of propagation of electromagnetic fields and currents induced by a grounded electric dipole, which is an alternative method of transmitting radio signals to a linear group of detonators. The most favorable operating frequency range of the channel is also analyzed based on the absorbing properties of the medium.

Author(s):  
С.М. Фёдоров ◽  
Е.А. Ищенко ◽  
И.А. Баранников ◽  
К.А. Бердников ◽  
В.В. Кузнецова

Рассматривается полуволновый диполь с установленным рефлектором, который позволяет производить сканирование пространства с использованием вращения рефлектора вокруг диполя. Для полученной конструкции производилось моделирование основных параметров, которые показали высокую стабильность при различных положениях рефлектора, постоянное значение коэффициента направленного действия, ширины главного лепестка. Изменение направления излучения совпадает с текущим положением рефлектора. По сравнению с ситуацией, когда у антенны отсутствовал рефлектор, КНД антенны увеличился, так как произошла фокусировка электромагнитных волн. Коэффициент полезного действия и передне-заднее отношение сохраняют высокие значения во всем диапазоне рабочих частот. Применение предложенной конструкции позволяет упростить конструкцию сканирующих антенн, так как для ее реализации требуются лишь полуволновой диполь и плоский рефлектор, установленный на малом расстоянии от источника излучения. В процессе управления характеристиками требуется вращать рефлектор вокруг диполя, при этом диполь остается неподвижным, что позволяет повысить эффективность предложенной конструкции, так как не требуется формировать сложных антенных систем или устанавливать комбинацию из нескольких антенн для фокусировки излучения в одном направлении от источника The article discusses a half-wave dipole with an installed reflector, which allows scanning space using the rotation of the reflector around the dipole. For the resulting structure, we simulated the main parameters, which showed high stability at various positions of the reflector, a constant value of the directivity factor, and the width of the main lobe. The change in the direction of radiation coincides with the current position of the reflector. Compared to the situation when the antenna did not have a reflector, the directivity of the antenna increased since the focusing of electromagnetic waves took place. The efficiency and the front-to-back ratio remain high throughout the entire operating frequency range. The use of the proposed design makes it possible to simplify the design of scanning antennas since the implementation of the proposed design requires only a half-wave dipole and a flat reflector installed at a short distance from the radiation source. In the process of controlling the characteristics, it is required to rotate the reflector around the dipole, while the dipole remains stationary, which makes it possible to increase the efficiency of the proposed design, since it is not required to form complex antenna systems or install a combination of several antennas to focus radiation in one direction from the source


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-298
Author(s):  
Chandana SaiRam ◽  
Damera Vakula ◽  
Mada Chakravarthy

In this paper, a novel compact broadband antenna at UHF frequencies is presented with canonical shapes. Hemispherical, conical and cylindrical shapes have all been considered for antenna configuration. The designed antenna provides an instantaneous frequency range from 370 to 5,000 MHz with omnidirectional characteristics. The antenna was simulated in CST Microwave Studio, fabricated and evaluated; the results are presented. The simulated and measurement results are in good agreement. The antenna has voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) ≤ 1.9:1 in 400–570 MHz, 2,530–3,740 MHz and 4,180–4,620 MHz; it has VSWR ≤ 3:1 over the operating frequency range 370–5,000 MHz and the measured gain varies from -0.6 to 4.5 dBi over the frequency band. The concept of canonical-shaped antenna elements and the incorporation of triple sleeves resulted in a reduction of the length of the antenna by 62% compared to the length of a half-wave dipole antenna designed at the lowest frequency. The antenna can be used for trans-receiving applications in wireless communication.


1982 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
PL Dyson ◽  
JA Bennett

A general expression, applicable at VHF and above, is derived for the Doppler shift of radio signals transmitted between two satellites embedded in the ionosphere. The Doppler shift is made up of several contributions which depend on (a) the rate of change of the free space path between the satellites, (b) the components, perpendicular to the line of sight between the satellites, of both the mean velocity of the satellites and the electron concentration gradients, (c) the moment of the perpendicular electron concentration gradients and the deviations from the mean of the individual satellite perpendicular velocities, (d) the velocity components along the line of sight between the satellites, and the electron concentration values at each satellite, and (e) changes occurring in the ionosphere with time.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
R. Sahoo ◽  
D. Vakula

In this paper, a novel wideband conformal fractal antenna is proposed for GPS application. The concepts of fractal and partial ground are used in conformal antenna design for miniaturization and bandwidth enhancement. It comprises of Minkowski fractal patch on a substrate of Rogers RT/duroid 5880 with permittivity 2.2 and thickness of 0.787mm with microstrip inset feed. The proposed conformal antenna has a patch dimension about 0.39λmm×0.39λmm, and partial ground plane size is 29mm×90mm.The proposed antenna is simulated, fabricated and measured for both planar and conformal geometry, with good agreement between measurements and simulations. The size of the fractal patch is reduced approximately by 32% as compared with conventional patch. It is observed that the conformal antenna exhibits a fractional bandwidth(for the definition of -10dB) of 43.72% operating from 1.09 to 1.7GHz, which is useful for L1(1.56-1.58GHz), L2(1.21-1.23GHz), L3(1.37-1.39GHz), L4(1.36-1.38GHz), and L5(1.16-1.18 GHz) in GPS and Galileo frequencies: E=1589.742MHz(4MHzbandwidth), E2=1561. 098MHz(4MHzbandwidth), E5a=1176.45MHz(=L5),E5b= 1207.14MHz, and E6=1278.75MHz(40MHz bandwidth). The radiation pattern exhibits an omnidirectional pattern, and gain of proposed antenna is 2.3dBi to 3.5dBi within operating frequency range.


Author(s):  
A. O. Pelevin ◽  
A. M. Lerer ◽  
G. F. Zargano

The article describes the computer simulation of phased antenna arrays consisting of slotted waveguide antennas with air and dielectric filling. It is shown that inser-tion of a thin dielectric layer shifts the operating frequency range of phased anten-na arrays by 1 GHz or more down in frequency while maintaining directional char-acteristics.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
F.I. Bushuev ◽  
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M.P. Kaliuzhnyi ◽  
N.A. Kulichenko ◽  
A.V. Shulga ◽  
...  

During the decade of research, the Research Institute “Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory” (RI “MAO”) developed hardware and software for monitoring, extracting, and calculating the parameters of meteor phenomena using the forward scattering by meteor ionized trail of the signals of over-the-horizon FM-stations broadcasted in the frequency range of 88—108 MHz. This allowed creating a network of observations of meteor phenomena in the radio range, which consists of six stations located in Mykolaiv (three stations), Rivne, Lviv, and Hlukhiv. The stations have identical hardware and software. Yagi-Uda antennas with six or eight horizontal vibrators and SDR receivers based at RTR2832U microchip are used to receive radio signals. The station software performs continuous registration and analysis of received radio signals at the output of quadrature detectors of the receivers, automatic detection of moments of appearances of meteor reflections, formation, and sending by e-mail daily reports on detected meteor phenomena. Equipment setup and current monitoring of stations operations are carried out by the RI «MAO» using remote access to station computers via the Internet. Monthly reports on the number of meteor events recorded by each station are posted on the site of Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin (RMOB). The article presents the results, obtained by the network in 2017—2019, confirming a correspondence of daily variations in the number of meteors registered by network stations, to the known dependence (observation of meteors in the apex and antapex), as well as a correspondence between the expected characteristics (in time and intensity) of three meteor showers (Perseids, Geminids and Quadrantids) and that had been obtained by the network. Recommendations are also given in the article for additional research aimed at achieving the main goal, namely, expanding information about meteor phenomena, including the estimating of kinematic parameters (velocities, radiants) of meteoroids and their relationship with potentially hazardous asteroids.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (CICMT) ◽  
pp. 000054-000058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Radosavljević ◽  
Andrea Marić ◽  
Walter Smetana ◽  
Ljiljana Živanov

This paper presents for the first time a parallel comparison of the performance of RF inductors realized on different substrate configurations. Presented inductors are meander type structures fabricated in Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology. Also, chosen material is never before implemented for inductor fabrication. The performance improvement is achieved by design optimization of different substrate configurations that incorporate placement of an air-gap beneath the inductor and/or introduction of an additional shielding layer on the top. Designed structures are characterized on the basis of simulation and experimental data, achieving good correlation between obtained results. Presented results show over 30 % increase in quality factor and widening of the operating frequency range by over 55 %.


Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Li ◽  
Tao Dong ◽  
Zhenghuan Xia

This paper presents a multiple-resonance technique that sought to achieve a wide bandwidth for printed wide-slot antennas with fork-shaped stubs. By properly appending an extra fork-shaped stub onto the main fork-shaped stub, the impedance bandwidth was able to be clearly broadened. To validate this technique, two designs where the extra stubs were added at different positions of the main stub were constructed. The measured impedance bandwidths of the proposed antennas reached 148.6% (0.9–6.1 GHz) for S11 < −10 dB, indicating a 17.9% wider bandwidth than that of the normal antenna (0.9–4.3 GHz). Moreover, a stable radiation pattern was observed within the operating frequency range. The proposed antennas were confirmed to be much-improved candidates for applications in various wireless communication systems.


Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egor Egorov ◽  
Anna Shabalina ◽  
Dmitry Zaitsev ◽  
Sergey Kurkov ◽  
Nikolay Gueorguiev

Low frequency hydrophone with a frequency range of 1−300 Hz for marine seismic exploration systems has been developed. The operation principle of the hydrophone bases on the molecular electronic transfer that allows high sensitivity and low level self-noise at low frequencies (<10 Hz) to be achieved. The paper presents a stabilization method of the frequency response within the frequency range at a depth up to 30 m. Laboratory and marine tests confirmed the stated characteristics as well as the possibility of using this sensor in bottom marine seismic systems. An experimental sample of the hydrophone successfully passed a comparative marine test at Gelendzhik Bay (Black Sea) with the technical support of Joint-Stock Company (JSC) “Yuzhmorgeologiya”. One of the main results is the possibility of obtaining high-quality information in the field of low frequencies, which was demonstrated in the course of field tests.


2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S264) ◽  
pp. 484-486
Author(s):  
José R. Cecatto ◽  
Paulo C. G. Albuquerque ◽  
Ivan O. G. Vila ◽  
Alan B. Cassiano ◽  
César Strauss ◽  
...  

AbstractBrazilian Solar Spectroscope (BSS) carry out high time (0.01–0.1 s) resolution solar spectral investigations within the frequency range 1–2.5 GHz on a daily basis. At the moment, a new site is imposed to this facility. This site change became necessary due to both factors: the growing level of radio frequency interference (RFI) signals at actual site and requirements of rising up a new building at the BSS antenna location. We present results of RFI signals search at INPE-Cachoeira Paulista area as purpose to define a new BSS site.


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