Dr. King Man Siu
University of North Texas
Electrical Engineering
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Education

PhD, University of Manitoba, 2019.
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissertation Title: Single-phase Grid-connected Converters using High Frequency Virtually Grounded Technique
MENG, City University of Hong Kong, 2011.
Major: Electronic and Information Engineering with Business Management
BE, City University of Hong Kong, 2010.
Major: Electronic and Communication Engineering

Professional Memberships

Member, IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu. (October 2021 – Present).

Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society. (January 2016 – Present).

Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (January 2016 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Workshop,"Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Online (CETO)," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (August 2023December 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
EENG 2610, Circuit Analysis, 1 course.
EENG 3510, Electronics I (Devices and Materials), 3 courses.
EENG 4010, Topics in Electrical Engineering, 1 course.
EENG 4580, Power Electronics, 1 course.
EENG 5580, Power Electronics, 2 courses.
EENG 5890, Directed Study, 5 courses.
EENG 5900, Special Problems, 1 course.
EENG 5940, Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering, 2 courses.
EENG 6940, Individual Research, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Research on the Black Start Stability Enhancement of Grid-forming Inverters by Using Adaptive Virtual Impedance Controls," Electrical Engineering. (December 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Power Management Strategy for Electric Vehicle Grid Integration in Localized Communities," Electrical Engineering. (August 2023 – Present).

Other,"Treadmill with Adjustable Stiffness (TwAS) Motor Control System," Electrical Engineering. (August 2023 – Present).

Other,"Improving the Evaporative Energy Cooling Refrigeration System with Thermoelectric Generators," Electrical Engineering. (August 2023 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair,"Research on Reactive Power Control Strategies for Electric Vehicles," Electrical Engineering. (January 2023 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Electrical Engineering. (January 2023 – Present).

Other,"Buck Converter Based Multiport LVDC System," Electrical Engineering. (January 2023 – Present).

Other,"Heat Energy Harvesting via Thermal Electric," Electrical Engineering. (January 2023 – Present).

Other,"Buck-boost Converter Based Multiport Solar Energy Harvesting System," Electrical Engineering. (August 2022 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Electrical Engineering. (July 2022 – Present).

Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair,"Research on Differential Converter Based Control Strategy in Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems," Electrical Engineering. (January 2022 – Present).

Other,"Three Phase Virtual Ground Converter," Electrical Engineering. (January 2020 – Present).

Other,"Advanced Delivery Application for Power Transfer," Electrical Engineering. (January 2023December 2023).

Other,"Drone Life Extension Through Wireless Power Transfer System Using Beam Steering," Electrical Engineering. (January 2023December 2023).

Other,"Semiconductor Lifetime Power Cycle Platform Study," Electrical Engineering. (August 2022December 2023).

Other,"Home Power Usage Peak Shaver," Electrical Engineering. (August 2022May 2023).

Other,"The Ultimate Sign," Mechanical and Energy Engineering. (August 2022May 2023).

Other,"Effectiveness of Photovoltaic Energy Usage Strategy in Texas," Electrical Engineering. (May 2022April 2023).

Other,"CU Boulder Satellite Project," Electrical Engineering. (May 2022April 2023).

Other,"Modeling and Characterization Predication of Power Semiconductors," Electrical Engineering. (September 2022January 2023).

Other,"Research on Reactive Power Control Strategies in Voltage Sources Inverters," Electrical Engineering. (May 2022January 2023).

Other,"Water Pipe Heat Tracing," Electrical Engineering. (January 2022December 2022).

Other,"Multi Source Combinational Device," Electrical Engineering. (January 2022December 2022).

Other,"High Efficiency 2 GHz RF Power Amplifier," Electrical Engineering. (August 2021May 2022).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Application Note
Siu, K., Stuckler, F. (2015). Practical Design and Evaluation of an 800 W PFC Boost Converter Using TO247-4 pin MOSFET. Other. (AN_201409_PL52_012), .
Stuckler, F., Siu, K. (2015). 2.5 kW PFC evaluation board with CCM PFC Controller ICE3PCS01G. Other. (AN_201408_PL11_027), .
Stuckler, F., Abdel-Rahman, S., Siu, K. (2015). 600 V CoolMOS™ C7 Design Guide. Other. (AN_201411_PL52_005 V1.1), .
Abdel-Rahman, S., Stuckler, F., Siu, K. (2014). PFC boost converter design guide with 1200W Design Example. Other. (AN_ 201409_PL52_009), .
Stuckler, F., Siu, K. (2014). 3kW PFC Evaluation Board IPZ65R019C7 with CCM PFC controller EVALPFC-3kW-IPZ65R019C7. Other. (AN 2014-06 V1.1), .
Conference Proceeding
Wu, D., Siu, K. (2023). Bidirectional Multiport Converter for Hybrid Solar-Battery System. 531-536. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2023.
Siu, K., Wu, D. (2023). A Non-Isolated Bidirectional Multiport Converter for Interfacing Hybrid Energy Sources in LVDC Grid. 1-6. Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 2023.
Siu, K., Reddy, K., Wu, D. (2023). Solar Energy Modeling and Assessment in Texas. Other. 1-6. IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference 2023.
Dadkhah, J., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2022). Three-phase Transformerless PV Inverter with Reconfigurable LCL Filter. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 1--6.
Dadkhah, J., Ho, N., Siu, K., Li, T. (2021). Design and Development of Modular Hybrid DC Breaker Scheme for DC Distribution Systems. 5920-5926. IEEE IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition.
Dadkhah, J., Ho, N., Siu, K., Li, T. (2021). Three-Phase PFC Converter with Reconfigurable LCL Filter. 5920-5926. IEEE IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition.
Xu, Y., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2020). The Efficiency Enhancement of a Single-phase Single-stage Buck-boost type Manitoba Inverter Using SiC MOSFETs for Residential PV Applications. 2020 IEEE 9th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC2020-ECCE Asia). 729--734.
Ghosh, A., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2020). A Manitoba Converter based Bi-directional On-board charger for Plug-in Electric Vehicles. 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 1654--1660.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2020). Reactive Power Modulation Strategy of a Single-stage Buck-boost-type Inverter. 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2113--2118.
Li, D., Ho, C., Siu, K., Pokharel, M. (2020). A Module-Based Hierarchical Microgrid with a Bottom-Up Building Architecture for Rural Electrification. 2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). 3384--3390.
Umar-Lawal, H., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2019). An Isolated Single-Stage Single-Phase Micro-Inverter Topology with Integrated Magnetic Components. 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 4339--4344.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2019). Transformerless Grid-Connected Converters Using Active Virtual Ground Technique for Single-Phase Microgrids. 2019 IEEE 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE). 191--195.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2018). Operation of Combined HF and LF Boost Stage Inductors in PFC Design. 2018 IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition (PEAC). 1--5.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2018). Modelling and Stability Study of a Single Stage Buck-Boost Inverter for PV Application. 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 7088--7093.
Siu, K., Ho, C., Li, D., Li, R. (2017). A four-quadrant active virtual ground rectifier by using two high frequency switches. IECON 2017-43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 533--538.
Li, D., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2017). A current sharing technique for parallel-operated unipolar-PWM inverters. 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 5752--5759.
Ho, N., Siu, K. (2017). Manitoba Inverter - Single Phase Single-Stage Buck-Boost VSI Topology. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2017. pp--5287.
Siu, K., Ho, N. (2017). Manitoba Rectifier—Bridgeless Buck-Boost PFC. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2017. pp--5287.
Zhou, Y., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2017). A fast and accurate MPPT control technique using boundary controller for PV applications. 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). 2822--2829.
Siu, K., He, Y., Ho, C., Chung, H., Li, R. T. (2017). Design, implementation and analysis of an advanced digital controller for active virtual ground-bridgeless PFC. 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). 52--59.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2016). A critical review of Bridgeless PFC boost rectifiers with common-mode voltage mitigation. IECON 2016-42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 3654--3659.
Ho, N., Li, T., Siu, K. (2016). Active Virtual Ground - Bridgeless PFC Topology. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2016. 1--8.
Siu, K., Cheung, M., Stuckler, F. (2014). Performance analysis of package parasitic inductances for fast switching MOSFET in converter. 2014 International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition. 314--319.
Journal Article
Dadkhah, J., Ho, C., Siu, K., Li, R. (2022). Magnetic Components Reduction in Three-phase PFC Converter by Using Reconfigurable LCL Filter. Other. 37(12), 14926 - 14943. IEEE.
Siu, K., Ho, C., Li, D. (2021). Design and Analysis of a Bidirectional Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker Using AC Relays With Long Life Time. Other. 36(3), 2889-2900.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2020). System Model and Performance Evaluation of Single-Stage Buck-Boost-Type Manitoba Inverter for PV Applications. Other. 8(4), 3457-3466.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2020). Generalized design approach of a family of grid-connected converters based on active virtual ground technique for single-phase AC microgrid applications. Other. 5(3), 203-212. CPSS.
Siu, K., Ho, C., Li, R. (2020). A Four-Quadrant Single-Phase Grid-Connected Converter With Only Two High-Frequency Switches. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 67(3), 1899-1909.
Siu, K., Ho, C. (2020). Manitoba Rectifier-Bridgeless Buck-Boost PFC. Other. 35(1), 403-414.
Li, D., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2019). A Method for Solving Current Unbalance Problem of Paralleled Single-Phase Grid-Connected Unipolar-PWM Inverters With Common Dc Bus. Other. 55(6), 7595-7603.
Zhou, Y., Ho, C., Siu, K. (2019). A Fast PV MPPT Scheme Using Boundary Control With Second-Order Switching Surface. Other. 9(3), 849-857.
Siu, K., He, Y., Ho, ., Chung, H., Li, R. (2019). Advanced Digital Controller for Improving Input Current Quality of Integrated Active Virtual Ground-Bridgeless PFC. Other. 34(4), 3921-3936.
Ho, C., Siu, K. (2019). Manitoba Inverter—Single-Phase Single-Stage Buck-Boost VSI Topology. Other. 34(4), 3445--3456. IEEE.
Ho, C., Li, R., Siu, K. (2017). Active Virtual Ground-Bridgeless PFC Topology. Other. 32(8), 6206-6218.
Poster
Noggle, A., Yahola, R., Jones, R., Ruiz, N., Siu, K. (2023). Advanced Power Delivery Application for Power Transfer. IEEE MetroCon 2023.

Media Contributions

Newspaper
"Are smart electricity meters a privacy risk?," CBS News. (July 3, 2023).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Siu, K., "Design and Development of an Evaporative Cooling Refrigeration Educational Unit with Integrated Thermoelectric Harvesting Systems," Sponsored by ASHAE, International, $3750 Funded. (August 2023June 2024).
Siu, K., "Prototype of Novel Highly Integrated Multiport Converter for Hybrid Solar-Battery DC Energy Systems," Sponsored by Research Seed Grant, University of North Texas, $9000 Funded. (March 2023February 2024).
Siu, K., "Stability Analysis of an Advanced Four-quadrant Vehicle Charger," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (June 1, 2021August 31, 2021).

Copyrights, Patents

Patent
Siu, K., Wu, D., "Multiple Port Bidirectional Power Conversion Circuit," 18/502,912. Regular, United States, Date Submitted to University: October, 2023 –. Date of Patent Application: November 2023 –. Date Patent Approved: November 2023 –.
Ho, N., Li, D., Siu, K., "Device for electrically interconnecting dc microgrid with higher voltage dc bus and related methods," US20230198296A1. Regular, Date of Patent Application: May 4, 2021 –. Date Patent Approved: June 22, 2023 –.
Ho, N., Siu, K., Li, D., "Direct current circuit breaker and related method," US20230005676A1. Regular, Date of Patent Application: February 18, 2021 –. Date Patent Approved: January 5, 2023 –.
Siu, K., "Multiple Port Bidirectional Power Conversion Circuit," 63/382,404. Provisional, Date Submitted to University: August, 3, 2022 –. Date of Patent Application: November 4, 2022 –. Date Patent Approved: November 17, 2022 –.
Ho, N., Li, D., Siu, K., "Device for electrically interconnecting dc microgrid with higher voltage dc bus and related methods," WO2021237337A1. Regular, Date of Patent Application: May 4, 2021 –. Date Patent Approved: December 2, 2021 –.
Ho, N., Siu, K., Li, D., "Direct current circuit breaker and related method," WO2021163795A1. Regular, Date of Patent Application: February 18, 2021 –. Date Patent Approved: August 26, 2021 –.
Ho, N., Siu, K., "Bi-directional electric power conversion circuit with bridgeless buck-boost circuit and reconfigurable capacitor-inductor filter circuit," US10381953B2. Regular, United States, Date of Patent Application: April 26, 2018 –. Date Patent Approved: August 13, 2019 –. Date Licensed: August 13, 2019 –.

Awards and Honors

Best Student Team Regional Award, IEEE Empower a Billion Lives. (October 2019October 2019).

Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Completion Scholarship, University of Manitoba. (September 2019September 2019).

Best Student Innovation Award, IEEE 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering. (August 2019August 2019).

Graduate Fellowship, University of Manitoba. (September 2018August 2019).

Best Paper Award, IEEE 7th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering. (August 14, 2019August 14, 2019).

3rd Prize in IEEE Student Project Demonstration on Emerging Technology Competition, IEEE 9th Annual Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition. (October 2017October 2017).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, NSF Innovation Engines-Type 1 (Electrification Council). (July 2023 – Present).

Other, UNT-DEEN. (December 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, Laboratories Committee. (September 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (June 2022 – Present).

Committee Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee. (October 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Circuit Analysis EENG2610/2611 Coordination Committee. (September 2021February 2022).

Professional Service

Session Chair, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2023. (January 2024 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, ieee transactions on transportation electrification. (April 2022 – Present).

Editor, Guest Editor, MDPI Energies. (November 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, MPDI Electronics Review Board. (June 2020 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. (January 2020 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, MDPI Energies. (January 2020 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, IEEE Transaction of Power Electronics. (January 2019 – Present).

Reviewer, Journal Article, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. (January 2017 – Present).

Session Chair, IEEE Annual Conference of Industrial Electronics Society. (September 2023October 2023).

Other, IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference 2023. (September 2022May 2023).

Committee Member, International Symposium on Automation, Information and Computing. (October 2021December 2022).

Session Chair, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition 2022. (October 2022October 2022).

Other, NSF. (April 2022April 2022).

Session Chair, IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications 2022. (November 2021November 2021).

Other, CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications. (April 2021September 2021).

Awards and Honors

JESTPE Editorial Awards - Star Reviewer 2022, IEEE Power Electronics Society. (October 2023October 2023).

JESTPE Editorial Awards - Star Reviewer 2021, IEEE Power Electronics Society. (October 2021October 2021).