The use of a power electronic converter to step-down the voltage at point connection individual residential houses is being considered in UK. This so that on existing low cables can be boosted, which would result an increase capacity without need for costly reinforcement. needed accommodate anticipated take-up new, low-carbon technologies such as electric vehicles and electro-heat. inclusion co...

In response to the requests of recent years for electronic devices that are smaller, lighter, thinner and consume less power, Fuji Electric has concentrated on the field of power supply ICs and has been developing smart power technology. To increase the packing density and reduce on-resistance of the switching devices integrated into a power IC, Fuji Electric has been producing and has verified...

OWER CONVERTERS have been widely adopted for distributed power generation systems, where the resonances may be excited. Although many innovative methods have been put forwarded to attenuate the appeared resonances and enhance the stability of system, how to keep high performance of power converters is still a big challenge for researches and engineers, especially when the power grid is weak and...

The present-day and potential benefits of highly integrated miniaturized applications like wireless micro-sensors and biomedical implants in military, space, medical, and commercial markets fuel the demand for self-sustaining micro-electronic systems. Extending operational life to practical levels in such volume-constrained environments is difficult because space limits energy and power. Althou...

Wind is one of the most abundant renewable sources of energy in nature. Wind energy can be harnessed by a wind energy conversion system (WECS) composed of a wind turbine, an electric generator, a power electronic converter and the corresponding control system. The most advanced generator type is perhaps the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). As far as microgrid is concerned the load...

High-performance and low-power are the two main criteria in modern digital design. Level converters are important to transfer low voltage input swing signal among the circuits operating at different voltages to get high voltage output swing signal. Previously feedback level converters suffer from short circuit power and long propagation delay. Multi Vth level converters and multiple supply volt...

Power dissipation in digital circuits has become a primary concern in electronic design. With increasing usage of portable devices, there are severe restrictions being placed on the size, weight and power of batteries. In this work, we propose a design of a dual Vth feedback type four-transistor level converter (DVF4) with reduced delay and power overheads. The use of DVF4 enhances the effectiv...

With the increasing fossil fuel exhaustion, environmental pollution and global energy demand, the use of renewable energy based clean and non-pollutant energy sources are gaining more importance. Since these sources are highly intermittent in nature, power electronic interfaces are necessary for their efficient utilization. For stand-alone applications, energy storage devices are required for b...