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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award For contributions to power electronics education and analysis, modeling, and design of power converters.

Overview

Robert W. Erickson is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a specialization in electrical and electronic engineering as well as mechanical engineering.

Their work covers key topics such as:

  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters

Recent publications by Robert W. Erickson include:

  • "Modeling and Design of High-Power, High-Current-Ripple Planar Inductors" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Thermal Design, Optimization, and Packaging of Planar Magnetic Components" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
  • "Online Efficiency Optimization of a Closed-Loop Controlled SiC-Based Bidirectional Boost Converter" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Yucheng Gao
  • Vivek Sankaranarayanan
  • Dragan Maksimović
  • Ercan M. Dede
  • Yuqing Zhou

Common venues where their work appears include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

In 2021, Robert W. Erickson was recognized with the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award for contributions related to power electronics education and the analysis, modeling, and design of power converters.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Power Electronics

    Robert Warren Erickson;Dragan Maksimovic

  • Integrated high-quality rectifier-regulators

    M.T. Madigan;R.W. Erickson;E.H. Ismail

  • Predictive digital current programmed control

    Jingquan Chen;A. Prodic;R.W. Erickson;D. Maksimovic

  • Nonlinear-carrier control for high-power-factor boost rectifiers

    D. Maksimovic;Yungtaek Jang;R.W. Erickson

  • Design of a simple high-power-factor rectifier based on the flyback converter

    R. Erickson;M. Madigan;S. Singer

  • Design and implementation of a digital PWM controller for a high-frequency switching DC-DC power converter

    A. Prodic;D. Maksimovic;R.W. Erickson

  • Impact of digital control in power electronics

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  • Improved Energy Capture in Series String Photovoltaics via Smart Distributed Power Electronics

    Leonor Linares;Robert W. Erickson;Sara MacAlpine;Michael Brandemuehl

  • DC-DC converter design for battery-operated systems

    B. Arbetter;R. Erickson;D. Maksimovic

  • Analysis and design of a low-stress buck-boost converter in universal-input PFC applications

    Jingquan Chen;D. Maksimovic;R.W. Erickson

  • Optimal single resistors damping of input filters

    R.W. Erickson

  • Buck-boost PWM converters having two independently controlled switches

    Jingquan Chen;D. Maksimovic;R. Erickson

  • Large-signal modelling and analysis of switching regulators

    Robert W. Erickson;Slobodan Cuk;R.D. Middlebrook

  • DC–DC Power Converters

    Robert W. Erickson

  • Comparison of resonant topologies in high-voltage DC applications

    S.D. Johnson;A.F. Witulski;R.W. Erickson

  • A comparison of resonant topologies in high voltage DC applications

    S. D. Johnson;A. F. Witulski;R. W. Erickson

  • Steady-state analysis and design of the parallel resonant converter

    S.D. Johnson;R.W. Erickson

  • A new family of matrix converters

    R.W. Erickson;O.A. Al-Naseem

  • Predictive digital current controllers for switching power converters

    Dragan Maksimovic;Jingquan Chen;Aleksandar Prodic;Robert W. Erickson

  • Thin-film photovoltaic power element with integrated low-profile high-efficiency DC-DC converter

    Robert W. Erickson;Steven Croft;Shawn Everson;Aaron Schultz

  • Characterization of Power Optimizer Potential to Increase Energy Capture in Photovoltaic Systems Operating Under Nonuniform Conditions

    S. M. MacAlpine;R. W. Erickson;M. J. Brandemuehl

Frequent Co-Authors

Dragan Maksimovic
Dragan Maksimovic University of Colorado Boulder
Aleksandar Prodic
Aleksandar Prodic University of Toronto
Yungtaek Jang
Yungtaek Jang Delta Electronics (Taiwan)
Arthur F. Witulski
Arthur F. Witulski Vanderbilt University
Regan Zane
Regan Zane Utah State University
Yoash Levron
Yoash Levron Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jiefang Li
Jiefang Li Virginia Tech
Gopalan Srinivasan
Gopalan Srinivasan Oakland University
Dwight D. Viehland
Dwight D. Viehland Virginia Tech

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