Today’s communication systems make strong demands on both receiver sensitivity and large-signal performance (dynamic range). When selecting components for a new design, therefore, it behooves the designer to focus on the performance of each one with regard to these requirements. In particular, this article deals with mixers and the basic parameters specified in their data sheets. The communicat...

This paper describes the design and performance analysis of a variable-capacity heat pump system developed for a small [1800ft (167 m)] prototype net ZEH with an average design cooling load of 1.25 tons (4.4 kW) in five selected US climates. The heat pump integrates space heating and cooling, water heating, ventilation, and humidity control (humidification and dehumidification) functions into a...

In this paper, we study WSN design, as a multi-objective optimization problem using GA technique. We study the effects of GA parameters including population size, selection and crossover method and mutation probability on the design. Choosing suitable parameters is a trade-off between different network criteria and characteristics. Type of deployment, effect of network size, radio communication...