O. Friedman, Yossi Tsfati, Ran Katz, Nir Tal, O. Eliezer
{"title":"Coexistence Performance Enhancement Techniques for DRP Based WLAN/WPAN and Cellular Radios Collocated in a Mobile Device","authors":"O. Friedman, Yossi Tsfati, Ran Katz, Nir Tal, O. Eliezer","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321100","url":null,"abstract":"The incorporation of Bluetooth and Wireless LAN transceivers in a mobile devices poses design challenges associated with their coexistence with the cellular transceiver, as they often need to operate concurrently and their close proximity is inevitable. We present some recently developed techniques that transform the RF and analog circuit design complexities, typically encountered when targeting enhanced coexistence performances, into the digital domain, and demonstrate how these techniques allow the concurrent operation of two transceivers without each of them adversely impacting the performance of the other. The ideas presented have been implemented in a commercial Bluetooth single chip transceiver offered by Texas Instruments.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124436210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Point to Multipoint Channel Estimation by \"Abuse\" of Receivers","authors":"I. Ilani","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321131","url":null,"abstract":"With increasing bandwidths and decreasing loop lengths, crosstalk becomes the main impairment in VDSL systems. For downstream communication, crosstalk precompensation techniques have been designed to cope with this issue by using the collocation of the transmitters. These techniques naturally need an accurate estimation of the crosstalk channel responses. This paper investigates the issue of estimating and tracking these channels. It was previously thought that efficient estimation schemes must use some part of the upstream or downstream bit rates. Moreover, it was assumed that the training signals and their duration must be coordinated between the collocated transmitters and the receivers. In this paper, a new algorithm is presented that practically needs no real-time coordination between the transmitters and the receivers and only needs a very narrow-band control channel between the transmitters and the receivers. The principle is to define two different types of precoding matrices, namely estimation precoding matrices (EPM) for estimation and tracking and cancellation precoding matrices (CPM) for the actual FEXT precompensation. During the estimation period the information symbols are modulated by the estimation precoding matrices, which cause the transmitted symbols to be slightly distorted. These distorted signals \"abuse\" the adaptive filters at the receivers, and cause the filters to converge to parameters that are functions of the crosstalk channel responses. The proposed estimation algorithm allows upgrading of SISO VDSL systems into FEXT cancelled systems by upgrading the transmitters alone without replacing the existing receivers.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132504691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Algorithm for Accurate Breath Detection in Speech and Song Signals","authors":"D. Ruinskiy, Yizhar Lavner","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321091","url":null,"abstract":"Automatic and reliable detection of pre-defined events in speech and audio signals is of great importance in many applications, and has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. One such application is in professional voice recordings, where the recorded signal may contain unwanted sounds or effects, and an automatic tool that could detect and manipulate these sounds is highly desirable. In this study we present an effective algorithm for detection of breath sounds in speech or song signals, in order to improve the aesthetics of the recorded voice. The algorithm works by creating a template feature matrix from the mel-frequency cepstral characteristics of several breath examples, and comparing it to feature matrices of consecutive frames of the audio signal, using an adaptive distance threshold, marking each frame as breathy or non-breathy. The initial detection is later refined by an edge detection algorithm, based on various waveform parameters, designed to demarcate the exact boundaries of each breath event and to eliminate possible false detections. Evaluation of the algorithm on a database of speech and songs containing several hundred breath sounds yielded a correct identification rate of 94%, with a specificity of 96%.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133617881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"External Lightning Protection-Israeli Standard and Code of Practice","authors":"A. Braunstein, D. Berla, Y. Beck","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321082","url":null,"abstract":"Lightning is a natural phenomenon that may cause dangerous currents and voltages, resulting injury or even death of human beings and damage to equipment. An effective external protection system against lightning stroke is a must nowadays. This paper describes the principles, realization and maintenance of an external lightning protection system according to the Israeli standard. Moreover, the differences between the Israeli standard and the IEC standard are reviewed and discussed. The origin of these differences is due to the model, which each standard is based on. The TEC is based on the rolling sphere model, while the Israeli standard is based on a wave-pair model derived from the dynamic electromagnetic model based on Maxwell's equations.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123146783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RF Photonics - Why Should Defense Take Notice?","authors":"S. Zach, L. Singer","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321121","url":null,"abstract":"The recent years have seen a fast growing interest in studying and developing novel photonic systems for processing, transmitting, and generating of radio frequency (RF) signals [1]. Processing and transmission of RF signals by photonic systems offers significant advantages to the military systems [7]. The integration of optics enables to decrease the size, to increase the bandwidth and to reduce the power dissipation of RF systems far beyond what can be obtained in pure electronic systems. Photonics structures that can extend the performance of RF systems were suggested and part of them was realized. In this paper three examples of novel photonic architectures for military use are presented.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115374481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasonic coupling of electrically isolated circuits using piezoelectric devices","authors":"D. Mets, S. Ozeri, D. Shmilovitz","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321061","url":null,"abstract":"Ceramic materials with enhanced piezoelectric characteristics became widely available in recent years, which have led to an ever-increasing employment of these devices in various applications such as: sensing, energy harvesting and ultrasonic transducers, among others. This paper describes an acoustic link on an electronic circuit's PCB that offers isolation and high immunity from EMI. This type of coupling may be adapted to such applications as isolated switched-mode power supplies, high voltage current probes and data transfer. A further application might be the acoustic coupling of electrically isolated circuits. A recent research article reported an attempt to use acoustic transfer for electrical isolation incorporating devices designed specifically for the media through which the acoustic wave propagates i.e. piezoelectric transformer. However, they observed notable limitations such as a low common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) and a relatively narrow bandwidth [1]. In the current research, several system configurations with high CMRR, low voltage input and wide bandwidth were analyzed and their relative efficiencies evaluated. A signal was transmitted through conventional PCBs(FR4) with different thicknesses using piezoelectric devices. FM modulation proved quite effective for this purpose. The study includes: an analysis of the electromechanical processes involved as well as a model of the system, simulation results, and a comparison of the resulting bandwidth for different modes and materials. We also optimized a design for a relevant practical application ¿ a switched mode power supply feedback signal coupling. The simulation was carried out using PSPICE.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114788635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of the Water Content in High Voltage Oil-impregnated Transformer Insulation","authors":"A. Shkolnik","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321103","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the possibility methods of estimation water content in oil impregnated cellulose insulation of HV transformer. The first method is based on measured or calculated relative humidity of transformer's oil. This method is usable for energizing transformers. The second method is based on measured dielectric dissipation factor and capacitance of insulation zones of transformer and dielectric parameters of oil. This method is usable for no-energizing transformers.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117101280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distribution Generation Case Study: Electric Wind Farm with Doubly Fed Induction Generators","authors":"Shai Towito, M. Berman, G. Yehuda, R. Rabinovici","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321118","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents simulation results regarding the operation of an electric generation wind farm connected to the grid. A load is also connected at the middle of the power line that joins the grid to the wind farm. The wind farm is equipped with Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIG). Two configurations, grid and load alone, and grid, load, and the wind farm, were simulated at different conditions, such as wind speed close to zero, nominal wind speed, load close to zero, and nominal load. The DFIG could operate as a rotating capacitor, similar to a synchronous machine. Therefore, there are no capacitor banks operating with the wind farm. The steady state voltage profile and active power losses could be obtained. Furthermore, voltage stability (PV or nose characteristics) and transient stability (three-phase symmetrical short circuit and one phase-to-ground short circuit) are studied. It is seen that the distributed generation could increase the voltage stability. Moreover, the DFIG rotor voltages control could change the reactive power the DFIG takes or supplies to the grid. The rotor converter dc voltage would affect the reactive power flow toward the DFIG, similar to the under- or over-excitation effects present in a synchronous machine.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122336219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Induction Motor Tradeoff for VSD Driven Pumps and Fans","authors":"Teddy Nickolayevsky, S. Singer","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321069","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a new approach in overall drive system choice for centrifugal applications is proposed. This approach lies in tradeoff between number of induction motor poles and overall system efficiency and investment. The proposed technique of induction motor and proper drive selection based on theoretical proof that high nominal speed motor have better efficiency at any operated speed that low speed one in spite of nominal torque is equivalent for both. In present article curves, that represents induction motor efficiency changes versus speed when it driven by VSD, theoretically calculated for various pole number motors at various load types, speeds and VSD control techniques. Based on calculated data energy efficiency and tradeoff analysis for various types of motors and loads was carried out.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122551112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On channel capacity of OFDM with SLM method for PAPR reduction","authors":"Yaron Handali, Itamar Nizan, D. Wulich","doi":"10.1109/EEEI.2006.321129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEI.2006.321129","url":null,"abstract":"One major drawback of OFDM is the large Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR). OFDM is a linear modulation, therefore large PAPR requires large linear dynamic range of the transmitter (TX) as well as the receiver (RX) paths. The weak point in the TX-RX chain is the Power Amplifier (PA). As known, a linear PA which is able to amplify signals with large PAPR has to have a large dynamic range that results with low power efficiency, thus by reducing PAPR one may improve the efficiency of PA. A PAPR reducing method in OFDM, based on SeLective Mapping (SLM) is considered. As known, SLM requires transmitting a Side Information (SI). Increasing the SLM order reduces the PAPR but increases the size of SI. In order to transmit the SI some power and bandwidth are needed, those are taken from the total power and bandwidth budget and thus lowering the capacity. On the other hand the reduced PAPR improves the PA efficiency, thus increases the channel capacity. Accordingly maximal value of channel capacity is expected as well as an optimal SLM order.","PeriodicalId":142814,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE 24th Convention of Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123312301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}