AbstructA novel soft-switched inverter topology is derived from the passively clamped quasi-resonant link (PCQRL) circuit. By introducing magnetic coupling between the two resonant inductors, the number of auxiliary switches can be reduced from two to one, and only a single magnetic core is required for the resonant dc link. An analysis of this novel PCQRL topology with coupled inductors is pre...

Modeling and Neutral-Point-Potential Control ofNeutral-Point-Clamped PWM Rectifiers using an Optimal Regulator Shoji Fukuda, Member, Yasumasa Matsumoto, Associate (Hokkaido University), Akira Sagawa, Member (Hitachi Co., Ltd.) Neutral-point-clamped voltage source rectifiers(NPCR) are suitable for high voltage systems because of their circuit structure. The NPCRs, however, have a problem that th...

Power gating technique reduces leakage power in the circuit. However, power gating leads to large voltage fluctuation on the power rail during power gating mode to active mode due to the package inductance in the Printed Circuit Board. This voltage fluctuation may cause unwanted transitions in neighboring circuits. In this work, a power gating architecture is developed for minimizing power in a...

Many real-world systems are governed by the timedependent, nonlinear differential equations. Dynamics of an electrical system are also best described using the very equations. Being one of the preferred machines when using advanced control algorithms for electric drives, DC motor has been selected for position tracking. Defining dynamic equations of the motor derived from the theory of nonlinea...

In the last decade Micromechanical components for communication applications has been fabricated via IC-compatible MEMS technologies. In fact, its most important impact is not at the component level, but rather at the system level, by offering alternative transceiver architectures that reduce power consumption and enhance performance. In this paper a mixer-filter for AM frequency receiver with ...

An analytical Mason equivalent circuit is derived for a circular, clamped plate piezoelectric micro-machined ultrasonic transducer (pMUT) design in 31 mode considering an arbitrary electrode configuration at any axisymmetric vibration mode. The explicit definition of lumped parameters based entirely on geometry, material properties and defined constants enables straightforward and wide ranging ...