RLC circuit

About: RLC circuit is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 14490 publications have been published within this topic receiving 142697 citations.

Medical device with an electrically conductive anti-antenna member

Abstract: A lead includes a conductor having a distal end and a proximal end and a resonant circuit connected to the conductor. The resonant circuit has a resonance frequency approximately equal to an excitation signal's frequency of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner or a resonance frequency not tuned to an excitation signal's frequency of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner so as to reduce the current flow through a tissue area, thereby reducing tissue damage. The resonant circuit may be included in an adapter that provides an electrical bridge between a lead a medical device such as an electrode, sensor, or signal generator. The resonant circuit may also be included directly in the housing of a medical device.

Security tag for use with article having inherent capacitance

Abstract: A security tag for use with an electronic security system is used for attachment to an article having an inherent capacitance such as meat. The security system includes a transmitter for transmitting into a surveilled area electromagnetic energy having a center frequency within a predetermined detection frequency range and a receiver for detecting within the surveilled area the presence of a security tag resonating at a frequency within the detection frequency range in response to the electromagnetic energy. The tag includes a generally planar dielectric substrate having a first side and a second side. Circuitry on the substrate establishes a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency which is initially a predetermined frequency interval above the center frequency of the detection frequency range. Upon attachment of the security tag to the article, the inherent capacitance of the article interacts with the resonant circuit to shift the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit downwardly, closer to the center frequency of the detection frequency range.

Implementation of a 3.3-kW DC–DC Converter for EV On-Board Charger Employing the Series-Resonant Converter With Reduced-Frequency-Range Control

Abstract: A control method that improves performance of series-resonant converters that operate with a wide input voltage and/or output voltage range by substantially reducing their switching frequency range is introduced. The switching-frequency-range reduction is achieved by controlling the output voltage with a combination of variable-frequency and delay-time control. Variable-frequency control is employed to control the primary switches, while delay-time control is used to control secondary-side rectifier switches provided in place of diode rectifiers. A series-resonant converter with the proposed control method is employed as the output stage of the on-board charger module that operates with a wide battery-voltage range. By substantially reducing the switching frequency range, the overall operating frequency is increased to reduce the sizes of the passive components, and hence, increase power density. The performance evaluation of the proposed series-resonant converter with delay-time control was done on a 3.3-kW prototype delivering energy from 400-V bus, which is the output of the power factor correction front end, to a battery operating with voltage range between 180 and 430 V. Two implementations of the prototype circuit, one employing gallium nitride (GaN) and the other employing silicon (Si) switches, were evaluated and compared. The prototype with Si switches that at full load over the entire output voltage range operates with a switching frequency variation from approximately 150 to 190 kHz exhibits the maximum full-load efficiency of 98.1%, whereas the corresponding frequency range and efficiency of the prototype with GaN devices are 145–190 kHz and 97.4%, respectively.

Analytical analysis of the vibrational tristable energy harvester with a RL resonant circuit

Abstract: In this paper, analytical analysis of the vibrational tristable energy harvester with a RL resonant circuit is presented. The analytical solutions of the steady-state response displacement and the steady-state output voltage are derived via the method of multiple scales. The influence mechanism of the excitation amplitude and frequency, the electromechanical coupling coefficient, the damping and the detuning parameters on the dynamic response characteristics and the output voltage is studied. In order to enhance the energy harvesting performance, the appropriate choice of the excitation amplitude and the electromechanical coupling coefficient is discussed.

Analysis of CLL Voltage-Output ResonantConverters Using Describing Functions

Abstract: A new AC equivalent circuit for the CLL voltage-output resonant converter is presented, that offers improved accuracy compared with traditional FMA-based techniques. By employing describing function techniques, the nonlinear interaction of the parallel inductor, rectifier and load is replaced by a complex impedance, thereby facilitating the use of AC equivalent circuit analysis methodologies. Moreover, both continuous and discontinuous rectifier-current operating conditions are addressed. A generic normalized analysis of the converter is also presented. To further aid the designer, error maps are used to demonstrate the boundaries for providing accurate behavioral predictions. A comparison of theoretical results with those from simulation studies and experimental measurements from a prototype converter, are also included as a means of clarifying the benefits of the proposed techniques.