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Galayko, Dimitri
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Galayko, Dimitri
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Galayko, Dimitri
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- PublicationSemianalytical model for high speed analysis of all-digital PLL clock-generating networksIn this paper, we propose the model of a network consisting of All-Digital Phase-Locked Loop Network in application to Clock-Generating Systems. The method is based on a solution of a system of non-linear finite-difference stochastic equations and allows us to perform high speed simulations of a distributed Clock Network on arbitrary topology. The result of our analysis show a good agreement with experimental measurements of a 65nm CMOS All-Digital Phase-Locked Loop Network.
312Scopus© Citations 3 - PublicationLimit on Converted Power in Resonant Electrostatic Vibration Energy Harvesters(American Institute of Physics, 2012-10-24)
; ; ; ; Based on the formal analysis of a resonant electrostatic vibration energy harvester operating in constant-charge mode with a gap-closing transducer, we show that the system displays universal behaviour patterns. In this paper, we treat the harvester as a nonlinear forced oscillator and bound the area of control parameters where the system displays regular harmonic oscillations allowing the conditioning circuit to operate in the most effective mode. Before the system exhibits irregular behaviour, there exists a universal optimal value of normalised converted power regardless of the system design and control parameters.408Scopus© Citations 15 - PublicationBifurcations and chaos in electrostatic vibration energy harvestersIn this paper, we present an analysis of an electrostatic vibration harvester operating in the constant-charge mode. The goal of the study is to bound regions of control parameters where the system displays steady-state harmonic oscillations as required for practical use. We show how the system can be presented as a nonlinear oscillator and analysed employing the multiple scales method, Floquet theory and Lyapunov exponents. We determine the conditions for the onset of steady-state oscillations, the period doubling bifurcation and transition to chaos. This allows us to bound regions of control parameters where the system displays desired regular oscillations and, therefore, to identify maximal harvestable power for a particular architecture.
397Scopus© Citations 9 - PublicationBifurcation Scenarios in Electrostatic Vibration Energy HarvestersIn this paper, we present numerical bifurcation analysis of an electrostatic vibration energy harvester operating in constant-charge mode and using the in-plane gap closing transducer. We show how the system can be represented as a nonlinear oscillator and analysed using methods of nonlinear dynamics. We verify previous analytical theories and explain the behaviour of these energy harvesters, particularly in the regime between the first period doubling bifurcation and chaos.
251 - PublicationGeneration of a Clocking Signal in Synchronized All-Digital PLL NetworksIn this brief, we propose a discrete-time framework for the modeling and studying of all-digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) networks with applications in clock-generating systems. The framework is based on a set of nonlinear stochastic iterating maps and allows us to study a distributed ADPLL network of arbitrary topology. We determine the optimal set of control parameters for the reliable synchronous clocking regime, taking into account the intrinsic noise from both local and reference oscillators. The simulation results demonstrate very good agreement with experimental measurements of a 65-nm CMOS ADPLL network. This brief shows that an ADPLL network can be synchronized both in frequency and phase. We show that for a large Cartesian network the average network jitter increases insignificantly with the size of the system.
289Scopus© Citations 7 - PublicationCombined mechanical and circuit nonlinearities in electrostatic vibration energy harvesters(IEEE, 2013-05-19)
; ; ; ; The aim of this paper is to study an electrostatic vibration energy harvester that utilises a nonlinear resonator. A vibration energy harvester represents a system where a mechanical resonator driven by ambient vibrations is coupled with a conditioning electronic circuit, which acts as a damper and converts mechanical energy into electrical. If a nonlinear resonator is embedded into the conditioning circuit, nonlinearity will appear from both mechanical and circuit components of the system. We expand the analytical approach that we developed in our previous works to the case of combined mechanical and circuit nonlinearities. This allow us to analyze steady-state behavior and compare it with the linear case. In addition, we discuss a specific nonlinear phenomena that is introduced by the discontinuity of the system — the sliding bifurcation. We show that the onset of steady-state quasi-harmonic oscillations occur through the disappearance of sliding motion.308Scopus© Citations 6 - PublicationAveraging Techniques for the Analysis of Event Driven Models of All Digital PLLsIn this paper, we introduce a statistical approach for studying a special class of nonlinear dynamical systems such as ADPLLs and ADPLL networks, where the process driving the adjustment of the DCO frequency can be seen as ΣΔ modulation. We showed that, by applying the Frobenius-Perron operator to the governing equation, it is possible to find the invariant probability density which is valid for dynamically changing input of ΣΔ modulator. By using this, we show that the average behaviour of the corresponding complex system can be dramatically simplified and studied analytically.
312Scopus© Citations 2 - PublicationWideband electrostatic Vibration Energy Harvester (e-VEH) having a low start-up voltage employing a high-voltage integrated interface(IOP Publishing, 2013-12)
; ; ; ; This paper reports on an electrostatic Vibration Energy Harvester (e-VEH) system, for which the energy conversion process is initiated with a low bias voltage and is compatible with wideband stochastic external vibrations. The system employs the auto-synchronous conditioning circuit topology with the use of a novel dedicated integrated low-power highvoltage switch that is needed to connect the charge pump and flyback - two main parts of the used conditioning circuit. The proposed switch is designed and implemented in AMS035HV CMOS technology. Thanks to the proposed switch device, which is driven with a low-voltage ground-referenced logic, the e-VEH system may operate within a large voltage range, from a pre-charge low voltage up to several tens volts. With such a high-voltage e-VEH operation, it is possible to obtain a strong mechanical coupling and a high rate of vibration energy conversion. The used transducer/resonator device is fabricated with a batch-processed MEMS technology. When excited with stochastic vibrations having an acceleration level of 0.8 g rms distributed in the band 110-170 Hz, up to 0.75 μW of net electrical power has been harvested with our system. This work presents an important milestone in the challenge of designing a fully integrated smart conditioning interface for the capacitive e-VEHs.373Scopus© Citations 17 - PublicationMode-locking in a network of kuramoto-like oscillatorsIn this paper we consider a network of phase oscillators. We develop the equations that model the time evolution of the phase of each oscillator in the network. The oscillator represents a modified Kuramoto oscillator and in this study we discuss how these modifications are obtained. In the context of this study, we use this network to model a network of PLLs for distributed clock applications. We analyse analytically and numerically the synchronisation modes of this system for different types of the coupling function. We show that depending on the properties of the coupling function, the network displays either multiple coexisting synchronisation modes or only a single synchronisation mode. While in the context of clock generation, multiple synchronisation modes coexisting in the system at the same parameters are a parasitic phenomenon. However in the context of other application such as associative memory models, mode-locking can be seen a useful phenomenon. The results provide a deeper understanding of globally synchronised clock networks with applications in microprocessor design.
303Scopus© Citations 2 - PublicationCapacitive Energy Conversion with Circuits Implementing a Rectangular Charge-Voltage Cycle Part 1: Analysis of the Electrical Domain(IEEE, 2015-11)
; ; ; ; ; ; Capacitive kinetic energy harvesters (KEH) employ conditioning circuits which achieve a dynamic biasing of the transducer's variable capacitor. This paper, composed of two articles Part 1 and Part 2, proposes a unified theory describing electrical and electromechanical properties of an important and wide class of conditioning circuits: those implementing a rectangular charge-voltage cycle. The article Part 1 introduces a basic configuration of conditioning circuit implementing an ideal rectangular QV cycle, and discusses its known practical implementations: the Roundy charge pump with different flyback mechanisms, and configurations based on the Bennet's doubler. In Part 1, the analysis is done in the electrical domain, without accounting for electromechanical coupling, while in Part 2, the full electromechanical system is analyzed. An optimization approach common to all configurations is proposed. A comparison is made between different topologies and operation modes, based on the maximal energy converted in one cycle under similar electrical and mechanical conditions. The last section discusses practical implementation of circuits with smart and adaptive behavior, and presents experimental results obtained with state-of-the art MEMS capacitive KEH devices.322Scopus© Citations 33