Rectennas, which mainly consist of an antenna, matching network, and rectifier, are used to harvest radiofrequency energy in order to power tiny sensor nodes, e.g., the nodes of the Internet of Things. This paper demonstrates for the first time, the...
The reduction of the electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an important issue in the design of switching power converters. The passive EMI filter has been widely used for the reduction of the conducted EMI. The active EMI filter (AEF) has recently be...
This paper analyzes the output voltage of an inductive wireless power transfer (WPT) depending on coupling conditions. When the optimum efficiency and maximum output power are obtained, it is called critical coupling, so the receiving coil and the tr...
Given the concern for maintaining voltage stability in power systems integrated with renewable power systems due to a mismatch in generation and demand, there remains a need to invoke flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) devices i...
In this paper, a hybrid control method with adaptive phase-shifting modulation (PSM) and pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) is proposed to optimize the steady-state performance of an LLC resonant converter in wide voltage-gain range application. For th...
In recent years, DC grids have gained traction, and several proposals regarding measuring strategies and several Power Quality (PQ) parameters have been defined to be used in such networks that differ from traditional AC power grids. As a complement...
High frequency and high voltage switching converters utilizing wide bandgap semiconductors are gaining popularity thanks to their compactness and improved efficiency. However, the faster switching requirements gives rise to new challenges. A key issu...
A programmable gain amplifier (PGA) is commonly used to optimize the input dynamic range of high-performance systems such as headphones and biomedical sensors. But PGA is rather sensitive to electromagnetic interference (EMI), which limits the precis...
A method to secure the generator reactive power reserve by adjusting the transformer tap to improve the power system penetration of renewable energy has been proposed in this study. The tap is adjusted based on the voltage and reactive power sensitiv...
In the case of microgrid (MG) systems, the choice of the right configuration plays a vital role to meet grid/load necessities when integrating low voltage, non-linear and highly sensitive (to environmental conditions) power sources such as solar PV m...
With the development of high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC)-based wireline receivers, the Mueller–Muller clock and data recovery (MM-CDR) circuit has garnered increasing attention. But in the design stage, evaluating the loop performan...
In this article, three evolutionary search algorithms: particle swarm optimization (PSO), simulated annealing (SA) and genetic algorithms (GA), have been employed to determine the optimal parameter values of the fractional-order (FO)-PI controllers i...
Fuel cell hybrid vehicles represent an alternative to battery electric vehicles and will gain importance in the future as they do not need large battery capacities and thus require less critical raw materials. Depending on the electric architecture,...
An analytic method for a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) terahertz plasmon detector operating in the subthreshold region is presented using the equivalent circuit model. With respect to design optimization of the detector, the signal t...
This scientific paper aims to increase the voltage source converter (VSC) control efficiency in a multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MTDC) network during dynamic operations. In the proposed study, the Mayfly algorithm (MA) is used to modify...
Depending on the application of bismuth telluride thermoelectric materials in cooling, waste heat recovery, or wearable electronics, their material properties, and geometrical dimensions should be designed to optimize their performance. Recently, the...
Due to the increasing use of renewable, non-controllable energy generation systems energy storage systems (ESS) are seen as a necessary part of future power delivery systems. ESS have gained research interest and practical implementation over the pas...
Electric vehicles (EVs) have recently gained momentum as an integral part of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) when authorities started expanding their low emission zones (LEZs) in an effort to build green cities with low carbon footprints. Energy is on...
Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) is the most popular controller used in automatic systems, because of its robustness, ability to adapt the behaviors of the system, making them converge toward its optimum. These advantages are valid only in the...
The rapid integration of Distributed Generation (DG) units is transforming traditional passive radial distribution networks into active grids with bidirectional power flow. Determining the optimal allocation and physical hosting capacity of DG units...
This work develops a novel dynamic load modulation Power Amplifier (PA) circuity that can provide an optimum compromise between linearity and efficiency while covering multiple cellular frequency bands. Exploiting monolithic microwave integrated circ...
The integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and utility grids has gradually gained significant interest in improving the sustainability of clean power supply for society. However, power quality remains a challenge due to partial shading condit...
The applications of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPCs) in aerospace, automotive, electronics and lab-on-chip devices require precise machining processes. Over the past decade, there have been numerous attempts to machine CFRPCs using...
This paper proposes an adaptive fractional-order fuzzy sliding mode control strategy for grid-connected photovoltaic current-source flyback inverters. The converter is modeled as a control-affine system in the decoupling-capacitor voltage and the tra...
In this study, a two-stage methodology based on the energy savings gained by optimal network reconductoring was developed for the sizing and allocation of electric vehicle (EV) charging load at the residential locations in urban distribution systems....
This paper presents a low power Gaussian Frequency-Shift Keying (GFSK) transceiver (TRX) with high efficiency power management unit and integrated Single-Pole Double-Throw switch for Bluetooth low energy application. Receiver (RX) is implemented with...
Distributed generation (DG) is gaining importance as electrical energy demand increases. DG is used to decrease power losses, operating costs, and improve voltage stability. Most DG resources have less environmental impact. In a particular region, th...
The performance of vibration energy harvesters is usually restricted by their frequency bandwidth. The double-clamped beam with strong natural nonlinearity is a simple way that can effectively expand the frequency bandwidth of the vibration energy ha...
A low-noise amplifier (LNA) design with the operation of concurrent dual-band for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers with single channel is presented in this work. This LNA structure has an inductively degenerated cascode architectur...
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) remain attractive as low-cost photovoltaic devices; however, their practical efficiency is still constrained by electron-transport losses, interfacial recombination, and incomplete light harvesting in conventional t...
Solar energy is gaining immense significance as a renewable energy source owing to its environmentally friendly nature and sustainable attributes. Crystalline silicon solar cells are the prevailing choice for harnessing solar power. However, the effi...
The increasingly extensive use of non-linear loads, mostly including static power converters, in large industry, commercial, and domestic applications, as well as the spread of renewable energy sources in distribution-generated units, make the use of...
The increasing daily rate of environmental pollution, due to electrical power generation from fossil fuel sources in different societies, urges the researchers to study alternative solutions. These solutions can be summarized into either finding othe...
Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors (PDs) based on high-quality well-aligned ZnO nanorods (NRs) were fabricated using both modified and conventional chemical bath deposition (CBD) methods. The modified chemical bath deposition (M-CBD) method was made by...
Flexible polymer-based piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) have gained significant interest due to their ability to deliver clean and sustainable energy for self-powered electronics and wearable devices. Recently, the incorporation of fillers into t...