List of Academic Activities

 

 

 

On-going Projects and Activities

 

SMPS Battery Charger

Amperex Technology, Ltd.

 

 

October 2009 – present

PI: Dr. Taufik

Grad Student: Randyco Prasetyo

Amount awarded: $10,000

 

 

Enerpro, Inc., Goleta, CA

http://www.enerpro-inc.com

 

July 2009 – present

Engineering Consultant

 

 

Partoe, Inc., California

http://www.partoe.com

 

 

July 2009 – present

Engineering Consultant

 

 

Design and Development of High-Performance Lightweight High-Current DC-DC Converter Modules

 

 

Winter 2009 – present

PI: Dr. Taufik

Grad Student: Randyco Prasetyo

Amount awarded: $33,000

 

 

Power Quality And Performance Study of a Fuel Cell Based Power Electronics System

 

 

Fall 2008 – present

PI: Dr. Makbul Anwari (Universiti of Teknologi Malaysia)

Co-PI: Dr. Taufik  (Cal Poly)

Ph.D. Student:

Amount awarded: $74,000

 

 

Senior Design Projects

 

Click here for the complete list of Past and Present senior projects

 

 

Master’s Theses

 

 

Click here for the complete list of Past and Present master’s thesis projects

 

 

 

 

 

Past Projects

 

Performance Study of SBR Diodes

Diodes, Inc., USA

 

Fall 2007 – Fall 2008

Engineering Consultant

 

 

Power Quality Study of PV-Inverter System for Distributed Generation Connected to a Network of Adjustable Speed Drives

 

 

Fall 2007 – Fall 2008

PI: Dr. Makbul Anwari (Universiti of Teknologi Malaysia)

Co-PI: Dr. Taufik  (Cal Poly)

Ph.D. Student: M. I. Hamid

Amount awarded: $50,000

 

 

Sustainable Power for Energy Resources (SuPer)

 

 

Fall 2005

PI: Dr. J. Harris (Cal Poly)

Co-Pi’s:

·         Dr. A. Nafisi (Cal Poly)

·         Dr. A. Shaban (Cal Poly)

·         Dr. Taufik (Cal Poly)

 

 

Investigation of Efficiency Improvement in High-Density Light-Weight DC-DC Converter

 

 

05/04 – 04/05

PI: Dr. Taufik

Office of Naval Research

Amount awarded: $ 33,000

 

 

Technical Training on Power Electronics for Engineers

 

 

04/05 – 06/05

Instructor: Dr. Taufik

Rantec Power System

Amount awarded: $ 3,000

 

 

Technical Training on Power Electronics for Engineers

 

 

04/04 – 06/04

Instructor: Dr. Taufik

Rantec Power System

Amount awarded: $ 2,500

 

 

Development of Cost-Effective DC Electronic Load for Power Electronics Lab

 

 

05/03

PI: Dr. Taufik

Rantec Power System

Amount awarded: $ 1,100

 

 

Technical Training on Power Electronics for Engineers

 

 

04/03 – 06/03

Instructor: Dr. Taufik

Rantec Power System

Amount awarded: $ 2,500

 

 

Building Photovoltaic Facility

 

 

01/02 – 01/02

PI: Dr. Taufik

Office of Naval Research

Amount awarded: $ 30,000

 

 

Switching Power Supply Design Course Development

 

 

09/01 – 12/01

PI: Dr. Taufik

Rantec Power System

Amount awarded: $ 2,200

 

 

Optimization of Water and Energy Resources Associated with Irrigation Water Delivery and Management

 

Winter 2001

PI: Dr. A. Shaban

Co PIs:  Dr. Nafisi, Dr. Taufik

ITRC & California Energy Commission

Amount awarded: $ 75,000

 

 

Development of New Power Electronic Lab Experiments

 

 

08/99

PI: Dr. Taufik

College of Engineering

Amount awarded: $ 5,000

 

 

Equipment/Cash Donations

(partial list)

 

 

Sustainable Energy Laboratory

 

 

Sempra Energy

Equipment Grant $ 64,000

With Profs. Shaban & Nafisi

 

 

12 units of Single-Phase Firing Boards (FCOG4100)

 

 

Enerpro, Inc.

Boards, approx. $ 6,000

Cash Donation $ 10,000

 

 

2 HP AC Adjustable Speed Drives and 1/3 HP DC Drives

 

 

Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Automation; $ 15,000

 

 

3120 FRA Loop Stability Analysis System with computer interface and one signal injection transformer (bode box)

 

 

Texas Instruments and Venable Instruments, $ 16,885

 

 

Power Factor Correction Evaluation Board Modules

ZVS Phase-Shifted Bridge Evaluation Board Modules

 

 

Texas Instruments, $ 1,392

 

 

Outback 3.5kW PV Inverter System

 

 

American Homes and Mr. James Sorenson, $ 6,000

 

 

Power Inductors, Capacitors, Transformers

 

 

Distributed Technologies, Inc.

$ 8,965

 

 

High-power Rectifiers and DC-DC Converters

 

 

Alltech, Inc., $ 5,000

 

Servomotors

 

 

QuickSilver Control., $ 3,000

 

Thyristor Firing Boards

Fiber Optic Based Thyristor Firing Boards

 

 

Enerpro, Inc, $ 8,200

 

AC Drives, DC Drives, Inverter Rated Induction Motors, DC Motors

 

 

Visalia Electric Motor, $ 5,000

 

 

DC-DC Converter Modules

 

 

Rantec Power Systems,

$ 2,000

 

 

PES Field Trips

 

 

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