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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mcmaster Automotive Resource Center (Marc), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

- Leading a group of four Ph.D. and Master’s students in the project- Building a compact 70 kW, 800 V, SiC-based, three-level ANPC EV inverter- My responsibilities: * Team management and task definitions * Verifying electrical designs * Verifying the compatibility of electrical, thermal, and enclosure designs * Creating the design verification plan for the prototype (DVP) * Control card design - uController and power supply circuitry, driver interface, communication protocols, sensors and resolver interface * Voltage and current sensor selection and analog circuit design * Programming the uController (TMS320F28379d) * Improving the inverter's power density using a smart loss distribution algorithm * Implementing MPC controller for three-level inverter- Publishing two journal papers, focusing on reviewing the multilevel inverters in EV application (Can be found in the links below)

Teaching Assistant for "Energy Conversion" and "Logic Design" courses

Creating and developing a series of short courses named: "Turning Power Electronic Designs into Actual Converters" including following chapters:- Introduction, Component Selection, Gate Drivers, and Isolated Bias Supplies - Parasitic Elements, Power Loss Calculation, Bypass Capacitors, and Snubbers- Magnetic Design and Filters- Digital Processor Selection, Grounding, Protection, and Safety- Schematic/PCB Design in Altium Designer, Testing, and Troubleshooting

Tehran Province, Iran

- Implementing a 2 kW wireless charger prototype with input PFC in a group of six engineers- My responsibilities: * Designing and implementing the PFC in the input grid side * Programming the uController (TMS320F28335)

Tehran Province, Iran

- Instructor for the courses Electronics I & II, Industrial Electronics, Logic Design, and Microprocessor Fundamentals during both Fall and Winter semesters.

Tehran, Iran

Part-time research on the Static VAR Compensators (SVCs), their cost-benefit analysis, and optimal placement in Tehran Regional Electricity Company

Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran

- Leading a group of three Master students in the project- Building a 6 kW DAB-based regeneration system with ultra capacitors for usage in elevators- Reducing the elevator’s power consumption by 0 - 80%, based on the elevator usage routine- My responsibilities: * Team management and task definitions * PCB Design * Creating the DVP for the prototype * Testing the converter on the elevator drive system and troubleshooting the converter * Corresponding with the customer, "Nian Electronic co." for meeting the requirements of the final product

Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran

- Implementing a 1 kW wireless charger system as the M.Sc. thesis- Project details: * 87 % input to output efficiency * Three-level NPC structure with Si MOSFETs * Misalignment compensation capability

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Power Electronics And Motor Drives

Thesis Title: Design, Control, and Implementation of a High Power Density Active Neutral Point Clamped Inverter For Electric Vehicle.

Master’S Degree, Wireless Power Transmission

Thesis Title: Design and Implementation of a Wireless EV Charger using Multilevel Converters with Misalignment Compensation Capability

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Power Electronics

Thesis Title: Design and Implementation of an Emergency Power System for Elevators using Power Electronic Converters