RF Power Measurement & Control

RF Power Measurement RF Power Measurement & Control& Control

Team Members : Richard OoiLuke Nemuras

Advisor : Dr Collins

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Individual Assignments

Richard : optimization and controls

Luke : design improvement

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Project goals

Measurements of plasma characteristics – heat, voltage, impedance

Portability – appearance, size

Stability – matching network, impedance

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Product applicationSurgical plasmaSurface decontaminationWater purificationPlasma medicine

Contemporary issuesStability PortabilityMeasurement of Plasma characteristics

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Impact on the Society Less peripheral damageAlternative

Ethical IssuesSafety – UV, electromagnetic waves

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Analysis of existing research- Capacitively coupled

- Highly parasitic LC –load

- Argon stream

- Measurement difficulties

- Miniaturization

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Fig 1: Block Diagram, current circuit

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Current work- Programming Cypress PSoC Microcontroller to meet our

design criteria

- Consistent results on the VI Board

- Fine tune and integrate pre-amp operation

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Budget

$100 from CSU ECE Department. Balance: $100 as of Dec 1, 07

Sponsors:Texas InstrumentsAVXAnalog DevicesDigikeyInvotechLinearSirenza EmhiserApproximate value: $700

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Plans for the next semester

Improved the controls & functions of the VI Board using PSoC microcontroller.

Improvise the design/size of setup

Prepare for Engineering Day

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