I am currently a PhD candidate in Electrical&Computer Engineering at the University of Florida supervised by Prof. Shuo Wang.
During my PhD study, I worked closely with Zheng Luo at Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. on EV products (DC/DC power converters, magnetic components, etc.).
I received the B.Sc. degree from South China University of Technology, China, in 2016, the M.Sc. degree from University of Florida, Gainesville, FL in 2018.

Volunteer Service

Reviewer for:
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
IEEE IAS Publications
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Research Interests

EMI/EMC, magnetic component, power converter, electric motor

Publications

• Y. Lai, S. Wang and B. Zhang, “Investigation of Magnetic Field Immunity and Near Magnetic Field Reduction for the Inductors in High Power Density Design,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 5340-5351, June 2019
• Y. Lai, Y. Yang, Z. Ma, Q. Huang, S. Wang and Z. Luo, “Development of Simulation Prediction Techniques for Low Frequency Emissions,” 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023
• Y. Lai, Y. Yang, S. Wang and Z. Luo, “A Novel Low-Frequency Radiated Emissions Prediction Technique for the Inductor of a Non-Isolated Power Converter,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022
• Y. Lai, J. Yao, S. Wang, Z. Luo and Y. Li, “Electric Near Field Emission From a 1Mhz Power Converter For Electric Vehicles,” 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2021
• Z. Ma, Y. Lai, Y. Yang, Q. Huang and S. Wang, “Review of Radiated EMI Modeling and Mitigation Techniques in Power Electronics Systems,” 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023
• Y. Yang, Y. Lai, S. Wang and Z. Luo, “A Modeling Technique for Low-Frequency Near-field Radiated EMI Measurement Based on the Study of the Mechanism of the Monopole Antenna,” 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022
• J. Yao, Y. Lai, Z. Ma and S. Wang, “Advances in Modeling and Reduction of Conducted and Radiated EMI in Non-isolated Power Converters,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2021
• J. Yao, Y. Lai, Z. Ma and S. Wang, “Investigation of Noise Spectrum and Radiated EMI in High Switching Frequency Flyback Converters,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2021
• J. Yao, Z. Ma, Y. Lai and S. Wang, “A Survey of Modeling and Reduction Techniques of Radiated EMI in Power Electronics,” 2021 IEEE International Joint EMC/SI/PI and EMC Europe Symposium, Raleigh, NC, USA, 2021
• Z. Ma, J. Yao, Y. Lai, S. Wang, H. Sheng and S. Lakshmikanthan, “Investigate and Improve the Distorted Waveforms for Core Loss Measurement with Arbitrary Excitations,” 2021 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2021
• Q. Huang, Y. Yang, Z. Ma, Y. Lai and S. Wang, “Transformer Structure of Bifilar Primary Winding with Advanced Common Mode Noise Attenuation Performance for Isolated DC-DC Converters,” 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023

Presentations

• Yanwen Lai, “Investigation of magnetic field immunity and near magnetic field reduction for the inductors in high power density design”, 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, USA
• Yanwen Lai, “Development of simulation prediction techniques for low frequency emissions”, 2023 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, USA

Patents

• S. Wang, B. Zhang and Y. Lai, “Inductor designs for reducing magnetic interference,” US Patent 11,232,896

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical&Computer Engineering, University of Florida, USA 2020-Present
• Master of Science, University of Florida, USA 2016-2018
• B.S in Electrical Engineering and Automation, South China University of Technology, P.R.China 2012-2016

Skills

• Ansys
• Matlab
• LTspice
• Altium Designer