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Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 218
Citations - 7502
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Capacitor & Converters. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 178 publications receiving 5456 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Urbana University.
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Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductors: Research Opportunities and Challenges
Jeffrey Y. Tsao,Srabanti Chowdhury,Mark A. Hollis,Debdeep Jena,N. M. Johnson,Kenneth A. Jones,Robert Kaplar,Siddharth Rajan,C. G. Van de Walle,Enrico Bellotti,C. L. Chua,Ramon Collazo,Michael E. Coltrin,J. A. Cooper,Keith R. Evans,Samuel Graham,Timothy A. Grotjohn,Eric R. Heller,Masataka Higashiwaki,M. S. Islam,P. W. Juodawlkis,Muhammad Asif Khan,Andrew D. Koehler,Jacob H. Leach,Umesh K. Mishra,Robert J. Nemanich,Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski,Jeffrey B. Shealy,Zlatko Sitar,Marko J. Tadjer,Arthur F. Witulski,Michael Wraback,Jerry A. Simmons +32 more
TL;DR: The UWBG semiconductor materials, such as high Al‐content AlGaN, diamond and Ga2O3, advanced in maturity to the point where realizing some of their tantalizing advantages is a relatively near‐term possibility.
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Opportunities and Challenges in Very High Frequency Power Conversion
David J. Perreault,Jingying Hu,J.M. Rivas,Yehui Han,Olivia Leitermann,Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski,Anthony D. Sagneri,Charles R. Sullivan +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the scaling of magnetic component size with frequency is investigated, and it is shown that substantial miniaturization is possible with increased frequencies even considering material and heat transfer limitations.
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Submodule Integrated Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking for Solar Photovoltaic Applications
TL;DR: This paper describes the design and implementation of a high-efficiency (>;98%) synchronous buck MPPT converter, along with digital control techniques that ensure both local and global maximum power extraction.
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Very-High-Frequency Resonant Boost Converters
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski,Anthony D. Sagneri,J.M. Rivas,David I. Anderson,David J. Perreault +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a resonant boost topology suitable for very high-frequency (VHF, 30-300 MHz) DC-DC power conversion is presented, which features low device voltage stress, high efficiency over a wide load range, and excellent transient performance.
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A 2-kW Single-Phase Seven-Level Flying Capacitor Multilevel Inverter With an Active Energy Buffer
Yutian Lei,Christopher Barth,Shibin Qin,Wen-Chuen Liu,Intae Moon,Andrew Stillwell,Derek Chou,Thomas Foulkes,Zichao Ye,Zitao Liao,Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a 2-kW, 60-Hz, 450-V -to-240-V power inverter, designed and tested subject to the specifications of the Google/IEEE Little Box Challenge, which achieves a high power density of 216 W/in $3$ and a peak overall efficiency of 97.6%, while meeting the constraints including input current ripple, load transient, thermal, and FCC Class B EMC specifications.