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Electrical impedance

About: Electrical impedance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 36015 publications have been published within this topic receiving 371891 citations. The topic is also known as: electrical impedance & complex impedance.


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TL;DR: This is the first time a high-spatial-resolution image of current density is presented using MAET and a mathematical formula whereby the lead field current density may be utilized to reconstruct the distribution of the electrical impedance in a piecewise smooth object is offered.
Abstract: Primarily this report outlines our investigation on utilizing magneto-acousto-electrical-tomography (MAET) to image the lead field current density in volume conductors. A lead field current density distribution is obtained when a current/voltage source is applied to a sample via a pair of electrodes. This is the first time a high-spatial-resolution image of current density is presented using MAET. We also compare an experimental image of current density in a sample with its corresponding numerical simulation. To image the lead field current density, rather than applying a current/voltage source directly to the sample, we place the sample in a static magnetic field and focus an ultrasonic pulse on the sample to simulate a point-like current dipole source at the focal point. Then by using electrodes we measure the voltage/current signal which, based on the reciprocity theorem, is proportional to a component of the lead field current density. In the theory section, we derive the equation relating the measured voltage to the lead field current density and the displacement velocity caused by ultrasound. The experimental data include the MAET signal and an image of the lead field current density for a thin sample. In addition, we discuss the potential improvements for MAET especially to overcome the limitation created by the observation that no signal was detected from the interior of a region having a uniform conductivity. As an auxiliary we offer a mathematical formula whereby the lead field current density may be utilized to reconstruct the distribution of the electrical impedance in a piecewise smooth object.

88 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
17 Mar 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental RF energy harvesting system to harvest energy from cell towers is presented, where an electromagnetically-coupled square microstrip antenna is designed and fabricated for deployment in the presented system.
Abstract: An experimental RF energy harvesting system to harvest energy from cell towers is presented in this paper. An electromagnetically-coupled square microstrip antenna is designed and fabricated for deployment in the presented system. Antenna gain of 9.1dB and bandwidth from 877 MHz to 998 MHz is achieved. A Schottky diode-based single stage voltage doubler and six-stage voltage doubler has also been designed and fabricated for DC voltage generation. Measured results show that a voltage of 2.78V is obtained at a distance of 10m from the cell tower and a voltage of 0.87V is obtained at a distance of 50m.

88 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that the modified sequence domain model can be derived from the dq-domain model, and vice versa, and that the stability analysis will be identical in these two two domains.
Abstract: Small-signal analysis of power electronic converters and systems is often carried out by impedance-based methods. At the core of these methods lies the impedance modeling, which can either be obtained through analytical calculations, simulations, or measurements. The impedance models can be obtained into two main domains: the dq -domain and the sequence domain. In the dq -domain, the impedance model is a $2\times 2$ matrix, while in the sequence domain, it is composed by the positive and negative sequence impedance. Recently, a third domain called the modified sequence domain was defined as an extension to the sequence domain, but also with clear similarities to the dq -domain. The objective of this paper is to unambiguously relate to each other the impedances in these three domains, and to show how this equivalence translates into their respective stability assessments. It is also proven that the sequence domain impedance has the same marginal stability condition as the dq -domain impedance matrix. The three-phase voltage source converter is used as an example converter in this paper, as its impedance model in all three domains is well established and reported by previous research. The results in this paper show that the modified sequence domain model can be derived from the dq -domain model (and vice versa), and that the stability analysis will be identical in these two domains. It is also shown how the original sequence domain model can be derived from the two other models through a model reduction. However, a small discrepancy between the two Nyquist plots is observed in the presence of components such as phase-locked loop or dc-link control.

88 citations

Patent
23 May 1997
TL;DR: In this article, a reactive impedance element to a plasma in a vacuum plasma processing chamber is connected via a matching network including first and second variable reactances that control loading of the source and tuning a load, including the reactive impedance elements and the plasma, to the source.
Abstract: An r.f. field is supplied by a reactive impedance element to a plasma in a vacuum plasma processing chamber. The element and source are connected via a matching network including first and second variable reactances that control loading of the source and tuning a load, including the reactive impedance element and the plasma, to the source. The values of the first and second variable reactances are changed to determine the amount the first variable reactance is to change for each unit change of the second variable reactance to attain the best match between the impedances seen looking into and out of output terminals of the r.f. source. Then the values of the first and second variable reactances are varied simultaneously based on the determination until the best impedance match between the impedances seen looking into and out of output terminals of the r.f. source is attained.

88 citations

Patent
21 Jan 1997
TL;DR: In this article, switching regulator circuits and methods are provided in which the output circuit is adaptable to maintain high efficiency over various load current levels, where switches differ in their size, such that the most efficient switch can be used at a particular load current level.
Abstract: Switching regulator circuits and methods are provided in which the output circuit is adaptable to maintain high efficiency over various load current levels. The regulator circuits generate one or more control signals in response to the load current and selectively route a switch driver control signal to one or more switches in the output circuit. The switches differ in their size, such that the most efficient switch can be used at a particular load current level. At low load current levels, the driver control signal is routed to output circuitry with smaller switch devices, which incur smaller driver current losses for a given frequency of operation, thereby increasing the regulator efficiency. At high load current levels, the driver control signal is routed to large switch devices, which incur greater driver current losses for a given frequency of operation, but which have a lower impedance. The regulator thus maintains high efficiency over a wide range of load currents while operating at a constant frequency.

88 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20231,514
20223,479
20211,009
20201,579
20191,924
20181,809