Tianze Kan, Doctoral Candidate

Students

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, September 2015 – present, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, September 2015 – present, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, August 2011 – May 2013, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • B.Eng., Electrical Engineering, September 2007 – June 2011, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Research Interest

  • Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles and Comsumer Electronics

  • Electromagnetics Design

  • Compensation Topology

  • Power Converters Design and Validation

Work Experience

  • 01/2018 – 04/2018, Wireless Power Modeling Intern, Integrated Device Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

  • 09/2015 – 12/2017, Reserach Assistant, DOE GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

  • 09/2013 – 08/2015, Graduate Student Research Assistant, DOE GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI, USA

  • 01/2013 – 05/2013, Student Worker, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Teaching Experience

  • 08/2017 – 12/2017, Teaching Associate, EE-330L Engineering Electronics Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

Academic Services

  • Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, and IEEE Engergy Conversion Congress and Exposition.

Honors/Awards

 

  • 2015 IEEE IFEC Best Innovation Design

  • 2015 IEEE IFEC Dedicated Volunteer

Journal Publications

  1. T. Kan, F. Lu, T. D. Nguyen, P. P. Mercier, and C. Mi, “Integrated Coil Design for EV Wireless Charging Systems Using LCC Compensation Topology,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., 2018. [accepted]

  2. T. Kan, R. Mai, P. P. Mercier, and C. Mi, “Design and Analysis of a Three-Phase Wireless Charging System for Lightweight Autonomous Underwater Vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., 2017. [in press]

  3. T. Kan, T. D. Nguyen, J. C. White, R. K. Malhan, and C. Mi, “A new integration method for an electric vehicle wireless charging system using LCC compensation Topology: Analysis and Design,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1481-1492, Feb. 2017.

  4. X. Zhang, T. Kan, C. You, and C. Mi, “Modeling and analysis of AC output power factor for wireless Chargers in electric vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1638-1650, Feb. 2017.

  5. Z. Bi*, T. Kan*, C. C. Mi, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhao, and G. A. Keoleian, “A review of wireless power transfer for electric vehicles: Prospects to enhance sustainable mobility,” Applied Energy, 179, pp. 413-425, Oct. 2016. [*equal contribution]

  6. W. Li, H. Zhao, S. Li, J. Deng, T. Kan, and C. C. Mi, “Integrated LCC compensation topology for wireless charger in electric and plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 62, no. 7, pp. 4215-4225, July. 2015.

Conference Publications

  1. T. Kan, R. Mai, P. P. Mercier, and C. Mi, “A Three-Phase Wireless Charging System for Lightweight Autonomous Underwater Vehicles,” in Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electron. Conf. Expo., 2017, pp. 1407-1411.

  2. W. Li, H. Zhao, T. Kan, and C. Mi, “Inter-operability considerations of the double-sided LCC compensated wireless charger for electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications,” in Proc. IEEE PELS Workshop Emerging Technol. : Wireless Power, 2015, pp. 1-6.