
Dr Harry Dymond
MEng(Bristol), PhD(Bristol)
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Power Electronics
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Research interests
Wide bangap GaN power transistors can switch extremely quickly, e.g. current transitions in excess of 10 A/ns and voltage transitions in excess of 100 V/ns, but this presents a challenge in terms of keeping a system using such GaN transistors electromagnetically "quiet". With conventional gate driving techniques, to make transistors switch more "quietly", the transitions are slowed and losses increased (efficiency decreased). I am developing advanced gate driving techniques for wide bandgap GaN power transistors, aiming to eliminate any tradeoff between converter efficiency and electromagnetic compatibility.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Pulse quietening at source for higher-frequency power and signal switching
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Department of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringDates
17/06/2013 to 16/06/2018
Publications
Recent publications
15/04/2025Millimetre-scale 200 MHz Bandwidth Magnetic Field Sensor to Measure Switching Current in SiC Module Terminals with Minimal Insertion Inductance
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
‘Infinity Gate Sensor’: a Differential Magnetic Field Sensor for Measuring Gate Current of SiC Power Transistors
PCIM Europe 2024; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Instrumentation Requirements for Fast 130+ V/ns Switching of 1700 V, 35 mΩ SiC MOSFETs
PCIM Europe 2024; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Suppression of Oscillations in a SiC Bridge-Leg using a Custom Single-Chip Digital Active Gate Driver with 2×255 Strength Levels
PCIM Europe 2024; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Probing Techniques for GaN Power Electronics
PCIM Europe 2022