Alireza Khaligh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: Siegel Hall 227
3301 South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 312.567.3444
Fax: 312.567.8976
Email: khaligh@ece.iit.edu
Web: Personal Webpage

Expertise

Power electronics and energy systems, biomechanical energy scavenging, vehicular electrical/electronics systems, and design of energy-efficient power supplies for battery-powered portable applications.

Education

B.S., EE, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1999.
M.S., EE, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2001.
Ph.D., EE, Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2006.
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Research

Alireza Khaligh joined Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in June 2007. He was a post doctoral research associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prior to joining IIT. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees with highest distinction from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran, and Ph.D. degree from IIT, all in electrical engineering. He is the author/coauthor of more than 30 papers, books, and invention disclosures. His research interests include power electronics and energy systems, biomechanical energy scavenging, vehicular electrical/electronics systems, and design of energy-efficient power supplies for battery-powered portable applications. Dr. Khaligh is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Current Projects

Awards/Honors

Patents

Books

Selected Publications

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, in press.

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, in press.

A. Khaligh and A. Emadi, “Application of pulse adjustment digital control technique in dc/dc converters operating in mixed continuous and discontinuous conduction modes and loaded by constant power loads,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 44, no. 1, 2008, in press.

A. Khaligh, A. M. Rahimi, and A. Emadi, “Pulse adjustment technique with variable states to control dc/dc converters driving constant power loads,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, in press.

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, 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, 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, pp. 2410 – 2415, Nov. 2007.

A. Khaligh, Amir 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, pp. 2005–2016, July 2007.

A. Emadi, A. Khaligh, C. Rivetta, and G. A. Williamson, “Power electronic and motor drive constant power loads and negative impedance instability in automotive systems: definition, modeling, stability, and control,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1112–1125, July 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.