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  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to power converters and motor drives controlled by pulse width modulation

Overview

Yen-Shin Lai is affiliated with the National Taipei University of Technology in Taiwan and has an extensive record of contributions in engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Key topics that Yen-Shin Lai has frequently worked on include:

  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Real-time simulation and control systems

The scientist has published widely in well-known venues such as:

  • IEEE Access
  • 2022 IEEE 31st International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE)
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
  • 2021 IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference (IFEEC)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Triple-Voltage-Vector Model-Free Predictive Current Control for Four-Switch Three-Phase Inverter-Fed SPMSM Based on Discrete-Space-Vector Modulation" (2021, IEEE Access)
  • "Model-Free Predictive Current Control for SynRM Drives Based on Optimized Modulation of Triple-Voltage-Vector" (2021, IEEE Access)
  • "A Modulated Model-Free Predictive Current Control for Four-Switch Three-Phase Inverter-Fed SynRM Drive Systems" (2021, IEEE Access)
  • "New On-Line MTPA Angle Search and Control Methods Based on Digital Twins for IPM Synchronous Motor Drives Considering Motor Non-Linearity" (2023, IEEE Access)
  • "Novel Efficiency Optimized Inductor Design for GaN-Based Totem-Pole PFC" (2022, 2022 IEEE 31st International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE))

Yen-Shin Lai has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Zhao-Hong Qiu
  • Crestian Almazan Agustin
  • Jen-te Yu
  • Cheng-Kai Lin
  • Yu-Shan Cheng

In recognition of their contributions to power converters and motor drives controlled by pulse width modulation, they were named an IEEE Fellow in 2014.

Best Publications

  • A new approach to direct torque control of induction motor drives for constant inverter switching frequency and torque ripple reduction

    Yen-Shin Lai;Jian-Ho Chen

  • The relationship between space-vector modulation and regular-sampled PWM

    S.R. Bowes;Yen-Shin Lai

  • Topology for hybrid multilevel inverter

    Y.-S. Lai;F.-S. Shyu

  • Optimal common-mode Voltage reduction PWM technique for inverter control with consideration of the dead-time effects-part I: basic development

    Yen-Shin Lai;Fu-San Shyu

  • Switching Control Technique of Phase-Shift-Controlled Full-Bridge Converter to Improve Efficiency Under Light-Load and Standby Conditions Without Additional Auxiliary Components

    Bo-Yuan Chen;Yen-Shin Lai

  • Improved Model-Free Predictive Current Control for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives

    Cheng-Kai Lin;Jen-te Yu;Yen-Shin Lai;Hsing-Cheng Yu

  • Dead-Time Elimination of PWM-Controlled Inverter/Converter Without Separate Power Sources for Current Polarity Detection Circuit

    Yong-Kai Lin;Yen-Shin Lai

  • New Digital-Controlled Technique for Battery Charger With Constant Current and Voltage Control Without Current Feedback

    Bo-Yuan Chen;Yen-Shin Lai

  • A Biological Swarm Chasing Algorithm for Tracking the PV Maximum Power Point

    Liang-Rui Chen;Chih-Hui Tsai;Yuan-Li Lin;Yen-Shin Lai

  • New hybrid fuzzy controller for direct torque control induction motor drives

    Yen-Shin Lai;Juo-Chiun Lin

  • Pulsewidth Modulation Technique for BLDCM Drives to Reduce Commutation Torque Ripple Without Calculation of Commutation Time

    Yong-Kai Lin;Yen-Shin Lai

  • Optimal common-mode voltage reduction PWM technique for inverter control with consideration of the dead-time effects-part II: applications to IM drives with diode front end

    Yen-Shin Lai;Po-Sheng Chen;Hsiang-Kuo Lee;J. Chou

  • Voltage Control Technique for the Extension of DC-Link Voltage Utilization of Finite-Speed SPMSM Drives

    Ping-Yi Lin;Yen-Shin Lai

  • Predictive Digital-Controlled Converter With Peak Current-Mode Control and Leading-Edge Modulation

    Yen-Shin Lai;Chia-An Yeh

  • A Unified Approach to Zero-Crossing Point Detection of Back EMF for Brushless DC Motor Drives without Current and Hall Sensors

    Yen-Shin Lai;Yong-Kai Lin

  • New Hybrid Pulsewidth Modulation Technique to Reduce Current Distortion and Extend Current Reconstruction Range for a Three-Phase Inverter Using Only DC-link Sensor

    Yen-Shin Lai;Yong-Kai Lin;Chih-Wei Chen

  • Effective EMI Filter Design Method for Three-Phase Inverter Based Upon Software Noise Separation

    Po-Shen Chen;Yen-Shin Lai

  • Novel switching techniques for reducing the speed ripple of AC drives with direct torque control

    Y.-S. Lai;Wen-Ke Wang;Yen-Chang Chen

  • Novel loss reduction pulsewidth modulation technique for brushless dc motor drives fed by MOSFET inverter

    Yen-Shin Lai;Fu-San Shyu;Yung-Hsin Chang

  • Novel Back-EMF Detection Technique of Brushless DC Motor Drives for Wide Range Control Without Using Current and Position Sensors

    Yen-Shin Lai;Yong-Kai Lin

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