
SUSTAINABLE POWER CONVERSION LAB
Research Topics
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Smart Grid and Microgrid
Research Grants
Principal Investigator (2025-2027)
RCA, “Upgrade Active Filter Cabinets with Advanced Power Electronics” (A2507398, SGD 83,062.2).
Principal Investigator (2024-2025)
College of Engineering Dean’s Teaching Fund, College of Engineering (C100021000, SGD 50,000).
Principal Investigator (2025-2027)
MOE Academic Research Fund Tier 1, Ministry of Education, “Next-generation Battery Management System based on Electrochemical-Thermo-Mechanical-Aging Model for All-Solid-State Batteries” (RG142/24, SGD 120,000).
Principal Investigator (2024-2025)
CoE Industry Events Support FY2024, College of Engineering (C100021000, SGD 9,850).
Principal Investigator (2024-2025)
5th Call for Imperial-Nanyang Technological University Collaboration Fund - Open Theme, NTU&ICL, “Boosting the Lifespan of Second-Life Traction Batteries Using Next-Generation Electric Springs for Smart Grids” (03INS001928C140, SGD 8,000).
Principal Investigator (2024-2027)
MTC Young Individual Research Grants (YIRG), A*Star, “Development of Low-Frequency Metamaterials with Negative Magnetic Resistances” (M23M7c0115, SGD 292,500).
Principal Investigator (2024-2027)
MOE Academic Research Fund Tier 1, Ministry of Education, “Developing Low-Frequency Metamaterials for Three-Dimensional Inductive Power Transfer” (RG134/23, SGD 100,000).
Principal Investigator (2024-2026)
MOE Academic Research Fund Tier 1 Seed Fund, Ministry of Education, “Optimizing Electrical Capacity, Efficiency and Economics to Emerging Electrified Transportations” (RS12/23, SGD 100,000).
Principal Investigator (2023-2024)
EEE Teaching Ignition Grants / Laboratory Improvement Grants 2023, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (09FE.C140S.EEE, SGD 92,913.80).
Principal Investigator (2023-2024)
CoE Industry Events Support FY2023, College of Engineering, (C100021000, SGD 10,000).
Principal Investigator (2023-2025)
EEE Emerging Research Programme, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, “Wireless Power Transfer” (03INS001708C140, SGD 100,000).
Principal Investigator (2023-2026)
Start-up Research Grant, Nanyang Technological University, “Development of Coil, Circuit, and Control Designs for Wireless Power Transfer” (03INS001563C140, SGD 150,000).
Principal Investigator (2022-2025)
MOE Academic Research Fund Tier 1, Ministry of Education, “Novel 3-Dimensional Transmitter Winding Structure and Power Control for Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer” (RG116/21, SGD 150,000).
Collaborator (2022-2024)
MTC Individual Research Grants (IRG), A*Star, “Wireless Power Transfer: The Next Generation” (M21K2c0108, SGD 1,054,365).
Co-Principal Investigator (2022-2024)
Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong, “Development of Fixed-Route Autonomous Driving for Light Vehicles with Smart Steering and Enhanced Power Regeneration - The Ultimate Solution for Smart Steering and Smart Energy Management” (ITP/047/21AP, HKD 3,862,645).
Principal Investigator (2022 – 2024)
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, Guangdong Science and Technology Department, “Efficiency Improvement and Cybersecurity Protection of Datacenter Grid by Electric Spring 2.0” (2022A1515010708, CNY 100,000).​
Principal Investigator (2021 – 2023)
Start-up Fund, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, “Investigations of Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer Systems with Large Spatial Freedom” (HKD 500,000).​
Invited Talks
2025 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition, Asia-Pacific (ITEC-AP) (Nov. 2025)
2025 International Conference on Wireless Power Transfer & Electric Drive Systems (ICWPT) (Oct. 2025)
10th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (ECCE Asia) (May 2024)
2024 International Conference on Smart Grid and Energy (ICSGE) (Jan. 2024)
2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition, Asia-Pacific (ITEC-AP) (Nov. 2023)
4th International Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering (Nov. 2023)
3rd International Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering (Dec. 2022)
Professional Activities
Associate Editor:
IEEE Access
Wireless Power Transfer
Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering
Organization Committee Member:
2025 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition, Asia Pacific (ITEC-AP), Finance Chair
2022 9th International Conference on Power Electronics Systems and Applications (PESA), Registration Chair
Technical Committee Member:
2026 International Conference on Electrical Machines and System (ICEMS)
2024 International Conference on Energy and Electrical Engineering
2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC-AP)