Category: Journal Publications

Yu-Chen Liu, Fu-Ciao Syu, Hsin-Chi Hsieh, Katherine A. Kim and Huang-Jen Chiu, “Hybrid Switched-Inductor Buck PFC Converter for High-Efficiency LED Drivers,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 1069-1073, Aug. 2018. (IEEE Xplore Link)

Yu-Chen Liu, Ming-Cheng Chen, Chun-Yu Yang, Katherine A. Kim and Huang-Jen Chiu, “High-Efficiency Isolated Photovoltaic Microinverter Using Wide-Band Gap Switches for Standalone and Grid-Tied Applications,” Energies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1-15,  Mar. 2018, art. no. 569. (Energies Link)

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)

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)

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)

Katherine A. Kim, Gab-Su Seo, Bo-Hyung Cho, and Philip T. Krein, “Photovoltaic Hot-Spot Detection for Solar Panel Substrings Using AC Parameter Characterization,” IEEE Trans. Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 1121-1130, Feb. 2016. (IEEE Xplore Link)

Seulkirom Kim, Katherine A. Kim and Franklin Bien, “Fluorescent Light Energy Harvesting Using a Capacitive Touch Screen,” Electronics Letters, vol. 51, no. 21. pp. 1695-1697, Oct. 2015. (IET Digital Library Link)

Katherine A. Kim and Philip T. Krein, “Reexamination of Photovoltaic Hot Spotting to Show Inadequacy of the Bypass Diode,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 5, no. 5. pp. 1435-1441, Sept. 2015. (IEEE Xplore Link)

Katherine A. Kim, Pradeep S. Shenoy, and Philip T. Krein, “Converter Rating Analysis for Photovoltaic Differential Power Processing Systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Electronics, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1987-1997, April 2015. (IEEE Xplore Link)

Katherine A. Kim, Chenyang Xu, Lei Jin, and Philip T. Krein, A Dynamic Photovoltaic Model Incorporating Capacitive and Reverse-Bias Characteristics, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 3, no. 4. pp. 1334-1341, Oct. 2013. (IEEE Xplore Link)

Pradeep S. Shenoy, Katherine A. Kim, Brian B. Johnson, and Philip T. Krein, “Differential power processing for increased energy production and reliability of photovoltaic systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Electronics, vol. 28, no. 6. pp. 2968–2979, June 2013. (IEEE Xplore Link)