UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION USING LAW OF PROPAGATION AND MONTE CARLO SIMULATION METHODS WITH THE AUTORFPOWER MEASUREMENT SOFTWARE

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2024-09-01

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Danacı, Erkan
Kartal Doğan, Aliye
Çiçek, Engin Can
Çetinkaya, Anıl
Kaya, Muhammed Çağrı
Oğuztüzün, Mehmet Halit S.
Tünay, Gülsün

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RF power measurement is essential in RF and microwave metrology. For reliable and accurate power measurement, automatic measurement is preferred. A software application in C#, named AutoRFPower, was developed for automatic RF power measurement and uncertainty calculations at this study. According to the GUM document, this application is enhanced for uncertainty calculations by utilizing the Law of Propagation method and the Monte Carlo Simulation method. Trial measurements were performed at different RF power levels and frequencies between 50 MHz and 18 GHz using the AutoRFPower software. Law of Propagation and Monte Carlo Simulation uncertainty calculations were carried out by AutoRFPower based on the trial measurements and by the Oracle Crystal Ball simulation application. All measurements and their uncertainty calculations were compared with each other, and this study validated the uncertainty calculation of AutoRFPower. In addition, it was observed that in the Monte Carlo Simulation, uncertainty calculation results were non-symmetrical normal distribution, contrary to the assumption of symmetrical normal distribution according to the Low of Propagation method. Moreover, it has been observed that the statistical distribution of uncertainty changes depending on the dominant component of the parameters in the model function used for the uncertainty calculation with the Monte Carlo Simulation method.

Subject Keywords

Auto RF Power Measurement, Law of Propagation Method, Monte Carlo Simulation Method, Uncertainty Calculation

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https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1364464
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/111181

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