Introduction
LAB. Introduction
- Advanced Power Interface & Power Electronics Lab. (APIPEL) is established as an Intelligent Power Interface Research Center to develop various power conversion systems for the high efficiency of electric power and the smart interface of clean energy sources.
- The research of APIPEL is focused on power conversion, power control, and power interface technology for various industrial applications of consumer electronics, renewable energy, electric vehicles, etc.
- Particular interests are concerned with power applications of smart grids, wireless power transmission, dc micro/nano grids, real-time & power hardware-in-the-loop simulation using power converter/inverter topologies, power semiconductors, and digital signal processors with intelligent signal processing and digital control algorithms.
Research Interests
Power Electronics
Smart Power Interface
Intelligent Control & Simulation Systems
High-Frequency Power Interface
High-frequency power conversion using wide-band gap (WBG) devices
Hybrid power control algorithm for various power conversion applications
EMI reduction techniques using spread spectrum modulation
Resonant Power Interface
Resonant power conversion using resonant networks
High-efficiency resonant converters for consumer electronics
Resonant inverters for wireless power transfer & induction heating applications
Bidirectional Power Interface
Bidirectional power converters for smart transformer, smart grid & DC microgrid
Multi-Level power converters for LV and MV DC distribution systems
Real-time and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) Simulation
Power network emulations for various grid, distributed power sources, and EV load
Power HIL simulation for fast-prototyping and real/virtual hybrid testing
Energy-related Power Interface
BMS and ESS power conversions for various battery applications
Energy harvesting power circuits for small energy sources
Advanced Digital Control and Signal Processing Techniques for Power Electronics
Hybrid power control algorithms for spread spectrum modulation in power converters
AI-based intelligent power management algorithms for multi-port power converters
