Biography
Qichen Yang received his bachelor’s degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2013, and his doctoral degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2018. He joined the Center for Advanced Power Systems at Florida State University as a postdoctoral scholar in 2019 and served as a research faculty member there until July 2024. His research interests include medium-voltage multilevel converters, medium-voltage DC circuit breakers, and high-voltage insulation technologies.
Publications
- Q. Yang et al., “Analysis, Modeling, and Experiments of a Nonlinear Inductor-Based Fault Current Commutation Strategy for a Hybrid Dc Circuit Breaker,” IEEE Trans. Transp. Electrif., doi: 10.1109/TTE.2024.3435928.
- Q. Yang, G. C. Montanari and D. Nath, “A global approach to the design of insulation systems for aerospace electrical assets: Focus on printed circuit board”, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 5613-5623, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TAES.2023.3263157.
- Q. Yang et al, “Design and Experimental Tests of Thermal Performances of a 10 kV SiC Power Module-Based Submodule of a Modular Multilevel Converter,” Proc. IEEE ECCE, 2024.
Research Interests
- Power electronics
- Insulation technology
- High voltage engineering
- Renewable energy