L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation

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dc.contributor.advisorInggs, Michaelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMngadi, Andileen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T10:54:42Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T10:54:42Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 53-54)
dc.description.abstractThe Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a multi billion dollar international project to create a receiving surface of a million square metres, one hundred times larger than the biggest receiving surface now in existence. The SKA core array will have to be located in a remote area. Therefore countries interested in hosting the SKA core array were requested to perform Radio Frequency Interference measurements at their site of choice. The systems that are to be used in the measurements must conform to a document called the "RFI Measurement Protocol for Candidates SKA Sites", the SKA Memo 37. The RFI protocol divides measurements into two parts, Mode 1 and Mode 2. Mode 1 is defined for the observation of strong RFI and is relevant for SKA receiver linearity analysis. Mode 2 is defined for the observation of weak interferences, which potentially threatens to obscure weak signals of interest. In Mode 1, the RFI protocol specifies a dwell time of 2μS duration over a large 1 MHz bandwidth in the 960 -1400 MHz band (L-band). The reason for this short dwell time is to capture and characterize pulsed interference from radars and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) in this band. This kind of interference is expected, potentially with very high peak power and short dwell time. Executing these measurements with the spectrum analyzer is impractical because of the very long measurement times. It was therefore proposed to build a dedicated FFT spectrometer from standard components, state of the art FPGA board with a high speed 14 bit ADC.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMngadi, A. (2007). <i>L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5158en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMngadi, Andile. <i>"L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5158en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMngadi, A. 2007. L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mngadi, Andile AB - The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a multi billion dollar international project to create a receiving surface of a million square metres, one hundred times larger than the biggest receiving surface now in existence. The SKA core array will have to be located in a remote area. Therefore countries interested in hosting the SKA core array were requested to perform Radio Frequency Interference measurements at their site of choice. The systems that are to be used in the measurements must conform to a document called the "RFI Measurement Protocol for Candidates SKA Sites", the SKA Memo 37. The RFI protocol divides measurements into two parts, Mode 1 and Mode 2. Mode 1 is defined for the observation of strong RFI and is relevant for SKA receiver linearity analysis. Mode 2 is defined for the observation of weak interferences, which potentially threatens to obscure weak signals of interest. In Mode 1, the RFI protocol specifies a dwell time of 2μS duration over a large 1 MHz bandwidth in the 960 -1400 MHz band (L-band). The reason for this short dwell time is to capture and characterize pulsed interference from radars and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) in this band. This kind of interference is expected, potentially with very high peak power and short dwell time. Executing these measurements with the spectrum analyzer is impractical because of the very long measurement times. It was therefore proposed to build a dedicated FFT spectrometer from standard components, state of the art FPGA board with a high speed 14 bit ADC. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation TI - L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5158 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5158
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMngadi A. L-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5158en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherElectrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleL-band RFI measurement system simulation and investigationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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