Modelling a millimeter wave harmonic power combiner by a hybrid field analysis technique

A dual-diode millimeter wave harmonic power combiner in which two radial line transformers are used is modelled by a field analysis technique based on Galerkin's method combined with collocation technique. The external circuit impedances looking outside from each of two active devices are computed at both fundamental frequencies and the second harmonic frequencies. Numerical results of the impedances with respect to various structural parameters are presented. Some important characteristics of the harmonic power combiner are revealed. A number of useful conclusions have been deduced for practical design and adjustment.     

Decentralized harmonic active vibration control of a flexible plate using piezoelectric actuator-sensor pairs

We have investigated decentralized active control of periodic panel vibration using multiple pairs combining PZT actuators and PVDF sensors distributed on the panel. By contrast with centralized MIMO controllers used to actively control the vibrations or the sound radiation of extended structures, decentralized control using independent local control loops only requires identification of the diagonal terms in the plant matrix. However, it is difficult to a priori predict the global stability of such decentralized control. In this study, the general situation of noncollocated actuator-sensor pairs was considered. Frequency domain gradient and Newton-Raphson adaptation of decentralized control were analyzed, both in terms of performance and stability conditions. The stability conditions are especially derived in terms of the adaptation coefficient and a control effort weighting coefficient. Simulations and experimental results are presented in the case of a simply supported panel with four PZT-PVDF pairs distributed on it. Decentralized vibration control is shown to be highly dependent on the frequency, but can be as effective as a fully centralized control even when the plant matrix is not diagonal-dominant or is not strictly positive real (not dissipative).     

A hybrid active/passive exhaust noise control system for locomotives

A prototype hybrid system consisting of active and passive components for controlling far-field locomotive exhaust noise has been designed, assembled, and tested on a locomotive. The system consisted of a resistive passive silencer for controlling high-frequency broadband noise and a feedforward multiple-input, multiple-output active control system for suppressing low-frequency tonal noise. The active system used ten roof-mounted bandpass speaker enclosures with 2-12-in. speakers per enclosure as actuators, eight roof-mounted electret microphones as residual sensors, and an optical tachometer that sensed locomotive engine speed as a reference sensor. The system was installed on a passenger locomotive and tested in an operating rail yard. Details of the system are described and the near-field and far-field noise reductions are compared against the design goal.     

The new technique of harmonic power combination—Millimeter-wave quasi-optical harmonic power combination

In this paper, the new technique of harmonic power combination—millimeter -wave quasi-optical harmonic power combination is presented. In this technique, by compounding several closed resonators with a quasi-optical open resonator, the harmonic powers of active devices are combined, which takes effectively respective advantages of closed cavity power combination and open cavity power combination and improve the combination efficiency of multiple-device harmonic power combiner. The experimental results for W-band are given and shown this combination method is available.     

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Aiming at the program planning for chained high-voltage active power filter system in superconducting magnet power of stabilized intense magnetic fields, combing with the non-linear characteristics of active power filter system, a method adopting the fractional-order PI controller instead of ordinary PI controller was proposed to realize three capacitive equalizing control method, and based on the improved Oustaloup algorithm, the solution of fractional calculus was achieved. Through simulation and experimental comparison, the running effects of fractional-order PI controller and conventional PI controller was analyzed. According to simulation and experiment, this fractional-order PI controller is correct.     

强磁场链式电力滤波器的均压控制与仿真

针对稳态强磁场超导磁体装置的链式高压有源电力滤波方案规划,提出一种三级电容均压控制方法,并基于有源滤波系统的非线性特性,采用分数阶PI 控制器代替普通PI 控制器;基于改进的Oustaloup 算法,完成分数阶积分的求解。通过仿真与实验对比分析了分数阶PI 与常规PI 控制器的运行效果,经仿真和实验均表明直流均压控制策略是可行的。     

Extremal entropy for a constrained probability density

The state of extremal entropy for a one-dimensional probability density is considered. This density is constrained by fixed values of the first and second moment. The grandcanonical distribution yields the extremum of the entropy within a certain range of values of the moments. A different type of density corresponds to an extremum of entropy when the moments are outside this range. The shape of this density is approximated with the Ritz variation method. The results are applied to the formation of breathers in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation.     

A hybrid active noise controller for finite ducts

A hybrid active noise controller (ANC) is proposed to solve some existing problems, which are related to the non-minimum phase (NMP) path models between uncollocated sensors and actuators in many ANC systems. For hybrid ANC schemes, the NMP path causes design difficulties to both feedforward and feedback control. These problems can be solved effectively by adding an extra actuator in the ANC system. A new design procedure is presented to take the greatest advantage of the extra actuator. Theoretical analysis and experimental results are presented to show the improved performance of the proposed ANC.     

On the extraction of harmonic power from quasi-optical solid-state power combiner

Quasi-Optical solid-state power combiner using high Q open resonator as its resonating system has high stability of frequency and can combine powers from several devices easier than other combiners. In this paper, the technique of harmonic power extraction from quasi-optical open resonator is analyzed and discussed, finally the possibility of this technique is discussed as well.     

Plasmon-induced transparency effect in hybrid terahertz metamaterials with active control and multi-dark modes

We numerically demonstrate a photo-excited plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) effect in hybrid terahertz (THz) metamaterials. The proposed metamaterials are regular arrays of hybrid unit cells composed of a metallic cut wire and four metallic split-ring resonators (SRRs) whose gaps are filled with photosensitive semiconductor gallium arsenide (GaAs) patches. We simulate the PIT effect controlled by external infrared light intensity to change the conductivity of GaAs. In the absence of photo excitation, the conductivity of GaAs is 0, thus the SRR gaps are disconnected, and the PIT effect is not observed since the dark resonator (supported by the hybrid SRRs) cannot be stimulated. When the conductivity of GaAs is increased via photo excitation, the conductivity of GaAs can increase rapidly from 0 S/m to 1×10⁶ S/m and GaAs can connect the metal aluminum SRR gaps, and the dark resonator is excited through coupling with the bright resonator (supported by the cut wire), which leads to the PIT effect. Therefore, the PIT effect can be dynamically tuned between the on and off states by controlling the intensity of the external infrared light. We also discuss couplings between one bright mode (CW) and several dark modes (SRRs) with different sizes. The interference analytically described by the coupled Lorentz oscillator model elucidates the coupling mechanism between one bright mode and two dark modes. The phenomenon can be considered the result of linear superposition of the coupling between the bright mode and each dark mode. The proposed metamaterials are promising for application in the fields of THz communications, optical storage, optical display, and imaging.     

High efficiency second harmonic generation with a low power diode laser

\valunit{8}{mW} ( corrected for the output mirror reflection) of the cw coherent blue light around by frequency doubling of only from a diode laser. With IR power of we reach the doubling efficiency of . The overall conversion efficiency from the electrical power into the blue light is . By the way of careful analysis of the Blue Light Induced IR Absorption (BLIIRA) in the potassium niobate based external doubling cavity we obtain good agreement with the theoretical conversion efficiency. Received: 29 November 1996     

Efficient modal control strategies for active control of vibrations

Some efficient strategies for the active control of vibrations of a beam structure using piezoelectric materials are described. The control algorithms have been implemented for a cantilever beam model developed using finite element formulation. The vibration response of the beam to an impulse excitation has been calculated numerically for the uncontrolled and the controlled cases. The essence of the method proposed is that a feedback force in different modes be applied according to the vibration amplitude in the respective modes i.e., modes having lesser vibration may receive lesser feedback. This weighting may be done on the basis of either displacement or energy present in different modes. This method is compared with existing methods of modal space control, namely the independent modal space control (IMSC), and modified independent modal space control (MIMSC). The method is in fact an extension of the modified independent space control with the addition that it proposes to use the sum of weighted multiple modal forces for control. The proposed method results in a simpler feedback, which is easy to implement on a controller. The procedure is illustrated for vibration control of a cantilever beam. The analytical results show that the maximum feedback control voltage required in the proposed method is further reduced as compared to existing methods of IMSC and MIMSC for similar vibration control. The limitations of the proposed method are discussed.     

Extremal unraveling of a quantum operation

The problem of unraveling a quantum operation, i.e., a procedure of retargeting the environment for obtaining some information from a quantum system, which preserves the operation itself, is considered. An unraveling during which a minimal amount of information enters the environment is found. This unraveling is independent of the number of accomplished events.     

Active control effort of hybrid piezoelectric absorber for structural control

This paper aims at addressing the active control effort of the active-shunted hybrid piezoelectric absorber for structural vibration suppression. Both active control efforts of the integrated and separated hybrid piezoelectric absorbers are analyzed by using a simple cantilevered beam example. It is recognized that a new hybrid piezoelectric absorber based on a switching operation is capable of reducing the active control effort. A switching type of the hybrid piezoelectric absorber can be developed by the simple combination of integrated and separated hybrid piezoelectric absorbers. It is demonstrated that the switching type of the absorber has the capability of the trade-off between the active control effort and the damping performance.     

An algorithm for designing a broadband active sound control system

Hitherto the filtering techniques used in active sound control systems have been analogue: these are rapidly becoming obsolete because of their lack of stability and versatility. The microprocessor gives digital techniques an edge both on grounds of convenience and economics; moreover the performance of digital filtering is far superior to that of analogue methods. An algorithm is presented which can be used to assess the optimum filter characteristics required for active sound control systems with a single degree of freedom. In the process the system is subjected to three random noise tests which directly yield the characteristics of the filter. The algorithm has been tried out in practical applications and shown to be both quick and convenient to use.     

A high power dye-laser pumped by the second harmonic of a Nd-YAG laser

Construction and performance characteristics of a dye-laser oscillator-amplifier system, longitudinally pumped by the second harmonic of a Nd-YAG laser, are described. Using a 10-power prism expander the grating-tuned linewidth is about 0.4 cm^-1. With 100 mJ pump energy output energies as high as 35 mJ with Rh 6G have been obtained. The dye-laser covers the wavelength range from 550–720 nm.     

小型风光互补发电演示装置

研制了适用于大学物理演示实验教学的小型风光互补发电演示装置,该装置由叶片、风力发电机、光伏太阳能电池板、控制器、蓄电池、逆变器、负载等几部分组成.整个系统以光电互补控制器为核心,经由风力发电机与光伏太阳能电池板将风能和太阳光能转变为电能,并将其储存于蓄电池中供负载使用.该装置展示了风力发电系统的组成,演示了风力发电原理和相关空气动力学原理.