Fei Lu, Post-Doctor

Students

Education

  • Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, August 2012 – April 2017, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

  • MSc., Electrical Engineering, August 2010 – July 2012, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

  • BSc., Electrical Engineering, August 2006 – July 2010, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Experience

  • 05/2017 – present, Post-doctor and Lecturer, DOE GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

  • 01/2014 – 04/2017, Research Assistant, DOE GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Michigan, USA

  • 08/2012 – 01/2014, Research Assistant, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

The Research I have Been Working on

  • Capacitive Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle

  • High Power Inductive Power Transfer System for Electric Bus

  • Dynamic In-Motion Charging System for Electric Vehicle

  • High-Frequency Stationary Inductive Power Transfer System

  • High-Efficiency Stationary Inductive Power Transfer System

  • High-Frequency Three-Phase Resonant Inverter for Electric Vehicle

  • High Voltage Printable Mirco-Inverter for Module-Integrated Photovoltaic

Teaching Activities

  • Spring 2018 EE430L Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits Lab

  • Fall 2017 EE330L Engineering Electronics Lab

Hobbies

  • I like to play soccer.

Honors/Awards

 

  • 10/2017 Second Prize, Student Project Demonstration on Emerging Technology, Awarded by IEEE Power and Energy Society in ECCE Conference

  • 07/2017 Second Prize, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Paper Award

  • 10/2016 IEEE Strudent Travel Scholarship to ECCE 2016 Conference

  • 07/2016 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Letter Award

  • 10/2015 IEEE IAS-PELS Travel Grant to ECCE 2015 Conference

  • 07/2015 Best Innovation Design Award, IEEE International Future Energy Challenge, Topic A, Awarded by IEEE Power and Energy Society, (Graduate Student Mentor)

  • 09/2012 Electrical Engineering Department Fellowship Award, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Journal Publications

  1. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, C. Mi, “A Review on the Recent Development of Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer Technology,” Energies,10, pp. 1-26, 2017.

  2. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, C. Mi, “A Two-Plate Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Charging Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 964-969, 2018.

  3. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Double-Sided LC-Compensation Circuit for Loosely Coupled Capacitive Power Transfer,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1633-1643, 2018.

  4. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, W. Su, C. Mi, “A Dual-Coupled LCC-Compensated IPT System with a Compact Magnetic Coupler,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2017, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2017.2748391.

  5. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “An Inductive and Capacitive Integrated Coupler and Its LCL Compensation Circuit Design for Wireless Power Transfer,”IEEE Transaction on Industry Application, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 4903-4913, 2017.

  6. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “An Inductive and Capacitive Combined Wireless Power Transfer System with LC-Compensated Topology,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 8471-8482, 2016.

  7. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Dynamic Charging System with Reduced Output Power Pulsation for Electric Vehicles,”IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics,, vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 6580-6590, 2016.

  8. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Double-Sided LCLC-Compensated Capacitive Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Charging,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 6011-6014, 2015.

  9. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, W. Liu, C. Mi, “A Six-Plate Capacitive Coupler to Reduce Electric Field Emission in Large Air-gap Capacitive Power Transfer,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2017, doi: 10.1109/ TPEL.2017.2662583.

  10. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, W. Liu, C. Mi, “A Four-Plate Compact Capacitive Coupler Design and LCL-Compensated Topology for Capacitive Power Transfer in Electric Vehicle Charging Application,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 8541-8551, Dec. 2016.

  11. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, W. Liu, C. Mi, “An LC Compensated Electric Field Repeater for Long Distance Capacitive Power Transfer,”IEEE Transaction on Industry Application, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 4914-4922, 2017.

  12. Y. Shang, B. Xia, Fei Lu, C. Zhang, N. Cui, C. Mi, “A Switched-Coupling-Capacitor Equalizer for Series-Connected Battery Strings,”IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 7694-7706, 2017.

Conference Publications

  1. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Reverse-Coupled Bipolar Coil Structure for an Integrated LCC-Compensated Inductive Power Transfer System,” Accepted by 2018 IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC).

  2. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A High Efficiency and Compact Inductive Power Transfer System Compatible with both 3.3kW and 7.7kW Receiver,” IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 1-5, 2017.

  3. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, Y. Mei, C. Mi, “A Dual-Coupled LCC-Compensated IPT System to Improve the Misalignment Performance,” IEEE Workshop Emerg. Tech. Wireless Power Trans.(WoW), pp. 1-5, 2017.

  4. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “An Inductive and Capacitive Integrated Coupler and Its LCL Compensation Circuit Design for Wireless Power Transfer,” IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo. (ECCE), pp. 1-5, Sept. 2016.

  5. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, Y. Mei, C. Mi, “A Dynamic Capacitive Power Transfer System with Reduced Power Pulsation,” IEEE Workshop Emerg. Tech. Wireless Power Trans.(WoW), pp. 60-64, 2016.

  6. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A CLLC-Compensated High Power and Large Air-Gap Capacitive Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Charging Applications,” IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 1721-1725, 2016.

  7. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A High-Efficiency 3.3kW Loosely-Coupled Wireless Power Transfer System without Magnetic Material,” IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo. (ECCE), pp. 2282-2286, 2015.

  8. Fei Lu, H. Zhang, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “Output Power and Efficiency Sensitivity to Circuit Parameter Variations in Double-sided LCC-compensated Wireless Power Transfer System,” IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 597-601, 2015.

  9. N. Zhao, Fei Lu, H. Zhang, C. Mi, “Design and Optimization of a Dielectric-Gas-Based Single-Phase Electrostatic Motor,” Accepted by 2018 IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC).

  10. C. Zhu, Fei Lu, H. Zhang, C. Mi, “A Finite-Set Model-Based Predictive Battery Thermal Management in Connected and Automated Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” Accepted by 2018 IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC).

  11. Y. Shang, Fei Lu, B. Xia, C. Zhang, N. Cui, C. Mi, “A Switched-Coupling-Capacitor Equalizer for Series-Connected Battery Strings,” IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 1425-1429, 2017.

  12. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Loosely Coupled Capacitive Power Transfer System with LC Compensation Circuit Topology,”Proc. IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo. (ECCE), 2016, doi: 10.1109/ECCE. 2016.7854702.

  13. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “An LC compensated Electric Field Repeater for Long Distance Capacitive Power Transfer,”Proc. IEEE Energy Convers. Congr. Expo. (ECCE), 2016, doi: 10.1109/ECCE. 2016.7854858.

  14. H. Zhang, Fei Lu, H. Hofmann, C. Mi, “A Large Air-gap Capacitive Power Transfer System with a 4-plate Capacitive Coupler Structure for Electric Vehicle Charging Applications,” IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 1726-1730, 2016.

  15. J. Deng, Fei Lu, W. Li, R. Ma, C. Mi, “ZVS Double-sided LCC Compensated Resonant Inverter with Magnetic Integration for Electric Vehicle Wireless Charger,”Proc. IEEE Appl. Power Electr. Conf. (APEC), pp. 1131-1136, 2015.

  16. J. Deng, Fei Lu, S. Li, T. Nguyen, C. Mi, “Development of a High-Efficiency Primary Side Controlled 7 kW Wireless Power Charger,”Proc. of IEEE Intern. Electric Veh. Conf., (IEVC), pp. 1-6, Dec. 2014.