Abstract: Frequency drift is a serious problem in Current-Fed Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) systems. When the operating frequency is drifting from the inherent Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) frequency of resonant network, large short currents will appear and damage the switches. In this paper, an inductance-dampening method is proposed to inhibit short currents and achieve constant-frequency oper...

We have measured the extinction and absorption cross sections of carbon particles emitted by a propane diffusion flame both in an aerosol chamber and on size-segregated samples deposited on optical windows. The absorption cross section, the single scattering albedo, and the Ångström exponent show drastic dependencies both on the C/O ratio and on the particle size. This is interpretated as being...

Switched reluctance (SR) motors have high power density, high efficiency, high reliability, high fault tolerance, and low manufacturing cost. Thus, these motors have a high potential than other machines such as permanent magnet brushless motor, high-temperature super conductor motor, etc.; hence, it is well-suited for electric marine propulsion. This paper presents a new power converter and ana...

A systematic approach to the analysis and design of a bi-directional Cûk converter for the cell voltage balancing control of a series-connected lithium-ion battery string is presented in this paper. The proposed individual cell equalizers (ICE) are designed to operate at discontinuous-capacitor-voltage mode (DCVM) to achieve the zero-voltage switching (ZVS) for reducing the switching loss of th...

A novel current controlled CMOS ring oscillator is presented in this paper. Specially circuit structure and transistor parameters design is used to obtain good temperature coefficient. The designed ring oscillator circuit has been used in a CMOS step-up switching regulator controller which has been implemented using a 0.5μm double poly double metal CMOS technology. The test result shows that th...

Switched LANs are become more widely used because they can provide a higher bandwidth than LANs based on shared media. Examples of packet switched LANs include HIPPI, and switched FDDI and Ethernet. A number of studies have evaluated the performance of HIPPI networks, making simplifying assumptions about both the network and the tra c load. In this paper we present the results of a simulation s...

A new auxiliary circuit that can be implemented in DC-DC and AC-DC ZVS-PWM converters is proposed in the paper. The circuit is for ZVS-PWM converters used in applications where high-frequency operation is needed and the load current is higher than that of typical ZVS-PWM converters. In the paper, the operation of a new ZVS-PWM converter is described, its steady-state operation is analyzed, and ...

Solid-state lasers pumped by high-power two-dimensional arrays of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) were investigated. Both end-pumping and side-pumping schemes of Nd:YAG lasers with high power kW-class 808 nm VCSEL pump modules were implemented. For one application 10 mJ blue laser pulses were obtained from a frequencydoubled actively Q-switched VCSEL-array dual side-pumped Nd:Y...

In this paper, it is to report the occurrence of some abnormal operational modes in soft-switching converters. By constructing a Boolean matrix based on the states of the switching components, some unexpected topological states are identified. Consequently, these states excite the abnormal or sneaking operational modes as referred. A three-stage step-up zero-current switching converter is used ...

Ricco, George D. Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2013. Degree Program Changes and Curricular Flexibility: Addressing Long Held Beliefs about Student Progression. Major Professor: Matthew Ohland. In higher education and in engineering education in particular, changing majors is generally considered a negative event ‐ or at least an event with negative consequences. An emergent field of study ...