Second and higher harmonics generation with memristive systems

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that memristive systems can efficiently generate second and higher frequency harmonics, outperforming standard diode bridges, with optimized circuits maximizing power conversion efficiency.

Contribution

It introduces a novel technique for maximizing harmonic generation efficiency using memristive systems and bridges, showing superior performance over traditional diode-based methods.

Findings

Memristive systems can efficiently generate passively second and higher harmonics.

Memristive bridge circuits outperform standard diode bridges in harmonic power conversion.

Optimized memristive circuits behave as two-quarter-wave rectifiers for second harmonic generation.

Abstract

We show that memristive systems can be used very efficiently to generate passively both double and higher frequency harmonics. A technique for maximizing the power conversion efficiency into any given harmonic is developed and applied to a single memristive system and memristive bridge circuits. We find much higher rates of power conversion compared to the standard diode bridge, with the memristive bridge more efficient for second and higher harmonics generation compared to the single memristive system. The memristive bridge circuit optimized for second harmonic generation behaves as a two-quarter-wave rectifier.