A Parameter Recognition Based Impedance Tuning Method for SS-Compensated Wireless Power Transfer Systems

This article presents a parameter recognition-based impedance tuning method for the impedance mismatch caused by capacitance drift and coil misalignment in series-series-compensated wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. First, a parameter recognition method is proposed to identify the unknown parameters of the resonant circuits by only...

Revealing capacitive and inductive effects in modern industrial c-Si photovoltaic cells through impedance spectroscopy

To achieve a high performance in sub-module power conditioning circuits, it is important that power converters are designed in accordance with the photovoltaic (PV) cell impedance at the input. Taking this one step further, exploiting the impedance of cell strings could even support novel power conditioning approaches in PV modules. In this...

Symmetrical Component Decomposition of DC Distribution Systems

Employing bipolar dc distribution systems introduces the possibility of imbalance in the system. To analyze these systems it is crucial to create novel modelling techniques. This paper presents a method to decompose dc distribution systems into symmetrical components. The presented method simplifies the analysis of balanced, unbalanced, and...

A Low-Power, Wireless, Capacitive Sensing Frontend Based on a Self-Oscillating Inductive Link

Wireless sensing systems are becoming popular in a range of applications, particularly in the case of biomedical circuits and food monitoring systems. A typical wireless sensing system, however, may require considerable complexity to perform the necessary analog to digital conversion and subsequent wireless transmission. Alternatively, in the...

A 66-dB SNDR Pipelined Split-ADC in 40-nm CMOS Using a Class-AB Residue Amplifier

This paper presents a closed-loop class-AB residue amplifier for pipelined analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). It consists of a push-pull structure with a ``split-capacitor'' biasing circuit that enhances its power efficiency. The amplifier is inherently quite linear, and so incomplete settling can be used to save power while still...

Real Time Selective Detection of Experimentally Generated DC Series Arcs

Localization of series arc faults in dc microgrids is an important requirement to guarantee operational safety and uninterrupted power to end users. In the previous EPE-ECCE proceeding, a theoretical proof was provided for the selective series arc detection using a novel algorithm. In the current paper, the concept is validated by showcasing...

A 2.1 μW/channel current-mode integrated neural recording interface

In this paper, we present a neural recording interface circuit for biomedical implantable devices, which includes low-noise signal amplification, band-pass filtering, and current-mode successive approximation A/D signal conversion. The integrated interface circuit is realized in a 65 nm CMOS technology, and consumes less than 2.1 μW/channel of...

Feasibility demonstration of a sensor for High-Quality two-phase flow

Two-phase flow heat transport systems for the Columbus Space Platform and the Space Station are expected to incorporate systems to control the liquid flow rates into evaporative cold plates. Candidate components for such a control system are sensors monitoring the (very high) mixture quality at the cold plate exit lines, control algorithms and...

Sensors for a system to control the liquid flow into an evaporative cold plate of a two-phase heat transport system for large spacecraft

Two-phase flow heat transport systems (thermal busses) for the Columbus Space Platform and the Space Station are expected to incorporate systems to control the liquid flow rates into the evaporative cold plates. Such a control system consists of a sensor that monitors the cold plate (performance), a control algorithm and an actuator i.e. a valve...