Variable frequency transformer (VFT), introduced recently is a flexible asynchronous ac link which is used in power transferal process between asynchronous power system grids. VFT was first installed at Langlois substation, which interconnects the Hydro-Québec (Canada) and New York (USA) systems. The torque of the rotary transformer is externally altered in order to control the direction and ma...

In this article, a multilayer piezoelectric transformer based on lead-free Mn-doped 0.94(Bi(12)Na(12))TiO(3)-0.06BaTiO(3) ceramics is presented. This piezoelectric transformer, with a multilayered construction in the thickness direction, is 8.3 mm long, 8.3 mm wide, and 2.3 mm thick. It operates in the second thickness extensional vibration mode. For a temperature rise of 20 degrees C, the tran...

A broad class of nonlinear systems and filters can be modeled by the Volterra series representation. However, its practical use in nonlinear system identification is sometimes limited due to the large number of parameters associated with the Volterra filter’s structure. The parametric complexity also complicates design procedures based upon such a model. This limitation for system identificatio...