Selected Publications,
in Reverse Chronological Order

Year: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997.

Related links: By topic, with notes. Experimental BibTeX file: dmcper.bib (read the notes at the top of the file).

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2009

• Di Yao, Charles R. Sullivan, “Calculation of Eddy-current Loss in Multilayer Magnetic Films Considering Displacement Current”, Journal of Applied Physics, 2009. In press.

2008

• Jonathan J. Awerbuch, C. R. Sullivan, “Control of Ultracapacitor-Battery Hybrid Power Source for Vehicular Applications”, IEEE Conference on Global Sustainable Energy Infrastructure: Energy2030, Nov. 2008.
• M. Nigam, C. R. Sullivan, “Multi-Layer Barrel-Wound Foil Winding Design”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Oct. 2008.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Aluminum Windings and Other Strategies for High-Frequency Magnetics Design in an Era of High Copper and Energy Costs”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 2044–2051, 2008.
• Yehui Han, An Li, Grace Cheung, C. R. Sullivan, D. J. Perreault, “Evaluation of Magnetic Materials for Very High Frequency Power Applications”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 4270–4276, June 2008.
• J. D. Pollock, C. R. Sullivan, “Loss Models for Shaped Foil Windings on Low-Permeability Cores”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 3122–3128, June 2008.
• H. Mukadam, C. R. Sullivan, S. Prabhakaran, “A High-Field High-Frequency Permeance Meter For Thin-Film Materials”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 4044–4050, June 2008.
• M. Nigam, C. R. Sullivan, “Multi-Layer Folded High-Frequency Toroidal Inductor Windings”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 682–688, Feb. 2008.

2007

• Yuqin Sun, C. R. Sullivan, Weidong Li, D. P. Kopp, F. Johnson, S. T. Taylor, “Soft Magnetic Properties of Obliquely Deposited Co-Zr-O Films”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 4060–4063, 2007.
• A. Muetze, C. R. Sullivan, “Simulation Model of Common-Mode Chokes for High-Power Applications”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 1810–1815, Sept. 2007.
• Shanshan Lu, Yuqin Sun, M. Goldbeck, D. R. Zimmanck, C. R. Sullivan, “30-MHz Power Inductor Using Nano-Granular Magnetic Material”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1773–1776, June 2007.
• C. R. Sullivan, S. Prabhakaran, Weidong Li, Shanshan Lu, “Design and Fabrication of Low-Loss Toroidal Air-Core Inductors”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1754–1759, June 2007.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Aluminum Windings and Other Strategies for High-Frequency Magnetics Design in an Era of High Copper and Energy Costs”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 78–84, Feb. 2007.

2006

• J. D. Pollock, C. R. Sullivan, “Optimized Magnetic Components Improve Efficiency of Compact Fluorescent Lamps”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 265–269, Oct. 2006.
• M. E. Dale, C. R. Sullivan, “Comparison of Loss in Single-Layer and Multi-Layer Windings with a DC Component”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 1870–1875, Oct. 2006.
• A. Muetze, C. R. Sullivan, “Simplified Design of Common-Mode Chokes for Reduction of Motor Ground Currents in Inverter Drives”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 2304–2311, Oct. 2006.
• M. E. Dale, C. R. Sullivan, “Comparison of Single-Layer and Multi-Layer Windings with Physical Constraints or Strong Harmonics”, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, pp. 1467–1473, July 2006.

2005

• Weidong Li, Yuqin Sun, C. R. Sullivan, “High-Frequency Resistivity of Soft Magnetic Granular Films”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 3283–3285, 2005.
• Xi Nan, C. R. Sullivan, “An equivalent complex permeability model for litz-wire windings”, Fortieth IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 2229–2235, Oct. 2005.
• K. W. Benson, D. A. Fraser, S. L. Hatridge, C. A. Monaco, R. J. Ring, C. R. Sullivan, P. C. Taber, “The Hybridization of a Formula Race Car”, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, pp. 295–299, Sept. 2005.
• Xi Nan, C. R. Sullivan, “A Two-Dimensional Equivalent Complex Permeability Model for Round-Wire Windings”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 613–618, June 2005.
• J. D. Pollock, C. R. Sullivan, “Modelling Foil Winding Configurations with Low AC and DC Resistance”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1507–1512, June 2005.
• S. Prabhakaran, Yuqin Sun, P. Dhagat, Weidong Li, C. R. Sullivan, “Microfabricated V-Groove Power Inductors for High-Current Low-Voltage Fast-Transient DC-DC Converters”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1513–1519, June 2005.
• M. E. Dale, C. R. Sullivan, “General Comparison of Power Loss in Single-Layer and Multi-Layer Windings”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 582–589, June 2005.
• Yuqin Sun, Weidong Li, P. Dhagat, C. R. Sullivan, “Perpendicular anisotropy in granular Co-Zr-O films”, Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 97, no. 10, pp. 10N301, 2005.

2004

• J. Pollock, C. R. Sullivan, “Gapped-Inductor Foil Windings with Low AC and DC Resistance”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 557–663, Oct. 2004.
• P. Dhagat, S. Prabhakaran, C. R. Sullivan, “Comparison of Magnetic Materials for V-Groove Inductors and MOSFETs in Optimised High-Frequency DC-DC Converters”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 2008–2010, 2004.
• S. Prabhakaran, T. O'Donnell, C. O'Mathuna, C. R. Sullivan, “Microfabricated Coupled-Inductors for DC-DC Converters for Microprocessor Power Delivery”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 4467–4472, June 2004.
• Xu Tang, C. R. Sullivan, “Optimization of Stranded-Wire Windings and Comparison with Litz Wire on the Basis of Cost and Loss”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 854–860, June 2004.
• Xi Nan, C. R. Sullivan, “Simplified High-Accuracy Calculation of Eddy-Current Losses in Round-Wire Windings”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 873–879, June 2004.
• Jieli Li, A. J. Stratakos, A. Schultz, C. R. Sullivan, “Using Coupled Inductors to Enhance Transient Performance of Multi-Phase Buck Converters”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1289–1293, Feb. 2004.

2003

• C. R. Sullivan, S. Prabhakaran, P. Dhagat, Yuqin Sun, “Thin-Film Inductor Designs and Materials for High-Current Low-Voltage Power”, Transactions of the Magnetics Society of Japan, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 126–8, 2003.
• C. R. Sullivan, Yuqin Sun, “Physically-Based Distributed Models for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors”, IEEE Topical Meeting on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, pp. 185–188, Oct. 2003. The poster from this presentation is also available.
• J. Czogalla, Jieli Li, C. R. Sullivan, “Automotive Application of Multi-Phase Coupled-Inductor DC-DC Converter”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Oct. 2003.
• S. Prabhakaran, C. R. Sullivan, K. Venkatachalam, “Measured electrical performance of V-groove inductors for microprocessor power delivery”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 3190–3192, 2003.
• Sullivan, C. R., Petrenko, V. F., McCurdy, J. D., V. Kozliouk, “Breaking the ice: de-icing power transmission lines with high-frequency, high-voltage excitation”, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 49–54, 2003.
• Xi Nan, C. R. Sullivan, “An Improved Calculation of Proximity-Effect Loss in High-Frequency Windings of Round Conductors”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 853–860, June 2003.
• Xu Tang, C. R. Sullivan, “Stranded Wire With Uninsulated Strands as a Low-Cost Alternative to Litz Wire”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 289–295, June 2003.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Three-Dimensional Animations of Power-Electronics Circuits Visualize Voltage and Current”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1210–1214, June 2003. See also the Web page with the animations.
• Yu Lin, C. R. Sullivan, C. G. Levey, U. J. Gibson, “Effect of Evaporative Deposition Angle on Anisotropy in Co-MgF2 Nanocomposite Soft Magnetic Materials”, IEEE International Magnetics Conference (Intermag), Apr. 2003.
• R. Jensen, C. R. Sullivan, “Optimal Core Dimensional Ratios for Minimizing Winding Loss in High-Frequency Gapped-Inductor Windings”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1164–1169, Feb. 2003.
• J. Pollock, T. Abdallah, C. R. Sullivan, “Easy-To-Use CAD Tools for Litz-Wire Winding Optimization”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1157–1163, Feb. 2003.

2002

• S. Prabhakaran, C. R. Sullivan, “Impedance-Analyzer Measurement of High-Frequency Power Passives: Techniques for High Power and Low Impedance”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 1360–1367, Oct. 2002.
• C. R. Sullivan, A. M. Kern, “Improved Distributed Model for Capacitors in High-Performance Packages”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 969–976, Oct. 2002.
• K. Venkatachalam, C. R. Sullivan, T. Abdallah, H. Tacca, “Accurate Prediction of Ferrite Core Loss with Nonsinusoidal Waveforms Using Only Steinmetz Parameters”, IEEE Workshop on Computers in Power Electronics, June 2002.
• S. Prabhakaran, C. R. Sullivan, C. G. Levey, K. Venkatachalam, “Fabrication of Thin Film V-Groove Inductors using Composite Magnetic Materials”, IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop (ATW) on Passive Integration, June 2002.
• Jieli Li, C. R. Sullivan, “Coupled Inductor Design Optimization for Fast-Response Low-Voltage DC-DC Converters”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Mar. 2002.
• A. F. Hoke, C. R. Sullivan, “An Improved Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Method for E-Core Transformers”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Mar. 2002. For more complete documentation, you can also download Anderson Hoke's complete thesis on the same topic.
• Anderson F. Hoke, “An Improved Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Method for E-Core Transformers”, master's thesis for Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, 2002.

2001

• Jieli Li, T. Abdallah, C. R. Sullivan, “Improved Calculation of Core Loss With Nonsinusoidal Waveforms”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 2203–2210, Oct. 2001.
• J. D. McCurdy, C. R. Sullivan, V. F. Petrenko, “Using Dielectric Losses to De-Ice Power Transmission Lines with 100 kHz High-Voltage Excitation”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 2515–2519, Oct. 2001.
• Jiankun Hu, C. R. Sullivan, “AC Resistance of Planar Power Inductors and the Quasidistributed Gap Technique”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 558–567, 2001.
• C. R. Sullivan, A. M. Kern, “Capacitors with Fast Switching Require Distributed Models”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conferenc, June 2001.
• C. R. Sullivan, J. D. McCurdy, R. A. Jensen, “Analysis of Minimum Cost in Shape-Optimized Litz-Wire Inductor Windings”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, June 2001.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Cost-Constrained Selection of Strand Wire and Number in a Litz-Wire Transformer Winding”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 281–288, 2001.
• C. R. Sullivan, T. Abdallah, T. Fujiwara, “Optimization of a Flyback Transformer Winding Considering Two-Dimensional Field Effects, Cost and Loss”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 142–150, Mar. 2001.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Computationally Efficient Winding Loss Calculation with Multiple Windings, Arbitrary Waveforms and Two- or Three-Dimensional Field Geometry”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 142–150, 2001.

2000

• K. D. Coonley, G. J. Mehas, C. R. Sullivan, U. J. Gibson, “Evaporatively Deposited Co-MgF2 Granular Materials for Thin-Film Inductors”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 36, no. 5), pp. 3463–3465, 2000.
• S. Prabhakaran, D. E. Kreider, Yu Lin, C. R. Sullivan, “Fabrication of Thin-Film V-Groove Inductors Using Composite Magnetic Materials”, IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging, pp. 102–5, July 2000.
• G. J. Mehas, K. D. Coonley, C. R. Sullivan, “Converter and Inductor Design for Fast-Response Microprocessor Power Delivery”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 1621–1626, June 2000.

1999

• C. R. Sullivan, “Winding Loss Calculation with Multiple Windings, Arbitrary Waveforms and Two-Dimensional Field Geometry”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 2093–2099, Oct. 1999. (This paper is superceded by the 2001 Transactions on Power Electronics article, but the original is still available if you really want it.)
• L. Daniel, C. R. Sullivan, S. R. Sanders, “Design of Microfabricated Inductors”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 709–723, 1999.
• Jiankun Hu, C. R. Sullivan, “Analytical Method for Generalization of Numerically Optimized Inductor Winding Shapes”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 568–573, June 1999.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Optimal Choice for Number of Strands in a Litz-Wire Transformer Winding”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 283–291, 1999.
• G. J. Mehas, K. D. Coonley, C. R. Sullivan, “Design of Microfabricated Inductors for Microprocessor Power Delivery”, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1181–1187, Mar. 1999.

1998

• C. R. Sullivan, “Cost-Constrained Selection of Strand Wire and Number in a Litz-Wire Transformer Winding”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 900–906, Oct. 1998. (This paper is superseded by the 2001 Transactions on Power Electronics paper, but the original is still available if you really want it.)
• Jiankun Hu, C. R. Sullivan, “Optimization of Shapes for Round Wire, High Frequency Gapped Inductor Windings”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 907–911, Oct. 1998.

1997

• Jiankun Hu, C. R. Sullivan, “The Quasi-Distributed Gap Technique for Planar Inductors-Design Guidelines”, IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, pp. 1147–1152, Oct. 1997. (This paper is superseded by the 2001 Transactions on Power Electronics paper, but the original is still available if you really want it.)
• H. Hofmann, S. R. Sanders, C. R. Sullivan, “Stator-Flux-Based Vector Control of Induction Machines in Magnetic Saturation”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 935–942, 1997.
• C. R. Sullivan, “Optimal Choice for Number of Strands in a Litz-Wire Transformer Winding”, IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, pp. 28–35, June 1997. Plenary presentation
• C. R. Sullivan, S. R. Sanders, “A Soft-Switched Square-Wave Half-Bridge DC-DC Converter”, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 456–463, 1997.