PALAIS DES CONGRÈS DE MONTRÉAL PROGRAM MONTREAL CONVENTION CENTRE SPONSORED BY THE IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS AND INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETIES ECCE 2015 SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS ECCE 2015 would like to express our gratitude for the generous support received from the following: Gold Supporter Silver Supporter Association Partner Media Partners Exhibit Hall Reception Supporter 2015 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS & EXPOSITION® ECCE 2015 SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter . 2 ECCE 2015 Leadership . 3 Downtown Montreal Map . 6 Convention Center Floor Plans . 7 Schedule-at-a-Glance . 8 Detailed Schedule . 10 Event Services . 18 General Information . 19. Committee Meetings . 20 Special Events . 22 Presenter Information . 25 Plenary Session . 26 Town Hall Meetings . 27 Tutorials . 28 TECHNICAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE . 31 Oral Sessions . 31 Poster Sessions . 60 EXPOSITION . 76. Exhibit Hall Floor Plan . 76 Exhibitor Listing . 77 Exhibitor Directory . 78 Product and Services Sessions . 85 Student Demonstrations . 86 ECCE 2016 INFORMATION . 88 Call for Papers . 88 Call for Tutorials . 89 Call for Special Session Organizers . 91 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS & EXPOSITION® 1 MESSAGE FROM OUR GENERAL CHAIR: LIUCHEN CHANG Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters, I wish to extend my warm welcome to you to the Seventh Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2015) hosted in the charming city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada . This is the first time that ECCE is held outside of the USA . In addition to technical breakout sessions, tutorials, keynote speeches, industry expositions, town hall meetings and student activities, ECCE 2015 also features industry-driven products & services sessions and application-oriented special technical sessions . A breathtaking combination of European charm and North American energy, Montreal is a major global metropolitan celebrated not only for its international-calibre culture, history, entertainment, cuisine and shopping, but also as a world leader in industries such as aerospace, biotechnology, manufacturing, energy, information, and finance . ECCE 2015 is held at the downtown Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention Centre) which is known for its ultramodern facilities and superior sustainable energy performance, as well as being the hub that links Montreal’s international district to historic Old Montreal and Chinatown . Safe, friendly and easy to navigate, the international metropolis of Montreal will present ECCE 2015 attendees with a warm welcome, beautiful fall colors, vibrant neighbourhoods and a unique cultural experience . Acclaimed for the top quality contents, ECCE’s have been IEEE’s flagship conferences in energy conversion technologies and practices . People from the energy conversion industry and academia gather yearly at ECCE to interact in a convivial and innovative atmosphere – a perfect blend of technical prowess and commercial opportunities in one attractive location . ECCE 2015 is an ideal forum to disseminate and exchange state-of- the-art research results and a pivotal venue to showcase innovative products and services pertinent to a broad spectrum of energy conversion technologies – from components and materials, to systems and resources, to applications and practices . ECCE 2015 brings together practicing engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs and other professionals for interactive and multidisciplinary discussions on the latest advances in energy conversion technologies . I am excited about, and very grateful for, your participation in and contribution to ECCE 2015 . Continuing the tradition of excellence, your ECCE 2015 Organizing Team has been working hard preparing a superb technical and social program for you . I hope that ECCE 2015 will offer you a memorable and unique experience in Montreal, Canada . Sincerely Yours, General Chair, Liuchen Chang 2 2015 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS & EXPOSITION® MESSAGE FROM OUR GENERAL CHAIR MESSAGE FROM OUR GENERAL CHAIR: ORGANIZING COMMITTEE LIUCHEN CHANG General Chair Award Chair Liuchen Chang, University of New Brunswick, Canada Emmanuel Agamloh, Advanced Energy, USA General Co-Chairs Student Activities Chairs Andy Knight, University of Calgary, Canada Ambrish Chandra, ETS, Canada Yan-Fei Liu, Queens University, Canada Akshay Kumar Rathore, National University of Singapore, Singapore Pragasen Pillay, Concordia University, Canada Sheldon Williamson, UOIT, Canada Technical Program Chairs Publication Chair Dan Ionel, Regal Beloit, USA Saleh Saleh, University of New Brunswick, Canada Xinbo Ruan, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Nashir Uddin, Lakehead University, Canada Publicity Chair Bin Wu, Ryerson University, Canada David Dorrell, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Exhibits & Sponsorship Chairs Website & Social Media Chair Steve Sprague, Proto Laminations, USA Jennifer Vining, Oscilla Power, USA Navid Zargari, Rockwell Automation, USA Treasurer Plenary, Tutorial and Town Hall Chairs Yunwei (Ryan) Li, University of Alberta, Canada Sudip Mazumder, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA ECCE 2014 General Chair Wei Qiao, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA Ayman EL-Refaie, GE Global Research, USA Dehong Xu, Zhejiang University, China Conference Management Local Organization Chairs Lauren Deaton, Courtesy Associates, USA Sabrina Benzid, Opal-RT, Canada Marika Lendl, Courtesy Associates, USA Pragasen Pillay, Concordia University, Canada Timothy Thoms-Cappello, Courtesy Associates, USA Conference App Scan here to check out the ECCE 2015 Conference App and get the latest conference information ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 2015 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS & EXPOSITION® 3 Program Subcommittees Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transportation Applications Alireza Bakhshai (Vice Chair), Queen’s University, Canada Mohammad Islam (Vice Chair), Halla Mechatronics, USA Yilmaz Sozer (Vice Chair), University of Akron, USA Amirnaser Yazdani (Vice Chair), Ryerson University, Canada Bilal Akin, University of Texas at Dallas, USA Ali Bazzi, University of Connecticut, USA Ahmed Elasser, GE Global Research Center, USA Dong Cao, North Dakota State University, USA Ali Elrayyah, Qatar Environmental and Energy Research Inst ., Qatar Mazharul Chowdhury, Halla Mectronics, USA Qiang Fu, EATON, USA Rakib Islam, Nexteer Automotive, USA Joanne Hui, Queen’s University, Canada Antonio J . Marques Cardoso, University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal Majid Pahlevaninezhad, SPARQ, Canada Jae-Do Park, University of Colorado Denver, USA Akshay Rathore, National University of Singapore, Singapore Rashmi Prasad, General Motors, USA Alireza Safaee, OSRAM SYLVANIA, USA Yue Zhao, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Dezso Sera, Aalborg University, Denmark Nathan Weise, Marquette University, USA Power Converter Topologies Khurram Afridi (Vice Chair), University of Colorado Boulder, USA Smart Grid & Utility Applications Pericle Zanchetta (Vice Chair), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Gerry Moschopoulos (Vice Chair), Western University, Canada Stefano Bifaretti, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Adel Nasiri (Vice Chair), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA Maurizio Cirrincione, University of the South Pacific, Fiji Chad Abbey, Smart Grid Solutions, USA Yehui Han, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Omar Abdel-baqi, MSOE, USA Faisal Khan, The University of Utah, USA Pritam Das, National University of Singapore, Singapore Alessandro Lidozzi, ROMA TRE University, Italy Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA Fuxin Liu, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Qiang Fu, EATON, USA Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA David Gao, Tennessee Tech University, USA Madhav Manjrekar, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Josep M . Guerrero, Aalborg University, Denmark David Perreault, MIT, USA Houshang Karimi, Polytechnique, Canada Brandon Pierquet, Tesla Motors, USA Masoud Karimi-Ghartemani, Mississippi State University, USA Marcello Pucci, ISSIA-CNR, Italy Ali Khajehoddin, University of Alberta, Canada David Reigosa, University of Oviedo, Spain Alvaro Luna, UPC, Spain Juan Rivas-Davila, Stanford University, USA Behrooz Mirafzal, Kansas State University, USA Andrew Rockhill, Eaton Corporate Research and Technology, USA Omer Onar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA Luca Solero, University Roma Tre, Italy Leila Parsa, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Gui-Jia Su, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA Yogesh Patel, Rockwell Automation, USA Jon Are Suul, SINTEF Energy Research, Norway Vijay Sood, UOIT, Canada Luca Tarisciotti, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Yongsug Suh, Chonbuk National University Korea, Republic of Korea Hongliang Wang, Queen’s University, Canada Huai Wang, Aalborg University Denmark Luca Zarri, University of Bologna, Italy Lingfeng Wang, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA Zhiliang Zhang, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Computer and Telecommunication John M . Hawkins (Vice Chair), Telepower, Australia Sonny Xue (Vice Chair), Siemens Corporate Research, USA Dong Dong, General Electric, USA Liming Liu, ABB, USA Behrooz Mirafzal, Kansas State University, USA Kai Tian, Ryerson University, Canada 4 2015 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS & EXPOSITION® ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Control and Applications of Converters Electric Drives Rolando Burgos (Vice Chair), Virginia Tech, USA Fernando Briz (Vice Chair), Univerity of Oviedo, Spain Jian Sun (Vice Chair), Rensselaer Polytechnic