This paper introduces technology used in designing high-performance processors installed in servers so that they can distribute high-frequency clock signals among the whole chip. Clock synchronization systems must be designed so that clock signals can reach all synchronous sequential circuits in the processor at the same time. The influence of interconnect inductance cannot be ignored because c...

The fault protection is a critical element to ensure the reliable and secure operation of DC distribution systems. Most DC distribution systems are tightly coupled systems with low line impedances which may result in fast current increase during a fault. Thus, it is challenging to develop a fast and reliable DC fault protection method. This paper proposes and develops a novel fault inductance b...

On-chip parasitic inductance has become an important design issue in high speed integrated circuits. On-chip inductance may degrade on-chip signal quality, affect transmission delay, and cause additional short-circuit power dissipation. The effects of onchip inductance on the output voltage, propagation delay, and shortcircuit power of a CMOS inverter are presented in this paper. Analytic equat...

This paper presents linear estimation techniques used to identify the stator resistance, the stator leakage inductance (transient inductance), the stator self inductance and rotor time constant of an induction motor with measuring its speed. Such estimation is important in the determination of the achieve performance for induction motor drives. The discrete-time parameter estimation models expr...

This paper describes a multi-frequency eddy current inversion procedure for characterizing specimens that are water jet peened. Multi-frequency inductance data was obtained by using well-characterized eddy current probes. The inversion uses a multi-layer axi-symmetric finite element model as the forward model and the conductivity of each layer is found through interpolation of the inductance-co...

Airport ground lighting (AGL) systems provide visual reference to aircrafts during airport operations. In AGL systems, constant current regulators feed a beacon circuit supplied through isolation transformers. Component modeling is necessary to simulate AGL systems, and thus characterize and predict their behavior. This paper presents an isolation transformer model including transformer core sa...

We present several new simple and accurate expressions for the DC inductance of square, hexagonal, octagonal, and circular spiral inductors. We evaluate the accuracy of our expressions, as well as several previously published inductance expressions, in two ways: by comparison with three-dimensional field solver predictions and by comparison with our own measurements, and also previously publish...

The Transformer based Z-Source inverter is an enhanced series inductance Z-Source impedance network. This proposed inverter is used to combine the main circuit and the power source. This configuration delivers a strong boost capacity to overcome the barriers of the series inductance Z-source inverter. Further, with the usage of low voltage capacitors and the transformer, the capacitor voltage s...

The DC-DC converters are widely used in photovoltaic generating systems as an interface between PV module and the load. These converters must be chosen to be able to match the maximum power point (MPP) of PV module when climatic conditions change with different resistive load values. So DC-DC converters must be used with MPPT controller in order to reduce losses in the global PV system. This ar...

This paper proposes a double-planar-coil microinductor with patterned permalloy magnetic film for high frequency DC–DC integration. The effects of magnetic film’s patterning and thickness on the inductance and quality factor of the micro-inductor are investigated by using COMSOL Multiphysics software. Simulation results indicate that the magnetic film improves the inductance of microinductor ef...