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A Passive Tunable Magnetoelectric Gyrator: A Highly Efficient Approach to Non-Power Consumable Capacitor Control Methods

  • Chung Ming Leung*
  • , Junran Xu
  • , Xiao Tang
  • , Min Gao
  • , Jiefang Li
  • , D. Viehland
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Abstract

Tunability in magnetoelectric (ME) gyrators is of importance for realizing controllable energy-efficient electronics. Here, we investigated a novel passive control method that exhibits a high frequency tunability of up to 370 Hz using a non-power-consuming (passive) capacitor approach. The method requires zero external controllable power as the frequency is changed. This tuning does not decrease the power conversion efficiency (86%) of the gyrator. Our results indicate that the internal mechanical reactive components need to be changed by passive external capacitors, which proves to be an effective way by which gyrators can achieve high tunability and retain high power conversion efficiency. This article opens an approach toward the design of new tunable circuit components.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8984707
Pages (from-to)1646-1653
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Volume68
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Frequency tunability
  • gyrators
  • magnetoelectrics (MEs)
  • passive control layer
  • power conversion devices

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