Recent and Upcoming Events
October 6th, 2022 – Energy Innovation Center, Pittsburgh PA
AMPED Annual Meeting with Industry Colleagues and NSF IUCRC Planning Workshop
September 9, 2022
L3Harris Maritime Power and Energy Solutions General Capabilities
Speaker: Reynaldo PresbiteroAugust 12, 2022
Continuously controllable variable inductors and their applications in power electronics
Speaker: Mark Nations, Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State UniversityAdvisor: Prof. Subhashish Bhattacharya, Richard Byron Beddingfield (collaborator)
July 8, 2022
New Architectures and Nonlinear Control Strategy of Dual and Triple Active Bridge Converter
Speaker: Zachary Smith, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of PittsburghAdvisor: Prof. Brandon Grainger
June 10, 2022
2022 AMPED Virtual Roadmapping Meeting Agenda
- Context for “AMPED Research” Planning:
- Part 1: AMPED Year 2 Project Prioritization o Primary Applications and Themes of AMPED from Prior Roadmapping
- Part 2: Preparation for IUCRC Proposal and Planning Meeting o IUCRC Planning Grant and Upcoming AMPED Workshop
o Final Selected Projects Being Pursued in Year 1
o Proposed Research Topics to Pursue in Year 2
o Other Potential Research Topics for Consideration?
o Next Steps… Year 2 AMPED Project Planning and Execution
o Areas / Ideas for Expansion of AMPED in an IUCRC Structure
o Key Value Proposition Areas and Needs from Industry
o Next Steps… IUCRC Planning Grant Worksho
May 13, 2022
Surface Characterization of FeNi-Based Metal Amorphous Nanocomposites for High-Speed Motor Applications
Speaker: James Egbu, Material Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdvisor: Prof. Michael McHenry
April 8, 2022
Rare Earth Free Motor Design Using ANSYS Motor-CAD for EV Applications
Speaker: Ryan Brody, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of PittsburghAdvisor: Prof. Brandon Grainger
March 11, 2022
NASA
Speaker: Alex LearyFebruary 11, 2022
Application of Low Permeability MANC Materials to Power Line Current Sensing
Speaker: Walter Robinson, Material Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAdvisor: Prof. Michael McHenry
Thursday, October 7, 2021
AMPED Consortium Meeting
Covestro Bright Space (Level 1)
1435 Bedford Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
                                 Introduction
                                 DOD Keynote (Office of Naval Research)
                                 AMPED Project #1: Tunable Magnetics
                                 Lunch
                                 Industry Panel: Importance of Advanced Magnetics for Emerging Applications
                                 Networking
                                 DOE Keynote (Office of Electricity)
                                 AMPED Project #2: REE Free & REE Lean Electric Motors
                                 Future of AMPED
                                 Program Feedback Session
Friday, August 20, 2021 (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Tyler Paplham, Univ of Pittsburgh
- Topic: RF Induction Processing of Soft Magnetic Alloys for Spatially Tuned Power Magnetics Devices
- Advisor: Prof. Paul Ohodnicki
Participation was limited to AMPED consortium members. Please contact the AMPED leadership futher information about the event or to discuss participation options in order to attend future events.
Friday, July 23, 2021 (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Mark Nations, NC State
- Topic: System codesign of power electronics and magnetics components
- Advisor: Prof. Subhashish Bhattacharya
Participation was limited to AMPED consortium members. Please contact the AMPED leadership futher information about the event or to discuss participation options in order to attend future events.
Friday, June 25, 2021 (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Kyle Schneider, CMU
- Topic: Magnetostriction Fundamentals and Applications in MANC Soft Magnetic Materials
- Advisor: Prof. Michael McHenry & Maarten De Boer
Participation was limited to AMPED consortium members. Please contact the AMPED leadership futher information about the event or to discuss participation options in order to attend future events.
June 1st
- AMPED research initiates within the universities
Friday, May 28, 2021 (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Ryan Brody, University of Pittsburgh
- Topic: Control of Boost Convert Module for Open-End Winding Permanent Magnet Motor Based, Dual Inverter Drive
- Advisor: Prof. Brandon Grainger
Participation was limited to AMPED consortium members. Please contact the AMPED leadership futher information about the event or to discuss participation options in order to attend future events.
April 30 - 1:00 – 2:30pm AMPED Research Roadmapping
At this session, we will address the following:- Discussion of project ideas for our foundational research initiatives
- Requesting feedback from industry/govt participants on areas of importance
Meeting Agenda:
- Context for “AMPED Research” Planning
- Primary Applications and Themes of AMPED
- Proposed Research Topics to Pursue in Year 1
- Solicitation of Other Topics for Potential Research Topics for Consideration?
- Initial Ideas on Future Technology Roadmapping
- Next Steps…
Friday, April 2nd (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Heonyoung Kim, NC State
- Topic: Control of High Frequency PMSMs with Non-Sinusoidal Back-EMF
- Advisor: Prof. Subhashish Bhattacharya
Participation was limited to AMPED consortium members. Please contact the AMPED leadership futher information about the event or to discuss participation options in order to attend future events.
Wednesday, March, 31st ( 3:00-4:00pm EST)
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Public Informational Webinar about AMPED Consortium (via zoom)
- Emerging Trends Driving the Needs for Power Magnetics
- AMPED : Overall Vision and Establishment
- Overview of Faculty and Research Thrusts at Each University
- Lessons Learned From Industrial Engagement to Date
- Current Status : Industry Participants and Advisors
- Conclusions and Future Plans
Presentation by Dr. Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr. Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Director, Engineering Science Program Director, AMPED (Pitt)
Topics Presented
Friday, March 5th (1:00-2:30PM EST)AMPED Technical Seminar (via zoom)
- Presenter: Yuval Krimer, CMU
- Topic: Determination of Crystallization Kinetics of Fe-Ni Alloys.
- Advisor: Prof. Mike McHenry