Raja Ayyanar

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Professor

Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 5706

Biography

Professor Raja Ayyanar joined the Arizona State University faculty as an assistant professor in August 2000. He has published more than 30 journal and conference papers in the area of switch mode power electronics and holds two U.S. patents. Ayyanar was awarded the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 2005.

His research interests include power electronics, DC-DC converters, power management, power conversion and control for renewable energy interface, especially PV and wind, electric vehicles, motor drives, wide bandgap devices and applications.

Education

Ph.D. Power Electronics, University Of Minnesota 2000
M.S. Power Electronics, Indian Institute of Science 1995
B.E. Electrical Engineering, P.S.G. College of Technology, India 1989

Research Activity

Ayyanar,Raja*. Power Factor Correction Circuit with an Auxiliary Circuit for Zero Voltage Transitions. PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL CO(8/1/2015 - 1/31/2016).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Phase 2: Module Level Power Electronics Reliability and Accelerated Testing Standards Development. SANDIA NATL LAB(4/7/2015 - 4/6/2016).
Chowdhury,Srabanti*, Ayyanar,Raja, Datta,Rajib. DOE "Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute" (NGPEMII) - "PowerAmerica". NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV(2/1/2015 - 1/31/2020).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Phase 1: Module Level Power Electronics Reliability and Accelerated Testing Standards Development. SANDIA NATL LAB(12/10/2013 - 3/9/2015).
Spanias,Andreas Savva*, Ayyanar,Raja, Banavar,Mahesh Krishna, Tepedelenlioglu,Cihan. GOALI: Intelligent Networked Solar Panel Array Management. NSF-ECCS(9/15/2013 - 8/31/2016).
Ayyanar,Raja*. High Frequency Link Power Conversion System for Stationary Energy Storage Applications. SANDIA NATL LAB(7/23/2013 - 12/31/2015).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Automotive High Frequency DC-DC Topologies. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS(4/19/2013 - 4/18/2016).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Modeling, Analysis and Control Methods in Support of Flagstaff Energy Storage Project. APS-AZ PUBLIC SERVICE(2/1/2012 - 1/31/2013).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Smart Distribution Energy Management System and Controllers Using an Intel Platform. INTEL CORP(8/15/2011 - 8/14/2012).
Ayyanar,Raja*, Heydt,Gerald, Vittal,Vijay, Ayyanar,Raja*, Heydt,Gerald, Vittal,Vijay, James,Timothy Jon*, Ayyanar,Raja, Basile,George Matthew, Croucher,Matthew James, Heydt,Gerald, Lant,Timothy W, Pahle,Robert, Vittal,Vijay. High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation Study - Flagstaff Community Power. APS-AZ PUBLIC SERVICE(6/27/2011 - 1/31/2015).
Vittal,Vijay*, Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja, Hedman,Kory W, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Zhang,Junshan. Collaborative Research: PSERC Collaborative Proposal for a Phase III Industry University Cooperative Research Center Program. NSF-ENG(3/1/2010 - 2/28/2016).
Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja, Heydt,Gerald. Power System Operation and Planning for Enhanced Wind Generation Penetration - Collaborative Work Force Development. DOE-GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE(12/1/2009 - 5/31/2012).
James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, James,Timothy Jon*, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Ayyanar,Raja, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Basile,George Matthew, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Croucher,Matthew James, Evans,Anthony John, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Heydt,Gerald, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Lant,Timothy W, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Pahle,Robert, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay, Vittal,Vijay. C/S: Arizona Solar Market and Analysis Tool. VPREA COST SHARE(6/30/2009 - 6/29/2010).
Heydt,Gerald*, Ayyanar,Raja, Golden,Jay Stuart, Holbert,Keith Edwin, Karady,George G. ERC for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV(9/1/2008 - 11/29/2015).
Spanias,Andreas Savva*, Ayyanar,Raja, Papandreou-Suppappola,Antonia, Tepedelenlioglu,Cihan, Thornburg,Harvey Devoe, Thornburg,Harvey Devoe. Collaborative Research: Phase 3 Design Implementation and Dissemination of Multidisciplinary Online Java Digital Signal Processing (J-DSP) Materials. NSF-EHR-DUE(8/15/2008 - 7/31/2015).
Ayyanar,Raja*. SBIR: High Frequency Bi-Directional Power Conterver - Phase II. PEREGRINE POWER, LLC(8/11/2008 - 7/31/2010).
Ayyanar,Raja*. ASU Support of BP Solar's SAI TPP Project-Task 3 entitled "Reaching Grid Parity Using BP Solar Crystalline Silicon Technology". BP Solar International(9/1/2007 - 8/31/2010).
Vittal,Vijay*, Ayyanar,Raja. Control Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Reduced Inertia of Variable Frequency Wind Generators on the Transient Stability of Power Systems. NSF-ENG-ECS(7/1/2007 - 12/31/2010).
Ayyanar,Raja*. High Frequency Bi-Directional Power Converter. PEREGRINE POWER, LLC(11/27/2006 - 5/26/2007).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Next Generation, Fully Modular Power Converters and Advanced PWM Techniques for Naval Power Systems. DOD-NAVY-ONR(6/1/2005 - 3/31/2009).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Devleopment of a State-of-the-Art Laboratory for Undergraduate Power Electronics Education. NSF-EHR(7/15/2004 - 6/30/2005).
Ayyanar,Raja*. Fault-Tolerant Circuit Topology and Control Methods for Input-Series and Output-Parallel Modular de-dc Converters. NASA-GLENN RESEARCH CTR(7/6/2004 - 6/30/2005).
Ayyanar,Raja*. INTEGRATED MAGNETICS FOR HYBRID RESONANAT TRANSITION CONVERTERS. NSF-ENG(8/1/2003 - 7/31/2005).
Ayyanar,Raja*. TOWARDS A FULLY MODULAR POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(7/1/2003 - 9/30/2005).
Ayyanar,Raja*. FACULTY WORKSHOP ON TEACHING FIRST COURSES ON POWER ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC DRIVES, AND POWER SYSTEM APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS. DOD-NAVY-ONR(11/1/2002 - 3/31/2003).
Ayyanar,Raja*. FACULTY WORKSHOP ON TEACHING OF FIRST COURSE ON POWER ELECTRONICS, ELECTRIC DRIVES, AND POWER SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS OF POWER ELECTRONICS. NSF-ENG(9/15/2002 - 8/31/2003).
Ayyanar,Raja*. SPACE VECTOR METHODS FOR AC DRIVES TO ACHIEVE HIGH EFFICIENCY AND SUPERIOR WAVEFORM QUALITY. DOD-NAVY-ONR(6/1/2002 - 12/31/2003).
Ayyanar,Raja*. A NOVEL, COST-EFFECTIVE, HIGH PERFORMANCE INVERTER FOR FUEL CELL BASED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION. U of Minn(5/15/2001 - 10/31/2002).
Ayyanar,Raja*. ULTRA-COMPACT, SOFT-SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION. U of Minn(1/15/2001 - 1/14/2004).
Ayyanar,Raja*. INPUT SERIES CONNECTION OF MODULAR DC-DC CONVERTERS WITH ACTIVE VOLTAGE SHARING FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS. U of Minn(9/30/2000 - 9/30/2002).
Ayyanar,Raja*. ULTRA-COMPACT, SOFT-SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION. U of Minn(6/15/2000 - 1/15/2001).
Heydt,Gerald*, Ayyanar,Raja, Deviche,Pierre, Gorur,Ravi S, Holbert,Keith Edwin, Karady,George G, Tylavsky,Daniel John, Vittal,Vijay. ACEPS: Center for the Advanced Control of Energy and Power Systems. SRP-SALT RIVER PROJECT(7/1/1996 - 8/31/2016).

Courses

Spring 2020
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 598	Special Topics
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2019
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 472	Power Electronics & Power Mgmt
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 572	Advanced Power Electronics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2019
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2019
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 598	Special Topics
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2018
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 472	Power Electronics & Power Mgmt
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 572	Advanced Power Electronics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2018
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2018
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 598	Special Topics
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 472	Power Electronics & Power Mgmt
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2017
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 572	Advanced Power Electronics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 472	Power Electronics & Power Mgmt
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 598	Special Topics
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Spring 2016
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 572	Advanced Power Electronics
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Fall 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 472	Power Electronics & Power Mgmt
EEE 492	Honors Directed Study
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 591	Seminar
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 598	Special Topics
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

Summer 2015
Course Number	Course Title
EEE 493	Honors Thesis
EEE 499	Individualized Instruction
EEE 590	Reading and Conference
EEE 592	Research
EEE 595	Continuing Registration
EEE 599	Thesis
EEE 680	Practicum
EEE 690	Reading and Conference
EEE 790	Reading and Conference
EEE 792	Research
EEE 795	Continuing Registration
EEE 799	Dissertation

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