FPD'17

D2P3 - ITI - Highly Efficient Computer Aided Design tool for the electromagnetic analysis of waveguide filters based on arbitrarily-shaped structures for space and ground applications - AURORASAT (Spain), UPV (Spain)

15 Feb 2017, 10:25

30m

Newton 1 & 2 (ESA/ESTEC)

Speaker

Dr Carlos Vicente (AURORASAT)

Description

The main goal of the activity proposed for this ITI, is to implement an efficient software tool for the design of complex passive microwave components for space applications in waveguide technology, such as coaxial combline filters. This software tool shall be capable to predict high power phenomena such as Multipactor and Corona breakdown discharge. For this purpose, the team proposed will combine the advanced numerical methods for electromagnetic analysis developed by the Inventor, with the algorithms implemented by the Developer to predict high power phenomena. In order to validate this software tool, the Developer shall design, manufacture and test at least two different typologies of coaxial combline filters. Finally the Developer shall integrate the software developed into the CAD tool for the design of passive RF components FEST3D, which is currently commercialized by the Customer. Therefore, the Customer shall obtain an added-value product ready to tackle the market.

Short Speaker Information

Carlos Vicente (M’08) was born in Elche, Spain,
in 1976. He received the Dipl. degree in physics
from the Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain,
in 1999, and the Dr.-Ing degree in engineering from
the Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt,
Germany, in 2005.

From 1999 to the beginning of 2001, he was a
Research Assistant with the Department of Theoretical
Physics, Universidad de Valencia. From 2001 to
2005, he was a Professor Assistant with the Institute
of Microwave Engineering, Technical University of
Darmstadt.

In 2006, he co-founded Aurora Software and Testing S. L. (now part of CST AG), which is devoted to the telecommunications sector. His research concerns the analysis and design of passive components
for communications satellites with a special emphasis on high-power practical aspects such as passive intermodulation, corona discharge, and multipaction.