Harvesting energy from human motion for powering small scale electronic devices is attracting research interest in recent years. A piezoelectric device (PD) is capable of harvesting energy from mechanical motions, in the form of alternating current (...
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A current-balancing circuit for a dual-channel Ethernet power supply system is designed in this paper, which can be used to solve the mismatch between the two channels caused by unavoidable factors, such as mismatched resistances, temperatures and vo...
Piezoelectric vibration based energy harvesting systems have been widely utilized and researched as powering modules for various types of sensor systems due to their ease of integration and relatively high energy density compared to RF, thermal, and...
This paper presents a new triple phase shift (TPS) closed-loop control scheme of a dual active bridge (DAB) LCC resonant DC/DC converter to improve wireless charging power transfer efficiency. The primary side inverter phase shift angle regulates the...
The rectifier module is the key part of a permanent magnet synchronous generator integrated DC output system (PMSG-IDOS) with low-voltage and high-current. The high-speed switching device of the rectifier module is the main source of electromagnetic...
Vibrational energy harvesters typically generate only low voltages and low powers, making high-efficiency power conversion essential to extract usable energy from such sources. To address this challenge, suitable rectifier circuits must be designed t...
An inductive wireless power transfer system is proposed as a power supply for an on-line monitoring system for an overhead catenary. Because of the high voltage (25 kVrms) applied to the catenary, galvanic isolation was required to supply power to th...
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) offer intrinsically high open-circuit voltages in the kilovolt range; however, conventional diode rectifier interfaces clamp the voltage prematurely, restricting access to the high-energy portion of the mechanical...
In this paper, a procedure to simulate an electronic power converter for control design and optimization purposes is proposed. For the addressed application, the converter uses SiC-MOSFET technology in bidirectional battery chargers composed of two p...
A soft-switching dc–dc converter with bidirectional power flow capability is studied in this paper for energy storage units or electric vehicle applications. The circuit topology of the studied converter is constructed using a dual half-bridge circui...
A single-phase three-level converter is suitable for medium-power applications, with an interface voltage that is higher than that of a traditional two-level configuration. The three-level neutral-point clamped converter is adopted using four switche...
This study analyzed the efficiency impact of a MOSFET output parasitic capacitance (
Energy harvesting technologies are becoming increasingly popular as potential sources of energy for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Magnetic field energy harvesting (MFEH) from current-carrying components, such as power cables, represents a particu...
In order to improve the safety and reliability of airborne power supply and distribution system, a digital twin of a phase-shift full-bridge current doubling rectifier converter based on gallium nitride metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transist...
This paper presents the design and implementation of a high-efficiency, full silicon carbide (SiC)-based center-tapped phase-shifted full-bridge (PSFB) converter for NiCd battery charging applications in railway systems. The converter utilizes SiC MO...
Recent research has shown an increasing interest in wireless power transfer (WPT) technology for drone batteries. The inconvenience of wired charging, especially for drones, is a huge obstacle. In this research project, a WPT platform was proposed by...
An energy-harvesting interface for kinetic energy harvesting from high-voltage piezoelectric and triboelectric generators is proposed in this paper. Unlike the conventional kinetic energy-harvesting interfaces optimized for continuous sinusoidal inpu...
Controlling the cost of electricity consumption remains a major concern, particularly in the residential sector. Smart home electricity management systems (HEMS) are becoming increasingly popular for providing uninterrupted power and improved power q...