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Charles R. Sullivan

Associate Professor of Engineering
603/646-2851
Charles.Sullivan@Dartmouth.edu

Education

• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Princeton University 1987
• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California Berkeley 1996

Research Interests

Power electronics; electromagnetic design of power electronics components; micro-fabricated magnetic components; nanocomposite magnetic materials; energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Current Research Projects

• Microfabricated magnetic components using nanomaterials
• Passive high-frequency power components
• High-power density magnetic components
• Nanostructured magnetic materials

Teaching, 2009-2011

• ENGS 22 Systems (course description)
• ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion (course description, home page)
• ENGG 173 Energy Utilization (course description, home page)

Selected Publications

• A. J. Stratakos, C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Sanders, and R.W. Brodersen. "High-Efficiency Low-Voltage DC-DC Conversion for portable applications," in Low-Voltage/Low-Power Integrated Circuits and Systems: Low-Voltage Mixed-Signal Circuits, Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio and Andreas Andreou, Eds. IEEE Press, 1999.

• A. J. Stratakos, C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Sanders. "DC Power Supply Design in Portable Systems," in Low Power Digital CMOS Design, A.P. Chandrakasan and R.W. Brodersen, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1995.

Awards and Honors

• Sigma Xi, 2001
• IEEE Power Electronics Society Prize Paper Award, 2000
• National Science Foundation CAREER award, 1999

Selected Patents

• "Voltage converter with coupled inductive windings, and associated methods." A.M. Schultz and C.R. Sullivan. U.S. Patent No. 6,362,986, 2002.

• "Digital Voltage Regulator Using Current Control." A.J. Burstein, D.B. Lidsky, A.J. Stratakos, C.R. Sullivan, and W. Clark. U.S. Patent No. 6,268,716, 2001.

• "Circuit for Dimming Compact Fluorescent Lamps." C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Jurell, and D.G. Luchaco. U.S. Patent No. 5,173,643, 1993.

• "Circuit and Method for Improved Dimming of Gas Discharge Lamps." C.R. Sullivan, J.S. Spira, D.G. Luchaco, and S.R. Jurell, and E.R. Motto. U.S. Patent No. 5,041,763, 1992.

• "Circuit for Dimming Gas Discharge Lamps Without Introducing Striations." C.R. Sullivan, S.R. Jurell, and D.G. Luchaco. U.S. Patent No. 5,001,386, 1992.

Professional Activities

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member
• Transactions on Power Electronics, Associate Editor
• Power Electronics Society, Member at Large, Administrative Committee
• Industry Applications Society, Awards Chair, Power Electronics Devices and Components Committee
• Magnetics Society, Industrial Electronics Society

Press Releases

• 2008 Formula Hybrid: The Results (posted 5/27/08)

• Dartmouth Welcomes 16 Teams to its 2nd-annual Formula Hybrid International Competition (posted 4/29/08)

• Announcing a new inductor technology (posted by West Coast Magnetics 2/07)

In the News

• Power Electronics (cover story)
  July 1, 2008
  "Minimize Winding Losses in High-Frequency Inductors"
  By Weyman Lundquist, President and Engineering Manager, West Coast Magnetics, Stockton, Calif.

• Electronic Specifier
  March 28, 2007
  "Inductor technology provides key benefits for power products"

• Power Electronics
  March 9, 2005
  "EPA Reveals Energy Efficiency Contest Winners at APEC"
  By David Morrison

• Valley News
  October 31, 2004
  "Dartmouth Symposium Tackles Tiny Topic"

• Canadian Broadcast Group
  January 7, 2003
  Professor Charlie Sullivan interviewed about power line de-icing as part of coverage for the 5-year anniversary of the ice storm of 1998.

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

• Innovations: Formula Hybrid Races Ahead
  Summer 2008
• Lab Reports: More Power, Less Money
  Summer 2008
• Lab Reports: Inductor Efficiency
  Spring/Summer 2007