Keynote Speakers
Prof. Mo-Yuen Chow
Fellow, IEEE
North Carolina State University, USA
Bio - Mo-Yuen Chow earned his degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1982); and Cornell University (M. Eng., 1983; Ph.D., 1987), joined the faculty at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in 1987, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 2022. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at SJTU and an Emeritus Professor at NCSU. Dr. Chow’s recent research focuses on distributed control, micro-grids and batteries management. He is the Director of the Advanced Diagnosis, Automation, and Control (ADAC) Laboratory and the Director of the Advanced Interdisciplinary Energy Research Center (AI-ERC) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is an IEEE Life Fellow, the Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Industrial Informatics 2014-2018, the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2010-2012. He has received the IEEE Region-3 Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, the IEEE ENCS Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, the IEEE ENCS Service Award, the IEEE IES Hornfeck Service Award, and the IEEE IES Mittelmann Achievement Award. He is a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Dr. Chow has been consistently listed among Stanford University’s top 2% of scientists worldwide, and top 0.05% Highly Ranked Scholar-Lifetime in the Specialty of smart grid. He has led and contributed to more than 38 government and industry-funded research projects. He holds 10 U.S. patents and has authored 350+ papers in IEEE Transactions and IEEE conferences.
Speech Title: Advanced Dynamic Energy Management Systems (AD-EMS) in Microgrid Distributed Energy Resources Integration
Abstact： The advancing of distribution control technologies has been providing great opportunities to substantially improve various performances in large-scale highly dynamic and time-sensitive systems. This presentation will address a critical challenge of Microgrid Energy Management in Disaster Relief, where the operating environments can be characterized as rapidly evolving conditions, unpredictable disturbances, and strict timing constraints that demand fast, coordinated, and resilient control strategies. We will describe the Advanced Dynamic Energy Management System technologies and the integration of AI-Enhanced Digital Twin framework for Distributed Energy Resources currently being developed in the Advanced Diagnosis, Automation, and Control (ADAC) Lab at SJTU for Disaster Relief using microgrid technologies. We will also briefly introduce the recently developed Advanced Interdisciplinary Energy Research Center (AI-ERC) at SJTU.
Prof. Li Ran
Fellow, IEEE & Fellow, IET
University of Warwick, UK & Huairou Laboratory, China & Chongqing
University, China
Bio - Li Ran received his PhD in
Electrical Engineering from Chongqing University in 1989 and participated in
the commissioning of the Gezhouba–Nanqiao HVDC system in China. He spent
seven years in the UK as a research fellow at the Universities of Aberdeen,
Nottingham, and Heriot-Watt, working on marine electrical propulsion,
offshore electrical systems, and EMC in drives.
In 1999, he became a Lecturer at the University of Northumbria and later
moved to Durham University, where he was appointed Chair in 2010. He joined
the University of Warwick as Professor of Power Electronics in 2012 and
currently splits his time between Warwick and Chongqing. His recent research
focuses on power electronics for renewable generation and smart grids, and
on the reliability of power semiconductors. He has also been seconded to
Alstom Power Conversion, undertaken a sabbatical at MIT, and is currently
seconded to Huairou Laboratory in Beijing.
Li is Co-Director of the Warwick–Chongqing Joint Key Laboratory in SiC Power
Electronics. He has received a Global Research Award from the Royal Academy
of Engineering, the Stanley-Gray Award from IMarEST, and IEEE Prize Paper
Awards. In 2024, he was presented the Collaboration Commemoration Award by
CRRC. He is an IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, and a Chartered Engineer in the UK.
Title of Speech: Power Semiconductor Devices for Modern Grids:
Challenges and Opportunities
Abstract: Power
electronic systems are increasingly deployed in transmission and
distribution grids to support a range of low-carbon objectives. These
systems include MMC HVDC links, solid-state transformers (SSTs), solid-state
circuit breakers, fault current limiters, converters for microgrids and
hybrid AC/DC networks, and unified power flow or current controllers. To
achieve critical low-carbon goals, it is essential that power electronic
systems are reliable, efficient, and cost-effective. This requirement poses
significant challenges for the development of power semiconductor devices,
which largely determine overall system performance.
This presentation reviews the requirements of grid applications for
high-voltage, high-current power semiconductor devices and examines the
challenges involved in developing such devices for converter designs.
Comparisons will be made between silicon IGBTs, IGCTs and silicon carbide
(SiC) MOSFETs, with their relative advantages assessed in representative
applications. Sensitivity analyses will be presented to identify key device
characteristics that will drive future development. The feasibility of
achieving these characteristics will be discussed from the perspectives of
device design, fabrication, and packaging.
Furthermore, the operational modes of power semiconductors in circuit
breakers and emerging grid-forming converters will be explored, along with
potential approaches to realizing them. The presentation aims to propose
strategies to advance the performance and applicability of power
semiconductor devices in modern low-carbon grids.
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Prof. Hongfa (Henry) Hu
University of Windsor, Canada
Bio - Dr. Hongfa (Henry) Hu is a tenured full Professor at
Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering, University of
Windsor. He was a senior research engineer at Ryobi Die Casting (USA), and a
Chief Metallurgist at Meridian Technologies, and a Research Scientist at
Institute of Magnesium Technology.
He received degrees from University of Toronto (Ph.D., 1996), University of
Windsor (M.A.Sc., 1991), and Shanghai University of Technology (B.A.Sc.,
1985). He was a NSERC Industrial Research Fellow (1995-1997). His
publications (over 250 papers) are in the area of magnesium alloys,
composites, metal casting, computer modelling, and physical metallurgy. He
was a Key Reader of the Board of Review of Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions, a Committee Member of the Grant Evaluation Group for Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, National Science
Foundation (USA) and Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly. He has served as a
member or chairman of various committees for CIM-METSOC, AFS, and USCAR.
The applicant’s current research is on materials processing and evaluation
of light alloys and composites. His recent fundamental research is focussed
on transport phenomena and mechanisms of solidification, phase
transformation and dissolution kinetics. His applied research has included
development of magnesium automotive applications, cost-effective casting
processes for novel composites, and control systems for casting processes.
His work on light alloys and composites has attracted the attention of
several automotive companies.
Title of Speech: Application of Light Alloys in Electric Motors
Abstract: Iron is the main component
of the earth's core, the most abundant element on the earth (about 35%), and
it is relatively high in the sun and other stars. Also, it is a common and
cheap metal in the manufacturing industry. Recently, with the rapid
development of electric vehicles, more and more automotive companies are
willing to develop new lightweight material for electric motors used in
electrical vehicles. The iron–containing aluminum alloys can be considered
as a good candidate, due to its great strength and electricity performance.
This review describes various properties of aluminum-iron alloys including
mechanical properties and electrical conductivities, as well their relation
to the Fe contents. Also, metallurgical aspects of aluminum-iron alloys,
including phase diagrams, equilibrium and non-equilibriun solidification,
microstructure development, and castability. The further research and
development work are outlined in terms of developing aluminum-iron alloys
for some potential and value-added automotive applications.
