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Charles R. Sullivan

Charles R. Sullivan

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
66
Citations
16114
World Ranking
1152
National Ranking
477

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award For contributions to the modeling and analysis of magnetic components for power electronics
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the design of power electronic circuits and magnetics

Overview

Charles R. Sullivan is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research spans several main topics including:

  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis

Notable recent publications feature studies primarily published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). Key papers include:

  • "Vertical Stacked LEGO-PoL CPU Voltage Regulator," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Unified Models for Coupled Inductors Applied to Multiphase PWM Converters," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Why MagNet: Quantifying the Complexity of Modeling Power Magnetic Material Characteristics," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "MagNet: An Open-Source Database for Data-Driven Magnetic Core Loss Modeling," 2022, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
  • "How MagNet: Machine Learning Framework for Modeling Power Magnetic Material Characteristics," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Minjie Chen
  • Thomas Guillod
  • Shukai Wang
  • Diego Serrano
  • Haoran Li

The most common publication venues where Charles R. Sullivan's research appears are:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
  • IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Engineering Materials

Among the awards received are the IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award in 2018 for contributions to modeling and analysis of magnetic components in power electronics and being named an IEEE Fellow in 2014 for contributions to the design of power electronic circuits and magnetics.

Best Publications

  • Accurate prediction of ferrite core loss with nonsinusoidal waveforms using only Steinmetz parameters

    K. Venkatachalam;C.R. Sullivan;T. Abdallah;H. Tacca

  • Optimal choice for number of strands in a litz-wire transformer winding

    C.R. Sullivan

  • Improved calculation of core loss with nonsinusoidal waveforms

    Jieli Li;T. Abdallah;C.R. Sullivan

  • Opportunities and Challenges in Very High Frequency Power Conversion

    David J. Perreault;Jingying Hu;Juan M. Rivas;Yehui Han

  • Computationally efficient winding loss calculation with multiple windings, arbitrary waveforms, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional field geometry

    C.R. Sullivan

  • An improved calculation of proximity-effect loss in high-frequency windings of round conductors

    Xi Nan;C.R. Sullivan

  • Cost-constrained selection of strand diameter and number in a litz-wire transformer winding

    C.R. Sullivan

  • Voltage converter with coupled inductive windings, and associated methods

    Aaron M. Schultz;Charles R. Sullivan

  • Limits of localized heating by electromagnetically excited nanoparticles

    Pawel Keblinski;David G. Cahill;Arun Bodapati;Charles R. Sullivan

  • A high-efficiency maximum power point tracker for photovoltaic arrays in a solar-powered race vehicle

    C.R. Sullivan;M.J. Powers

  • Coupled-inductor design optimization for fast-response low-voltage DC-DC converters

    Jieli Li;C.R. Sullivan;A. Schultz

  • Evaluation of Magnetic Materials for Very High Frequency Power Applications

    Yehui Han;G. Cheung;An Li;C. R. Sullivan

  • Control system for providing power to a gas discharge lamp

    Charles R. Sullivan

  • Methods and systems for removing ice from surfaces

    Victor Petrenko;Charles Sullivan

  • System and method for deicing of power line cables

    Victor Petrenko;Charles R. Sullivan

  • Measurements and performance factor comparisons of magnetic materials at high frequency

    Alex J. Hanson;Julia A. Belk;Seungbum Lim;Charles R. Sullivan

  • Simplified design method for litz wire

    Charles R. Sullivan;Richard Y. Zhang

  • Using coupled inductors to enhance transient performance of multi-phase buck converters

    Jieli Li;A. Stratakos;A. Schultz;C.R. Sullivan

  • Digital voltage regulator using current control

    Andrew J. Burstein;David B. Lidsky;Anthony Stratakos;Charlie Sullivan

  • On size and magnetics: Why small efficient power inductors are rare

    Charles R. Sullivan;Bradley A. Reese;Aaron L. F. Stein;Phyo Aung Kyaw

  • Decrease in Photovoltaic Power Output from Ripple: Simple General Calculation and the Effect of Partial Shading

    C. R. Sullivan;J. J. Awerbuch;A. M. Latham

Frequent Co-Authors

Seth R. Sanders
Seth R. Sanders University of California, Berkeley
Mark G. Allen
Mark G. Allen University of Pennsylvania
Ian Baker
Ian Baker Dartmouth College
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski University of California, Berkeley
Terence O'Donnell
Terence O'Donnell University College Dublin
Christopher B. Murray
Christopher B. Murray University of Pennsylvania
David G. Cahill
David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pawel Keblinski
Pawel Keblinski Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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