Inductive Components Research Articles

Simulation study of the effects of different materials used in the core of a TSV inductor on its behavior when integrated into a DC/DC converter

This research focuses on the design and modeling of a Through-Silicon via (TSV) inductor, tailored for integration within an interleaved boost converter. The TSV inductor features a winding structure designed with vertical TSVs linked to horizontal rectangular connections, creating an efficient topology. A comprehensive electrical model has been developed to account for all parasitic effects arising from the various physical components of the TSV inductor. MATLAB software was employed to analyze the influence of different materials used in the construction of the TSV inductor, with the goal of optimizing its inductance values and quality factor. This approach involved selecting materials that minimize energy losses, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the inductor. To validate the electrical parameters derived from the physical characteristics and material properties, the TINA simulation software was used. It simulated the interleaved boost converter circuit incorporating the TSV inductor’s equivalent electrical circuit for accuracy verification.

Application of tunneling magnetoresistance in electromagnetic tomography system construction.

Tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) is a magnetic sensor that measures the magnetic induction component toward a sensitive axis. It is used in electromagnetic tomography (EMT) systems for its high sensitivity, frequency independence, and small size. TMR-based EMT (TMR-EMT) system construction and performance enhancement require a more comprehensive understanding of TMR characteristics. This paper introduces the construction principle of a TMR-EMT system, studies effect of TMR quantity on imaging results, compares the difference between TMR-EMT and coil-based EMT (Coil-EMT) in imaging results, analyzes the influence of TMR characteristics on the measurements, and gives the corresponding solutions. Simulations and experiments indicate that adding more TMRs could enhance imaging quality, obtaining better results than Coil-EMT imaging quality. The experimental results show that dynamically adjusting the excitation amplitude and downward zero-crossing switching can effectively improve the problems of output saturation and deteriorating consistency of measurements caused by TMR nonlinear characteristic.

A single‐inductor self‐powered SECE interface circuit for dynamic load multi‐PZTs energy harvesting

AbstractThere is always considerable inconsistency between the input energy and the amount of the energy required for the load in piezoelectric transducers (PZTs) energy harvesting interface circuits that often degrades the harvesting performance of most of them. Multiple piezoelectric transducers (multi‐PZTs) vibration scavenging may address this issue by enhancing input power and, consequently, environmental adaptability and reliability. The proposed interface circuit may extract energy from a PZT array regardless of each PZT amplitude, frequency, or phase, even under dynamic or heavy load circumstances. The circuit is thoroughly simulated by LTSpice software and evaluated by post‐simulation calculations and discussions. The simulation findings demonstrate that the proposed self‐powered (SP) SECE‐based multi‐PZT EH interface circuit, named MI‐SP‐SECE, can extract a peak power of 12.8 µW from three PZTs in the provided actual scenario at a dynamic load regime with a simulated excitation of 1.5 g and 50 Hz. The proposed circuit's energy integration and harvesting efficiencies are 75% and 85%, respectively. It can achieve a power enhancement of 2.8× relative to a multi‐input full‐bridge rectifier. In addition, the proposed circuit is scalable effectively because it requires just one inductor component.

Study on Winding Inductances in Stator Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines

Winding inductance always plays a key role in the electromagnetic performances of stator surface-mounted permanent magnet (SSPM) machines, including their flux-weakening capability, prospective fault current, power factor, current ripple, etc. Generally speaking, winding inductance mainly comprises three components: an air-gap component, a slot-leakage component, and an end-leakage component. In this paper, firstly, the winding pole pairs of SSPM machines are investigated based on the magneto-motive force-permeance model, through which the winding configurations can also be determined. Then, according to the winding configurations, three analytical expressions for each inductance component are derived to evaluate the winding inductance per phase. In addition, finite element analysis (FEA) is employed to verify the effectiveness of the derived analytical expressions. Meanwhile, three prototyped SSPM machines are manufactured, and their winding inductances are measured to further verify the analytical expressions. The measured results agree with both the analytical and FEA results very well.

Research on parameter deviation modelling of dual LCC wireless power transfer system

Abstract In this paper, parameter deviation modelling analysis is performed based on the dual LCC compensation network of wireless power transfer (WPT) system. Firstly, the mutual inductive coupling model of the dual LCC compensation circuit is derived based on the fundamental wave analysis method; secondly, the parameter deviation is introduced into the circuit model for the errors existing in the inductive and capacitive components of the compensation network circuit of the actual wireless charging system, and the relation between the deviation and the amplitude of the branch currents, the phase angle and the output characteristics of system are obtained through the establishment of derivation model and the resistive deviation correction term is introduced; finally, the parameter deviation is verified through the simulation. The establishment of parameter deviation model increases the accuracy of the whole circuit model and provides the theoretical basis to reduce the negative influence of parameter deviation on transmission characteristics. The value of parameter deviation can be inverted through the phase angle, thus providing a basis for adjusting the resonant state of the compensation circuit.

Dexamethasone dose intensity does not impact outcomes in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a secondary SWOG analysis

AbstractDexamethasone is a key component of induction for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), despite common toxicities, including hyperglycemia and insomnia. In the randomized ECOG E4A03 trial, dexamethasone 40 mg once weekly was associated with lower mortality than higher doses. However, the performance of dexamethasone dose reductions below this threshold with regard to progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in NDMM has not been fully characterized. We conducted a secondary pooled analysis of the SWOG 0777 and SWOG 1211 studies of NDMM, which used lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) alone, with or without bortezomib, and with or without elotuzumab. The planned dexamethasone intensity was 40 to 60 mg weekly in all arms. Patients were categorized into FD-DEX (full-dose dexamethasone maintained throughout induction) or LD-DEX (lowered-dose dexamethasone or discontinuation; only permitted for grade 3+ toxicities per both study protocols). Of the 541 evaluated patients, the LD-DEX group comprised 373 patients (69%). There were no differences in PFS or OS between the FD-DEX and LD-DEX groups, which were balanced in terms of age, stage, and performance status. Predictors of PFS and OS in the multivariate models were treatment arm, age ≥70 years, and thrombocytopenia. FD-DEX did not significantly improve either outcome. Our study suggests that dexamethasone dose reductions are common in multiple myeloma, even within clinical trials. Given the many toxicities and unclear benefits of dexamethasone in the era of modern treatment regimens, dexamethasone dose reduction during NDMM induction warrants further prospective studies. These trials were registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00644228 and NCT01668719.

Accurate segmentation of intracellular organelle networks using low-level features and topological self-similarity.

Intracellular organelle networks (IONs) such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) network and the mitochondrial (MITO) network serve crucial physiological functions. The morphology of these networks plays a critical role in mediating their functions. Accurate image segmentation is required for analyzing the morphology and topology of these networks for applications such as molecular mechanism analysis and drug target screening. So far, however, progress has been hindered by their structural complexity and density. In this study, we first establish a rigorous performance baseline for accurate segmentation of these organelle networks from fluorescence microscopy images by optimizing a baseline U-Net model. We then develop the multi-resolution encoder (MRE) and the hierarchical fusion loss (Lhf) based on two inductive components, namely low-level features and topological self-similarity, to assist the model in better adapting to the task of segmenting IONs. Empowered by MRE and Lhf, both U-Net and Pyramid Vision Transformer (PVT) outperform competing state-of-the-art models such as U-Net++, HR-Net, nnU-Net, and TransUNet on custom datasets of the ER network and the MITO network, as well as on public datasets of another biological network, the retinal blood vessel network. In addition, integrating MRE and Lhf with models such as HR-Net and TransUNet also enhances their segmentation performance. These experimental results confirm the generalization capability and potential of our approach. Furthermore, accurate segmentation of the ER network enables analysis that provides novel insights into its dynamic morphological and topological properties. Code and data are openly accessible at https://github.com/cbmi-group/MRE.

Recording of ultra-low frequency electromagnetic emission during loading of a rock sample

The review of publications devoted to the study and features of the registration of electromagnetic emission observed during the loading of samples of rocks, metals, composite materials in laboratory conditions, as well as in areas of disintegration of rock massifs at mining sites is given. Electromagnetic emission observed during the destruction of rock samples in laboratory experiments and field conditions can appear itself not only in the high and low frequency ranges (1000–3·106 Hz and 500–1000 Hz, respectively), but also in the very low and ultra-low frequency (200–500 Hz and 0.01–200.00 Hz, respectively) ranges. However, the overwhelming majority of experimental studies of rock samples under the influence of a destructive load in laboratory conditions are aimed at measuring electromagnetic emission of the high frequency range. An instrumentation and measurement complex is described that allows recording electromagnetic emission in the ultra-low frequency range. The composition of the instrumentation and measurement complex includes magnetic modulation transducers of magnetic induction as magnetic field sensors. The methodology of laboratory experiments on recording electromagnetic signals arising from the influence of an external load on rock samples using an instrumentation and measuring complex is presented. An example of uniaxial loading of a basalt sample is given. When loading the sample under consideration, the amplitude of the electromagnetic emission pulses exceeds the background values of technogenic magnetic noise by two orders of magnitude. The high sensitivity of the magnetic modulation transducer of magnetic induction allows it to be used to register the components of magnetic induction in the process of destruction of rock samples in conditions of interference from technogenic magnetic noise. The results obtained are important for monitoring and forecasting the process of cracking before mining impacts, as well as for studying the geological environment and processes that generate low-frequency electromagnetic emission in the mining areas.

A miniaturized on‐chip BPF with low insertion loss and wide stopband based on integrated passive device technology

AbstractIn this study, a novel bandpass filter (BPF) characterized by low insertion loss (IL) and the presence of two transmission zeros (TZs) based on integrated passive device (IPD) technology is introduced. The design incorporates a low‐pass filter and a high‐pass filter which both exhibit strong out‐of‐band suppression performance. The control structure for TZs is constructed by cascading the inductance and capacitance components. The TZ controlling structure primarily generates TZs at high frequencies, resulting in a further bandwidth enhancement in the stopband. The lumped circuit of the proposed BPF is first constructed, and rigorous design formulas are provided to assist in constructing the proposed design. After schematic optimization, the second step involves layout optimization and simulation based on the specific IPD process. Experimental results mounted on a printed circuit board demonstrate that the bandwidth spans from 3.3 to 4.2 GHz with an IL of only 2.0 dB at the center frequency. Additionally, this BPF achieves impressive sideband suppression, exceeding 18 dB in the 0–1.7 GHz range and 30 dB in the 9–15 GHz range. Remarkably, the BPF is exceptionally compact with only 0.5 mm × 1.0 mm (0.006λc × 0.012λc). The proposed BPF exhibits outstanding performance with minimal IL and extensive sideband suppression at such a compact size based on the IPD technology.

Design of Three-Dimensional Magnetic Probe System for Space Plasma Environment Research Facility (SPERF).

A three-dimensional magnetic probe system has been designed and implemented at the Space Plasma Environment Research Facility (SPERF). This system has been developed to measure the magnetic field with high spatial and temporal resolution, enabling studies of fundamental processes in space physics, such as magnetic reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause, on the basis of SPERF. The system utilizes inductive components as sensors, arranged in an array and soldered onto a printed circuit board (PCB), achieving a spatial resolution of 2.5 mm. The system's electrical parameters have been measured, and its amplitude-frequency response characteristics have been simulated. The system has demonstrated good performance with response capabilities below 50 kHz. The experimental setup and results are discussed, highlighting the system's effectiveness in accurately measuring weak magnetic signals and its suitability for magnetic reconnection experiments.

МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ АСИНХРОННИХ МАШИН У СКЛАДІ ЕЛЕКТРОМЕХАНІЧНИХ СИСТЕМ З УРАХУВАННЯМ ВТРАТ У СТАЛІ СТАТОРА

A comparative study has been conducted on methods for accounting for the influence of losses in the stator iron of squirrel-cage induction motors on the operating parameters. A comparison was made between reference data and calculation results of the nominal mode parameters of an asynchronous motor without considering losses in the stator iron and with their consideration using equivalent resistances connected in parallel to the motor, as well as equivalent circuits of losses in the stator. The effect of the ratio of active and inductive components of the load of equivalent stator loss circuits on the results of mathematical modeling has been investigated. The study was carried out based on a universal mathematical model of an asynchronous motor of electromechanical systems with an arbitrary stator winding scheme. An algorithm for determining and adjusting the parameters of the stator loss circuits during the integration of the differential equations of electrical and mechanical balance of the asynchronous motor to a steady-state value has been developed, based on the values of losses in the stator iron (depending on the induction and frequency) and the effective value of the current of the equivalent circuit. To ensure solution stability, the use of an iteration coefficient and discretization of resistance adjustment has been justified. The application of stator iron loss circuits in the mathematical model of an asynchronous machine in generator mode has been justified, when the use of parallel connected equivalent resistances contradicts the machine's energy diagram. References 10, figure 1, table 1.

Epsilon‐negative materials with lower percolation threshold derived from segregated structures

AbstractEpsilon‐negative materials (ENM) at radio frequency, usually designed based on percolation theory, recently drew much attention because of their potential applications in capacitors, transistors, and antennas. However, randomly distributed conductive functional materials cannot achieve directional long‐range electron transportation within the material, resulting in decreased utilization efficiency. The morphology design of the substrate material can change the distribution state and electron transfer pathway of conductive fillers. By controlling the size of the polystyrene (PS) and the content of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), PS/MWCNTs composites with random structures and segregated structures were designed, both of which exhibited negative permittivity with increasing MWCNTs content. Further investigation revealed that negative permittivity behavior is due to the establishment of the conductive network and the plasma oscillation of free electrons. Moreover, components with segregated structures have lower percolation thresholds, as directional electron transport is achieved and conductive fillers are efficiently utilized. This work provides a new method for guiding the electron transport pathway and effectively changing the distribution state of conductive fillers in ENM.Highlights Negative permittivity is achieved by plasma oscillation at radio frequency. The segregated structure leads to a decrease in the percolation threshold. Epsilon‐negative materials have good prospects in inductive components.

Propagation Effects of Slanted Narrow Bipolar Events: A Rebounding‐Wave Model Study

AbstractNarrow bipolar events (NBEs) are impulsive and powerful intracloud discharges. Recent observations indicate that some NBEs exhibit a slanted orientation rather than strictly vertical. This paper investigates the effect of the slanted NBEs using a newly developed rebounding‐wave model. The modeling results are validated against the full‐wave Finite‐ Difference Time‐Domain method and compared with measurements for both vertical and slanted NBE cases. It is found that the inclination of the NBEs affects both the waveforms and amplitudes of the electrostatic, induction and radiation components of the electric fields at close distances (≤10 km). However, it primarily influences the amplitudes of the fields for distances beyond 50 km, where the radiation component dominates, resulting in changes of ≥30% when the slant angle exceeds 30°. The slanted rebounding‐wave model improves the agreement with respect to a purely vertical channel and can be extended to any discharge geometry at arbitrary observation distances.

Setting a double-capacitive neuron coupled with Josephson junction and piezoelectric source.

Perception of voice means acoustic electric conversion in the auditory system, and changes of external magnetic field can affect the neural activities by taming the channel current via some field components including memristor and Josephson junction. Combination of two capacitors via an electric component is effective to describe the physical property of artificial cell membrane, which is often used to reproduce the characteristic of electric activities in cell membrane. Involvement of two capacitive variables for two capacitors in the neural circuit can discern the effect of field diversity in the media in two sides of the cell membrane in theoretical way. A Josephson junction is used to couple a piezoelectric neural circuit composed of two capacitors, one inductor and one nonlinear resistor. Field energy is mainly kept in the capacitive and inductive components, and it is obtained and converted into dimensionless energy function. The Hamilton energy function in an equivalent auditory neuron is verified by using the Helmholtz theorem. Noisy excitation on the neural circuit can be detected via the Josephson junction channel and similar stochastic resonance is detected by regulating the noise intensity, as a result, the average energy reaches a peak value under stochastic resonance. An adaptive law controls the bifurcation parameter, which is relative to the membrane property, and energy shift controls the mode selection during continuous growth of the bifurcation parameter. That is, external energy injection derived from acoustic wave or magnetic field will control the energy level, and then suitable firing patterns are controlled effectively.

Performance evaluation of homogenization techniques for proximity losses in PCB coils applied to inductive devices

Energy efficiency is the primary objective in optimal design of inductive power components. This goal is totally aligned with the minimization of power losses in the coils. Typically, coils have been constructed by wire winding but, more recently, the utilization of printed circuit board (PCB) constructions has become more common due to their advantages, i. e. low profile and ease of fabrication, among others. At the operating frequencies of magnetic power devices, multi-conductor cabling with litz structure is required to reduce losses. PCB loss optimization procedure involves determining the number and size of the tracks. Numerical simulation is a very powerful tool to obtain the parameters of magnetic devices. However, including the internal structure of multi-track wiring in the numerical simulation implies a very high computational cost and a low accuracy of the results, because the size of the tracks is very small. Techniques of homogenization of the cabling are used to overcome such difficulty, disregarding the internal structure in order to determine the fields in the system and their electrical equivalent by means of computational simulation. The coil losses are further determined on the basis of the characteristics of the cabling as well as of the surrounding fields. The preceding procedure has proven to be suitable for cables composed of strands of circular cross-section, but should be adjusted to apply to tracks of rectangular cross-section. In this paper, different homogenization techniques for PCB coils have been proposed and evaluated. A highly symmetric reference system is selected to reduce the computational cost of numerical modeling, but the conclusions can be applied to more complicated geometries without loss of generality. Finally, the results of the different homogenization techniques have been validated by comparison with experimental results.

Unveiling the Nature and Strength of Selenium-Centered Chalcogen Bonds in Binary Complexes of SeO2 with Oxygen-/Sulfur-Containing Lewis Bases: Insights from Theoretical Calculations.

Among various non-covalent interactions, selenium-centered chalcogen bonds (SeChBs) have garnered considerable attention in recent years as a result of their important contributions to crystal engineering, organocatalysis, molecular recognition, materials science, and biological systems. Herein, we systematically investigated π-hole-type Se∙∙∙O/S ChBs in the binary complexes of SeO2 with a series of O-/S-containing Lewis bases by means of high-level ab initio computations. The results demonstrate that there exists an attractive interaction between the Se atom of SeO2 and the O/S atom of Lewis bases. The interaction energies computed at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level range from -4.68 kcal/mol to -10.83 kcal/mol for the Se∙∙∙O chalcogen-bonded complexes and vary between -3.53 kcal/mol and -13.77 kcal/mol for the Se∙∙∙S chalcogen-bonded complexes. The Se∙∙∙O/S ChBs exhibit a relatively short binding distance in comparison to the sum of the van der Waals radii of two chalcogen atoms. The Se∙∙∙O/S ChBs in all of the studied complexes show significant strength and a closed-shell nature, with a partially covalent character in most cases. Furthermore, the strength of these Se∙∙∙O/S ChBs generally surpasses that of the C/O-H∙∙∙O hydrogen bonds within the same complex. It should be noted that additional C/O-H∙∙∙O interactions have a large effect on the geometric structures and strength of Se∙∙∙O/S ChBs. Two subunits are connected together mainly via the orbital interaction between the lone pair of O/S atoms in the Lewis bases and the BD*(OSe) anti-bonding orbital of SeO2, except for the SeO2∙∙∙HCSOH complex. The electrostatic component emerges as the largest attractive contributor for stabilizing the examined complexes, with significant contributions from induction and dispersion components as well.

Substitution of Sn in the high-permeability MnZn ferrite for wide temperature applications

To meet the challenge of varied working temperatures of inductance components in new energy vehicle and 5G communication, the high-TC high-permeability MnZn ferrite with excellent temperature stability was developed by the addition of SnO2. In this series of samples, initial permeability μi maintains large values in a wide temperature range. With increasing the SnO2 content, the temperature of the second permeability peak Tsp decreases and meanwhile Curie temperature TC maintains as high as 160 °C. For the best sample with 6000 ppm SnO2, μi at 25 °C is 7244 and exhibits the excellent temperature stability with the low specific temperature coefficient of 0.35 × 10−6 °C−1 between 25 and 130 °C. The addition of SnO2 generates Fe2+ and adjusts the magneto-crystalline anisotropy constant K1 = 0 point, which is responsible for the wide-temperature high permeability. The effect of SnO2 addition on magnetization process has also been clarified.

Influence of Boundary Conditions for the Radial Component of Magnetic Induction on Heat Exchange of Liquid in a Spherical Layer

Influence of Boundary Conditions for the Radial Component of Magnetic Induction on Heat Exchange of Liquid in a Spherical Layer

To the question of construction of welding inverter sources with a high power factor

Purpose. Design a power-factor-corrected, energy- and cost-efficient switchmode power supply for welding. Methodology. It is proposed to use the principle of direct conversion and to develop the "hybrid" power circuit consisting of a main power path using direct conversion and an auxiliary power path having a converter with an intermediate DC link with relatively low stored energy. Since a load to the welding power supply is the welding arc, its instantaneous power fluctuations during the mains voltage period essentially do not influence the welding process due to the thermal constant of the weld pool molten metal. Effective use of this features of the welding arc allows to optimize the power processing, reduce the amount of energy stored in the reactive elements of the circuit and improve the economical, mass and dimensional parameters of the supplies. Findings. A new power factor corrected switchmode power supply topology is proposed utilizing beforementioned principles of power processing. The algorithm for calculating the switching frequency of supply power switches is given. To confirm the adequacy of the developed provisions, an experimental sample of the power supply was created. Oscillograms of mains voltage and source current consumption and oscillograms in output current limitation mode are obtained. The results of experiments showed that the supply has a power factor > 0.94 in a wide range of powers. Originality. A distinctive feature of the supply is the absence of additional inductive components in the power path, a lower capacitance of the DC-link bulk capacitor and a simplified scheme for limiting its inrush current during initial charging. The supply has an increased open circuit voltage, independent of the mains voltage, which allows for easy arc ignition during manual arc welding. Practical value. Due to the increased power factor, the current drawn from the mains is 30 % to 45 % lower than that of widespread inverter supplies without a power factor corrector. These features allow to simultaneously use more power supply units with the same mains current load, and/or to provide stable welding in conditions of a "weak" mains.

Derivation of transformer winding equivalent circuit by employing the transfer function obtained from frequency response analysis data

AbstractPrecisely interpreting frequency response analysis (FRA) curves is crucial when investigating mechanical malfunctions in power transformer windings (TWs). However, many conventional explanations of FRA features cannot be validated by an equivalent circuit (EC) that represents winding structures using resistance, inductance, and capacitance components in a ladder network. Incorrect interpretation can lead to misdiagnosis and confusion in asset management. Previous ECs are often proposed by analysing winding structures without rigorous verification compared to the corresponding FRA data. The specific EC is acquired using the transfer function (TF) derived from the measured FRA data. This allows for the establishment of the relationship between TW FRA curves, TF equations, and EC topologies. The precise interpretation of FRA curves can be achieved by closely observing the FRA curves created from TFs and ECs. The remarkable similarity between the measured and modelled FRA curves verifies the authenticity of the derived ECs. This significant achievement clarifies many misunderstandings regarding FRA and represents a substantial advancement in FRA technology.