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`• Professor, Electrical Engineering
`• Birth date: 10/9/50
`• Citizenship: U. S.
`• Marital Status: Married
`• Number of Children: Three
`• Last Security Clearance: Secret
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`Work: Texas A&M University
`Department of Electrical Engineering
`College Station, Texas 77843
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`PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
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`Electronics
`Solid State Power Systems
`Power Electronics
`Motor Drives
`Specialized Power Systems
`Control Systems
`Energy Storage Systems
`High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power Transmission
`Applications of Microcomputers to Power Control
`Pulsed Power Systems
`Electric Hybrid Vehicles
`High Voltage Engineering
`Electrical Failures and Hazards
`Advanced Vehicle Power and Propulsion Systems
`Novel Electromagnetic Machines
`Sustainable Energy and Transportation
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`Ph. D., Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981
`M. S., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 1974
`B. S., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 1973
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`Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, August 1981-
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`Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, September
`1987-1992
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`Professor, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992-present
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`Director, Texas Applied Power Electronics Center, Department of Electrical
`Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1982-present
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`Director of Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program, College of Engineering,
`Texas A&M University, 1992-present
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`Research Engineer, Fusion Research Center, Austin, Texas, 1974-1977
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`Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, 1977-1981
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`Consultant to over 65 U.S. and International Companies and Government Agencies
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`Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), since 1970
`IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)
`IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES)
`IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)
`IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
`Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
`Registered Professional Engineer, Texas No. 57178
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`HONORS/AWARDS
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`Fellow of IEEE
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`Fellow of SAE
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`Outstanding Young Engineer of the year, 1984, Brazos Chapter, Texas Society of
`Professional Engineers.
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`Prize Paper First Place Award in Power Electronics, IEEE Industry Applications
`Society, 1985 and 1987 Annual Meetings.
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`Engineering Excellence Award ($24,000), College of Engineering, Texas A&M
`University, 1986 and 1987.
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`Chief Editor for Power Systems Series, CRC Press, 1989.
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`General Chair, IEEE-PELS Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1990.
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`7. Member of Editorial Board of Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal.
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`IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society Distinguished Speaker.
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`Plenary Session Author in IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference for 1990
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`Invited Author at IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, Boston,
`February 1992.
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`Invited Author at 1992 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Seoul, Korea,
`April 1992.
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`Invited Author at International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power
`Electronics, Kusadasi, Turkey, May 1992.
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`Prize Paper Third Place Award in Motor Drives, IEEE Industry Applications Society
`1992 Annual Meeting.
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`Invited Author and Panelist at 2nd International Power Electronics Congress,
`Cuernavaca, Mexico, August 1993.
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`IEEE Industry Application Society Distinguished Speaker and Invited Author at II
`Brazilian Power Electronics Conference, Umberlandia, Brazil, December 1993.
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`Plenary Session Author in IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference for 1993.
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`17. Winner of IEEE IAS 1993 Annual Meeting Prize Paper Award from the Motor Drives
`Committee.
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`Invited Author at Southcon Technical Conference, Orlando Florida, March 1994.
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`19. Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st International Power Electronics and
`Motion Control Conference, Beijing, China, June 1994.
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`Invited Author in 1st International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference,
`Beijing, China, June 1994.
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`21. Member of the Advisory Committee of Second International Workshop on “The Future
`of Electronic Power Processing and Conversion,” Berg-en-dal, South Africa, August
`1994.
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`22. General Chairman of 3rd International Power Electronics Congress, Puebla, Mexico,
`August 1994.
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`23. Listed in Who’s Who in America, 49th through current Editions.
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`24. Listed in American Men and Women of Science.
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`25. Listed in Who is Who in the South and Southwest.
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`Invited Short Course in Tel Aviv University, Israel, May 1995.
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`Invited Paper in International Aegean Conference on Electrical Machines and Power
`Electronics, Kusadasi, Turkey, June 1995.
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`28. Member of Steering Committee, World Congress of Industry Leaders and Educators,
`Fair of Engineering Innovations and UNESCO-UNISPAR Seminar, sponsored by
`Jozef Zych, Speaker of Polish Parliament, October 1996.
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`Invited Short Course on “Sensorless variable reluctance machines,” IEEE Industry
`Applications society 1996 Annual Meetings, October 1996.
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`30. Member of Steering Committee of the 1st International Congress in Israel on Energy,
`Power & Motion Control, Tel-Aviv, Israel, November 1996.
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`31. Honorary Professor of Electrical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, 1996.
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`32. Blue Ribbon University Lecture at US Department of Transportation, Research and
`Special Programs Administration, “Electrically Peaking Hybrid (ELPH) Vehicles: A
`Sustainable Technology for the 21st Century,” Washington, DC, April 25, 1997.
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`33. Mahdavi, A. Emadi, M. D. Bellar and M. Ehsani, “Analysis of Power Electronic
`Converters Using the Generalized State Space Averaging Approach,” Invited Paper for
`Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems on Simulation, Theory and
`Design of Switched Analog Networks, IEEE Trans. on Circuit s and Systems, vol. 44,
`no. 8, August 1997.
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`Invited Paper on “Soft Switching Motor Drive Inverters for Electric and Hybrid
`Vehicles,” in IEEE Industrial Electronics Annual Meeting, IECON’97, New Orleans,
`Louisiana, November 1997.
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`Invited Panelist on “Trends in Power Electronics and Motor Drives,” Invited Paper in
`IEEE Industrial Electronics Annual Meeting, IECON’97, New Orleans, Louisiana,
`November 1997.
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`36. Elected IEEE Industry Applications Society Distinguished Lecturer, 1998-99.
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`Invited Lecture, entitled “Modern Motor Drives for Industrial and Product
`Applications,” IEEE Chapter Meeting, Little Rock Arkansas, January 22, 1998.
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`38. National Science Foundation Site Reviewer for NSF Center Proposal, Blacksburg,
`Virginia, Jan. 19-22, 1998.
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`Invited Speaker, IEEE Power Engineering Society Section Meeting, Columbus, Ohio,
`March 31, 1998.
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`40. Key Note Speaker, Southeast Michigan Section Spring Meeting, April 2, 1998,
`Dearborn, Michigan.
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`Invited Key Note Speaker on “State of The Art in Power Electronics and Motor
`Drives,” Vicenza Trade Fair and Workshop, Vicenza, Italy, May 15, 1998.
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`Invited Seminar at Toshiba Small Motor Development Center, “Advanced Switched
`Reluctance Motor Drives for Industrial and Traction Applications,” July 14, 1998.
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`43. M. Ehsani, R. Velayutham, S. Gopalakrishnan, and B. Fahimi, “Sensorless Control of
`Switched Reluctance Motor: a Technology Ready for Applications,” Invited Paper,
`International Conference on Electrical Machines, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2-4,
`1998.
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`44. Member of Program Committee, International Conference on Electronics, October
`1998, Oran, Algeria.
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`Invited Paper, entitled “Switched Reluctance Motor Drives: State of the Art and
`Applications,” 1998 Special Issue of Indian Academy of Sciences.
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`46. Member International Steering Committee, The IEEE International Symposium on
`Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives, Gijon, Spain,
`September, 1999.
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`47. Organizer and Plenary Paper Presenter for Invited Session at 1999 International al
`Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress in Beijing, China: Advances
`in Rear-Time DSP Control of Stiff Systems.
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`48. Organizer Presenter for Tutorial Session at 1999 American Control Conference (ACC)
`in San Diego, California: Advances in Real-Time Control of Motor Drive Systems.
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`49. Listed in Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England, 27th Edition,
`1999.
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`50. Member of International Steering Committee of IEEE International Power Electronics
`Congress, Acapulco, Mexico, 2000.
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`51. Member of Technical Program Committee of Forth International Power Electronics
`Conference (IPEC-Tokyo 2000).
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`52. Member of Technical Program Committee of 3rd International Power Electronics and
`Motion Control Conference (IPEMC, 2000).
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`53. Appointed as the Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Power Engineering Society, 1999-
`2000.
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`54. Member of International Steering Committee of the 1999 IEEE International
`Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives,
`September 1-3, Spain.
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`Invited Seminar to the Local Chapter of IEEE in Istanbul, Turkey on “State of the Art
`in Power Electronics and Motor Drives,” August 27, 1998.
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`Invited Seminar to the Local Chapter of IEEE in Paris, France on “An Over View and
`State of the Art in Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” September 23, 1999.
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`Invited Seminar to the Local Chapter of IEEE in Heidelburg, Germany on “State of the
`Art and Recent Applications of Switched Reluctance Motor Drives,” November 19,
`1999.
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`Invited Seminar at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology on “State of the Art on
`Sensorless Switched Reluctance Motors,” Zurich, Switzerland, May 9, 2000.
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`Invited Short Course at Tel Aviv University on “Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” Tel Aviv,
`Israel, May 23-25, 2000.
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`Invited Seminar at Techneon University on “State of the Art on Electric and Hybrid
`Vehicles,” Haifa, Israel, May 29, 2000.
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`Invited Presentation in First Snead Research Institute Workshop on Fuel Cell Hybrid
`Track Vehicles, August 1-3, 2000, Georgetown, Texas.
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`62. Advisor to the Board of Directors of Snead Research Institute.
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`63. Listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals, 2001.
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`64. Member of International Steering Committee of VII IEEE Power Electronics Congress,
`Acapulco, Mexico, October 2000.
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`65. Reference Publications Listed in Infography Publishers’ Fields Of Knowledge.com, in
`Switched Reluctance Motor Drives, Solid State Power Systems, Brushless DC Motor
`Drives, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives.
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`66. Appointed as a Member of Committee on Next Generation Materials and Processes for
`Advanced Hybrid Power Systems, National Materials Advisory Board, National
`Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, September 2000.
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`67. Member of International Steering Committee of CIEP’02, Guadalajara, Mexico.
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`Panelist on hybrid electric vehicles, National Academy of Engineering Mini-
`Symposium, March 19, 2001, College Station, Texas.
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`Selected for Ruth & William Neely/ Dow Chemical Faculty Fellow of the College of
`Engineering for 2001-2002, for “contributions to the Engineering Program at Texas
`A&M, including classroom instruction, scholarly activities, and professional service”.
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`70. Member of Steering Committee of International Aegean Conference on Electrical
`Machines and Power Electronics, Kusadasi, Turkey, June 2001.
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`Invited paper at the SAE 2001 Future Transportation Technology Conference, Costa
`Mesa, CA, August 2001, “42V Automotive Power Systems”.
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`72. Winner of 2001 Avant Garde Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference for
`“Contributions to the Theory and Design of Hybrid Electric Vehicles.”
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`73. Listed in Cambridge International Biographical Center, Who’s Who in the 21st
`Century.
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`Invited external Ph. D. examiner on hybrid vehicle technology at the University of
`Vallenciennes, France, Jan. 4, 2002.
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`75. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Switched Reluctacne Motor Drives, IEEE Transactions
`on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 49, No. 1, Feb. 2002.
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`76. Winner of 2003 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, with the following citation:
`“For outstanding contributions to advanced curriculum development and teaching of
`power electronics and drives.”
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`77. Member of International Steering Committee of 2003 International Power Electronics
`and Motion Control Conference, Xi’an, China.
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`78. Elected Distinguished Speaker of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2003-2004.
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`79. Winner of Texas A&M Technology Licensing Office “Spirit of Innovation Award for
`the 2000th Disclosure”, 2003.
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`80. Listed in the International Biographical Center of Cambridge, England Outstanding
`People of 20th Century.
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`Selected as an International Educator of the Year for 2003 by International
`Biographical Center of Cambridge, England.
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`82. Appointed to Research Visionary Board, Chief Technology Office, Motorola
`Corporation, 2003.
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`Invited for Distinguished Lecture in the Department of and Computer Engineering
`Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill. August 29, 2003.
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`Selected for Texas A&M College of Engineering BP Amoco Faculty Award for
`Teaching Excellence, 2003.
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`85. Associate Editor of International Journal of Electrical Engineering in Transportation
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`“Integrated Biofuel-Vehicle System”, Key Note address given at the opening of the
`2004 IEEE-VTS Vehicle Power and Propulsion Symposium in Paris, France, October
`4th, 2004
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`87. Elected to the Robert M. Kennedy endowed Chair of Electrical Engineering in 2004.
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`Served on the National Research Council Review Committee for NASA LEAP
`Program proposals, 2005.
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`89. Elected as Fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
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`Served on Motorola Corporation Research Visionary Board, 2005.
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`91. Listed in Who’s Who in American Education.
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`92. Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.
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`93. Listed in Who’s Who in Finance and Business
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`94. Listed in Who’s Who in South and Southwest
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`95. Listed in Who’s Who in America
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`96. Listed in Covington Who's Who
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`97. Member of international steering committee, 5th International Power Electronics and
`Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2006), shanghai,China , August of 2006.
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`98. Key Note Speech Presenter, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference/ SAE
`Future Transportation Technology Conference Joint session, “Integrated Biofuel
`Vehicle Systems,” September 7, 2005, Chicago, Illinois.
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`99. Member of National Research Council Panel for Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics,
`2005-2006.
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`100. Key Note Speaker, ELECO 2005, “A Vision of Sustainable Vehicles and Fuel
`Technologies,” Istanbul, Turkey.
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`101. Key Note Presentation, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC, “ A
`Vision of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Transportation,’ Windsor, England,
`September, 2006.
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`102. Member of the Advisory Committee and Key Note Speaker of Automotive Research
`Association of India Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Conference, December 18-
`20, 2006, Pune, India.
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`103. Member of Italian Ministry for University and Research International Review Panel.
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`104. Member of Hong Kong Scientific and Engineering Review Panel.
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`105. Recipient of International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 21st Century
`Award for Achievement.
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`106. Listed in Who’s Who in America, 61st Edition, 2007.
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`107. Member of Advisory Board of Automotive X Prize Foundation, Inc.
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`108. Member of the Steering Committee of International Conference on Electrical and
`Electronics Engineering, ELECO’2006 & ELECO'2007.
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`109. 2007 Innovation Award, Texas A&M Technology Lisencieng Office.
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`110. Key Note Speaker, MIT Automotive Consortium meeting, Seatle, WA, April, 2007.
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`111. Key Note Speaker, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC07,
`“Sustainable Fuel and Vehicle Technologies: Update on Progress & Problems,”
`Arlington, Texas, September 10-12, 2007.
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`112. Key Note Speaker, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 08, “
`Issues on Sustainable Energy and Transportation,” Harbin, China, September 3, 2008.
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`113. Member of Steering Committee, 6th IEEE International Power Electronics and Motion
`Control Conference (IPEMC 2009), Wuhan, China, during May 17-20, 2009.
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`114. Listed in Who’s Who in Finance and Business.
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`IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2008 VTS Outstanding Service Award.
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`116. Member, Automotive X PRIZE Development Advisory Board.
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`117. Key Note Speaker at IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 09 “
`Sustainable Energy Engineering,” Dearborn, Michigan, September 2009.
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`Invited short Course, Technological University of Panama, “Sustainable energy
`engineering,’ June, 2010.
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`119. Winner of 2011 Texas A&M University System Patent and Innovation Award.
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`Inaugural ABB Distinguished Lecturer, North Carolina State University, March 2012.
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`121. Member of the organizing committee, Power Train Modeling and Control Conference,
`PMC2012, September 4-6, 2012.
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`122. Winner of Texas A&M University Office of Technology Commercialization Patent
`and Innovation 2012 Award.
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`123. Technical Advisor to the government panel on National Integrated Sustainable Power
`System of Pananam-2050.
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`124. Panelist: Aspen Clean Energy Round Table, June 4-6, 2012.
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`125. Member of Organizing Committee, TMC 2012 (Testing, Mapping and Calibration
`Conference) 4th to 6th of September 2012, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire,
`UK.
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`126. Key note speaker and Program Co-Chair, 2012 International Conference on Connected
`Vehicles & Expo (ICCVE 2012), December 2012, Beijing, China.
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`127. Key Note speaker at IEEE Green Technologies Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 4-
`5, 2013.
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`Invited Distinguished Lecture, “Sustainable Energy Engineering,” University of
`Colorado, Boulder, September 19, 2013.
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`129. Listed in "Who's Who in North American Education (2014-2015 Edition)."
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`130. Key note on “Sustainable Energy and Transportation Engineering” at IEEE Green
`Tech’14, Corpus Christi, Texas, April, 2014.
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`ACADEMIC CHAIRS
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`Halliburton Professorship-1992.
`Dresser Industries Professorship-1994.
`Robert M. Kennedy endowed Chair of Electrical Engineering, since 2004.
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`Invited Short Course offered by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Power
`Electronic Applications Center (PEAC), June 1989.
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`Invited Short Course in IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference Exposition,
`Dallas, March 1991: “Pulse Width Modulation: Fundamentals and Implementation.”
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`Invited Short Course in IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference Exposition, San
`Diego, March 1993: “Technology Simplification in Switched Reluctance Motor
`Drives.”
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`Invited Short Course at Tel Aviv University, November 1993: “Super Conductive
`Magnet Power Supplies.”
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`Invited Short Course in IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition,
`Orlando, Florida, February 1994: “High Power Soft Switched Converters.”
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`Invited Short Course in IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition,
`Dallas, Texas, March 1995: “Electric Drives in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles.”
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`Invited Short Course at GM Proving Grounds in Milford, MI and Mesa, AZ,
`September/October, 1995: “Electric Drives in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles.”
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`Invited Short Course at LeTourneau, Longview, Texas and Texas Instruments, Dallas
`Texas, January 12 & 26, 1996: “Design and Control of Switched Reluctance Motor
`Drives.”
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`Invited Short Course at IEEE Industry Applications Society 1996 Annual Meeting, San
`Diego, California, October 6, 1996: “Sensorless Variable Reluctance Motors.”
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`Invited Short Course at Tel Aviv University, May 22-25, 2000: “Design and
`Simulation of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.”
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`Invited Short Course at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, June 26, 2000: “State of the
`Art of Brushless DC Motor and Switched Reluctance Motor Drives.”
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`Invited Short Course at LG Electronics Company, Seoul, Korea, June 27, 2000:
`“Sensorless Controls and Reduced Parts Converters for the Advanced BLDC and SRM
`Drives.”
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`Invited Short Course at Hyundai Motor Company, Suwon, Korea, June 28, 2000:
`“Design and Control of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.”
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`Invited Short Course at Korean Electromagnetic Research Institute (KERI), Changwon,
`Korea, June 29, 2000: “Design and Control of Switched Reluctance Motors and
`Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle”
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`Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Drives for Integrated in-line automotive Pump
`Applications, Short course given at EMP Corp. Escenaba, Michigan, August, 2004.
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`“Control of BLDC Machines with Improved Performance”, U.S. Army Vetronics
`Institute 3rd Annual Winter Workshop, Jan 13, 2004, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive
`RD&E Center Warren, MI
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`“Control of the BLDC machine with improved performance”, Short Course, June 2004,
`Tel Aviv University, Israel.
`“ Advanced Mobile Integrated Power System (AMPS)”, Short Course, January 2005,
`US Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM), Warren, Michigan.
`“ Vehicle Power systems”, Short Course, January 2006, US Army Tank Automotive
`Command (TACOM), Warren, Michigan.
`“ Short Course on Hybrid Electric Vehicle”, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center,
`TURKE, Dec. 2005.
`IEEE Vehicular Technology Distinguished Lecture, Isreal Chapter, Tel Aviv, Dec.
`2005.
`“ Short Cours on Advanced Controls for Brushless DC Motor Drivres,” IEEE Applied
`Power Electroncis Conference, Dallas, Texas, March, 2006.
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`23. M. Ehsani, “Short Course on Sustainable Energy Engineering,” University of Tel Aviv, December 2010,
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`IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Executive Committee.
`IEEE Myron Zucker Faculty-Student Grant Program Chairman.
`IEEE IAS Industrial Power Converter Committee (IPCC), Chairman.
`IEEE-PELS Meetings Committee Member.
`IEEE-IAS Industrial Drives Committee Member.
`IEEE IAS Education Committee Member.
`IEEE-PELS Power Electronics Specialists Conference Program Committee Member.
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`IEEE 1994 Power Electronics Specialists Conference Topic Chairman in “Motor Drives”
`IEEE Power Electronics Society Energy Committee Chairman
`Editorial Board of Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal Member
`IEEE Power Electronics Society Chairman of Education Committee
`IEEE Power Electronics Society Intersociety Liaison
`IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Associate Editor
`IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, past Associate Editor
`IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Chairman of Vehicle Power and Propulsion
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`ΙΕΕΕ Vehicular Technology Society Chairman of Convergence Fellowship Committee
`Member of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Board of Governors
`Member of IEEE Vehicular Society Fellows Nominations Committee
`Chair of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Vehicles Committee
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`1. Member, Graduate Studies Committee, since 1982.
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`2. Member, Electrical Engineering Administrative Council, Hiring Committee, 1986.
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`3. Member, Doctor of Engineering Program Committee, Electrical Engineering
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`Founding Member, Deans Committee on Engineering Scholars Program, College of
`Engineering, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.
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`Electric Power Institute (EPI) member.
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`Texas A&M Metermens School Lecturer, 1982-present.
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`10. Member of University Research Council Subcommittee on Conflict of Interest, 1994-
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`Chairman of the University Council of Principle Investigators, 1994-1995.
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`11. Member of Departmental Awards Committee, 1995.
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`12. Member of Departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1996- 1997.
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`Faculty Advisor to IEEE Student Chapter of Power and Power Electronics at Texas
`A&M University.
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`14. Member of Departmental Advisory Committee, 1999-2005.
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`25. Member Departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2000-2002.
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`26. Member Departmental Distinguished Lecturer Selection Committee, 2003- 2005.
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`27. Member Departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2008-present.
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`Co-author: IEEE Guide for Self-Commutated Converters, ANSI/IEEE Std. 936, 1987.
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`Converter Circuits for Superconductive Magnetic Energy Storage, Co-Author: R. L.
`Kustom, Texas A&M University Press, 1988.
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`Contributor of Chapter on “Switched Reluctance Motor Drives” to Encyclopedia of
`Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons.
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`Contributor of Chapter on “Harmonic and Power Factor Control” to Encyclopedia of
`Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons.
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`5. Modern Electrical Drives, Co-Author: H. B. Ertan, et al., Klewar Academic Publishers,
`2000, printed in the Netherlands.
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`Contributor of a chapter on “ More Electric Vehicles” to CRC Handbook of Power
`Electronics, 2002.
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`Contributor of a chapter on “More Electric Aircraft” to CRC Handbook of Power
`Electronics, 2002.
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`Contributor to SAE book “Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” SAE SP-1633, published in
`2001.
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`Co-author, “Combat Hybrid Power Systems Technologies, Technical Challenges and
`Research Priorities,” a report of National Research Council of the National Academies,
`2003.
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`10. Vehicular Electric Power Systems, my Co-Authors: A. Emadi & JM Miller, Marcel
`Dekker, Inc. 2004.
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`11. Chapters contributor, “The 42-Volt Electrical System,” Book, Society of Automotive
`Engineers, Inc. PT-99, ISBN 0-7680-1297-X, 2003.
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` “Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles – Fundamentals, Theory,
`and Design”, M. Ehsani, Y. Gao, S. E. Gay, A. Emadi, CRC Press, 2005.
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`13. Contributor of chapter on “Hybrid Drive Trains” to “Handbook of Automotive Power
`Electronics and Motor Drives” CRC Press, 2005.
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`“Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles – Fundamentals, Theory,
`and Design”, M. Ehsani, Y. Gao, S. E. Gay, A. Emadi, CRC Press, Second Edition,
`2010.
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`“Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Engineering” ISBN 978-0-387-89469-0,
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`Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology”, ISBN 978-1-4614-5843-2,
`Springer, 2013.
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`“Alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies,” Woodhead Publishing, 2014.
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`“Position Sensor Elimination Technique for the Switched Reluctance Motor Drive,”
`Inventor: M. Ehsani, US Patent No. 5,072,166, December 1991.
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`“Inverse Dual Converter for High-Power Applications,” Inventor: M. Ehsani, US
`Patent No. 5,208,740, May 1993.
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`“Power Conversion Using Zero Current Soft Switching,” Inventor: M. Ehsani, US
`Patent No. 5,287,261, February 1994.
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`“Phase and Amplitude Modulation Techniques for Rotor Position Sensing in Switched
`Reluctance Motors,” Inventor: M. Ehsani, US Patent No. 5,291,115, March 1994.
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`“Method and Apparatus for Sensing the Rotor Position of a Switched Reluctance
`Motor,” Inventor: M. Ehsani, US Patent No. 5,410,235, April 1995.
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`“Indirect Rotor Position Sensor for A Sinusoidal Synchronous Reluctance Machine,”
`Inventors: M. Ehsani, M. S. Arefeen, and T. A. Lipo, U. S. Patent No. 5,448,149,
`September 1995.
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`“The Electrically Peaking Hybrid System and Method,” Inventor: M. Ehsani, US
`Patent No. 5,586,613, December 24, 1996.
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`“Capacitive Power Circuit,” M. Ehsani, US Patent No. 5,852,358, December 22, 1998.
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`“Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System,” M. Ehsani, US Patent Pending, Filing
`Date: January 1997, Serial Number 60/061,087.
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`“Method and Apparatus for Sensing the Rotor Position of a Switched Reluctance
`Motor without a Shaft Position Sensor,” M. Ehsani, European Patent No. 93923117.1,
`April 1997.
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`“Self-Tuning Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Drives System,” US Patent No.
`6,472,842, October 29, 2002.
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`“Method and Apparatus of Indirect Torque Estimation in Switched Reluctance Motor
`Drives,” US Patent Pending.
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`“An Efficient Power Circuit for Capacitor Charging and Discharging,” US Patent
`Pending.
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`“Sensing of Rotor Position of a Switched Reluctance Motor without a Shaft Position
`Sensor,” European Patent No. EP0662265, August 1998.
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`“Self-Tuning Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Drive System,” Patent Pending.
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`“Inductance Model based Indirect Rotor Position Sensing Scheme for Switched
`Reluctance Motor (SRM) Drive,” Patent Pending.
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`“ Method and Apparatus for Reducing Noise and Vibration in Switched Reluctance
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`“Application of Active Composite Wheels to All Terrain Vehicle,” US patent pending.
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`“The Series-Parallel HEV with a Transmotor,” US patent pending.
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`“Fuel Cell Powered Hybrid Drive Train and its Control Strategy,” US patent pending.
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`“A New type of Transmission for Hybrid Vehicle with Speed and Torque Summation,”
`US patent pending.
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` “Method and Apparatus for Self Tuning Control of Switched Reluctance Motor
`Drives,” US Patent No. is 6,472,842, Oct 29, 2002.
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`“Virtual-Actual Laboratory for Power Electronics and Motor Drives with Remote
`Access”, patent pending, 2/25/04.
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`24. M. Ehsani and Taehyung Kim, “Advanced Sensorless Drive Technique for Brushless
`DC Motors,” US patent pending, 60/438,949, Jan. 2004
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`25. M. Ehsani, et al, “ High Torque Switched Reluctance Motor,” U.S. Patent Application
`Serial No. 11/379,174.
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`26. M. Ehsani, et al, “ Generator Apparatus for a Quasi-Isothermal, Brayton Cycle Engine,
`U.S. Patent No. 7,008,200, March 7, 2006.
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`27. M. Ehsani, “System and Method for Inductance Based Position Encoding Sensorless
`SRM Drive,” U.S. Patent No. 7,095,205, Aug. 22, 2006.
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`28. M. Ehsani, “ Methods and Apparatus for Operating Hydrogen Enriched Spark Ignition
`Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Propulsion System with On Board Plasma
`Reformer,” patent disclosure to University Office of Technology Licensing.
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`29. M. Ehsani, “Method and Apparatus for Hybrid Vehicle Drive Train Using Cold Plasma
`Reformer and Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engine Fueled Partial Hydrogen
`Enriched Natural Gas, Ethanol, E85, or other Hydrocarbon fuels,” patent disclosure to
`University Office of Technology Licensing.
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`30. M. Ehsani, “ Method and Apparatus for a Cold Plasma Reformer-Compression Internal
`Combustion Engine Vehicle Propulsion System,” patent disclosure to University
`Office of Technology Licensing.
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`31. M. Ehsani, “ Methods and Apparatus for Generating Hydrogen Rich Gas