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On the use of Cramér-Rao Lower Bound for least-variance circuit parameters identification of Li-ion cells

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Equivalent Circuit Models (ECMs) are widely used to characterize the impedance and estimate parameters of electrochemical systems such as batteries. We use a generic ECM with ten parameters grouped to model ...

2024

Modeling and optimization of PCB coils for inductive power transfer systems

Xiaotong Du

The auxiliary power supply for medium voltage converters requires high insulation capability between the source and the load. Inductive power transfer technology, with an air gap between the primary and secondary coil, offers such high insulation capabilit ...

EPFL2024

Emulating Multimemristive Behavior of Silicon Nanowire-Based Biosensors by Using CMOS-Based Implementations

Sandro Carrara, Junrui Chen, Kapil Bhardwaj

The research presented in this article draws inspiration from previous efforts aimed at replicating the functions of various solid-state memristors using a variety of materials. The memristor circuit emulator serves as a cost-effective tool for circuit des ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

DC Power Distribution Networks with Direct Current Transformers

Renan Pillon Barcelos

The shift towards DC power distribution networks, enabled by power electronics technologies, is changing the nature of electrical power systems. Nowadays, DC power distribution networks can effectively support the high penetration of distributed energy res ...

EPFL2024

A Wide-Frequency-Tuning Micro-Loop-Gap Resonator for Miniature Rubidium Vapor-Cell Atomic Frequency Standards

Anja Skrivervik, Yuanyan Su

To miniaturize the double-resonance (DR) rubidium (Rb) vapor-cell atomic clocks, a new type of micro-loop-gap microwave resonator (mu-LGR) is proposed for TE011-like mode where the magnetic field inside the cavity is homogeneous and oriented along its long ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2023

Modal engineering of electromagnetic circuits to achieve rapid settling times

Matthias Imboden

Inductive circuits and devices are ubiquitous and important design elements in many applications, such as magnetic drives, galvanometers, magnetic scanners, applying direct current (DC) magnetic fields to systems, radio frequency coils in nuclear magnetic ...

AIP Publishing2023

Design and manufacture of edible microfluidic logic gates

Dario Floreano, Shuhang Zhang, Bokeon Kwak

Edible robotics is an emerging research field with potential use in environmental, food, and medical scenarios. In this context, the design of edible control circuits could increase the behavioral complexity of edible robots and reduce their dependence on ...

IEEE2023

A 0.21-ps FOM Capacitor-Less Analog LDO with Dual-Range Load Current for Biomedical Applications

Mahsa Shoaran, Yasemin Engür

This paper presents an output capacitor-less low-dropout regulator (LDO) with a bias switching scheme for biomedical applications with dual-range load currents. Power optimization is crucial for systems with multiple activation modes such as neural interfa ...

ArXiv2023

Modeling and Design Optimization of Loosely Coupled PCB Spiral Coils in Inductive Power Transfer Systems

Drazen Dujic, Xiaotong Du

There are various possibilities to realize coil winding designs for an inductive power transfer system. In order to achieve high power transfer efficiency and power density and explore trade-offs between the two, design optimization around the coil link is ...

2023

Charge Extraction and Recombination Dynamics of CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells Studied with Transient Photovoltage/Photocurrent Techniques

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Iwan Zimmermann, Lei Chen

Significant advancements have been made in the development of high-performance cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based thin film solar cells. However, studies examining the transient excited-state charge dynamics, which determine the final steady-state device perfo ...

IEEE2023

Dc-Link Ripple Suppression of Cascaded H-Bridge Based MV Grid Emulator Apparatus for Analysis and Testing of Grid-Tied Converters in Distribution System

Drazen Dujic, Chengmin Li, Xin Xiang, Jing Sheng

The medium-voltage grid emulator is gaining popularity for testing grid-code compliance of large-capacity converters for renewable energy resources. The cascaded H-bridge converter based on active-front-ends is a promising candidate for high-power grid emu ...

2023

Potential-induced degradation in bifacial silicon heterojunction solar modules: Insights and mitigation strategies

Christophe Ballif, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Luca Gnocchi, Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Potential-induced degradation (PID) may be a serious concern in photovoltaic (PV) modules and plants, particularly when approaching high system voltages (1500+ V). Here, we investigate PID occurring in bifacial rear-emitter silicon heterojunction (SHJ) sol ...

Wiley2023

Modeling, Optimization and Design of High Power Medium Frequency Transformers

Nikolina Djekanovic

Nowadays, direct current (DC) technology is increasing its presence in alternating current (AC) power systems. This trend is enabled by the progress in energy conversion through semiconductor devices and power electronics. Therefore, it is possible to imag ...

EPFL2023

Experimental study of stability, quench propagation and detection methods on 15 kA sub-scale HTS fusion conductors in SULTAN

Pierluigi Bruzzone, Kamil Sedlák, Nikolay Bykovskiy, Ortensia Dicuonzo

High-temperature superconductors (HTSs) enable exclusive operating conditions for fusion magnets, boosting their performance up to 20 T generated magnetic fields in the temperature range from 4 K to 20 K. One of the main technological issues of HTS conduct ...

2023

Preliminary Design of a High Current R&W TF Coil Conductor for the EU DEMO

Pierluigi Bruzzone, Kamil Sedlák, Federica Demattè

Paschen failures in ITER, W7-X and JT60 superconducting coils at the acceptance tests have shown that it is highly desirable to lower the coil discharge voltage (U-d) of the DEMO Toroidal Field (TF) coils. Another benefit of lowering the U-d might be the r ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2022

Study of the enhanced electricity output of a sliding droplet-based triboelectric nanogenerator for droplet sensor design

Jürgen Brugger, Xia Liu, Wei Xu, Xiaopeng Li

Triboelectric nanogenerators are establishing themselves as promising candidates for realizing high-efficient energy harvesting from largely available droplets. However, the conventional droplet-based liquid-solid triboelectric nanogenerator (DLS-TENG) has ...

Elsevier2022

Electromechanical investigations and quench experiments on sub-size HTS cables for high field EU-DEMO Central Solenoid

Ortensia Dicuonzo

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the mechanical and thermal behaviour of HTS coated conductor cables for EUROfusion DEMO magnets. One of the issue in large HTS magnets is the safety against a quench. A quench is a sudden thermal runway in which the ...

EPFL2022

High frequency IGCT operation for DC transformer

Gabriele Ulissi

In spite of the dominance of ac technology for the vast majority of power transmission and distribution since the late 19th century, the past decades have seen an increase in use of dc electrical power. In particular, this has been the case both in high vo ...

EPFL2022

Bibliometric Analysis of Model-Based Systems Engineering: Past, Current, and Future

Dimitrios Kyritsis, Yan Yan, Jinzhi Lu

Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) is considered an important approach for understanding multidomain fields and is widely used in complex systems such as aerospace. In this article, a detailed survey of MBSE literature was conducted from its commenceme ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

Multiobjective Vector Modulation for Improved Control of NPC-Based Multi-Source Inverters in Hybrid Traction Systems

Andrea Cervone

The concept of a multi-source inverter (MSI) based on NPC topology was recently introduced for hybrid-electric powertrains to connect several dc sources to the traction load in a single conversion stage without magnetics. This work proposes a new modulatio ...

2022