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- Dancila, Dragos, et al.
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Wide Band On-Chip Slot Antenna with Back-Side Etched Trench for W-band Sensing Applications
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In: 2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). - 9788890701832 ; , s. 1576-1579
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper presents the design and characterization of a highly integrated, wideband on-chip radiometer, composed of a slot antenna, RF-MEMS Dicke Switch, LNA and a wideband power detector. The highly integrated single-chip RF front-end is dedicated for broadband sensing up to 110 GHz. Both antenna and radiometer are fabricated in a 0.25 mu m SiGe BiCMOS process. The antenna design takes benefit of the back-side etched trench, offered by the technology. This is used to reduce losses due to the presence of the low resistivity silicon substrate. Additionally, the trench is specially shaped, as to improve the wideband matching of the antenna. The on-chip slot antenna design covers a wide bandwidth (70-110 GHz) with 0 dBi gain and 64% efficiency, both simulated at 94 GHz. The measured bandwidth spans 85 to 105 GHz. The W-band SiGe detector circuit has close to 20 GHz of operational bandwidth (S-11 <=-10 dB at 75-92 GHz) and presents a responsivity of 3-5kV/W (NEP=10-16 pW/Hz(1/2)) at 83-94 GHz.
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- Högfeldt, Anna-Karin, et al.
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Program leadership from a nordic perspective : Program leaders' power to influence their program
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In: Proceedings of the 9th International CDIO Conference.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper a continuation research at five technical universities in Nordic countries (N5T network) in 2012 is presented, wheretheaim was to find out how the program leadersconceived their function, role and mandate, and the work situations between the universitieswere compared. The previous research demonstrated that programleadershave quite different positions, strategies and methods when it comes to monitoring and developing their programs.In this paper, a deeper investigationis carried out ofthe (im-) possibilitiesto make realinfluence on the study courses that constitutesthe respective Engineering study programs. Eightprogram leaders from thefiveN5Tuniversities have been interviewed, and theanalysis of these studies, has culminatedina model for the analysis of program leadership for Engineering educationdevelopment.
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- Malmqvist, Robert, et al.
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A K-Band RF-MEMS-Enabled Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Low-Noise Amplifier Hybrid Circuit
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In: Active and Passive Electronic Components. - : Hindawi Publishing Corporation. - 0882-7516 .- 1563-5031. ; 2011, s. 284767-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A K-band (18–26.5 GHz) RF-MEMS-enabled reconfigurable and multifunctional dual-path LNA hybrid circuit (optimised for lowest/highest possible noise figure/linearity, resp.) is presented, together with its subcircuit parts. The two MEMS-switched low-NF (higher gain) and high-linearity (lower gain) LNA circuits (paths) present 16.0 dB/8.2 dB, 2.8 dB/4.9 dB and 15 dBm/20 dBm of small-signal gain, noise figure, and 1 dB compression point at 24 GHz, respectively. Compared with the two (fixed) LNA subcircuits used within this design, the MEMS-switched LNA circuit functions show minimum 0.6–1.3 dB higher NF together with similar values ofP1 dBat 18–25 GHz. The gain of one LNA circuit path is reduced by 25–30 dB when the MEMS switch and active circuitry used within in the same switching branch are switched off to select the other LNA path and minimise power consumption.
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- Reyaz, Shakila Bint, et al.
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Millimeter-Wave RF-MEMS SPDT Switch Networks in a SiGe BiCMOS Process Technology
- 2012
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In: 2012 42nd European Microwave Conference (EuMC). - NEW YORK : IEEE. - 9782874870262 ; , s. 1071-1074, s. 691-694
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper presents mm-wave capacitive RF-MEMS based Single-Pole-Double-Throw (SPDT) switches fabricated in a SiGe BiCMOS process technology. Three different SiGe RF-MEMS based SPDTs (targeting the 40-80 GHz range) present 3-4 dB of in-band losses and up to 20-25 dB of isolation, respectively. The measured in-band attenuation of the characterized SiGe MEMS SPDTs corresponds to a loss of 2-3 dB when close to 1 dB of combined losses within the RF pads has been removed. The experimental s-parameter data was obtained from RF-tests of more than 300 characterized SPDT switch networks indicating a high fabrication yield and process repeatability of the fabricated SiGe MEMS circuits. The validated SiGe MEMS switch circuits can enable single-chip reconfigurable ICs for wireless communication and sensing applications up to 100 GHz.
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- Svens, Pontus, 1970-
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Development of a Novel Method for Lithium-Ion Battery Testing on Heavy-Duty Vehicles
- 2011
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Licentiate thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Increasing demands for lower environmental impact from vehicles, including heavy-duty vehicles, have driven several vehicle manufacturers to consider adding hybrid electrical vehicles (HEV’s) to the product portfolio. Present research on batteries for HEV’s is mainly focused on lithium-ion battery chemistries, since lithium-ion batteries has the most promising technical potential compared to other types of batteries. However, the uncertainty regarding battery lifetime combined with a high battery cost can have a negative impact on large scale commercialisation of heavy-duty hybrid vehicles in the near future. A large part of present lithium-ion battery research is focused on new materials, but there is also research focusing on ageing of already established lithium-ion battery chemistries. Cycle ageing of batteries often includes complete charging and discharging of batteries or the use of standardized test cycles. Battery cycling in real HEV applications is however quite different compared to this kind of laboratory testing, and real life testing on vehicles is a way of verifying the soundness of laboratory ageing. The aim of this study was to develop a test method suitable for real life testing of lithium-ion batteries for heavy-duty HEV-usage, with the purpose of investigating the correlation of battery ageing and usage in real life applications. This concept study includes both cell level battery cycling and performance testing on board vehicles. The performance tests consist of discharge capacity measurements and hybrid pulse power characterization (HPPC) tests. The main feature of this test equipment is that it is designed to be used on conventional vehicles, emulating an HEV environment for the tested battery. The functionality of the equipment was verified on a heavy-duty HEV with satisfying results. Results from real life testing of 8 batteries using the developed test equipment on four conventional heavy-duty trucks shows that the concept of comparing battery ageing with battery usage has a most promising potential to be used as a tool when optimizing battery usage vs. lifetime. Initial results from this real life study shows significant differences in state of charge (SOC) and power distributions between cycled batteries, but so far only small differences in ageing. Lithium-ion batteries of the type lithium manganese spinel/lithium titanate (LMO/LTO) were used in this study.
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