A wide-band physical and scalable 2equivalent circuit model for on-chip spiral inductors is developed. Based on physical derivation and circuit theory, closed-form formulas are generated to calculate the RLC circuit elements directly from the inductor layout. The 2model accurately captures ( ) and ( ) characteristics beyond the self-resonant frequency. Using frequency-independent RLC elements, ...

Based on the concept of generalized Euler-Lagrange equations, this paper develops a Lagrange formulation of RLC networks of considerably broad scope. It is shown tbat the generalized Lagrange equations along with a set of compatibility constraint equations represents a set of governing differential equations of order equal to the order of complexity of the network. In this method the generalize...

This paper discusses the design of controller for transformerless uninterruptible power supply (UPS), with simultaneous ac and dc loading. The objective of the design is to maintain good regulation of the ac and dc voltages and sinusoidal inductor currents simultaneously. The volt-second balance across the output filter inductor is used to maintain the current in sinusoidal form which is the un...

The squared-field-derivative method for calculating eddy-current (proximity-effect) losses in round-wire or litz-wire transformer and inductor windings is derived. The method is capable of analyzing losses due to two-dimensional and three-dimensional field effects in multiple windings with arbitrary waveforms in each winding. It uses a simple set of numerical magnetostatic field calculations, w...

Since the PCS needs to handle high power high voltage, the soft-switching topologies utilized in the design should have both ZVT and ZCT functions. A novel soft-switching topology that has both ZVT and ZCT functions is suggested. The new topology has both ZVT and ZCT functions by using two additional components, a switch and a diode. The auxiliary inductor for soft-switching is implemented insi...

High pressure inductively coupled plasma (ICP) sources are used in numerous applications, in particular for the testing of thermal protection materials used to protect space (re-)entry vehicles. The planetary gas is injected in a swirling, annular way into a heat-resistant quartz tube, surrounded by an inductor. A radio-frequency electric current runs through the inductor and induces a secondar...

The parasitic effects in stranded, twisted, and Litz wire windings operating at high frequencies are studied. The skin and proximity effects tha t cause the winding parasitic resistance of an inductor t o increase with the operating frequency are considered. An expression for the ac resistance as a function of the operating frequency is given. The measured and calculated values of the inductor ...

A technique which improves the performance of the boost converter by reducing the reverse-recovery-related losses in the boost switch and rectifier with an active snubber that is implemented with a minimum number of components is presented. This minimum-component-count snubber consists of a snubber inductor, an auxiliary switch, and a rectifier. The proposed technique reduces the reverse-recove...

This letter presents an ultra low-jitter clock generator that employs an area-efficient LC-VCO. In order to fully utilize the area of the on-chip inductor, the loop filter of a phase locked loop (PLL) is located underneath the inductor. A prototype chip implemented in 0.13 μm CMOS process achieves 105 MHz to 225 MHz of clock frequency while consuming 4.2 mW from 1.2 V supply. The measured rms j...

The effective trace resistance of a multiturn spiral inductor operating at high frequencies is known to increase dramatically above its dc value, due to proximity effect or current crowding. This phenomenon, which dominates resistance increases due to skin effect, is difficult to analyze precisely and has generally required electromagnetic simulation for quantitative assessment. Current crowdin...