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Ripple Voltage and Loss Reduction of Single-Phase ISOP SST by Eliminating the Second Harmonic Current in LLC Converters

Drazen Dujic, Andrea Cervone, Tianyu Wei

In two-stage solid-state transformers with input-series output-parallel structure, the LLC converter operating at a fixed switching frequency is a common choice for the isolated DC/DC conversion stage because it can provide a high efficiency and a fixed vo ...

2024

Tri-Axial Magnetic Field Sensor up to VHF with Frequency Weighing

German Augusto Ramirez Arroyave

This contribution presents an isotropic magnetic field probe with shaped frequency response in the band 100 kHz - 400 MHz to ponder the aggregate response according to the ICNIRP 2020 guidelines. The basic sensor is a printed loop which is modelled as a Th ...

IEEE2023

A novel approach for SPICE modeling of light and radiation effects in ICs

Chiara Rossi

Modeling the interaction of ionizing radiation, either light or ions, in integrated circuits is essential for the development and optimization of optoelectronic devices and of radiation-tolerant circuits. Whereas for optical sensors photogenerated carriers ...

EPFL2021

Analytical Computation of Power Grids’ Sensitivity Coefficients with Voltage-Dependent Injections

Mario Paolone, Sherif Alaa Salaheldin Fahmy

With the increasing need of real-time regulation in power systems, grid-aware-control-frameworks are relying more often on sensitivity coefficients (SCs) to formulate and efficiently solve optimal control problems. As known, SCs are the derivatives of cont ...

IEEE2021

Prediction of optically-triggered amplification in phototransistor with SPICE circuit simulators

Jean-Michel Sallese, Chiara Rossi

Modeling of optoelectronic devices involves long and complex numerical simulations, usually performed with TCAD tools. Numerical simulations provide accurate results for a single device but are not feasible when dealing with a full circuit comprising sever ...

SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING2020

A Generalized Index for Static Voltage Stability of Unbalanced Polyphase Power Systems including Thévenin Equivalents and Polynomial Models

Mario Paolone, Andreas Martin Kettner

This paper proposes a Voltage Stability Index (VSI) suitable for unbalanced polyphase power systems. To this end, the grid is represented by a polyphase multiport network model (i.e., hybrid parameters), and the aggregate behavior of the devices in each no ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2019

Modeling Surface Recombination with Enhanced Devices Network for Optoelectronics

Jean-Michel Sallese, Camillo Stefanucci, Pietro Buccella, Chiara Rossi

We present a lumped devices network approach to simulate surface recombination effects in optoelectronics devices. The network is composed of generalized lumped devices where the excess carrier concentrations and gradients are mapped on electrical quantiti ...

IEEE2018

Battery-Free, Sticker-Like, Device for Health Monitoring, Operated by Optical Power Transfer

Sandro Carrara

This work presents the concept of a battery-free, sticker-like, device for a non-invasive health-monitoring sensor. The device consists of two functional blocks: an optical power-transfer block and an amperometric measurement block. The former accumulates ...

IEEE2018

SPICE Modeling of Photoelectric Effects in Silicon With Generalized Devices

Jean-Michel Sallese, Camillo Stefanucci, Pietro Buccella, Chiara Rossi

Modeling photoelectric effects in semiconductors with electrical simulators is demonstrated in typical 1-D and 2-D architectures. The concept is based on a coarse meshing of the semiconductor with the so-called generalized lumped devices, where equivalent ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2018

Two Full Parameter Identification Methods for Synchronous Machine Applying DC-Decay Tests for a Rotor in Arbitrary Position

Jean-Jacques Simond, Mai Tu Xuan, Frédéric Michael Maurer

The main obstacle to a wide use of dc-Decay tests lies in the necessity to align the rotor with the d- or q-axis, which is very difficult to perform for high-power units. The goal of this paper is to propose and validate standstill dc-Decay measuring metho ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2017

Two Novel Methods for Parameter Identification of Synchronous Machine Using DC-Decay Test with Rotor in Arbitrary Position

Jean-Jacques Simond, Mai Tu Xuan, Frédéric Michael Maurer

The goal of this paper is to propose and validate standstill DC-Decay measuring methods for a rotor in arbitrary position. The first new method (DC-Decay I) delivers the equivalent circuit with a few measurements. The second new method (DC-Decay III) permi ...

IEEE2016

Estimation of the Armature Leakage Reactance using the Constant Excitation Test

Basile Kawkabani

The adoption of the best available estimate for the stator Leakage reactance is the first step in several equivalent circuit of synchronous machine parameter estimation. However, there is no specific test for its direct measurement. This paper presents a s ...

IEEE2016

Decentralized voltage control of clustered active distribution network by means of energy storage systems

Mario Paolone, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Maryam Bahramipanah

The paper presents a network partitioning strategy for the optimal voltage control of Active Distribution Networks (ADNs) actuated by means of a limited number of Distributed Energy Storage Systems (DESSs). The proposed partitioning uses a linear programmi ...

Elsevier2016

Avalanche Microwave Noise Sources in Commercial 90-nm CMOS Technology

Christian Enz, Pierre-André Farine, Cyril Botteron, Gabriele Tasselli

This paper presents a microwave noise source implemented in a commercial CMOS technology. The circuit is based on the avalanche noise generated by both the source-to-bulk and the drain-to-bulk junctions in reverse breakdown. Two sources of different juncti ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

Substrate Current Optimization in Smart Power ICs

Pietro Buccella

Safety requirements for modern automotive electronics call for more and more robust power integrated circuits. The mixed-signal IC design flow alone is often no longer capable of tracking possible design failures in complex Smart Power integrated circuits ...

EPFL2016

Avalanche noise diodes: A compact circuit model compatible with advanced CAD tools

Christian Enz, Pierre-André Farine, Cyril Botteron, Gabriele Tasselli

This paper proposes, for the first time, a compact model for avalanche noise diodes that can easily be inserted in advanced CAD tools. The model is based on the theory of the Read type microwave avalanche diodes. It fully accounts for the electronic tuning ...

IEEE2015

Network clustering for voltage control in active distribution network including energy storage systems

Mario Paolone, Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Mostafa Nick, Maryam Bahramipanah

This paper presents a network partitioning strategy for the optimal voltage control of Active Distribution Networks (ADNs) by means of Dispersed Energy Storage Systems (DESSs). The proposed partitioning is based on the concept of voltage sensitivity coeffi ...

IEEE2015

Spice-compatible modeling of high injection and propagation of minority carriers in the substrate of Smart Power ICs

Maher Kayal, Jean-Michel Sallese, Camillo Stefanucci, Pietro Buccella

Classical substrate noise analysis considers the silicon resistivity of an integrated circuit only as doping dependent besides neglecting diffusion currents as well. In power circuits minority carriers are injected into the substrate and propagate by drift ...

Elsevier2015

A transmission line model for plasmon propagation on a graphene strip

Julien Perruisseau-Carrier

We present a transmission line model for TM plasmon propagation along a graphene strip, and derive closed-form expressions for the kinetic and Faraday inductance, resistance, and electrostatic capacitance of the equivalent circuit as a function of graphene ...

2013

Determining the Conductivities of the Two Charge Transport Phases in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Impedance Spectroscopy

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Soo-Jin Moon, Feng Li

To apply impedance spectroscopy (IS) for studying charge transport in the mesoporous film of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (ss-DSCs), it is necessary to determine the relative conductivities of the electron and hole transporting phases, given the ...

American Chemical Society2013