Dr. Jian Sun

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE)
Director, New York State Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Contact Information

110 8th Street, CII 8015 – CFES
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone: (518) 276-8297, Fax: (518) 276-2387
E-Mail: jsun@rpi.edu

Selected Journal Papers

  1. M. Cespedes, L. Xing, and J. Sun, “Constant-power load system stabilization by passive damping,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
  2. L. Xing and J. Sun, “Optimal damping of multi-stage EMI filters,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
  3. J. Sun, “Impedance-based stability criterion for grid-connected inverters,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
  4. L. Xing, F. Feng, and J. Sun, “Optimal damping of EMI filter input impedance,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 1432-1440, May/June 2011.
  5. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Frequency-domain modeling of multipulse converters by double-Fourier series method,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
  6. Z. Bing, X. Du, and J. Sun, “Control of three-phase PWM rectifiers using a single dc current sensor,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
  7. J. Sun, Z. Bing, and K. Karimi, “Input impedance modeling of multipulse rectifiers by harmonic linearization,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2812-2820, December 2009.
  8. R. Redl and J. Sun, “Ripple-based control of switching regulators – an overview,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2669-2680, December 2009.
  9. T. Qi and J. Sun, “Dual-boost single-phase PFC input current control based on output current sensing,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2523-2530, November 2009.
  10. J. Sun, “Small-signal methods for ac distributed power systems – a review,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2545-2554, November 2009.
  11. Z. Bing, K. Karimi, and J. Sun, “Input impedance modeling and analysis of line-commutated rectifiers,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2338-2346, October 2009.
  12. J. Sun, D. Giuliano, S. Devarajan, J. Lu, T. P. Chow, and R. Gutmann, “Fully monolithic cellular buck converter design for 3D power delivery,” IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 447-451, March 2009.
  13. J. Sun, “TRU and ATRU analysis by matrix method,” SAE International Journal of Aerospace, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1046- 1054, January 2009.

Recent Conference Papers

  1. L. Xing and J. Sun, “Motor drive common-mode EMI reduction by using a Wheatstone bridge,” to be presented at 2011 European Power Electronics Conference (EPE 2011), September 2011.
  2. M. Cespedes and J. Sun, “Modeling and mitigation of harmonic resonance between wind turbines and the grid,” to be presented at IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2011), September 2011.
  3. X. Chen and J. Sun, “Characterization of inverter-grid interactions using a hardware-in-the-loop system test-bed,” to be presented at 2011 International Conference on Power Electronics (ECCE Asia 2011), May 2011, Jeju, Korea (Invited Paper).
  4. T. Beechner and J. Sun, “Optimal interleaved pulse-width modulation considering sampling effects,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2011 Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1881-1887, March 2011, Ft. Worth, TX.
  5. T. Qi and J. Sun, “DC bus grounding capacitance optimization for common-mode EMI minimization,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2011 Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 661-666, March 2011, Ft. Worth, TX.
  6. L. Xing and J. Sun, “Optimal damping of multi-stage EMI filters,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2011 Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1721-1728, March 2011, Ft. Worth, TX.
  7. X. Chen and J. Sun, “A study of renewable energy system harmonic resonance based on a DG test-bed,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2011 Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 995-1002, March 2011, Ft. Worth, TX.
  8. L. Xing and J. Sun, “Inverter-motor system EMI reduction by impedance balancing,” in Proceedings of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 2010 Power Systems Conference, CD-ROM, Paper # 2010-01-1754, November 2010.
  9. T. Qi and J. Sun, “Analysis and reduction of common-mode EMI in electric actuators for VF MEA,” in Proceedings of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 2010 Power Systems Conference, CD-ROM, Paper # 2010-01-1740, November 2010.
  10. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Effects of line and load conditions on TRU and ATRU input current harmonics,” in Proceedings of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 2010 Power Systems Conference, CD-ROM, Paper # 2010-01-1809, November 2010.
  11. L. Xing, F. Feng, and J. Sun, “Behavioral modeling methods for motor drive system EMI design optimization,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010), pp. 947-954, September 2010, Atlanta, GA.
  12. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Input impedance modeling of multipulse rectifiers by double-Fourier series method,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010), pp. 3754-3761, September 2010, Atlanta, GA.
  13. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Line-frequency rectifier dc-bus voltage instability and mitigation,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2010), June 2010.
  14. L. Xing and J. Sun, “Motor drive system EMI reduction by asymmetric interleaving,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2010), June 2010.
  15. P. Wu and J. Sun, “Control design optimization for an asymmetric half-bridge converter,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2010), June 2010.
  16. M. Cespedes and J. Sun, “Averaged modeling and analysis of multilevel converters,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2010), June 2010.
  17. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Modeling and analysis of line-frequency converters by double-Fourier series methods,” in Proceedings of IEEE 2010 Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2010), June 2010 (Best Paper Award)
  18. J. Sun, “High-performance power conversion for more-electric aircraft,” in Proceedings of the 9th International PCIM China Conference, pp. 22-32, June 2010 (Invited Keynote Paper).
  19. T. Qi, J. Graham, and J. Sun, “Characterization of IGBT modules for system EMI simulation,” in Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 2220-2225, February 2010.
  20. M. Cespedes, L. Xing, T. Beechner, and J. Sun, “Stabilization of constant-power loads by passive impedance damping,” in Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 2174-2180, February 2010.
  21. Z. Bing and J. Sun, “Minimum-sensing current control of three-phase PFC converters,” in Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. 336-342, February 2010.

Patents

  • “Bi-directional dc-to-dc converters for energy storage applications,” US Patent # 6,243,277.
  • “Integrated magnetic converter circuit and method with improved filtering,” US Patent # 6549436.
  • “Switching power converter circuits providing main and auxiliary output voltages,” US Patent # 6775159.
  • “Composite core design for matrix integrated magnetics in high power interleaved dc-dc converters,” US Patent #6980077.
  • “Vertically packaged switched-mode power converter,” US Patent #7012414.
  • “Core structure and interleaved dc-dc converter topology,” US Patent #7046523.
  • “Vertical winding structures for planar magnetic switched-mode power converters,” US Patent #7321283
  • “Vertical winding structures for planar magnetic switched-mode power converters,” US Patent #7554430