Grants

2020-2023

  • Estimating Remaining Life and Availability of Power Semiconductor Devices using Sympathetic String Theory, Dynamic Safe Operating Area and Ultrasound Resonators, National Science Foundation (NSF) https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1947410&HistoricalAwards=false

2017 – 2019

  • Short Pulse Research, Evaluation and non-SWaP Demonstration for C-sUAV Study, Office of Naval Research (ONR).
  • Intelligent IGBT/MOSFET Gate Driver Module with Embedded State of Health Estimator Unit, University of Missouri FastTrack Initiative.

2016

  • Creation of an Adaptive Remaining Lifetime Prediction Model of Power Electronics, Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Detection of aging Related IGBT Bond-wire Lift-off using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR), University of Missouri Research Board.

2013 – 2014

  • Module Level Power Electronics Reliability and Accelerated Testing Standards Development (PREDICTS), Department of Energy.
  • SSTDR data analysis for PV ground and open (arc) fault detection, Sandia National Lab.
  • State of Health Estimation of a Live PV Inverter Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry, Sandia National Lab.
  • Powering Implants: FMRI Compatible Energy Transfer Architecture for Implantable Sensors and Radio Networks Intended for Deep Brain Stimulations, University of Utah Research Grant.

2012

  • Fundamental Properties of Micromagnetics for Peripheral and Central Nervous System Stimulation, National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • State of Health Estimation of Power Converters Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (Utah research grant)

2010

  • Embedded Power Converter Solution for Photovoltaic Applications from Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
  • Battery management system for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles from Electronic Power Research Institute (EPRI).
  • Smart Talking Labels (University of Utah Technology Commercialization).
  • DOE Teaching Grant
  • Equipment fund from Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) for the power engineering teaching lab.

2009

  • Base Engineering Equipment Fund (BEEF) from University of Utah College of Engineering.