Shahid Aziz Khan

Sept 2021 - Present

Ph.D.- Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Michigan, MI, USA

My current research interests include:

• Power Electronics / WBG Electronics

• High Power Density Converters

• Electrified Transportation

• RES Integration 

• Optimization

​Thesis Title: Power Converters Optimization for Electrified Transportation Applications

Sept 2018 - July 2021

Master- Electrical Engineering (Power System and Automation)

North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China

Major Courses:

Modern Power Electronics Technique, Electric Network Analysis, Operation and Control Technology of Power System, HVDC Technology, Monitoring Online and Fault Diagnosis on Electrical Equipment, Power System Analysis and Control, Energy Internet Technology and New Technology of Electrical Engineering.

Thesis Title: Optimal Control Strategies for VSC (Voltage Source Converter) in MTDC Network System

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Sept 2014 -  July 2018

Bachelor- Electrical Engineering

National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Thesis Title: Cost-Efficient Depth Sounding Using Micro-Controller based Solution

 

 

 

May 13- Aug 31, 2024

Power Electronics Engineer-Intern

Aptiv, Troy, MI, USA                                                                                                                                            

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Sept 2021- Present

Graduate Student Research Assistant 

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, MI, USA.                                                                 

I am working towards my Ph.D. degree focused on  Power Electronics for Electrifed Transportation Systems. I work on developing high power density and highly efficient power electronic converters for various applications such as motor drives, On-Board Chargers, Fast Charging Technology, , WBG electronics, Bare-Die Embedded Technology, Power Electronics Packaging, Magnetics Design, and Parasitic Analysis.

 

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Sept 2018- Sept 2021

Research Assistant 

Research Center for Power Grid associated with State Key Laboratory of Alternate Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, Beijing, China.                                                                                                                                            

Apart from the independent research project, part of a research group focusing on the optimization of control strategies for LCC, VSC, and MMC, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics for converters, and an HVDC system. It also involves collaborative research with other research groups and research facilities.

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Sept 2019-  March 2020

Design Engineer 

Beijing ChengChuang Kexing Technologies, Beijing, China                                                                                                                  

Designing and testing off-grid and on-grid systems for residential and industrial customers, and working on developing microgrids solutions for remote areas.

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