7 November 2026
The performance of linear compressors improves with smeared waveforms compared to symmetrical ones. This paper proposes a novel method using voltage offset to examine its impact on vibration behaviors and performance enhancement. The operating princi...
With the downscaling in device sizes, process-induced parameter variation has emerged as one of the most serious problems. In particular, the parameter fluctuation of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) sense amplifiers causes an offset voltage,...
This paper proposes a capacitor voltage offset suppression method based on reference voltage self-correction for a three-phase four-switch (TPFS) inverter-fed permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive system to improve the motor control perform...
This paper proposes an offset voltage control scheme for the modular multilevel converter (MMC) operated in nearest level control (NLC) to improve the total harmonic distortion (THD) of AC phase voltages. The offset (neutral-to-zero-point) voltage is...
In this paper, we analyzed the output voltage imbalance and the cause of the offset voltage in 3-phase 3-leg inverters by using Millman’s theory. Based on this result, we proposed a voltage imbalance compensation algorithm using the dc offset voltage...
We measured and analyzed the Hall offset voltages in InGaZnO thin-film transistors. The Hall offset voltages were found to decrease monotonously as the electron densities increased. We attributed the magnitude of the offset voltage to the misalignmen...
The demand for CMOS precision operational amplifiers for critical applications has continuously increased over time due to higher accuracy and sensitivity requirements. Trimming or chopper architectures are advanced solutions that reduce the offset v...
This paper proposes a lifespan extension technique for three-phase voltage inverters using hybrid offset voltage. The proposed method lengthens the inverter lifetime by independently adjusting the switching frequency of the three phases in accordance...
High power quality, efficiency, complexity, size, cost effectiveness and switching losses of the direct current to alternating current (DC–AC) conversion system are crucial aspects in industrial applications. Therefore, the four-switch three-phase in...
In this paper, a novel adaptive observer is proposed to estimate the parameters of single-phase voltage signals that contain a DC offset. A state-space model of the voltage signal with DC offset is first derived and shown to be observable. To elimina...
This article deals with the calibration method of analog integrated circuits (ICs) designed in CMOS nanotechnology. A brief analysis of various methods and techniques (e.g., fuse trimming, chopper stabilization, auto-zero technique, etc.) for calibra...
DC–DC converters are ubiquitous in consumer, industrial, commercial, and medical applications. In such voltage-, power-, and area-constrained systems, guaranteeing accurate output voltage remains a key challenge. Investigation of the fundamenta...
Aiming at the problems of limited semiconductor performance and positioning difficulties in the wireless power transfer (WPT) system of electric vehicles, the paper proposes a many-to-one high-voltage wireless charging anti-offset system. In order to...
With technology scaling, achieving a target read yield of resistive nonvolatile memories becomes more difficult due to increased process variation and decreased supply voltage. Recently, an offset-canceling dual-stage sensing circuit (OCDS-SC) has be...
Electric propulsion ships have garnered significant attention for addressing the environmental impact associated with conventional shipping vessels. Their performance critically depends on the inverters that control propulsion motors. This study aims...
A novel self-calibration comparator for a 12-bit 2.5 MSPS successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) applied in a touch microcontroller unit (MCU) with small area, high precision, fast response speed, and low-voltage dete...
In a three-level (NPC) converter, the voltage imbalance problem in the DC-link capacitors is major issue. This paper proposes the DC-link capacitor voltage imbalance compensation method, where a common offset voltage is injected for a multi-module NP...
Offset Corbino thin film transistor is a good candidate for high voltage thin film transistor (HVTFT) due to the uniform drain electric field distribution benefiting from the circular structure. The physical model of offset Corbino thin film transist...
This work introduces a trimming technique based on eTrim technology to minimize both the input-referred offset voltage and its temperature drift in the operational amplifiers. The proposed low-voltage op-amp utilizes the body effect to maintain a con...
In three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters, the voltage imbalance problem between the upper and lower dc-link capacitors is one of the major concerns. This paper proposed a dc-link capacitor voltage balancing method where a common offset vo...
A vertical Hall device is an important component of 3D Hall sensors, used for detecting magnetic fields parallel to the sensor surface. The Hall devices described in existing research still have problems, such as large offset voltage and low sensitiv...
A predictive control method using injected offset voltage to achieve neutral point (NP) voltage balance of three-phase three-level neutral point clamped (NP) rectifiers, without employing a weighting factor, is proposed in this study. One of the bigg...
With the prevalence of renewable energy sources such as wind power in the power system, analyzing the fault characteristics of systems composed of DFIGs is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, this article analyzes, at first theoretically, the...
In this paper, a high-voltage chopper and ping-pong auto-zeroing operational amplifier was designed for industrial and automotive applications. Based on chopper stabilization, the proposed circuit introduces a novel chopper switch control signal that...
Under weak-grid conditions, phase-locked loops (PLLs) are essential for synchronizing grid-connected inverters with the utility grid. However, conventional PLLs suffer from insufficient DC-offset and harmonic rejection capabilities, and the coupling...
An Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is an indispensable part of image sensor systems. This paper presents a silicon-based 13-bit 100 kS/s two-step single-slope analog-to-digital converter (TS-SS ADC) for infrared image sensors with a frame rate of 1...
Voltage sags pose severe risks to sensitive equipment in modern industries, requiring power quality monitoring equipment to possess fast and accurate sag detection capabilities. The traditional second-order generalized integrator (SOGI) will have osc...
This work studies the effects of an aluminum covering on the performance of cross-like Hall devices. Four different Hall sensor structures of various sizes were designed and fabricated. The sensitivity and offset of the Hall sensors, two key points i...
A novel low-power delay time cancellation (LPDTC) technique and a current ratio adjustment (CRA) method are proposed for designing high-precision relaxation oscillators. These methods effectively reduce the impacts of comparator delay time, offset vo...
This study proposes a disturbance observer-based proportional-type DC-link voltage tracking algorithm for permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSGs). The proposed technique feedbacks the only proportional term of the tracking errors, and it cont...
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This study presents the characteristics and performance of a motor at the operating point based on pulse-width modulation (PWM). PWM is used in modulating the output voltage of a three-phase inverter. The PWM technique has advantages and disadvantage...
Recent developments in long wavelength and cryogenic laser power converters have unlocked record performances in both areas. Here, devices for an optical input at ~1470 nm are studied for cryogenic applications, combining these cryogenic and long-wav...
One advantage of a resistive sensor array (RSA) with shared rows (M) and shared columns (N) is the reduced number of wires from M × N + 1 to M + N which can greatly lessen the complexity and burden on wearable electronic systems. However, the d...
This article presents the experimental validation of a model-based predictive control (MPC) strategy for the safe interconnection of voltage source inverters (VSI) with output LC filters for the grid connection of DC energy resources. The MPC is form...
This paper comparatively reviews sensing circuit designs for the most widely used embedded memory, static random-access memory (SRAM). Many sensing circuits for SRAM have been proposed to improve power efficiency and speed, because sensing operations...
As the proportion of renewable energy generation in the power grid continues to rise, the operational state of the power system changes frequently with fluctuations in renewable power output. However, the traditional fixed-weight multi-objective reac...
A novel Hall magnetometer using dynamic offset cancellation principle is presented. It consists from a single triangular silicon plate with three contacts and interface electronics. The proposed dynamic offset-cancelling measurement cycle includes th...
The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is a research hotspot in medium-voltage and high-voltage applications. The measurement offset error would cause an increase in the monitoring error of the submodule (SM) capacitance of the MMC, affecting the est...
Since a T-type three-level PWM converter has several intrinsic advantages, it has been researched for various applications such as grid-connected converter systems. However, it necessarily requires an additional voltage control loop for balancing the...
In this paper, a Least Mean Square (LMS) programming scheme is used to set the offset voltage of two operational amplifiers that were built using floating-gate transistors, enabling a 0.95 VRMS trimmer-less flame detection sensor. The programming sch...
Vertical Hall sensors (VHSs), compatible with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, are used to detect magnetic fields in the plane of the sensor. In previous studies, their performance was limited by a large offset. This paper r...
To date, most studies focus on complex designs to realize offset cancelation characteristics in nonvolatile flip-flops (NV-FFs). However, complex designs using switches are ineffective for offset cancelation in the near/subthreshold voltage region be...
This paper presents a fully integrated linear Hall sensor by means of 0.8 μm high voltage complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. This monolithic Hall sensor chip features a highly sensitive horizontal switched Hall plate and an ef...
This paper proposes an improved zero-current distortion compensation (IZCDC) method for the Vienna rectifier. The conventional zero-current distortion compensation (ZCDC) method modifies the reference voltages by adding an offset voltage to compensat...
Proper operation of the grid-tie transformerless converters under unbalanced and distorted conditions entails a precise detection of the frequency and fundamental component of the grid voltage. One of the main problems that could arise during the est...
In this paper, the basic principle and characteristics of a phase-locked loop (PLL) in a single phase grid-connected system are analyzed, and this paper introduces one type virtual orthogonal voltage vector method based on a third order generalized i...
This paper proposes a back electromotive force estimation error compensation method for accurate rotor position estimation of surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors. When estimating the rotor position of surface mounted permanent magnet...
Device variability in modern processes has become a major concern in SRAM design leading to degradation of both performance and yield. Variation induced offset in the sense amplifiers requires a larger bitline differential, which slows down SRAM acce...
With the improvement of technology, the demand for electrical power continues to deepen. Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) technology can transmit power without using physical media such as cables, and it has the advantages of electrical isolation, conve...
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