Increased penetration levels of Distributed Generation (DG) can cause harmful harmonics and power quality issues for the power distribution system. This project aims to investigate harmonic and power quality issues related to high penetration levels o . . .

Statement of Problem: Today all of our residential and commercial properties use AC power for all of our electrical needs, but as our electronics have been advancing our method to supply power has not changed for over a century. AC power has proven to . . .

Dual-slope analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are known for their high accuracy, but slow conversion times. The objective of this project was to design a 12-bit dual-slope analog-to-digital converter in a 0.5 µm CMOS process which rejects 60 Hz noise . . .

Arc Flash causes serious damage to life and equipment. Several new techniques have been created to help reduce the risks associated with Arc Flash. Most commonly used and trusted method by the industry is a study that uses electrical system characteri . . .

Statement of Problem: Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip (POTT) is a scheme that enables fast tripping of breakers at the local and remote end of a protected equipment. POTT schemes are typically used for high voltage line protection against faults . . .

Optics usually refers to the behavior of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. In mathematics, triangulation, is based on the relations of the angles and sides of a triangle. This project is using both of these concepts for distance estimation. Und . . .

It is common for the frequency response of a loudspeaker to be characterized at a single point directly in front of the speaker. A loudspeaker’s frequency response depends on the spatial position of the microphone, and being able to obtain the frequen . . .

Learning how to barbeque can be an intimidating and a difficult process, taking years to master, leaving novice cooks disappointed with burnt uncooked meat. Today, there are PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) controllers that allow novice cooks to . . .

This report describes the operation, design, and simulation of a comparator and an integrator for a Dynamic Offset Test Bench (DOTB) in 0.18µm CMOS. The DOTB is used to accurately measure the effective input offset voltage for a high-speed latching co . . .

Solar generation is the generation and manipulation of solar energy, through photovoltaic cells in solar panels. The use of photovoltaic solar panels is usually the most efficient way of storing the energy. The energy that is stored in photovoltaic pa . . .

Smart Devices and the need for intelligent systems has brought about a revolution in Technology. With devices getting smaller, yet more effective, there is a constant need for research and development of smart system designs. One such entity that has . . .

Robotics is a topic of curiosity among students and technology enthusiasts around the world. In recent times with the introduction of more complicated systems and designs, robotics has taken a great leap forward in various industries and among technol . . .

Camera calibration which is also described as camera re-sectioning, involves approximation of various parameters between the lens and the image sensor of a camera. These variables serve different purposes, which include removal of lens distorsion, est . . .

With the advancement in technology these days, we need our work to be done in a faster and efficient way, especially in the areas of telecommunication and VLSI technologies. We need our problems to be rapidly resolved. Hence, in the world of computing . . .

One of the most crucial parameters for traffic measurement is vehicle classification. Currently, several different methods for analyzing and interpreting vehicle classification exist: magnetics, magnetometer sensors and inductive loops [1] are just a . . .

Jaundice is a commonly occurring incident at birth and the first few days to weeks of the life a neonate. It does not pose a serious health risk and requires minimal medical intervention. However, hyperbilirubinemia can result in long term neurodevelo . . .

Recent changes in computation and storage have led to the tremendous growth of neural networks and big data. Analysis of big data has led to achievements such as self-driving cars through advances in algorithms like machine vision. There is a growing . . .

Communication is important in society and antennas are needed to communicate effectively across large distances. Currently, the demands of transferring more data at a faster rate and over vast distances require new technology. One new proposed technol . . .

In this project the design of a simple ring oscillator VCO was explored. This new proposed ring oscillator uses inverter delay cells including transmission gates, in order to turn off one transistor in the next delay cell before the other transistor t . . .

The objective of this thesis is to design, simulate and fabricate a dielectric resonator band-pass filter to operate at a center frequency of 1.905 GHz with a narrow bandwidth of 8.0 MHz and 60 dB rejection ± 1 MHz from the pass-band edge. In this the . . .

A blood cell count is a common diagnostic tool in medicine, and one way to obtain such a count is from an image of a blood smear. Researchers at the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) at the University of California, Davis have deve . . .

This thesis discusses the different strategies used to perform peak load shaving through the means of distributed generation and energy storage systems from the Utility’s perspective. Peak load shaving, sometimes referred to as load leveling or peak s . . .

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health problem that can lead to permanent disability or death. A TBI may cause two major types of intra-cranial hemorrhage: subdural hematoma (SDH) and epidural hematoma (EDH). Subdural hematomas are the most . . .

The limited resolution of a microscope is due to the diffraction limit, aperture and the optical lens. Superresolution (SR) methods improve resolution beyond the diffraction limit. Structured illumination (SI) is an SR method that helps acquire and fu . . .

The affordability, small size, and minimal power requirements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers makes them common in portable applications. The challenge with MEMS accelerometers is that they are subject to stochastic and determi . . .

Current Mode Logic buffers are based on the MOS differential amplifier circuit. Since CML buffers utilize a differential circuit topology, they are less vulnerable to common-mode noise than standard CMOS buffers. CML buffers are able to operate in hig . . .

The conventional diffraction limit defines a finite range of spatial frequencies that can be transmitted through a microscope. To reveal more information about the objects that are observed by microscope, techniques that can go beyond this limit need . . .

During recent years, there has been a trend of increasing renewable generation desiring to interconnect to the electrical power grid around the world. While renewable interconnections, such as wind, solar, biomass or geothermal, are favorable for the . . .

The goal of this project is to design and implement FPGA design of Daubechies lifting scheme for audio compression and reconstruction. The design approach is to use top down hierarchical design. The algorithm implemented performs compression and recon . . .

In last couple of decades, the number of vehicles has increased drastically. With this increase, it is becoming difficult to keep track of each vehicle for purpose of law enforcement and traffic management. License Plate Recognition is used increasing . . .

This project will focus on the application of an advanced electromagnetic simulation software: 4nec2 for the near-field characterization of a 3-element X-band array of waveguide and horn antennas. Previous modeling efforts have shown a significant dif . . .

Audio coder using perceptual linear predictive coding is a new technique for compressing and decompressing audio signal. This technique codes only the information of an audio signal, which is audible to the human ear, all other information is discarde . . .

License Plate Recognition or LPR is an image-processing technology used to identify vehicles by their license plates. This technology is used in various applications involving security, traffic, law enforcement, public safety and transportation sector . . .

This project report introduces artificial intelligence based algorithm for classifying fault type and determining fault location on the power system, which can be implemented on a Microprocessor based relay. This new concept relies on a principle of p . . .

GSM automation and control has always been interesting and challenging area for me. After searching for adequate amount of time, I found a demanding project in the GSM automation and data logger designing. The aim of this project is to design a data l . . .

As we know our each day to day activity requires electricity, starting from waking up by alarm to using cell phone and computer at work till watching our daily night shows on television, and that comes from the power generation plants, usually called . . .

This project will focus on the thermometric calibration of the heating effects by the 27.12 MHz Mettler Diathermy system on non-hardening clay with digital thermometer of plastic probe for use in Hyperthermia system for the treatment of cancer. The no . . .

This report will present steps taken in order to develop a “Platform Readiness Test Plan”. The platform readiness test plan will provide assistance to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in testing and validating their motherboard robustness pr . . .

The major concern of the world at this time is the growing rate of energy consumption and the resulting act of increasing pollution. We are living in an era where it is not possible to stop the growth or decrease the use of energy, whether it relates . . .

This project develops a method for path planning and tracking of a moving target by a wheeled robot. The main kinematics variables updated in each step are the orientation and relative position of the robot and the target. A discrete extended Kalman f . . .

To design a circuit that measures and controls the pressure of the generated steam to the required level. Also, that keeps track of sun path to get maximum exposure of sunlight and thus getting optimum energy level from solar radiation. This system ha . . .

Design and validation of NTRU public-key cryptosystem is a relatively new Public Key Cryptosystem. Public Key Cryptography or Asymmetric Cryptography is used in areas of digital signatures and key exchange. RSA is an acclaimed Public Key cryptosystem . . .

This report details the different stages of the recently initiated Phase I clinical trial of a new modality of cancer treatment in India. The clinical trial involves the addition of hyperthermia or heat treatment to existing treatment techniques such . . .

The main objective of this project is to analyze nonlinear effects in optical fiber and to discuss how these effects cause dispersion in input signals. This project also discusses the pros and cons of nonlinear dispersion. Nonlinear dispersion may be . . .

The purpose of this project is to gather and document the existing criteria, rules, and practices used by the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) in California for physical interconnection of Distributed Generation (DG) and to identify existing technical . . .

The object of the project is to design, simulate and fabricate a broadband microstrip balun operating at a center frequency of 5 GHz and wide bandwidth of 3.5 GHz. In this project report, I present one design with the capacitor in the middle of couple . . .

This project focuses on a physiotherapy technique in which a therapist uses the thumbs to apply force to the spinal column of a patient. A therapy session consists of a series of bouts. Because the thumbs tire quickly, the bouts usually are short, abo . . .

The increased use of nonlinear electronic equipment has become a concern in most utility power systems. Nonlinear loads draw current discontinuously during the cycle of the input voltage waveform and produce low power factors when harmonics are taken . . .

The purpose of this project was to optimize the bonding parameters to develop an adhesive wafer bonding process that produces a defect free and relatively strong bond using SU-8 as an intermediate adhesive layer at the lowest possible processing tempe . . .

The focus of this project is to carry out an accurate simulation study of a 3- element array of rectangle horn antennas forming a focused near field beam. This study has useful application for clinical hyperthermia which is the therapeutic treatment o . . .

This project focuses on the experimental study of 3-element linear antenna array operating in the X-band frequency range of 8-12 GHz. The main application of the array design is in microwave hyperthermia treatment of tumors by focused radiation. Typic . . .

In this modern age the power system is becoming increasingly large and much more complicated in its operation. Maintaining synchronism between various parts of power system is becoming cumbersome process, which arises stability problems in power syste . . .

The main objective of this project is to design a synthesizer that can convert mono audio signal into stereo audio signal. This synthesizer proves to be a handy hardware that allows enjoying stereo quality even though the source of the audio is mono. . . .

Image compression is getting more and more important in the electronic world with increased amount of bandwidth and storage requirement with increase in the image and video usage over internet. Pioneering advances in the image compression algorithms a . . .

GPS has become a common household item for various purposes, the most obvious one being navigation. It is also used for other purposes and leisurely activities such as running, biking, skating, skiing and even swimming. This project uses a GPS receive . . .

This project is about generation of power through the solar panels in Californian highways and storing it in a storage system. The plan is to build up charging stations for electric vehicles on highways and this stored form of energy can be used in th . . .

This paper provides a detailed study on the algorithms used by an ALU to perform multiplication and division for large numbers, and recommends one algorithm that will give best performance for division and multiplication. The multiplication algorithms . . .

In the past few years, there has been continuing increase in the number and range of products and services that incorporate speech technology. This increase in applications is partly due to the advances made in field of speech synthesis and recognitio . . .

Human life could be much more comfortable, if global machinery works on voice commands. There are lot of products available in the market those provide us automated voice controlled working experience. Voice-identification is a kind of technology in w . . .

The main goal of this project is to design and implement data communication between personal computer and PIC18F452 (Peripheral Interface Controller) microcontroller using USB (Universal Serial Bus) protocol. The major hardware components of this proj . . .

During preliminary substation design, only minimal information is available to the designer. Substation bus arrangements have been defined in textbooks for their advantages and disadvantages. However, the exact level of superiority/inferiority of one . . .

The analysis of Power Systems under fault condition represents one of the most important and complex task in Power Engineering. The studies and detection of these faults is necessary to ensure that the reliability and stability of the power system do . . .

Adaptive Delta Pulse Code Modulation is a well known encoding scheme used for speech processing. This project focuses on the simplification in the technique so that the hardware complexity can be reduced for the portable speech recording devices. The . . .

With the amount of wireless impact in today’s society, filter design is a very important and integral aspect of modern communication systems. The main purpose of filtering is to improve the signal to noise ratio, SNR, , which describes how much noise . . .

This project presents head monitoring movement system. It has potential application for monitoring patients head after surgery and operations. Sometimes it is very important to monitor patient’s head position after surgery not to have movement of more . . .

Electrical power systems is a large interconnected network that requires a careful design to maintain the system with continuous power flow operation without any limitations. Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) is an application o . . .

Internet plays very important role in our lives. Internet brings the whole world to our desktop. The next step would be when we will control various applications remotely through internet. This is where we can see the significance of internet enabled . . .

This project is a fault diagnosis and redesign effort for an 8-bit 20-MS/s pipelined analog-to-digital converter designed and fabricated in a 0.5µm CMOS process technology. This integrated circuit was designed using a 1.5 bit/stage pipelined architect . . .

Currently chemotherapy radiation and surgery are the standard treatments for cancer that are widely accepted and used. However, a fourth modality is emerging as an adjuvant tool against cancer. Hyperthermia treatment is currently used as an added form . . .

The main objective of this project is to understand the concept of stereo sound enhancement techniques and implement a stereo sound enhancement algorithm on Altera FPGA board. The algorithm I have implemented is based on the concept of taking spatial . . .

In today’s complex world the need to maintain the security of information or physical property has become more important and difficult task. Developing a trusted authentication system is inevitably linked to the number of passes an individual undergoe . . .

The main aim of this project is to explain the effects of Harmonics in the Power System and steps to reduce the effects of Harmonics. This project will also explain how Harmonic distortion is one of the most important problems associated with power qu . . .

A fall monitor was previously created for use with children under treatment for cerebral palsy at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California. The two functions of the fall monitor are to record the activity of a child and to detect when the . . .

Fiber optic communication systems consist of various optical component systems including optical sources, fibers and detectors with unique characteristics that ultimately determine system performance. FOSDET is an educational tool designedfor student . . .

This project will focus on the experimental characterization of heating effects by 27.12 MHz Mettler Diathermy system on clay models for use in hyperthermia for cancer treatment. The project involves microwave applicators suitable for hyperthermia tre . . .

This project will focus on the practical simulation of the focusing properties of the 27 MHz Mettler diathermy system that is potentially used as a heating tool in the treatment of tumors by hyperthermia. The simulation is carried out using the advanc . . .

California is recognized as one of the greenest states among all the states in Northern America. Thus it is bound that California has lots of tree waste than any other states. On the same lines, Sacramento is knows for city of trees, thus creating one . . .

This project will focus on the final tuning and debugging of 3-dimensional electromagnetic software that was initially developed in the Microwave laboratory at CSUS. The application of the software in clinical hyperthermia, which involves the treatmen . . .

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California wants to study the effect of Botox medicine on children with cerebral palsy in reducing the number of falls. The hardware for a home fall monitor was built. The home fall monitor consists of a micro . . .

Water treatment is the most important part of any power plant. Water from natural reservoir is fetched into plant and treated to reduce impurity level, before it is used to generate saturated steam. The saturated steam rotates turbine at high speed so . . .

The thermal power plant uses the water as the primary source to generate the electricity. Generally, the water contains so many impurities, which can harm the boiler and other equipments. The dissolved gases in water can cause the corrosion on the boi . . .

Common Channel Signaling #7 (also known as CCS#7 and SS#7) is widely used signaling protocol for the telecommunication as well as satellite communication. CCS#7 protocol uses packets instead of signals to minimize the latency between signaling points. . . .

Microwave baluns are key circuit components in wireless modulator and mixer circuits. The objective of the project is to design, simulate and fabricate an improved version of wideband microwave balun operating at a center frequency of 2.4 GHz. The des . . .

Image compression has become one of the most important disciplines in digital electronics because of the ever-growing popularity and usage of the internet and multimedia systems combined with the high requirements of the bandwidth and storage space. V . . .

Implementation of this USB (Universal Serial Bus) based data processing system is done using PIC 18f2550 microcontroller, LCD 16*2 display, USB connector, and ATMEL AT24C04 Serial EEPROM for storage of data. The main objective of this project is to es . . .

Data corruption during the transmission and reception of data because of noisy channel medium is the most common problem faced in digital communication system. Thus, it is hard to get the reliable communication. Thus, to get the error free communicati . . .

In a thermal power plant, the boiler is a portion responsible of converting incoming water into steam which is followed by various apparatus which turn it to super heated steam. This steam is supplied to steam turbines. The dryer the incoming steam gr . . .

There were no problems in quality of power for the past few decades, since it had no effect on majority of the loads connected to the electrical distribution system. An Induction motor’s output is considerably lowered while in operation it is continge . . .

Overloading is a major problem as there is no any system to ensure the consumer power usage. For example, weather conditions can change the consumer usage and extreme weather conditions can cause overloading. So when there is no way to determine consu . . .

In today’s world, due to the growing demands of technology and rise in population, there has been a tremendous pressure on the electricity demands. So far fossil fuels have been used to meet the demands, but since fossil fuels are finite and are getti . . .

Pursuing the commitment of California State to generate at least 20 percent of total generated energy from the renewable source by the year 2010 rather than 2017, many new power plants based on renewable energy sources are being set up in California [ . . .

Voice recognition is the ability of a machine or a program to receive and interpret dictation, or to understand the spoken words. In the recent years, an interest has been received by systems for audio fingerprinting based voice recognition systems wh . . .

Developing countries have an abundance of renewable energy sources but the implementation of cost effective projects, to harness this energy and provide a support system to the ever-increasing demand from the conventional sources, are rare. Rapid depl . . .

The main goal of this project is to implement the DCT and quantization of a JPEG image compression algorithm using hardware. Basically, in this project the JPEG algorithm converts an image from BMP format into a JPEG format. The main step of this algo . . .

Video compression is getting more and more important in the electronic world with increased amount of bandwidth and storage requirement due to increase in the video usage over the internet. Pioneering advances in the video compression algorithms is im . . .

Voltage Stability is becoming an increasing source of concern in secure operation of present-day power systems. There is a need to perform studies to ensure that the reliability of the power system is not decreases as a result of unstable voltage. Thi . . .

This project will focus on the application of advanced electromagnetic simulation software 4nec2, for the near-field characterization of a 3-element S-band array of horn antennas, operating at the ISM frequency of 2.4 GHz. Previous modeling efforts ha . . .

Microcontroller is a system, which contains processor, memory, and peripherals. Microcontroller is a basic building block for embedded systems like automobiles, home appliances, and peripherals for computer systems. Programmable interface Controller ( . . .

The University of California Berkeley created a building-to-grid (B2G) test bed facility at one of their buildings called Cory Hall to research and analyze the strategies useful in making buildings capable of responding to electrical critical pricing . . .

We all dream of having an intelligent home that understands our needs and provides us with exactly what we want. Human life could be much more comfortable with an automated work-place or home or re-creation center. There are a lot of products availabl . . .