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71
Citations
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World Ranking
849
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368

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to power electronics technology and education.
  • 2008 - IEEE PELS Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award
  • 2000 - IEEE Fellow For technical, educational and professional contributions to the analysis, design and control of power electronic and electrostatic systems.

Overview

Philip T. Krein is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research contributions span various areas within engineering, particularly with a focus on power electronics and related technologies.

The main field of study for Philip T. Krein is Engineering, with a significant emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials as subfields.

Their research topics cover multiple areas including:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies

Significant recent papers by Philip T. Krein include:

  • "A Tutorial and Review Discussion of Modulation, Control and Tuning of High-Performance DC-DC Converters Based on Small-Signal and Large-Signal Approaches" (2020), published in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • "An Integrated Inductive Power Transfer System Design With a Variable Inductor for Misalignment Tolerance and Battery Charging Applications" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Loss Minimization and Maximum Torque-Per-Ampere Operation for Variable-Pole Induction Machines" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • "Wide-Load Range Multiobjective Efficiency Optimization Produces Closed-Form Control Solutions for Dual Active Bridge Converter" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "A Voltage Vector Residual Estimation Method Based on Current Path Tracking for T-Type Inverter Open-Circuit Fault Diagnosis" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Philip T. Krein include:

  • Hao Ma
  • Zhuhaobo Zhang
  • Dehong Xu
  • Elie Libbos
  • Arijit Banerjee

Philip T. Krein's work often appears in established publication venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
  • IEEE Electrification Magazine

In recognition of contributions to power electronics and related fields, Philip T. Krein has received several awards including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2017)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2016) for contributions to power electronics technology and education
  • IEEE PELS Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award (2008)
  • IEEE Fellow (2000) for technical, educational, and professional contributions to the analysis, design, and control of power electronic and electrostatic systems

Best Publications

  • Review of Battery Charger Topologies, Charging Power Levels, and Infrastructure for Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

    M. Yilmaz;P. T. Krein

  • Review of the Impact of Vehicle-to-Grid Technologies on Distribution Systems and Utility Interfaces

    M. Yilmaz;P. T. Krein

  • On the use of averaging for the analysis of power electronic systems

    P.T. Krein;J. Bentsman;R.M. Bass;B.C. Lesieutre

  • Averaged modeling of PWM converters operating in discontinuous conduction mode

    Jian Sun;D.M. Mitchell;M.F. Greuel;P.T. Krein

  • Elements Of Power Electronics

    Philip T. Krein

  • Minimum Energy and Capacitance Requirements for Single-Phase Inverters and Rectifiers Using a Ripple Port

    P. T. Krein;R. S. Balog;M. Mirjafari

  • Differential Power Processing for Increased Energy Production and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems

    P. S. Shenoy;K. A. Kim;B. B. Johnson;P. T. Krein

  • Electrical battery model for use in dynamic electric vehicle simulations

    R.C. Kroeze;P.T. Krein

  • Synchronization of Parallel Single-Phase Inverters With Virtual Oscillator Control

    Brian B. Johnson;Sairaj V. Dhople;Abdullah O. Hamadeh;Philip T. Krein

  • Self-excited power minimizer/maximizer for switching power converters and switching motor drive applications

    Pallab Midya;Philip T. Krein;Robert J. Turnbull

  • Selective harmonic control: a general problem formulation and selected solutions

    J.R. Wells;B.M. Nee;P.L. Chapman;P.T. Krein

  • Cost-Effective Hundred-Year Life for Single-Phase Inverters and Rectifiers in Solar and LED Lighting Applications Based on Minimum Capacitance Requirements and a Ripple Power Port

    Philip T. Krein;Robert S. Balog

  • Review of Methods for Real-Time Loss Minimization in Induction Machines

    Ali M Bazzi;Philip T Krein

  • Sensorless current mode control-an observer-based technique for DC-DC converters

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  • Review of charging power levels and infrastructure for plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles

    Murat Yilmaz;Philip T. Krein

  • Photovoltaic Hot-Spot Detection for Solar Panel Substrings Using AC Parameter Characterization

    Katherine A. Kim;Gab-Su Seo;Bo-Hyung Cho;Philip T. Krein

  • Review of benefits and challenges of vehicle-to-grid technology

    Murat Yilmaz;Philip T. Krein

  • Discrete-Time Ripple Correlation Control for Maximum Power Point Tracking

    J.W. Kimball;P.T. Krein

  • High-fidelity PWM inverter for digital audio amplification: Spectral analysis, real-time DSP implementation, and results

    C. Pascual;Zukui Song;P.T. Krein;D.V. Sarwate

  • Telecommunications Power Plant Damage Assessment for Hurricane Katrina– Site Survey and Follow-Up Results

    A. Kwasinski;W.W. Weaver;P.L. Chapman;P.T. Krein

  • The Load as an Energy Asset in a Distributed DC SmartGrid Architecture

    R. S. Balog;W. W. Weaver;P. T. Krein

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick L. Chapman
Patrick L. Chapman Redwood Materials
Robert S. Balog
Robert S. Balog Texas A&M University
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson University of Washington
Jonathan W. Kimball
Jonathan W. Kimball Missouri University of Science and Technology
Alejandro D. Dominguez-Garcia
Alejandro D. Dominguez-Garcia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Naresh R. Shanbhag
Naresh R. Shanbhag University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dehong Xu
Dehong Xu Zhejiang University
Sairaj V. Dhople
Sairaj V. Dhople University of Minnesota
Andrew G. Alleyne
Andrew G. Alleyne University of Minnesota
Yaoyu Li
Yaoyu Li The University of Texas at Dallas

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