About Power Electronics Laboratory
The research interests of the Power Electronics Laboratory are in the broad area of Electrical Energy Generation, Conversion, and Storage. In particular, we are interested in High Power Electronics Technologies for Medium Voltage applications, those operating with voltages in the kV range, currents in the kA range, and powers in the MW range. Power Electronics is one of the critical enabling technologies for future energy systems, as it offers unprecedented flexibility for integrating and controlling various electrical sources, storage elements, or loads into the grid. This is equally valid for the present-day AC grids and emerging concepts of DC grids, or an inevitable mix of both soon.
To achieve controllable, reliable, and efficient electrical energy conversion utilizing advanced power electronic converters, we optimally use, but also influence and drive forward, advancements in different areas. These multidisciplinary considerations include power semiconductors (e.g. Si, SiC, GaN), passive components (e.g. magnetics), insulation materials, mathematical modeling, simulations and optimization of power electronic systems, advanced control methods, etc.
Upcoming Events
IEEE PESGRE, December 18 – 21, 2025, Hubli, Karnataka, India
Prof. Drazen Dujic will give a keynote talk: “Solid State Transformer: A Promising Technology Needing Many Breakthroughs”.
APEC, March 22 – 26, 2025, San Antonio, Texas
Mr. Israel Yepez Lopez will present a paper: “A Synchronous Rectification Method for Optimal Switching of GaN-Based Inductive Power Transfer Systems”.
Mr. Zhenchao Li will present a paper: “Multi-port Operation of Modular Bridge Rectifier Solid-State Transformer with Integrated Medium-Voltage Energy Storage”.
Ms. Celia Harmoso Diaz will present a paper: “SiC-MOSFET Characterization and Optimal Parameter Selection for Frequency Doubling LLC Resonant Converter”.
Mr. Stefan Subotic will present a paper: “Operational Mode Analysis of the Isolated Three-Phase DC-DC Converter”.
Mr. Zhiyuan Wang will present a paper: “Single Active Bridge DC-DC Converter with Load Independent Self-Balancing Bipolar Output Voltages”.
