Qiang Wei, Lakehead University

Research

Energy Conversion High Power Converters Medium Voltage Drives Offshore Wind Energy Conversion Systems Power Electronics Pulse Width Modulation

Latest funding

Innovative High-Power Converters and Controls for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Energy Systems
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Innovative High-Power Converters and Controls for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Energy Systems
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 2 grants and awards

Innovative High-Power Converters and Controls for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Wei, Qiang

$12,500

Innovative High-Power Converters and Controls for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wei, Qiang

Keywords: high power converters; power electronics; energy conversion; offshore wind energy conversion systems; medium voltage drives; pulse width modulation

$168,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Energy Conversion Dear Professor Wei, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on energy conversion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Innovative High-Power Converters and Controls for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Energy Systems" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]