Switching Modulator Optimization in Isolated Power Converters (Synthesis Lectures on Power Electronics)

This book introduces engineering students and practitioners to the theoretical and applied aspects of the optimization of switching modulation techniques in isolated power electronic converters. Recent modifications to the architecture of converter systems require understanding of switching strategies for different types of power converters and how they affect the systems’ performance.

This book presents the pulse width modulation (PWM), pulse frequency modulation (PFM), and phase modulation (PM) methodologies in power electronic converters. It then discusses a range of switching techniques for optimal design of various power converters that find applications in transportation electrification, grid-renewables-storage integration, datacenter energy routers, solid state transformers, aerospace, and space. The text emphasizes the synthesis and implementation methodologies during the converter’s development, to help maximize the system’s performance.

Dr. Ayan Mallik is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Mallik received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, and his bachelor’s degree (B.Tech) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. Dr. Mallik’s research interests include the design, modeling, control, and multi-objective optimization of complex multi-order power converters, switching modulation scheme optimization, highly efficient and high-density wide bandgap power conversion solutions in the applications of transportation electrification, extreme environment Space, grid-integration of renewables and storage, among others.

Dr. Mallik is an author/co-author/co-inventor of over 110 peer-reviewed publications and 7 pending/issued US Patents. Dr. Mallik is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Dr. Mallik is the recipient of various awards and recognitions, including National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award (2023), IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics second place Prize Paper Award (2023), ASU Fulton Schools of Engineering Top 5% Teaching Recognition Award (2023 and 2024), first place in Dean's Doctoral Dissertation award competition at UMD (2019), UMD ECE department’s distinguished dissertation award (2019), the University of Maryland’s Invention of the Year Award in 2018, Jimmy H.C. Lin invention award at UMD (2018), and the third place in Allegheny Region Cleantech University Prize Collegiate Competition in 2017, among others.

Saikat Dey received the B.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India, in 2018. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in systems engineering with Arizona State University (ASU), Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ, USA. From 2018 to 2020, he was a Power Electronics Design Engineer with Tagore Technology, India Centre. He also worked as a Power Conversion Control Intern with Lucid Motors in 2023, where he worked with the Vehicle Charging team. He has authored or coauthored more than 30 peer reviewed publications and 4 US Patents. His major research interests include the design, control, and optimization of multiport dc–dc power electronic converters solutions using wide-bandgap semiconductors.
Mr. Dey, while in school, was the recipient of various awards and recognitions, including the IEEE TPEL Second Place Prize Paper Award (2023), TSMC AZ Fellowship (2023), Honorary Mention in Link Energy Fellowship (2023), IEEE IES HOPE Prize (2022), Outstanding Mentor Award (2022), University Graduate Fellowship (2021), and the Outstanding Research Award (2021) at ASU, and the Best Bachelors’ Thesis Award from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2018).