Multilevel Inverters have emerged in power conversion systems due to their lower output harmonics and high power capability. This paper presents the performance analysis of a new seven level symmetrical multilevel inverter with reduced number of switches using Carrier Overlapping PWM strategies. Due to switch combination redundancies, there are certain degrees of freedom to generate multilevel ...

The purpose of this work is to propose an efficient microstrip rectenna operating on ISM band with high harmonic rejection. The receiving antenna with proximity coupled feeding line implemented in a multilayer substrate. The rectenna with integrated circular sector antenna can eliminate the need for an low pass filter (LPF) placed between the antenna and the diode as well as produce higher outp...

In this article we present numerical studies of waves interacting with a cylindrical point absorber that is directly driving a seabed based linear generator. For waves useful for power conversion, the wave/point absorber interaction can be modelled, using potential theory assuming an inviscid irrotational incompressible fluid. The generator is modelled as a viscous damper. This paper pays speci...

The design of ternary pseudo random maximum length signals suitable for system identification under noisy conditions is considered, where the power content in the specified harmonics should be high. Signal levels conversion for mapping a maximum length sequence in the Galois field into three signal levels is proposed such that the primitive version of the signal has only one nonzero harmonic at...

This paper presents a simple approach for implementation of a Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) Technique for control of three phase Matrix Converter (MC) using MATLAB/Simulink & FPGA Software. The Matrix converter is a direct AC/AC Power conversion without an intermediate DC link. This converter is inherently capable of bi-directional power flow and also offers virtually sinusoidal i...

This work presents an active balanced sub-harmonic mixer (SHM) using InP double heterojunction bipolar transistor technology (DHBT) for Q-band applications. A miniature spiral type Marchand balun with five added capacitances for improved control of amplitude and phase balance is integrated with the SHM. The measured results for the SHM demonstrates a conversion gain of 1.2 dB at an RF frequency...

Uniform MgO-doped near-stoichiometric LiNbO(3) was successfully grown from Li-rich melts by a melt supplying technique. Periodically poled domains were demonstrated in MgO-doped near-stoichiometric LiNbO(3) wafers. Efficient quasi-phase-matched difference frequency generation was achieved in a titanium-diffusion waveguide based on periodically poled MgO-doped near-stoichiometric LiNbO(3). The c...

In this paper a low power CMOS sub-harmonic mixer based on the Gilbert cell for 2.4 GHz ISM band application is presented, in which the position of the switching and transconductance stages of mixer has been exchanged. A tuning out inductor has been used between the RF and LO switching stages to improve the linearity and noise figure, and also to enhance the conversion gain of the Mixer. The ut...

Harmonics have become an important issue in modern power systems. The widespread penetration of non-linear loads to emerging power systems has turned power quality analysis into an important operation issue under both steady state and transient conditions. This paper employs a Dynamic Harmonic Domain (DHD) based framework for dynamic harmonic analysis of VSC-HVDC systems. These systems are wide...

Abstract—In this paper, a novel dual-band RF-harvesting RF-DC converter with a frequency limited impedance matching network (M/N) is proposed. The proposed RF-DC converter consists of a dual-band impedance matching network, a rectifier circuit with villard structure, a wideband harmonic suppression low-pass filter (LPF), and a termination load. The proposed dual-band M/N can match two receiving...