MTL Annual Report

Collaborators

• J. Kassakian, MIT
• J. Lang, MIT
• T. Keim, MIT
• J. Dawson, MIT
• T. Palacios, MIT
• C.R. Sullivan, Dartmouth
• A.P. Chandrakasan, MIT
• D. Anderson, NSC
• K. Afridi, MIT

Graduate Students

• B. Pierquet, Res. Asst., EECS
• D. Giuliano, Draper Fellow, EECS
• Y. Han, Res. Asst., EECS
• J. Hu, Res. Asst., EECS
• W. Li, Res. Asst., EECS
• R. Pilawa, Res. Asst., EECS
• A. Sagneri, Res. Asst., EECS

Support Staff

• M. Wada, Administrative Assistant
• D. Stewart, Administrative Assistant

Publications

Godoy, P.A., D.J. Perreault, and J.L. Dawson, “Outphasing Energy Recovery Amplifier with Resistance Compression for Improved Efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 57, No. 12, pp. 2895-2906, Dec. 2009.

Pilawa-Podgurski, R.C.N., A.D. Sagneri, J.M. Rivas, D.I. Anderson, and D.J. Perreault, “High-Frequency Resonant Boost Converters,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 1654-1665, June 2009.

Pierquet, B.J., T.C. Neugebauer, and D.J. Perreault, “A Fabrication Method for Integrated Filter Elements with Inductance Cancellation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 838-848, March 2009.

Rivas, J.M., Y. Han, O. Leitermann, A.D. Sagneri, and D.J. Perreault, “A High-Frequency Resonant Inverter Topology with Low Voltage Stress,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 1759-1771, July 2008.

Warren, J.R., K.A. Rosowski, and D.J. Perreault, “Transistor Selection and Design of a VHF dc-dc Power Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 27-37, Jan. 2008.

Chung, S., P.A. Godoy, T.W. Barton, E.W. Huang, D.J. Perreault, and J.L. Dawson, “Asymmetric Multilevel Outphasing Transmitter using Class-E PAs with Discrete Pulse Width Modulation,” 2010 International Microwave Symposium, June 2010.

Qiu, Y., D.J. Perreault, J.G. Kassakian, and T.A. Keim, “A Custom-Designed Limited-Angle Actuator for an Electromechanical Engine Valve Drive, Part II: Fabrication and Evaluation” IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, April 2010.

Qiu, Y., D.J. Perreault, J.G. Kassakian, and T.A. Keim, “A Custom-Designed Limited-Angle Actuator for an Electromechanical Engine Valve Drive Part I: Conceptual Design,” IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, April 2010

Pilawa-Podgurski, R.C.N., N.A. Pollo, W.R. Chan, D.J. Perreault, and I.L. Celanovic, “Low-Power Maximum Power Point Tracker with Digital Control for Thermophotovoltaic Generators,” 2010 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Feb. 2010.

Sagneri, A.D., D.I. Anderson, and D.J. Perreault, “Optimization of Transistors for Very High Frequency dc-dc Converters,” 2009 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, pp. 1590-1602, Sept. 2009.

Chung, S., P.A. Godoy, T.W. Barton, E.W. Huang, D.J. Perreault, and J.L. Dawson, “Asymmetric Multilevel Outphasing Architecture for Multi-Standard Transmitters,” 2009 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, pp. 237-240, June 2009.

Perreault, D.J., J. Hu, J.M. Rivas, Y. Han, O. Leitermann, R.C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski, A. Sagneri, and C.R. Sullivan, “Opportunities and Challenges in Very High Frequency Power Conversion,” 2009 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1-14, Feb. 2009.

Han, Y., A. Li, G. Cheung, C.R. Sullivan, and D.J. Perreault, “Evaluation of Magnetic Materials for Very High Frequency Power Applications,” 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, June 2008.

Hu, J., A.D. Sagneri, J.M. Rivas, S.M. Davis, and D.J. Perreault, “High-Frequency Resonant SEPIC Converter with Wide Input and Output Voltage Ranges,” 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, June 2008.

Pilawa-Podgurski, R.C.N., D. Giuliano, and D.J. Perreault, “Merged Two-Stage Power Converter Architecture with Soft Charging Switched-Capacitor Energy Transfer,” 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, June 2008.

Rivas, J.M., O. Leitermann, Y. Han, and D.J. Perreault, “A Very High Frequency dc-dc Converter Based on a Phi-2 Resonant Inverter,” 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, June 2008.