Webinars

Attendees of IEEE Transportation Electrification Community webinars will receive a Certificate of Attendance and will have the opportunity to earn one (1) Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificate! Once the webinar is complete, a link will be provided for you to complete a form to receive a certificate.

For live webinars, you do not need to be a member of the IEEE TEC.   Please note to access past webinars you will need to be a member of TEC.

Upcoming Webinars

Power Quality Improvement Using Intelligent Control for Solar Powered Charging Station 

Presenter:  Shailendra Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai), India

Date: Tuesday, 12 March, 2024 10:00 am ET (US) 

Abstract: The present charging station for electric vehicles suffers issues of derating of the distribution system, single spot, extra distribution losses, point of coupling (PCC) voltage distortion, heating of distribution transformer, and slow charging. However, the other existing charging systems draw highly nonlinear current under heavy EV loads.

Therefore, it is revolutionary, in the field of electric vehicle charging, which can play a vital role in the growth of electric vehicles. Integration of solar photovoltaic (SPV) with battery and grid could be one of the solutions to manage the electric vehicles (EVs) charging loads but it is one of the challenging tasks. The cost of energy purchases from utility companies can be reduced as per the user's requirement by performing load leveling and load shifting. Moreover, an additional burden on the grid can also be reduced. However, integration of EV batteries with the grid along with solar arrays may cause various issues such as power quality, power management and synchronization, etc. Therefore, it requires advanced and intelligent control schemes to compensate for these issues. Additionally, the SPV array is a fluctuating source of energy and EV loads are also variable and do not consider the peak and off-peak hours. Therefore, a solar-powered charging station (CS) with an intelligent control strategy tied to the grid can address all the issues. The intelligent adaptive controls are utilized to take care of power quality issues associated during grid integration of EV loads. The step factor of the presented control depends on the exponential function of the error caused by EV load side disturbances, which is updated based on the condition of the CS. It limits the harmonics in the grid current as required by the IEEE 519 Std.

Biography:

Shailendra Kumar

Shailendra Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai. He received B.Tech. Degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India, in 2010, and the M.Tech. Degree in power electronics, electrical machine and drives (PEEMD) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, in 2015. He has completed his Ph.D. degree in department of electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India on May 2019. He has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Petroleum Institute of Research Centre Khalifa University from May 2019 to November 2019. He has also worked as an Assistant Professor at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal from June 2020 to May 2023. His research interests include charging stations for EVs, power quality, grid integration of renewable energy resources, custom power devices, and microgrid. Dr. Kumar is recipient of prestigious POSOCO power system award (in Master as well as in Doctoral categories) in 2016 and 2019. He is also a recipient of Prof. Som Nath Mahendra Student Travel Awards for the IEEE PEDES 2018 conference and the IEEE UPCON Best Paper Award in 2016 and 2018. Dr. Kumar is a senior member of IEEE and member of INAE Societies.

 

Most Recent Webinars

 Am I Qualified to be considered for an IEEE Fellow? A Special Seminar on the Fellows Process 

Presenter:  Presented by TEC Steering Committee Chair and IEEE Fellows Immediate Past Chair - Don Tan

Date: Tuesday, 16th January 2024 11:00 am ET (US)

Abstract: IEEE Transportation Electrification Council (TEC) is now open to accept nominations for the IEEE Fellow Class of 2025. This is an important task for the TEC leadership team. IEEE fellow grade is a prestigious recognition by the Institute to a single individual for his or her technical accomplishments in impacting society at large. It is highly sought-after across the globe. How do you answer the question then: Am I qualified to be considered for an IEEE fellow? What is the best way to prepare a nomination package? This talk by Dr. Don Tan will provide a unique perspective from an IEEE Fellow Committee Chair's viewpoint. It tries to demystify the fellow nomination and evaluation process. This is part of a continued effort by the FC to help increase the nomination pool size each year, particularly from underrepresented geographic areas, such as Region 9, African Council, Eastern Europe, Pacific Islanders, underrepresented technical disciplines, such as industry, standards, education, and underrepresented groups to enhance Equity and Diversity. Topics include: 1) IEEE membership grades, 2) Relevant membership statistics, 3) Find a mentor/sponsor, 4) Judging yourself, 5) Importance of your nomination package, and 6) Reference resources and endorsement letters.

Biography

Don Tan 2024

Dr. Tan is with NGSS, where he served at the executive level as Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, Chief Engineer-Power Conversion, program manager, department manager, and center director. Don earned his PhD from Caltech and is an IEEE fellow. Well-recognized as a visionary leader in ultra-efficient power conversion and electronic energy systems, he has pioneered breakthrough innovations with high-impact industry firsts and record performances that “significantly enhance our national security.” The recent launch of the JWST Space Telescope represents human’s most powerful telescope for a historical mission. His suite of world-class electronics performed flawlessly for JWST in orbit, one million miles away, with world record-breaking performances.

Don has delivered 70+ keynotes/invited global presentations. He is, among others, Chair, IEEE Fellow Committee, IEEE Board of Directors, Vice Chair, of the Industry Engagement Committee, and Immediate Past Steering Committee Chair, of IEEE PELS/PES eGrid. He was Director, IEEE Board of Directors, PELS Long Range Planning Committee Chair, Nomination Committee Chair, PELS President, Editor-in-Chief (Founding) for IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, General Conference Chair for APEC, Vice President-Operations, Guest Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Fellow Committee, Vice President-Meetings, IEEE Chair for IEEE/Google Little Box Challenge (awarded $1M cash prize), and IEEE/DoD Working Group Chair, developed IEEE/ANSI stds 1515/1573. He also serves on many national and international award, review, and selection committees.

 

Design of Output EMI Filter to Mitigate the EMI Issues in a SiC inverter Fed AC Motor Drive 

Presenter:  Manish Kumar, Cardiff University and Toshiba Europe Ltd., United Kingdom

 

Date: Tuesday, 14th November, 15:00 UK Time (10:00 am ET)

Abstract: The SiC inverter switching at high frequencies introduces increased common-mode (CM) and differential-mode (DM) electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues in applications like aerospace,  electric vehicles, etc. These EMI issues are commonly addressed by employing EMI filters. The attenuation performance of the magnetic components in an EMI filter degrades at high frequencies and results in increased volume and poor attenuation. Thus, the EMI filter's design must be improved for enhanced performance and minimized volume. This webinar will present the different EMI filter configurations with modified design topologies/procedures for SiC inverter-fed motor drives. The impact of the high switching frequency operation on the motor drive and EMI will also be discussed.

Biography:

Manish

Dr. Manish Kumar (MK) has been serving as an Active Gate Driver Research and Development Engineer (KTP Associate) for Cardiff University and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. since October 2022. He is currently stationed at the Bristol Research and Innovation Lab within Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. in the United Kingdom.

MK received his Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, in 2016. Subsequently, he achieved his doctoral distinction, earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India, in 2022.

Throughout his academic and research journey, MK has been actively involved in research related to Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) in power converters and AC motor drives. Furthermore, he has extensively worked on the development of EMI filters for Silicon (Si) and Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power converter applications. Currently, he is deeply engaged in the design and optimization of Active Gate Driver-based SiC converters.

Electric Vehicle Charging Based on Solid-State Circuit Breaker Technology

Presenter:  Binesh Kumar, Atom Power Inc., Charlotte, NC, USA
Date:  Thursday, March 2, 2023, Time 12:00 pm EST 

Abstract: EV Charging infrastructure has become one of the biggest barriers to EV adoption and to meeting global decarbonization goals. There needs to be an overhaul in the approach of EV charging to support wide-scale charging infrastructure and to ensure future scalability, safety, security, and availability needs are met.  In this webinar, we will cover some of the fundamentals of EV Charging and how solid-state circuit breaker technologies can help overcome the challenges associated with it and to provide a scalable EV Charging infrastructure.

 

Biography:

Binesh is a Technology and Engineering leader, who works at Atom Power Inc, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering and his areas of expertise are in Product Development in the Power and Energy Domain. He has a special interest in clean energy, smart grid and distributed energy resources. He is an active IEEE senior member and serves in several leadership roles within IEEE.


Disruptive Technological Developments Needed to Scale Up Zero-Emission Aviation Beyond 2035

Presenter:  Jonas Kristiansen Nøland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Date:  Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Time 9:00 am EDT 

This webinar is sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical Committee on Aerospace Power 

Abstract: The presentation will explore the next wave of disruptive technological developments needed to scale up zero-emission aviation beyond 2035. It will include major breakthroughs needed in terms of reducing the voltage level while increasing system-level power density and overall efficiency. Moreover, the webinar will explain how next-generation H2-powered aircraft could take advantage of onboard cryogenic fuels to cool the electrical components, enabling a cryo-electric superconducting drivetrain that could lead to extraordinary performance.

 

Biography:

Jonas Kristiansen Nøland (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Drammen, Norway, in 1988. He received an M.Sc. degree in electric power engineering from the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2013, and a Ph.D. degree in engineering physics from Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, in 2017. Since 2018, he has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Electric Energy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. His current research interests include superconducting machines for aircraft propulsion and transportation electrification in general.  

Dr. Nøland also serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion and the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.


 

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Eric Cheng
Education Committee Chair

 

TEC is currently looking for webinar presenters for 2022.  A webinar is typically 45 minutes long with approximately 15 additional minutes for Q&A.  

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