Khaligh, Alireza

Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute

2345 A.V. Williams Bldg.

301.405.8985

Website(s):
MPEL and personal website
Microelectronics at Maryland group
Google Scholar

Prof. Alireza Khaligh is the Director of the Maryland Power Electronics Laboratory (MPEL) at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) in the University of Maryland. Prior to UMCP, he was an Assistant Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, and also a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

Prof. Khaligh’s major research interests include modeling, analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters. He is an author/co-author of more than 210 journal and conference papers as well as two books including Energy Harvesting: Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy Conversion Systems (CRC Press, Dec. 2009), and Integrated Power Electronics Converters and Digital Control (CRC Press, May 2009).

He is the recipient of various awards and recognitions including 2022 Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achivement Award from IEEE Power Electronics Society, 6th Nagamori Award from Nagamori Foundation, the 2020 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMD, the 2019 Oustanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award from the Institute for Systems Research at UMD, the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Illinois Institute of Technology, the 2016 E. Robert Kent Junior Faculty Teaching Award from Clark School of Engineering, the 2016 Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award from Clark School of Engineering, the 2015 Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Institute for Systems Research at UMD, 2013 George Corcoran Memorial Award from the ECE Department at UMD, three Best Vehicular Electronics Awards from IEEE Vehicular Electronics Society (VTS), and 2010 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from Society of Automotive Engineers.

Prof. Khaligh is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. He was the Area Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and an Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Prof. Khaligh was a Guest Editor for the Special Section of IEEE TVT on Sustainable Transportation Systems, a Guest Associate Editor for the Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification and Vehicle Systems, a Guest Editor for Special Section of IEEE TVT on Vehicular Energy Storage Systems and also a Guest Editor for Special Section of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics on Energy Harvesting. Prof. Khaligh is a member of the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) University Resources.

Prof. Khaligh was the General Chair of the 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronic Conference and Expo (APEC), Long Beach, CA, the Global Premier Conference in Applied Power Electronics. Prof. Khaligh was also the General Chair of the 2013 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), Dearborn, MI. He was the Assistant Program Chair of the 2013 IEEE Applied Power Electronic Conference and Expo (APEC), Fort Worth, TX. He was also the Program Chair of the 2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, Chicago, IL and the Program Co-Chair of the 2012 ITEC as well as the Grants and Awards Chair for the 2012-2013 APEC. Prof. Khaligh was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and also a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2022 Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achivement Award from IEEE Power Electronics Society
6th Nagamori Award from Nagamori Foundation
2020 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland
2019 Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award from the Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland
2019 Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), London, UK
2019 - 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Prominent Lecturer (PL)
2018 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland
2018 University of Maryland Invention of the Year Award
2018 - 2019 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Distinguished Speaker (DS)
2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Illinois Institute of Technology
2017 - 2018 IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Distinguished Lecturer (DL)
2016 E. Robert Kent Junior Faculty Teaching Award
2016 Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
2015 Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Institute for Systems Research
2014 - 2017 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Distinguished Lecturer (DL)
2013 George Corcoran Memorial Award from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Maryland
2013 Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
2012 Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
2010 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
2009 Armour College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, Illinois Institute of Technology

Modeling, analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters for electrified transportation and renewable energy systems; energy harvesting; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, Smart Grid technologies, and miniaturized power electronic interfaces for microrobotic applications

Y. Park, S. Chakraborty, and A. Khaligh, “Characterization of a bare-die SiC-based, wirebond-less, integrated half-bridge with multi-functional bus-bars,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 3946-3956, Sept. 2022.
Y. Shen, M. D'Antonio, S. Chakraborty, A. Hasnain, and A. Khaligh, “Comparison of CCM and CRM-based boost parallel active power decoupler for PV microinverter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 9889-9906, Aug. 2022.
Y. Park, S. Chakraborty, and A. Khaligh, “DAB converter for EV onboard chargers using bare-die SiC MOSFETs and leakage-integrated planar transformer,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 209-224, Mar. 2022.
S. Zou, C. Singhabahu, and A. Khaligh, “A comprehensive design approach for a three-winding planar transformer,” IET Power Electronics, vol.15, pp. 717-727, Jan. 2022.
M. D'Antonio, S. Chakraborty, and A. Khaligh, “Planar transformer with asymmetric integrated leakage inductance using horizontal airgap,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 14014-14028, Dec. 2021.
A. Singh, A. K. Yadav, and A. Khaligh, “Steady-state modeling of a dual-active bridge AC-DC converter considering circuit non-idealities and intra-cycle transient effects,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 11276-11287, Oct. 2021.
M. D'Antonio, S. Chakraborty, and A. Khaligh, "Improved frequency-domain steady-state modeling of the dual-active-bridge converter considering finite ZVS transition time effects," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 7880-7891, Jul. 2021.
C. Shi, A. Sankar, S. Zou, Z. Zhang, and A. Khaligh, “A compact electric motor integrated onboard charging system for electric vehicles,” SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles, 3(2): 119-128, 2020.
Z. Zhang and A. Khaligh, “Modelling and optimization of a dual-control MHz-level CLLC converter with minimized power losses in battery charging applications,” IET Power Electronics, vol.13, no. 8, pp. 1575-1582, May 2020.
A. Mallik, A. Singh, and A. Khaligh, “Optimisation of power electronics for regulated transformer rectifier units,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1002-1012, Apr. 2020.
S. Zou, J. Lu, and A. Khaligh, “Modelling and control of a triple-active-bridge converter,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 961-969, Apr. 2020.
S. Zou, A. Mallik, J. Lu, and A. Khaligh, “Sliding mode control scheme for a CLLC resonant converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 12274-12284, Dec. 2019.
A. Sankar, A. Mallik, and A. Khaligh, “Extended harmonics-based phase tracking for synchronous rectification in CLLC converters,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 6592-6603, Aug. 2019.
M. D’Antonio, C. Shi, B. Wu, and A. Khaligh, “Design and optimization of a solar power conversion system for space applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 2310-2319, May/Jun. 2019.
A. Khaligh and M. D’Antonio, “Global trends in high-power on-board chargers for electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3306-3324, Apr. 2019.
B. Hanrahan, Y. Espinal, S. Liu, Z. Zhang, A. Khaligh, A. Smith, and P. Alpay, “Combining inverse and conventional pyroelectricity in anti-ferroelectric thin films for energy conversion,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, DOI: 10.1039/C8TC02686F, no. 6, pp. 9828-9834, 2018.
P. He, A. Mallik, G. Cook, and A. Khaligh, “High-power-density high-efficiency LLC converter with an adjustable-leakage-inductance planar transformer for datacenters,” IET Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 303-310, Feb. 2019.
P. He, A. Mallik, A. Sankar, and A. Khaligh, “Design of a 1-MHz high-efficiency high-power-density bidirectional GaN-based CLLC converter for electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 213-223, Jan. 2019.
Z. Zhang, B. Hanrahan, C. Shi, and A. Khaligh, “Management and storage of energy converted via a pyroelectric heat engine,” Applied Energy, vol. 230, pp. 1326-1331, Nov. 2018.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Maximum efficiency tracking of an integrated two-staged ac-dc converter using variable dc link voltage,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 8408-8421, Nov. 2018.
A. Mallik, J. Lu and A. Khaligh, “Sliding mode control of a single phase interleaved totem-pole PFC converter for electric vehicle onboard chargers,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 8100-8109, Sept. 2018.
C. Shi and A. Khaligh, “A two-stage three-phase integrated charger for electric vehicles with dual cascaded control strategy,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 898-909, Jun. 2018.
S. Zou, J. Lu, A. Mallik, and A. Khaligh, “Modeling and optimization of an integrated transformer for electric vehicle on-board charger applications,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 355-363, Jun. 2018.
C. Shi, Y. Tang, and A. Khaligh, “A three-phase integrated onboard charger for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 4716-4725, Jun. 2018.
A. Singh, A. Mallik, and A. Khaligh, “A comprehensive design and optimization of the DM EMI filter in a boost PFC converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 2023-2031, May/Jun. 2018.
S. Zou, J. Lu, A. Mallik, and A. Khaligh, “Bi-directional CLLC converter with synchronous rectification for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 998-1005, Mar./Apr. 2018.
J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Variable dc link control loop design for an integrated two-staged ac/dc converter,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 99-107, Mar. 2018.
Z. Zhang, A. Mallik, and A. Khaligh, “A high step-down isolated three-phase ac-dc converter,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 129-139, Mar. 2018.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Intermediate dc link capacitor reduction in a two-staged cascaded ac/dc converter for more electric aircrafts,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 935-947, Feb. 2018.
Y. Tang, J. Lu, B. Wu, S. Zou, W. Ding, and A. Khaligh, “An integrated dual-output isolated converter for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 966-976, Feb. 2018.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “A high step-down dual output non-isolated dc/dc converter with decoupled control,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 722-731, Jan.-Feb. 2018.
C. Shi, Y. Tang, and A. Khaligh, “A single-phase integrated onboard battery charger using propulsion system for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 10899-10910, Dec. 2017.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “An integrated control strategy for a fast start-up and wide range input frequency operation of a three-phase boost-type PFC converter for more electric aircrafts,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 10841-10852, Dec. 2017.
J. Lu, A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Dynamic strategy for efficiency estimation in a CCM operated front-end PFC converter for electric vehicle onboard charger,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 545-553, Sept. 2017.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Control of a three-phase boost PFC converter using a single dc link voltage sensor,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6481-6492, Aug. 2017.
L. Yu, H. Wang, and A. Khaligh, “A discontinuous conduction mode single-stage step-up rectifier for low-voltage energy harvesting applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6161-6169, Aug. 2017.
A. Mallik and A. Khaligh, “Variable switching frequency state feedback control of a phase shifted full bridge dc/dc converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6523-6531, Aug. 2017.
A. Mallik, W. Ding, and A. Khaligh, “A comprehensive design approach to an EMI filter for a 6-kW three-phase boost power factor correction rectifier in avionics vehicular systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 2942-2951, Apr. 2017.
A. Mallik, W. Ding, C. Shi, and A. Khaligh, “Input voltage sensorless duty compensation control for a three-phase boost PFC converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 1527-1537, Mar.-Apr. 2017.
P. He and A. Khaligh, “Comprehensive analyses and comparison of 1kW isolated dc-dc converters for bidirectional EV charging systems,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 147-156, Mar. 2017.
H. Wang, M. Shang, and A. Khaligh, “A PSFB based integrated PEV onboard charger with extended ZVS range and zero duty cycle loss,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 585-595, Jan.-Feb. 2017.
C. Shi, H. Wang, and A. Khaligh, “A SiC-based, high-efficiency, isolated onboard PEV charger with ultra-wide dc link voltage range,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 501-511, Jan.-Feb. 2017.
C. Ma, M.-Y. Chow, H. Razik, and A. Khaligh, “Guest editorial special section on networked energy systems: architectures, communication, and management,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1896-1899, Oct. 2016.
J. Shen and A. Khaligh, “Design and real-time controller implementation for a battery-ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage system,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1910-1918, Oct. 2016.
C. Shi, A. Khaligh, and H. Wang, “Interleaved SEPIC power factor pre-regulator using coupled inductors in discontinuous conduction mode with variable output voltage,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 3461-3471, July-Aug. 2016.
Y. Tang and A. Khaligh, “A multi-input bridgeless resonant AC-DC converter for electromagnetic energy harvesting,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 2254-2263, Mar. 2016.
Y. Tang and A. Khaligh, “Bidirectional resonant dc-dc step-up converters for driving high-voltage actuators in mobile microrobots,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 340-352, Jan. 2016.
H. A. Yavasoglu, J. Shen, C. Shi, M. Gokasan, and A. Khaligh, “Power split control strategy for an EV powertrain with two propulsion machines,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 382-390, Dec. 2015.
J. Shen and A. Khaligh, “A supervisory energy management control strategy for a battery/ ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage system,” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 223-231, Oct. 2015.
S. Dusmez, A. Khaligh, and A. Hasanzadeh, “A zero-voltage-transition bidirectional dc-dc converter,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 3152-3162, May 2015.
S. Dusmez, A. Hasanzadeh, and A. Khaligh, “Comparative analysis of bidirectional three-level dc-dc converter for battery/ultracapacitor automotive applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 3305-3315, May 2015.
Y. Tang and A. Khaligh, “Miniaturized bridgeless high-frequency resonant ac-dc step-up/step-down converters,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 6518-6533, Dec. 2014.
J. Shen, S. Dusmez, and A. Khaligh, “Optimization of sizing and battery cycle life in battery/ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage systems for electric vehicle applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 2112-2121, Nov. 2014.
H. Wang, S. Dusmez, and A. Khaligh, “Maximum efficiency point tracking technique for LLC based PEV chargers through variable DC link control,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 61, no. 11, pp. 6041-6049, Nov. 2014.
S. Dusmez and A. Khaligh, “Generalized technique of compensating low-frequency component of load current with parallel bidirectional dc/dc converter in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 5892-5904, Nov. 2014.
S. Dusmez and A. Khaligh, “A supervisory power splitting approach for a new ultracapacitor-battery vehicle deploying two propulsion machines,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1960-1971, Aug. 2014.
H. Wang, S. Dusmez, and A. Khaligh, “Design and analysis of a full bridge LLC based PEV charger optimized for wide battery voltage range,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 1603-1613, May 2014.
S. Dusmez and A. Khaligh, “A charge nonlinear carrier controlled reduced-part single stage integrated power electronic interface for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 1091-1103, Mar. 2014.
Y. Tang, C. Chen, A. Khaligh, I. Penskiy, and S. Bergbreiter, “An ultra-compact dual-stage converter for driving electrostatic actuators in mobile microrobots,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 2991-3000, Jun. 2014.
H. Wang, A. Hasanzadeh, and A. Khaligh, “Transportation electrification: conductive charging of electrified vehicles,” IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 46-58, Dec. 2013.
P. Zeng and A. Khaligh, “A permanent-magnet linear motion driven kinetic energy harvester,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 5737-5746, Dec. 2013.
S. Dusmez and A. Khaligh, “A compact and integrated multifunctional power electronic interface for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 5690 – 5701, Dec. 2013.
O. Onar, J. Kobayashi, and A. Khaligh, “A fully-directional universal power electronic interface for EV, HEV, and PHEV applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 5489 – 5498, Dec. 2013.
H. Wang, Y. Tang, and A. Khaligh, “A bridgeless boost rectifier for low voltage energy harvesting applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 5206 – 5214, Nov. 2013.
A. Khaligh, M. Krishnamurthy, and Z. Nie, “Guest editorial: Special section on sustainable transportation systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 3362-3364, Oct. 2012.
A. Khaligh and S. Dusmez, “Comprehensive topological analysis of conductive and inductive charging solutions for plug-in electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 3475 - 3489, Oct. 2012.
O. Onar, J. Kobayashi, D. Erb, and A. Khaligh, “A bidirectional high-power-quality grid interface with a novel bidirectional noninverted buck-boost converter for PHEVs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 2018-2032, Jun. 2012.
S. S. Raghavan and A. Khaligh, “Electrification potential factor (EPF): energy based value proposition analysis of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 1052-1059, Mar. 2012.
O. Onar and A. Khaligh, “A novel integrated magnetic structure based dc/dc converter for hybrid battery/ultra-capacitor energy storage systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 296-307, Mar. 2012.
S. S. Raghavan and A. Khaligh, “Time management: Deterministic scheduling of a fleet of plug-in hybrid vehicles for distributed generation,” IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 46-53, Jul. 2011. (This issue of P&E Magazine received the Grand Award for its theme of “Electrification of Transportation”. There were only 5 papers selected for publication in this issue.)
A. Khaligh, P. L. Chapman, and S. S. Raghavan, “Control of voltage regulator modules using anticipated load transients,”‌ IET Power Electronics, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 651–656, 2011.
O. C. Onar, O. Shirazi, and A. Khaligh, “Grid interaction operation of a telecommunications power system with a novel topology for multiple input buck-boost converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 2633-2645, Oct. 2010.
A. Khaligh and Z. Li, “Battery, ultracapacitor, fuel-cell, and hybrid energy storage systems for electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: Stat-of-art,”‌ IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 2806-2814, Jul. 2010.
A. Khaligh, P. L. Chapman, and R. Ghodssi, “Guest editorial: Special section on energy harvesting,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 810-812, Mar. 2010.
A. Khaligh, P. Zeng, and C. Zheng, “Kinetic energy harvesting using piezoelectric and electromagnetic technologies-state of the art,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 850-860, Mar. 2010.
A. Hasanzadeh, O. C. Onar, H. Mokhtari, and A. Khaligh, “A proportional-resonant controller-based wireless control strategy with a reduced number of sensors for parallel-operated UPSs,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 468-478, Jan. 2010.
A. Davoudi, J. Jatskevich, P. L. Chapman, and A. Khaligh, “Reduced-order modeling of high-fidelity magnetic equivalent circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2847-2855, Dec. 2009.
A. Khaligh, A. Miraoui, and D. Garret, “Guest editorial: Special section on vehicular energy-storage systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 3879-3881, Oct. 2009.
E. Schaltz, A. Khaligh, and P. O. Rasmussen “Influence of battery/ultracapacitor energy storage sizing on battery lifetime in a fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 3882-3891, Oct. 2009.
Y. Lee, A. Khaligh, and A. Emadi, “Advanced integrated bi-directional ac/dc and dc/dc converter for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 3970-3980, Oct. 2009.
Y. Lee, A. Khaligh, A. Chakraborty, and A. Emadi, “Digital combination of buck and boost converters to control a positive buck-boost converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1267-1279, May 2009.
Y. Lee, A. Khaligh, and A. Emadi, “A compensation technique for smooth transitions in non-inverting buck-boost converter,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1002-1015, Apr. 2009.
A. Khaligh, J. Cao, and Y. Lee, “A multiple-input dc-dc converter topology,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 862-868, Mar. 2009.
A. Khaligh, “Realization of parasitics in stability of dc-dc converters loaded by constant-power loads in advanced multi-converter automotive systems,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 2295-2305, Jun. 2008.
A. Khaligh, J. R. Wells, P. L. Chapman, and P. T. Krein, “Dead-time distortion in generalized selective harmonic control,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1511-1517, May 2008.
A. Khaligh and A. Emadi, “Mixed DCM/CCM pulse adjustment with constant power loads,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 766-782, Apr. 2008.
A. Khaligh, A. M. Rahimi, and A. Emadi, “Modified pulse-adjustment technique with variable states to control dc/dc converters driving constant power loads,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1133-1146, Mar. 2008.
A. Khaligh and M. Vakilian, “Power transformers internal insulation design improvements using electric field analysis through finite element methods,”‌ IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 273-278, Feb. 2008.
A. Khaligh, A. M. Rahimi, Y. J. Lee, J. Cao, A. Emadi, S. D. Andrews, C. Robinson, and C. Finnerty, “Digital control of an isolated active hybrid fuel cell/li-ion battery power supply,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 3709-3721, Nov. 2007.
A. Davoudi, J. Jatskevich, P. L. Chapman, and A. Khaligh, “Averaged-switch modeling of fourth-order PWM dc/dc converters considering conduction losses in discontinuous mode,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 2410-2415, Nov. 2007.
A. Khaligh, A. M. Rahimi, and A. Emadi, “Negative impedance stabilizing pulse adjustment control technique for dc/dc converters operating in discontinuous conduction mode and driving constant power loads,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 2005-2016, Jul. 2007.
A. Khaligh and A. Emadi, “Suitability of pulse adjustment technique to control single dc/dc choppers feeding vehicular constant power loads in parallel with conventional loads,” International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 20-45, 2007.
A. Emadi, A. Khaligh, C. Rivetta, and G. A. Williamson, “Constant power loads and negative impedance instability in automotive systems: definition, modeling, stability, and control of power electronic converters and motor drives,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1112-1125, Jul. 2006.
A. Emadi, S. S. Williamson, and A. Khaligh, “Power electronics intensive solutions for advanced electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicular power systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 567-577, May 2006.
A. Khaligh and A. Emadi, “Stabilizing control of dc/dc buck converters with constant power loads in continuous conduction and discontinuous conduction modes using digital Power Alignment technique,” International Transactions on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 63-72, Mar. 2006.

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Eleven University of Maryland Faculty Affiliate With MATRIX Lab

$1.5M in NSF funding secured to improve solar energy conversion systems

Khaligh Receives 2022 IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award

Seven Students Win 2021 Dean's Research Awards

In memoriam: Dr. Radhakisan Baheti, NSF ECCS Program Director

Khaligh wins Nagamori Award, a prestigious honor in the power electronics and electric machines field

2020 Dean's Doctoral Student Research Awards

2020 Energy Seed Grants Awarded

Become a Contender: Electric Racecar

Behtash Babadi Wins Clark School's Junior Faculty Teaching Award

2019 Dean's Doctoral and Master's Student Research Awards

New pyroelectric system transmits power wirelessly, harvesting and storing energy from heat source

Khaligh, McCluskey to lead new $2.37M DOE solar power converter project

UMD Celebrates Invention of Year Winners, Ventures, and Partnerships at 'Innovate Maryland'

Clark School Researchers Recognized for Exceptional Inventions

2018 Engineering Sustainability Day

Khaligh, McCluskey receive Boeing funding for more electric aircraft

DW News Interviews Khaligh on Electric Vehicle Trends

Khaligh-led student team wins award at IEEE IFEC competition

Milchberg and Khaligh Receive 2016 Junior and Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Awards

UMD Researchers Creating First Onboard Fast-Charging System for Electric Vehicles

Khaligh Wins Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award for Third Time

2015 Dean's Student Research Awards

Khaligh receives NSF TUES grant for electric vehicles laboratory

Alireza Khaligh is PI for new transportation electrification REU site

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