2016 CHPPE Industry Consortium Review

The Ohio State University’s 2016 Center for High Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE) Industry Consortium Review event kicked off this morning at the Faculty Club on campus.

Find updates and photos from the event via this post on the ECE Facebook Page.

CHPPE is a world-class, multi-million dollar, power electronics laboratory at Ohio State, specifically designed to exploit the high temperature, high frequency operation and efficiency advantages of silicon carbide (SiC)-based power electronics. 

The center was established through a $3 million Ohio Third Frontier grant, with the purpose of hosting a new generation of technologies in power electronics and systems. Today, its funding includes $6 million from federal and state levels. 

CHPPE students currently include almost 30 doctoral students and 25 Masters students, graduating as sought-after industry and academia talents.

Throughout the day, the consortium offers technical talks from CHPPE professors and researchers within Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Invited speakers include Dr. Ranbir Singh from GeneSiC, Dr. Bob Kaplar of the Sandia National Lab, and Dr. Chingchi Chen from Ford. 

CHPPE Director Jing Wang started out the day by providing an overview of the past year of progress, from student and faculty awards to updates on technical research aspects. 

ECE Chair Joel Johnson and College of Engineering Dean Dr. David B. Williams spoke about the advancements in research and the possibilities within the CHPPE into the future.

The events today conclude with a tour of the CHPPE research lab and student demonstrations at Caldwell.