Packaging and Performance of a Piezo-Optic Voltage Sensor

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Seeley ◽  
Glen Koste ◽  
Ben Tran ◽  
Tom Dermis
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Sensor ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Optical Wave ◽  
Lamination Process ◽  
Optical Wave Guide ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Electro Magnetic ◽  
Mission Profile ◽  
Measurable Change

There is growing interest in sensor technology that is immune to electro-magnetic interference. By nature, development of this technology covers multiple physical domains including electronics, optics, mechanics and materials. This paper discusses the design, fabrication and characterization of a piezooptic voltage sensor. The sensor utilizes piezoelectric fibers with interdigitated electrodes coupled to an optical wave guide via a dielectric matrix. The unknown voltage energizes the piezoelectric fibers to deform fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) on the waveguide. Therefore, a measurable change in wavelength is related to the unknown voltage. The sensor is fabricated using a high quality, repeatable lamination process that does not require the handling of individual piezoelectric fibers. Characterization tests indicate the utility of the sensor in a simulated mission profile. Issues such as hysteresis, creep and optical polarization dependence were also identified.

Hysteresis and Viscoelastic Modeling of a Piezo-Optic Voltage Sensor

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Seeley ◽  
Glen Koste ◽  
Craig Stringer
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Model ◽  
Voltage Sensor ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Optical Wave ◽  
Viscoelastic Effects ◽  
Standard Linear Solid ◽  
Standard Linear ◽  
Optical Wave Guide ◽  
Electro Magnetic ◽  
Viscoelastic Modeling

There is growing interest in sensor technology that is immune to electro-magnetic interference. By nature, development of this technology covers multiple physical domains including electronics, optics, mechanics and materials. This paper discusses development of a mathematical model to compensate for the hysteresis and viscoelastic effects of a piezo-optic voltage sensor. The sensor utilizes piezoelectric fibers with interdigitated electrodes coupled to an optical wave guide via a dielectric matrix. The unknown voltage energizes the piezoelectric fibers to deform fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) on the waveguide. Therefore, a measurable change in wavelength is related to the unknown voltage. The hysteresis model is based on Rayleigh’s Law of magnetization that is adapted for the coupled piezoelectric and optic response, and the viscoelastic model is based on the standard linear solid model using springs and dashpots in combination. Model results compare favorably with experimental results.

scholarly journals Noise and Breakdown Characterization of SPAD Detectors with Time-Gated Photon-Counting Operation

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5287
Author(s):  
Hiwa Mahmoudi ◽  
Michael Hofbauer ◽  
Bernhard Goll ◽  
Horst Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Breakdown Voltage ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Dark Count ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Noise Models

Being ready-to-detect over a certain portion of time makes the time-gated single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) an attractive candidate for low-noise photon-counting applications. A careful SPAD noise and performance characterization, however, is critical to avoid time-consuming experimental optimization and redesign iterations for such applications. Here, we present an extensive empirical study of the breakdown voltage, as well as the dark-count and afterpulsing noise mechanisms for a fully integrated time-gated SPAD detector in 0.35-μm CMOS based on experimental data acquired in a dark condition. An “effective” SPAD breakdown voltage is introduced to enable efficient characterization and modeling of the dark-count and afterpulsing probabilities with respect to the excess bias voltage and the gating duration time. The presented breakdown and noise models will allow for accurate modeling and optimization of SPAD-based detector designs, where the SPAD noise can impose severe trade-offs with speed and sensitivity as is shown via an example.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Bio-Chiral Dopants Obtained from Bio-Betulin Produced by a Fermentation Process

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 785
Author(s):  
Veridiana G. Guimarães ◽  
Anastasiia Svanidze ◽  
Tianyi Guo ◽  
Pawan Nepal ◽  
Robert J. Twieg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystals ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Cholesteric Liquid Crystals ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Chiral Dopants

Cholesteric liquid crystals are frequently produced by the addition of chiral dopants to achiral nematic hosts. We report here the synthesis and performance of chiral dopants obtained from bio-betulin produced by a fermentation process. An important aspect of this work is to point out that the fermentation process used to obtain the starting materials is much easier and cheaper when carried out in large volumes than isolating it from the natural product. The performance of the dopants obtained from bio-betulin is indistinguishable from those obtained from commercially available synthetic betulin.

Design, Installation, and Performance Characterization of a Laboratory-Scale Solar Thermal System for Experiments in Solar Energy Utilization

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Drozek ◽  
Christopher Damm ◽  
Ryan Enot ◽  
Andrew Hjortland ◽  
Brandon Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Thermal System ◽  
Performance Characterization ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Solar Thermal System

The purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation of a laboratory-scale solar thermal system for the Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The system development began as a student senior design project where students designed and fabricated a laboratory-scale solar thermal system to complement an existing commercial solar energy system on campus. The solar thermal system is designed specifically for educating engineers. This laboratory equipment, including a solar light simulator, allows for variation of operating parameters to investigate their impact on system performance. The equipment will be utilized in two courses: Applied Thermodynamics, and Renewable Energy Utilization. During the solar thermal laboratories performed in these courses, students conduct experiments based on the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 93-2010 standard for testing and performance characterization of solar thermal systems. Their measurements are then used to quantify energy output, efficiency and losses of the system and subsystem components.

Numerical Analysis on Thermal Deformation of Linear Motor in Chip Mounter

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang-Woo Joo ◽  
Kwang-Sun Kim ◽  
Jun-Young Kim ◽  
Hee-Rak Beom
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Deformation ◽  
Linear Motor ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Semiconductor Chip ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Stress And Deformation ◽  
Electro Magnetic ◽  
Semiconductor Chips

In the semiconductor chip mounting process, the size of semiconductor chips is decreasing, while the number of mounting the chips per time are increasing, and this trend is being accelerated. The research activities to develop the chip mounters, which are able to mount rapidly and accurately, have been needed in the industry. With this background, the linear motor in the chip mounters has been an important part. The electro-magnetic type linear motor has many advantages such as direct linear reciprocating motion being compared with the rotary motor and the ball screw type linear motor. However, the electro-magnetic linear motor has thermal problems. These problems affect life and performance of motor and bring out the other problems such as thermal stress and deformation. The heat transfer analysis is difficult to solve thermal problems because the moving and fixed parts coexist. The trial & error methods have been therefore used under majority of cases. In this paper, we investigated the thermal deformation problems of linear motor in a chip mounter and the optimized parameters to design the motion parts of electro-magnetic linear motor were obtained.

scholarly journals Mechanical characterization of porous asphalt mixes modifying the asphalt with fatty acid amides -FAA-

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Senior Arrieta ◽  
Jorge Eliecer Córdoba Maquilon
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Chemical Additives ◽  
Asphalt Mixes ◽  
Porous Asphalt ◽  
Fatty Acid Amides ◽  
Pavement Structures ◽  
And Performance

Porous asphalt mixes (PAM), form a special road surface for asphalt pavement structures, have a special particle size distribution that lets infiltrate to the runoff storm water through of it because of its voids content about 20 %. Many researchers conducted studies and have concluded that the use of modified asphalts is completely necessary to design PAM. Organic and chemical additives and special procedures as foamed asphalt have enhanced the performance of PAM, during their service life. This paper is focused on the mechanical characterization of PAM and how the asphalt modified with fatty acid amides, influenced on their behavior and performance. Based on an experimental methodology with laboratory tests aimed at establishing a comparison between porous asphalt mixes, using for its design and production a penetration 60-70 pure asphalt and another one asphalt modified with fatty acid amides.

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