1. Brief introduction to Power Electronics Education
in China
Prof. Dehong Xu
Institute of Power Electronics
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou
China
EPE’07, Sept 4,2007

2. Biography of the author
(Mark) Dehong Xu is a full professor in Zhejiang University.
He used to be a visiting professor in University of Tokyo of Japan from May 1995 to June 1996, Center of Power Electronics System in Virginia Tech in United State from June to Dec. of 2000, and Power Electronics System laboratory in ETH in Switzerland from Feb. to April in 2006 respectively.
He has authored three books and more than 200 papers on power electronics.
He owns six patents and four awards from China Ministry of Education, and Provincial Governments.
He is an expert of electrical discipline subcommittee of Degrees Committee of China State Council. He is vice chairman of China Power Supply Society and vice chairman of China Power Electronics Society.

3. University Education of Electrical Engineering
The 1st level of discipline and the 2nd level of discipline
Electrical Engineering is the 1st level of discipline
Power electronics and drive
Power system and its automation
Electric machine and electric device
High voltage and isolation
Electrical theory and new technology
1st level: Electrical Engineering
2nd level:
Postgraduates are educated based on the 2nd level classification.
Specialty means the 2nd level of discipline
Power electronics and drives is only one of the 2nd level disciplines of the Electrical Engineering

4. Educations on power electronics
The end of 1960’s:Thyrister was taken as a revolution device. power electronics education training was started.
1977:setup of undergraduates education
1981:setup of power electronics programs for MS and Ph. D
2006:MS programs:105 universities
Ph.D program:25 universities
Estimated graduates:
2000 MS/year
250 Ph. D/year
MS program:2-2.5 year
Ph.D program:3-5years

5. Drives to power electronics educations in China
Telecommunication development boom since Needs for graduates with PE background. First runners: Huawei, ZTE
1978: 3.6 million phones, 1phone/200 persons
2001: 170million fixed phones, 140 million mobile phones, 1phone/4 persons
Switching power supply industry continuously transferred to China for cost reduction. Firstly companies from Taiwan, then from Japan, USA, and Europe.
R&D centers were increased steadily in China for promoting business in China
With steady economics increase, domestic industry needs inverters for increasing productivity and energy saving
Home appliance production are increased quickly to provide both domestic market need and oversea, which needs power supply, inverter drives and so on.

6. Universities with top power electronics education
Research
National Labs
Zhejiang Univ.
Power supply, Inverter, FC, Wind, PM motor, HVDC
National Key lab, ERC
Tsinghua Univ
SVG, Medium Voltage inverter
National Key lab
Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech.
Inverter, UPS
Xi’an Jiaotong University
APF, DC/DC module
NUAA
DC/DC converter, power supply for aeronautics
Aeronautics power lab
Shanghai University
Motor drives, Vector control
Harbin Institute of Tech.
Light electronics, motor drives
HeFei Univ. of Tech.
PV inverter
National PV system center
Beijing Jiaotong Univ.
Drives for locomotives
Univ of Electronics Sci &
Tech.
Power device

7. Tsinghua University
Opened master’s and doctoral programs in power electronics in 1990 and 1995.
Professors 7
Lecture 4
Associate 5
Lecturers 9
Academic Staff
Specialized courses: electric machinery, fundamental of power electronics, electric drive and control, modern power electronics, and AC electrical machines and their system analysis
Research Areas: AC drive systems, SVG for power system, automotive power electronics, etc.

8. Xi’an Jiaotong University
Professors 4
Associate 6
Lecturer 1
Academic Staff
Recruits about 30 master students and about 6 doctor students every year.
Specialized courses: modern power electronics, power semiconductor devices and application, modeling and control of PWM converters, power quality control technologies, electromagnetic compatibility, etc.
Research Areas: active power filters, modeling, simulation and control of power electronics circuits and systems, integrated power electronics modules, etc.

9. Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Started the power electronics research in 1984.
Recruits about 40 master students and about 10 doctor students every year.
Professors 7
Associate 5
Lecturer 9
Academic Staff
Research Areas: high performance inverters for ship propulsions, paralleled UPS, digital electric marine propulsion systems, etc.

10. Zhejiang University Academic Staff Others 14 Professors 11 Associate
The first SCR media-frequency induction-heating power supply (100kW/1kHz) in 1971 in China,
1981 began to recruit postgraduate students
1988, National key discipline
1989 National Key Laboratory of Power Electronics
1995 National Engineering Research Center for Applied Power Electronics
Staff:
One member of China Academics of Engineering
Professors:11
Associate professors:12
others:14
Students:
Master students: accept 50/year
Ph. D students: accept 25/year
Academic Staff
Others 14
Professors 11
Associate
Professors 12

11. Zhejiang University (Cont’d)
Courses for MS student:
modern power electronics circuit
modelling and control of power electronics
modern power electronics devices
applications of modern power passive components
CAD of power electronics systems
principle and application of DSP
fundamental of EMC design in power electronic systems
Research direction:
high-density power supplies
inverter and UPS
active power filters, energy storage system, Power Electronics for Power system
fuel cell, PV, Wind clean energy power generation system
high frequency inverter for induction heating
plasma power supplies
integration of power electronics
PM motor Drive

12. Future drive to power electronics education in China
Environment protection. COP3. China is the 2nd largest emission country and should take responsibility. CO2 and NOx reduction. It will drive the renewable energy and energy saving technology application.
Tremendous increase of Car industry has cause shortage of oil and pollution problem, city transportation problem. Develop public transportation such light rail, subway, EV, Hybrid Car
Railway electricity investment is estimated to reach USD 240 billion during the years from 2004 to 2020.
Deregulation introduce the competition and drive the introducing technology to improving power quality. HVDC and Ultra high voltage power transmission
Lighting technology
China will face the power problem with increasing the penetration of computer application in homes. Energy efficiency display technology and low cost and energy saving PC
Energy saving Appliance

13. Fund Sources
NSF
Ministry of Science and technology(863 program, supporting plan)
China development and reform committee
Provincial Governments
Companies

14. Summary
Almost all universities take power electronics as a required course for the undergraduates of electrical engineering.
More than 105 universities have both postgraduate programs on power electronics
Due to limited R&D capability of domestic companies, universities play important roles in R&D beside the research.
Power electronics play more important roles on productivity enhancement, energy saving, and environment protection in China.
A large market need to power electronics to realize energy saving goal of 2010
A large market need to power electronics to realize renewable goal of 12% in 2020

15. Thanks!