Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
First Advisor
Sina Balkir
Second Advisor
Michael W. Hoffman
Date of this Version
Fall 11-30-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Citation
Rogge, D. (2018). ASIC Design to Support Low Power High Voltage Power Supply for Radiation Monitoring Applications (Master's thesis)
Abstract
A low power high voltage power supply is designed for use in a long duration radiation monitoring system. The supply employs a flexible pulse frequency modulation switching controller implemented in a 0.35 $\mu$m CMOS technology. The controller drives and regulates a flyback transformer driven 12-stage Cockroft-Walton voltage multiplier chain. The chain provides bias for the dynodes of a photomultiplier tube. The supply voltage is selectable via a 12-bit on-chip digital to analog converter. The system is designed for low power operation and immunity to supply voltage variation as the application is battery-powered.
Advisors: Sina Balkir and Michael W. Hoffman
Included in
Computer Engineering Commons, Other Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, VLSI and Circuits, Embedded and Hardware Systems Commons
Comments
A thesis Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfilment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science, Major: Electrical Engineering, Under the Supervision of Professors Sina Balkir and Michael W. Hoffman. Lincoln, Nebraska: December, 2018
Copyright 2018 Daniel Rogge