In some of those applications, a dedicated Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Controller IC is used in conjunction with a microcontroller. In other applications, however, a dedicated SMPS Controller IC may be overkill. An alternative approach is to generate a low cost SMPS function in a smart microcontroller, such as the PIC16C620A. This Application Note shows a method of using the microcontroll...

This paper presents the design criteria, procedure and implementation of an AC-DC Flyback Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) which provides 250W rated average power to a big size Colour Television (CTV) Set with a DVD player. A novel technique is developed to keep the Stand-By power consumption of Flyback SMPS under 1W and a boost type of Active Power Factor Correction (Active PFC) preconverter is...

Modeling and simulating the converter using the modelling equations is necessary to design of power electronic converter circuit with the use of closed loop scheme. This can easily be done with the help of state equations and MATLAB/SIMULINK as a tool for simulation of those state equations. An attempt has been made in this paper to simulate all basic non-isolated power converters. So that thes...

This paper presents a novel single-phase unity power factor rectifier, which features critical conduction mode and zerovoltage switching. The reduced conduction losses are achieved by the employment of a single converter, instead of the typical configuration composed of a front-end rectifier followed by a boost converter. Theoretical analysis, a design example, and experimental results of a 300...

The need for higher power density in today’s electronic systems combined with higher overall efficiency has driven many changes in the Non-isolated Point-of-Load Regulator (niPOL). In an effort to improve overall system efficiency, designers are opting to avoid multiple conversion stages to get to the regulated point-of-load voltage they need. This means that the niPOL is operated at higher inp...

Nd:YAG laser pumped at high energy level with milliseconds pulses and passive Q-switched with F~' colour centers in LiF crystals vas investigated. Q-switched pulse energy, pulse length, repetition rate and peak power are investigated in various working conditions.

This paper studies the “intermittent” chaos and subharmonics observed in switching dc/dc converters using a simple circuit model that describes possible unintended coupling of some weak spurious signal to the converter. The study shows that the signal strength and frequency of the intruding signal are vital parameters that affect the type of intermittent behaviour and the period of intermittenc...

The paper represents the second part of a study related to the development of an actuators control system for a morphing wing application, and describes the experimental validation of the control designed in the first part. After a short presentation of the finally adopted control architecture, the physical implementation of the control is done. To implement the controller on the physical model...

The U.S. labor market is dynamic and complex, and understanding wage data across different segments of the workforce is critical to providing policymakers and business leaders with actionable insights. There is no labor index that assesses the labor market performance at such a detailed level as the ADP Research Institute’s Workforce Vitality Report (WVR). Drawing on the actual, aggregated and ...

In a choice between two options, decision makers can often be roughly divided into three groups: those who strongly prefer the first option, those who strongly prefer the second option, and those whose choices are most sensitive to the specific conditions (Switchers). In any reference state, such as the experimental control, Switchers choices are unlikely to be exactly equally divided between t...