Dr H Wen
Applications accepted all year round
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Requirements
The candidate should have a first class or upper second class honours degree, or a master’s degree (or equivalent qualification), in power electronics and renewable energy. Evidence of good spoken and written English is essential. The candidate should have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above, or an equivalent qualification, if the first language is not English. This position is open to all qualified candidates irrespective of nationality.
Degree
The student will be awarded a PhD degree from the University of Liverpool (UK) upon successful completion of the program.
Project Description
Power electronics devices such as IGBTs and Power MOSFETs are playing the essential role in the electrical power system with the fast development of renewable energy. The development of an accurate simulation model of power electronics devices based on their switching characteristics becomes one of hot and challenging task. Since the failure of devices will result in the malfunction of the whole power system, investigation of various failure patterns of devices for different applications will improve the lifetime of devices and system reliability. In this project, originated from the structure, operating principle and switching characteristics of IGBTs, two kinds of basic modeling methods including behavioral modeling and physical modeling are investigated and compared. Besides, main failure patterns of IGBTs such as gate failure, over-current failure during switching transients and on-state, over-voltage failure have been analyzed from different levels such as the chip level, package process, module and system level.
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How to Apply
Interested applicants are advised to email [Email Address Removed] (principal supervisor’s email address) the following documents and copy [Email Address Removed] (please put the project title in the subject line).
• CV
• Two reference letters with company/university letterhead
• Personal statement outlining your interest in the position
• Proof of English language proficiency (an IELTS score of above 6.5 or equivalent is required
• Verified school transcripts in both Chinese and English (for international students, only the English version is required)
• Verified certificates of education qualifications in both Chinese and English (for international students, only the English version is required)
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Huiqing Wen ([Email Address Removed]), whose personal profile is linked below:
http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/zh/departments/academic-departments/electrical-and-electronic-engineering/staff/huiqing-wen
Funding Notes
The PhD studentship is available for three years subject to satisfactory progress by the student. The award covers tuition fees for three years (currently equivalent to RMB 80,000 per annum) and provides a monthly stipend of 3500 RMB as a contribution to living expenses. It also provides up to RMB 16,500 to allow participation at international conferences during the period of the award. It is a condition of the award that holders of XJTLU PhD scholarships carry out 300-500 hours of teaching assistance work per year. The scholarship holder is expected to carry out the major part of his or her research at XJTLU in Suzhou, China. However, he or she is eligible for a research study visit to the University of Liverpool of up to three months, if this is required by the project.
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