An empirical study of SD signal delay versus temperature in a plenum grade coaxial cable

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dc.contributor.advisorFlake, Robert H.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDavis, John H.en
dc.creatorKaur, Sukhdeepen
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-14T15:19:43Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:24:22Z
dc.date.available2012-02-14T15:19:43Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2010-12en
dc.date.submittedDecember 2010en
dc.date.updated2012-02-14T15:19:49Zen
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dc.description.abstractA high resolution speedy delivery time domain reflectometer (SD/TDR) has been developed in the Electrical Engineering department at The University of Texas at Austin. The SD/TDR uses a novel non-sinusoidal signal that does not undergo dispersion during transmission in a lossy media. SD/TDR is used to estimate the length and detect the location of faults in the transmission lines. Time of flight (TOF) is one of the critical parameters of SD/TDR and a function of several temperature dependent factors. Given the TOF and length of a transmission line, signal delay can be computed. This research presents an empirical study of the effect of temperature on the TOF in a plenum grade coaxial cable for temperatures ranging from -3 °C to 60 °C. We also study the effect of temperature on characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable. Finally, a SD double exponential waveform is used to estimate TOF for calibrated short and open terminations.en
dc.description.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2534en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2534en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectSignal delayen
dc.subjectTime of flighten
dc.subjectEmpirical studyen
dc.subjectEffect of temperatureen
dc.subjectCoaxial cableen
dc.subjectCharacteristic impedanceen
dc.subjectTDRen
dc.subjectDouble exponential waveformen
dc.titleAn empirical study of SD signal delay versus temperature in a plenum grade coaxial cableen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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