<p><span lang="EN-US">A multi-level converter is a power electronic device desired to generate AC voltage level using several introduced DC voltages, the output of characterized by low harmonic content (THD) compared conventional inverters. The adopted innovative design permits independent control PV modules, enabling, in this way, operate independently and won’t be very affected in...

This paper presents a discrete sliding-mode control scheme with feedforward compensation for the closed-loop regulation of the pulse-width modulated (PWM) inverter used in an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The proposed feedforward controller can effectively improve the tracking performance of the PWM inverter. In designing the sliding-mode controller, we have taken load disturbance into co...

Hierarchical convolutional neural networks are a well-known robust image-recognition model. In order to apply this model to robot vision or various intelligent vision systems, its VLSI implementation with high performance and low power consumption is required. This paper proposes a VLSI convolutional network architecture using a hybrid approach composed of pulse-width modulation (PWM) and digit...

In this paper, the basic algebraic properties of the optimal PWM problem for single-phase inverters are revealed. Specifically, it is shown that the nonlinear design equations given by the standard mathematical formulation of the problem can be reformulated, and that the sought solution can be found by computing the roots of a single univariate polynomial ( ), for which algorithms are readily a...

We designed a microfluidic module that generates complex and dynamic concentration profiles of multiple molecules over a large concentration range using pulse-width modulation (PWM). Our PWM module can combine up to six different inputs and select among three downstream mixing channels, as required by the application. The module can produce concentrations with a dynamic range of three decades. ...

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques are increasingly employed for PWM inverter fed induction motor drive. Among various popular PWM methods used, Selective Harmonic Elimination PWM (SHEPWM) has been widely accepted for its better harmonic elimination capability. In addition, using SHEPWM, it is also possible to maintain better voltage regulation. Hence, in this paper, an attempt has been ma...

The functional properties of B lymphocytes in synovial fluid (SF) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were analysed by means of a reverse haemolytic plaque forming cell (PFC) assay. SF mononuclear cells spontaneously secreted IgG, but little IgM or IgA. The SF cells failed to respond to the polyclonal B cell activators pokeweed mitogen (PWM) and Epstein-Barr virus. However, SF B cells ...

Neuroinflammation elicited by microglia plays a key role in periventricular white matter (PWM) damage (PWMD) induced by infectious exposure. This study aimed to determine if microglia-derived interleukin-1β (IL-1β) would induce hypomyelination through suppression of maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in the developing PWM. Sprague-Dawley rats (1-day old) were injected with li...