VAR support should be supplied as close to the load as possible to minimize transmission losses. For voltage control and for improvement of total power factor in a distribution system the circuit- breaker switched capacitor banks can be used. The problems with this solution are the voltage steps caused by the large sizes of the capacitor banks as well as the transients caused on insertion. Thyr...

We solve the coupled mode equations governing the chalcogenide nonlinear fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) numerically, and obtain the bistability characteristics. The characteristics of the chalcogenide nonlinear FBGs such as: switching threshold intensity, bistability interval and on-off switching ratio are studied. The effects of FBG length and its third order nonlinear refractive index on FBG cha...

The sliding window approach of detecting rigid objects (such as cars) is predicated on the belief that the object can be identified from the appearance in a small region around the object. Other types of objects of amorphous spatial extent (e.g., trees, sky), however, are more naturally classified based on texture or color. In this paper, we seek to combine recognition of these two types of obj...

Oxide-based resistive switching devices are promising candidates for new memory and computing technologies. Poor understanding of the defect-based mechanisms that give rise to resistive switching is a major impediment for engineering reliable and reproducible devices. Here we identify an unintentional interface layer as the origin of resistive switching in Pt/Nb:SrTiO3 junctions. We clarify the...

Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET has the potential to replace silicon (Si) IGBT due to its superior switching performance. However due to presence of parasitic inductance in converter layout, device voltage and current experience overshoots and oscillations during device switching. These undesired overshoots increase switching loss. In the context of these parasitic inductances, the performance of ...

This is the digital implementations of Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) generators based on analog circuits. The FPGA based SPWM generator is capable to operate at switching frequencies up to 3 MHz, thus it is capable to support the high switching frequency requirements of modern single-phase dc/ac power converters. The Existing design the switching operation is in 1 MHz. Additionally, ...