A review on variable inductors and variable transformers: Applications to lighting drivers

MS Perdigao, MF Menke, ÁR Seidel… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a literature review on magnetically-controlled devices, variable
inductors (VI), and variable transformers (VT), and their applications to lighting gears for …

A Review of Variable-Inductor-Based Power Converters for Eco-Friendly Applications: Fundamentals, Configurations, and Applications

Z He, G Zhang, Z Chen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern eco-friendly industries such as renewable energy systems, electric vehicles (EVs),
and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have led to technological advancements in power …

Multi-loop control for power transfer regulation in capacitive wireless systems by means of variable matching networks

E Abramov, MM Peretz - … of Emerging and Selected Topics in …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces an adaptive multi-loop controller for capacitive wireless power
transfer (WPT) systems. The new control approach combines continuous frequency tracking …

On SPICE simulation of voltage-dependent capacitors

I Zeltser, S Ben-Yaakov - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The capacitance of voltage-dependent capacitors can be defined in two ways: as “total
capacitance” C t (v)= Q/v and “local capacitance” C d (v)= dQ/dv. The former is applicable to …

Investigation of a new control strategy for electronic ballasts based on variable inductor

JM Alonso, MA Dalla Costa… - IEEE transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a new control method for electronic ballasts based on the use of a variable
inductor is presented. The main goal is to perform the complete control of the electronic …

A network-based approach for modeling resonant capacitive wireless power transfer systems

E Abramov, I Zeltser, MM Peretz - CPSS Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a network-based approach to model capacitive wireless power transfer
systems is introduced. The modeling methodology provides insights into the electrical cross …

Zeroing transformer's DC current in resonant converters with no series capacitors

A Gertsman, S Ben-Yaakov - 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC current unbalance in the windings of a transformer may initiate a runaway process and
ultimately drive the transformer into saturation. Such a situation could arise in a transformer …

Modeling and control of magnetic actuation systems based on sensorless displacement information

A Cervera, O Ezra, A Kuperman… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reveals the design and implementation of a magnetic actuation system (MAS)
with noninvasive displacement measurement by current sensing only. A platform …

Analysis and behavioural modelling of matching networks for resonant‐operating capacitive wireless power transfer

E Abramov, JM Alonso, MM Peretz - IET Power Electronics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study introduces a two‐port network‐based behavioural modelling approach for
resonant‐operated capacitive wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. A simple, generic and …

Current phase surveillance in resonant converters for electric discharge applications to assure operation in zero-voltage-switching mode

VM López, A Navarro-Crespin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A digital approach to provide phase surveillance in resonant converters is proposed. The
approach provides a mechanism for controllers in resonant inverters to maintain zero …