Wideband coupled resonator based ultra-wideband 3dB power divider
In this paper, a 3dB ultra-wideband (UWB) power divider has been designed using three wide-band coupled resonators. The resonator unit which consists of symmetric interdigital coupled input/output lines, resonates in two basic for broadening the operating bandwidth. Output ports maintains equal distance from the input in order to achieve in-phase power divisions. The prototype structure provides an equal magnitude, in-phase power division and adequate isolation at outputs from 3.82 to 10.2 GHz, which almost complies the FCC defined UWB frequency range. It has advantages like single layer, via free and compact in size.
Design and Analysis of a Wideband Microstrip 3 dB Power Divider
In this study, the design and analysis of a -3 dB wideband microstrip power divider is investigated. Power divider is used for devices with tight coupling and provide half the input power at each of its output ports. It consists of three ports for power combining and all the changes are obtained within 0 - 3.5 GHz frequency range. Simulation is done using Sonnet Suites, a 3D Planar electromagnetic simulation software using a computational analysis based on Method of Moments (MoM). Theoretical and parametric studies describing the performance of the divider are presented and discussed. Findings from this simulation and analysis will be further used for fabrication stage.
Determination of Optimal Ball-Burnishing Parameters for Plastic Injection Moulding Steel
The objective of this study is to determine the optimal plane ball-burnishing parameters for plastic injection moulding steel PDS5 on a machining centre by utilising the Taguchi’s orthogonal array method. The design and manufacture of a burnishing tool are described. Four burnishing parameters, namely the ball material, burnishing speed, burnishing force and feed, were selected as the experimental factors in Taguchi’s design of experiments to determine the optimal burnishing parameters which have the dominant influence on surface roughness. The optimal burnishing parameters were found after carrying out the experiments specified by Taguchi’s L18 orthogonal table, by the analysis of variation, and by a full factorial experiment. The optimal plane burnishing parameters for the plastic injection moulding steel PDS5 were a combination of a tungsten carbide ball, a burnishing speed of 200 mm/min, a burnishing force of 300 N and a feed of 40 μm. The surface roughness Ra of the specimen can be improved from about 1 μm to 0.07 μm by using the optimal burnishing parameters for plane burnishing.