Organizers: Haihong Qin, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Haotian Xie, Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Wide band gap (WBG) devices, such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), have revolutionized the field of power electronics and motor drive systems in the past decade. WBG devices offer several advantages over conventional silicon (Si) devices, such as higher breakdown voltage, lower on-state resistance, faster switching speed, higher operating temperature, and higher radiation tolerance. These features enable WBG devices to achieve higher power density, lower losses, better thermal management, and higher reliability in various applications, such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, smart grids, and aerospace. However, WBG devices also present significant challenges in terms of characterization, modeling, design, fabrication, testing, and reliability assessment. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to explore characterization for WBG devices and their applications in power electronics and motor drive systems.
Application of WBG devices in power electronics and motor drive systems are beneficial for enhancing the efficiency and power quality of power electronics and motor drive systems. WBG devices can enable power electronics and motor drive systems to operate at higher voltages, currents, and frequencies, as well as lower losses and harmonics. These advantages can lead to higher power conversion efficiency, lower power consumption, and better power quality. Moreover, WBG devices can enable electronics and motor drive systems to have reduced size and weight, as well as increased modularity and flexibility. These benefits can result in lower installation and maintenance costs, as well as higher adaptability and scalability.
The aim of this special session is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry who are interested in or working on wide band gap (WBG) devices and their applications in power electronics and motor drive systems. The special session will provide a platform for presenting and discussing the state-of-the-art and the future trends in the field of WBG devices and their applications, as well as the opportunities and challenges that they pose. The special session will also facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences among the participants for advancing the research and development of WBG devices and their applications.
The topics of research papers include but are not limited to:
1) Characterization and modeling of WBG devices and materials
2) Design and fabrication of WBG devices and modules
3) Design of WBG devices driver circuit
4) Application of WBG devices in power converters and inverters
5) Application of WBG devices in motor drive systems
6) Application of WBG devices in aerospace and other harsh environments
Organizers:
Haihong Qin (Member, IEEE) was born in Jiangsu Province, China, in 1977. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Master’s Degree, and Doctorate in Power Electronics and Motion Control from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, in 1998, 2002, and 2007, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2007. He studied in University of Maryland from 2009 to 2010, and in University of Nottingham from 2019 to 2020 as a visiting scholar. Currently, he is an associate professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is the founder of New Energy Power Generation Innovation Zone, and the technical director of Research Lab for Wide Bandgap Devices’ Applications. His research interests include power electronics，motion control and applications of wide bandgap devices in more electric aircraft. He published nine books and more than 100 papers, and is the holder of 21 Chinese patents. He was awarded Distinguished Expert in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Science and Technology Department in Jiangsu Province.
Haotian Xie (Member, IEEE) was born in Jiangsu Province, China, in 1990. He received the B.S. and M.Sc degrees in electronic engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. In 2023, he received Ph.D. degree (summa cum laude) in electrical engineering at the Chair of High-Power Converter Systems with the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany. Currently he is working as an associate professor in Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. His research interests include model predictive control for micro-motor drive system and wide bandgap semiconductor devices. Dr. Xie is the recipient of best paper award for IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion in 2022. He is also the recipient of best paper award for IEEE PRECEDE in 2019 and 2021, respectively.