Publications by Georgios Kampitsis

A Generalized Phase-Shift PWM Extension for Improved Natural and Active Balancing of Flying Capacitor Multilevel Inverters

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis

The emergence of wide bandgap power devices has brought the attention back to the flying capacitor (FC) multilevel inverters with a large number of stages, in an effort to increase the power density by minimizing the passive components. The main challenge ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

Parallel PV Configuration with Magnetic-Free Switched Capacitor Module-Level Converters for Partial Shading Conditions

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

In this paper, a module-level photovoltaic (PV) architecture in parallel configuration is introduced for maximum power extraction, under partial shading (PS) conditions. For the first time, a non-regulated switched capacitor (SC) nX converter is a used at ...

2021

Output-Capacitance Hysteresis Losses of Field-Effect Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Luca Nela

Resonant-type power converters are supposed to generate zero switching losses during soft-switching operation. In recent research, unexpected switching losses were reported in these converters, which were attributed to a large-signal hysteresis observed in ...

IEEE2020

Analysis of Large-Signal Output Capacitance of Transistors using Sawyer–Tower Circuit

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jessy Anthony Ançay, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

A detailed analysis on the Sawyer–Tower method used in the measurement of large-signal output capacitance (Co) of power transistors is presented, followed by important design recommendations to obtain accurate results. Key factors affecting the proper impl ...

2020

Ultra-compact, high-frequency power integrated circuits based on GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diodes

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

GaN transistors are being employed in an increasing number of applications thanks to their excellent performance and competitive price. Yet, GaN diodes are not commercially available and little is known about their performance and potential impact on power ...

2020

Co-designing electronics with microfluidics for more sustainable cooling

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

2020

High-Frequency GaN-on-Si power integrated circuits based on Tri-Anode SBDs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Halil Kerim Yildirim

In this work, we report on the switching performance of AlGaN/GaN lateral Tri-Anode SBDs. The Tri-Anode architecture leads to a more than 50% reduction in the device charge with respect to conventional planar structure, confirmed both by capacitive and rev ...

IEEE2020

Efficient Microchannel Cooling of Multiple Power Devices with Compact Flow Distribution for High Power-Density Converters

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

In this work, we describe a new approach for compact and energy-efficient cooling of converters where multiple miniaturized microfluidic cold-plates are attached to transistors providing local heat extraction. The high pressure drop associated with microch ...

2020

Co-designing electronics with microfluidics for more sustainable cooling

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

Thermal management is one of the main challenges for the future of electronics1,2,3,4,5. With the ever-increasing rate of data generation and communication, as well as the constant push to reduce the size and costs of industrial converter systems, the powe ...

NATURE RESEARCH2020

Bringing the Heat Sink Closer to the Heat: Evaluating Die-embedded Microchannel Cooling of GaN-on-Si Power Devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

With reducing transistor sizes and increasing levels of integration, extracting the heat from electronic devices is an ongoing challenge. Conventional indirect-cooling approaches are hindered by thermal interfaces, as well as heat spreading to larger areas ...

IEEE2020

Analysis of Output Capacitance Co-Energy and Discharge Losses in Hard-Switched FETs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

The important distinction between stored energy and co-energy components of the output capacitance of field-effect transistors (FETs) is not explicitly discussed in the literature, and hence, less understood in relation to the switching losses in power ele ...

IEEE2020

Fast-switching Tri-Anode Schottky Barrier Diodes for monolithically integrated GaN-on-Si power circuits

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis, Luca Nela

Tri-Anode GaN Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) have recently shown excellent DC performance with low turn-on voltage and large breakdown thanks to their 3D contact structure around the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel. However, the 3D nature of th ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2020

Embedded Microchannel Cooling for High Power-Density GaN-on-Si Power Integrated Circuits

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

In this work, we demonstrate a new thermal management approach for direct cooling of GaN-on-Si power integrated circuits (ICs), in which the Si substrate functions as a microfluidic heat sink, turning Si into a cost-effective, high thermal performance subs ...

IEEE2020

Mixed Simulation-Experimental Optimization of a Modular Multilevel Switched Capacitors Converter Cell

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

This work presents a mixed simulation experimental method for efficiency optimization of a modular multilevel switched capacitor DC-DC converter. The results show that the optimal frequency deviates from the circuit's self-resonant frequency, commonly prop ...

IEEE2020

Fully Soft-Switched High Step-Up Nonisolated Three-Port DC-DC Converter Using GaN HEMTs

Marco Mattavelli, Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Rasoul Faraji

In this article, a soft-switched nonisolated high step-up multi-input dc-dc converter is proposed. The proposed converter has overcome the hard switching problem of the conventional boost three port converter (boost-TPC) by providing zero-voltage-switching ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2020

Ultra-High Power Density Magnetic-less DC/DC Converter Utilizing GaN Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

In this paper, a high step-up magnetic-less DC/DC nX converter is designed and experimentally evaluated. GaN transistors are applied in a nX converter topology, yielding ultrahigh power density and high conversion efficiency. The absence of magnetic materi ...

IEEE2019

A manifold microchannel heat sink for ultra-high power density liquid-cooled converters

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp

Increase in heat fluxes as a result of the miniaturization of power electronics demands new thermal management solutions such as liquid cooling, because of its high heat extraction capabilities. This work describes a new silicon-based heat sink that takes ...

IEEE2019

Multi-Channel Tri-gate GaN Power Schottky Diodes with Low ON-Resistance

Kai Cheng, Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Georgios Kampitsis

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018