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Passivity (engineering)

Publications associées (27)

A modular multiple frequency inductive link to wirelessly power multiple miniaturized implants

Sandro Carrara, Diego Ghezzi, Gian Luca Barbruni

A modular multiple frequency coils inductive link system to wirelessly provide power for at least a medical implant at an output of a receiving coil, whereby the receiving coil is configured to be implanted in an organism. The modular multiple frequency co ...

2024

Dielectric Elastomer Actuator-Based Valveless Impedance-Driven Pumping for Meso- and Macroscale Applications

Yves Perriard, Yoan René Cyrille Civet, Thomas Guillaume Martinez, Armando Matthieu Walter, Amine Benouhiba, Francesco Clavica, Silje Ekroll Jahren

Impedance pumps are simple designs that allow the generation or amplification of flow. They are fluid-filled systems based on flexible tubing connected to tubing with different impedances. A periodic off-center compression of the flexible tubing causes the ...

2023

2D Material Based Inks For Room Temperature Printed Electronics

Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh

Functional printing is a versatile mass production method that has gained considerable scientific and industrial attention in the past few years. A wide range of electronics from passive circuit components (e.g., resistors and interconnects) to high-perfor ...

EPFL2021

3D Smith chart constant quality factor semi-circles contours for positive and negative resistance circuits

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Andrei Müller

The article firstly proves that the constant quality factor (Q) contours for passive circuits, while represented on a 2D Smith chart, form circle arcs on a coaxal circle family. Furthermore, these circle arcs represent semi-circles families in the north he ...

2020

Loopy Levy flights enhance tracer diffusion in active suspensions

Tomohiko Sano

A theoretical framework describing the hydrodynamic interactions between a passive particle and an active medium in out-of-equilibrium systems predicts long-range Levy flights for the diffusing particle driven by the density of the active component. Browni ...

2020

97.4%-Efficient All-GaN Dual-Active-Bridge Converter with High Step-up High-Frequency Matrix Transformer

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera

In this work, we demonstrate a state-of-the-art high step-up/down dual-active-bridge (DAB) converter designed with GaN transistors, to achieve a high efficiency and large power-density. A quasi-planar matrix transformer with high step-up/down ratio is demo ...

2020

Ultra High Voltage Switch for Bidirectional DC-DC Converter Driving Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

Yves Perriard, Yoan René Cyrille Civet, Morgan Almanza

Specific applications, such as dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) or electroactive polymers, require to switch voltage levels exceeding the ratings of existing semiconductor devices. In low power application, reversible flyback are widely used to supply ...

2020

Characterization and Analysis of On-Chip Microwave Passive Components at Cryogenic Temperatures

Edoardo Charbon, Andrea Ruffino

This paper presents the characterization and modeling of microwave passive components in TSMC 40-nm bulk CMOS, including metal-oxide-metal (MoM) capacitors, transformers, and resonators, at deep cryogenic temperatures (4.2 K). To extract the parameters of ...

2020

Small-Signal Approach for Precise Evaluation of Gate Losses in Soft-Switched Wide-Band-Gap Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera

High-frequency switching is favorable for fast transient response, small size of passive components and superior power density, especially in soft-switching topologies. At high frequencies, power dissipation due to consecutive charging/discharging of gate ...

IEEE2020

Passivity-based Voltage and Frequency Stabilization in AC microgrids

Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, Pulkit Nahata

In this paper, we investigate the stability of an islanded AC microgrid (ImG) composed of Distributed generation units (DGUs), dynamic power lines, and loads. Each DGU is equipped with a local controller to ensure desired voltage and frequency in the ImG. ...

IEEE2019

A Passivity-Based Approach to Voltage Stabilization in DC Microgrids with ZIP loads

Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, Pulkit Nahata, Michele Tucci

We consider the application of passivity theory to the problem of voltage stabilization in DC microgrids, which are composed of distributed generation units, dynamic RLC lines, and nonlinear ZIP (constant impedance, constant current, and constant power) lo ...

2020

A 10b SAR ADC with Widely Scalable Sampling Rate and AGC Amplifier Front-End

Yusuf Leblebici, Seyed Armin Tajalli, Firat Çelik, Ayça Akkaya

This paper presents a low power successive approximation register (SAR) ADC and its front-end automatic gain control (AGC) amplifier designed in 65nm CMOS technology. Digitally controlled variable gain amplifier (VGA) in AGC loop is used to maximize the dy ...

IEEE2018

Interfacing Qubits via Cryo-CMOS Front Ends

Edoardo Charbon, Andrea Ruffino, Yatao Peng

This work describes a basic interface between solid-state quantum bits (qubits) and classical environments. We describe a multiplexer, a circulator, and a low noise amplifier, designed for cryogenic temperature operation in a 40 nm CMOS technology node. Th ...

IEEE2018

TIA Linearity Analysis for Current Mode Receivers

Catherine Dehollain

Current-mode signal processing offers superior linearity and flexibility in front-end implementation. The linearity of a low-input-impedance Trans-Impedance Amplifier (TIA), which is used as a buffer stage that follows a passive mixer, is important in dete ...

IEEE2018

Area and Power Efficient Ultra-Wideband Transmitter Based on Active Inductor

Catherine Dehollain, Franco Maloberti, Kerim Türe, Arnout Jan J Devos

This paper presents the design of an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmitter for low-power, short-range, and high-data rate applications such as high density neural recording interfaces. The IR-UWB transmitter pulses are generated by modulating t ...

2018

Built-in, exposed or concealed comfort services. Attempts (incomplete) to industrialise collective housing after 1945

Giulia Marino

Simultaneous consideration of active devices – especially mechanical heating and ventilation – and passive devices – including insulation and waterproofing of building envelopes – was one of the most notable aspects of studies of the management of physiolo ...

CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group2018

Dynamic Modeling of Magnetic Components for Circuit Simulation of Power Electronic Systems

Min Luo

Magnetic components play an important role in a power electronic converter system. They provide energy buffering, galvanic isolation and voltage ratio conversion and have significant impact on the overall performance of the system regarding power efficienc ...

EPFL2018

Characterization of bipolar transistors for cryogenic temperature sensors in standard CMOS

Edoardo Charbon

This paper presents the cryogenic characterization of the bipolar substrate PNPs that are typically employed as sensing elements in CMOS integrated temperature sensors. PNPs realized in a standard 160-nm CMOS technology were characterized over the temperat ...

2017

A concept of wireless and passive very-high temperature sensor

Paul Muralt, Ramin Matloub Aghdam, Andrea Mazzalai

There is a need for sensors capable operating at temperatures above 1000 degrees C. We describe an innovative sensor that might achieve this goal. The sensor comprises two main elements: a thermocouple and a surface acoustic wave (SAW) strain sensor. The c ...

Amer Inst Physics2017

Design for Passivity in the Z-Domain for LCL Grid-Connected Converters

Drazen Dujic, Francisco Daniel Freijedo Fernández

This paper develops a design methodology aimed to shape passive the admittance of the LCL grid-connected voltage source converters (VSCs). A novel aspect of this work is the assessment of the range of frequencies for control design: due to discrete and PWM ...

2016