The paper introduces a novel, scalable control allocation (CA) formulation for active capacitor balancing of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). is obtained by introducing converter arm model that also and accommodates an MMC with any number phases submodules (SM). CA algorithm involves fast real-time minimization error cost function formalized as linear programming (LP) quadratic (QP) prob...

Quilt Packaging (QP), a novel chip-to-chip communication paradigm for system-in-package integration, is presented. By forming protruding metal nodules along the edges of the chips and interconnecting integrated circuits (ICs) through them, QP offers an approach to ameliorate the I/O speed bottleneck. A fabrication process that includes deep reactive ion etching, electroplating, and chemical-mec...

We present a frequency-independent three-dimensional (3-D) compressional wave attenuation model (indicated by the reciprocal of quality factor Qp) for Kı̄lauea Volcano in Hawai‘i. We apply the simul2000 tomographic algorithm to the attenuation operator t∗ values for the inversion of Qp perturbations through a recent 3-D seismic velocity model and earthquake location catalog. The t∗ values are me...

Tuber rot disease is a major constraint to white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) production, accounting for 50-60% of annual yield losses in Nigeria. The main method of control using synthetic fungicides is being discouraged due to human and environmental health hazards. The potential of Oryza sativa husk (OSH) and Quercus phillyraeoides (QP) extracts for the in vitro and in vivo control of six virul...

Advances in multimedia devices, video compression efficiency and increased availability of network bandwidth have increased the proliferation of multimedia applications. However, the proliferation of these applications has also increased the need to maximize available network resources and also meet end users’ Quality of Experience (QoE) and expectations. We present results for end-to-end video...