University of Michigan – PE Lab Date: 01.28.10

1. University of Michigan – PE LabDate: 01.28.10

2. Equipment • Electric Machines – Induction and DC motors • Power Electronics – Universal Power Converter Modules, DSPACE real-time control systems, • Power and Spectrum analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, voltage and current probes • Misc: Fuel Cells/Prius Hybrid/Batteries • MRI: Acquisition of an X-ray micro- computed tomography system for evaluating crack evolution and failure characterization of engineering materials (Co-PI with PI JieShen, and Co-PIs C Chow, D Yoon, and G Kridli) NSF • Modeling and implementation of a real-time blind signal separation - Undergraduate Research Fellowship (PI) • UM-Dearborn • dSPACE Interface for the Power Electronics Laboratory - Undergraduate Research Fellowship (PI) UM-Dearborn • Design and implementation of a phase sequence detection circuit - Undergraduate Research Fellowship (PI) • UM-Dearborn • Universal converter - equipment donation (PI) MTI • An electric drivetrain (PI) Ford Motor Company • SPEEDCAD - Software donation (PI) Motorsoft • PSCAD - Software donation (PI) Manitoba Hydro • Ansoft suite, total 40 license: each license including Ansoft Maxwell 2D/3D FEA, Simplorer, RMXpert, E-Physics (PI) • Ansoft • Magnet FEA package-software donation (PI) Infolytica Energy and Power at Oakland University 2 01.28.10

3. Current Research Projects • Electric Motor Control with industrial and automotive applications • Power Factor Correction Strategies for industrial/utility systems • Regenerative Braking • Wind Power Generation • Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain • DC-DC Converter • Inverter Systems • Iron Loss of Permanent Magnet Machines – HEV Core Losses • Energy Absorption of Gold Nanoshells in Hyperthermia Therapy – energy absorption and heat transfer of gold nano • particles for cancer and hypothermia treatment. • Hybrid Electric Vehicles – modeling and simulation, new topologies, vehicle testing, power management, optimization, • traction control, • Power Electronics – DC-DC Converters and Power Converters (SiC), Short-time scale pulsed phenomena, filtering, • switching, switching frequency, EMI, thermal aspects, magnetic elements, cost, sizing, packaging and general designs. • Starting Performance of Large Motors- Transient FEA and lumped circuits to determine starting performance in area of • solid pole and laminated synchronous motors. • SiC Converter – new semiconductor technologies. • Fuel Economy • Fuel Cells/Batteries • Power Group - Thursday, 1-3pm in Room 137 ELB • The 5th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC'09) September 7-11, 2009, Dearborn, MI 48128 Energy and Power at Oakland University 3 01.28.10

4. Current Research http://www-personal.engin.umd.umich.edu/~chrismi/research.html Energy and Power at Oakland University 4 01.28.10

5. Funding • DTE, NSF and Internal Matching grant of $190,000 provided to start laboratory. • DOE Announces $2.4 Billion in Grants to Accelerate the Manufacturing and Deployment of the Next Generation of U.S. Batteries, Electric Vehicles, and PHEVs. University of Michigan and Chrysler are among the list of winners • University of Michigan-Dearborn gets $3.1 million grant to develop plug-in hybrid system • Federal and State Agnecies • National Science Foundation • Department of Energy • US Army TARDEC • The State of Michigan • Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) • Idaho National Laboratory • National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Industry • DTE Energy • General Electric • Teco-Westinghouse • Visteon Corporation • Ford Motor Company • Yokogawa • Hybrid Design Services • Horiba • Aegis Technologies • Sunstone • Lear University of Michigan Rackham Fellowship and AwardsOffice of Vice President for Research (OVPR)Center for Engineering Education and Practice (CEEP)Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS)UM-Dearborn Summer Faculty FellowshipsUM-Dearborn Undergraduate Student Research Fellowships Energy and Power at Oakland University 5 01.28.10

6. Courses • Undergraduate Courses • Electric Circuits (ECE210) • Microelectronics (ECE311) Electromagnetic Capability (ECE319) • Electronics Design (ECE414) • Power Electronics (ECE415) • Introduction to Electric Drive Systems (ECE425) • Introduction to Electric Power Engineering (ECE443) • Electromechanical Energy Conversion (ECE446) • Graduate Courses • Hybrid Vehicle Systems (ECE5462, online)Electric Vehicles (ECE546, online)Vehicle Sensors and Actuators (ECE532, online)Advanced Electric Drives (ECE517)Vehicle Electronics I (AE510 online)Vehicle Electronics II (ECE515, online) • Advanced topics in EMC (ECE525) Professional Development Courses C0511: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Design, Control and Applications (3-day Short Course Offered through SAE), Register through http://www.sae.org/ Advanced Electric DrivesAutomotive Power Electronics Electrical Engineering for Non-electrical EngineersElectrical Engineering and Introductory Power Electronics Advanced HEV Power Electronics and Electric Drives Planetary Gear Based HEV and Principle of e-CVT Energy and Power at Oakland University 2 01.28.10

7. Professor Chunting Mi • Ph.D from the University of Toronto in 2001. • Worked for General Electric Canada (2000-2001) designing large electric motors and generators (few watts to 40,000 kW) • Former Chair of IEEE Southeast Michigan Section • 90 Technical papers • Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Energy and Power at Oakland University 6 01.28.10