This paper studies nonlinear dynamics of a simplified model of multiple-input parallel buck converters. The dynamic winnertake-all switching is used to achieve N-phase synchronization automatically, however, as parameters vary, the synchronization bifurcates to a variety of periodic/chaotic phenomena. In order to analyze system dynamics we adopt a simple piecewise constant modeling, extract ess...

In this paper we present Gun3P, a parallel 3D finite element application that the Advanced Computations Department at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is developing for the analysis of beam formation in DC guns and beam transport in klystrons. Gun3P is targeted specially to complex geometries that cannot be described by 2D models and cannot be easily handled by finite difference discretiz...

This paper proposes an alternative configuration for digitally controlled parallel connected DC–DC power converters. Unlike conventional scheme which uses only one digital controller to control all of the n parallel connected power converters, the proposed scheme employs n digital controllers for n paralleled power converters. This arrangement prevents single controller breakdown from faulting ...

This paper proposes a new bidirectional DC/DC converter for supercapacitor applications. The proposed converter has a parallel structure in supercapacitor side (where voltage is low and current is high) and a series structure in the other side. This structure increases efficiency of the converter. For current sharing in the parallel side of the proposed converter, two different methods are reco...

DC flashover performance of ice-covered composite insulators with a parallel air gap (CI/PAG) is an important technical consideration when such insulators are used to isolate ground wires for the purpose of DC ice-melting. Tests on tension and suspension types of CI/PAG were thus carried out in the artificial climate chamber to investigate their DC icing flashover performance. The influences of...

Electric vehicles have recently attracted research interest. An electric vehicle is composed of two energy sources, such as fuel cells and ultracapacitors, which are employed to provide, respectively, the steady-state and transient power demanded by the vehicle. A bidirectional DC-DC converter is needed to interface the ultracapacitor to a DC bus. The pack of ultracapacitor consists of many cel...

In view of the extensive use hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) in 2D material electronics, it becomes important to refine its dielectric characterization terms low-field permittivity and high-field strength conductivity up breakdown voltage. The present study aims at filling this gap using DC RF transport two Au-hBN-Au capacitor series variable thickness 10--100 nm range, made large high-pressure, ...