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Sebastián Andre Rivera Iunnissi

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de los Andes

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Convertidores de Potencia; Energías Renovables ; Vehículos Eléctricos

Educación

  •  Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Electrónica, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2007
  •  Magíster en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Electrónica, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2011
  •  Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering, RYERSON UNIVERSITY . Canada, 2016
  •  Ingeniero Civil Electrónico, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2011

Experiencia Académica

  •   PhD Candidate Full Time

    RYERSON UNIVERSITY 

    Engineering and Architectural Science

    Toronto, Canada

    2011 - 2016

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

    Applied Science & Engineering

    Toronto, Canada

    2016 - 2017

  •   Graduate Assistant ELE806 - Alternative Energy Systems Part Time

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Engineering and Architectural Sciences

    Toronto, Canada

    2014 - 2015

  •   Graduate Assistant ELE-847 Advanced Electromechanical Systems Part Time

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Engineering and Architectural Sciences

    Toronto, Canada

    2014 - 2014

  •   Ayudante ELO-204 Probabilidades y Procesos Aleatorios Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2007 - 2008

  •   Ayudante MAT-043 Teoría de Probabilidades y Aplicaciones Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2008 - 2008

  •   Ayudante ELO-384 Aplicaciones Industriales de Convertidores Estáticos Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2009 - 2009

  •   Ayudante ELO-383 Seminario de Electrónica Industrial Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2010 - 2010

  •   Investigador Postdoctoral Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2017 - 2018

  •   Profesor Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2018 - 2019

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

    Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2016 - 2017

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa María

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2017 - 2018

  •   Investigador Asociado Part Time

    Universidad de Chile - Solar Energy Research Center (SERC)

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - At present

  •   Investigador Adjunto Part Time

    Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria - Centro Avanzado de Ingenieria Electrica y Electronica

    Valparaiso, Chile

    2018 - At present

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    Universidad de los Andes

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2022

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    Universidad de los Andes

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Ha supervisado/co-supervisado 3 tesis de magíster (2 en la UTFSM y 1 de la Universidad Politecnica de Catalunia) y 5 memorias de pregrado (UANDES)


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Governor General Gold Medal

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2016

    The Governor General Gold Medal (GGGM), Ryerson University’s most prestigious academic award, is awarded annually to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in a graduate degree program. http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/admissions/scholarships-awards/governor-general-gold-medal/

  •   Doctoral Completion Award

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2015

    4th year doctoral students are eligible to apply for a one-time Doctoral Completion Award predicated on successful completion/approval of the following milestones by the end of year 3: - Satisfactory progress reports; - Comprehensive examination process; - Dissertation research proposal; and - Those students who have a very high probability (ie. 90%) to complete in their 4th year.

  •   Graduate Research Excellence Award

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2015

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites full-time MASc. and PhD. students to apply for Graduate Research Excellence Award (GREA) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The objective of GREA is to promote scholarly research publications of graduate students in main-stream scientific journals and conference proceedings. Each full-time graduate student is eligible for a $2500 award for their exceptional performance in scholarly research; there are a total of 20 awards. All applications will be evaluated by the GREA Selection Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  •   Graduate Research Excellence Award

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2014

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites full-time MASc. and PhD. students to apply for Graduate Research Excellence Award (GREA) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The objective of GREA is to promote scholarly research publications of graduate students in main-stream scientific journals and conference proceedings. Each full-time graduate student is eligible for a $2500 award for their exceptional performance in scholarly research; there are a total of 20 awards. All applications will be evaluated by the GREA Selection Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  •   Graduate Research Excellence Award

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2013

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites full-time MASc. and PhD. students to apply for Graduate Research Excellence Award (GREA) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The objective of GREA is to promote scholarly research publications of graduate students in main-stream scientific journals and conference proceedings. Each full-time graduate student is eligible for a $2500 award for their exceptional performance in scholarly research; there are a total of 20 awards. All applications will be evaluated by the GREA Selection Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  •   CUE Student Research Award Program

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2014

    Our awards recognize Ryerson students who have shown excellence in a project related to energy. Projects serve as a great experiential learning tool as students are given the opportunity to solve real-world industry problems. They must identify a problem, carry out the research and design, and demonstrate results.

  •   Ryerson International Student Scholarship

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2011

    The Ryerson International Student Scholarship (RISS) was created to support a limited number of international students enrolled in doctoral engineering programs. A RISS can be held in conjunction with an RGF, GDA and any other source of funds except those that defray the cost of international student tuition fees.

  •   Access to Opportunity Program (ATOP) Award

    UNIV.RYERSON

    Canada, 2011

    The Access to Opportunity Program provides funding to support doctoral students in engineering programs.

  •   Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)

    GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

    Canada, 2010

    The Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarships provide students and researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean with short-term exchange opportunities for study or research, in Canada, at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels.

  •   Beca de Doctorado en el Extranjero BECAS CHILE - Convocatoria 2011

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2011

    Esta beca tiene el objetivo de formar capital humano avanzado en todas las áreas del conocimiento, y en cualquier país excepto Chile, para que los graduados, a su regreso a Chile, apliquen los conocimientos adquiridos y contribuyan al desarrollo científico, académico, económico, social y cultural del país.

  •   IEEE - IES Student Activities Program Scholarship

    IEEE Industrial Electronic Society

    Polonia, 2011

    The IES Student Activities Committee of the Industrial Electronics Society (IES) offers financial support to the IEEE-IES Student Members to attend IES Conferences.

  •   IEEE - IES Student Activities Program Scholarship

    IEEE Industrial Electronic Society

    Austria, 2013

    The IES Student Activities Committee of the Industrial Electronics Society (IES) offers financial support to the IEEE-IES Student Members to attend IES Conferences.

  •   AUTO21 Connect Canada Graduate Internship

    Connect Canada

    Canada, 2014

    Through a paid R&D internship, students enhance their graduate research and gain first-hand experience in the working world. For researchers, Connect Canada is a great way to strengthen private-sector partnerships or create new ones. With constant new opportunities, Connect Canada can place students from all academic disciplines in any sector across the nation.

  •   Programa de Incentivos a la Iniciación Científica (PIIC)

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Chile, 2010

    El Programa de Incentivos a la Iniciación Científica (PIIC) tiene por objetivo incentivar y fomentar en los estudiantes de postgrado, el conocimiento de la investigación científica y tecnológica. Para la obtención del beneficio se debe realizar un trabajo específico patrocinado por un académico de la Universidad y asociado a un proyecto de investigación (UTFSM, FONDECYT, FONDEF u otro), además de prestar un artículo para ser publicado en revistas de excelencia del Journal Citation Report.

  •   Beca Arancel de Magíster

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Chile, 2008

    Incentivar a los estudiantes para proseguir estudios de Magíster Científico en la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María mediante el otorgamiento de una ayuda mensual en dinero y/o liberación de pago de Arancel. Modalidades: Arancel de Postgrado, y Financiera.

  •   Senior Member Grade

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Estados Unidos, 2020

    Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply. IEEE members can self-nominate, or be nominated, for Senior Member grade. To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates must: - Be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or originators in IEEE-designated fields - Have experience reflecting professional maturity. - Have been in professional practice for at least ten years (with some credit for certain degrees). - Show significant performance over a period of at least five of their years in professional practice

  •   IEEE Best Paper Award for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine

    IEEE - Industrial Electronics Society

    Estados Unidos, 2022

    To recognize the best paper published in the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine (IEM).


 

Article (14)

DC-DC Converters for Bipolar Microgrid Voltage Balancing: A Comprehensive Review of Architectures and Topologies
Bipolar DC Power Conversion: State-of-the-Art and Emerging Technologies
Decentralized Coordinated Cyberattack Detection and Mitigation Strategy in DC Microgrids Based on Artificial Neural Networks
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: From Grid to Battery
Modular Multilevel Series/Parallel Converter for Bipolar DC Distribution and Transmission
Partial-Power Converter Topology of Type II for Efficient Electric Vehicle Fast Charging
Modular Multilevel Series/Parallel Converter With Switched-Inductor Energy Transfer Between Modules
Pseudo-Partial-Power Converter without High Frequency Transformer for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations
Electric Vehicle Charging Station With an Energy Storage Stage for Split-DC Bus Voltage Balancing
Partial power DC-DC converter for electric vehicle fast charging stations
Comprehensive DC Power Balance Management in High-Power Three-Level DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging
Effective Voltage Balance Control for Bipolar-DC-Bus-Fed EV Charging Station With Three-Level DC-DC Fast Charger
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Using a Neutral Point Clamped Converter With Bipolar DC Bus
Multilevel Direct Power Control-A Generalized Approach for Grid-Tied Multilevel Converter Applications

BookSection (2)

Bipolar-Type DC Microgrids for High-Quality Power Distribution
Charging Architectures for Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

ConferencePaper (15)

Charging architectures integrated with distributed energy resources for sustainable mobility
Four-level double star multilevel converter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
A Bipolar-DC-Bus EV Fast Charging Station with Intrinsic DC-Bus Voltage Equalization and Minimized Voltage Ripples
A high-efficiency multi-port DC-DC converter for photovoltaic energy conversion systems
Modular Multilevel Converter based on 5-level Submodule with DC Fault Blocking Capability
Effective voltage balance control for three-level bidirectional dc-dc converter based electric vehicle fast charger
Five-level H-bridge NPC central photovoltaic inverter with open-end winding grid connection
Multiobjective Predictive Control of a three-phase seven-level cascaded H-bridge converter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Distributed DC Bus EV Charging Station Using a Single DC-link H-Bridge Multilevel Converter
Cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter interface for Wave Dragon energy conversion system
Electric vehicle charging station using a neutral point clamped converter with bipolar DC bus and voltage balancing circuit
Modular multilevel converter for large-scale multistring photovoltaic energy conversion system
Cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter topology and three-phase balance control for large scale photovoltaic systems
Cascaded H-bridge multilevel converter multistring topology for large scale photovoltaic systems
Generalized direct power control for grid connected multilevel converters

Patent (2)

Multi-Port Converter Structure For DC/DC Power Conversion
Un Convertidor de Potencia Parcial Sin Transformador (PPC) para la Etapa dc-dc de Estaciones de Carga Rapida de Vehiculos Electricos

Proyecto (19)

Battery Energy Storage Systems based on Multi-Module Topology
High-Efficiency Power Converter Topologies and Control for Extending the Second-Life Potential of Batteries and Their Impact on the Environment
High-Power Modular Lighting LED Power Driver Based on Partial Power Converter
Analysis of Frequency detecting algorithm for PPC TMEIC hardware
Batería Redox BORG Contrato Tecnológico CORFO - AC3E
Bísqueda de Proyecto I+D+i en Electrónica de Potencia
DC-DC Converter Topologies and Control for DC Distributed Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations
Partial-Power Converter Interfaces for Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charging Stations
Phineal Contrato Tecnológico CORFO - AC3E
Prospección Tecnológica en el Sector Energético - Electromovilidad
I2I Project=> “A Modular Battery Energy Storage Converter for Integration with Renewable Generation”
Centro Avanzado de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica
Design and Development of Demonstration Units of PHEV Fast Charger and Charging Station
Solar Energy Research Center
Development of Megawatt Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverter System
MULTILEVEL MULTI-STRING TOPOLOGIES FOR LARGE SCALE GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Charging Station for Urban Energy Systems
Valparaiso Center for Science and Technology (CCTVal)
MULTILEVEL CONVERTER INTERFACES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC AND WIND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS
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Sebastián Rivera

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de los Andes

Santiago, Chile

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Samir Kouro

Associate Professor

Department of Electronic Engineering

Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria

Valparaiso, Chile

4
Ricardo Lizana

Académico Jornada Completa de la Carrera (Profesor Asistente)

Medio Ambiente y Energía

Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

1
Nicolás Müller

Académico

Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile