Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722046620
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (466 download)
Book Synopsis Adaptive Control of Interface by Temperature and Interface Profile Feedback in Transparent Multi-Zone Crystal Growth Furnace by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Adaptive Control of Interface by Temperature and Interface Profile Feedback in Transparent Multi-Zone Crystal Growth Furnace written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this research is to control the dynamics of multizone programmable crystal growth furnaces. Due to the inevitable heat exchange among different heating zones and the transient nature of the process, the dynamics of multizone furnaces is time varying, distributed, and therefore complex in nature. Electrical power to heating zones and the translational speed of the ampoule are employed as inputs to control the dynamics. Structural properties of the crystal is the ultimate aim of this adaptive control system. These properties can be monitored in different ways. Following an order of complexity, these may include: (1) on line measurement of the material optical properties such as the refractive index of crystal; (2) on line x-ray imaging of the interface topology; (3) on line optical quantification of the interface profile such as the determination of concavity or convexity of the interface shape; and (4) on line temperature measurement at points closest to the material such as measurements of the ampoule's outside and inside surface temperatures. The research performed makes use of the temperature and optical measurements, specified in (3) and (4) as the outputs of furnace dynamics. However, if the instrumentation is available, the proposed control methodology can be extended to the measurements listed in (1) and (2). Batur, Celal Unspecified Center NCC3-150...