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389 articles for “power level”
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Improvement of Mild Steel Surface Properties by Fly-ash + Quartz + Illmenite Composite Coating
Abstract: Plasma spray of fly-ash composite gives a stable improvement of surface properties for industrially used materials/equipments, which has become a major technological research area encompassing studies in a broad range from medical field, chemical field to ceramic field. In the present investigation, coatings are developed on mild steel substrates using fly-ash + quartz + illmenite composite (in a weight percentage ratio of 60:20:20) at various plasma torch input power levels …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 125–131 Read article
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Dependence of Adhesion Strength of Plasma Spray on Coating Surface Properties
Abstract: It is well known that thermal plasma spray coatings have diversified utilizations, but not vividly in use, mainly because of high cost of spray grade powder, for development of thick coating > 50 µm on metal substrates. Present investigation aims at depositing plasma spray coating on metals using low-cost/waste materials. A mixture of fly-ash + 20 weight percent of Quartz + 20 weight percent of illmenite is used for coating …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 57–64 Read article
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Application of Neural Network Analysis to Correlate the Properties of Plasma Spray Coating
Abstract: Thermal spray coatings are more often being demanding process at the recent stages of industrial design processes to become fundamental element of the engineering system. The aim of the present paper is to develop a model-based estimation and control for regulating the coating adhesion strength, by using neural network. This proposed model permits cost reduction by the possibility of adjusting the parameter of the process for each of the desired …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Design and Implementation of Low Power 8-bit Level Crossing ADC
Abstract: Implantable medical devices, electronic gadgets, wireless communication elements and many other such applications require low power electronic circuits. Analog to digital converters are essential part of most of such circuits. This paper presents a design of the level crossing analog to digital converter (LC-ADC) architecture. The proposed circuit and layout has been implemented in semi-conductor laboratory (SCL) 180 nm technology and its performance was evaluated using cadence virtuoso at supply …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 33–43 Read article
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Shunt Active Power Filter Using Three Level Inverter without PI Controller
Abstract: This paper presents simulation and analysis of shunt active power filter using three level inverter. Different types of filters can be used for elimination of harmonics in the power system with nonlinear load. Three level VSI (Voltage Source Inverter) can be used for high voltage application. Three level NPC (Neutral Point Clamped) VSI is used for active power filter. In this paper, FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) algorithm for reference current …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 76–86 Read article
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Design and Verification of Low Power High Speed Voltage Level Shifter Based on Pass Transistor Methodology
Abstract: This study explains how a voltage level shifter (LS) can be built using a Wilson current mirror level shifter (WCMLS) with a mirrored output. The proposed fix avoids WCMLS's typical issue of requiring a mirror with a size ratio that is too large. It's a space- and cost-saver. The proposed LS requires less components than its modern versions and uses only tiny components, taking up even less space. The proposed …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 30–37 Read article
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Solid State Technology Reinvents Microwave Heating
Abstract: Since magnetrons first came into widespread commercial use in microwave ovens in the early 1970s solid state technology has evolved relatively slowly to be used in industrial heating, consumer cooking, drying, automotive applications etc. Recently, RF energy utilizing solid state devices has appeared in the market as a viable replacement for magnetrons as the heating engine. This route offers many advantages like better energy direction control, longer life, enhanced reliability, …
Published in Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 6–15 Read article
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Design and Implementation of Low Power and Area Efficient Sub Threshold Level Shifter Using 16 nm CMOS Technology
Abstract: An efficient method of modifying subthreshold voltages is proposed here. As an alternative to static power dissipation, the suggested design allows for charging of internal nodes through VDDH. The force of the pull-down mechanism may be increased by connecting a second auxiliary circuit. The transition energy for input frequencies between 1 and 5 MHz is 84 fJ, the propagation delay is 46 ns, the dynamic power dissipation is 0.3 mW, …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 16–24 Read article
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Power Reduction at 90 nm through Circuit Level Modification
Abstract: Along with dynamic power, leakage power has turned out to be a major contributor to the overall power consumption in VLSI circuits. This problem is even more stringent in nano-scale dimension devices according to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). As the technological advancements demand more function per device with a significant shrinking in device dimension, heat per unit area is also escalating at an elevated rate. This turns …
Published in Journal of VLSI Design Tools and Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1-2-3, 2012 · pp. 101–107 Read article
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Auxiliary Battery Backup System Generated from Locomotive Vehicle
Abstract: AbstractDue to rapid development in developing countries there is a gap between the demand and generation of power. As the demand is bridges, the development will have increased so that a gap persists. So, load shedding is reported by power supplying authorities is specially so in remote areas, in north eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and central African countries where thick forests are a deterrent for drawing power lines. To overcome …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Review and Implementation of Superconducting Technology in Power System for Reduction of Transmission and Distribution Line Losses
Abstract: Superconducting technology has wide applications in superconducting generator, superconducting transmission lines and superconducting energy storage systems. Most of the studies undertaken conclude that although the application of superconducting material in power system did indeed lead to improved efficiencies, the capital cost and cooling energy requirement were too large and that it was not economically feasible to implement. But the major result in the following studies is that in the future, …
Published in Journal of Semiconductor Devices and Circuits · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 26–36 Read article
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Study of Cascaded H Bridge Multilevel Inverter
Abstract: The inverters are now-a-days used broadly. Inverters are classified as two level inverters and multilevel inverters. There are too many limitations; conventional inverters at high power and high voltage applications. So, multilevel inverters become useful for high power and high voltage applications due to their increased number of levels at the output voltage. The harmonics are reduced by increasing the number of levels and output voltage has a tendency to-end-up …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 45–54 Read article
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Performance Evaluation of PAPR Reduction in OFDM System
Abstract: OFDM is a bandwidth efficient multicarrier modulation which has gained a tremendous focus in recent years because of its high spectral efficiency; multipath delay spread tolerance, effectiveness against impulse noise and frequency diversity. However, some challenging issues still remain unsolved in the design of the OFDM systems. One of the major problems is high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of transmitted OFDM signals. A large PAPR brings disadvantages like increased complexity …
Published in Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 21–36 Read article
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Human Powered Washing Machine
Abstract: AbstractThe power generated by pedaling is the transformation of energy which utilizes the human efforts to drive the wheel. It is a very common form of energy used in various types of applications like transportation for a long time ago. Altogether this form of energy can be utilized in various aspects. This study mainly focuses on the pedal-powered washing mechanism. The basics of this machine depend on the Principle of …
Published in Journal of Instrumentation Technology & Innovations · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 13–18 Read article
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A Brief Review on Single Phase PV Micro-Inverter System
Abstract: This paper presents a review on recent developments and a summary of inverter technology for single phase grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems for power levels up to 5 kW. The functions of inverter include DC–AC conversion, output power quality assurance, various protection mechanisms, and system controls. PV inverters are classified in three categories which are centralized inverter, string inverter and module oriented or micro inverter. Centralized inverter, string inverter and module …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 55–62 Read article
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A Survey on Ultra Low Power Design Techniques for IOT Application
Abstract: AbstractInternet of Things (IOT) is evolving as technology’s megatrend, unlocking new opportunities and questions for the semiconductor industry. IOT sensing and actuation devices essentially should be low cost and also should deliver a complete System on Chip (SOC) solution capable of computation, security and wireless communication at very low power levels. The sub-threshold operation, Radio Frequency (RF) redesign, and extreme optimization techniques can minimize power consumption of IOT devices. This …
Published in Current Trends in Information Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 9–16 Read article
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Power Estimation of MAC Block for Artix 7 FPGA using Regression Technique
Abstract: This paper presents the power estimation approach using suitable machine learning technique. Artix-7 FPGA has been chosen as target FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) platform for understanding the methodology of power estimation. There are various approaches of power estimation for FPGAs have been given in the literature viz. probabilistic, statistical, and LUT based etc. However, this paper discussed a supervised machine learning approach namely curve fitting and regression analysis. The …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 27–37 Read article
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Perfluorinated Composites for Optical Fiber Development for Optical Communications
Abstract: Free Space Optical (FSO) communication is a new generation of high-speed technology that utilizes light as the carrier to transfer information through free space, e.g., air, outer space, and vacuum. In comparison with traditional systems of communication, FSO offers a wonderful bandwidth advantage with less cost and ease of installation. This study compares the performance of two other FSO systems using advanced polymer composites such as Perfluorinated polymers in designing …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 661–674 Read article
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Rectenna for Low Power Wireless Applications
Abstract: This paper presents a rectenna that is designed and simulated to power the wireless sensor systems at 3.12 GHz. The antenna substrate is designed with glass epoxy. The rectenna circuit has been simulated on the glass epoxy and RF-to-DC conversation is investigated for power level -5dBm. The presented antenna has the impedance bandwidth of 58.34%, i.e. from 2.61GHz to 4.76 GHz with a gain of 2.67dBi.Keywords: Rectenna, RF-to-DC, micro strip …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 19–23 Read article
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Enhancing Surface Roughness of Polylactic Acid (PLA) 3D-Printed Parts Using CO₂ Laser Scanning: An Experimental Study on Parameter Optimization
Abstract: Fused deposition modeling (FDM) of polylactic acid (PLA) often suffers from poor surface finish due to the inherent layer-by-layer deposition process, limiting its use in high-precision applications. This study investigates CO₂ laser scanning as an efficient post-processing technique to reduce the surface roughness (Ra) of PLA parts while maintaining structural integrity. Specimens (100 × 80 × 5 mm) were fabricated with varying infill densities (35%, 70%, and 100%) to assess …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 13, Issue 6, 2025 · pp. 503–511 Read article