May 11th to May 12th, 2021
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Join us for technical presentations presented by our faculty and students followed by our “open lab” research project discussion session. All sponsoring companies are invited to attend.
Exclusive 2-day event
- WEMPEC Sponsors only
- 300+ attendees
- Presentations on pre-publication research
- Tutorials by WEMPEC faculty
- Tour our lab
Highly interactive environment
- Converse with students, colleagues, and faculty
- Spark new ideas
- Forge partnerships with students and faculty
2021 AGENDA
Tuesday, May 11th
| 8:00 | Co-Director Tom Jahns – Welcome |
| 8:05 | CoE Dean Ian Robertson – College of Engineering Update |
| 8:10 | Co-Director Tom Jahns – WEMPEC: Looking Back and Looking Forward |
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
| 8:30 | Prof. Bulent Sarlioglu – Advancements in Electric Machines: From Advanced Materials to 3-D Printing |
| 9:30 | Hao Ding – Novel Integrated Motor-Compressor Using Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machine |
| 9:50 | Feida Chen & Sangwhee Lee – Current Source Inverters for Traction Drives Using WBG Devices |
BREAK – 10MIN
| 10:20 | Prof. Thomas Jahns– Integrated Motor Drives, Modularity, and Opportunities for Enhanced Fault Tolerance |
| 11:20 | James Swanke – Meeting the Challenging Reliability Requirements of Future Aircraft Propulsion Machines Drives |
| 11:40 | Renato Amorim Torres – Advanced Control Techniques for CSI-based Motor Drives |
LUNCH BREAK – 35MIN
| 12:35 | Daryl Harrison – Graduate Programs Coordinator, Engineering Professional Development |
| 12:50 | Prof. Eric Severson – Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: the Pole-Specific Induction Machine |
| 1:50 | Nathan Petersen – Bearingless Motor System Identification |
| 2:10 | Nishanth – Axial Flux Machine Design to Electrify Off-highway Vehicles |
2:30 – 5:00 VIRTUAL POSTER SESSION
Wednesday, May 12th
| 8:00 | Co-Director Giri Venkataramanan – Welcome |
| 8:05 | ECE Dept. Chair Susan Hagness – Electrical Computer Engineering Dept. Update |
| 8:10 | Co-Director Giri Venkataramanan – WEMPEC: Future Initiatives |
| 8:20 | Emeritus Prof. Don Novotny – WEG |
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
| 8:25 | Prof. Dan Ludois – Searle’s Problem & Lorentz Force Transfer in Machines |
| 9:25 | Marisa Tisler – Power Electronics Best Practices for ISM Band Wireless Power Transfer |
| 9:45 | Michael Mayberry – Towards Electrostatic Levitation in Machines |
BREAK – 10MIN
| 10:15 | Prof. Giri Venkataramanan – Control Options for Active Front End Three Phase Conversion |
| 11:20 | Lav Thyagarajan – Dynamic Modeling of Electromechanical Systems |
| 11:40 | Rafael Castillo Sierra – Power Converters for Low Frequency AC Transmission Systems |