Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry for string monitoring and fault analysis in PV power plants
- Formalism for analyzing electromagnetic signal propagation through piecewise-defined transmission lines.
- Detecting and localizing disconnections in PV string using SSTDR
- Detecting broken cells and modules in a PV system using SSTDR
- Analyzing and validating frequency-dependent complex impedance of PV modules with a goal to monitor PV modules
- Characterizing impedance of like-new and damaged PV modules using SSTDR for fault detection and localization
- Working with impedance spectroscopy technique
- Implementing SSTDR Technique for like-capacitive and complex systems
Fabrication of a dual ring resonator design using electro-optic polymer material and lumped electrode design
- Fabricated a dual ring resonating highly linear electro optic polymer modulator for microwave photonic links.
- Experimentally characterized polymer materials, photoresists and experimented with various fabrication process, poling and measurement.