Integrated Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Beyond

Power electronics units, such as onboard chargers (OBC), and auxiliary power modules (APM) are the key units of charging systems in electric vehicles (EVs). Tremendous efforts are put into the optimization of these units for higher efficiency, higher power density, and lower cost. In addition to optimizing each single unit separately, multi-functional integrated solutions provide another way out to achieve lower cost, smaller size, lighter weight, and higher performance, which enables a unique technical roadmap for future EV development. This webinar will cover the state-of-the-art technologies for advanced charging systems and their multi-level integration trends, including the package level, magnetic level, topology level, control level, and system level. The integration concept of power electronics for other potential applications will also be discussed.

Liyan Zhu

Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech on March 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM in EB2 1231

Liyan Zhu received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA in 2020 and 2022, respectively. He joined the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES) at Virginia Tech as a research scientist in Nov 2022, where he is now an Assistant Professor. His research interests include WBG-based DC/DC converters, magnetic components, auxiliary power modules, and integrated chargers for electric vehicles. He holds more than 15 patents and patent applications. He is also the recipient of the second prize paper award of IEEE Transaction on Transportation Electrification, the grand prize award of the IEEE International Future Energy Challenge, and the University of Tennessee Research Foundation Innovation Award.

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