This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of various bipolar Multicarrier Pulse Width Modulation (MCPWM) strategies with Sinusoidal reference for three phase Nine level Trinary Source cascaded inverter. A new approach of nine levels is for medium voltage applications. The proposed topology uses reduced number of switching devices and thus reducing losses and low THD in comparison with the co...

This paper presents the comparative study of various Multicarrier Pulse Width Modulation techniques with Sinusoidal reference for single phase seven level cascaded Z-source inverter designed with three intermediate Z-source networks connected between the input source inverter circuit. The cascaded Z-source based MLI technique enhances the fundamental output voltage and reduces the Total Harmoni...

Since 1965, thalidomide (Thd) has shown dramatic efficacy in alleviating the signs and symptoms of erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). Despite its well-known teratogenic effects, it is the treatment of choice for acute ENL, with recommended oral doses up to 400 mg daily. The mechanism(s) by which Thd causes deformities in embryos and attenuates ENL, a major cause of morbidity in lepromatous lepros...

A new optimization method is proposed in this paper for finding the firing angles in multi-level voltage source inverters to eliminate low-order selective harmonics and reduce total harmonic distortion (THD) value of the output voltage. For thid end, Fourier series is used for calculating objective function and selecting specific harmonics. Regarding the nature and complexity of the employed no...

A bridgeless single phase ac-dc rectifier based Cuk derived converter topology fed BLDC motor is proposed to improvepower factor at the AC mains near to the unity with low THD for PFC applications. It utilizes one control signal over the whole line cycle. In addition, the proposed converter exhibits low inrush current and low magnetic emissions as classical Cuk topology. The partial elimination...

Although thalidomide (Thd) is being extensively investigated for its effects on cytokine production and T cell costimulation, it is poorly understood whether it is capable of modulating the activities of natural killer (NK) cells. In this study, Thd effects on NK cell activity were examined with a murine model of melanoma, which is mostly rejected by NK cell-dependent mechanism. Administration ...

Amplitude modulation systems are used in many areas of engineering, especially communication based disciplines. Typical systems have low-level signals which encode the desired information to be transmitted. These low-level signals are usually not of adequate power to transmit the desired information across a target medium, thus requiring modulation and power amplification. In general, two goals...

A PWM technique is used to achieve the low total harmonic distortion (THD) at the output of inverter during the construction of pulses to the converter switches. By using PWM modulation techniques we can minimize harmonics generated by the PWM technique itself. First, we present converter topology characteristics with PWM techniques. Then we describe how a suggested modulation minimizes harmoni...

Tiwai (Eleutherine americana Merr) is a medical plant which has indicated potentially as hypercholesterolemia medicine. This research was aimed to investigate the cholesterol-lowering ability of Tiwai Herbal Drink (THD) in human bloods. Two weeks clinical observation was conducted with 12 volunteers. The volunteers are in age between 40 and 65 years old with a cholesterol level above 220 mg/dL,...

Thalidomide (THD) exhibits antitumor effects in several types of cancer. However, the failure of THD to inhibit tumor growth has also been observed in a number of murine models in vivo. The mechanism involved in the therapeutic failure of THD remains unclear. The present study demonstrated that, accompanied by growth-arresting and apoptosis-inducing effects (P<0.05), THD upregulated vascular en...