- Analysis and applications of planar magnetic components. Both planar inductors and transformers are welcomed.
- Design and optimizations of high-power magnetic components.
- Thermal analysis and optimization of magnetic components.
- Reliability analysis and optimization of magnetic components.
- Advancements and analysis of magnetic core material.
- Analysis and optimizations on parasitic parameters of magnetic components.
- Power electronic converters with optimized design of magnetic components are also welcomed.
Session Title: Magnetic Components for Next-generation Power Electronics
Magnetic components are essential components in power electronics. Due to the fast switching behaviors of wide-bandgap power semiconductors, including SiC and GaN devices, the next-generation power electronics can switch faster but still reducing the switching losses, which will also help to reduce the volume and weight of magnetic components. However, at the same time, the fast switching behaviors pose emerging challenges to the analysis and design of magnetic components, due to the parasitic parameters. To tackle these issues, this special session will mainly focus on the following topics:
Special Session Organizers
Zhan Shen, Southeast University, China
Zhan Shen (S'16-M’20) received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2013 and M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Southeast University in 2016, both in Nanjing, China, and Ph.D. degree in energy technology from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark in 2020. He conducts his research as a Postdoc researcher in Aalborg until 2021 and as an Associate Professor at Southeast University in Nanjing. He was a Visiting Student and pursued his master thesis at the RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, from Oct. 2014 to Feb. 2016, and a Visiting Scholar with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA, from Oct. 2018 to Jan. 2019. He was with the ABB Corporate Research Center, Beijing, China, in 2016. His research interests include the electromagnetic-thermal-reliability modeling and design of magnetic components in power electronic converters, and EMI. Prof. Shen was the recipient of multiple Best Paper and Best Presenter Awards of the IEEE PELS sponsored conferences.
Hongbo Zhao, Aalborg University, Denmark
Hongbo Zhao (S’16, M’21) received the Ph.D. degree in Power Electronics from Aalborg University, Denmark in 2021. From Jan. 2021- Apr. 2021, he was a visiting student in the University of Texas at Austin. From Jan. 2023- Apr. 2023, he was a visiting scholar in the University of Galway. Currently, he is a Postdoc Researcher with Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
His research interests include high-frequency modeling and analysis of high-power magnetics and filters, as well as medium-voltage converters enabled by wide band-gap power devices. He is a recipient of 2022 Villum Experiment grant.