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D-Index
50
Citations
12090
World Ranking
2763
National Ranking
128

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to electric energy storage systems for transportation electrification
  • 2001 - IEEE Nikola Tesla Award “For the development of advanced mathematical models and computational tools for induction machine design.”

Overview

Sheldon S. Williamson is affiliated with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Canada. The primary field of research is engineering, with significant contributions focused on electrical and electronic engineering, automotive engineering, control and systems engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and artificial intelligence.

The researcher's work spans several key topics including:

  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies

Frequent coauthors include Deepak Ronanki, Sumukh Surya, Yashwanth Dasari, Subrata Banerjee, and S. Mohan Krishna.

Publication venues where the researcher has multiple contributions include:

  • Electronics
  • Energies
  • 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020)
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Predicting breast cancer biopsy outcomes from BI-RADS findings using random forests with chi-square and MI features, 2021, Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • A Comprehensive Review of Power Electronics Enabled Active Battery Cell Balancing for Smart Energy Management, 2020, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020)
  • Direct AC-AC Active-Clamped Half-Bridge Converter for Inductive Charging Applications, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Modeling, Analysis and Implementation of an Improved Interleaved Buck-Boost Converter, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs
  • Comprehensive Review on Smart Techniques for Estimation of State of Health for Battery Management System Application, 2021, Energies

Williamson has contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming title:

  • Recent Advancements and Emerging Technologies in Multi-level Inverters, River Publishers eBooks, expected 2025

The scientist has received awards in their career, notably the IEEE Fellow distinction in 2020 for contributions to electric energy storage systems for transportation electrification, and the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award in 2001 for development of advanced mathematical models and computational tools for induction machine design.

Best Publications

  • Topological overview of hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicular power system architectures and configurations

    A. Emadi;K. Rajashekara;S.S. Williamson;S.M. Lukic

  • Power electronics intensive solutions for advanced electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicular power systems

    A. Emadi;S.S. Williamson;A. Khaligh

  • Industrial Electronics for Electric Transportation: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges

    Sheldon S. Williamson;Akshay K. Rathore;Fariborz Musavi

  • Power-Electronics-Based Solutions for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage and Management Systems

    Z. Amjadi;S.S. Williamson

  • Modular Multilevel Converters for Transportation Electrification: Challenges and Opportunities

    Deepak Ronanki;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Comprehensive drive train efficiency analysis of hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles based on motor-controller efficiency modeling

    S. Williamson;M. Lukic;A. Emadi

  • Design, Testing, and Validation of a Simplified Control Scheme for a Novel Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Cell Equalizer

    P A Cassani;S S Williamson

  • Comprehensive Efficiency Modeling of Electric Traction Motor Drives for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Propulsion Applications

    S.S. Williamson;A. Emadi;K. Rajashekara

  • Comprehensive Topological Overview of Rolling Stock Architectures and Recent Trends in Electric Railway Traction Systems

    Deepak Ronanki;Siddhartha A. Singh;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Extreme Fast Charging Technology—Prospects to Enhance Sustainable Electric Transportation

    Deepak Ronanki;Apoorva Kelkar;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • A Closed-Loop Constant-Temperature Constant-Voltage Charging Technique to Reduce Charge Time of Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Lalit Patnaik;A. V. J. S. Praneeth;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Fuel cell vehicles: opportunities and challenges

    A. Emadi;S.S. Williamson

  • Modeling, Design, Control, and Implementation of a Modified Z-Source Integrated PV/Grid/EV DC Charger/Inverter

    Siddhartha A. Singh;Giampaolo Carli;Najath A. Azeez;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Comparative assessment of hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles based on comprehensive well-to-wheels efficiency analysis

    S.S. Williamson;A. Emadi

  • Design Guidelines to Avoid Bifurcation in a Series–Series Compensated Inductive Power Transfer System

    Kunwar Aditya;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Comparative Analysis Between Two-Level and Three-Level DC/AC Electric Vehicle Traction Inverters Using a Novel DC-Link Voltage Balancing Algorithm

    Abhijit Choudhury;Pragasen Pillay;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • Feasibility Analysis of a Novel Cell Equalizer Topology for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy-Storage Systems

    P.A. Cassani;S.S. Williamson

  • DC-Link Voltage Balancing for a Three-Level Electric Vehicle Traction Inverter Using an Innovative Switching Sequence Control Scheme

    Abhijit Choudhury;Pragasen Pillay;Sheldon S. Williamson

  • A Novel Control Technique for a Switched-Capacitor-Converter-Based Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage System

    Z. Amjadi;S.S. Williamson

  • On the suitability of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) charging infrastructures based on wind and solar energy

    Xin Li;Luiz A. C. Lopes;Sheldon S. Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Pragasen Pillay
Pragasen Pillay Concordia University
Ali Emadi
Ali Emadi McMaster University
K. Gopakumar
K. Gopakumar Indian Institute of Science
Abdellatif Miraoui
Abdellatif Miraoui Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche scientifique et de l'innovation
Alireza Khaligh
Alireza Khaligh University of Maryland, College Park
Leopoldo G. Franquelo
Leopoldo G. Franquelo University of Seville
Kaushik Rajashekara
Kaushik Rajashekara University of Houston
Akshay Kumar Rathore
Akshay Kumar Rathore Concordia University
Markus Mueller
Markus Mueller University of Edinburgh
Joeri Van Mierlo
Joeri Van Mierlo Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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