Shih-Fan Liu, Bo-Shiang Lee, Katherine A. Kim, Tsai-Sheng Lin, and Sheng-Han Hsieh, “Wiring Harness Cable Input Impedance Verification For Electromagnetic Compatibility Pre-Compliance Testing” International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC 2024-ECCE Asia), Chengdu, China, 2024, pp. 2456-2461, doi: 10.1109/IPEMC-ECCEAsia60879.2024.10567591. (IEEE Xplore Link)
IEEE Conference: APEC 2024
F. Selin Bagci and Katherine A. Kim, “Building Fabric Power Converters for Wearable Energy Harvesting Applications,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Long Beach, CA, USA, 2024, pp. 3192-3198, doi: 10.1109/APEC48139.2024.10509321. (IEEE Xplore link)
Darsana Deo – M.S.
Darsana Deo had received the Bachelor’s in Technology degree from National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), India. She received the Master’s degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan in 2024. Her research focuses on different simulation and emulation techniques of photovoltaic systems compatible for microinverter systems. In the future, she will work as a Senior Engineer in the department of Notebook Power (PSBG) at Delta Electronics, Taiwan.
Papers:
Prof. Katherine Kim Elected as PELS Vice President
In January 2024, Prof. Katherine A. Kim was elected as the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Vice President for Global Relations for the 2024-2025 term. In this role she will serve both global relations and educational activities for PELS. Her goals for her term are to expand educational activities globally, such as PELS PhD Schools, Educational Videos (PELSTube), and Educational Outreach, with underlying values of transparency, accessibility, and inclusion. She is the first woman in PELS history to serve as a vice president.
Prof. Katherine Kim Receives Research and Teaching Awards from NTU EECS
On December 29, 2023, Prof. Katherine A. Kim received two prestigious awards from the National Taiwan University (NTU) Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department:
- NTU EECS 112th Annual Academic Contribution Award
- NTU EECS Outstanding EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) Teaching Award
Prof. Kim was honored to recieve the awards and gives thanks to all the mentors, collaborators, and colleagues who have supported her work during her career. She will continue to work hard on transformative research and create an exceptional education environment for her students.
Lien-Chieh Chen (陳廉杰) – M.S.
Lien-Chieh Chen received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Feng Chia University (FCU), Taiwan, in 2021. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University, Taiwan, in 2023. His research interests include dc-dc converters from solar panel applications.
Papers:
Magazine Article: IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
Katherine A. Kim, Yunting Liu, Stephanie Watts Butler, Sneha Narasimhan, Kristen Parrish, Mhret Berhe Gebremariam, and Christina DiMarino, “Women in IEEE PELS: Charting Progress Towards Inclusivity,” IEEE Power Electronics Magazine, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 76-83, September 2023. (IEEE Xplore Link)
PEARS Lab Attends WiPDA-Asia 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Prof. Katherine A. Kim, Selin Bagci, and Lien-Chieh Chen attended the Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA-Asia 2023) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on August 27-29, 2023. Master’s student Lien-Chieh Chen presented his work on “Comparison of Bidirectional Flyback and Split-Inductor Boost converter Topologies for Photovltaic Differential Power Processing Systems” (photo below). His paper recieved the “Best Student Presentation Award”!
IEEE Conference: WiPDA-Asia 2023
Lien-Chieh Chen, F. Selin Bagci, and Katherine A. Kim, “Comparison of Bidirectional Flyback and Split-Inductor Boost Converter Topologies for Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing Systems” IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA Asia), Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/WiPDAAsia58218.2023.10261924. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Dong Heng Tsai (蔡東衡) – M.S. Student
Dong Heng Tsai received the B.S. degree in Electric Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) in 2023. He is a Masters student in the Electrical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University. His research interests include power converters and battery charging.
Sean Logi – M.S. Student
Sean Logi received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University of Technology (NTU), Taiwan, in 2023. He is a Masters student in the Electrical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University. His research interests include flexible PCBs for power electronics used in energy harvesting wearables.
Papers:
Yun-Jen Xu (徐昀湞) – M.S. Student
Yun-Jen Xu received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan, in 2023. He is a Masters student in the Electrical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University. His research interests include the analysis of dc-dc converters.
Yu-Kai Liao (廖昱凱) – M.S. Student
Yu-Kai Liao received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan, in 2022. He is a Masters student in the Electrical Engineering Department at National Taiwan University. His research interests include circuit analysis and improving converter efficiency.
IEEE Conference: ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia
Darsana Deo, F. Selin Bagci, and Katherine A. Kim, “Comparison of Controllable Photovoltaic Emulation Methods for Real-Time Hardware Experiments” International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE 2023-ECCE Asia), Jeju Island, Korea, 2023, pp. 2468-2474, doi: 10.23919/ICPE2023-ECCEAsia54778.2023.10213934. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Prof. Katherine Kim Gives a Talk for the Center for Bilingual Education (CBE) at National Taiwan University (NTU)
Prof. Katherine Kim gave a talk on May 16, 2023, at the English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Happy Hour in her talk entitled “Ideas and Tools for Evoking Student Engagement in EMI Courses.” It was an excellent opportunity to share her experience with using flipped learning in electrical engineering classes and hear ideas from the attendees. A full article about the event was published by NTU’s Center for Bilingual Education here: https://www.facebook.com/NTUCBE/posts/pfbid0tqAM28xA9UtyTYqpK8JkBzjER2TdMJyTooP4ecAmuvkWryq4qM64MRJEQpBaHMLAl
Journal Publication: Proceedings of the IEEE (Open Access)
Frede Blaabjerg, Yongheng Yang, Katherine A. Kim and Jose Rodriguez, “Power Electronics Technology for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Generation,” in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 335-355, April 2023, doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2023.3253165. (IEEE Xplore Link)
IEEE Conference: APEC 2023
F. Selin Bagci, Richard Angsetya, Sean Logi, Katherine A. Kim, “Flexible PCB Connection Methods for Wearable Energy Harvesting Applications,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1881-1887, doi: 10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131451. (IEEE Xplore Link)
IEEE Conference: APEC 2023
Yu-Quan Chen, Iris Hui-Ru Jiang, Katherine A. Kim, “PV Inverter Control Algorithm Using Reinforcement Learning to Mitigate the Duck Curve Problem,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 2293-2298, doi: 10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131475. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Prof. Katherine Kim Gives Plenary at APEC 2023
Prof. Katherine Kim was honored to give a Plenary Talk on “Developing the Power Electronics Workforce Through MOOC Degree Programs and Public Educational Videos” with Dr. Robert W. Erickson at APEC 2023 in Orlando, Florida, USA on March 20, 2023. The recorded version of the talk is below.
Nanosatellite Electrical Power System Design Tool
These are resources for the article “System Analysis and Design for Multiconverter Electrical Power Systems in Nanosatellites” by Shang-You Chiu and Katherine A. Kim published in IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems.
Introductory Video
Matlab Tool Download
Files to download Matlab GUI tool (zip file): NanosatTool.zip
Citation Information
If you use the above Nanosatellite tool or utilize knowledge from the article, please cite our work!
Citation (IEEE format):
Shang-You Chiu and Katherine A. Kim, “System Analysis and Design for Multiconverter Electrical Power Systems in Nanosatellites,” in IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 41-53, March 2023, doi: 10.1109/JMASS.2022.3221277.