DEVELOPMENT OF 30KVA INVERTER USING SIC MOSFET FOR 180C AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OPERATION

longya xu

The Ohio State University

Longya Xu received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1986 and 1990 both in Electrical Engineering. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University in 1990, where he is presently a Professor. Dr. Xu is the director of the newly established Center of High Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE) at The Ohio State University, supported by The Ohio Third Frontier Program ($9.8M). Dr. Xu is an IEEE Fellow. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards given by IEEE Industry Application Society, including Best Transaction Paper Award 2013 and Outstanding Achievement Award 2014, the highest society award.Dr. Xu has served as the chairman of Electric Machine Committee of IEEE/IAS and an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics over the past two decades. Dr. Xu was the Conference Chair for IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific 2014.