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Charles R. Sullivan

Associate Professor of Engineering

1-603-646-2851
charles.r.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

Teaching

ENGS 22: Systems
ENGS 125: Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENGG 173: Energy Utilization

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

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

News

Faculty Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
NAE
October 7, 2011
Dartmouth Awarded Clean Energy Technologies Grants
July 22, 2010
$30B for Small Biz
CNN
February 2, 2010
Dartmouth engineers develop new power line de-icing system
Dartmouth News
July 1, 2009
Minimize Winding Losses in High-Frequency Inductors
Power Electronics (cover story)
July 1, 2008
2008 Formula Hybrid: The Results
May 27, 2008
2008 Formula Hybrid International Competition
April 29, 2008
Inductor technology provides key benefits for power products
Electronic Specifier
March 28, 2007
Announcing a new inductor technology
West Coast Magnetics
February 1, 2007
Powering Down - Thayer team develops energy-saving device
VOX of Dartmouth
April 4, 2005
EPA Reveals Energy Efficiency Contest Winners at APEC
Power Electronics
March 9, 2005
New De-icing Technology
April 12, 2001

In Dartmouth Engineer Magazine

Kudos
Summer 2010
Innovations: Formula Hybrid Races Ahead
Summer 2008
Lab Reports: More Power, Less Money
Summer 2008
Lab Reports: Inductor Efficiency
Spring/Summer 2007
Investiture: Class of 2005
Fall 2005
Kudos
Spring 2005