Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Water Pipe Sensor and Telemetry
Joint Authors
Ammann, Max J.
McEvoy, Patrick
Gaetano, Domenico
Ruvio, Giuseppe
Source
International Journal of Geophysics
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An antipodal Vivaldi antenna operates simultaneously for telemetry and sensing when placed conformally onto PVC pipes.
Good radiation efficiency is realised and the antenna impedance matching remains stable when a pipe is empty or contains water.
The fidelity factor performance based on an input Ultra-Wideband Gaussian pulse is a suitable figure of merit to detect water presence.
Different water levels and pipe conditions correspond to fidelity factors between 90% and 96%, which are a suitable dynamic range for sensing and the appropriate quality for pulse communications for remote monitoring.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ruvio, Giuseppe& Gaetano, Domenico& Ammann, Max J.& McEvoy, Patrick. 2012. Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Water Pipe Sensor and Telemetry. International Journal of Geophysics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ruvio, Giuseppe…[et al.]. Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Water Pipe Sensor and Telemetry. International Journal of Geophysics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ruvio, Giuseppe& Gaetano, Domenico& Ammann, Max J.& McEvoy, Patrick. Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna for Water Pipe Sensor and Telemetry. International Journal of Geophysics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507827
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507827