Net Zero Power Electronic System Lab – Led by Prof. Liwei Zhou

Advanced power electronic control and design lab at the University of Texas, Arlington, Department of Electrical Engineering

Dr. Liwei Zhou is a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Electrical Engineering. He received his bachelor and master’s degrees both from Shandong University in 2014 and 2017. He obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in 2022. His research interests include power electronics, advanced control technologies for power converters, grid-connected converters, renewable energy and EV charging systems optimal design. He has published more than 50 papers in the leading journals and conferences of power electronics. He has four patents and one book in Springer for publication. He serves as the tutorial/short course chair in ITEC 2023 and ITEC 2024, topic chair in ECCE 2023 and session chairs in ITEC 2022 and ITEC 2023. He was the recipient of the First Prize Winner of IEEE Industry Applications Society PhD Thesis Contest 2023, Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Applied Energy, MIT A+B 2022. He also received the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2021 and the (merit based) Student Travel Grant at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2018.​​​​

Research Areas

01

Power Electronics and Motor Control

Advanced voltage/current torque/speed control for power converters and motor drives with improved dynamic performance and reliability.

02

High Power-Density Converter Design

Design and optimize power converter system by leveraging wide band-gap devices to achieve high power density.

03

Electric Vehicle Charger Design

Design the hardware and control algorithms for high efficiency, low cost and high power density EV chargers.

04

Renewable Energy Conversion System

Design solar inverter circuit and control algorithms for high efficiency and high power density.

05

Magnetic Components Design

Develop the optimal design methodology for power inductor, transformer.

06

Reconfigurable Power Converter Design

Develop highly reconfigurable and modular power converters for various energy conversion applications with reduced design cost and improved performance.