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Analysis and Experimental Evaluation of a Soft Switching Boost Converter with Unbalanced Capacitor Voltage (2024)
Journal Article

This paper presents a novel unbalanced capacitor voltage (UCV) soft switching boost converter under full loads range with a simple control scheme. The topology consists of a half bridge switching-leg, filter inductor, and an auxiliary circuit contain... Read More about Analysis and Experimental Evaluation of a Soft Switching Boost Converter with Unbalanced Capacitor Voltage.

Impacts of distributed thermal and electric contact resistance on performance and geometric optimization of thermoelectric generators (2024)
Journal Article

Thermal and electric contact resistance (TCR/ECR) critically impact performance and geometric optimization of thermoelectric generators (TEGs). However, conventional treatments usually ignored or simplified them as lumped variables, neglecting their... Read More about Impacts of distributed thermal and electric contact resistance on performance and geometric optimization of thermoelectric generators.

Hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage using natural stones to enhance heat transfer: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis (2023)
Journal Article

Latent heat thermal energy storage addresses the mismatch between energy supply and demand; however, phase change materials (PCM) commonly have the issue of low thermal conductivity. Natural stones, as low-cost and environmentally friendly sensible h... Read More about Hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage using natural stones to enhance heat transfer: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis.

Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper aims to investigate the current imbalance within parallel connected common-source configuration of SiC Power MOSFET switches using double pulse transient operation. Mismatches in electro-thermal parameters e.g., threshold voltage (Vth and... Read More about Experimental analysis of mismatch in electro-thermal device parameter within parallel connected SiC MOSFETs: Considerations for multi-chip power module design.

A modified Control Strategy of Neutral-Point Clamped Converter-Fed PMSM Drives with Engergy Storage Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper proposes a modified control strategy for three-phase three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) converter-fed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive in the application of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) using single-carrier modulation.... Read More about A modified Control Strategy of Neutral-Point Clamped Converter-Fed PMSM Drives with Engergy Storage Systems.

Exhaust channel optimization of the automobile thermoelectric generator to produce the highest net power (2023)
Journal Article

The automobile thermoelectric generator is a promising energy conversion technology to enhance fuel economy and decrease the fuel consumption of vehicles. In order to boost the performance of the automobile thermoelectric generator, the fin distance... Read More about Exhaust channel optimization of the automobile thermoelectric generator to produce the highest net power.

Optimal design of a heat exchanger for automotive thermoelectric generator systems applied to a passenger car (2023)
Journal Article

The heat exchanger determines the overall performance of automotive thermoelectric generator (ATEG) systems. To obtain the accurate performance of the ATEG system under actual driving conditions, a fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics numerical model... Read More about Optimal design of a heat exchanger for automotive thermoelectric generator systems applied to a passenger car.

Thermal and electrical contact resistances of thermoelectric generator: Experimental study and artificial neural network modelling (2023)
Journal Article

Thermal and electrical contact resistances (TCR and ECR) of thermoelectric generator (TEG) exert essential impacts on its performance. In this study, through a series of experiments these two important properties have been estimated in a wide range o... Read More about Thermal and electrical contact resistances of thermoelectric generator: Experimental study and artificial neural network modelling.

Development of two transient models for predicting dynamic response characteristics of an automobile thermoelectric generator system (2022)
Journal Article

In this work, two transient models, including a transient fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics numerical model and a hybrid transient CFD-analytical model, are proposed to predict the dynamic performance of the automobile thermoelectric generator syst... Read More about Development of two transient models for predicting dynamic response characteristics of an automobile thermoelectric generator system.

A Discrete-Time Domain Modeling of LLC Resonant Converter Considering the Nonlinearity of Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (2022)
Conference Proceeding

The LLC resonant converter, featured with soft switching realization, magnetic components simplicity, high conversion efficiency, high-power density and low EMI noise, has been widely used in diverse fields. Voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), which... Read More about A Discrete-Time Domain Modeling of LLC Resonant Converter Considering the Nonlinearity of Voltage-Controlled Oscillator.

A Class E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Load Independent Zero-Voltage-Switching Operation (2022)
Conference Proceeding

A high performance auxiliary power supply (APS) plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and safety of power converter systems. In this paper, a Class E-based multichannel APS, featured with simple circuit structure, zero-voltage-switching (Z... Read More about A Class E-Based Multichannel Auxiliary Power Supply with Load Independent Zero-Voltage-Switching Operation.