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[IEEE IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - D.C., DC, USA (2018.10.21-2018.10.23)] IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed for Fast-Switching SiC-Based 50-kW PV Inverter
摘要： The recent advent of wide bandgap power semiconductor devices will lay the path for future power converters. These devices provide the advantage of high switching speed and lower losses. The high cost and high switching speeds of these devices provide a challenge in the development and validation of the fast-switching inverter controls with accuracy comparable to that of a hardware setup. In this paper, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) real-time simulator-based controller-hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) testbed is used to verify the low-level and advanced inverter controls for fast-switching wide bandgap-based photovoltaic string inverter. The paper also includes development of the CHIL testbed, which is run at a time step of 500 ns in order to implement 20-kHz switching frequency. The developed CHIL testbed is validated through experimental results from a three-phase, 50-kW, 480-VLLrms SiC device-based inverter.
关键词： controller hardware-in-the-loop,high switching frequency,SiC devices,power electronics converters,advanced grid-support functions
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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[IEEE 2018 International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC) - Ottawa, ON, Canada (2018.8.7-2018.8.9)] 2018 International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC) - Improving The Adhesion Between Silver Nanowire Transparent Electrode and PET Film Using a Crosslinkable Polymer
摘要： Silver nanowires, carbon nanotubes and graphenes have found applications for flexible electronics. The adhesion and the patterning of those materials on polymer substrates have been a challenge. This paper reports a novel approach for the improvement of the adhesion between silver nanowires and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film by using a thermally crosslinkable polymer. The technique was found very efficient in improving the adhesion between silver nanowires and PET substrates.
关键词： adhesion,printed electronics,patterning,crosslinkable polymer,silver nanowires
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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A Hybrid MMC-Based Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage System
摘要： This paper proposes a new configuration and its control strategy for a modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based photovoltaic (PV)-battery energy storage (BES) system. In the MMC-based PV-BES system, each PV submodule is interfaced from its dc side with multiple PV generators using isolated dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converters. One BES system is embedded into each arm of the converter and is connected to the dc port of the associated BES submodule using multiple isolated DAB converters. The embedded BES systems are used to smooth the output power of the PV generators and limit the rate of change of the power delivered to the host grid. Moreover, they enable compensation of power mismatches between the arms and legs of the system by exchanging power with the arms of the converter. The paper then proposes a hybrid power mismatch elimination strategy using a combination of power exchange with the arms of the converter and internal power flow control of the MMC. The proposed hybrid power mismatch elimination strategy employs BES systems and differential currents to compensate power mismatches and transfer power between the arms and legs of the converter, respectively. The effectiveness of the proposed power smoothing technique using the embedded BES systems and hybrid power mismatch elimination strategy is demonstrated using time-domain simulations conducted on a switched model of the PV-BES system in PSCAD/EMTDC software environment.
关键词： control,modular multilevel converter,power electronics,battery energy storage,photovoltaic,power mismatch,Differential current,energy conversion,integration
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Electrophysiology Meets Printed Electronics: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
摘要： Electroencephalography (EEG) and surface electromyography (sEMG) are notoriously cumbersome technologies. A typical setup may involve bulky electrodes, dangling wires, and a large amplifier unit. Adapting these technologies to numerous applications has been accordingly fairly limited. Thanks to the availability of printed electronics, it is now possible to effectively simplify these techniques. Elegant electrode arrays with unprecedented performances can be readily produced, eliminating the need to handle multiple electrodes and wires. Specifically, in this Perspective paper, we focus on the advantages of electrodes printed on soft films as manifested in signal transmission at the electrode-skin interface, electrode-skin stability, and user convenience during electrode placement while achieving prolonged use. Customizing electrode array designs and implementing blind source separation methods can also improve recording resolution, reduce variability between individuals and minimize signal cross-talk between nearby electrodes. Finally, we outline several important applications in the field of neuroscience and how each can benefit from the convergence of electrophysiology and printed electronics.
关键词： wearable sensors,EMG,printed electrodes,skin electronics,EEG
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Electroburning of few-layer graphene flakes, epitaxial graphene, and turbostratic graphene discs in air and under vacuum
摘要： Graphene-based electrodes are very promising for molecular electronics and spintronics. Here we report a systematic characterization of the electroburning (EB) process, leading to the formation of nanometer-spaced gaps, on different types of few-layer graphene (namely mechanically exfoliated graphene on SiO2, graphene epitaxially grown on the C-face of SiC and turbostratic graphene discs deposited on SiO2) under air and vacuum conditions. The EB process is found to depend on both the graphene type and on the ambient conditions. For the mechanically exfoliated graphene, performing EB under vacuum leads to a higher yield of nanometer-gap formation than working in air. Conversely, for graphene on SiC the EB process is not successful under vacuum. Finally, the EB is possible with turbostratic graphene discs only after the creation of a constriction in the sample using lithographic patterning.
关键词： graphene,graphene based electrodes,molecular electronics,molecular spintronics
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Over-Stretching Tolerant Conductors on Rubber Films by Inkjet-Printing Silver Nanoparticles for Wearables
摘要： The necessity to place sensors far away from the processing unit in smart clothes or artificial skins for robots may require conductive wirings on stretchable materials at very low-cost. In this work, we present an easy method to produce wires using only commercially available materials. A consumer grade inkjet printer was used to print a wire of silver nanoparticles with a sheet resistance below 1 Ω/sq. on a non-pre-strained sheet of elastic silicone. This wire was stretched more than 10,000 times and was still conductive afterwards. The viscoelastic behavior of the substrate results in a temporarily increased resistance that decreases to almost the original value. After over-stretching, the wire is conductive within less than a second. We analyze the swelling of the silicone due to the ink’s solvent and the nanoparticle film on top by microscope and SEM images. Finally, a 60 mm long stretchable conductor was integrated onto wearables, and showed that it can bear strains of up to 300% and recover to a conductivity that allows the operation of an assembled LED assembled at only 1.8 V. These self-healing wires can serve as wiring and binary strain or pressure sensors in sportswear, compression underwear, and in robotic applications.
关键词： silver nanoparticles,stretchable,printed electronics,wearables,inkjet printing
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Band bending analysis of charge characteristics at GeO <sub/>2</sub> /Ge interface by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy
摘要： Ge complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) is promising for scaling beyond the Si CMOS due to its higher carrier mobility than Si. Analogue to classical SiO2/Si system in the Si CMOS technology, various interface/bulk charges including interface traps (Qit), fixed surface state charges (Qf), trapped positive charges (Qpt) and negative charges ((Qnt) in GeO2/Ge system are also crucial both for the device performance and reliability. Because small amounts of charges would cause photoemission peak shift characterized by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), it offers a feasible way to evaluate various charge densities by measuring the band bending in Ge substrate from Ge 3d core-level energy shift at GeO2/Ge interface. Moreover, photoemission peak shifts as a function of x-ray irradiation time have been widely accepted for characterization of charge trapping phenomena. Here, we report a band bending analysis at GeO2/Ge interface of featuring vital charge characteristics for diverse device applications by XPS. HF-last cleaned Ge surface was verified to tend to be p-type, irrespective of the bulk conductivity. The n-Ge/GeO2 interfaces exhibit a reduction of upward band bending evolution of Ge substrate, while p-type-Ge/GeO2 interfaces indicate a reduction of downward band bending evolution when comparing the different quality GeO2/Ge interfaces. Based on the requirement of surface charge neutrality, such observation has been attributed to a dominated passivation effect to negatively charged interface traps and the positive fixed surface state charges, respectively. Moreover, a time evolution of Ge 3d and O 1s signals reveals a progressive band bending modification at GeO2/Ge interface, clarifying the thermally-grown GeO2 also contains electron traps (Qnt). Ultimately, the four types of charges relying on the GeO2/Ge quality were modeled to correlate with the observed Ge band bending evolution, which would impact both the device operation and reliability.
关键词： band bending,x-ray photoemission spectroscopy,Ge-based electronics,charge characteristics
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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A flexible organic reflectance oximeter array
摘要： Transmission-mode pulse oximetry, the optical method for determining oxygen saturation in blood, is limited to only tissues that can be transilluminated, such as the earlobes and the fingers. The existing sensor configuration provides only single-point measurements, lacking 2D oxygenation mapping capability. Here, we demonstrate a flexible and printed sensor array composed of organic light-emitting diodes and organic photodiodes, which senses reflected light from tissue to determine the oxygen saturation. We use the reflectance oximeter array beyond the conventional sensing locations. The sensor is implemented to measure oxygen saturation on the forehead with 1.1% mean error and to create 2D oxygenation maps of adult forearms under pressure-cuff–induced ischemia. In addition, we present mathematical models to determine oxygenation in the presence and absence of a pulsatile arterial blood signal. The mechanical flexibility, 2D oxygenation mapping capability, and the ability to place the sensor in various locations make the reflectance oximeter array promising for medical sensing applications such as monitoring of real-time chronic medical conditions as well as postsurgery recovery management of tissues, organs, and wounds.
关键词： flexible electronics,wearable sensors,oximetry,organic electronics,bioelectronics
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Understanding Film-to-Stripe Transition of Conjugated Polymers Driven by Meniscus Instability
摘要： Meniscus instability during meniscus-guided solution coating and printing of conjugated polymers has significant impact on the deposit morphology and the charge transport characteristics. The lack of quantitative investigation on meniscus-instability-induced morphology transition for conjugated polymers hindered the ability to precisely control conjugated polymer deposition for desired applications. Herein, we report a film-to-stripe morphology transition caused by stick-and-slip meniscus instability during solution coating seen in multiple donor-acceptor polymer systems. We observe the coexistence of film and stripe morphologies at the critical coating speed. Surprisingly, higher charge carrier mobility is measured in transistors fabricated from stripes despite their same deposition condition as the films at the critical speed. To understand the origin of the morphology transition, we further construct a generalizable surface free energy model to validate the hypothesis that the morphology transition occurs to minimize the system surface free energy. As the system surface free energy varies during a stick-and-slip cycle, we focus on evaluating the maximum surface free energy at a given condition, which corresponds to the sticking state right before slipping. Indeed, we observe increase of the maximum system surface free energy with increase in coating speed prior to film-to-stripe morphology transition and abrupt drop in the maximum system surface free energy post-transition when the coating speed is further increased, which is associated with reduced meniscus length during stripe deposition. Such energetic change originates from the competition between pinning and depinning forces on a partial wetting substrate which underpins the film-to-stripe transition. This work establishes a quantitative approach for understanding meniscus-instability-induced morphology transition during solution coating. The mechanistic understanding may further facilitate the use of meniscus instability for lithography-free patterning or to suppress instability for highly homogeneous thin film deposition.
关键词： conjugated polymer,meniscus instability,printed electronics,morphology transition,solution coating
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Surface enhanced Raman scattering on molecule junction
摘要： Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful tool to study a small number of molecules adsorbed on metal surface. Recently, SERS is utilized to investigate the atomic structure of the molecule junction, which is a key component of molecular electronic devices. It is because the molecule is trapped between nano gap electrodes, and strong enhanced ?eld is formed in the gap. The Raman signal from the molecule in the molecular junction is selectively observed. The SERS was ?rst studied for the molecule junction, where small number of molecules bridge metal electrodes. Currently, the SERS of the single molecule junction is also reported. In this review, we discuss the history of the SERS of the molecule junction, and application of SERS to the molecule junction. Structural change induced by the application of the voltage across the junction and the chemical reaction on the single molecule junction have been reported with SERS.
关键词： Surface enhance Raman scattering,Molecular electronics,Single molecular junction
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21