Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Systems for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Systems for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Dear Colleagues, Students and IEEE Members,
Hope that you are fine and in good health.
You are kindly invited to attend the online webinar entitled: "Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Systems for Heavy-Duty Vehicles". The speaker will be the distinguish lecturer Prof. Brij N. Singh, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow. This event is organized by the IEEE - Lebanon Joint Chapter, IE13/PE31/CAS04/PEL35 and NDU IEEE student branch. It will be held on Saturday May 21th from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (Beirut time) on MS Teams Platform.
Abstract of the talk: This presentation will discuss public information related to John Deere project funded by the US DOE-PowerAmerica. Through PowerAmerica, John Deere has formed a collaboration with researchers from the US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a 200 kW 1050 VDC silicon carbide (SiC) dual-inverter. The SiC inverter converts vehicle engine power into electrical power needed for the permanent-magnet-motor based powertrain used in heavy-duty construction and mining vehicles. The presentation will cover development and test verification of various technologies deployed in the successful realization of a power-dense (43 kW/Liter) high-temperature (suitable for 115°C coolant) high-efficiency (> 98% over entre range of coolant) SiC dual-inverter. John Deere successfully demonstrated the SiC inverter in a JD 644K Hybrid Loader, using the engine radiator fluid to cool the SiC power electronics. The DOE-PowerAmerica funding has greatly supported John Deere’s aspirations to accelerate the development of SiC inverter technology including realization of key commercialization objectives.
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Regards,
Abdallah Kassem
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- Date: 21 May 2022
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM
- All times are (GMT+02:00) Asia/Beirut
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- Starts 11 May 2022 10:06 AM
- Ends 21 May 2022 10:06 AM
- All times are (GMT+02:00) Asia/Beirut
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Singh of North Dakota State University
Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Systems for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
This presentation will discuss public information related to John Deere project funded by the US DOE-PowerAmerica. Through PowerAmerica, John Deere has formed a collaboration with researchers from the US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a 200 kW 1050 VDC silicon carbide (SiC) dual-inverter. The SiC inverter converts vehicle engine power into electrical power needed for the permanent-magnet-motor based powertrain used in heavy-duty construction and mining vehicles. The presentation will cover development and test verification of various technologies deployed in the successful realization of a power-dense (43 kW/Liter) high-temperature (suitable for 115°C coolant) high-efficiency (> 98% over entre range of coolant) SiC dual-inverter. John Deere successfully demonstrated the SiC inverter in a JD 644K Hybrid Loader, using the engine radiator fluid to cool the SiC power electronics. The DOE-PowerAmerica funding has greatly supported John Deere’s aspirations to accelerate the development of SiC inverter technology including realization of key commercialization objectives.
Biography:
Biography: Dr. Brij N. Singh has earned BE from Madan Mohan Malviya Technical University, Gorakhpur, ME from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, all in India and in the Electrical Engineering.
In 1996, Dr. Singh joined the École de Technology Supérieure, Montreal, Canada, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. In 1999, he joined Concordia University, Montreal as a Research Fellow.
In 2000, Dr. Singh joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, as an Assistant Professor.
In 2007, Dr. Singh joined John Deere as a Staff Engineer to lead and support silicon IGBT inverter development projects for the JD 644K and JD 944K Hybrid Loaders. In 2011, he joined Advanced Technology as Senior Staff Engineer to lead John Deere’s WBG power electronics projects.
In September 2020, Dr. Singh was named as the Region 4 Manager External Relationships with responsibilities to develop emerging technologies to support technology needs for the John Deere Tech Stack, Production Systems, Product Lifecycle Systems, Construction & Road Building operations.
Dr. Singh has published over 90 research articles including papers in IEEE Transactions and IET Journals. He has 28 approved US patents, one trade secret, and over a dozen pending patents.
In Tulane, Dr. Singh received four IEEE-Eta-Kappa-Nu teaching awards for outstanding instructions in electrical engineering. In John Deere, Dr. Singh has received three innovation and one collaboration awards for product and technology development projects. Dr. Singh is the winner of the 2020 IEEE Power Electronics Emerging Technology Award. In 2020, Dr. Singh was awarded the “Title of John Deere Fellow” for exemplary knowledge leadership and significant contributions to the power electronics engineering. In 2021, Dr. Singh was elevated to IEEE Fellow grade. He lives with his family in West Fargo, ND, USA.
Address:Adjunct Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 4101 19th Ave N, Fargo, United States, 58102
By Prof. Brij N. Singh, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow