Journal Articles (Selected)
| Year | Title | Authors | Journal | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A 1500-A/48-V-to-1-V Switching Bus Converter for Next-Generation Ultra-High-Power Processors | Y. Zhu, J. Zou, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | Link |
| 2024 | Comparative Performance Analysis of Regulated Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Topologies for Direct 48 V to Point-of-Load Conversion | Y. Zhu, N. M. Ellis, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics | Link |
| 2024 | Modeling and Analysis of Switched-Capacitor Converters With Finite Terminal Capacitances | Y. Zhu, Z. Ye, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | Link |
| 2024 | The Switching Bus Converter: A High-Performance 48-V-to-1-V Architecture With Increased Switched-Capacitor Conversion Ratio | Y. Zhu, T. Ge, N. M. Ellis, L. Horowitz, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | Link |
Conference Papers (Selected)
| Year | Title | Authors | Conference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A 48-V-to-1-V Gallium Nitride Switching Bus Converter for Processor Vertical Power Delivery with 2.7 mm Thickness and 3048 W/in3 Power Density | J. Zou, Y. Zhu, N. M. Ellis, L. Horowitz, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2025 | Design-Oriented Modeling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Two-Phase Coupled Inductors in Multiphase PWM Converters | Y. Zhu, J. Zou, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2024 | A 1500-A/48-V-to-1-V Switching Bus Converter for Next-Generation Ultra-High-Power Microprocessors | Y. Zhu, J. Zou, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2024 | A Compact 48-V-to-Sub-1-V Switching Bus Converter with 4.7-mm Height for Processor Vertical Power Delivery | Y. Zhu, J. Zou, N. M. Ellis, S. Kudva, M. Mosa, C. T. Gray, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) | Link |
| 2024 | A Merged ZCS/ZVS Control Technique for Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters | H. B. Sambo, Y. Zhu, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) | Link |
| 2024 | Gallium Nitride-based 48V-to-1V Point-of-Load (PoL) Converter for Aerospace Telecommunications and Computing Applications | N. M. Ellis, Y. Zhu, R. C. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2023 | A 48-V-to-1-V Switching Bus Converter for Ultra-High-Current Applications | Y. Zhu, T. Ge, N. M. Ellis, J. Zou, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE 24th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) | Link |
| 2023 | A 500-A/48-to-1-V Switching Bus Converter: A Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Voltage Regulator with 94.7% Peak Efficiency and 464-W/in3 Power Density | Y. Zhu, T. Ge, N. M. Ellis, L. Horowitz, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2023 | A Regulated Cascaded Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Converter with Soft-Charging and Zero Voltage Switching for 48-to-12-V Applications | T. Ge, Y. Zhu, R. C. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2023 | Autotuning of Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters for Zero Current Switching and Terminal Capacitance Reduction | H. B. Sambo, Y. Zhu, T. Ge, N. M. Ellis, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2023 | Autotuning of Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters for Zero Voltage Switching | H. B. Sambo, Y. Zhu, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE 24th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) | Link |
| 2023 | Comparative Performance Analysis of Regulated Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Topologies for Direct 48 V to Point-of-Load Conversion | Y. Zhu, N. M. Ellis, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) | Link |
| 2023 | Steady-State Analysis of Series-Capacitor Buck Converters in Discontinuous Capacitor Voltage Mode | N. Biesterfeld, Y. Zhu, R. K. Iyer, N. M. Ellis, C. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2023 IEEE 24th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL) | Link |
| 2022 | A Dickson-Squared Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Converter for Direct 48 V to Point-of-Load Conversion | Y. Zhu, T. Ge, Z. Ye, R. C. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2022 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2021 | A Multi-Phase Cascaded Series-Parallel (CaSP) Hybrid Converter for Direct 48 V to Point-of-Load Applications | Y. Zhu, Z. Ye, T. Ge, R. Abramson, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) | Link |
| 2021 | Modeling and Analysis of Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters with Finite Terminal Capacitances | Y. Zhu, Z. Ye, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2021 IEEE 22nd Workshop on Control and Modelling of Power Electronics (COMPEL) | Link |
| 2021 | Modeling and Analysis of Switched-Capacitor Converters with Finite Terminal Capacitances | Y. Zhu, Z. Ye, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) | Link |
| 2021 | Multi-Resonant Compensation Control for Terminal Capacitance Reduction in Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters | Y. Zhu, Z. Ye, T. Ge, R. C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski | 2021 IEEE 22nd Workshop on Control and Modelling of Power Electronics (COMPEL) | Link |