Myoung Hoon Lee, Kyu Taek Oh, Katherine A. Kim, and Jun Moon, “Decentralized Optimal Control for Large Populations of Two-Wheeled Vehicles,” in Proc. Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Beijing, Oct. 2017, pp. 1-6. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Research Exhibited at International Public Transportation Forum
Graduate student Hyeun-Tae Cho represented the PEARS lab in exhibiting the U-Loop future transportation system at the International Public Transportation Forum held in Ulsan, South Korea. The research project on the U-Loop is a collaborative project, with the PEARS Lab designing and implementing the linear motor drive and photovoltaic system. Hyeun-Tae helped demo the small-scale U-Loop prototype at the exhibition, as show below (original photo here).
For more information, please UNIST’s New Center Article: UNIST’s U-Loop Displayed at International Public Transport Forum or 한국형 하이퍼루프, ‘U-Loop’모델, 대중교통 포럼에 첫 선
Attended ACEPT 2017 in Singapore
Prof. Katherine Kim attended the Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT) in Singapore on October 24-26, 2017. On Wednesday, October 25, Prof. Kim served as the session chair for “Parallel Session 5: Microgrid and Smart Grid (MGSG).” On Thursday, October 26, Ph.D. student Kai-De Chen from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) presented the paper entitled “Output Double-Line Frequency Ripple Reduction Method for High Power Density Interleaved Boost Converters in Power Factor Correction Applications,” which is a collaboration paper with PEARS Lab.
IEEE Conference: ACEPT 2017
Yu-Chen Liu, Katherine A. Kim, Kai-De Chen, Yu-Chen Chang, Bing-Siang Huang, Chia-Wei Chou, Yao-Ching Hsieh, and Huang-Jen Chiu, “Output Double-Line Frequency Ripple Reduction Method for High Power Density Interleaved Boost Converters in Power Factor Correction Applications,” in Proc. Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification, Oct. 2017, pp. 1-6. (IEEE Xplore Link)
US Patent: US 9,799,779 B2
Philip T. Krein, Katherine A. Kim, and Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski. “Systems and Methods for Photovoltaic String Protection,” U.S. Patent 9,799,779 B2, Oct. 24, 2017. (link to PDF)
Attended S2PC 2017 in Changhua, Taiwan
Prof. Katherine Kim and graduate student Hyeun-Tae Cho attended the Symposium on Semiconductor Power Conversion (S2PC) in Changhua, Taiwan on October 13-15, 2017.
On October 14, 2017, Hyeun-Tae Cho presented a poster on “Model and Control of a Scaled-Down Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor (PMLSM) for High-Speed Transportation Systems” during Poster Session I (A). Prof. Katherine Kim was a Session Chair for Oral Session II.
Journal Publication: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Xuan Hung Mai, Sang-Kyu Kwak, Jee-Hoon Jung, and Katherine A. Kim, “Comprehensive Electric-Thermal Photovoltaic Modeling for Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (PHILS) Applications,” IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 6255-6264, Aug. 2017. (IEEE Xplore Link)
IEEE Conference: COMPEL 2017
Katherine A. Kim, Hoejeong Jeong, and Yu-Chen Liu, “Perspective on Developing Educational Lecture Videos for Power Electronics Courses,” in Proc. IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electron., July 2017, pp. 1-6. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Attended COMPEL 2017 in Stanford, CA, USA
Prof. Katherine Kim attended the IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) 2017 in Stanford, CA, USA, on July 9-12, 2017. She was honored to give a talk on “Perspective on Developing Educational Lecture Videos for Power Electronics Courses” on July 10 (see picture below).
Attended KIPE 2017 Annual Conference
PEARS Lab members attended the Korean Institution of Power Electronics (KIPE) 2015 Annual Conference (전력전자학술대회). The PEARS Lab presented five papers during the conference:
Hoejeong Jeong presented a poster for the paper entitled “GaN Boost Converter Development for High Power Density” on July 4, 2017.
Hyunji Lee presented the paper entitled “Comparison of Two Parallel Differential Power Processing Configuration” on July 5, 2017.
Kyoungjun Kwon presented the paper entitled “Photovoltaic Panel Orientation Study for Tube-Enclosed Transportation Systems” on July 5, 2017.
Hyeun-Tae Cho presented a poster for the paper entitled “Sensorless Field-Oriented Control Design for High-Power 3-Level PMSM Drive Inverter” on July 6, 2017.
Kyu Taek Oh presented a poster for the paper entitled “Comparison & Analysis of The Permanent Magnet DC Motor Control Method” on July 6, 2017.
Domestic Conference: KIPE Annual Conference 2017
Kyu Taek Oh and Katherine A. Kim, “Comparison & Analysis of The Permanent Magnet DC Motor Control Method,” in Proc. KIPE Power Electronics Annual Conf., July 2017, pp. 401-402.
오규택, 김예린, “영구자석 직류기 (PMDC motor)의 제어 방식 비교 분석,” 전력전자학회 전력전자학술대회 논문집, 2017.7, pp. 401-402. (DBpia Link)
Domestic Conference: KIPE Annual Conference 2017
Hyeun-Tae Cho and Katherine A. Kim, “Sensorless Field-Oriented Control Design for High-Power 3-Level PMSM Drive Inverter,” in Proc. KIPE Power Electronics Annual Conf., July 2017, pp. 395-396.
조현태, 김예린, “고전력 동기전동기용 3레벨 인버터를 위한 센서리스 자속 기준 제어 설계,” 전력전자학회 전력전자학술대회 논문집, 2017.7, pp. 395-396. (DBpia Link)
Domestic Conference: KIPE Annual Conference 2017
Kyoungjun Kwon and Katherine A. Kim, “Photovoltaic Panel Orientation Study for Tube-Enclosed Transportation Systems,” in Proc. KIPE Power Electronics Annual Conf., July 2017, pp. 50-51.
권경준, 김예린, “병렬 Differential Power Processing 컨버터의 비교 분석,” 전력전자학회 전력전자학술대회 논문집, 2017.7, pp. 50-51. (DBpia Link)
Domestic Conference: KIPE Annual Conference 2017
Hyunji Lee and Katherine A. Kim, “Comparison of Two Parallel Differential Power Processing Configurations,” in Proc. KIPE Power Electronics Annual Conf., July 2017, pp. 48-49.
이현지, 김예린, “병렬 Differential Power Processing 컨버터의 비교 분석,” 전력전자학회 전력전자학술대회 논문집, 2017.7, pp. 48-49. (DBpia Link)
Domestic Conference: KIPE Annual Conference 2017
Hoejeong Jeong and Katherine A. Kim, “GaN Boost Converter Development for High Power Density,” in Proc. KIPE Power Electronics Annual Conf., July 2017, pp. 225-226.
정회정, 김예린, “GaN HEMT를 적용한 고전력밀도의 부스트 컨버터 개발,” 전력전자학회 전력전자학술대회 논문집, 2017.7, pp. 225-226. (DBpia Link)
Attended IFEEC 2017-ECCE Asia in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Prof. Katherine Kim and graduate students Hyunji Lee and Kyoungjun Kwon attended IFEEC 2017-ECCE Asia in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 3-7, 2017. Hyunji Lee presented her research paper on “Differential Power Processing Converter Design for Photovoltaic-Powered Charging Bag” as shown below.
Kyoungjun Kwon also presented his research paper on “Photovoltaic Panel Configuration Study for Tube-Enclosed Transportation Systems” as shown below.
IEEE Conference: IFEEC 2017-ECCE Asia 2017
Kyoungjun Kwon, Junyoung Yeom and Katherine A. Kim, “Photovoltaic Panel Configuration Study for Tube-Enclosed Transportation Systems,” in Proc. Int. Future Energy Electronics Conf., June 2017, pp. 1-6. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Journal Publication: CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications (Open Access)
Katherine A. Kim, Yu-Chen Liu, Ming-Cheng Chen, and Huang-Jen Chiu,“Opening the Box: Survey of High Power Density Inverter Techniques From the Little Box Challenge,” CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, vol.2, no.2, pp.131-139, Jun. 2017. (IEEE Xplore Link)
Book Chapter: Solar Power Sources – PV, Concentrated PV, and Concentrated Solar Power
Katherine A. Kim, Konstantina Mentesidi, and Yongheng Yang, “Ch. 2: Solar Power Sources: PV, Concentrated PV, and Concentrated Solar Power,” in Renewable Energy Devices and Systems with Simulations in MATLAB® and ANSYS®, Frede Blaabjerg and Dan M. Ionel, Eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2017, pp. 17-40. (CRC Press Link)
Journal Publication: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Young-Tae Jeon, Hyunji Lee, Katherine A. Kim, and Joung-Hu Park, “Least Power Point Tracking Method for Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing Systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1941-1951, Mar. 2017. (IEEE Xplore Link)