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Rishad Ahmed

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in Power Electronics within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Nottingham. I investigate the key technologies underpinning the emerging powertrain systems of the future electric vehicles and more-electric aircrafts. My main research focus is in high-frequency and high-power-density power converters and packaging of semiconductor devices. Within these areas, the following are of particular interest:

  • Integrated power conversion for electric vehicle and aerospace applications
  • High power density power electronics for low carbon systems
  • Wide band gap semiconductor devices (SiC and GaN)
  • DCDC converter topologies and resonant converters
  • Inductive power transfer system
  • Advanced thermal management and packaging for high-frequency converters
  • Advanced control of converters
  • Battery modelling and health management
  • HVDC system and converters
  • High speed drives

Prior to joining the University of Nottingham I spent 2.5 years working in Research and Development for Dynex Semiconductor. I was a senior design engineer of automotive power electronics. I led the research and development of on-board charger and DCDC converter products for electric vehicles. I played a leading role in many rewarding projects such as vehicle to grid power transfer capable on-board charger development for future intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the greater power system, develop simulation models for analysing the performance of different full electrical and hybrid powertrain systems including fuel-cell EV powertrain systems, low-inductive SiC MOSFET full-bridge module development, 400V to 12V DCDC converter development targeting 2 kW / litre power density and 400V to 800V DCDC converter development targeting 99% efficiency and 30 kW / litre power density.

I received the B.Sc. degree from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011, and the M.Sc. degree (with Distinction) and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K., in 2013 and 2017, respectively. From Sept. 2013 to Feb. 2014 I also worked as a Research Assistant at Cardiff University in the Emerson Control Techniques Multilevel Drive Research Project.

Teaching Summary

EEEE4118- Advanced Power Electronics

EEEE3083- Power Electronic applications and control

EEEE2071 - 2nd-year energy project' module

Research Summary

Integrated power conversion for electric vehicle and aerospace applications, high power density power electronics for low carbon systems, wide band gap devices (SiC and GaN) - packaging, modelling,… read more

Selected Publications

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