Keyue Ma Smedley, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

University of California, Irvine

Speech Title:

Modernizing the Power System

Abstract:

In this presentation, Dr. Smedley will talk about her effort in modernizing the US power grid related to development of universal One-Cycle Control technology for fast, accurate, and stable control of three-phase power converters for power system applications aiming to minimize grid loss, alleviate grid congestion, improve grid stability, and enable high penetration of renewables. In the last two decades, semiconductors have revolutionized the IT and communication world; with proven speed and controllability, Dr. Smedley believes that high power semiconductors are ready to revolutionize the power system.

Bio:

Keyue Ma Smedley, received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. She is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California at Irvine, the Director of the UCI Power Electronics Laboratory, and a cofounder of One-Cycle Control, Inc.
Dr. Smedley’s research includes high-efficiency dc-dc converters, high-fidelity class-D power amplifiers, single-phase and three-phase PFC rectifiers, active power filters, inverters, V/VAR control, energy storage system, and utility-scale fault current limiters. She is an inventor of One-Cycle Control and the Hexagram power converter.
Dr. Smedley’s work has resulted in 150 technical publications, 10 US/international patents, two start-up companies, and numerous commercial applications. Dr. Smedley is a recipient of UCI Innovation Award 2005. She was selected to be a IEEE Fellow in 2008 for her contributions in high-performance switching power conversion. Her work with One-Cycle Control, Inc., has won Department of the Army Achievement Award in the Pentagon in 2010.