1 This work is supported by NSF (contract number NSF 99 608 03) Abstract-A single-stage power factor correction converter with soft-switching is proposed in this paper. Besides the ZVT turn-on performance of the main switch, the converter has ZCS for the auxiliary switch with an active snubber. High frequency operation of the proposed converter makes the ac-dc power supply possible to be minimi...

Zero-current (ZC) switching pulse-widthmodulated (PWM) flyback DC-DC converter is an extended version of the single switch flyback converter with an additional active circuit. The purpose of the active circuit is to turn-off the main switch with zero-current switching (ZCS) condition to reduce the turn-off switching loss. This paper presents an overview of the ZCS flyback PWM DCDC converters. T...

In this letter, we present a novel scheme to engineer the entanglement in a fermionic system, which is modeled by a minimally three-site Hubbard model. It is found that, in this type of system, we can have two free parameters. One is used to tune the entanglement and the other to switch on or off the above tuning function. The whole process is much like what happens in a traditional transistor ...

SLIDING-MODE control is a control technique used widely in electromechanical systems today [1–4]. It bases on using main characteristics of modern inverter semiconductor switches as Insulated Gate-Commutated Transistors (IGCTs) or Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) that are operating in switch mode with distinctly higher switching frequency [5] than formerly used Gate-Turn-Off Thyristor...

The CoolSpots system enables wireless mobile devices to automatically switch between radio interfaces such as WiFi and Bluetooth, helping increase battery lifetime. The main goal of the paper is to explore the policies that enable a system to switch between these interfaces and provide quantitative measurements. The systems and policies will not require any changes to implement CoolSpots, and c...

GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the adult brain. Early in development, however, GABAergic synaptic transmission is excitatory and can exert widespread trophic effects. During the postnatal period, GABAergic responses undergo a switch from being excitatory to inhibitory. Here, we show that the switch is delayed by chronic blockade of GABA(A) receptors, and accelerated by increase...

Linear behaviour of bootstrap switches is of critical importance in low-voltage analogue circuits and understanding the major factors affecting the linearity helps design a better switch. This study presents a theoretical approach for evaluating the distortion of bootstrap switches in the frequency domain based on the Volterra series. Five major factors affecting the linearity of the bootstrap ...

In this paper, we propose a novel Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) based Programmable Switch Matrix which can be used as a routing element for future nano Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). QCA technology is an emerging technology based on encoding binary information in charge configuration within quantum dot cells. In FPGAs, the Programmable Switch Matrix (PSM) is the interconnection c...

Novel nonlinear-carrier (NLC) controllers are proposed for high-power-factor boost rectifiers. In the NLC controllers, the switch duty ratio is determined by comparing a signal derived from the main switch current with a periodic, nonlinear carrier waveform. As a result, the average input current follows the input line voltage. The technique is suitable for boost converters operating in the con...

Software-defined network (SDN) is a new programmable networking designed to perform tasks easier by enabling network administrators to add network control via a centralized control platform and open interfaces. Common network use procedures such as traffic shifts, troubleshooting and various types of device configuration. Thus devices are needed to reconfigure with the network, in order to crea...