The main focus of this paper is the implementation of mixed-signal peak current mode control in low-power dc–dc converters for portable applications. A DAC is used to link the digital voltage loop compensator to the analog peak current mode loop. Conventional DAC architectures, such as flash or are not suitable due to excessive power consumption and limited bandwidth of the reconstruction filte...

A pacemaker is a small battery operated device that helps the heart to beat in a regular rhythm. It contains a powerful battery, electronic circuits, and computer memory that jointly generate electronic signals. One of the main problems about pacemakers is their batteries. Since the capacity of the batteries is limited, it limits the pacemakers lifetime. The other method to power up the implant...

RONG, GUO. High Efficiency Charge Pump Based DC-DC Converter for Wide Input/ Output Range Applications. (Under the direction of Dr. Alex Q. Huang.) Portable electronic devices are taking an indispensable part in people’s everyday life. To meet the growing needs of people, the number of function blocks inside the portable devices keeps on increasing but the portable devices tend to be small and ...

Vapor compression systems continuously leak a small fraction of their refrigerant charge to the environment, whether during operation or servicing. As a result of the slow leak rate occurring during operation, the refrigerant charge decreases until the system is serviced and recharged. This charge degradation, after a certain limit, begins to have a detrimental effect on system capacity, energy...

We introduce a long-period generic spatial modulation into typical model of the Thouless pump, namely, Rice--Mele (RM) model, to examine lattice analog fermion charge in quantum field theory. derive Diophantine equation relating and pumped charge, which leads one-dimensional (1D) Streda formula Hall effect (QHE). This implies that an adiabatic change periodicity yields pump such rightmost is ri...

In order to find the ideal distal circulatory support during cross-clamping of the descending thoracic aorta, the author compared the effects of simple shunting (SS) and centrifugal pump (CP) on hemodynamics and metabolisms in mongrel dogs. In group I (control), the aorta was cross-clamped for two hours without SS or CP; in group II (SS), a temporary shunt was placed between the left common car...