Power Electronics Technologies for Power Quality Improvement
With the high penetration of power electronics systems, such as renewable energy systems, distributing generators, high voltage direct current (HVDC), and electric vehicles (EV), power quality problems in the grids are increasingly serious. The consumers are exposed to increasing power quality issues such as utility voltage sag/swell, three-phase imbalance, voltage fluctuation, and reactive power issues. These power quality and stability issues damage the sensitive equipment’s and cause billions of dollars damage every year. For example, one third of computer problems are traced back to power quality issues. The emerging power electronics technologies can be used to mitigate these issues. In this talk, we will discuss the application of power electronics technologies for mitigating power quality issues.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
- Date: 14 Sep 2023
- Time: 03:30 PM UTC to 04:15 PM UTC
-
Add Event to Calendar
- Contact Event Hosts
- Co-sponsored by Memorial University of Newfoundland
Speakers
Ashraf of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Biography:
Ashraf Ali Khan (Member, IEEE) received the B.E. (Hons.) in 2012, and the M.S. combined Ph.D. degree in power electronics from Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, in 2018. He was a Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow with The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. He was also a Professor with the Okanagan College of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, where he is the Head of Power Electronics Research Group. He has authored or coauthored more than 80 technical papers published in prestigious and top-ranked IEEE international conferences and IEEE journals. His research interests include high-efficiency grid-connected power electronics technologies, electric vehicles, power quality improvement and switching power supplies. He is the recipient of scholarships and awards from NSERC, IEEE, MUN, NICT, NUST, and Brain Korea. He has chaired various sessions in prestigious IEEE conferences. In 2022, he was listed among top 2% world’s scientist in power electronics.
Email: