Medium Frequency radio holds significance in modern society as it supports broadcasting and individual communications in the public, government, and military sectors. Enhancing the availability and quality of these co...Medium Frequency radio holds significance in modern society as it supports broadcasting and individual communications in the public, government, and military sectors. Enhancing the availability and quality of these communications is only possible by enhancing the understanding of medium frequency propagation. While traditional methods of radio wave propagation research can have a high material demand and cost, software defined radio presents itself as a versatile and low-cost platform for medium frequency signal reception and data acquisition. This paper details a research effort that utilizes software defined radio to help characterize medium frequency signal strength in relation to ionospheric and solar weather propagation determinants. Signal strength data from seven medium frequency stations of unique transmission locations and varying transmission powers were retrieved in 24-hour segments via a receiving loop antenna, Airspy HF+ Discovery software defined radio, and SDR Sharp software interface network. Retrieved data sets were visualized and analyzed in MATLAB for the identification of signal strength trends, which were subsequently compared to historical ionospheric and space weather indices in pursuit of a quantifiable correlation between such indices and medium frequency signal strengths. The results of the investigation prove that software defined radio, when used in conjunction with a receiving antenna and data analysis program, provides a versatile mechanism for cost-efficient propagation research.展开更多
Based on the study of the harmonic suppression on DC side of the multi-pulse rectification system,a software platform is established in Matlab environment.The phase-shift angle is studied from the aspects of system st...Based on the study of the harmonic suppression on DC side of the multi-pulse rectification system,a software platform is established in Matlab environment.The phase-shift angle is studied from the aspects of system stability and economy,analyzing the effects of phase-shift angle on the input-side line current,the output-side voltage ripple,the equivalent capacity of autotransformer and other auxiliary devices in 12-pulse rectifier system.The software platform can complete the analysis only by inputting the initial conditions,eliminating the derivation of the intermediate formula and reducing the complexity of the system analysis,and have good scalability.The simulation results show that the system can effectively analyze the influence of phase angle on 12-pulse star-connected transformer.展开更多
文摘Medium Frequency radio holds significance in modern society as it supports broadcasting and individual communications in the public, government, and military sectors. Enhancing the availability and quality of these communications is only possible by enhancing the understanding of medium frequency propagation. While traditional methods of radio wave propagation research can have a high material demand and cost, software defined radio presents itself as a versatile and low-cost platform for medium frequency signal reception and data acquisition. This paper details a research effort that utilizes software defined radio to help characterize medium frequency signal strength in relation to ionospheric and solar weather propagation determinants. Signal strength data from seven medium frequency stations of unique transmission locations and varying transmission powers were retrieved in 24-hour segments via a receiving loop antenna, Airspy HF+ Discovery software defined radio, and SDR Sharp software interface network. Retrieved data sets were visualized and analyzed in MATLAB for the identification of signal strength trends, which were subsequently compared to historical ionospheric and space weather indices in pursuit of a quantifiable correlation between such indices and medium frequency signal strengths. The results of the investigation prove that software defined radio, when used in conjunction with a receiving antenna and data analysis program, provides a versatile mechanism for cost-efficient propagation research.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51367010,51867012)Lanzhou City Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Science and Technology Program Subsidy(No.2017-RC-51)。
文摘Based on the study of the harmonic suppression on DC side of the multi-pulse rectification system,a software platform is established in Matlab environment.The phase-shift angle is studied from the aspects of system stability and economy,analyzing the effects of phase-shift angle on the input-side line current,the output-side voltage ripple,the equivalent capacity of autotransformer and other auxiliary devices in 12-pulse rectifier system.The software platform can complete the analysis only by inputting the initial conditions,eliminating the derivation of the intermediate formula and reducing the complexity of the system analysis,and have good scalability.The simulation results show that the system can effectively analyze the influence of phase angle on 12-pulse star-connected transformer.
