Publications

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Journal Articles

2019

A. Hanif, F. H. Khan and D. DeVoto, “Bond Wire Damage Detection and SOH Estimation of a Dual Pack IGBT Power Module using Active Power Cycling and Reflectometry,” to be published at IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

2018

A. Hanif, F. H. Khan, Y. Yu and D. DeVoto, “A Comprehensive Review toward the State-of-the-Art in Failure and Lifetime Predictions of Power Electronic Devices,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

2017

S. Roy, M. Alam, F. H. Khan, J. Johnson and J. Flicker, “An Irradiance Independent, Robust Ground Fault Detection Scheme for PV Arrays Based on Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR),” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

2014

A. Imtiaz, J. Walling and F. H. Khan, “Contour mode Ring-shaped AlN Micro-resonator on Si and Feasibility of its Application in Series Resonant Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

M. Alam, F. H. Khan, J. Johnson and J. Flicker, “A Comprehensive Review of Catastrophic Faults in PV Arrays: Types, Detection and Mitigation Techniques,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.

M. Alam and F. H. Khan, “Reliability Analysis and Performance Degradation of a Boost Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Society.

2013

M. S. Nasrin, F. H. Khan and M. Alam, Real Time Monitoring of Device Degradation in Power Converters using SSTDR Assisted Impedance Matrix,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

M. Alam and F. H. Khan, “Efficiency Characterization and Impedance Modeling for the Multilevel Switched Capacitor Converter Using Pulse Dropping Switching,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.

A. Imtiaz, F. H. Khan, “A Low-Cost “Time Shared Cell Balancing” Technique for Plug in Hybrid Vehicles and Utility Energy Storage System Featuring Regenerative Energy Distribution,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

2012

A. Imtiaz and F. Khan, “Light Generated Effects on Power Switches used in a Planar PV Power System with Monolithically Embedded Power Converters”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.

M. Alam, F. H. Khan and A. Imtiaz, “Optimization of Sub-Cell Interconnection for Multijunction Solar Cells Using Switching Power Converters,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.

A. Imtiaz, F. H. Khan, “AC Solar Cell: An Embedded “All in one” PV Power System,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Magazine.

2011

M. Myers, M. Bodson and F. H. Khan, “Design of Drives for Inverter-Controlled Split-Phase Induction Generators,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Society (IAS).

2010

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Startup and Dynamic Modeling of the MMCCC Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 519-531, Feb. 2010.

2009

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Multiple Load-Source Integration in a Multilevel Modular Capacitor Clamped DC-DC Converter Featuring Fault Tolerant Capability,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 14-24, Jan. 2009.

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, William E. Webb, “Hybrid Electric Vehicle Power Management Solutions Based on Isolated and Non-isolated Configurations of Multilevel Modular Capacitor Clamped Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 3079-3095, Aug. 2009.

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Bi-directional Power Management and Fault Tolerant Feature in a 5 kW Multilevel DC-DC Converter with Modular Architecture,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 595-604, Sept. 2009.

2007

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “A Multilevel Modular Capacitor-Clamped DC-DC converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 1628-1638, Nov. 2007.

Conference Papers

2019-2020

Roy and F. Khan, “Detection of Degraded/Aged Cell in a Li-Ion Battery Pack using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR),” accepted at 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC).

Roy and F. Khan, “State of Health (SOH) Estimation of Power Semiconductor Devices using the Concept of Dynamic Safe Operating Area (SOA),” accepted at 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC).

Hanif and F. Khan, “Detection of Bond Wire Lift Off in IGBT Power Modules Using Ultrasound Resonators,” accepted at 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC).

N.M Azad and F. Khan, “Self-sustaining High-power RF Signal Generation Using LDMOS Based Power Amplifier and Nonlinear Transmission Line,” accepted at 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC).

A.N.M. Azad and F. Khan, “- Sustaining High Power RF Signal Generation in a Positive Feedback Network,” IEEE PULSED POWER AND PLASMA SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2019, June 23-28, 2019.

2018-2019

Hanif, Abu, Joshua Major, Douglas DeVoto, and Faisal Khan. “Bond Wire Damage Detection and State of Health estimation of a 1200V, 900A Dual Pack IGBT Power Module using the RL-equivalent Circuit.” Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2019 IEEE.

Hanif, Abu and Faisal Khan. “Degradation Detection of Thermally Aged SiC and Si Power MOSFETs using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR).” Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on. IEEE, 2018.

Hanif, Abu and Faisal Khan. “Reflectometry Based SOH Estimation Scheme for a SiC Buck Converter Having Branched Network”. 3D-Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (3D-PEIM), 2018 IEEE.

Roy, Sourov, and Faisal Khan, “Online Health Monitoring of Multiple MOSFETs in a Grid-Tied PV Inverter using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR),” International Power Electronics Conference -ECCE Asia- IPEC-Niigata. IEEE 2018.

Azad, A N M Wasekul, Sourov Roy, and Faisal Khan,” Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) Resonator: A New Element in Power Converter Circuits Featuring Reduced EMI,” International Power Electronics Conference -ECCE Asia- IPEC-Niigata. IEEE 2018.

Hanif, Abu, Swagat Das, and Faisal Khan. “Active Power Cycling and Condition Monitoring of IGBT Power Modules using Reflectometry.” Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2018 IEEE, pp. 458-463. IEEE, 2018.

Roy, Sourov, and Faisal Khan. “State of health (SOH) estimation of multiple switching devices using a single intelligent gate driver module.” Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2018 IEEE, pp. 458-463. IEEE, 2018.

2017

Hanif, Abu, Sourov Roy, and Faisal Khan. “Detection of gate oxide and channel degradation in SiC power MOSFETs using reflectometry.” In Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on, pp. 383-387. IEEE, 2017.

Roy, Sourov, and Faisal Khan. “Live condition monitoring of switching devices using SSTDR embedded PWM sequence: A platform for intelligent gate-driver architecture.” In Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2017 IEEE, pp. 3502-3507. IEEE, 2017.

Das, Swagat, Faisal Khan, Mohammed Khorshed Alam, and Preetham Goli. “Detection of aging related IGBT bond-wire lift-off using spread spectrum time domain reflectometry (SSTDR).” Published at Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2017 IEEE, pp. 789-794. IEEE, 2017.

2014

Q. Li and F. H. Khan, “Degradation Monitoring of MOSFETs in a Live Grid-Tied PV Inverter Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry,” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2014.

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “PV Arc Fault Detection Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR),” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2014.

Q. Li and F. H. Khan, “Identifying Natural Degradation/aging in Power MOSFETs in a Grid-Tied PV Inverter Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry,” IEEE ECCE Asia 2014

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, Contour mode Piezoelectric Ring Micro-resonator on Si for Series Resonant Converters,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2014.

2013

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “Reliability Analysis and Performance Degradation of a Boost Converter,” IEEE ECCE 2013.

M. K. Alam, F. H. Khan, J. Johnson and J. Flicker, “PV Ground Fault Detection Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR),” IEEE ECCE 2013.

M. K. Alam, F. H. Khan, J. Johnson and J. Flicker,”PV Faults: Overview, Modeling, Prevention and Detection Techniques,” IEEE COMPEL 2013.

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “Transfer Function Mapping for a Grid Connected PV System Using Reverse Synthesis Technique,” IEEE COMPEL 2013.

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “Design and Simulation of Contour mode MEMS Resonator on Si for Power Converters,” IEEE COMPEL 2013.

Q. Li, F. H. Khan and A. M. Imtiaz, “Maximum Power Point Tracking of Stirling Generator and Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Systems Using a Two-Stage Power Converter,” IEEE COMPEL 2013

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) Based Power Converters: a New Trend Featuring EMI Reduction and High Power Density,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2013 (Received best presentation award).

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “State Space Modeling and Performance Analysis of a Multilevel Modular Switched-Capacitor Converter Using Pulse Dropping Switching Technique,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2013.

M. S. Nasrin and F. H. Khan, “Real Time Monitoring of Aging Process in Power Converters Using the SSTDR Generated Impedance Matrix,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2013 (Received best presentation award).

2012

M. S. Nasrin and F. H. Khan, “Use of Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry to Estimate State of Health of Power Converters,” IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) 2012.

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “A High-efficiency Modular Switched-Capacitor Converter with Continuously Variable Conversion Ratio ,” IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) 2012.

A. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “AC Solar Cells: An Embedded “All in one” PV Power System,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), February 2012.

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, ” Interconnection and Optimization Issues of Multijunction Solar Cells – A new Mitigation Approach Using Switching Power Converters,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), February 2012.

R. Zhang and F. H. Khan, “A Low-cost Non-mechanical Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for Grid-tied Single-Phase Induction Generators,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), February 2012.

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “Light Generated Effect on Power Switches used in a Planar PV Power System with Monolithically Embedded Power Converters,” IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2012.

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “Fabrication Processes and Experimental Validation of a Planar PV Power System with Monolithically Embedded Power Converters,” accepted and presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2012.

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “Output Impedance Modeling of a Multilevel Modular Switched-Capacitor Converter to Achieve Continuously Variable Conversion Ratio,” accepted and presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2012.

M. S. Nasrin and F. H. Khan, “Characterization of Aging Process in Power Converters using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry,” accepted and presented at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2012.

2011

M. K. Alam and F. H. Khan, “An Efficient Power Electronics Solution for Lateral Multi-Junction Solar Cell System,” IEEE IECON 2011.

A. Imtiaz, F. H. Khan and H. Kamath, “Steady State Analytical Model of a “Time Shared Li-ion Cell Balancing Circuit” for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles and Utility Energy Storage,” IEEE 8th International Conference on Power Electronics – ECCE Asia 2011, Jeju, Korea.

M. Myers, M. Bodson, F. Khan, “Determination of the Parameters of Non-Symmetric Induction Machines,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), March 2011.

A. Imtiaz, F. Khan, H. Kamath, “A Low-Cost Time Shared Cell Balancing Technique for Future Lithium-Ion Battery Storage System Featuring Regenerative Energy Distribution,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), March 2011.

R. Zhang, F. Khan, “Several Practical Configurations of a Grid-Tied Induction Generator Constructed from Inexpensive Single Phase Induction Motors,” IEEE International Electric Maches and Drives Conference (IEMDC), May 2011.

A. M. Imtiaz and F. H. Khan, “AC Solar cells: An embedded “all-in-one” PV power system, “Nanotechnology conference & exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 2011.

2009

F. H. Khan, T. Geist and B. Vairamohan, B. Fortenbery and E. Hubbard, “Challenges and Solutions in Measuring Computer Power Supply Efficiency for 80 PLUS Certification,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), February 2009.

F. Z. Peng, L. M. Tolbert, F. H. Khan, S. Li, “Switching Cells and Their Implications for Power Electronic Circuits” IEEE 6th International Power Electronics and Motion Conference (IPEMC) 2009.

2008

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Generating Isolated Outputs in a Multilevel Modular Capacitor Clamped DC-DC Converter (MMCCC) for Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles,” IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC), Rhodes, Greece, June 2008, pp. 967-973.

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Universal Multilevel DC-DC Converter with Variable Conversion Ratio, High Compactness Factor and Limited Isolation Feature,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Austin, TX, February 2008, pp. 17-23.

2007

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “A 5 kW Bi-directional Multilevel Modular DC-DC Converter (MMCCC) Featuring Built in Power Management for Fuel Cell and Hybrid Electric Automobiles,” IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) 2007, Arlington, TX, pp. 208-214.

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “A 5-kW Multilevel DC-DC Converter for Future Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Automotive Applications,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2007, Sep. 2007, pp. 628-635.

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “Multiple Load-Source Integration in a Multilevel Modular Capacitor Clamped DC-DC Converter Featuring Fault Tolerant Capability,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Anaheim, CA, Feb. 2007, pp. 361-367.

2006

F. H. Khan, L. M. Tolbert, “A Multilevel Modular Capacitor Clamped DC-DC Converter,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Conference, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2006, pp. 966-973 (Award paper).