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    Synthesis of electronically tunable multifunction biquad filter using voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifiers
    (2025-02-01)
    Bunrueangsak, Sirigul
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    Biquad filters are commonly used in analog circuits for various purposes in signal processing and communication applications. We synthesize an analog active biquad filter with five types of voltage-mode filtering functions. The filter is synthesized using a parallel passive resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) network and unity-gain voltage differencing amplifier. A voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifier (VD-DIBA) is the main active component, and the biquad filter has a three-input single-output (TISO) topology. By replacing the passive inductor and resistor with VD-DIBA-based inductance and resistance simulators with a subtractor, the TISO voltage-mode versatile filter is obtained from two VD-DIBAs, one resistor, and two capacitors connected to the ground. The proposed filter can provide five types of voltage-mode filtering functions: inverting bandpass and lowpass responses as well as noninverting band-stop, high-pass, and all-pass responses. The all-pass filter requires no additional active components. The three input voltage nodes have high impedance, and a low-impedance output voltage node facilitates cascade connections without using additional voltage buffers. In addition, the natural frequency and quality factor can be electronically tuned. The quality factor is controlled without disturbing the passband gain and natural frequency. The proposed filter is simulated and verified experimentally in the Personal Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (PSPICE) and through laboratory tests employing VD-DIBAs implemented using commercially available components.
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    Single Active Element Based Electronically Controllable Capacitance Multiplier
    (2022-07-15) ;
    Huaihongthong, Pintira
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    The realization of capacitance multiplier using the versatile active building block, namely voltage differencing differential difference amplifier (VDDDA) is presented in this paper. The realized capacitance multiplier is very simple consisting of one VDDDA, one MOS resistor (RM) and one grounded capacitor which is attractive for integration. The multiplication factor (KC) of the realized circuit can be electronically controlled via the bias current (IB) and control voltage (VC) without the need of any matching condition of active and passive element. Moreover, the multiplication factor can be adjusted to be more or less than one. The performances of the presented capacitance multiplier are verified through Pspice simulation using CMOS VDDDA in 0.18μm TSMC technology with ±0.9V power supplies. The multiplication factor is designed to be KC=2 by choosing VC=0.85V, IB=50μA and C=30 pF. The simulated multiplication factor is around 1.98. The simulated operational frequency range is around three decades (6.16 kHz-8.91MHz). The performances of the proposed circuit are also verified by the experiment using VDDDA implemented from the commercial ICs, AD830 and LM13700 with ±5V power supplies. The experiment is conducted under the same multiplication factor (KC=2) as the simulation by choosing RM=0.27 kω (1% passive resistor), IB=96.2μA and C=1nF. The experimental multiplication factor is around 2.06. The experimental operational frequency range is around three decades (1kHz-1.25MHz). By adjusting the bias current from 17.67μA to 400 μA, the experimental multiplication factor is controllable from 11.47 to 0.48. The percent deviation of the theoretical and experimental multiplication factor is lower than 5% when the value of bias current is greater than 39μA. These deviations stem from the effect of the parasitic capacitance and resistance in VDDDA. Moreover, the application example of the presented capacitance multiplier as the sinusoidal oscillator is presented. The performances of the presented oscillator verified via the experiment are well consistent with theoretical anticipation.
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    Electronically controllable grounded inductance simulators using single commercially available IC: LT1228
    The grounded inductance simulators using available commercially integrated circuit (IC) are proposed in this paper. The three types of active inductor called parallel R and L, series R and L and pure L are achieved. The proposed inductance simulators consist of single available commercially IC from Linear Technology Inc. called LT1228 with a resistor and a capacitor. The tune of inductance and resistance value can be done electronically. The proposed inductance simulators don't require any active and passive component matching condition. The performances of proposed circuit are verified through PSPICE simulation and experiment. To show the usability of the proposed simulators, they are used to realize the sinusoidal oscillator, second order bandpass filter and second order band-reject filter. The workability of these applications is experimented. The results agree well with theoretical expect.
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    High input impedance voltage-mode biquad filter using VD-DIBAs
    (2014-01-01) ;
    biolek, Dalibor
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    Bajer, Josef
    This paper deals with a single-input multipleoutput biquadratic filter providing three functions (lowpass, high-pass and band-pass) based on voltage differencing differential input buffered amplifier (VD-DIBA). The quality factor and pole frequency can be electronically tuned via the bias current. The proposed circuit uses two VD-DIBAs and two grounded capacitors without any external resistors, which is suitable to further develop into an integrated circuit. Moreover, the circuit possesses high input impedance, providing easy voltage-mode cascading. It is shown that the filter structure can be easily extended to multi-input filter without any additional components, providing also all-pass and band-reject properties. The PSPICE simulation results are included, verifying the key characteristics of the proposed filter. The given results agree well with the theoretical presumptions.
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    Single commercially available ic-based electronically controllable voltage-mode first-order multifunction filter with complete standard functions and low output impedance
    (2021-11-01) ;
    Buakhong, Unchittha
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    Khateb, Fabian
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    Sotner, Roman
    This paper presents the design of a voltage-mode three-input single-output multifunction first-order filter employing commercially available LT1228 IC for easy verification of the proposed circuit by laboratory measurements. The proposed filter is very simple, consisting of a single LT1228 as an active device with two resistors and one capacitor. The output voltage node is low impedance, resulting in an easy cascade-ability with other voltage-mode configurations. The proposed filter provides four filter responses: low-pass filter (LP), high-pass filter (HP), inverting all-pass filter (AP−), and non-inverting all-pass filter (AP+) in the same circuit configuration. The selection of output filter responses can be conducted without additional inverting or double gains, which is easy to be controlled by the digital method. The control of pole frequency and phase response can be conducted electronically through the bias current (I<inf>B</inf>). The matching condition during tuning the phase response with constant voltage gain is not required. Moreover, the pass-band voltage gain of the LP and HP functions can be controlled by adjusting the value of resistors without affecting the pole frequency and phase response. Additionally, the phase responses of the AP filters can be selected as both lagging or leading phase responses. The parasitic effects on the filtering performances were also analyzed and studied. The performances of the proposed filter were simulated and experimented with a ±5 V voltage supply. For the AP+ experimental result, the leading phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 180 to 0 degrees. For the AP− experimental result, the lagging phase response for 1 kHz to 1 MHz frequency changed from 0 to −180 degrees. The design of the quadrature oscillator based on the proposed first-order filter is also included as an application example.
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    Multi-phase structure electrospun CNF@Ag/Mn/Bi/Fe composite nanofiber enhanced supercapacitor behavior
    (2025-02-15)
    Sinprachim, Tanayt
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    Klompong, Narit
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    Chanlek, Narong
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    Kidkhunthod, Pinit
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    Maensiri, Santi
    This study presents the development of carbon-based multiphase metal oxide nanocomposites (CNF@MO<inf>x</inf>; M = Ag, Mn, Bi, and Fe) incorporating silver, manganese, bismuth, and iron nanoparticles within polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-derived carbon nanofibers. These nanocomposites were fabricated via the electrospinning technique with metal oxide concentrations of 10, 20, and 40 %w. This was followed by annealing in an argon atmosphere. The resulting nanofibers exhibited diameters ranging from 559 to 830 nm, with embedded nanoparticles measuring from 9 to 21 nm. Comprehensive characterization revealed that the nanofibers possessed uniform morphology, high porosity, and robust thermal stability. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) confirmed the valence states of the metal oxides (Ag⁰, Bi³⁺, Mn²⁺, Mn³⁺, Fe²⁺, and Fe³⁺), which are integral to redox reactions and charge storage mechanisms. Among the fabricated composites, CNF@Ag/Mn/Bi/Fe-20 demonstrated the best electrochemical performance, achieving a specific capacitance of 156 F g<sup>−1</sup> at a scan rate of 2 mV s<sup>−1</sup> and outstanding cycling stability with a capacity retention of over 96 % after 1400 charge-discharge cycles. The synergistic combination of double-layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance mechanisms in these nanofibers represents a significant improvement over conventional electrode material. This study highlights CNF@Ag/Mn/Bi/Fe nanocomposites as highly promising candidates for advanced energy storage applications, particularly in supercapacitor technologies.
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    A New Method to Synthesise the Sinusoidal Oscillator Based on Series Negative Resistance-Capacitance and its Implementation Using a Single Commercial IC, LT1228
    (2023-01-01)
    Kulapong, Worawut
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    Sotner, Roman
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    An alternative method for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator based on series negative resistance-capacitance is presented in this paper. The proposed topology is constructed with the series negative resistance-capacitance circuit connected in parallel with a grounded resistor and capacitor. To validate the proposed method, a new grounded series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is also proposed as a subcircuit for synthesising the sinusoidal oscillator. The series negative resistance-capacitance simulator is based on a commercially available integrated circuit (IC), LT1228. The equivalent negative resistance and equivalent negative capacitance can be adjusted electronically using an external DC bias current. The sinusoidal oscillator that is synthesised using the proposed method consists of a single LT1228, two capacitors, and three resistors. The frequency and the condition of the oscillation are orthogonally adjusted. Also, the condition of oscillation is electronically controlled. The amplitude of the sinusoidal waveform is adjustable. In addition, the output voltage node of the proposed oscillator has a low impedance, which allows it to connect to other circuits without using an additional buffer. Both PSPICE simulation and experiment are used to validate the proposed circuits.
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    Five-inputs single-output voltage mode universal filter with high input and low output impedance using VDDDAs
    (2017-01-01)
    Sangyaem, Surasak
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    Khateb, Fabian
    The design of analog filter using active building block has been gained significant attention and has become an interesting research topic. A five-inputs single −output voltage-mode universal biquadratic filter using active building block, namely voltage differencing differential difference amplifier (VDDDA) is presented in this paper. The proposed filter consists of two VDDDAs and two grounded capacitors. The presented circuit has high impedance for all input voltage nodes and low impedance for output voltage node which is ideal for cascade in voltage-mode circuit without the use of buffer circuits. It can provide five output voltage functions which are band-pass (BP), low-pass (LP), band-reject (BR), high-pass (HP) and all-pass (AP) responses. For high-pass and band-pass functions, the inverting and non-inverting response can be achieved. The matching condition, the inverting and double gain amplifier are not required which is easy to select the output response by digital method. The natural frequency and quality factor can be electronically tuned that is attractive for microcomputer or microcontroller controllability. To verify the validity of proposed filter, the PSPICE simulation and experimental results using VDDDA constructed from commercially available IC are included. The measured results agree well with theoretical expect.
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    Enhancing ICT Literacy and Achievement: A TPACK-Based Blended Learning Model for Thai Business Administration Students
    (2024-05-01)
    Nantha, Cherisa
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    Siripongdee, Kobchai
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for 21st century skills, particularly computer and ICT literacy (CICT) in Thailand. This study aimed to develop a TPACK (Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge)-based blended learning model (BLM) to enhance CICT skills and academic performance among 179 Business Administration (BA) undergraduates in the 2022 academic year Computer and Information Applications course. Research instruments were designed and evaluated by experts. Over 18 weeks, qualitative and quantitative data were collected, with the qualitative data undergoing content analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data, comparing pretests, post-tests, and 2-week retests using a repeated measure ANOVA. One-sample t-tests were used to assess the model’s impact on CICT skills. The results showed a significant score improvement between tests, with the highest mean being seen in the 2-week retest. The BA-TPACK model significantly enhanced CICT skills, exceeding 80%. The students expressed high satisfaction, with the BA-TPACK model effectively enhancing CICT skills and academic achievement, recommending its integration into future computer and information courses. This study’s contribution lies in addressing the pressing need for CICT skills in the ‘new normal’. By developing and implementing a BLM grounded in the TPACK framework, this study not only enhances students’ CICT proficiency but also fills a crucial gap in the literature regarding effective pedagogical approaches to foster 21st century skills.
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    Feasibility of integrating small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal with combined cycle power plant to reduce carbon emissions and costs for data centers
    (2025-06-01) ;
    Sukjai, Yanin
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    Rajoo, Srithar
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    Global data centers are projected to consume 2–3% of global electricity and contribute 8% of carbon emissions by 2030, driven by the rising demand for 5G. In Southeast Asia's tropical climate, cooling data centers presents a challenge, as power plant efficiency drops by 10–20% during summer, when ambient temperatures reach 35–40°C. This study introduces a novel system that integrates a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal with a combined cycle power plant (CCPP) and a data center, designed specifically for tropical climates. The system harnesses LNG cold energy through three configurations: intermediate fluid vaporizer (IFV), Rankine cycle (RC), and direct expansion cycle (DEC), to optimize electricity generation and chilled water production. By reducing the gas turbine inlet temperature from 35°C to 22°C, the system boosts power output by 12.22% and thermal efficiency by 3.84%. Nighttime cooling supports a 3,048-rack data center, resulting in annual savings of $5.50 million and a reduction of 20,304 tons of CO₂ emissions. Switching to gas power plants during summer further increases savings to $7.75 million and cuts emissions by 29,104 tons. An economic analysis shows a payback period of 2.30 years and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 69%. This integrated approach offers an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable solution for power generation and data center operation in hot climates.