Vehicular Electric Power Systems

Ali Emadi is the Director of Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratories at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), where he has established research and teaching laboratories as well as courses in power electronics, motor drives and vehicular power systems. He is also Cofounder and Codirector of the IIT Consortium on Advanced Automotive Systems (ICAAS). The author of numerous publications and books, he is the recipient of the 2002 University Excellence in Teaching Award from IIT. He received the B.S. (1995) and M.S. (1997) degrees with highest distinction from Sharif University of Technology, Iran, and the Ph.D. degree (2000) from Texas A&M University, College Station.
Mehrdad Ehsani is Director, Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory and Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program, Texas A&M University, College Station. The author of more than 300 professional publications and books, he holds over 13 patents. A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), he is a distinguished speaker of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Industry Application Society. He received the B.S. (l973) and M.S. (1974) degrees from the University of Texas, Austin, and the Ph.D. degree (1981) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
John M. Miller is retired from Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, and is Founder and Principal Engineer, J-N-J Miller Design Services, P.L.C, Cedar, Michigan, as well as Adjunct Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, and Texas A&M University, College Station. The author of over 100 professional publications and 3 books, he holds 39 U.S. patents and is a member of the MIT-Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Systems and Components. A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, he received the B.S.E.E. (1976) degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, the M.E. (l979) degree from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and the Ph.D. (1983) degree from Michigan State University, East Lansing.