Medium Voltage Power Electronics Laboratory
We research power electronics for transportation electrification, solid-state transformers, and energy storage systems — from new converter topologies to high-performance hardware prototypes.
News
- June 10, 2026
The Medium Voltage Power Electronics Laboratory website is live
Welcome to the new home of the Medium Voltage Power Electronics Laboratory at the University of Calgary. Check back here for updates on publications, conference presentations, awards, and group activities.
- June 1, 2026
Two Presentations at IPEC-ECCE Asia 2026 in Nagasaki
The lab presented two papers at the 10th International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-ECCE Asia 2026), held May 31 – June 4, 2026 in Nagasaki, Japan.
MSc student JT Luterbach presented “Fully Closed-Loop Control with Propagation Delay Compensation for the Soft-Switched Bidirectional Phase-Shifted Full Bridge Converter” (co-authors: Andrew M. Knight, Philippe Gray).
Dr. Gray presented “Three-Phase AC–DC Single-Stage MMC Enabled by Bidirectional-Switch Based Submodules with Ultra-Low-Capacitance” (co-authors: Khai Huynh, Flávio Alegretti Ramos, Phuc Luong).
- June 1, 2026
Fully funded PhD and MSc positions for 2026/27
The group is recruiting PhD and MSc students for the 2026/27 academic year, with full funding available. Research topics span transportation electrification, solid-state transformers, and energy storage systems. Interested candidates should email a CV to philippe.gray@ucalgary.ca.
- March 26, 2026
Best Presentation Award at APEC 2026
Congratulations to MSc student Flávio Alegretti Ramos on receiving the Best Presentation Award at the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2026! Well done, Flávio and co-author Khai Tran Huynh!
- October 20, 2025
CFI JELF Grant for Medium-Voltage Test Facility
Dr. Gray has received a Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF) grant for the project “Advanced Medium-Voltage Test Facility for Next-Generation Power Electronics & Drives: Accelerating Clean Tech Adoption.” The grant will support the development of infrastructure for testing advanced power electronics and drives, enabling research that accelerates the adoption of clean energy technologies. The award was part of a UCalgary round of 19 CFI JELF-funded projects announced in October 2025.
- November 4, 2024
Best Presentation Recognition for JT Luterbach at IECON 2024
Congratulations to MSc student JT Luterbach on receiving a Best Presentation Recognition at the 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2024) for his paper “Switch Current-Based Closed-Loop Control for ZCS Bidirectional Current-Fed DC-DC Converters.” Well done, JT!
