Expert Details
Power Conditioning, Energy Systems
ID: 107826
Texas, USA
Expert leads a nationally-recognized research program at Texas A & ExpertUniversity in power electronics, microcomputer controllers, variable speed motor drives, and real-time and off-line simulation.
Expert has offered consultation for a number of government agencies and industrial firms in the areas of electrical energy storage, pulsed power systems, solid state switching power converters, motor drives, microcomputer controllers, analysis and simulation of converter-load systems. He has also been retained by the management to review corporate R&D activities for specific recommendations in technical and managerial areas. His most recent interest involves powering electric and hybrid vehicles.
Internationally known expert in areas such as:
1- Electrical Engineering
2- Electronics
3- Electric Power Systems
4- Wind and solar power systems
5- Control systems
6- Power Electronics
7- Electric Motors and Motor drives
8- Automotive Engineering
9- Automotive Electronics
10 Automotive Electrical Systems
11- Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
12- Large scale and small Battery energy storage systems
13- Battery charge/discharge controls and electronics
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1981 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Wisconsin |
| Year: 1974 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Texas |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Texas |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1992 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: College of Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for the areas of Power Electronics, Motor Drives, and the Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1987 | Employer: Texas A&M University | Title: Professor of Electrical Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1981 | Employer: Argonne National Laboratory | Title: Research Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1977 | Employer: Fusion Research Center | Title: Research Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Agency: US Army TACOM | Role: Consultant | Description: Expert worked on combat vehicle power and traction systems design, testing, and simulation. |
| Years: to Present | Agency: US Army Research Lab | Role: Advanced Combat Vehicle Systems Consultant | Description: He worked on hybrid military vehicle systems and survivability of hybrid combat vehicles. |
| Years: to Present | Agency: US Army Vetronics Institute | Role: Short Course Provider | Description: Expert taught on power electronics, motor drives, and advanced military vehicle systems. |
| Years: to Present | Agency: US Navy NUSC | Role: Consultant | Description: He worked on underwater propulsion system design. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: Expert advised automotive suppliers, and motor drive and motor manufacturers. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: He consulted for motor drive manufacturers. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: Expert consulted for home appliance, electronics products, and automotive manufacturers. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), since 1970 2. IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) 3. IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) 4. IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) 5. IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) 6. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 7. Member, American Energy Society 8. Registered Professional Engineer, Texas PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS (past or present) • IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Administrative Committee • IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Executive Committee. • IEEE Myron Zucker Faculty-Student Grant Program Chairman. • IEEE IAS Industrial Power Converter Committee (IPCC), Chairman. • IEEE-PELS Meetings Committee Member. • IEEE-IAS Industrial Drives Committee Member. • IEEE IAS Education Committee Member. • IEEE-PELS Power Electronics Specialists Conference Program Committee Member. • IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference Topic Chairman in “Motor Drives” • IEEE Power Electronics Society Energy Committee Chairman • Editorial Board of Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal Member • IEEE Power Electronics Society Chairman of Education Committee • IEEE Power Electronics Society Intersociety Liaison • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Associate Editor • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, past Associate Editor • IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Chairman of Vehicle Power and Propulsion Committee • Vehicular Technology Society Chairman of Convergence Fellowship Committee • Member of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Board of Governors • Member of IEEE Vehicular Society Fellows Nominations Committee • Chair of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Vehicles Committee |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert is Associate Editor of IEEE’s Transactions on Industrial Electronics and also Vehicular Technology. He is Director of the Advanced Vehicle Systems Program at Texas A&ExpertUniversity. ACADEMIC CHAIRS • Halliburton Professorship • Dresser Industries Professorship • Robert M. Kennedy endowed Chair of Electrical Engineering, since 2004 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| HONORS/AWARDS 1. Life Fellow of IEEE 2. Fellow of SAE 3. Outstanding Young Engineer of the year, Brazos Chapter, Texas Society of Professional Engineers. 4. Prize Paper First Place Award in Power Electronics, IEEE Industry Applications Society, Annual Meetings. 5. Engineering Excellence Award ($24,000), College of Engineering, Texas A&ExpertUniversity. 6. Chief Editor for Power Systems Series, CRC Press 7. General Chair, IEEE-PELS Power Electronics Specialists Conference 8. Member of Editorial Board of Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal. 9. IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society Distinguished Speaker. 10. Plenary Session Author in IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference More available upon request. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS • Electronics • Solid State Power Systems • Power Electronics • Motor Drives • Specialized Power Systems • Control Systems • Energy Storage Systems • High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power Transmission • Applications of Microcomputers to Power Control • Pulsed Power Systems • Electric Hybrid Vehicles • High Voltage Engineering • Electrical Failures and Hazards • Advanced Vehicle Power and Propulsion Systems • Novel Electromagnetic Machines • Sustainable Energy and Transportation |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert is the author of over 200 publications on power electronics, motor drives, automotive traction and power systems, pulsed power systems, energy storage systems, and aerospace power systems. He is the author of over 15 U.S. and E.C. patents, granted and pending. Expert has over 40 years of engineering experience, as a consultant to over 60 US and international companies, professor and researcher in several fields of electrical engineering. He is the author of 18 books, over 400 research publications, and over 24 US and EU patents. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been an expert witness on patent and injury cases. Expert has over 29 years of expert witness experience, mostly in IP but also in other technical areas, such as product liability and industrial secrets. He has written numerous expert reports, been deposed tens of times, have testified in court tens of times as an expert witness, both in front of juries, special masters, ITC judges, and have given court tutorials for preliminary hearings. Expert has also done many IPR cases, has been both the plaintiff and the defendant's expert witness. He has been an expert witness for numerous US and international companies. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has been a consultant to many companies and government agencies since 1981, including Argonne National Laboratory, US Army Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory, US Navy Under-water Systems Command, General Electric R&D Labs, General Motors Research Laboratories, Westinghouse, Hughes Aircraft, Delco Remey, Siemens, Onan Corp., Fisher Controls, Rapid Power, Septer Co., Central and Southwest Services Inc., Reed Tool Co., Systems Interface Software, Oilfield-Electric-Marine, Gulf Electriquip, US Department of Commerce, Rockwell International, Boeing Aircraft Co., Emerson Electric Company, EG&G Rotron Corp., LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Corp., REDA Corp., Caterpillar, Toshiba, Trico, Visual Computing, Robert Bosch Co., EMP Inc., Microchip, and over 20 others. Expert has performed design reviews, program reviews, and state of the art reviews. He has given tutorials. He has also been retained by management to review corporate R&D activities for specific recommendations in technical and managerial areas. |
Fields of Expertise
electric power system, electric power conditioner, direct-current interrupter, direct-current interruption, electrical-power system control, magnetic energy storage, motor drive, power electronics, energy-efficient variable-speed drive, pulsed electric energy system, solid-state switch, power conditioning, storage, electric motor application, aerospace battery, automobile battery, automotive electronic equipment, electric machine, modulation, converter, line, direct current electric stepper motor, electric power system analysis, electric transient, electronics engineering, analysis, alternating-current to direct-current converter, alternating-current to alternating-current conversion, FORTRAN programming language, power-supply circuit, electric power transmission, electric-power conversion, electric energy generation, energy-efficient motor control, direct-current to alternating-current conversion, direct-current motor, energy storage system, energy-efficient control system, automotive component, speed, electrical phenomenon, pulsed-power magnetohydrodynamic generator, cyclo converter, variable-speed motor control, electronic device, power, switching, electric battery, computer mathematics, energy, voltage regulator, uninterruptible power system, thyristor, switching system, superconductivity, superconducting magnet, servomechanism, semiconductor device, overvoltage protection, microprocessor application, mathematical model, impeller, geometry, magnetism, digital signal processing, control theory, control electronics science, calculus, amplifier