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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"electronic modules"”.
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Electrical Design Considerations and Packaging of Power Electronic Modules
<p>A modern power electronic module can save significant energy usage in the power electronic systems by improving their switching efficiencies. One way to improve the efficiency of the power electronic module is to reduce its parasitic circuit elements. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate …
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Integrated Thermal Management Strategies for Embedded Power Electronic Modules
Almost all electronic devices require efficient conversion of electrical power from one form to another. Electrical power is used world wide at the rate of approximately 12 billion kW per hour. The Center for Power Electronics Systems at Virginia Tech was established with a vision to develop an …
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Electromagnetic Modeling of Packaging Layout in Power Electronic Modules
This thesis presents the modeling approaches and the challenges involved in electromagnetic modeling of packaging layout. It discusses the methodologies that are being used today. It then applies these methodologies to analyze, model and characterize three packaging technologies: (i) the wirebond …
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Jidoka for product development of electronic modules for automotive applications
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2003.
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Thermal Analysis, Parasitic Extraction, and Wirebond Reliability Studies of Power Electronic Modules
… and wirebond/encapsulation reliability of power electronic modules. Thermal performance is critical to the power electronic modules. As such, thermal analysis is an important part of the power electronic module design process. Several cases are studied on generalized power modules with a full …
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Thermal-hydraulic characterization of single- and two-phase immersion cooling for electronic modules
… growth in power density and integration level of electronic systems has created severe challenges for thermal management. High-performance processors, power electronics, and dense printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies routinely dissipate heat fluxes that exceed the capabilities of conventional …
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Integrated Thermal Design and Optimization Study for Active Integrated Power Electronic Modules (IPEMs)
… of many critical tasks in the design of power electronic systems. It has become increasingly important as a result of the introduction of high power density and integrated modules. It has also been realized that higher temperatures do affect reliability due to a variety of physical failure …
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Design of a hardware solar emulator for an experimental microgrid
… dynamics. The setup consists of a variety of modules that emulate both conventional and renewable sources. In this thesis, we focus on the design of one of these modules: the solar PV emulator. The complete design of a solar PV emulator will be described. Firstly, AC and DC models of a solar …
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A modular and stretchable electronic system for on-body health monitoring applications
… (e.g. Fitbit) are composed of bulky rigid electronics that are not customizable and are too rigid for the skin. To overcome such limitations, a modular system based on thin and stretchable electronic modules was proposed. To link modules together, a novel four pin sliding connector was …
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Low-noise frequency synthesis and picosecond timing for satellite laser ranging systems
… high-speed hardware circuits based on the latest electronic devices and integrated circuit technologies to provide time measurement with one picosecond accuracy, thereby enabling the development of a satellite laser ranging (SLR) system with submillimeter precision. Different types of oscillators …
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Methodology for Switching Characterization of Power Devices and Modules
In modern power electronics systems there is a growing trend to replace discrete devices with integrated power electronic modules (IPEMs). In this way, several components can be replaced by a single component. By using prefabricated building blocks, the engineer simplifies the design process, …
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Miniaturization, Packaging, and Thermal Analysis of Power Electronics Modules
… and thus ultimately reduce the cost of the power electronic circuits. The problem with this strategy in conventional packaging, however, is that at high frequencies, interconnects between the power devices on one board (such as Power MOSFETs or IGBTs) and components on another board (such as the …
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Feedback Applications in Active Noise Control for Small Axial Cooling Fans
… executed on a digital signal processor. Several electronic modules provided the necessary signal conditioning and conversion for the process. A method is proposed and validated for predicting the overall attenuation that can be obtained for a specific fan, based on its autocorrelation …