A new dynamic comparator is presented using modified gain stage followed by latch stage for high speed analog-to-digital converter. The gain stage of proposed comparator is a modified class AB pre-amplifier which makes it suitable for high speed of operation with small delay time and low power. The circuit is simulated in 180 nm process technology using tool Cadence Virtuoso with a supply volta...

Electrolytic capacitors are used in several applications ranging from power supplies on safety critical avionics equipment to power drivers for electro-mechanical actuators. This makes them good candidates for prognostics and health management research. Prognostics provides a way to assess remaining useful life of components or systems based on their current state of health and their anticipate...

Electrolytic capacitors are used in several applications ranging from power supplies for safety critical avionics equipment to power drivers for electro-mechanical actuators. Past experiences show that capacitors tend to degrade and fail faster when subjected to high electrical or thermal stress conditions during operations. This makes them good candidates for prognostics and health management....

Low-power wireless system design requires optimization at all levels of the design abstraction. Sub-1V operation is the key to lowpower design and requires modification of the process technology (e.g., multiple threshold devices, variable threshold devices using bulk biasing or dual-gate SO1 technology, etc.), circuit optimization, and architecture optimization. The CAD tool requirements for th...

In this thesis we seek to develop smaller, less expensive, and more efficient power electronics. We also investigate emerging applications where the proper implementation of these new types of power converters can have a significant impact on the overall system performance. We have developed a new two-stage dc-dc converter architecture suitable for low-voltage CMOS power delivery. The architect...

The revolution in power electronics has opened an era for widespread use of power converters of different power rating from few Watts to Mega-Watts. AC-DC converters are most widely used power converters as the distributed electric power is AC supply, while the applications based on DC supply as well as variable frequency AC supply, need conversion of AC supply into DC supply. Large current har...

A new fuzzy maximum power point tracker (MPPT) for photovoltaic systems is proposed. Fuzzy controller input parameters dI dP , ) dI dP ( D and variation of duty cycle ( DC D ) are used to generate the optimal MPPT converter duty cycle, such that solar panel maximum power is generated under different operating conditions. A photovoltaic system including a solar panel, a fuzzy MPP tracker and...

Fuel cells are new alternative energy resource that has a great promise for distributed generation and electric vehicle application. However, fuel cells have a slow response due to their slow internal electromechanical and thermodynamic response. To optimize the fuel cell system performance, a fuel cell DC-DC converter with an appropriate controller which can regulate the power flow and automat...

The goal of this work is to reduce the DC-link capacitance of a two-stage single-phase inverter so much that the use of film capacitors becomes feasible in both, price and volume. Film capacitors instead of electrolytic capacitors could increase lifetime and reliability of the inverter, especially in high-temperature applications like module-integrated micro-inverters. For the capacitance reduc...

Sensors with long lifetimes create new applications in medical, infrastructure and environmental monitoring. Due to volume constraints, sensor systems are often capable of storing only small amounts of energy. Several systems have increased lifetime through VDD scaling [1][2][3]. This necessitates voltage conversion from highervoltage storage elements, such as batteries and fuel cells. Power is...