This article proposes a new controller for power regulation in dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter based on a new scheme that tracks minimum RMS current to ensure minimum losses. The proposed controller is based ...
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This article proposes a new controller for power regulation in dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter based on a new scheme that tracks minimum RMS current to ensure minimum losses. The proposed controller is based on an implementation of perturb and observe (P&O) tracking method that enables minimum current point tracking (MCPT) at any desired level of active power transfer and dc voltage ratio. The P&O is embedded in a closed-loop control scheme which simultaneously regulates active power in DAB converter. The nonlinear I-V characteristic of DAB presents the basis for this proposed controller and the rationale of using P&O algorithm. The proposed controller does not require complex nonlinear converter modeling and is not circuit parameter dependent. Design procedure of the proposed controller is presented, and extensive simulation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink to validate the effectiveness of the proposed MCPT closed-loop controller. An experimental prototype also substantiates the results achieved.
Bootstrap-based gate drivers are one of the simplest and cheapest solutions for driving the high-side devices in half-bridge-based power converters. Unfortunately, bootstrapped gate drivers are unable, on their own, t...
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Bootstrap-based gate drivers are one of the simplest and cheapest solutions for driving the high-side devices in half-bridge-based power converters. Unfortunately, bootstrapped gate drivers are unable, on their own, to supply the negative gate-source voltage needed for safe turn off of SiC MOSFETs. This article proposes a novel and simple level shifter, applied to bootstrap-based gate drivers, able to supply a negative gate voltage to isolated-gate power devices during turn off. A fully analytical model of the proposed circuit is given, targeting both steady-state and transient performance. Modeling of the power loss connected to the driver is included as well. Performance of the gate driver with a level shifter is assessed experimentally, and the circuit layout for the power stage of a dual active bridge automotive dc/dc converter, set on an insulated metal substrate, is presented, comprising the power devices together with the proposed gate drivers and ancillary circuits.
Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems have attracted tremendous attention over the past decade. Most compact, low-power, WPT systems, however, utilize ferrites to shield and redirect the magnetic fields. Using a magne...
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Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems have attracted tremendous attention over the past decade. Most compact, low-power, WPT systems, however, utilize ferrites to shield and redirect the magnetic fields. Using a magnetic material adds the weight and system bulk. In this article, we present a method to design the WPT coils in which the leakage and magnetizing inductances are utilized in other parts of the circuit. This eliminates the need for discrete inductors commonly required in a resonant inverter, which additionally improves overall efficiency. Utilizing this technique, we demonstrate a small and lightweight 300-W 48-to-48-V WPT system with above 90% efficiency. We further propose a method to eliminate the input inductor required by the class-E inverter by utilizing the input power supply wires. Employing this method, we demonstrate a printed circuit board (PCB)-based WPT circuit operating at 40.68 MHz, utilizing no discrete inductors other than the WPT coils themselves and weighing only 7 g. This article describes the design methodology as well as the procedure to eliminate the discrete resonant inductors used in the implementation of our designs.
Transfer printing integration of planar membrane devices on photonic and electronic circuits is becoming a well established technology. Typical systems incorporate a single planar layer printed into full contact with ...
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Transfer printing integration of planar membrane devices on photonic and electronic circuits is becoming a well established technology. Typical systems incorporate a single planar layer printed into full contact with the host substrate. In this work we present an advanced transfer print system that enables printing of optical devices in non-planar geometries and allows in-situ optical monitoring of devices. We show micro-resonators with air-clad whispering gallery modes coupled to on-chip waveguides, inverted device printing and three dimensionally assembled micro-cavities incorporating semiconductor micro-lenses and nanowire lasers. We demonstrate printing onto non-standard substrates including optical chip facets and single-mode fibre ends. The optical fibre printing was carried out with alignment assistance from in-situ optical coupling through the transfer printing system in real-time allowing active alignment of the system.
Key to recent successes in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been the ability to train a growing number of parameters which form fixed connectivity matrices between layers of nonlinear nodes. This "de...
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Key to recent successes in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been the ability to train a growing number of parameters which form fixed connectivity matrices between layers of nonlinear nodes. This "deep learning " approach to AI has historically required an exponential growth in processing power which far exceeds the growth in computational throughput of digital hardware as well as trends in processing efficiency. New computing paradigms are therefore required to enable efficient processing of information while drastically improving computational throughput. emerging strategies for analog computing in the photonic domain have the potential to drastically reduce latency but require the ability to modify optical processing elements according to the learned parameters of the neural network. In this point-of-view article, we provide a forward-looking perspective on both optical and electrical memories coupled to integrated photonic hardware in the context of AI. We also show that for programmed memories, the READ energy-latency-product of photonic random-access memory (PRAM) can be orders of magnitude lower compared to electronic SRAMs. Our intent is to outline path for PRAMs to become an integral part of future foundry processes and give these promising devices relevance for emerging AI hardware.
This paper introduces a novel model predictive control (MPC) strategy for stand-alone voltage source converters (VSCs) with constant switching frequency. Multiple control targets are incorporated in a single cost func...
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This paper introduces a novel model predictive control (MPC) strategy for stand-alone voltage source converters (VSCs) with constant switching frequency. Multiple control targets are incorporated in a single cost function. This allows fulfilling all the requirements for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) inverter in terms of fast dynamic response, elimination of steady-state error, and harmonic compensation capability. The control output vector is determined as an analytical solution that corresponds to the minimum value of the cost function. The space vector modulation (SVM) is then used to synthesize the corresponding switching sequence. Therefore, this control strategy is equivalent to the linear state feedback control, which allows the usage of linear theory for tuning the parameters. The superior characteristics of this control strategy compared to cascaded linear control and finite control set MPC are, finally, demonstrated experimentally.
Digital ASIC devices are widely used in networking and computing applications. This kind of devices is implemented with a short-channel technology requiring high peak currents for high complexity systems and a low sup...
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Digital ASIC devices are widely used in networking and computing applications. This kind of devices is implemented with a short-channel technology requiring high peak currents for high complexity systems and a low supply voltage. Digital ASICs are powered by an external voltage regulator with specifications similar to modern microprocessorsx2019;power supply [voltage regulation modules (VRMs)]. In order to reduce the number of power pins and to reduce the power distribution network (PDN) issue, Intelx2019;s Fourth-Generation Core integrates the voltage regulators. Moreover, many on-package conversion systems are present in the literature. In this article, a conversion solution based on a switched resonant tank is presented, yielding currents up to 300 A at 0.8 V, in an area of 10 cm(2), with a resonant-driving technique. The novel converter is used to validate a new linear time-periodic (LTP) system modeling approach that can be applied to generic switched topologies;this contribution yields a mathematical description of the conversion chain, in particular enabling the precise calculation of the output impedance when a switched topology is used as the last stage.
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