Please join Ayan Mallik from the University of Maryland for “Next Generation Power Electronic Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Design Philosophy” on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
Next Generation Power Electronic Systems: A Paradigm Shift in Design Philosophy
Presented by Ayan Mallik, University of Maryland
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
10:45–11:45 a.m.
Santa Catalina (SANCA) 151, Polytechnic campus [map]
This seminar is free and available via Zoom Video Conferencing.
Abstract
Power electronics has emerged as an enabling technology in the deployment of next generation of systems including transportation systems, motor drives, robotics, renewable energies, smart grids and data centers, among many others. The demand for higher efficiency, enhanced reliability higher power density, specific power and better thermal management poses stringent challenges for the power electronic converters to accommodate. This presentation will put forward some of the emerging research areas, which have been pursued with the emphasis on more-electric-aircrafts (MEA), next-generation onboard chargers for electric vehicles and data center power supplies. A novel approach to replace transformer rectifier units (TRUs) by actively controlled and lightweight Regulated Transformer Rectifier Units (RTRUs) employing the advantages of emerging wide band gap (WBG) semiconductor technology will be presented. In addition, this presentation will focus on an innovative topology to combine an onboard charger and an auxiliary power module with the objective of enhancing the performance, while adding extra functionalities and enhancing the operation efficiency in light and medium loads. Also, a new direction in multi-objective optimization and reliability assessment for power electronic systems will be discussed in this presentation.
About the speaker
Ayan Mallik received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, in 2014. He received his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018. His major research interests include the design, modelling, control and optimization of power electronic converters, characterizations and applications of wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, highly efficient and high-power density solutions for power conversions in the applications of more-electric-aircrafts, electric vehicles, wireless charging and data centers. He is an author/coauthor of over thirty journal and conference papers. He has worked on research, development and testing of regulated transformer rectifier units for more-electric-aircrafts, integrated bidirectional onboard charger design for electric vehicles, high-density DC-DC conversion for data centers, among many other projects. Mallik is the recipient of various awards and recognitions including University of Maryland’s Invention of the Year award (2018), Jimmy H.C. Lin invention award (2018), UMD’s outstanding graduate student award (2016), among many others.
