Syllabus

MileStones

 

PROJECT
SUPERVISORS

T Aamodt

P. Abolmaesumi

A Bashashati

L. Chrostowski

A Fedorova

S Fels

N K-Hashemi

A Ivanov

L Lampe

J Madden

P Nair

T Nguyen

M Ordonez

K Pattabiraman

J Rubin

M Shahrad

S Shekhar

C Thrampoulidis

K Walus

L. Wang

Z Wang

ZJ Wang

EECE 597 Prof. M. Ordonez - ECE
To Apply: email For information & availability of specific projects.
ID Status Name
MO-1 Available Wireless Charging Platform Test Bench & Demo
In this project, the student will work to develop a demonstration platform for an electric vehicle wireless charging station. This project will begin by testing and understanding the existing wireless power transfer setup in the UBC Power Electronics Lab. Once a thorough understanding is established, work will be done to develop an interactive demonstration platform, which can showcase the technology to end-users, policymakers, and new generations. The exact requirements for the demonstration platform will be defined at the planning stage of the project. The student should be able to learn all the necessary skills during the project, but experience with test equipment and Labview are desirable. The skills developed through this project are highly transferable between ECE disciplines and are not limited only to power electronics. This project may also be handled by two interested students acting as a team and dividing the technical tasks according to their respective skillset and interests.
MO-2 Available Automation Platform for Wide Bandgap Char
In this project, the student will work on an automation platform used to characterize wide-bandgap (WBG) power switches and WBG-prototypes based on gallium-nitride (GaN) and silicon-carbide (SiC). The main tasks in this project are the following: literature review on characterization techniques (academia/industry), development of a hardware platform to carry out characterization (may include printed-circuit-board design), development of an automated characterization process, implementing developed process and extending the existing LabView / Python platform, development of custom DSP code (optional). The student(s) should be able to learn all the necessary skills during the project, but experience with test equipment, communication protocols, PCB-design, and LabView/Python are desirable. The student(s) will finish this project with highly valuable hands-on experience with the next generation of power electronics that will be used extensively in the industry in the next decades for solar and wind energy harvesting as well as battery charging systems. The skills developed through the hardware and software development are highly valuable in the field of power electronics but can also easily be transferred between ECE disciplines.
MO-3 Available Wind and Marine Maximum Power Point Tracking
In this project, the student will work to research and implement wind and marine turbine Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithms found in academia and industry. The student would be tasked to perform a literature review of turbine MPPT algorithms, develop a handful of these algorithms and verify their validity using Matlab/Simulink and Plecs. The project will culminate in the implementation of several algorithms in hardware using the power electronics boards already developed in the lab as well as the turbine emulation platform. The student will be paired with a UBC Power Electronics Lab graduate student and receive full training on the principles of operation and the testing of the lab power platforms and the turbine emulation platform. The student will finish this project with significant hands-on experience with the power electronics that are used extensively in industry for solar and wind energy harvesting as well as battery charging systems.
MO-4 Available Hardware In The Loop Interface Platform
In this project, the student will develop a platform to interface real-time simulation tools with laboratory prototypes to accelerate control algorithm design, data collection, and embedded systems design. The student will learn to perform Hardware In the Loop (HIL) testing for power electronics systems, review the platform designed in the laboratory, and design an interface board between them. The project will culminate with the implementation of two interface boards: one for rapid control prototyping, and the other for embedded system testing. The student will be paired with a researcher from the power electronics laboratory to receive the training in HIL testing and power electronics. The student will finish this project with significant hands-on experience with the power electronics and test hardware that is used in the industry.