Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures

Radio Frequency Micro - Electro - Mechanical System (RF MEMS) is one of the emerging applications in MEMS technology which are used in phase - shifters, couplers, filters, tunes or antennas. In order to model and optimize the performance of the devices, an accurate k...

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Main Author: Edward, David Miieg.
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2009
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description Radio Frequency Micro - Electro - Mechanical System (RF MEMS) is one of the emerging applications in MEMS technology which are used in phase - shifters, couplers, filters, tunes or antennas. In order to model and optimize the performance of the devices, an accurate knowledge and understanding of the electrom agnetic field such as the Maxwell theorem is essential. In this project, a new numerical method is introduced to analyze the problems which cause the limitation of the conventional time domain technique. The method is expanded to analyze MEMS devi ces with moving parts with the Finite Different Time Domain (FDTD) method for Electromagnetic (EM) field. By employing transformation in the time factor, the grid generation technique can be applied to the time - domain analysis of a moving object. These tec hniques are implemented in analyzing structure of uninformed shape and motion. The s imulation method for the RF MEMS variable capacitor is applied to the analysis of a two - dimensional (2D) Transverse Electric (TE) mode. The acceleration of the p lates is derived from the equilibrium between the spring force and the electrical force. A damping constant is added into the system and the motion of the MEMS variab le capacitor is analyzed. The s imulation will analyze the damping effect towards the motio n due to the damping mechanism such as fluids damping and electronics damping.
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spelling unimas-65132023-08-07T03:28:53Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6513/ Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures Edward, David Miieg. T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Radio Frequency Micro - Electro - Mechanical System (RF MEMS) is one of the emerging applications in MEMS technology which are used in phase - shifters, couplers, filters, tunes or antennas. In order to model and optimize the performance of the devices, an accurate knowledge and understanding of the electrom agnetic field such as the Maxwell theorem is essential. In this project, a new numerical method is introduced to analyze the problems which cause the limitation of the conventional time domain technique. The method is expanded to analyze MEMS devi ces with moving parts with the Finite Different Time Domain (FDTD) method for Electromagnetic (EM) field. By employing transformation in the time factor, the grid generation technique can be applied to the time - domain analysis of a moving object. These tec hniques are implemented in analyzing structure of uninformed shape and motion. The s imulation method for the RF MEMS variable capacitor is applied to the analysis of a two - dimensional (2D) Transverse Electric (TE) mode. The acceleration of the p lates is derived from the equilibrium between the spring force and the electrical force. A damping constant is added into the system and the motion of the MEMS variab le capacitor is analyzed. The s imulation will analyze the damping effect towards the motio n due to the damping mechanism such as fluids damping and electronics damping. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS 2009 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6513/1/Edward%20David%20Miieg%20ft.pdf Edward, David Miieg. (2009) Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
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Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures
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title_full Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures
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title_full_unstemmed Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures
title_short Electromagnetic modelling of rf mems structures
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topic T Technology (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6513/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6513/1/Edward%20David%20Miieg%20ft.pdf