47 research outputs found

    Block synchronization algorithms for UWB-OFDM systems

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    Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a modulation known by its high spectral efficiency, high tolerance to multipath delay spread in frequency selective channels, and low cost of implementation. However, OFDM systems are extremely sensitive to synchronizations errors. In this paper, we propose an unbiased block synchronization algorithm that uses the structure of the cyclic prefix, the presence of pilot tones in the OFDM block, and an estimation of the channel time impulse response. This algorithm is able to achieve fast synchronization as required, for instance, on Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) multipath fading channels. To quantify the performance of the block synchronization algorithm, we use the start of frame mean square error. Through numerical simulations, we show that our algorithm outperforms previously published synchronization algorithms.Fil: Maya, Juan Augusto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentin

    Spectrum estimation using frequency shifting and decimation

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    Parametric spectral estimation techniques are widely used to estimate the parameters of sums of complex sinusoids corrupted by noise. In this work, we show that the numerical stability of the estimated frequencies not only depends on the size of the amplitudes associated to the real frequencies, but also to the distance among frequencies. Therefore, for closely spaced frequencies, the estimates are vulnerable to large deviate from their true values. To overcome this problem we propose a strategy to artificially increase the frequency separation by downsampling the base band equivalent of the noisy signal before applying a spectral estimation technique. This methodology significantly improves the estimation performance especially in the low signal to noise ratio regime. The performance of the technique is assessed in terms of the root mean square error and it is compared to results obtained in previous publications.Fil: Albert, Raymundo Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; Argentin

    High throughput and low power consumption on a wireless sensor network

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    Wireless communications are subject to fading and interferences that affect their performance. However, the broadcast nature of wireless transmissions is an advantage that has been exploited in the past to improve performance. Nodes belonging to a sensor network could listen to messages sent from other nodes and participate in this communication for the benefit of the entire network. In this paper, we present a protocol following these lines. The novelty of our approach is to obtain high throughput with low complexity and low energy consumption.Fil: Bassi, Germán Alejandro. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; ArgentinaFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

    Loss of Excitation Detection in Synchronous Generators Based on Dynamic State Estimation

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    In this article, we present a new approach to the detection of Loss-Of-Excitation (LOE), a typical failure of synchronous generators. Unlike most of the algorithms proposed in the literature, which only use the information available at the point of connection, we also take advantage of prior knowledge of the generator model. To track the field voltage and the other state variables, we have chosen the Constrained Unscented Kalman Filter (CUKF) as the core estimation technique, with phasor measurements as the input for this filtering algorithm. Detection of LOE is then performed by using the Faulty Modes Detection and Diagnosis (FMDD) algorithm, which combines the normal operation and a LOE-based model to decide in real-time whether an LOE has occurred or not. Results of simulations using a small two-area power system and the IEEE 39-bus system show that LOE detection times can be significantly reduced as compared to conventional and state-of-the-art approaches. Moreover, we observe that the new fault detection signal used to trip the generator can avoid short-term voltage stability problems.Fil: Marchi, Pablo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Gill Estevez, Pablo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Messina, Francisco Javier. Mc Gill University; CanadáFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; Argentin

    A Low-Cost Ultra-Wideband Test-Bed

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    This paper presents the design and implementation of a simple transceiver test-bed for implementing and testing algorithms for impulsive UWB applications. The platform has been developed using low-cost off-the-shelf components. We have conceived a simple modular architecture that was targeted to low power, short-range applications. The test-bed is discussed,commenting on the main design decisions and the benefits of the chosen architecture. Measurements of some blocks of the system are also presented.Fil: Altieri, Andrés Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Gámez, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Marchi, Edgardo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Cervetto, Marcos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Bouza, Magadalena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; ArgentinaFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaXXXV Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de SinaisSan PedroBrasilSociedade Brasileira de Telecomunicaçõe
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