This paper presents a new composite soft-switching configuration for single-phase inverters where power bridge leg modules are used. The presented configuration consists of only one inductor and one capacitor as well as two low-power-rated switches/diodes for full-bridge circuits. It can realize snubber functions and/or resonant zero-current switching at any load current for switches in power i...

An accurate equivalent circuit model for the microstrip line with a complementary split ring resonator (CSRR), and the parameter extraction method, are presented. A highpass filter with steep rejection is designed based on the model. The measurement results confirm the efficient analysis and design procedure and the validity of the highpass filter configuration. DOI: 10.2529/PIERS060906062902

The aim of this paper is to give a formulation of the dynamics of nonlinear RLC circuits as a geometric Birkhoffian system and to discuss in this context the concepts of regularity, conservativeness, dissipativeness. An RLC circuit, with no assumptions placed on its topology, will be described by a family of Birkhoffian systems, parameterized by a finite number of real constants which correspon...

As microarchitecture and circuit technologies evolve, tradeoffs involving performance, power, and design complexity become increasingly difficult, and optimization methods become increasingly sophisticated. An important next step is toward microarchitectures that dynamically adapt to changing program characteristics. Researchers have put forward several proposals for multi-configuration hardwar...

A flash analog-to-digital converter, consisting of resonant-tunneling ternary quantizers and ternary-to-binary encoder circuits, is proposed. SPICE simulation exhibits a possible 10-GHz operation with reduced device counts and power dissipation, which are due to its compact circuit configuration.

ISSN 2250 – 1088 | © 2011 Bonfring Abstract--This paper is a detailed study on methods of battery charging with Buck Resonant converter using soft switching techniques like ZVS and ZCS. This study also presents the circuit configuration with the least components to realize a highly efficient solar energy battery charger with a zero-voltage and zero current switching resonant converter. The high...

In this paper, a novel approach has been suggested to obtain an improved spurious-free window for dielectric resonator in microwave integrated circuit environment. In microwave integrated circuit environment, the dielectric resonator placed on a thin dielectric substrate gets located asymmetrically with respect to its shielding enclosure. A reduced separation in frequencies (mode separation) is...

The System-on-Programmable-Chip (SoPC) architecture to implement a stereo matching algorithm based on the sum of absolute differences (SAD) in a FPGA chip is proposed. The hardware implementation involves a 32-bit Nios II microprocessor, memory interfaces and stereo matching algorithm circuit module. The Nios II microprocessor is a configurable soft IP core in charge of managing the buffer of t...

A Magnetic Switchable Device (MSD) is a ferromagnetic circuit using permanent magnets where the flux can circulate between different paths when its configuration is changed. This routes or cancels the flux trough specific surfaces, and thus turns on or off adhesion forces. We present classic and innovative magnetic configuration to realize powerful MSD. We designed and prototyped some miniature...

OBJECTIVE High resolution visual prostheses require dense stimulating arrays with localized inputs of individual electrodes. We study the electric field produced by multielectrode arrays in electrolyte to determine an optimal configuration of return electrodes and activation sequence. APPROACH To determine the boundary conditions for computation of the electric field in electrolyte, we assess...