Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica: Recent submissions
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New synthesis methodologies to develop emerging chalcogenides and chalcohalides for photovoltaic applications
(English) Chalcogenide materials have been central to some of the most significant events in the history of photovoltaic energy, including the fabrication of the first solar cell in 1883 by Charles Fritts, which was based ...
Development of silicon photonic structures for sensing and signal processing
(English) Silicon photonics is the opportunity that one of the most amazing materials in nature, silicon, has offered once its electronic technological possibilities are reaching its limit. The transparency of this material ...
Contributions to the characterization and design optimization of power converters based on switching-cell arrays
(English) The search for standardization in power converter design is motivated by the potential of a significant decrease in design time, a significant decrease in converter cost, and an increase in converter performance ...
Low-power high-channel-count CMOS ROICs for multiplexed arrays of graphene transistors in large-area µECoG
(English) There is an increasing interest on the development of neural interfaces able to decipher the neural activity across multiple regions of the brain. The ultimate goal is understanding how the underlying brain ...
Harnessing memristor circuits and device variability in emergent computing applications
(English) Nowadays, due to the increasing amount of information and its demanding processing, conventional CMOS technology and von Neumann computing architecture struggle to keep pace, as they meet their respective limitations ...
Silicio macroporoso para cristales fotónicos y otras aplicaciones avanzadas
(English) This thesis deals with the study of macroporous silicon structures and their application to different technological areas. Macroporous silicon is a material that was described, in the form in which it is used in ...
Advanced c-Si solar cell structures: application of laser processes and optical nanostructures
(English) This thesis works towards efficient and cost-effective methods to improve the performance of thin silicon solar cells. Focusing on two principal objectives, the Thesis develops novel techniques to enhance the ...
Novel nanoelectronic circuits and systems
(English) Lately, in the rise of the era of 2D materials, Graphene is one of the materials that has been extensively investigated for its possible integration in computing devices and thus computing circuits. This is mainly ...
Design and characterization of wearable antenna sensors for healthcare applications
(English) Wearable antenna sensors are a promising technology for developing new applications in the healthcare field since textiles are widely used by everyone due to the maturity of textile manufacturing. According to ...
Temporal and frequency differentiation of healthy and pathological lung tissue through minimally invasive electrical impedance spectroscopy
(English) Respiratory diseases, along with heart diseases, are the most prevalent in the world. The acquisition of lung samples is essential for a correct diagnosis of the disease. For peripheral lesions it is not easy to ...
Modelling and optimization of industrial prosumers with renewable energy sources
(English) The current energy transition fosters the insertion of renewable energies and system decentralisation intending to achieve a more secure, sustainable and efficient energy market. The industry can play a key role ...
Development of textile capacitive sensor
(English) Nowadays, the textile clothing industry is searching for new ways to add value to their products. Developments in textile sensors start to demonstrate their usability and possibilities when they are integrated ...
Exploration of FDSOI back-biasing techniques to hinder cryptographic attacks based on leakage current
(English) Cryptography is the science that studies how to achieve secure communication between multiple parties. Under the assumption that any message transmitted is to be ultimately intercepted, the endeavors of cryptography ...
Contributions to the design, development and evaluation of network processors for automotive zonal gateway controllers
(English) This PhD dissertation analyzes the evolution of vehicular networks and focuses on the main network processing platform integrated in them: the Gateway (GW). First, a thorough analysis of state of the art technologies ...
Deep learning based methodologies applied to industrial electromechanical systems monitoring
(English) In recent years, there has been significant attention from both the academic and industry sectors towards condition-based maintenance of rotating systems. This attention stems from the high relevance of these ...
Design and multiparameter optimization of a multiphase SiC converter with operation under faults applied to an electric traction system
(English) Greater interest in multiphase electrical systems has led to their increased use in electric traction, renewable energy generation, energy transmission, and various industrial applications. This growing interest ...
Intelligent secondary control for energy management in a micro-grid by using multi-agent system
(English) Nowadays, distributed energy resources are widely used to supply demand in micro grids especially in green buildings. These resources are usually connected by using power electronic converters, which act as ...
Una nueva perspectiva del modelado y control de microrredes eléctricas y convertidores de potencia
(English) This doctoral thesis focuses on the modeling and control of electrical microgrids and triphasic converters. The starting points of this research work are based on previous work on modeling electrical microgrids ...
Contactos selectivos de portadores basados en óxidos metálicos de transición para células solares de kesterita
(English) In recent years, there has been an increasing need to find an environmentally friendly and low-pollution alternative for electricity production through solar energy absorption. Since 1950, photovoltaic researchers ...
Energy management in collaborative power electronics-based microgrid integrated with renewable energies
(English) This thesis is introduced the research performed on microgrid applications, especially in cooperative operating mode. The research is conducted considering two main challenging aspects of microgrid operation over ...
