Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Luiz Carlos Gomes de Freitas was born in Uberlândia, Brazil, in 1976. Graduated in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Power Systems from the Federal University of Uberlândia (2001), master degree (2003) and Ph.D (2006) in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Power Electronics from the same university. In his PhD thesis he developed an innovative topological design of a three-phase hybrid rectifier for high power drive systems. In 2008 he joined the faculty of the Federal University of Uberlândia where he has been working developing teaching and research activities in the area of Power Electronics and Power Systems. Since 2010 he is the coordinator of the Power Electronics Research Center (NUPEP) at UFU. In 2012 he received the 2nd Prize Paper Award of the IEEE-IAS-Industrial Automation and Control Committee (IACC) for his contribution to the development of hybrid rectifier structures. Since 2013 he is a researcher recognized by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) with a Research Productivity Grant. He has experience in the area of Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Electrical Power Systems, working on various topics related to Power Electronics, Electric Power Quality and Renewable Energy. He is currently Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Electrical Engineering at UFU.
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET