A new passive Power Factor Corrector (PFC) based on Valley Fill (VF) is proposed for an off-line Flyback converter. By adding an extra winding which is magnetically coupled to the Flyback transformer and electrically coupled to the VF, higher Power Factor (PF) and lower Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) can be achieved. The proposed circuit uses a high frequency inductor, low voltage capacitors t...

We studied electrical transport properties of coupled InAs quantum dots (QDs) embedded in GaAs. A resonance peak in the current–voltage characteristics was observed in the low temperature region. When the magnetic field was applied, a linear shift of the resonance voltage was observed. As a result of the g-factor estimation, the resonance is attributed to the current corresponding to the electr...

The properties of voltage-gated ion channels on the neuronal membrane shape electrical activity such as generation and backpropagation of action potentials, initiation of dendritic spikes, and integration of synaptic inputs. Subthreshold currents mediated by sodium channels are of interest because of their activation near rest, slow inactivation kinetics, and consequent effects on excitability....

Experimental and theoretical studies were conducted to investigate the control of charge and modification of nonlinear oscillations of externally injected dust particles in a dc discharge. The superposition of ac voltage on a dc cathode led to plasma density modulation, which brought about a drastic change of particle oscillation characteristics. Examples of the changes include disappearance of...

1. Inactivation of delayed outward current was studied by voltage clamp of isolated neurone somata of the molluscs Archidoris and Anisodoris. During prolonged voltage clamp steps in normal artificial sea water delayed outward current rises to a peak and then declines to a non-zero steady-state. During repetitive clamp pulses at repetition rates slower than 2/sec, the amplitude of peak outward c...

As expected a substantial number of arcing scars were found on the ends of the high voltage electrodes. This area was known to be a source of intense xray radiation during high voltage processing. Also, the ends of the electrodes were quite close to the (grounded) chamber wall and had rather sharp radii resulting in peak electric eld levels that were many times higher than the electric eld betw...

The development of receptor function at corticothalamic synapses during the first 20 days of postnatal development is described. Whole cell excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) were evoked in relay neurons of the ventral posterior nucleus (VP) by stimulation of corticothalamic fibers in in vitro slices of mouse brain from postnatal day 1 (P1). During P1-P12, excitatory postsynaptic conducta...

The diameter and branching structure of positive streamers in ambient air are investigated with a fast iCCD camera. We use different pulsed power circuits and find that they generate different spatial streamer structures. The electrodes have a point-plane geometry and a distance of 40 or 80 mm, and the peak voltages over the discharge gap are up to 60 kV. Depending on circuit and peak voltage, ...