Bazzi, Ali

ali bazzi

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Email ali.bazzi@uconn.edu
Phone (860) 486-5377
Mailing Address Electrical and Computer Engineering 371 Fairfield Way
U-4157 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4157
Campus Storrs
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Brief Bio

Dr. Bazzi is the Madonna Professor in Power Engineering with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn). He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, IL, USA. He received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in electrical engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon. He is also Co-founder and Vice President for Energy Conversion and Propulsion at Valcon Labs Inc, a deep-tech start-up for aircraft electrification. He was with Delphi Corp. as a Sr. Power Electronics Electrical Engineer before joining UConn. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at UIUC during Spring 2011, and an engineer with Bitrode Corporation during the Summers of 2008 and 2009. Dr. Bazzi has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and holds 10 U.S. patents.

Design, control, and optimization (efficiency, reliability, and cost) of power electronic systems.  Specific areas of interest include:

  • Fault-tolerant power electronics
  • Electric motor drives and electro-mechanics
  • Distributed generation with focus on solar photovoltaics
  • Real-time control and optimization of energy systems
  • Self-healing 5L ANPC Inverter for Aerospace Applications
  • Space Microgrid and Habitat Testbed
  • Arc Fault and Ground Fault Testing for Solar and Battery Inverters
  • Load Sharing Among Multiple Motor Drives For Maximum Efficiency
  • Additive Manufacturing of Electric Machines
  • Core Loss Characterization of Electric Machines Under Multi-level Inverter Excitation
  • Skin Effects in Hairpin Windings
  • Next-level Grid Resilience by Utilizing Sensors in Distributed Power Converters
  • Sensor Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Control Reconfiguration for PMSM Drives
  • GaN-HEMT Buck-Boost Micro-inverter
  • Spring 2021
    ECE 3211: Power Electronics
    ECE 4092: Senior Design I (Two groups)
  • Fall 2020
    ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives.
    ECE 5530: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives
    ECE 4091: Senior Design I (Two groups)
  • Spring 2020 (American University of Beirut)
    EECE 473 & 473L: Power Electronics
    EECE 502: Final Year Project (Three groups)
    ECEE 210: Electric Circuits
  • Fall 2019 (American University of Beirut)
    EECE 673: Power Electronics Systems and Applications
    EECE 501: Final Year Project (Three groups)
    ECEE 210: Electric Circuits
  • A. Hassan, A. M. Bazzi, S. H. Karaki, and F. Jensen, “Analysis and Comparison of Nonlinear Kalman Filters for Sensorless Induction Motor Drives To Achieve Multiple Model Estimation,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Accepted, 2025.
  • L. Chebbo, M. Ali Gultekin, A. M. Bazzi, S. A. Q. Young and J. P. Kozak, “Microgrids for Extraterrestrial Habitats: A Review of Technologies, Needs, and Challenges,” in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 17473-17494, 2025.
  • L. Chebbo, H. Nisar, and A. M. Bazzi, “Fault Diagnosis of Power Components with Reliability Assessment in Extraterrestrial Microgrids,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 404-419, 2025.
  • H. Nisar, L. Chebbo, A. M. Bazzi, Y. Zhang, C. Xue, J. Tang, S. Han, “Advancing Future Space Habitation: A Cyber-Physical Testbed for Space Power System,” in IEEE Power Electronics Magazine, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 26-36, Sept. 2024.
  • A. Mirza, H. Nguyen, A.M. Bazzi, and Y. Cao, “Prediction of Breakdown Time of Insulation Material for use in Medium-voltage Inverter-fed Marine Propulsion Motor Applications,” in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 6979-6988, Sept. 2024.
  • M.A. Gultekin, and A.M. Bazzi, “Review of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Techniques for AC Motor Drives,” Energies, vol. 16, pp. 5602, 2023.
  • M.A. Gultekin, Z. Zhang, and A.M. Bazzi, “Dynamic Mode Decomposition for Real-time System Estimation of Induction Motor Drives,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 1836-1848, 2023.
  • A. Mirza, H. Nguyen, Chen, A.M. Bazzi, Y.  Cao, and L. Hao, “Modelling Electrical Aging of Polyimide Kapton HN Under High-Voltage High-Frequency PWM Waveforms,” in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 2394-2401, Dec. 2022.
  • A. Mirza, A. M. Bazzi, H. Nguyen, and Y. Cao, “Motor Stator Insulation Stress Due to Multilevel Inverter Voltage Output Levels and Power Quality,” in Energies, vol. 15, pp. 4091, 2022.
  • Z. Zhang and A.M. Bazzi, “A Virtual Impedance Enhancement Based Transformer-less Active EMI Filter for Conducted EMI Suppression in Power Converters,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 11962-11973, Oct. 2022.
  • Q. Yang, M.A. Gultekin, K. Pattipati, A.M. Bazzi, F. Palmieri, S. Joshi, M. Farooq, H. Ukegawa, and R. Rajamani, ““Incipient Residual-based Anomaly Detection in Power Electronic Devices,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 7315-7332, June 2022.
  • Z. Zhang and A.M. Bazzi, “Common-mode Voltage Reduction in VSI-fed Motor Drives with An Integrated Active Zero-state Switch,” in IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics,” vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 3371-3382, June 2022.
  • W. Chen and A.M. Bazzi, “Model-based Voltage Quality Analysis and Optimization in Post-fault Reconfigured N-Level NPC Inverter,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 13706-13715, Dec. 2021.
  • H. Nguyen, A. Y. Mirza, W. Chen, Y. Liu, J. Ronzello, J. Chapman, A. M. Bazzi, Y. Cao, “Investigation of 2D Nano-Structured Winding Insulation for High Torque Density Medium-Voltage Motor,” in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 2274-2282, 2021.
  • Z. Zhang, L. Wei, P. Yi, Y. Cui, P. S. Murthy, and A. M. Bazzi, “Conducted Emissions Suppression of Active Front End (AFE) Drive Based on Random Switching Frequency PWM,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6598-6607, Nov.-Dec. 2020.
  • W. Chen, L. Zhang, K. Pattipati, A.M. Bazzi, S. Joshi, and E.M. Dede, “Data-Driven Approach for Fault Prognosis of SiC MOSFETs,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, pp. 4048-4062, 2019.
  • N. Karakasis, E. Tsioumas, N. Jabbour, A.M. Bazzi, and C. Mademlis, “Optimal Efficiency Control in a Wind System with Doubly Fed Induction Generator,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 24, pp. 356-368, 2019.
  • Y. Liu, M. Stettenbenz, and A.M. Bazzi, “Smooth Fault-Tolerant Control of Induction Motor Drives with Sensor Failures,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 19, pp. 3544-3552, 2019.
  • A. M. Bazzi, Y. Liu, and D. Fay, “Electric Machines and Energy Storage: Over a Century of Technologies in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” in IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 6, pp. 49-53, 2018.
    • W. Chen, E. Hotchkiss, and A.M. Bazzi, “Reconfiguration of NPC Multilevel Inverters to Mitigate Short Circuit Faults Using Back-to-Back Switches,” in CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, vol. 3, pp. 46-55, 2018.
    • A. Xenophontos and A.M. Bazzi, “Model-based Maximum Power Curves of Solar Photovoltaic Panels under Partial Shading Conditions,” in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 8, pp. 233 – 238, 2018.
    • A. Silva, S. Gupta, A.M. Bazzi, and A. Ulatowski, “Wavelet-based Information Filtering for Fault Diagnosis of Electric Drive Systems in Electric Ships,” in ISA Transactions, vol. 78, pp. 105-115, 2018.
    • Y. Liu and A.M. Bazzi, “A Review and Comparison of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods for Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors: State of the Art”, in ISA Transactions, vol. 70, pp. 400-409, 2017.
    • Y. Liu and A.M. Bazzi, “A General Analytical Three-Phase Induction Machine Core Loss Model in the Arbitrary Reference Frame,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 53, pp. 4210 – 4220, 2017.
    • S. M. Park, W. Chen, A.M. Bazzi, and S.Y. Park, “A Time-Efficient Approach for Modelling and Simulation of Aggregated Multiple Photovoltaic Microinverters” in Energies, pp. 1-19, Apr. 2017.
    • A. M. Bazzi, M. Stettenbenz, and Y. Liu, “Switched Control Systems Applied to Safety-Critical Motor Drives” in IEEE Transportation Electrification Community eNewsletter, pp. 1-3, Sep. 2016.
    • W. Chen and A.M. Bazzi, “Logic-Based Methods for Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Recovery in Power Electronics” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, pp. 5573 – 5589, Jul. 2017.
    • A. Kulkarni, W. Chen, and A.M. Bazzi, “Implementation of Rapid Prototyping Tools for Power Loss and Cost minimization of DC-DC Converters,” in Energies, vol. 9, pp. 1-35, June 2016.
    • J. Hare, X. Shi, S. Gupta and A.M. Bazzi, “Faults and Diagnostics in Smart Micro-Grid Electrical Energy Infrastructure: A Review,” in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 60, pp. 1114-1124, 2015.
    • A. Ulatowski and A.M. Bazzi, “A Combinational-Logic Method for Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Fault Diagnosis,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 52, pp. 1796 – 1807.
    • S. M. Park, S.Y. Park, and A.M. Bazzi, “Input Impedance and Current Feedforward Control of Single-Phase Boost PFC Converters,” in Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 15, no. 3, pp.577-586, 2015.
    • V. T. Buyukdegirmenci, A.M. Bazzi and P.T. Krein, “Evaluation of Induction and Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines Using Drive-Cycle Energy and Loss Minimization in Traction Applications,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 395-403, Jan.-Feb. 2014.
    • A. M. Bazzi and P.T. Krein “Ripple Correlation Control in Power Electronic Applications from an Extremum-Seeking Perspective,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.29, no.2, pp.988-995, Feb. 2014.
    • A. M. Bazzi, V.T. Buyukdegirmenci, and P.T. Krein, “System-Level Power Loss Sensitivity to Various Control Variables in Vector-Controlled Induction Motor Drives,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol.49, no.3, pp.1367-1373, May-June 2013.
    • A. M. Bazzi, Zach Klein, Micah Sweeney, Kevin Kroeger, Pradeep Shenoy, and Philip T. Krein, “Solid-State Light Simulator with Current-Mode Control,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1195-1202, Jul.-Aug. 2012.
    • A. M. Bazzi, P.T. Krein, J.W. Kimball, and K. Kepley, “IGBT and Diode Loss Estimation under Hysteresis Switching,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 1044-1048, March 2012.
    • A. M. Bazzi, A.D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P.T. Krein, “Markov Reliability Modeling of Induction Motor Drives under Field-Oriented Control,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 534-546, Feb. 2012.
    • A. M. Bazzi and P.T. Krein, “Concerning “Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Optimization Using Ripple-Based Extremum Seeking Control,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (Correspondence), vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 1611-1612, June 2011.
    • A. M. Bazzi and P.T. Krein, “Review of Methods for Real-Time Loss Minimization in Induction Machines,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 2319-2328, Nov.-Dec. 2010.