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D-Index
56
Citations
12302
World Ranking
2070
National Ranking
352

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contribution to electric vehicle technology and switched-capacitor power conversion

Overview

Ka Wai Eric Cheng is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Other notable subfields include Control and Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics, including Wireless Power Transfer Systems, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Advanced DC-DC Converters, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Microgrid Control and Optimization, and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies.

Recent publications illustrate the scope and breadth of their research interests. Some of these papers include:

  • Overview of Power Converter Control in Microgrids-Challenges, Advances, and Future Trends, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Self-Balanced 13-Level Inverter Based on Switched Capacitor and Hybrid PWM Algorithm, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Self-Balanced Switched-Capacitor Thirteen-Level Inverters With Reduced Capacitors Count, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Economic Model Predictive Control for Microgrid Optimization: A Review, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • Analysis, Design, and Validation of a Decoupled Double-Receiver Wireless Power Transfer System With Constant Voltage Outputs for Industrial Power Supplies, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Heshou Wang, Kaiwen Chen, Jianfei Pan, Yat Chi Fong, and Jinhong Sun, indicating collaborative work primarily in the domain of electrical engineering and power electronics.

The main venues publishing their research work are:

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Energies
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

In 2020, Ka Wai Eric Cheng was recognized as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to electric vehicle technology and switched-capacitor power conversion, reflecting a significant standing within the engineering research community.

Best Publications

  • Battery-Management System (BMS) and SOC Development for Electrical Vehicles

    K W E Cheng;B P Divakar;Hongjie Wu;Kai Ding

  • A step-up switched-capacitor multilevel inverter with self-voltage balancing

    Yuanmao Ye;Ka Wai Eric Cheng;Junfeng Liu;Kai Ding

  • Optimization and Evaluation of Torque-Sharing Functions for Torque Ripple Minimization in Switched Reluctance Motor Drives

    X.D. Xue;K.W.E. Cheng;S.L. Ho

  • Zero-Current Switching Switched-Capacitor Zero-Voltage-Gap Automatic Equalization System for Series Battery String

    Ye Yuanmao;K. W. E. Cheng;Y. P. B. Yeung

  • Multi-Objective Optimization Design of In-Wheel Switched Reluctance Motors in Electric Vehicles

    X D Xue;K W E Cheng;T W Ng;N C Cheung

  • A Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Based on Switched-Capacitor for High-Frequency AC Power Distribution System

    Junfeng Liu;K. W. E. Cheng;Yuanmao Ye

  • Selection of eLECTRIC mOTOR dRIVES for electric vehicles

    X.D. Xue;K. Cheng;N.C. Cheung

  • Design and analysis of switched-capacitor-based step-up resonant converters

    K.K. Law;K.W.E. Cheng;Y.P.B. Yeung

  • Unified analysis of switched-capacitor resonant converters

    Y.P.B. Yeung;K.W.E. Cheng;S.L. Ho;K.K. Law

  • Quadratic boost converter with low buffer capacitor stress

    Yuan Mao Ye;Ka Wai Eric Cheng

  • Topology, Modeling, and Design of Switched-Capacitor-Based Cell Balancing Systems and Their Balancing Exploration

    Yuanmao Ye;Ka Wai E. Cheng;Yat Chi Fong;Xiangdang Xue

  • General Study for using LED to replace traditional lighting devices

    Y.K. Cheng;K.W.E. Cheng

  • New generation of switched capacitor converters

    K.W.E. Cheng

  • Overview of Power Converter Control in Microgrids—Challenges, Advances, and Future Trends

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  • Optimal Control Method of Motoring Operation for SRM Drives in Electric Vehicles

    X.D. Xue;K.W.E. Cheng;J.K. Lin;Z. Zhang

  • Modeling and Analysis of Series–Parallel Switched-Capacitor Voltage Equalizer for Battery/Supercapacitor Strings

    Yuanmao Ye;Ka Wai E. Cheng

  • A model predictive control strategy of PV-Battery microgrid under variable power generations and load conditions

    Jiefeng Hu;Yinliang Xu;Ka Wai Cheng;Josep M. Guerrero

  • A survey of distributed power system — AC versus DC distributed power system

    C. D. Xu;K. W. E. Cheng

  • Multi-Input Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter for High-Frequency AC Power Distribution

    S. Raghu Raman;Ka Wai Eric Cheng;Yuanmao Ye

  • Design of a New Enhanced Torque In-Wheel Switched Reluctance Motor With Divided Teeth for Electric Vehicles

    Jingwei Zhu;Ka Wai Eric Cheng;Xiangdang Xue;Yu Zou

  • Zero-current-switching switched-capacitor converters

    K.W.E. Cheng

  • A High Step-up PWM DC-DC Converter With Coupled-Inductor and Resonant Switched-Capacitor

    Yuanmao Ye;K. W. E. Cheng;Sizhe Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Danny Sutanto
Danny Sutanto University of Wollongong
Kin-wing Kwok
Kin-wing Kwok Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chak-Yin Tang
Chak-Yin Tang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ka Wing Chan
Ka Wing Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jiefeng Hu
Jiefeng Hu Federation University Australia
Dehong Xu
Dehong Xu Zhejiang University
Yong Li
Yong Li Baylor College of Medicine
Hei Wong
Hei Wong City University of Hong Kong
Kwok-ho Lam
Kwok-ho Lam Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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