ECEosu's video: Ohio State ECE: 2018 International Future Energy Challenge

The race toward powering the homes and the cities of the future is underway, and students at The Ohio State University are helping to lead the efforts. Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Jin Wang, of the Center for High Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE) at Ohio State, saw his team of students recently earn the "Outstanding Presentation Award" at the 2018 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge in Beijing, China for their work in next-generation residential energy storage systems. The competition took place at Tsinghua University. In this video, student team members (l-r) Jeff Hensal, Alex Brothers and Matthew Foster discuss their roles in the project, as well as how the experience benefitted their careers and educational paths. Wang said Ohio State's second generation 1 kW 400 V to 40 V bi-directional DC/DC converter achieved 91.5% efficiency at the peak power. "The circuit features a quasi-switched capacitor high voltage end, which reduces the voltage stress of GaN devices to 267 V and enables full range soft-switching with simple phase shift control," Wang said. Seeing young engineering students excel in power systems, he said, is very fulfilling as an educator. Video by: Ryan Horns, Ohio State ECE/IMR Communications Specialist