Momeneh, Arash (Date of defense: 2016-09-09)
In recent years, contactless energy transfer systems have been developed and investigated widely. As evident, the transfer energy is performed without physical connection. This technology is classified ...
Filbà Martínez, Àlber (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)
Galvanically-isolated bidirectional dc-dc converters (IBDCs) have recently received more attention due to its increasing use in systems requiring energy transfer between two dc networks in both directions, ...
Ahmadi Zeidabadi, Maziar (Date of defense: 2016-07-20)
The interest on microfluidic systems based on electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) and the miniaturization of such integrated devices, has increased significantly mainly due to the advent of mass market ...
Caballero Diaz, Luis (Date of defense: 2017-06-16)
The demand of wind energy has considerably increased during the last decades. In order to fulfil this great energy demand, wind energy conversion systems (WECS) are designed to manage higher power ...
Sala, Vicenç M. (Date of defense: 2014-12-12)
Class-D Amplification has been an absolute improvement in terms of electrical efficiency in audio amplification systems, but it has been during the first stabilization decade of this technology in the ...
Guede Fernández, Federico (Date of defense: 2018-09-06)
The adherence to a healthy lifestyle plays a key role for increasing life expectancy and living better. The main habits of healthy lifestyle are: physical activity, diet and sleep quality. Nowadays, ...
Bou Balust, Elisenda (Date of defense: 2017-07-17)
Resonant Inductive Coupling Wireless Power Transfer (RIC-WPT) has been proven to provide very high power transfer efficiencies (above 80%) for moderate distances, and is hence foreseen as a key technology ...
Trulls Fortuny, Xavier (Date of defense: 2012-07-06)
System-on-Chip (SoC) was adopted in recent years as one of the solutions to reduce the cost of integrated systems. When the SoC solution started to be used, the final product was actually more expensive ...
Fontserè Recuenco, Abel (Date of defense: 2013-07-23)
Nowadays, the microelectronics technology is based on the mature and very well established silicon (Si) technology. However, Si exhibits some important limitations regarding its voltage blocking capability, ...
Carreras Pons, Normandino (Date of defense: 2016-04-11)
Volcanic eruptions result of the energy stored within the planet are a danger to both populations and to the towns. As inevitable natural events, it is necessary to continue evolving in the study of the ...