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Fractional describing function analysis of PWPF modulator

  • Xinsheng Wang*
  • , Danwei Wang
  • , Senqiang Zhu
  • , Eng Kee Poh
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • DSO National Laboratory, Singapore

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Abstract

Pulse-width pulse-frequency (PWPF) modulators arewidely used in spacecraft thruster control. Their dynamic characteristic is still lack of effective analysis tools. This paper presents a fractional describing functionmethod to describe the frequency characteristics of PWPF. A frequency-dependent gain and phase shift are clearly described by fractional-order expression, and the fractional-order behaviors depict the nonlinear properties of PWPF modulators. This fractional describing function method can also be applied to other kinds of modulators.

Original languageEnglish
Article number287040
JournalMathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

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