Xifeng Xie | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Xifeng Xie | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Professor of Electrical Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Xifeng Xie is a Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the same university and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Energy and Power Engineering. Since 2006, he has been actively engaged in academia and industry, with a professorship at Guangxi Vocational College of Water Resources and Electric Power since 2019. His research focuses on battery chargers, power electronic converters, and reactive power compensators. He has published 8 SCI/Scopus-indexed journal articles, authored 2 books, holds 7 patents, and has led several funded research and industry projects. Prof. Xie’s innovations—such as an isolated resonant voltage balancing circuit—have significantly improved system efficiency and reduced operational costs. He is also a reviewer for Hongshui River Magazine and a member of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering.

Profile:

🏛️ Institution & Designation:

Professor, School of Electrical Engineering
Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

🎓 Academic Background:

Prof. Xie earned his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2002 and 2006. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Energy and Power Engineering at the same institution.

👨‍🏫 Professional Journey:

Since 2006, he has served at Guangxi Vocational College of Water Resources and Electric Power and became a full professor in 2019.

Research Areas:

His research focuses on:

  • 🔋 Battery chargers

  • 🔌 Power electronic converters

  • ⚙️ Reactive power compensators

🧠 Key Contributions:

He has developed an isolated resonant voltage balancing circuit and dead-time compensation strategy, leading to:

  • 🔽 Current unbalance reduced to 2.6%

  • ⚡ Power factor improved to 0.997

  • 🚀 Efficiency increased to 98.2%

  • 💰 Reduced component count and system costs

📊 Research & Innovation:

  • 🧪 Research Projects: 3 completed/ongoing

  • 🏭 Industry Projects: 5

  • 📖 Books Published: 2 (ISBN)

  • 🧾 Patents: 7 (published/under process)

  • 📚 Journals (SCI/Scopus): 8

  • ✍️ Editorial Role: Reviewer, Hongshui River Magazine

🌐 Collaborations & Memberships:

  • 🤝 Collaborator with the National Natural Science Foundation of China

  • 🎓 Distinguished Scholar Program of Guangxi Higher Education Institutions

  • 🔧 Member, Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering

Publication Top Notes:

  1. The Constant Power Transmission Control for Suppressing DC-Link Voltage Ripple Effect of Single-Phase AC–DC–AC Converter
    IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, August 2025.
    DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2025.3556470
    Authors: Minyang Zou, Linghui Meng, Jianglin Nie, Jiajin Li, Linzhe Li, Xiao Lv, Cheng Zhang, Xifeng Xie, Zeliang Shu

  2. Predictive Control Method with Conduction Mode Detection to Suppress Input Current Distortion of Three-Level Power Factor Correction
    IET Electric Power Applications, November 2024.
    DOI: 10.1049/elp2.12491
    Authors: Xifeng Xie, Zeliang Shu, Rongxin Chen, Jianghong Yin, Chunxiang Ling