Date of Award

2016

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Awarded

Master of Science (MS)

Program

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

College

Engineering

Faculty Advisor

Braaten, Benjamin Davis

Description

This work presents the equivalent circuit model, ringing and overshoot characteristics, as well as the ability of a new magneto-static responsive structure (MRS) to achieve the recon gurabil- ity of a variable e ective permittivity structure (VEPS). Through the use of a static magnetic eld and micro-sized conductive magnetic particles, the MRS can be used to connect separate transmis- sion lines (TL) that operate up to a radio frequency of 5 GHz. The simulated and measured results show the MRS functions well compared to other switching methods. The VEPS's ability to achieve e ective permittivity recon gurability is also demonstrated, showing that the VEPS functions as the well-known mushroom structure when the MRSs are in the on state and as a regular TL when the MRSs are in the o state. Finally, several brief studies of the MRS are performed, including the activation methods, MRS geometry, di erent types of magnetic particles, and smaller embedded MRSs within the VEPS.

Rights

NDSU Policy 190.6.2

Rights Link

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-5872-7400

Handle Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28002

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