Publications

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Journal Articles

[6] X. Song, P. Cairoli, Y. Du and A. Antoniazzi, “A Review of Thyristor Based DC Solid-State Circuit Breakers,” in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 2, pp. 659-672, 2021, doi: 10.1109/OJPEL.2021.3134640.

[5] X. Song, L. Zhang and A. Q. Huang, “Three-Terminal Si/SiC Hybrid Switch,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 8867-8871, Sept. 2020

[4] X. Song, C. Peng and A. Q. Huang, “A Medium-Voltage Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker, Part I: Solid-State Main Breaker Based on 15 kV SiC Emitter Turn-OFF Thyristor,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 278-288, March 2017.

[3] C. Peng, X. Song, A. Q. Huang and I. Husain, “A Medium-Voltage Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker—Part II: Ultrafast Mechanical Switch,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 289-296, March 2017.

[2] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, S. Sen, L. Zhang, P. Liu and X. Ni, “15-kV/40-A FREEDM Supercascode: A Cost-Effective SiC High-Voltage and High-Frequency Power Switch,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 5715-5727, Nov.-Dec. 2017.

[1] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, M. C. Lee and C. Peng, “Theoretical and Experimental Study of 22 kV SiC Emitter Turn-OFF (ETO) Thyristor,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 6381-6393, Aug. 2017.

Book Chapters

[2] “Lisa” Qi, L., Song, X., Strassel, T., Antoniazzi, A. (2023). ABB’s Recent Advances in Solid-State Circuit Breakers. In: Kizilyalli, I.C., Shen, Z.J., Cunningham, D.W. (eds) Direct Current Fault Protection. Power Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26572-3_3

[1] Song, Xiaoqing; Cairoli, Pietro; Riva, Marco: ‘Overview of protection technologies in MVDC system’ (Energy Engineering, 2021), ‘Medium Voltage DC System Architectures’, Chap. 9, pp. 261-301, DOI: 10.1049/PBPO143E_ch9
IET Digital Library, https://digital-ibrary.theiet.org/content/books/10.1049/pbpo143e_ch9

Conference Proceedings

[41] Z. An, D. Yelaverthi, C. Xu and X. Song, “Understanding PCB Design Parameters for Optimal Thermal Performance of Surface-Mount SiC MOSFETs,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947491.

[40] G. Chavan, X. Song, D. Chatterjee, A. Patni and P. Cairoli, “Coordination of Solid-State Circuit Breakers for DC Grids Under High-Fault-di/dt Conditions,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2022, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947849.

[39] C. Xu, X. Song and P. Cairoli, “SiC Based Solid State Circuit Breaker: Thermal Design and Analysis,” 2022 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), 2022, pp. 1105-1110, doi: 10.1109/ITEC53557.2022.9813898.

[38] X. Song, T. Jiang, Y. Du and P. Cairoli, “Development and Thermal Characterization of a Low Resistance SiC Module,” 2021 IEEE 8th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2021, pp. 389-393, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA49284.2021.9645110.

[37] H. Suryanarayana, M. Mobarrez, J. Miscio, X. Song, A. Kadavelugu and S. Colombi, “Toroidal Inductor Design and Comparison Between Interleaved and Non-Interleaved 300 kW High Efficiency SiC Inverter,” 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2021, pp. 3216-3221, doi: 10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595749.

[36] T. Jiang, X. Song, U. Raheja and P. Cairoli, “Phase Change Material Cooling for Wide Band-Gap Switching Devices,” IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589821.

[35] L. Ravi, J. Liu, D. Dong, R. Burgos, X. Song and P. Cairoli, “TVS Diode Coupled Gate Driver Circuit for Series Connected Power Devices used in Circuit Breaker Applications,” IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589224.

[34] Z. Yang et al., “Overcurrent Capability Evaluation of 600 V GaN GITs under Various Time Durations,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021, pp. 376-381, doi: 10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487155.

[33] L. Ravi, D. Dong, R. Burgos, X. Song and P. Cairoli, “Evaluation of SiC MOSFETs for Solid State Circuit Breakers in DC Distribution Applications,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021, pp. 2237-2242, doi: 10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487070.

[32] X. Song, Y. Du and P. Cairoli, “Survey and Experimental Evaluation of Voltage Clamping Components for Solid State Circuit Breakers,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2021, pp. 401-406, doi: 10.1109/APEC42165.2021.9487424.

[31] R. Rodrigues and X. Song, “Economical methods for SiC JFET’s short-circuit protection using commercial gate drivers,” 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2019, pp. 2401-2407, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2019.8913190.

[30] X. Song, Y. Du and D. Das, “Investigation of the Effect of Parasitic Inductances on the Current Balancing of Parallel-Connected Discrete SiC JFETs,” 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE ’19 ECCE Europe), 2019, pp. P.1-P.8, doi: 10.23919/EPE.2019.8914974.

[29] L. Zhang, S. Sen, Z. Guo, X. Zhao, A. Q. Huang and X. Song, “7.2-kV/60-A Austin SuperMOS: An Enabling SiC Switch Technology for Medium Voltage Applications,” 2019 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2019, pp. 523-529, doi: 10.1109/ESTS.2019.8847863.

[28] X. Song and Y. Du, “Study of the SiC JFET Reverse Conduction and Reverse Blocking Characteristics,” 2019 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2019, pp. 2751-2756, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2019.8721917.

[27] S. Sen et al., “Medium Voltage Single-Stage Dual Active Bridge Based Solid State Transformer (DABSST),” 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’18 ECCE Europe), 2018, pp. P.1-P.10.

[26] L. Zhang et al., “Gate driver design and continuous operation of an improved 1200V/200A FREEDM-pair half-bridge power module,” 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2018, pp. 1261-1265, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341178.

[25] L. Zhang, R. Woodley, X. Song, S. Sen, X. Zhao and A. Q. Huang, “High current medium voltage solid state circuit breaker using paralleled 15kV SiC ETO,” 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2018, pp. 1706-1709, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341247.

[24] L. Zhang, K. Tan, X. Song and A. Q. Huang, “Comparative study on the turn-off capability of multiple Si and SiC power devices,” 2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2017, pp. 295-299, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA.2017.8170563.

[23] S. Sen, X. Song, L. Zhang and A. Q. Huang, “Continuous switching operation of 15 kV FREEDM super-cascode,” 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2017, pp. 4366-4372, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2017.8096751.

[22] S. Liu et al., “Understanding high temperature static and dynamic characteristics of 1.2 kV SiC power MOSFETs,” 2016 European Conference on Silicon Carbide & Related Materials (ECSCRM), 2016, pp. 1-1, doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.897.501.

[21] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, L. Zhang, P. Liu and X. Ni, “15kV/40A FREEDM super-cascode: A cost effective SiC high voltage and high frequency power switch,” 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2016, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2016.7854643.

[20] K. Tan, X. Song, C. Peng, P. Liu and A. Q. Huang, “Hierarchical protection architecture for 380V DC data center application,” 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2016, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2016.7855145.

[19] Y. Jiang et al., “10kV SiC MPS diodes for high temperature applications,” 2016 28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), 2016, pp. 43-46, doi: 10.1109/ISPSD.2016.7520773.

[18] Y. Jiang et al., “10kV SiC MPS diodes for high temperature applications,” 2016 28th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD), 2016, pp. 43-46, doi: 10.1109/ISPSD.2016.7520773.

[17] K. Tan, C. Peng, P. Liu, X. Song and A. Q. Huang, “Zero standby power high efficiency hot plugging outlet for 380VDC power delivery system,” 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2016, pp. 132-137, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2016.7467863.

[16] K. Tan, P. Liu, X. Ni, C. Peng, X. Song and A. Q. Huang, “Performance evaluation of multiple Si and SiC solid state devices for circuit breaker application in 380VDC delivery system,” 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2016, pp. 983-989, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2016.7467990.

[15] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, C. Peng and L. Zhang, “Improved 6.5kV FREEMD-Pair based on SiC JFET and Si IGBT,” 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2016, pp. 269-275, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2016.7467883.

[14] L. Liang et al., “Turn-on capability of 22 kV SiC Emitter Turn-off (ETO) Thyristor,” 2015 IEEE 3rd Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2015, pp. 192-195, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA.2015.7369275.

[13] M. -C. Lee, X. Song and A. Huang, “Excess carrier mapping technique — A new parameter extraction method for 4H-SiC ambipolar power devices,” 2015 IEEE 3rd Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), 2015, pp. 51-55, doi: 10.1109/WiPDA.2015.7369286.

[12] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, M. Lee and G. Wang, “A dynamic measurement method for parasitic capacitances of high voltage SiC MOSFETs,” 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2015, pp. 935-941, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2015.7309788.

[11] X. Ni, R. Gao, X. Song, A. Q. Huang and W. Yu, “Development of 6kV SiC hybrid power switch based on 1200V SiC JFET and MOSFET,” 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2015, pp. 4113-4118, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2015.7310240.

[10] X. Song and A. Q. Huang, “6.5kV FREEDM-Pair: Ideal high power switch capitalizing on Si and SiC,” 2015 17th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’15 ECCE-Europe), 2015, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EPE.2015.7309243.

[9] A. Q. Huang, X. Song and L. Zhang, “6.5 kV Si/SiC hybrid power module: An ideal next step?,” 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP), 2015, pp. 64-67, doi: 10.1109/IWIPP.2015.7295979.

[8] A. Huang, C. Peng and X. Song, “Design and development of a 7.2 kV/200A hybrid circuit breaker based on 15 kV SiC emitter turn-off (ETO) thyristor,” 2015 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2015, pp. 306-311, doi: 10.1109/ESTS.2015.7157909.

[7] X. Song, A. Q. Huang, M. -C. Lee and C. Peng, “High voltage Si/SiC hybrid switch: An ideal next step for SiC,” 2015 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices & IC’s (ISPSD), 2015, pp. 289-292, doi: 10.1109/ISPSD.2015.7123446.

[6] G. Wang et al., “Static and dynamic performance characterization and comparison of 15 kV SiC MOSFET and 15 kV SiC n-IGBTs,” 2015 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices & IC’s (ISPSD), 2015, pp. 229-232, doi: 10.1109/ISPSD.2015.7123431.

[5] X. Song et al., “22 kV SiC Emitter turn-off (ETO) thyristor and its dynamic performance including SOA,” 2015 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices & IC’s (ISPSD), 2015, pp. 277-280, doi: 10.1109/ISPSD.2015.7123443.

[4] C. Peng, A. Q. Huang and X. Song, “Current commutation in a medium voltage hybrid DC circuit breaker using 15 kV vacuum switch and SiC devices,” 2015 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2015, pp. 2244-2250, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2015.7104661.

[3] C. Peng et al., “Development of medium voltage solid-state fault isolation devices for ultra-fast protection of distribution systems,” IECON 2014 – 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2014, pp. 5169-5176, doi: 10.1109/IECON.2014.7049287.

[2] X. Song, X. Ni and A. Q. Huang, “Selected harmonic resistance control based series active power filter,” 2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2014, pp. 3449-3455, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2014.6953869.

[1] X. Song, D. Sha and X. Liao, “Input-series common transformer connected PS-FB DC-DC converters for pulsed MIG welding,” 2012 Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2012, pp. 2195-2199, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2012.6166126.

Patents

[12] X. Song, Y. Du, “Voltage Clamping Circuit for Solid State Circuit Breaker,” WO Patent App. PCT/US2019/062622.

[11] X. Song, T. Jiang, A. Antoniazzi, “Multi-port Solid State Circuit Breaker Apparatuses, System, and Methods,” WO Patent App. US 17/019,590.

[10] X. Song, P. Cairoli, “Power Semiconductor Switch Clamping Circuit,” US Patent App. US 17/091,630.

[9] X. Song, Y. Du, Y. Zhang, “An Inrush Current Limiting Method to Energize Transformer,” US Patent App. US 17/167,290.

[8] X. Song, U. Raheja, P. Cairoli, J. Xu, “Gate Driver Circuits with Independently Tunable Performance Characteristics”, US Patent App. US 17/468,831

[7] X. Song, U. Raheja, P. Cairoli, J. Xu, “Sensor-less Overcurrent Fault Detection Using High Electron Mobility Transistors”, US Patent App. US 17/468,831

[6] A. Oudrhiri, Y. Du, Y. Zhang, X. Song, “Static Transfer Switch With Turn off Circuit”, WO Patent PCT/US2020/041484.

[5] Y. Du, X. Song, Y. Zhang, A. Oudrhiri, “A Thyristor Current Interruption Switch with Auxiliary Quasi-Resonant Turn-off Unit”, WO Patent. PCT/US21/17842

[4] Y. Zhang, X. Song, V. Bose, “Rapid Turn-off Circuit in Static Transfer Switch”, US Patent App. US 17/510,299

[3] P. Cairoli, E. Aeloiza, X. Song, “Solid State Power Switch”, US Patent App. US 17/072,470

[2] X. Song, Y. Zhang, T. Kendzia, Y. Du, “Thyristor Current Interrupter”, US Patent.
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[1] Y. Zhang, Y. Du, X. Song, “A Control Algorithm to Accelerate the Transfer in Static Transfer Switch”, US Patent. US 17/548,829