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Ph.D. Students Graduated
  1. Piyush C. Desai (currently at Woodward MPC), The Novel Concept of Switched Reluctance Machines with Higher Number of Rotor Poles, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2009.
  2. Young-Joo Lee (currently at Illinois Institute of Technology as a post-doc), Integrated Bi-Directional AC/DC and DC/DC Converter for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2009.
  3. Amir M. Rahimi (currently at International Rectifier), Addressing Negative Impedance Instability Problem of Constant Power Loads: Comprehensive View Encompassing Entire System from the Load to the Source, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated December 2008.
  4. Anand Sathyan (currently at Chrysler, LLC), Digital PWM Control of Brush-Less DC Motor Drives, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated November 2008.
  5. Srdjan M. Lukic (currently at North Carolina State University as a tenure-track faculty member), Advanced Digital Control Techniques for Switched Reluctance Motor Drives, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated November 2007.
  6. Arindam Chakraborty (currently at Sylvania/Siemens), Digital Combination of DC/DC Converters: A Novel Theory Applied to Positive Buck-Boost Converters, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated February 2007.
  7. Fernando Rodriguez (currently at Illinois Institute of Technology as a Senior Research Associate), Advanced Digital Control Techniques for Brush-Less DC Motor Drives, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated December 2006.
  8. Alireza Khaligh (currently at Illinois Institute of Technology as a tenure-track faculty member), Digital Control of DC/DC Converters Loaded by Constant Power Loads in Vehicular Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2006.
  9. Sheldon S. Williamson (currently at Concordia University, Canada, as a tenure-track faculty member), Efficiency Modeling and Analysis of Power Electronic Converters and Electric Motor Drives for Parallel Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2006.
  10. Zhong Nie (currently at Inductoheat, Inc.), Integrated Switched-Mode Power Supplies, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2005.
  11. Aly A. Aboulnaga (currently at Phillips), Generalized Theory of Magnetic Integration for Power Electronic Converters, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated June 2004.
  12. Adel Nasiri (currently at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as a tenure-track faculty member), Series-Parallel Active Filter/Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems: Configurations, Modeling, and Digital Control, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated June 2004.
  13. Mehdi Ferdowsi (currently at the Missouri University of Science and Technology as a tenure-track faculty member), Advanced Digital Controls for Integrated Power Electronic Converters, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated June 2004.
  14. Stoyan B. Bekiarov (currently at C. E. Niehoff and Co.), Reduced-Parts Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2004.
M.S. Thesis Students Graduated
  1. Sadia Sadiq, Performance Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric School Buses, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated November 2008.
  2. Ji Wu, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Test, Simulation, and Analysis in Support of a Standardized Test Procedure, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated September 2007.
  3. Jian Cao, Efficiency and Loss Models for Key Electronic Components of Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles’ Electrical Propulsion Systems, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated July 2007.
  4. Abhijeet A. Bhandwale, Digital Control of Electric Motor Drives for Home Appliances, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated December 2006.
  5. Sanjaka G. Wirasingha, Hybrid Electric Conversion of Heavy-Duty Transit Buses, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2006.
  6. Sujay S. Irudayaraj, Micro-Machines: Classification, Analysis, and Design, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated July 2005.
  7. Piyush C. Desai, Novel Digital Control of Brush-Less DC Motor Drives, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2004.
  8. Fernando Rodriguez, Conduction-Angle Digital Control of Brush-Less DC Motor Drives for Electric Power Steering Applications, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2004.
  9. Madan M. Jalla, Modeling of Multi-Converter More Electric Ship Power Systems using the Generalized State Space Averaging Method, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2004.
  10. Srdjan M. Lukic, Low-Voltage (42V) Electrical Power Systems for Hybrid Electric Vehicles, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2004.
  11. Venkata S. Rimmalapudi, Modeling and Analysis of Hybrid Power Electronic Based Distributed Generation Systems, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated Dec. 2003.
  12. Shigeru Onoda, PSIM-Based Modeling of Automotive Power Systems: Conventional, Electric, and Hybrid Electric Vehicles, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated July 2003.
  13. Ranjit Jayabalan, Acceleration Support by Integrated Starter/Alternator for Automotive Applications, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2003.
  14. Yogesh P. Patel, Thyristor-Based Resonant Current Controlled Switched Reluctance Generator for Distributed Generation, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2003.
  15. Ritesh Oza, Synchronous Rectification for Integrated High-Quality Rectifier-Regulators, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated May 2003.
  16. Sheldon S. Williamson, Power Electronic Converters for Fuel Cell Applications, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, graduated July 2002.
Visiting Scholars
  1. Mr. Ernest Montllo Casabayo, Sept. 2008-Jan. 2009, Visiting Scholar from the Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, Research Topic: Bi-Directional Battery Charger.
  2. Mr. Jagadanand Gangadharan, July 2008-Sept. 2008, Visiting Scholar from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, Research Topic: Fault Detection in Electric Motor Drives using Current Signature Analysis.
  3. Mr. Erik Schaltz, Feb. 2008-April, 2008, Visiting Scholar from Aalborg University, Denmark, Research Topic: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  4. Dr. Srdjan M. Lukic, Nov. 2007-March 2008, Post-Doctoral Research Associate.
  5. Dr. Nigel Schofield, Oct. 2007-Feb. 2008, Visiting Professor from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Research Topic: Electric Propulsion Systems.
  6. Dr. Francisco J. Perez-Pinal, Sept. 2006-May 2007, Fulbright Scholar from the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Research Topic: Dual Motor Control for Electric Propulsion Systems.
  7. Dr. Natarajan Kumaresan, April-May 2007, Visiting Professor from National Institute of Technology, India, Research Topic: Converters for Renewable Energy Systems.
  8. Dr. Abdolreza Rahmati, Sept. 2004-May 2005, Visiting Professor from Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, Research Topic: Digital Control and Power Management in Power Electronics.
  9. Dr. Mohan V. Aware, June 2004, Visiting Professor from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India, Research Topic: SMES for Protection of Distributed Critical Loads.
  10. Dr. Meral Altinay, April 2004-March 2005, Visiting Scholar from Kocaeli University, Turkey, Research Topic: Modeling and Control of PWM Rectifiers.
  11. Dr. Xiaohua Jiang, March 2004-July 2004, Visiting Professor from Zhongshan University, China, Research Topic: Digital Control of Advanced Motor Drives and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  12. Dr. Ayse Ergun Amac, July 2002-July 2005, Visiting Scholar from Kocaeli University, Turkey, Research Topic: Active Power Filters and Uninterruptible Power Supplies.
  13. Dr. Sung-Chul Oh, Sept. 2002-Sept. 2003, Visiting Professor from Korea University of Technology and Education, Korea, Research Topic: Modeling of Power Trains for Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
Graduate Special Projects
  1. Summer 2009: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Cheng Sun, Solar Cell Hybrid Pedicab.
  2. Spring 2009: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Srinidhi N. Kaushik, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  3. Fall 2008: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Ernest Montllo Casabayo, AC/DC Charger with Power Factor Correction.
  4. Fall 2007: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Cong Zheng, Battery Technologies for All-Electric Auto-Rickshaw.
  5. Fall 2007: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Cheng Sun, Simulation Analysis of All-Electric Auto-Rickshaw.
  6. Fall 2007: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Baiming Shao, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  7. Summer 2007: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Sairam V. Nimmagadda, Electric Rickshaw Design and Implementation.
  8. Spring and Summer 2007: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Patrick Alizon, Multi-Module Energy Storage Systems.
  9. Spring 2007: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Danny C. Leitao, High Performance Electric Drives.
  10. Spring 2007: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Ahmed M. Koran, Digital Control of Electric Motor Drives.
  11. Fall 2006 and Spring 2007: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Anantharaman Thasarathan, Energy Autonomous Auto Rickshaw – System Analysis.
  12. Fall 2006: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Jeffrey R. Szekely, Hybrid Electric Go-Kart.
  13. Fall 2006: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Peter E. Sveum, System Components/Requirements for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Retrofit.
  14. Spring 2006: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Matthew F. Rodriguez, Implementation of a Novel BLDC Motor Drive Digital Control Using Micro-Controllers.
  15. Spring 2006: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Hector M. Gonzalez, Motors, Batteries, and Motor Control for Power Tools.
  16. Spring 2005: ECE 597-134 (1 credit), Gurudatta D. Shamain, The Overall System (Electrical and Mechanical) of a Quad Runner ATV.
  17. Fall 2004 and Spring 2005: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Brianna M. Swenson, Suitability of Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor Drives for Automotive Propulsion Applications.
  18. Fall 2004: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Edward G. Polzin, Design and Simulation of a 2-Quadrant 250W Power Supply/Inverter (Battery Charger and Discharger).
  19. Fall 2004: ECE 597-134 (1 credit), Naveen K. Janapareddy, DARPA Grand Challenge: Vehicular Review.
  20. Spring and Fall 2004: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Krishna M. Panganamala, Micor Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
  21. Spring and Summer 2004: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Vikram D. Immanuel, Biomechanical Energy Conversion.
  22. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Aruna Thiyagarajan, Small Electric Motors.
  23. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Sridharan Gopal, Wireless Power Electronic Based Power Transmission.
  24. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (1 credit), Aman Gupta, Technical Specifications of Small Indian Vehicular Systems.
  25. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), David F. Claahsen, Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS).
  26. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Margee Shah, Advanced Power Electronic Converters for Piezoelectric Motor Drives.
  27. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Hyeon Chul Park, Micro Linear Electric Motors.
  28. Spring 2004: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Srdjan M. Lukic, Digital Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Drives.
  29. Fall 2003: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Timothy R. Cooke, Suitability of Brush-Less DC (BLDC) Motor Drives for Propulsion Applications.
  30. Fall 2003: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), David F. Claahsen, Electrical and Mechanical Specifications of 2WD Jeep Liberty with Manual Transmission and 2.4L Power Tech DOHC I-4 Engine.
  31. Fall 2003: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), David Cossigny, Small Electric Vehicles.
  32. Spring 2003: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Vamshee R. Bhupathi Raju, Fuel Cell Based Vehicles.
  33. Spring 2003: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Salim S. Shaikh, Lithium-Ion Batteries for HEV Applications.
  34. Spring 2003: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Arjun Shrinath, Electronic Control Units for Automotive Applications.
  35. Fall 2002: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Shaik Fiyaz Ahmmed, Electric Vehicles.
  36. Fall 2002: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Sureel Bhurat, DSP Control Implementation for a BLDC Motor Drive.
  37. Fall 2002: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Naveen K. Janapareddy, Amortization Study of Adjustable Speed Drives.
  38. Fall 2002: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Kirankumar G. Prajapati, Design Procedure of 24/16 Switched Reluctance Motor and Drive.
  39. Spring and Fall 2002: ECE 597-134 (4 credits), Chee C. Chong, Solid-State Solenoid Driver.
  40. Spring 2002: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Reno Varghese, Implementing PWM Switching Schemes for 1-Phase DC/AC Inverters using TI TMS320LF2407 DSP.
  41. Spring 2002: ECE 597-134 (3 credits), Kai-Chung Fung, Voltage Reducer Circuit for a Solenoid in a Hydraulic Valve.
  42. Spring 2002: ECE 597-134 (2 credits), Sachin A. Borse, Electrical Power System of Sea and Undersea Vehicles.
  43. Spring 2002: ECE 597-134 (2 Credits), Carl Lebsack, Short Distance Wireless Power Transmission for Biomedical Implants.
Undergraduate Research and Special Projects
  1. Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Jonathan A. Kobayashi, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  2. Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Woochan Kim, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  3. Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Konrad M. Kawa, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  4. Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Erik S. Mead, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  5. Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Ryan M. Ruidera, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  6. Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Eric Schamber, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  7. Fall 2008 and Spring 2009: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Anthony M. Castaneda, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  8. Fall 2008: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Chia-Hao Tu, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  9. Fall 2008: ECE 497-134 (2 credits), John T. McCluskey, WISER Formula Hybrid.
  10. Fall 2008, ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Suni Smith, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Micro Air Vehicle.
  11. Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Rohan Mathews, Brush-Less DC Motor Drive with FPGA Control Unit.
  12. Spring 2008, ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Henrietta R. Tsosie, Iron-Less Electric Machine.
  13. Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (2 credits), Eric M. Hope, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  14. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), McLain M. Hubbard, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  15. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Joseph P. Krause, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  16. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Giuseppe B. Marrari, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  17. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Daniel R. Mathus, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  18. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Garrett T. Nielson, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  19. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), David E. Parry, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  20. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Donald F. Ruffatto, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  21. Fall 2007 and Spring 2008: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Jonathan M. Sibley, ACE Formula Hybrid.
  22. Fall 2007: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Opeyemi O. Babatola, ACE Formula Hybrid Modeling and Simulations.
  23. Fall 2007: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Gil-Su Choi, All-Electric Auto-Rickshaw: Implementation.
  24. Fall 2007: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Saurabh S. Jain, A Solar Powered battery Recharging Station for Auto-Rickshaws in India.
  25. Fall 2007: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Dong Hwan Kim, Assessment of Hybridization Options for Converting a Conventional Single Piston Dune Buggy into a Gas/Electric Hybrid.
  26. Fall 2007: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Jihyung Kim, Assessment of Hybridization Options for Converting a Conventional Single Piston Dune Buggy into a Gas/Electric Hybrid.
  27. Spring 2007: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Priscilla K. Mulhall, Electrical Sensors: Theory and Application in Motor Control.
  28. Spring 2007: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Eric M. Hope, Design of Power Electronic Circuitry for a Brush-Less DC Motor Drive.
  29. Spring 2007: ECE 497-134 (2 credits), Joel S. Fenner, Energy Autonomous Auto Rickshaw – Implementation.
  30. Fall 2006: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Pradeep Shenoy, Drive Train Analysis and Design of Formula Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
  31. Spring 2006: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Antonis I. Antoniou, Series Hybrid vs. Parallel Hybrid HMMWVs.
  32. Spring 2006: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Sadia Sadiq, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  33. Spring 2006: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Robert L. Todd, Design and Implementation of a Bi-Directional DC/DC Converter.
  34. Fall 2005: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Jeffrey L. Parks, Design and Implementation of Hybrid Electric Model Cars.
  35. Spring 2005: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Mayank Bhatia, Hybrid Electric Large Sport Utility and Military Vehicles.
  36. Fall 2004: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Sanjaka G. Wirasingha, Experimental Implementation of a Hybrid Electric Bicycle.
  37. Summer 2004: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Delali Dogbey, Practical Design of an Adjustable Speed Motor Drive for an Electric Pump Application.
  38. Spring 2004: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Ariel C. Gonzales, Development and Testing of Power Electronic Test Boards for BLDC Motor Drives.
  39. Spring 2004: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Allan M. Howard, Implementation of a Hybrid Electric Motor Bike.
  40. Spring 2004: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Darnez Gresham, Power Electronics at Micro and Nano Scales.
  41. Spring 2004: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Tiana A. Washington, Mechatronic Systems: Application of Power Electronics and Electric Motor Drives.
  42. Spring 2004: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Betsy M. Raju, Power Electronics in Nanotechnology.
  43. Fall 2003: ECE 491-134 (2 credits), Salman Memon, Electrical System of Segway Human Transporter.
  44. Fall and Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Ima U. Ufot, All Electric Combat Vehicles.
  45. Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (1 credit), Andrew Baisden, An ADVISOR Based Model of a Battery and an Ultra-Capacitor Energy Source for Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  46. Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Marina Kramskaya, Single-Phase PWM AC/DC Rectifiers.
  47. Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Brian D. McGuire, Linear Power Supplies vs. Switching Power Supplies.
  48. Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), James C. Schroeder, Hybrid Electric Aircraft.
  49. Spring 2003: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Jeffrey R. Szekely, Electric Car Conversion.
  50. Fall 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Rajat P. Bijur, Electric Dragsters.
  51. Fall 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Fernando Rodriguez, Electrically-Assisted Power Steering Systems.
  52. Fall 2002: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Anthony A. Villagomez, 2003 International Future Energy Challenge Preparation Paper.
  53. Summer 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Hani Bodak, Modeling of Electrical Loads in Automotive Power Systems using ADVISOR and SIMPLORER.
  54. Summer 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Valliy Dawood, Electrical Power Systems for Heavy Duty Vehicles.
  55. Summer 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Erwin Uy, Steer-by-Wire Systems for Automotive Applications.
  56. Spring 2002: ECE 497-134 (2 credits), Srdjan M. Lukic, Vehicular Power Systems.
  57. Spring 2002: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Basem Fahmy, Classification of Advanced Electric Motor Drives.
  58. Spring 2002: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Birute Jurjonas, Transcutaneous Energy and Information Transfer System for the Streamliner LVAD.
  59. Fall 2001: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Srdjan M. Lukic, Effects of Drivetrain Hybridization on Fuel Economy and Dynamic Performances of Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
  60. Fall 2001: ECE 491-134 (3 credits), Melissa Chee, 42V Systems in Hybrid Electric and More Electric Vehicles.
  61. Fall 2001: ECE 497-134 (3 credits), Peter R. Zurawski, Implementation of a 3-phase IGBT-Based DC/AC Inverter.
  62. Spring 2001: ECE 497-134 (1 credit), Thomas Grzesik, Applications of Power Electronics in Power Systems.
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