Faculty Profile

King man Siu

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Electrical Engineering
College
College of Engineering

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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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





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
EENG 5890.020, Directed Study, Spring 2024 
EENG 5890.800, Directed Study, Spring 2024 
EENG 3510.001, Electronics I (Devices and Materials), Spring 2024 Syllabus
EENG 6940.811, Individual Research, Spring 2024 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    EENG 5890.016, Directed Study, Fall 2023 
                    

                    EENG 6940.018, Individual Research, Fall 2023 
                    

                    EENG 4580.001, Power Electronics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5580.001, Power Electronics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5580.600, Power Electronics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5900.013, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
                    

                    EENG 5890.020, Directed Study, Spring 2023 
                    

                    EENG 3510.001, Electronics I (Devices and Materials), Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5890.016, Directed Study, Fall 2022 
                    

                    EENG 3510.001, Electronics I (Devices and Materials), Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5940.016, Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 5940.602, Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 4010.016, Topics in Electrical Engineering, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EENG 2610.003, Circuit Analysis, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Published Publications



  

  
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. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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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 2023 – June 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 2023 – February 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, 2021 – August 31, 2021).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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