Introduction Rowing performance depends on maximization of mechanical power delivered by the rower(s) and minimization of power losses [1]. Though reductions of power losses may increase the average velocity of a boat, traditional feedback methods lack the accuracy to differentiate between small variations in this power losses. Therefore, we developed a feedback tool to provide real-time feedba...

This paper presents a soft-switching DC-DC boost converter, which can be utilized in renewable energy systems such as photovoltaic array, and wind turbine connections to infinite bus of a big power network, using grid connected inverters. In the proposed topology for the DC-DC boost converter, the main and the auxiliary power switches are turned on and turned off with zero voltage switching (ZV...

Acknowledgments My special thank goes to my advisor Dr. Marcio S. de Queiroz. I thank him for all his continued support in all stages of this project. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to my committee members Dr. Kemin Zhou and Dr. Yitshak Ram for their valuable support and guidance. Abstract A solution to the problem of AMB control with reduced electrical power losses will be pr...