Our previous work has suggested that transferrin is an important serum component for differentiation of the kidney. In this study we have analysed more closely the response of cultured mouse embryonic kidney to exogenous transferrin and the dependence of kidney tubule induction on transferrin. Our results show that transferrin causes a dose-dependent increase in cell proliferation in the differ...

This paper deals with reliability aspects of Module Integrated Converters (MIC) for grid connected photovoltaic applications. The presented “Low Profile Design” of a MIC has almost twice the power density and a 70% longer lifetime than commercially available MICs. In order to miniaturise and increase the reliability of the MIC all magnetic components have been realised using planar cores and wi...

A single-inductor dual-output (SIDO) DC–DC buck converter is presented. The circuit uses only one (external) inductor to provide two independent output voltages ranging from 1.2 V to the power supply (2.6–5 V) with a maximum total output current of 200 mA. The proposed converter has been fabricated in a 0.35-lm p-substrate CMOS technology. Measurement results demonstrate that a peak power effic...

Abstract — A circuit technique that reduces switching losses of the pulse-width-modulated boost converter is described. The losses are reduced by using a new switch cell that consists of an inductor, a diode, a capacitor, a main switch, and an auxiliary switch. This technique reduces the reverse-recovery-related losses of the rectifier with the inductor that controls the di/dt rate of the recti...

We propose a modeling procedure specifically designed for a ferrite inductor excited by a waveform in time domain. We estimate the loss resistance in the core (parameter of the electrical model of the inductor) by means of a Finite Element Method in 2D which leads to significant computational advantages over the 3D model. The methodology is validated for an RM (rectangular modulus) ferrite core...