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- Kuder, Manuel, et al.
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Exponential Modular Multilevel Converter for Low Voltage Applications
- 2019
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Ingår i: 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2019 ECCE Europe. ; , s. 1-11
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents the structure and control of a single phase Exponential Modular Multilevel Converter (EMMC), which works as a bidirectional AC/DC converter. In addition to the main H-bridge converter, it uses series connected H-bridges with DC link capacitors. The nominal voltage rating of the capacitors is increased with each module by factor of two. In this manner, the number of output voltage levels exponentially increases with the number of series connected H-bridges. By using low-voltage MOSFETs it is possible to achieve a very high efficiency, especially at partial loading. The high number of voltage levels reduces the output voltage THD, while using a low switching frequency. Thus, the required grid filter size can be substantially reduced. Furthermore, the additional capacitor modules increase the nominal output voltage at the AC side, so that the flow of the active and reactive power can be dynamically adjusted. Therefore, the EMMC could be used, for instance, as a vehicle charger directly connected to the grid.
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- Winkler, TW, et al.
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Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals
- 2022
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Ingår i: Communications biology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2399-3642. ; 5:1, s. 580-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can progress to kidney failure. Risk factors include genetics and diabetes mellitus (DM), but little is known about their interaction. We conducted genome-wide association meta-analyses for estimated GFR based on serum creatinine (eGFR), separately for individuals with or without DM (nDM = 178,691, nnoDM = 1,296,113). Our genome-wide searches identified (i) seven eGFR loci with significant DM/noDM-difference, (ii) four additional novel loci with suggestive difference and (iii) 28 further novel loci (including CUBN) by allowing for potential difference. GWAS on eGFR among DM individuals identified 2 known and 27 potentially responsible loci for diabetic kidney disease. Gene prioritization highlighted 18 genes that may inform reno-protective drug development. We highlight the existence of DM-only and noDM-only effects, which can inform about the target group, if respective genes are advanced as drug targets. Largely shared effects suggest that most drug interventions to alter eGFR should be effective in DM and noDM.
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- Wuttke, Matthias, et al.
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A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nature Genetics. - : NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. - 1061-4036 .- 1546-1718. ; 51:6, s. 957-972
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is responsible for a public health burden with multi-systemic complications. Through transancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and independent replication (n = 1,046,070), we identified 264 associated loci (166 new). Of these,147 were likely to be relevant for kidney function on the basis of associations with the alternative kidney function marker blood urea nitrogen (n = 416,178). Pathway and enrichment analyses, including mouse models with renal phenotypes, support the kidney as the main target organ. A genetic risk score for lower eGFR was associated with clinically diagnosed CKD in 452,264 independent individuals. Colocalization analyses of associations with eGFR among 783,978 European-ancestry individuals and gene expression across 46 human tissues, including tubulo-interstitial and glomerular kidney compartments, identified 17 genes differentially expressed in kidney. Fine-mapping highlighted missense driver variants in 11 genes and kidney-specific regulatory variants. These results provide a comprehensive priority list of molecular targets for translational research.
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