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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2020.24.5.646

Design and Implementation K-Band EWRG Transceiver for High-Resolution Rainfall Observation  

Choi, Jeong-Ho (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Chosun College of Science & Technology)
Lim, Sang-Hun (Department of Land, Water and Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil engineering and Building Technology)
Park, Hyeong-Sam (Department of Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Bae-Kyu (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Chosun College of Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.24, no.5, 2020 , pp. 646-654 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper is to develop an electromagnetic wave-based sensor that can measure the spatial distribution of precipitation, and to a electromagnetic wave rain gauge (hereinafter, "EWRG") capable of simultaneously measuring rainfall, snowfall, and wind field, which are the core of heavy rain observation. Through this study, the LFM transmission and reception signals were theoretically analyzed. In addition, In order to develop a radar transceiver, LFM transceiver design and simulation were conducted. In this paper, we developed a K-BAND pulse-driven 6W SSPA(Solid State Power Amplifiers) transceiver using a small HMIC(Hybrid Microwave Integrated Circuit). It has more than 6W of output power and less than 5dB of receiving NF(Noise Figure) with short duty of 1% in high temperature environment of 65 degrees. The manufactured module emits LFM and Square Pulse waveform with the built-in waveform generator, and the receiver has more than 40dB of gain. The transceiver developed in this paper can be applied to the other small weather radar.
Keywords
K-Band; EWRG; Transceiver; LFM; Pulse compression;
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