Dr. Zhang Hui
Assistant Professor
118-B Luther Foster Hall
Department of Electrical Engineering
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee AL 36088
Phone: (334) 727-8999
Fax: (334)727-4806
E-mail: zhangh@tuskegee.edu
Education:
Ph. D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA, 2007
M.S., Zhejiang University, China, 2003
B.S., Zhejiang University, China, 2000.
Appointments:
2009−present, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA
2007−2009, Post-doc Research AssociateCThe University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Knoxville, TN
2005−2007, Research Assistant, Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Knoxville, TN
2003−2007, Research Assistant, UT Power Engineering Laboratory, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Research Experience and Interests:
- Power electronics, especially silicon carbide power electronics
- Power conversion systems: inverters/converters.
- Renewable energy systems: wind and solar energy
- Motor control and electric machinery
- Energy efficiency and power quality control
Teaching Experience:
- Power electronics
- Renewable Energy
- Power system Analysis
- Power system Protection and Stability
Selected Publications:
[1] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, "Impact of SiC Devices on Hybrid Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 46, 2010 (in press).
[2] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, "Efficiency impact of SiC power electronics for modern wind turbine full scale frequency converter," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 57, issue 99, April 2010.
[3] M. Chinthavali, L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, B. Ozpineci, "High Power SiC Modules for HEVs and PHEVs," The International Power Electronics Conference -ECCE Asia- (IPEC-Sapporo 2010), June 21-24, 2010, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 1842-1848 (invited).
[4] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, J. H. Han, F. Barlow, "18 kW three phase Inverter system using hermetically sealed SiC phase-leg power modules," The 25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition, February 21-25, 2010, Palm Springs, California, pp. 1108-1112.
[5] M. Chinthavali, B. Ozpineci, L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, "Summary of SiC Research for Transportation Applications at ORNL," Materials Science Forum, vols. 600-603, 2009, pp. 1239-1242 (invited).
[6] M. Chinthavali, H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, "Update on SiC-based inverter technology," The 10th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference, September 27- October 1, 2009, Bonito MS, Brazil, pp. 71-79.
[7] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, "Efficiency of SiC JFET-based Inverters," The 4th IEEE Conference on Industry Electronics and Applications, May 25-27, 2009, Xi'an, China, pp.2056-2059.
[8] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, "SiC's Potential Impact on the Design of Wind Generation System," IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 10-13, 2008, pp. 2231-2235.
[9] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, "Impact of SiC Devices on Hybrid Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles," IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 2008, Edmonton, Canada, pp 1-5.
[10] L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, M. Chinthavali, B. Ozpineci, "SiC-Based Power Converters," Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium D, San Francisco, California, March 24-27, 2008, vol. 1069, pp. 221-232. (invited).
[11] B. Ozpineci, M. Chinthavali, L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, "SiC Power Electronics Research at ORNL," The Government Microcircuit Appications & Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech), March 17-20, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada.
[12] L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, B. Ozpineci, M. Chinthavali, "SiC-based Power Converters for High Temperature Applications," Materials Science Forum, vols. 556-557, Sept. 2007, pp. 965-970 (invited).
[13] L. Reddy, L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, T. Cheek "Performance of Ultra-High Efficient Electronic Ballast for HID Lamps using SiC Devices," IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, September 23-27, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp.471-477.
[14] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, M. Chinthavali, "A SiC-Based Converter as a Utility Interface for a Battery System," IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, October 8-12, 2006, Tampa, Florida, pp. 346-350.
[15] L. M. Tolbert, H. Zhang, M. Chinthavali, B. Ozpineci, "SiC-based Power Converters for High Temperature Applications," European Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ECSCRM), September 3-7, 2006, Newcastle, United Kingdom (invited).
[16] H. Zhang, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, "System Modeling and Characterization of SiC Schottky Power Diodes," IEEE Workshop on Computers in Power Electronics, July 16-19, 2006, Troy, New York, pp. 199-204.
[17] M. Chinthavali, L. M. Tolbert, B. Ozpineci, H. Zhang, "High Temperature Power Electronics – Application Issues of SiC Devices," IMAPS International Conference on High Temperature Electronics, May 15-18, 2006, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
[18] H. Zhang, M. Chinthavali, B. Ozpineci, L. M. Tolbert, "Power Losses and Thermal Modeling of 4H-SiC VJFET Inverter," IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, October 2-6, 2005, Hong Kong, China, pp. 2630-2634.
[19] H. Zhang, Z. Pan, "Computation of Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor Design Allowing for Inductance", IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems Proceedings, Oct. 2001, Indonesia, pp. 815-818.
[20] S. Bian, Y. He, H. Zhang, "Modeling and Operation Analysis of the Cascade Brushless Doubly-Fed Machine," IEEE International Conference on Electric Machines and Systems, Aug. 2001, Shenyang, China, pp. 942-945.
Memberships and Honors:
IEEE
IEEE Power Electronics Society
IEEE Industry Applications Society
IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Marquis Who's Who in America, 2011
Current Graduate Students:
Michael Mensah
Clay C. Felton