Ph.D., Electrical Engineering May. 2011

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1 Zahra Amjadi Assistant Professor University of South Alabama Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cell: (978) EDUCATION Ph.D., Electrical Engineering May Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Specialization in Automotive Power Electronics Advisor: Prof. Sheldon S. Williamson Masters of Engineering, Electrical Engineering May 2007 Specialization in Power Electronics and Motor Drives Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Bachelor of Science (with honors), Electrical Engineering (Electronics) Feb Azad University, Tehran, Iran HONORS AND AWARDS SACNAS ASSIST Travel Grant Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), Grant # EEC , Oct Maximizing Value-Added Performance (MVP) Award, Halliburton, Sept Maximizing Value-Added Performance (MVP) Award, Halliburton, May Doctoral Thesis Completion Competition Award, Sept Concordia University Student Conference Travel Grant, Aug Best Paper Award: IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conf., Halifax, NS, Aug Second Place Overall, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Poster Competition, June Concordia University Graduate Research Fellowship, June WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Aug Present University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL Teaching in the areas of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics. - Power System and Smart Grids - Feedback Control Systems - Network Analysis Circuit - Power System I Visiting Assistant Professor Sep Aug Department of Engineering, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Texas Southern University (TSU), Houston, TX Teaching in the areas of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics. - Introduction to Electronics and Computer - AC Circuits, DC Circuits (Lecture and Lab) - Micro Computer Network - Electronics I &II (Lecture and Lab)

2 - Programmable Logic Controller, PLC (Lecture and Lab) Adjunct Professor March Aug School of Electronics, ITT-Technical Institute, Houston, TX Teaching in the areas of Electrical Engineering Technology and Power Electronics (Associate an undergraduate level). - Power Electronics (ET3380) - Solid State Device (ET1310T) - Integrated Circuit (ET1410T) - Electrical Engineering Technology Capstone Project (ET2799T) - Electrical Machines and Energy Conversion (ET3280T) - Programmable Logic Controllers-PLC (ET2750T) - Power System (ET3480T) - Electronic Circuit Analysis (ET4671T) - Electronic Circuit Design (ET4771T) Tech Professional-Electrical/Electronics, Intelligent Completions Feb Feb Halliburton, Spring, TX Develop, test and debug firmware for Microprocessor/Micro-controller/DSP system Diagnose instruments and electrical and/or electronic systems problems. Services, troubleshoots, repairs and/or replaces and maintains instrument and electrical and/or electronics component levels in surface and downhole equipment. Design of analog and digital circuits with focus on high temperature environments. Performing reliability and qualification test for parts in circuit. (This resulted a significant raise of yield of downhole gauges.) Sr. Power Electronics Engineer April Feb Osram Sylvania (owned by Siemens), Boston, Massachusetts Participating in the Design and Testing of High efficiency AC/DC and DC/DC Switch-Mode Power Supplies including: Power factor correction (PFC) control, EMI filters, transformers, controller circuits and PCB design Power Electronics Converter and Inverter Design and Development Analog, Digital and High Voltage Electronic System Design Design and Development of High Efficiency Ballast Platforms for Florescent and LED light sources Development of Diverse Products for National and International Markets (e.g. NAFTA Market) based on electrical codes, standards and regulations (e.g. IEEE, UL and IEC) Responsible for Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Derating of the Product Work Closely with Suppliers to Achieve System Specifications within the Product Budget Work with production engineers and technicians on problem solving and product improvement projects Manage the Safety and Regulatory Aspects for the Cross Functional Team from Design until Certification Phase. Conduct System Reliability Qualification Tests and Propose Design Changes Accordingly Support Manufacturing Processes to Accomplish Production Level Requirements. Generate Engineering Documentation e.g. Specification, Schematics, Layouts, BOM and Qualification Reports Mentor and Assist in the Development of Junior Engineers

3 Power Engineer and Researcher Aug April 2012 Hatch Ltd., Montreal, Canada Modeling and Analysis of power system components Furnace Studies and Researches (e.g. SPLC design, PVI diagrams, Power Quality and Dip Test Procedure) Research Assistant (Power Electronics, Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Jan May 2011 P. D. Ziogas Power Electronics Laboratory, Power Electronics and Energy Research Group Concordia University (Sponsors: Hydro-Quebéc and NSERC) Modeling and Analysis of Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles Design a Hybrid Energy Storage System for Automotive Applications with an Innovative Control Strategy Design and development of the DC/DC converter with a focus on the vehicle applications and system design. Comprehensive Study of Power Conversion Topologies, such as Fly-back, Boost, Buck, Halfbridge, and SEPIC Converter. Perform simulation and analysis of electric drive and various voltage power electronics and subsystems for HEVs, PHEVs, EVs and fuel cell vehicles. Energy management between various sources (e.g. Ultra-capacitor, Battery and fuel cell) Employing commercial tools such as Matlab/Simulink and PSIM. Design and testing, using DSP and DSPACE. Employing Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) methodology in the development and test of complex embedded systems. Prototype Assembly and Testing to Validate Hardware Lead Faculty Capstone Project Solar/Battery Hybrid Electric Boat Sept Dec Lecturing/Tutoring Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles Jan May 2007 Fundamentals of Electrical Power Engineering Sept Dec Teaching Assistant Controlled Electric Drives Jan April 2010 Fundamentals of Electrical Power Engineering Sept Dec Power Electronics/Power Electronics I June 2009-Aug Power Electronics II Sept Dec Power Engineer ABB / S.P.A, Inc., Tehran, Iran Design of Medium & High Voltages Power Flow, Short Circuit, Voltage Drop and Power Loss Calculations of Power Networks Power Generation and Distribution Systems Design of Power Circuits, Cabling and Size Determination and Cable Rooting Participating in Technology, Product Definition and Design Reviews

4 SPECIALTIES Implement of Various Tests (e.g. Noise, Vibration, Sweep and Random Test) in Oil and Gas Industry Design and Build Systems for Automated Real Time Control, Data Acquisition (DAQ) and Testing. Analog/Digital and Micro Controller Based Design using DSP (e.g. ezdsp TM F2812) and DSPACE Power Electronics and PWM Control Techniques Inverters, DC/DC Converters and AC/DC Converters Power Semiconductors IGBT, IGCT and Mosfets Circuit Simulation and System Modeling (e.g. Matlab/Simulink, LabView, PSpice) Switched-Mode Power Supply and Power Conversion Topologies (e.g. PFC, Buck, Boost, Fly back, Push and Full Bridge) Electronic Power Supplies and Drive Circuits Electric Motor Drives and Automotive Applications Energy Storage Management, Battery and Ultra-Capacitor Simulation and Design Verification Test Plans and Test Procedures Support Qualification Test Related to Electrical, Thermal, EMI and Environmental Requirements PUBLICATIONS Journal Papers 1. Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Digital Control of a Bidirectional DC/DC Switched Capacitor Converter for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage System Applications, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 5, no. 1, pp , Jan Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Prototype Design and Controller Implementation for a Battery-Ultracapacitor Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage System, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 3, no. 1, pp , March Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Novel Digital Control of a Bidirectional DC/DC Switched Capacitor Converter for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage System Applications, IEEE Transactions on power Electronics, Oct Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Design and Verification of a Novel Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery-Ultracapacitor Power Electronic Energy Management System, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, May Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Design and control of a Luo converter for variably loaded hybrid electric vehicle energy storage system, International Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 3, no. 4, pp , April Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Advanced digital control for a switched capacitor and interleaved switched capacitor hybrid electric vehicle energy management system, International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle, vol. 3, no. 3, pp , Feb Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Modeling, simulation, and control of an advanced Luo converter for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle energy storage system, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 1, pp , Oct Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, A novel control technique for a switched capacitor converter based hybrid electric vehicle energy storage system, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 57, no. 3, pp , Feb

5 9. Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Power-electronics-based solutions for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle energy storage and management systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 57, no. 2, pp , Feb Conference Papers 1. Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Efficiency Modeling and Comparison of Switched Capacitor, Luo, and Interleaved Switched Capacitor Converters for Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems, in Proc. IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Annual Conf., Phoenix, AZ, pp , Nov Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, On the suitability of interleaved switched capacitor converter as an interface for electric vehicle dual energy storage system, in Proc. World Energy Congress, Montreal, Canada, Sept Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Efficiency modeling and performance comparison of switched capacitor converter EV/PHEV drives, in Proc. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conf., Lille, France, pp. 1-6, Sept (Invited) Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Modeling and simulation of switched capacitor converters for electric vehicle energy storage systems, in Proc. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conf., Lille, France, pp. 1 7, Sept Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Novel controller design for a luo converter electric vehicle energy management system, in Proc. IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conf., Halifax, Nova Scotia, pp. 1-6, August Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Design and implementation of a bidirectional HEV energy management strategy using a switched capacitor Luo converter, in Proc. IEEE Canadian Conf. on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, pp. 1-5, May Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Efficiency modeling and analysis of a switched capacitor converter for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle energy storage system, in Proc. 35th Annual Conf. of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Porto, Portugal, pp , Nov Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Review of alternate energy storage systems for hybrid electric vehicles, in Proc. IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conf., Montreal, QC, pp. 1 7, Oct (Invited) Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Dynamic analysis of a bi-directional switched capacitor DC/DC converter for fuel cell vehicle energy storage, in Proc. IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conf., Dearborn, MI, pp. 1 7, Sept Z. Amjadi and S. S. Williamson, Novel control strategy design for multiple hybrid electric vehicle energy storage systems, in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. and Expo. Washington, DC, pp , Feb SHORT COURSES/TUTORIALS (Invited) Z. Amjadi, Power Electronics Intensive Energy Management Solutions for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems, presented at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Seminar, Concordia University.

6 PROJECTS Linear Power Supply Design for Electrical Subsurface Safety Valve Design, simulation and test of Electrical subsurface safety valve (esssv) with analog /digital low voltage power supply or high voltage low power (HVLP). 3 type of MOSFETs (Neptune, IRF and IXYS MOSFET) were chosen and appropriate goal is to reach low temperature rise (Δt), low power consumption and design with fewer number of components. SIDAC Reliability Test The SIDAC, SIlicon Diode Alternating Current bi-directional switch is widely used with TRIACs to improve operation of alternating current power switching systems. Subsea SCRAMS IWIS Power Supply and Controller Cards Subsea interface card for subsea SCRAMS installations. This is card, installed in the subsea pod, communicates with the electronic board within the downhole SCRAMS tool. OT50W UNV, 50 Watt 0-10 Volt Linear, 1.4 A and 2.1 A, LED Power Supply Bright, High Efficiency Modules provide substitute for Fluorescent Systems in Office, Retail and Task Lighting Applications. Incredibly efficient, the OSRAM SYLVANIA LED Distributed Array LED modules are designed for optimum performance when paired with OPTOTRONIC OT50 constant current power supplies for maximum system efficiency and life expectancy. QHE4XX32T8 UNV Florescent Controllable Lighting Systems SYLVANIA QUICKTRONIC High Efficiency PROStart (programmed rapid start) ballasts combine digital control technology with full-range continuous dimming to provide a new level of lighting system performance. PROStart ballasts provide optimum starting conditions to provide up to 100,000 switching cycles for use on occupancy sensor and building control system applications. Smart Predictive Line Controller (SPLC) The Smart Predictive Line Controller (SPLC) stabilizes the arc of an electric furnace by dynamically controlling a series reactor installed between the power supply and the electric furnace. The SPLC technology takes advantage of the rapid switching speed of thyristors and advanced predictive computer controls. The equipment consists of a three-phase, high voltage thyristor switch that is operated in parallel with a series reactor. Power Electronics Intensive Energy Management Solutions for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems (Ph.D thesis) The main objective of this dissertation was to provide a detailed analysis and novel hybrid controller design for an advanced hybrid SC Luo bi-directional DC/DC converter, applicable for HEV/PHEV ESS applications. My experimental Include hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) implementation of the 4-Q switched capacitor converter topology with a novel control strategy, for EV/HEV dual energy storage systems (ESS), running on various driving load patterns. Also, is used a digital signal processor (ezdsp TM F2812) to implement the control strategy. The ezdsp TM F2812 is a digital controller for rapid prototyping, which can be directly programmed with the Simulink file used for simulation runs. Power electronic interface with ultra-capacitors and motor control for a fuel cell electric vehicle. Small-Signal Modeling of a Single-Phase Boost High Power Factor Converter with Constant Frequency Control. Modeling, simulation, and design of an advanced switched-mode power supply (SMPS). Advanced pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques for DC/DC converters.

7 Design and simulation of a novel quadratic boost converter. Advanced soft-switched two-switch forward converter topology. Novel PWM-controlled resonant converter. Self-controlled permanent magnet synchronous machine (drive modeling) using coordinated values of I d & I q torque control. COMPUTER SKILLS Software Packages: LabView, LTSpice, Altium, PSpice, PSIM, Matlab/Simulink, Cadence, AutoCAD, dspace, ADVISOR, ORCAD, EMTP, MathCAD, ADS, MS Office. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member, IEEE Women in Engineering (IEEE WIE), since Feb Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, Vehicular Technology Reviewer, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE), Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) Reviewer, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) Reviewer, IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conference (IEEE Canada EPEC) Reviewer, IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (IEEE Canada CCECE) Session Chair, Power Systems, IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon), Montreal, Canada, April 2008 REFERENCES References are available upon request.