Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Education
Research
Technology
WEMPEC Founders
Program Activities......................................................................22
Tom Lipo Don Novotny
T
Facilities............................................................................................32 he idea of an industrial support organization
and the subsequent creation of WEMPEC
Family with the help of people like Norb Schmitz,
Current Students...................................................................34 Ken Phillips, and others has been one of the most
satisfying and rewarding experiences of our lives.
Alumni.........................................................................................35 When we founded WEMPEC in 1981, little did we
Visiting Professors.................................................................41 know that this consortium of companies supporting
our research will likely outlive us!
Research Associates and Post-Docs..........................43
Maybe WEMPEC and the WEMPEC plan was a
Visiting Scholars.....................................................................44 very good idea at exactly the right time, but the
long-term success we celebrate at the 35-year
mark owes everything to the dedication and hard
work of the faculty, students, staff, and sponsors
who have chosen to be part of the WEMPEC family.
Over the past 35 years, our students and visiting
researchers have contributed to literally every nook
and cranny of the power electronics motor drive
world. We are extremely proud of them and what
they have accomplished both at UWMadison and
at their present places of employment in industry
and academia.
The WEMPEC organization has been crucial in
providing us the support and incentive to carry out
the work we love, and we both are content with
the fact that we have left WEMPEC in good hands.
Photo Credits: We thank all of you for your part in making reality
Globe on cover, istockphoto.com cherezoff bigger than our dreams. Long live WEMPEC!
Professional contemporary photos by
Nick Berard, TNT Photography, and
Yingie Li, WEMPEC Graduate Student
Inside back cover aerial background image
by University Communications
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s we celebrate WEMPECs highly productive consortium. We are we are making on preparations for
35th Anniversary, we invite incredibly fortunate that both of them WEMPECs future. First and foremost,
you to take advantage of this continue to make valuable contribu- the addition of Professors Bulent
opportunity to learn more about tions to WEMPEC today. Sarlioglu and Dan Ludois as WEMPEC
our consortiums past, present, and This booklet gives us a welcome faculty colleagues represents a giant
future. We hope that the material in opportunity to highlight the impres- step toward insuring that WEMPEC will
this booklet will deepen your appre- sive accomplishments of our current continue to be at the forefront of new
ciation of WEMPECs rich history that and graduated students who lie at the technical breakthroughs in the fields of
has consistently emphasized rigorous very heart of WEMPECs education and electric machines, power electronics,
and thoughtful preparation of our research missions. With over 400 gradu- machine drives, and their expanding
students, careful attention to the future ates who have earned masters and applications. As a team, we are working
technology needs of our sponsors, doctoral degrees, WEMPEC has gained to strengthen our laboratory infra-
and productive collaborations with an international reputation for the structure to insure that our faculty and
research colleagues worldwide. technical competence of our gradu- students will continue to have access to
To begin, we proudly acknowledge ates, distinguished by their broad and world-class research facilities.
and thank WEMPECs two founders, deep multidisciplinary skills. WEMPECs Our commitment to fulfill our
Professors Emeritus Don Novotny and success is reflected in the high levels education and technology transfer
Tom Lipo, who collaborated to launch of professional success that have been mission is stronger than ever, reflected
WEMPEC back in 1981 when the achieved by so many of our graduates. in the 20+ graduate and under-
concept of a university/industry consor- We are extremely pleased that many graduate courses that we offer to
tium in this field was new and untested. of our alumni maintain active relation- our students, one of the strongest
It is a testimony to their vision and ships with our program by serving as academic programs of its type found
dedication that they were so successful WEMPEC sponsor representatives. anywhere in the world. Building on
in launching WEMPEC and overseeing As WEMPEC co-directors, we are 31 years of success, our distance
its rapid growth into a stable and also pleased by the significant progress learning program continues to serve
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our sponsors and engineers working
in industry by offering these same
courses online to off-campus students, WEMPECs Vision
leading to either a capstone certificate To be the lifelong hub of a worldwide network of engineers who are active
or graduate degrees in our masters in all facets of power electronics and electromechanical power conversion
and doctoral programs. and their applications.
We conclude by expressing our
heartfelt appreciation to all of our
WEMPEC sponsors, past and present.
We would not be here to celebrate WEMPECs Mission
this special anniversary if it were not To maintain a tightly-coupled relation- T o develop effective methodologies
for the unflagging commitment of our ship between WEMPEC-supported for transferring new knowledge
sponsors to support this joint enter- university research and educational gained in WEMPEC-supported
prise. Our goal is to ensure that our programs and the engineers in global research to all engineers in industry
sponsors will continue to benefit from industry who sponsor and support who sponsor and support this
both our long-term research and our these programs. research, reflecting a long-term
preparation of the next generation of commitment to career development
T o continuously improve the
world-class engineers who will help of engineers in our field.
WEMPEC program in order to more
them maintain leadership positions in effectively foster and sustain the To globally foster the spirit of tech-
the markets they serve. We are confi- growth of advanced electrical nological innovation and progress
dent that the next 35 years will bring energy conversion technologies in electrical and electromechanical
even greater success to this uniquely and their industrial, commercial, power conversion.
productive and synergistic partnership! residential, consumer, automotive,
and aerospace applications.
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n anniversary is a time to pause to consider where weve been and where were going.
Like the ancient Roman god Janus, we look both to the past and the future. WEMPECs
past has been characterized by significant ground-breaking research. During our
35-year history, notable accomplishments include:
These accomplishments have been made possible by a uniquely talented group of faculty,
many of whom have received world-wide recognition. In 2014 Professor Emeritus Tom Lipo
was awarded the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering for contributions to electrical machine
and drive topologies. Also in 2014, Professor Bob Lorenz was awarded the IEEE Richard H.
Kaufmann award in recognition of his expertise in self-sensing machine methods. In 2015,
Professor Tom Jahns was named to the National Academy of Engineering. Professor Emeritus
Don Novotny has received numerous awards and concluded 57 years of classroom teaching in
2013, but still teaches sections of short courses today!
WEMPEC is truly a place of rich history: now lets turn toward the future. In the coming
years, WEMPEC will be undergoing a leadership transition. Nevertheless, we will build on our
historical strength of educating power engineers in theory as well as practical hands-on tech-
niques. We will continue to push the boundaries of technical expertise in electric machines,
power electronics, and drive systems; maintaining our focus in these areas while advancing
other technical arenas of significance to our sponsors. We will continue to enhance our value
to our sponsors so that WEMPEC sponsorship is the most highly leveraged use of scarce
research dollars. WEMPEC will remain a place where the multidisciplinary talents of visionary
researchers and their students are wedded to the needs of industry in a way unmatched at
any other university.
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Sponsors (as of April 2016)
ABB Corporate Research Center (U.S.) Kohler Company, Power Systems Div. Rockwell AutomationStandard Drives
ABB Inc., Drives and Power Products Division L-3 Communications Electronic Devices S&C Electric Company
Alstom Transport LEM U.S.A., Inc. SAFRAN
ANSYS Inc. Lenze Americas Sandvik Mining and Construction B.V.
Arnold Magnetic Technologies LG Electronics TECO- Westinghouse
ASELSAN A.S. Magna Powertrain Teledyne LeCroy
BAE Systems Controls, Inc. Magnetek, Inc. TEMAToyota Motor Engr & Mfg. N.A.
Boeing Company MathWorks, Inc. Texas Instruments
BorgWarner Meggitt -OECO TMEIC Corporation
Carrier Corporation Mercedes-Benz TMEIC Fuchu, Japan
Caterpillar, Inc. Tech Center Miller Electric Manufacturing Company Toro Company, The
CRRCR Zhuzhou Institute Co., LTD. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Toshiba International Corporation
Daikin Industries Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation - Japan
Danfoss Power Electronics MOOG, Inc Trane Company (Div. of Ingersoll Rand)
Delta Electronics, Inc. Moving Magnet Technologies, SA Triumph Aerospace Systems-Seattle
DRS Power & Control Technologies, Inc. Nidec Motor Corporation TRW Automotive
dSPACE, Inc. Nissan Research Center Unico, Inc. (Div. of Regal)
Eaton Corporate Research & Technology Oak Ridge National Laboratory UTC Aerospace Systems
Electronic Concepts, Inc. Oriental Motor BTG UTRC (United Technologies Research Center)
Electro-Motive Diesel International Corp. Oshkosh Corporation Woodward Aircraft Systems
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Plexus Engineering Solutions Woodward Industrial Systems
Flanders Electric Regal Beloit America. Enabling Tech Group Yaskawa America, Inc.
Ford Motor Company, Research & Adv. Engr. ResMed Motor Technologies
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Rockwell AutomationKinetix Div.
GE AviationElectrical Power Rockwell AutomationSoftswitching Technology
GE Global Research Center
Generac Power Systems
GM PowertrainElectrification
GM R&DWarren I would be surprised to find many university
Harley-Davidson Motor Company led industrial consortiums that have had such
HBM Test and Measurement a profound impact on their field. The WEMPEC
Hitachi, Ltd. Research Lab name is recognized globally for its excellence
Huawei Technologies Co. LTD
in education, research and its leadership.
Ideal Power, Inc.
WEMPECs contributions to the evolution and development
IMRA Europe SAS
Infineon Technologies North America Corp.
of electric machine and power electronics technology
Infolytica Corporation have transformed the field of electromechanical energy
John DeereConstruction & Forestry, Dubuque conversion and are enablers for the advancements that
John Deere Electronic Solutions will be critical to address the many challenges facing the
John Deere Moline Technology Innovation Ctr. world today related to global warming, energy supply,
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) and economic growth.
Johnson Controls, Inc., York
Dr. Michael Degner (PhD 98)
Johnson Electric Industrial Manufactory, Limited Ford Motor Company
JSOL Corp. Engr. Technology Div.
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Thomas M. Jahns
Professor
Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Thomas M. Jahns, IEEE Fellow, received New York, where he pioneered the devel-
his SB, SM, and PhD (78) degrees from opment of high-performance interior
MIT, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Jahns PM machines and drives in a variety of
joined the faculty at UWMadison in 1998 research and management positions.
as Grainger Professor of Power Electronics During 199698, he conducted a research
and Electric Machines in the Department sabbatical at MIT where he directed
of Electrical and Computer Engineering. research activities in the area of advanced
He is a co-director of WEMPEC and the automotive electrical systems and
Wisconsin Power Electronics Research accessories as co-director of an industry-
Center (WisPERC). sponsored automotive consortium.
Prior to coming to UWMadison, Dr. Since arriving at UWMadison, Dr.
Jahns worked for 15 years in GE Corporate Jahns has continued to pursue research in
Research and Development (now GE AC permanent magnet (PM) synchronous
Global Research Center) in Niskayuna, machines, focusing on technical issues
associated with high-performance PM
traction machines including fault-mode
analysis and mitigation, high-frequency
loss mechanisms, multiphysics design
optimization, and integrated motor
drives. His current research interests also
include changes to the electric grid to
make it much more compatible with
massive penetration of distributed energy
resources, with research projects focused
on renewable energy, microgrids, and
battery management.
In 2005, Dr. Jahns received the IEEE
Nikola Tesla Technical Field Award. Dr.
Jahns is also a past recipient of the
IEEE William E. Newell Award and the
Distinguished Service Award from the
IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). He
served as PELS president during 199495
and as an elected member of the IEEE
board of directors during 200102.
Dr. Jahns was elected to the U.S.
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
in 2015 for advancement of permanent
magnet machines and drives for transpor-
tation and industrial applications.
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Robert D. Lorenz
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Robert Lorenz, IEEE Life Fellow, received his research at the RWTH Aachen University,
BS, MS, and PhD from UWMadison and an Germany. From 1970 to 72, he worked for
MBA from the University of Rochester. He the U.S. Army as a systems test engineer
has been a UWMadison faculty member at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
since 1984 where he is the Elmer R. and From 1972 to 1982 he was a member of
Janet A. Kaiser Chair and the Consolidated the research staff at the Gleason Works in
Papers Foundation Professor of Controls Rochester, New York, working on high-
Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. performance drives and synchronized
He is co-director of WEMPEC. motion control. He has been a guest
In 196667, Dr. Lorenz did his junior professor at the Catholic University of
years studies in electromechanical Leuven, Belgium; the RWTH Aachen
engineering at the Monterrey Institute University, Germany; and at the Tokyo
of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico. In Institute of Technology, Japan.
196970, Dr. Lorenz did his masters thesis His teaching interests focus on physics-
based methods for controls design and
estimation and their accurate digital
implementation in electric machines and
power electronics.
His research interests include motor
design for self-sensing and loss-minimizing
control, power electronic device junction
temperature estimation, real-time control
of temperature/strain in power electronic
modules, deadbeat-direct torque and
flux control for loss manipulation without
compromising torque dynamics, and wire-
less power transfer technologies. He has
authored more than 300 technical papers,
has won 32 IEEE prize paper awards, and
holds 26 patents.
Dr. Lorenz was an elected member of
the IEEE board of directors 200506, the
IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)
president 2001, a distinguished lecturer
of the IEEE IAS 200001, and awarded the
2003 IEEE IAS Outstanding Achievement
Award, the 2006 EPE PEMC Outstanding
Achievement Award, the 2011 IEEE IAS
Distinguished Service Award, and the 2014
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufman Award.
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Daniel C. Ludois power conversion. From 2008 to 2011,
Dan formed teams with his fellow
Assistant Professor WEMPEC students and faculty to push
Department of Electrical and these concepts forward. Dans efforts won
Computer Engineering
numerous awards, including the Climate
Leadership Challenge Grand Prize, IEEE
focus of his undergraduate research was Presidents Change the World Competition
the use of scanning tunneling microscopy Outstanding Student Humanitarian Award,
(STM) to study semiconductor surface UW Engineering Expo, the Burrill Business
science at the atomic scale. After Bradley, Plan Competition, among others, garnering
Dan enrolled at the University of Wisconsin more than $135,000 and research incubator
Madison to pursue a PhD in the applied space to advance his ideas. After gradu-
physics area of electrical and computer ation in 2011, Dr. Ludois and his partners
engineering. During his first year Dan used the winnings to cofound Madison
was hired as a TA for Dr. Lorenzs ECE 377, start-up C-Motive Technologies Inc., a
Electrical & Electromechanical Energy company that focuses on capacitively
Conversion, and realized this could be his coupled power conversion solutions,
As a WEMPEC faculty member, Dr. Ludoiss career. He joined WEMPEC in 2007 with Dr. mainly for machines. In 2012, Dr. Ludois
research focus has been on broadening Venkataramanan as his PhD advisor. During completed the Weinert Applied Ventures
the horizons of capacitive coupling via new his time as a WEMPEC graduate student, in Entrepreneurship (WAVE) certificate
dielectric materials and high-frequency Dan focused on the modeling and experi- within the UW MBA program, received a
power electronics. Applications include mental validation of modular multilevel WARF Innovation Award for his electrostatic
compact wireless power transfer for converters (MMCs), receiving his PhD in machinery patent, and C-Motive placed
mobile and rotating equipment, brushless 2011 for his thesis Wind Farms with DC 2nd in the Wisconsin Governors Business
electric machine bearing current mitiga- Collection Networks Using Bridge of Bridge Plan Contest. In 2013, Dr. Ludois returned
tion, electrostatic (e-field) machinery, and Multilevel Converters. to UWMadison as an assistant professor in
dual energy cores for integrated inductor- During graduate school Dan pursued the ECE department along with WEMPEC
capacitors. In 2015, Dr. Ludoiss efforts his own ideas focused on developing and now serves in an advisory capacity to
in electrostatic machinery earned him national rural electrification strategies and C-Motive as chief science officer.
a National Science Foundation CAREER early concepts in capacitively coupled
Award, one of the highest honors to be
bestowed at the beginning of a career.
This high-risk-high-reward work focuses on
the removal of steel and copper in electric
machines, transitioning entirely to plastic
and aluminum for lower cost and ease of
manufacturing. Dr. Ludois has published
~30 papers and has two issued and six
pending patents. He currently teaches ECE
411 Introduction to Electric Drives and ECE
711 Dynamics and Control of AC Drives
and advises two MS and four PhD students.
Prior to joining WEMPEC as a faculty
member, Dan Ludois attended Bradley
University in Peoria, Illinois, where he
received his BS in physics in 2006. The
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STAFF
WEMPEC Staff
years working on AC drive development profitability. He developed many state-of-
engineering and engineering manage- the-art applications for grid-connected
ment. He gained extensive experience energy storage with a variety of battery
with controls and power electronics energy storage technologies.
development and held an engineering Mr. Sember has been associated with
leadership position in a multinational and WEMPEC for the majority of his career as a
cross-cultural product development sponsor. In 2013, he joined WEMPEC as its
environment. first executive director, while continuing
Subsequently, he led product to remain active with battery energy
development for generators, automatic storage with a focus on lithium-ion
transfer switches, and generator paral- batteries and systems. Power electronics
leling switchgear. He obtained an is an intriguing and challenging combina-
executive MBA in 2002, after which tion of technologies. In addition to power
he led a business division supplying electronics circuit design, the discipline
James W. Sember
Executive Director medium-voltage UPS, multi-megawatt- includes power systems, machine design,
scale grid-connected energy storage, machine control, analog and digital
James Sember has worked in the power and power electronics for reactive power electronics, digital signal processing, and
electronics and power systems arena for compensation. He grew the business real-time embedded system control. Mr.
more than 35 years. After obtaining his at a compound annual growth rate of Sember has done engineering work in all
BSEE from Cornell University, he spent 15 27 percent over five years and achieved of these areas. He holds nine U.S. patents
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n the 1970s rising energy prices the goal of attracting him to Wisconsin. consortium and has served with remark-
coupled with developments in the With Professor Lipos assistance, the ably few changes to the present time.
emerging field of power electronics proposal was modified and expanded, Incorporating educational, research,
were creating a major worldwide expan- and he was named as the faculty and service components, the overall
sion in power engineering activity. member to be hired. program was designed to create a close
The UWMadison faculty in electric The preliminary proposal was working relationship between program
machines recognized the need to discussed with a small group of industrial faculty, students, and industrial spon-
expand the UW program to become a contacts consisting of Steve Bomba of sors. Emphasis was on generic research
dominant player in this growth area. To Allen-Bradley Company and Roy Hyink projects of a basic and widely applicable
reinforce the need for this expansion, and Ken Phillips of Eaton Corporation nature and means for rapidly commu-
it was decided to enlist the support of (then Cutler Hammer Inc). Discussion nicating the results to the sponsors.
Wisconsin industry, and in the spring and modification of the proposal occu- Expanded programs of resident instruc-
of 1980 a preliminary proposal for an pied several months and resulted in the tion and continuing education courses
industrial support group was developed final program plan used to create the were also emphasized. The Wisconsin
by Professors Donald W. Novotny and Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Norbert L. Schmitz. Initial contact was Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). The was designated to handle any patents
established with Professor Thomas A. program plan outlined the goals, admin- developed in the program. The sponsor
Lipo (then at Purdue University) with istrative structure, and operation of the contribution was set at $5,000 per year
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with a maximum of three sponsorship control applications and control design.
units available to a single company. In the spring of 1985, Professor Deepak
Danfoss continues
The program was formally initiated M. Divan joined the ECE faculty and
to benefit from our
in January 1981 with three sponsors: also became a member of the WEMPEC
Allen Bradley Co.mpany, the Graham faculty, adding expertise in power relationship with
Company, and Eaton/ Cutler Hammer. electronics. As a result of these addi- WEMPEC; we have been
Professor Lipo joined the faculty in tions, WEMPEC attracted participation a sponsor for 20+ years.
January 1981, and by the end of the from electronic equipment manufac- WEMPEC research
year, six additional companies became turers, control specialists, and machine is internationally
part of the list of charter sponsors. tool companies. The scope of WEMPEC renowned and relevant
The first WEMPEC Review Meeting was activity was again expanded to include to our research and
held at Union South on April 21, 1982, power system applications in 1988 development. Danfoss
at which time there were 12 sponsors. by the addition of Professor Robert H. values our WEMPEC
The program summary for the first 15 Lasseter. alumni and our
months of operation listed nine grad- The 10-year anniversary meeting,
continued engagement
uate students, two visiting professors, held on April 17, 1991, was attended
with WEMPEC students,
and three visiting scholars. A total of 11 by more than 140 representatives from
faculty, and staff.
WEMPEC reports were completed, three 41 companies. During the tenth year
short courses were offered, and a total of operation there were 47 graduate Tom Flygare
Danfoss Power Electronics
of 24 projects were started, completed students in the program, nine of
or continued during the period. There whom received degrees and a total
were 34 industrial representatives in of 52 separate research projects were
attendance at this first review meeting.
From 1982 to 1985, the program
grew in terms of industrial sponsors,
students, and visiting professors and
scholars. The first MS degree (Tim
Rowan) was awarded in 1982 and the
first PhD (Daniel Kirschen) in 1985. The
focus of the research within WEMPEC
during this early period was primarily
on electric drive systems with much of
the work related to energy conserva-
tion and efficiency improvement. High
performance, field oriented drives were
also a major developing technology and
a number of research projects and tuto-
rial reports were devoted to this area.
In December 1984, Professor Robert
D. Lorenz joined the UW Department
of Mechanical Engineering faculty.
Through an affiliate appointment in the
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE), he became a
WEMPEC faculty member, allowing
expansion of WEMPEC into motion WEMPEC lab, 1990s.
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administrative support to ease the battery cell testing systems, which monthly newsletter was revived with
administrative burden on the faculty reside in the WEI building. WEMPEC wider coverage of WEMPEC activities.
directors. In 2013, Jim Sember was hired lab safety was improved by the addi- More sponsors have taken advantage of
to fill a position as executive director tion of emergency stop push-buttons. the opportunity for a technology teview
with oversight of finances, operations, Additional space in Engineering Hall meeting with the WEMPEC faculty.
and other staff members. Ray Marion was obtained for lab benches, graduate These half day meetings provide the
retired in January of 2016 after working student and visiting scholar desks and opportunity for a sponsor to discuss
in and managing the WEMPEC labs for a library/meeting room. In late 2014, any technical concern they may have
more than 22 years. He was succeeded GM offered to donate three high-speed ranging from immediate problems to
by Kyle Hanson, who is a 2011 graduate state-of-the-art dynamometers that multiyear technical road maps. These
of the WEMPEC program. had been used to develop machines for meetings are held in Madison with rele-
Many important infrastructure electric vehicles. Two of the dynamom- vant faculty participation. Additionally,
improvements have also been made. eters are rated at 170 kW with speeds more students and sponsors are taking
In 2012, construction of the Wisconsin up to 15,000 RPM. The first of these advantage of the opportunity for
Energy Institute (WEI) building was larger high-speed systems was commis- summer internships. These internships
completed. WEMPEC is able to make sioned in late 2015 and has already been provide students with opportunities for
use of this state-of-the art building for used by three projects. These systems significant real-world experience which
research involving microgrids, advanced provide WEMPEC with test capability for build relationships for future hiring,
energy storage for grid and electric machines that is unprecedented in most as well as providing opportunities for
vehicle applications, power device other university research programs. technology transfer.
reliability, as well as providing addi- Through the addition of faculty Over the 35 years of WEMPEC
tional dynamometers. In 2014, Johnson and staff, WEMPEC has been able to operation, approximately 120 PhDs and
Controls donated state-of-the-art expand contact with our sponsors. The 280 MS degrees have been awarded.
WEMPEC research activity has resulted
in more than 1,500 individual project
descriptions listed in the annual
We at GM are pleased to be an active WEMPEC Program Summaries. The
results of this research have been
WEMPEC member. There is no better
reported in more than 1300 WEMPEC
institution than WEMPEC to lead and guide
Research Reports. In addition to the
our thinking in electric drives. We continue regular schedule of credit courses and
to invest in our time and attention to distance learning courses, nearly 75
WEMPEC, including the recent donation short courses have been offered over
of three dynamometers to the UW labs. WEMPEC the 35-year period.
students consistently show great new possibilities as The international reputation of the
well as pragmatic advances in machines and controls. WEMPEC program has attracted more
We rely on WEMPEC to staff our engineering groups, than 120 visiting faculty members
and through the outreach program, we continue the from all over the world to spend
education of the GM team. WEMPEC has a culture of sabbatical time of three months or
excellence and service that has served industry for more in Madison. There have been an
35 years, and we are looking forward with WEMPEC even larger number of visiting scholars
including many postdocs and doctoral
to create what will come next.
candidates who have spent time in the
Peter Savagian, General Director WEMPEC community over this same
General Motors Powertrain
period. Many significant aspects of
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Grainger Lab today.
Distance Learning Classroom conducted using employer laboratory WEMPEC courses offered via the
facilities and often involve research topics online degree program are updated regu-
Distance education continues to be a related to the engineers primary area of larly to ensure that students are exposed
major priority of the WEMPEC faculty, job responsibility. As demonstrated by to the most recent developments in each
providing a valuable benefit to the a long track record of successful online of the key areas of power technology.
employees of WEMPEC sponsor organi- degree students, these research projects Students view recorded lectures at times
zations and engineers everywhere. The often lead to innovative technical contri- and locations that fit their schedules,
UWMadison online degree program butions that mutually benefit the student while completing course assignments
offers 19 of the 21 undergraduate and employee as well as the employer. and tests on schedules comparable to
graduate courses listed in the preceding In addition to the online degree those of their on-campus counterparts.
section via recorded lectures. program, another popular online Arrangements are made to ensure
The ability to offer this broad range program is now available that offers convenient access to the responsible
of online courses to off-campus students practicing engineers an opportu- WEMPEC faculty member via telephone
in the areas of power electronics, electric nity to earn a Capstone Certificate in and email for all course-related questions.
machines, control, and power systems Power Conversion and Control. This Live sessions are also offered by TAs and
makes it possible for working engineers certificate is offered to online students faculty depending on the course.
to earn masters degrees at their home who successfully complete a fixed For complete program and course
locations with a minimum of on-campus sequence of three graduate courses information, visit the Department of
residency requirements. A few dedicated in power electronics, drives, and Engineering Professional Development
engineers continue on, using the controls. In addition to the value of (EPD) Online Degrees and Capstone
online degree program as the basis for this certificate as a respected creden- Certificates website: epd.wisc.edu/online-
earning their doctoral degrees with their tial for practicing engineers in their degrees. You can also directly contact
employers support. workplace, this capstone program also Daryl Haessig, program manager of the
Some of the engineers who choose serves as a critical stepping stone for power area online degree and capstone
to use the online degree program to students wishing to apply for admis- certificate programs, to discuss any
pursue advanced degrees are engaged in sion into our online master of science questions regarding program and course
research projects under the supervision degree programs in either electrical options, at daryl.haessig@wisc.edu or by
of one of the WEMPEC faculty members. engineering (power engineering) or telephone at 608-262-8819.
These research projects are typically mechanical engineering (controls).
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Short Courses faculty. Other speakers are invited from The short courses are typically taught
industry and national labs with high over three or four days and are held
One of the longest and deepest tradi- credentials to teach in these short on the Madison campus. On-site and
tions surrounding the University of courses as well. shorter versions of these courses are also
Wisconsin is the Wisconsin Idea, which Under the leadership of Professor held at company locations if requested.
encompasses a general principle: that Sarlioglu, WEMPECs short course port- In addition to presentations in these
education should influence peoples lives folio increased from roughly four short short courses, participants are provided
beyond the boundaries of the classroom. courses to more than 10 over the last in-class hardware and software demon-
In the spirit of the Wisconsin idea, five years. The new courses in the area strations and a tour of the WEMPEC labs.
WEMPEC faculty actively engage and of power conversion have increased in WEMPEC sponsors receive a
teach in short courses that are provided both breadth and depth and include discount to attend short courses. You
by the University of WisconsinMadison Power Electronics Design Boot Camp, can find more information about the
Department of Engineering Professional AC Machine Design Fundamentals, short courses scheduled for the coming
Development. The materials are Introduction to Electrical Energy months via links on the WEMPEC website
specially created to benefit the partici- Storage, Introduction to EMI/EMC, (www.wempec.wisc.edu) or EPD website
pants with the most up-to-date and Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Boot Camp, (epd.wisc.edu). You are invited to direct
relevant information and they include High Speed Electric Machine Design your questions to Bulent Sarlioglu at
the most recent teaching material (on-site), and Introduction to Electric sarlioglu@wisc.edu or 608-262-2703.
and research outcomes from WEMPEC Machines and Drives.
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RESEARCH AREAS ADVANCED MACHINES
WEMPEC research focuses Electric machines are finding ever- in other important areas including the
on three major areas: expanding applications and continue development of modular, fault-tolerant
Advanced Machines, to be a central focus of attention for PM machines that are far less vulnerable to
Power Converters, and WEMPEC because of the critical role they potentially crippling fault conditions, and
Controls & Sensor Tech- play in producing and using electric new PM machine topologies that mini-
nology, with significant energy. Electric machine research at mize torque ripple or minimize rare-earth
investigations in other WEMPEC has earned an international magnet material while delivering world-
reputation for its long history of ground- class torque density characteristics.
areas as well.
breaking innovations that span a wide Other work is under way pursuing
WEMPECs objective is to spectrum of new topologies ranging innovative approaches to designing PM
perform the highest quality from axial-airgap machines to double- machine stators and rotors that reduce
airgap machines and, more recently, losses and improve thermal management.
long-term research that
electrostatic machines. For example, prototype axial-field machines
results in technology
have been realized using aluminum foil
advancements that lead
to future industrial growth.
Permanent Magnet (PM) windings that are competitive with copper
Machines wire windings, and coordinated electrical,
WEMPEC research seeds magnetic, and thermal modeling activi-
long-term technological WEMPEC faculty members have pioneered ties are under way to establish practical
developments and discov- the development of interior PM (IPM) design guidelines. Rotating heat pipes are
eries that are years ahead machines that are used in nearly all hybrid- also being developed for insertion into PM
of commercially available and battery-electric passenger vehicles machine rotors to significantly improve the
products. WEMPEC leads now in commercial production. Major cooling of thermally limited magnets that
technical progress has also been achieved are often buried deep inside.
the world in pushing the
envelope in machines,
converters, and controls in
unique synergistic relation-
ships to achieve new and
innovative technology.
Every time
I have the
opportunity
to visit
WEMPEC I learn a lot. I
enjoy my time and I love
WEMPEC!
Dr. Xiaochuan Jia
GE-Aviation
Converter Topologies
Modeling and development of power
converter topologies for a variety of
applications continues to be a major focus
for WEMPEC research. The development
of higher-speed power semiconductor
switching devices that can reach higher
power levels increases the switching
stresses on components and reinforces the
need for soft-switching techniques, origi-
nally pioneered by WEMPEC, to manage
the undesirable dynamics. Ongoing work
in this area includes the introduction of an
entirely new approach for high-frequency
dc-to-dc power conversion using capacitor
coupling to replace transformer coupling
Construction of control card for integrated modular motor drive (IMMD).
and the introduction of Stored Energy
Modulation or SEM. Application of SEM
to drive applications reduces the DC link available today. Projects are under way Component Integration
capacitance to fractions of a microfarad to demonstrate higher levels of modu-
from thousands of microfarads. larization and physical integration of The key to reducing the size and cost
Early work on the development of power electronics into loads or sources. of power conversion equipment is
matrix and multilevel converters laid the These features are becoming increas- achieving higher levels of integration
foundation for more recent work in the ingly important for a wide variety of of components and structures. Passive
area of vector switching AC-AC converters important applications ranging from components such as inductors and
and modular multilevel converters. motor drives to batteries and solar PV capacitors are fundamental compo-
These have led to optimized topologies arrays. WEMPEC research in this area is nents of nearly all power electronic
and various design-oriented models for enabling new approaches for gate drive conversion systems. WEMPEC is working
applying reactive components in order to designs, efficiency characterization, and on an innovative approach to a highly
achieve robust performance. understanding and mitigating EMI/EMC integrated inductor (L) and capacitor (C)
aspects of these devices. In addition, design by storing magnetic and electric
new approaches are being developed for field energy in a common volume,
Power Electronics constituting a dual energy core (DEC).
implementing fault-tolerant capabilities
Integration in machine drives that are valuable for The DEC enables a four-terminal inte-
WEMPEC is taking advantage of the use in everything from renewable energy grated LC device that may be applied in
availability of wide-bandgap silicon- systems such as wind-turbine generators nearly any AC or DC circuit configura-
carbide and gallium-nitride power to electrified propulsion for land, sea, tion since its characteristics appear as
semiconductor switches to achieve and air transportation. Fault tolerance is decoupled lumped elements.
breakthroughs in power electronics that particularly critical for demanding appli-
will enable future power converters that cations such as flight-critical aerospace
are smaller, lighter, and more environ- pumps and actuators where disabling
mentally rugged than anything that is failures cannot be tolerated.
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WELCOME
UTILITY APPLICATIONS
WEMPEC research is delivering innova- encompassing renewable wind and solar, for breakthroughs that are needed in
tive approaches for building smaller-scale natural gas generators, and microtur- every aspect of the future electrical grid.
distributed generation systems that can bines. WEMPEC researchers are working WEMPEC is conducting fundamental
be integrated with more conventional with faculty colleagues in other parts research for V2G inverter design and
centralized power generation systems of the university to develop promising control for performing utility grid services.
or function separately. WEMPEC faculty new electric grid architectures that In addition to efforts focused on the
members have long been leaders in the embody bottom-up concepts giving developed world, WEMPEC research
development of new microgrid concepts. utility customers many more options for is aggressively applying these same
This work has contributed substantially generating their own power and avoiding distributed energy system concepts in
to the fact that the microgrid is now outages. This ongoing research is directly innovative ways to provide practical
the dominant paradigm for distributed tackling technical challenges posed by and reliable electricity to unserved and
energy systems incorporating a wide the intermittency of renewable energy under-served communities and larger
range of power generation sources sources, creating exciting opportunities population centers around the world.
480V 3-phase microgrid testbed including cabinets for solar PV microsource (left) and smart switch (right).
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ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER TRANSFER
We continue to expand and upgrade our facilities with recent acquisitions of new
lab space and the conversion of a graduate student office into a fourth research lab
with seven benches. Our labs now include more than 34 maple-surface movable
work-stations for researchers to build and test equipment. In addition, we installed a
new E-stop safety system in all of our labs to shut down power from all three phase
receptacles in the event of an emergency.
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Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI)
The newest laboratory space available interface units to several different types to emulate a wide variety of prime movers
to WEMPEC researchers is the Integrated of dc sources including both real and or loads including wind turbines and
Energy Systems Laboratory (IESL) that emulated solar PV and battery micro- internal combustion engines. Additional
was commissioned in 2013 when the sources. Other available sources and loads special test facilities available in IESL
WEI building was opened. The labspace, include a 60kW natural gas generator, include state-of-the-art battery cycling
consisting of a high-bay lab and an resistive load banks up to 155kW, and a and test equipment donated by JCI, and
adjacent staging laboratory, was custom- high-performance 170kW dynamometer an Opal RT OP5600 hardware-in-the-loop
designed for research focused on grid donated by GM that can be programmed (HiL) real-time computer.
integration topics including microgrids,
renewable energy, energy storage, and
advanced electric energy systems. The
MICROGRID CAPABILITY
lab features five research bays, each
equipped with water, compressed air,
Isolated Utility Connection 750 kVA
natural gas, exhaust, and access to 750kVA
of isolated 480V, 3-phase electric power Static Switch Sync & Connection Point 250 A
that is readily expandable to 2MVA. The
Grid Connected Inverter 45 kW
lab also includes a five-ton overhead lift
and separate overhead wiring trays for Natural Gas Generator 60 kW
power and communications connections.
The high-power microgrid testbed is Photovoltaic Array 8 kW
currently configured for 208/480V 3-phase
Simulated Wind Turbine (dyno + motor) 135 kW
power, including a 250A static switch for
utility synchronization and connection. Resistive Load Bank 155 kW
Several 45kW inverters are configured
Battery Bank 4 kW
with custom controls to serve as flexible
First-generation developers and users of the WEI Integrated Energy Systems Laboratory.
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WELCOME
FAMILY
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ALUMNI
1981 MS Jin Heung Chung R.H. Lasseter 1987 PhD
Hamdy M. Bahnassy* N. Schmitz John P. Hoffman D.W. Novotny Roy Steve Colby D.W. Novotny
Joseph D. Law T.A. Lipo Eduard Muljadi T.A. Lipo
1981 PhD John M. Loehrke R.D. Lorenz Joseph O. Ojo T.A. Lipo
Mehrdad Ehsani* N. Schmitz Richard F. Schiferl T.A. Lipo
Nathaniel Gunaratnam* D.W. Novotny 1985 PhD Pradeep K. Sood T.A. Lipo
* Indicates already in ECE program; Daniel S. Kirschen D.W. Novotny Li-Cheng Zai T.A. Lipo
became WEMPEC students in 81 Timothy M. Rowan T.A. Lipo
Chu-Gen Wang T.A. Lipo 1988 MS
1982 MS Kai Chi Lam T.A. Lipo
Timothy J. Kolb D.W. Novotny 1986 MS Eric G. Mundt R.D. Lorenz
Timothy M. Rowan T.A. Lipo Grant K. Garnett R.D. Lorenz S. Y. Tam R.H. Lasseter
David A. Kaiser T.A. Lipo Oliver Wilke R.D. Lorenz
1982 PhD Jim D. Kershner R.D. Lorenz
K. Ahmed T.A. Lipo Terrance M. Lettenmaier D.W. Novotny 1988 PhD
Dennis K. Schade R.D. Lorenz Yen-Ren Liu R.H. Lasseter
1983 MS Longya Xu T.A. Lipo Donald S. Zinger T.A. Lipo
David M. Brod D.W. Novotny
Roy Steve Colby D.W. Novotny 1986 PhD 1989 MS
Isidoro Couvertier D.W. Novotny H. Soebagio T.A. Lipo Beena S. Acharya D.M. Divan
Takayoshi Matsuo T.A. Lipo Kwa-Sur Tam R.H. Lasseter William B. Dittman T.A. Lipo
Donald S. Zinger T.A. Lipo Greg T. Jackson R.D. Lorenz
1987 MS Brian K. Johnson R.H. Lasseter
1984 MS Mark R. Bachhuber R.D. Lorenz Vikram Kaura D.W. Novotny
Wallace H. Creer T.A. Lipo Ivan R. Brouwer R.D. Lorenz Patrick Michael Kelecy R.D. Lorenz
William J. Hunt D.W. Novotny Robert A. Cook R.D. Lorenz Lowell M. Rausch D.M. Divan
Benson Lee R.H. Lasseter Mike B. Eberlein R.D. Lorenz Shien-Yang Wu D.M. Divan
Eduard Muljadi T.A. Lipo Patrick L. Jansen D.W. Novotny
Kamarudin Nordin D.W. Novotny A. Reza Kashani R.D. Lorenz 1989 PhD
Mustansir Kheraluwala D.M Divan. Leonard J. Bohmann R.H. Lasseter
1985 MS Mark S. Kramer T.A. Lipo Sheng-Ming Yang R.D. Lorenz
Leonard J. Bohmann R.H. Lasseter K. Mathias Meyer R.D. Lorenz
Kwon C. Chang T.A. Lipo Oliver D. Patterson D.M. Divan
Doug Van De Riet R.D. Lorenz
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WELCOME
FAMILY
1996 PhD
LongJang Li R.D. Lorenz
Yue Li T.A. Lipo
David R. Seidl R.D. Lorenz
Planting a memorial tree at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA).
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WELCOME
FAMILY
2003 PhD
Ashish Bendre G. Venkataramanan
Subhashish Bhattacharya
G.Venkataramanan
Rick Kieferndorf T.A. Lipo
Lixiang Wei T.A. Lipo
Brian Welchko T.A. Lipo
2004 MS
Travis Bashaw T.A. Lipo
James A. Buerosse R.D. Lorenz
Jeffrey J. Connors R.D. Lorenz
Chirdpong Deelertpaiboon
R.H. Lasseter
David K. Farnia R.D. Lorenz
Raahul Hassan R.H. Lasseter
Professor Lorenz with Visiting Scholars.
Dong Gee Hong R.D. Lorenz
Jae-Hyuck Kim T.M. Jahns
Paul Mezs T.M. Jahns
Jonathan Nord G. Venkataramanan
2000 MS Jody J. Nelson G. Venkataramanan
Erick L. Oberstar R.D. Lorenz
Eric A. Carter R.D. Lorenz Shihong Park T.M. Jahns
Daniel M. Saban G. Venkataramanan Nitin R. Patel R.D. Lorenz
Jennifer Chung R.D. Lorenz
Eric L. Schlevensky R.D. Lorenz Devang Sachdev G. Venkataramanan
Mark A. Ferderer R.D. Lorenz
Mark A. Spickard R.D. Lorenz
Stephen Fusi T.A. Lipo
2002 PhD Hong-Yue (Ray) Tang R.D. Lorenz
Enrique Ledezma T.A. Lipo
Jongsoo Lim R.D. Lorenz Jun Kikuchi T.A. Lipo
Renato Lyra T.A. Lipo 2004 PhD
Jaehyung Park T.A. Lipo Metin Aydin T.A. Lipo
John H. Sorebo R.D. Lorenz Alessandro Moreira T.A. Lipo
Velimir Nedic T.A. Lipo Eric L. Benedict T.A. Lipo
Clarissa M. Thomas R.D. Lorenz Sib Chakrabarti T.M. Jahns
Ronghai Qu T.A. Lipo
Hyunbae Kim R.D. Lorenz
2000 PhD Juan Tapia T.A. Lipo
Shihong Park T.M. Jahns
Melik Dolen R.D. Lorenz
2003 MS Yong-Sug Suh T.A. Lipo
Dinyu (Dan) Qin T.A. Lipo
Theodore P. Bohn R.D. Lorenz Damir Zarko T.A. Lipo
2001 MS Ian P. Brown R.D. Lorenz
2005 MS
Nathan Harris T.M. Jahns Michael F. Cash R.D. Lorenz
Patrick Flannery G. Venkataramanan Shreesha Adiga Manoor R.D. Lorenz
Ji Li G. Venkataramanan
Yusuke Fukuta G. Venkataramanan Sandeep Bala G. Venkataramanan
David Oteman T.A. Lipo
Christian Hareide R.D. Lorenz Felix B. Bierbaum R.D. Lorenz
Allen Windhorn R.H. Lasseter
Jason J. Hartwig R.D. Lorenz James W. Claerbout R.D. Lorenz
Neal D. Clements G. Venkataramanan
2001 PhD Jesse Krase T.A. Lipo
Christopher J. Courtney R.D. Lorenz
Barbara H. Kenny R.D. Lorenz Won-Kyoung Lee T.M. Jahns
Erik R. Olson R.D. Lorenz Kleber Facchini T.A. Lipo
Taiyou Yong R.H. Lasseter
Wen Ouyang T.A. Lipo Derek R. Hochstetler R.D. Lorenz
Nicolai Mortensen G. Venkataramanan
2002 MS Trine Pande-Rolfsen R.D. Lorenz
Charles Romenesko R.D. Lorenz Anusheel Nahar R.D. Lorenz
Gary Buckingham R.H. Lasseter
Daniel M. Saban R.D. Lorenz Jeffrey Nasadoski T.M. Jahns
Ho Chan T.M. Jahns
Vijay Srinivasan G. Venkataramanan Mark Putnam G. Venkataramanan
Ayman El-Refaie T.M. Jahns
Jackson Wai T.M. Jahns Bin Shi G. Venkataramanan
Christoph Giebeler R.D. Lorenz
Yue Xu R.D. Lorenz Fatou Thiam A. Muetze
Christopher Houle R.H. Lasseter
Hao Howard Zhang T.A. Lipo Ricky J. White T.M. Jahns
Nathan Lebens G. Venkataramanan
Dustin A. Murdock R.D. Lorenz
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2005 PhD 2008 MS 2011 MS
Ayman EL-Refaie T.M. Jahns Seok-Hee Han T.M. Jahns Joshua Brittingham T.M. Jahns
Mahesh Illindala G. Venkataramanan Bjorn Heinbokel R.D. Lorenz Christopher Farr T.M. Jahns
Hongrae Kim T.M. Jahns Robert W. Hejny R.D. Lorenz Kyle Hanson R.D. Lorenz
Paolo Piagi R.H. Lasseter Daniel C. Ludois G. Venkataramanan Jonathan Hoffman R.D. Lorenz
Tod R. Tesch R.D. Lorenz Mark Michiels G. Venkataramanan Zachary Hurst R.D. Lorenz
Dan Nowak G. Venkataramanan Mohsen Karbassian G.
2006 MS Ryan D. Nowak R.D. Lorenz Venkataramanan
Jei-Hoon Baek T.M. Jahns Ben Sykora T.M. Jahns Phil Kollmeyer T.M. Jahns
Daniel Bocci T.M. Jahns Travis M. Thul R.D. Lorenz Jonathan Lee G. Venkataramanan
Vishram Deshpande G. Christopher M. Wolf R.D. Lorenz James McFarland T.M. Jahns
Venkataramanan Francesco Quattrone R.D. Lorenz
Christoffer Fox G. Venkataramanan 2008 PhD Mehdi Rexha T.M. Jahns
Joshua Kagerbauer T.M. Jahns Sandeep Bala G. Venkataramanan Jerhod Smithback T.M. Jahns
Nicholas Lemberg T.A. Lipo Patrick Flannery G. Venkataramanan
Daniel R. Luedtke R.D. Lorenz Kum-Kang Huh R.D. Lorenz 2011 PhD
Andrew A. Rockhill T.A. Lipo Ekrem Kayikci R.D. Lorenz Daniel Ludois G. Venkataramanan
Ying Chin Tan A. Muetze Shashank Krishnamurthy T.M. Jahns Patrick Schneider R.D. Lorenz
Kevin J. Van Kammen R.D. Lorenz Kevin Lee T.M. Jahns/T.A. Lipo Jagadeesh Tangudu T.M. Jahns
Nathan T. West R.D. Lorenz Marsha L. Walters R.D. Lorenz Jennifer Vining G. Venkataramanan
Yang Wang T.A. Lipo
2006 PhD 2009 MS Christopher Wolf R.D. Lorenz
Jonathan Bird T.A. Lipo Seth M. Avery R.D. Lorenz Shih-Ching Yang T.A. Lipo
Michael C. Harke R.D. Lorenz J. Matthew Burton R.D. Lorenz
Erik R. Olson R.D. Lorenz Micah Erickson T.M. Jahns 2012 MS
Daniel M. Saban T.A. Lipo Shiv Gupta G. Venkataramanan Alden Alviar G. Venkataramanan
Bingsen Wang G. Venkataramanan William R. Kranz G. Venkataramanan Brian Bradley R.D. Lorenz
Jae Suk Lee R.D. Lorenz Gilsu Choi T.M. Jahns
2007 MS Natee Limsuwan R.D. Lorenz Paul Erdtmann R.D. Lorenz
Korwin J. Anderson R.D. Lorenz Matt Suprenant G. Venkataramanan Nicholas Graan R.D. Lorenz
Nathaniel Brown T.M. Jahns Jagadeesh Tangudu T.M. Jahns Bahaa Eldeen Hafez R.D. Lorenz
Bee-See Heng A. Muetze Nidhishri Tapadia R.D. Lorenz Emily Holtgrave T.M. Jahns
Steven Hoskins G. Venkataramanan Corey Wagner G. Venkataramanan Jin Li Y. Han
Scott E. McPherren R.D. Lorenz Benjamin G. Willis R.D. Lorenz Pedro Melendez-Vega G.
Justin K. Reed G. Venkataramanan Venkataramanan
Patrick E. Schneider R.D. Lorenz 2009 PhD Ken Mennen T.M. Jahns
Robert S. Schneider R.D. Lorenz Ian P. Brown R.D. Lorenz Neil Pande G. Venkataramanan
Kee Ho Shin T.A. Lipo Steve J. Fredette G. Venkataramanan Dhaval Patel R.D. Lorenz
Matthew L. Spencer R.D. Lorenz Dejan Raca R.D. Lorenz Mehdi Rexha T.M. Jahns
Daniel Springmann T.M. Jahns Darren D. Tremelling T.A. Lipo Zobair Roohani G. Venkataramanan
Jo Sroda G. Venkataramanan Caleb Secrest R.D. Lorenz
Darren Tremelling T.A. Lipo 2010 MS Jerhod Smithback T.M. Jahns
Donald Truettner G. Venkataramanan Adam E. Anders R.D. Lorenz Andrew Specht T.M. Jahns
Jennifer Vining A. Muetze Wenying Jiang T.M. Jahns Prabhdeep Virk T.M. Jahns
Bill Walters G. Venkataramanan Larry W. Juang T.M. Jahns/R.D. Lorenz Jiyao Wang Y. Han
Sainan Xue R.D. Lorenz Megan Mallette G. Venkataramanan Wanjun Zhang T.M. Jahns
Sean C. Zeith R.D. Lorenz Timothy R. Obermann R.D. Lorenz Yichao Zhang T.M. Jahns
Huimin Zhou Y. Han
2007 PhD 2010 PhD
Fernando Manicilla-David Neal D. Clements G. Venkataramanan
G. Venkataramanan Seok-Hee Han T.M. Jahns
Wen Ouyang T.A. Lipo Patel B. Reddy T.M. Jahns
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WELCOME
FAMILY
2015 PhD
Seth Avery R.D. Lorenz
Phil Kollmeyer T.M. Jahns
Ye Li Y. Han
James McFarland T.M. Jahns
Caleb Secrest R.D. Lorenz
KeeHo Shin T.A. Lipo
Wanjun Zhang T.M. Jahns
WEMPEC emeritis group.
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VISITING PROFESSORS
Kazimierz Adamiak Kielce University
of Technology, Kielce, Poland (198889)
Khaled E. Addoweesh University of
King Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (199394)
Jin-Woo Ahn Kyungsung University,
Pusan, Korea (199899)
Hirofumi Akagi Okayama University,
Okayama, Japan (199596)
Kan Akatsu Tokyo University of
Agriculture and Technology, Japan
(200508)
Mats Alakula Lund Institute of
Technology, Lund, Sweden (2000) A pleasant afternoon outing on Lake Mendota with Visiting Professor Gianmario Pellegrino.
Akira Kumamoto University in Yoshihiro Murai Gifu University, Gifu, Peter Rasmussen Aalborg University,
Osaka, Japan (March 198788)Viacheslav Japan (198788, 1991, 199495) Aalborg, Denmark (2008)
Kuznetsov Moscow Power Engineering Takashi Nagano Miyakonojo National Luiz Antonio de Souza Ribeiro
Institute, Moscow, Russia (199394) College of Technology, Miyakonojo, Japan Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica
Byung-il Kwon Hanyang University, (200506) do Maranhao, Brazil (200406)
Korea (200102, 200809) Istvan Nagy Technical University of Sandeep Roy Washington State
Joseph Law University of Idaho, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary (199192) University, Pullman, WA, USA (200809)
Moscow, Idaho (198384) Sreeramulu Naidu Federal University Leonid Rybitsky Riga Polytechnic
Gerard Ledwich University of of Paraiba, Campina Grande, Brazil Institute, Riga, Latvia (198687)
Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (199192) (200001) Chandur T. Sadarangani Royal
Cheol-Gyun Lee Dong-Eui University, Syed A. Nasar University of Kentucky, Institute of Science Technology, KTH,
Pusan, Korea (200203) Lexington, Kentucky (1984, 1989) Stockholm, Sweden (200304)
Dong Choon Lee Yeungnam Eui-Cheol Nho National Susan Jul-Ki Seok Yeungnam University,
University, Korea (200405) University of Pusan, Pusan, Korea (199698) DaeDong, Korea (200809)
Dong-Hee Lee Kyungsung University, Ademir Nied Santa Catarina State William Shepherd University of
Busan, Korea (201112) University, Joinville, Brazil (2015 16) Bradford, England (1985)
Ju Lee Hanyang University, Seoul, Robert Nilssen Norwegian University Shoji Shimomura Shibaura Institute
Korea (200507) of Science and Technology, Norway of Technology, Tokyo, Japan (200708)
Hao Li China University of Mining and (200405) Hwi-Beom Shin Gyeongsang National
Technology, XuZhou, China (201415) Shoji Nishikata Tokyo Denki University, Gyeongnam, Korea (200002)
Peng Li North China Electric Power University, Tokyo, Japan (198788) Katsuji Shinohara Kagoshima
University, Baoding, China (200708) Haruhiko Nishiyama Tokyo University, Kagoshima, Japan (1987)
Fan Liao Dalian Railway School of Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan Edison da Silva Federal University of
Technology, Dalian, China (198788) (199495) Paraiba, Brazil (199091, 199496)
Shir-Kuan Lin National Chiao Tung Kokichi Ogawa Oita University, Oita, Kwang M. Son Dong-Eui University,
University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (199596) Japan (199293) Korea (200102)
Robin Lisner Monash University, Gustaf Olsson Lund Technical Seung-Ho Song Chonbuk National
Australia (2004) University, Lund, Sweden (199395) University, Korea (200405)
Jiaxi Liu Harbin Institute of Antonio Ometto LAquila University, Wen L. Soong University of Adelaide,
Technology, China (201415) LAquila, Italy (199293) Adelaide, Australia (200607)
Tian-Hua Liu National Institute of Vlado Ostovic University of Osijek, Gorazd Stumberger University of
Technology, Taiwan, China (199092) Osijek, Yugoslavia (198586, 1987) Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia (2001)
Chao Lu Tsinghua University, Beijing, Jun Oyama Nagasaki University, Yongsug Suh Chonbuk National
China (201112) Nagasaki, Japan (198788) University, Jeonju, Korea (201617)
Yumin Lu Guangzi University, Antonio Feltrin Padilha FEIS-UNESP, Seung-Ki Sul Seoul National
Nanning, China (201415) Ilha Soteira, Brazil (199597) University, Seoul, Korea (199596)
Seyed Madani University of Puerto Seung Kyu Park Changwon National Yong-Tae Sul Hoseo University,
Rico, Pureto Rico (2004, 2005) University, Korea (200304) Chungnam, Korea (199496)
Udaya Madawala University of Gianmario Pellegrino Politecnico di Dan Sun Zhejian University,
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) Torino, Italy (201314) Hangzhou, China (200911)
Sergio Martinez University of Madrid, Astrid Petterteig University of Lizhi Sun Harbin Institute of
Spain (201012) Trondheim, Netherlands (1992) Technology, Harbin, China (2007)
Jan A. Melkebeek Free University of Dionisio Ramrez Prieto Polytechnic Isao Takahashi Technological
Gent, Belgium (1982) University of Madrid, Spain (201114, 2015) University of Nagaoka, Japan (198182)
Wellington Santos Mota Federal Francesco Profumo University of Chengde Tong Harbin Institute of
University of Paraiba, Brazil (199598) Torino, Torino, Italy (198688) Technology, China (201516)
Alfredo Munoz-Garcia Politecnical Supachai Puengsungwan King Nikolai P. Trusov The Urals State
Naval Academy, Chilean Navy, Chile (2005) Mongkuts University of Technology, Technical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Thonbury, Thailand (200304) (199596)
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Anibal Valenzuela University of
Concepcin, Concepcin, Chile (199899)
Aimeng Wang North China Electric
Power University, Beijing, China (2006.
200708, 2009)
Bulai Wang Shanghai Maritime
University, Shanghai, China (200708)
Cai Wei Harbin Institute of Electrical
Technology, Harbin, China (199496)
Peter Wolfs University of Central
Queensland, Queensland, Australia (1993)
Shaopeng Wu Harbin Institute of
Technology, China (201315)
Jiang Xintong Heilongjiang Bayi
Agricultural University, Daqing, China
(201315)
Aide Xu DaLian Maritime University,
DaLian, China (201214)
Zheng Yu Xue DaLian Maritime Professor Jahns at the grill during the fall picnic with Visiting Professor Shuhua Fang.
University, DaLian, China (201113)
Xiangwu Yan North China Electric
Power University, Baoding, China RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND POST-DOCS
(200809)
Masoud Barakati University of Axel Mertens Technical University of
Yanjun Yu Harbin Institute of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada (200910) Aachen, Aachen, Germany (198990)
Technology, China (201415)
Mustafa BaysalYildiz Technical Hassan Nikkhajoei University of
Firuz Zare Mazandaran University,
University, Istanbul, Besiktas, Turkey Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2009)
Australia (200506)
(200912) Hiroyuki Nogawa Fuji Electric Co.
Wen Zhang Shandong University,
Vladimir Blasko Power Elect. Ltd., Matsumoto, Japan (201315)
Jinan, China (200809)
& Automatic Control Dept. of Peter Steimer ABB Industrie AG, Turgi,
Xinghua Zhang Nanjing University of Electrotechnical Institute Rade Koncar, Switzerland (19992000)
Technology, Nanjing, China (200809) Yugoslavia (198889) Lizhi Sun Harbin Institute of
Zhouran Zhang Nanjing University, Gerd Bramerdorfer Johannes Kepler Technology, Harbin, China (200709)
Nanjing, China (201114) University Linz, Austria (2016) Seung-Ki Sul Seoul National
Ping Zheng Harbin Institute of Fernando Briz del Blanco University University, Seoul, Korea (198688)
Technology, Harbin, China (200708) of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain (199697) Pierluigi Tenca Siemens AG,
Erkuan Zhong Hainan University, Jie Chen Beijing Jiaotong University, Transportation Systems, Erlangen,
Hainan, China (199192) Beijing, China (201415) Germany (200305)
Li Zhou Nanjing University of Rik De Doncker Fulbright Scholar Pierr Vadstrup Grundfos A/S,
Information Science and Technology, from Katholieke Universiteit-Leuven, Bjerringbro, Denmark (2003)
Nanjing, China (201315) Leuven, Belgium (198688) Andr Veltman University of
Xiaomin Zhou University of Science & Bashir Mahdi Ebrahimi University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, (199495)
Technology, Beijing, China (201113) Tehran, Tehran, Iran (201213) Haiping Xu Institute of Electrical
Jian Guo Zhu University of Albert Esser Technical University of Engineering, Beijing, China (200809)
Technology, Sydney, Australia (2010) Aachen, Aachen, Germany (199294) Li Zhu Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Zi-Qiang Zhu University of Sheffield, Takashi Fukushige Nissan Research Shanghai, China (201011)
Sheffield, United Kingdom (200708) Center, Atsugi, Japan (2011-14)
Asghar Abedini University of Tehran,
Sung-Hoi Huh Korea University, Seoul
Tehran, Iran (200910)
Korea (200507)
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FAMILY
Professor Lipo reunited with former Chinese graduate students in Wuhan, China
VISITING SCHOLARS
Sunil Gamini Abeyratne Gifu Sobhi Barg University of Oviedo, Gijn, Seo-Geon Chang LG Electronics
University, Gifu, Japan (199295) Spain (201415) Systems Co. Ltd., Kyungki-Do, Korea
El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed Peace Jamaica Barnette North Carolina A & (199798)
Fellowship Trainee, Egypt (199295) T, USA (2004, 2005) Xiaomeng Cheng Tsinghua University,
Maddelena Aime University of Milan, Lennart Baruschka University of Beijing, China (200910)
Italy (199798) Hannover, Hannover, Germany (2007) Edward Chikuni University of
Pier Albano University of Bologna, Flemming Bendixen Grundfos, Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe (199697)
Bolgna, Italy (200001) Denmark (2002) Sung-Joon Cho Hyundai Heavy
Mario Angiulli University Politecnico, Stefen Bernet Technical University of Industries Co. Ltd, Gyeonggido, Korea
Milano, Italy (19992000) Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany (199596) (200607)
Guillermo Ramirez Arias University of Claudio Bianchini Universita di Miroslav Chomat Academy of
Concepcin, Chile (201112) Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech
Marc Artmeyer Technical University of Italy (2008) Republic (19992000)
Aachen, Aachen, Germany (199495) Matthias Biskoping AIX Control Yong-Ho Chung Goldstar Industrial
Andreas Averberg University of GmbH/ISEA, Eslohe, Germany (200809) Systems Company, Ltd., Kyngki-Do, Korea
Hannover, Hannover, Germany (2009) Ayalew Biyadgie University of Oviedo, (199496)
Gamal Abdel F. Morad Azzam Peace Spain (2016) Mauricio Beltrao de Rossiter Correa
Fellowship Trainee, Egypt (199293) Barbara Boazzo Politechnic University Universidade Federal de Campina Grande,
of Torino, Italy (201214) Brazil (200102)
Quntao An Harbin Institute of
Technology, China (200910) Giovanni Bottiglieri University of Fabio Crescimbini University of Rome
Catina, Italy (2003) La Sapienza, Rome, Italy (1986)
Apoorva Athvale Indian Institute of
Technology, Hyderabad, India (2010) Andreas Broesse Technical University Carlos Martnez Diez University of
of Aachen, Aachen, Germany (1996) Oviedo, Gijn, Spain (201314)
Emrullah Aydin Gazi University,
Ankara, Turkey (201213) Bernd Cebulski Technical University of Shichuan Ding Anhui University, Hefei,
Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany (199697) China (201415), (2015-16)
Noor Baloch Yaskawa Electric Corp.,
Kitakyushu, Japan (201415) (2015) Emrah Cetin Erciyes Universitesi Shri Dixit Microprocessor Application
Muhendslik Fakutest, Kayseri, Turkey Engineering Center, University of Pune,
(201516) India (198890)
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Marc Dokus Leibniz University, Lutz Gutenberg RWTH Aachen Takushi Jimichi Tokyo Institute of
Hannover, Germany (2016) University, Aachen, Germany (200809) Technology, Tokyo, Japan (200708)
Vaibhav Donde University of Illinois, Hilmi Gurleyen Yildiz University, Malte John Leibniz University
Urbana-Champagne, Illinois (2004) Istanbul, Turkey (201516) Hannover, Germany (201314)
Bo Dong Tsinghua University, Beijing, Seo Gyu-Seok Kyungpook National Neils Jorgenssen Denmark (199394)
China (201012) University, Daegu, Korea (2008) Taeyoung Jyung Kyungpook National
Dushan Drevensek University of Christoph Hackl Technical University University, Kyungpook, South Korea
Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia (200001) of Munich, Germany (2003) (200708)
Wei Du Tsinghua University, Beijing, Makoto Hagiwara Tokyo Institute of Shingo Kato Honda R&D Company,
China (201214) Technology, Tokyo, Japan (2004) Saitama, Japan (200507)
Deng Duo Anson Iron and Steel Co., Christian Hareide Norwegian Takashi Kato Nissan Research Center,
China (198386) University of Science and Technology, Kangawa, Japan (201012)
Bashir Ebrahimi University of Tehran, Trondheim, Norway (200203) Christian Kaufmann Technical
Iran (201314) Jan Hasenauer University of Stuttgart, University of Ilmenau, Germany (201415)
Mohamed El-Morsi Transworld Stuttgart, Germany (2007) Faeka Khater National Research
Development & Trading Co., Cairo, Egypt Florian Hauser Karlsruhe University Center, Cairo, Egypt (198587)
(200304) of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe , Germany Kyu-Chan Kim LG Electronics Systems
Henrik Engdahl Royal Institute of (200708) Co. Ltd., Kyungki-Do, Korea (199597)
Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (199798) Yi Kang He China (198283) SeHwan Kim Yeungnam University,
Daniel Efren Gaona Erazo University Laureen Hellouin University of Kyungbuk, Korea (201415)
of Oviedo, Gijn, Spain (2016) Nantes, France (199798) Young-Kyoun Kim Samsung
Azza Fahim University of Cairo, Egypt Siroos Hemmattti K.N. Toosi University Electronics Co., Ltd (2005)
(1983) National Research Center of Cairo, of Technology, Tehran, Iran (201112) Ayuki Koishi Toyota Motor
Egypt (198990) Felix Hess University of Stuttgart, Corporation, Aichi, Japan (201416)
Yakov Familiant University of Stuttgart, Germany (2007) Takeshi Komatsu Kagoshima
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA (2006) Kieth Hoffman Queensland University University, Kagoshima, Japan (200506)
Huthaifa Flieh University of Oviedo, of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Pauli Johannes Komi Finland
Gijn, Spain (201315) (198990) (200203)
Juio Merino Fernandez Polytechnic Masafumi Horio Fuji Electric Device Ulf Kreutzer Universitat der
University of Madrid, Spain (201112) Technology Co., Ltd., Matsumoto, Japan Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany (2009)
Pablo Garcia Fernandez University of (200709) Oystein Krovel Norwegian University
Oviedo, Gijon, Spain (2004) Takumi Ito Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric of Science and Technology, Norway
Luca Del Ferraro University of Rome Industrial Systems Corporation, Fuchu, (200405)
La Sapienza, Italy (2005) Japan (201314) Rdiger Kusch Technical University of
Martin Fleischhauer Bundeswehr Hagen Jahn Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany (200102)
University of Munich, Germany (201112) Dresden, Dresden, Germany (199495) Hyuk-Il Kwon Pohang Iron & Steel Co.
Matthias Foerster Ilmenau Technical Jin-Hong Jeon Korea Ltd., Pohang, Korea (199596)
University, Ilmenau, Germany (200102) Electrotechnology Research Institute, Jaime Arroyo Ledesma Cinvestav,
Matteo Gamba Politechnic University Korea (200405) Guadalajara, Mexico (200506)
of Torino, Italy (201415) Yu-Seok Jeong Seoul National Jin-Won Lee Samsung Electronics Co.
Francesco Gennaro University of University, Seoul, Korea (200102) Ltd., Suwon City, Korea (199495)
Catania, Catania, Italy (1998) Sheng Ji Shenyang University, China Wook-Jin Lee Seoul National
Xiaozi Goa Tianjin University, Tianjin, (198788) University, Seoul, South Korea (200708)
China (201012) Shiqi Ji Tsinghua University, Beijing, Alessandra Del Cengio Leonardi
Teck Chiang Goh Nagaoka University China (201314) University of Padova, Padova, Italy
of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan (201112) Tan Wei Jian China (1982) (199296)
Juan Manuel Guerrero University of Qin Jiang Victoria University of Franco Leonardi University of Padova,
Oviedo, Gijon, Spain (2002) Technology-Footscray, Melbourne, Padova, Italy (199395)
Australia (199798)
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Ricardo Leuzzi Politecnico di Bari, Hugo Mendonca Universidad David OBrien Monash University,
Gioia del Colle, Italy (2015) Politcnica de Madrid, Spain (201314) Clayton, Victoria, Australia (2000)
Xianglin Li Southeast University, Kenji MitsumotoToshiba Corporation, Yoshiya Ohnuma Nagaoka University
Nanjing, China (201214) Tokyo, Japan (2006) of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan (201113)
Fang Liu Hefei University of Roberto Moncada Gatica University Giovanna Oriti University of Catania,
Technology, Hefei, China (201213) of Concepcion, Chile (2005, 2009) Catania, Italy (199598)
Poh Chiang Loh Monash University, Yong-Ky Moon Samsung Electronics Sigurd Ovrebo Norwegian University
Clayton, Victoria, Australia (2001) Co. Ltd., Suwon City, Korea (199596) of Science and Technology, Trondheim,
Richard Lund Norwegian University Takashi Nagano Miyakonojo National Norway (2001)
of Science and Technology, Trondheim, College of Technology, Japan (200506) Debiprasad Panda India Institute of
Norway (2001) Tsuyoshi Nagano Nagaoka University Science, Bangalore, India (200002)
Stle Lygren NTNU, Trondheim, of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan (201415) Niklas Panten Christian-Albrechts-
Norway (2005) Melissa NaghibianUniversity of University of Kiel, Germany (201314)
Matheus S. Macedo Tiradendes WisconsinMadison, Madison, WI, USA Chandana Pathirage Aalborg
University, Aracaju, Brazil (2016) (2006) University, Aalborg, Denmark (2000)
Pukar Mahat Institute of Energy Hayato Nakano Fuji Electric Systems, Trinde Pande-Rolfsen Norwegian
Technology Aalborg University, Aalborg, Matsumoto, Japan (201013) University of Science and Technology,
Denmark (2008) Noriya Nakao Shibaura Institute of Trondheim, Norway (200203)
Manuel Pinilla Martin Technical Technology, Nagaoka, Japan (201415) Niklas Panten Christian-Albrechts
University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Helmut Niedrist Technical University University of Kiel, Germany (201213)
(200809) of Graz, Graz, Austria (199697) Jung Wook Park Seoul, Korea
Carlos Martnez University of Oviedo, Naoto Niimura Toshiba Mitsubishi- (200304)
Gijn, Spain (201415) Electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Sun S. Park Kolon Engineering, Seoul,
Francesco Martinez University of Fuchu, Japan (201415) Korea (199091)
Madrid, Madrid, Spain (201112) Carlos E. Nino University of Puerto Mark Pedersen Aalborg University,
Yoichi Matsushita Kagoshima Rico, Puerto Rico (2005) Denmark (200506)
University, Kagoshima, Japan (2001) Akihiro Nonaka Kagoshima University, Chandana Perera Aalborg University,
Kagoshima, Japan (200304) Aalborg East, Denmark (2000)
Shekar Perlekar Central Electronics
Engineering Research Institute (CEERI),
Pilani, India (1986)
Marc Petit RWTH Technical University
of Aachen, Germany (201315)
Frank Phlippen Technical University of
Aachen, Aachen, Germany (199798)
Paolo Piagi Universita di Torino, Torino,
Italy (199495, 2005)
Daniel Pohlenz Ilmenau Technical
University, Ilmenau, Germany
Sagar Pokhrel University of Oviedo,
Gijn, Spain (201415)
Mario Pulvirenti University of Catania,
Italy (201415)
Stefan Quadrat University of
Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany (2010)
Francesco Quattrone Leibniz
University, Hannover, Germany (201012)
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