Energy Harvesting Research for Sustainable Smart Wireless Systems in Built Environments (Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2013)

 

Dr. Tan YK is presently a visiting scientist at the Institute of Automotive Technology, Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany, whom originated as a research scientist (Group Leader - Energy Harvesting & Sustainable Building Technologies) in the Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N). He leads a research group comprising of 11 Ph.D-, Master- and Bachelor-trained researchers to conduct research, design, development and testbedding on various academic and industrial projects. Key projects include (a) Energy harvesting systems, (b) Smart IP-connected wireless sensor network (WSN) and optimal control algorithms for lighting control, facilities monitoring, etc., (c) DC renewable connected grid and its high and low voltage power conversion interface and (d) Wireless power transfer systems in mid and far fields i.e. high frequency (MHz) high power (kW) for electric vehicles. He participates in the cultivate of new research projects within ERI@N and with government agencies and industry partners like BMW, Philips, NXP, Panasonic, Vesta, etc. During this appointment, he raised a total of ~ $3 mil for two industrial projects on wireless charging system for EVs and DC renewable connected building grid for LED lightings with smart personal control with Philips & JTC (Finalizing).

 

Yen Kheng is a Senior Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and Member of SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers). He is serving as the secretary and committee member of IEEE Sensors Council and IEEE PELS/IAS Singapore chapters respectively. He is also a technical program committee member of numerous conferences and a reviewer of a great number of prestigious international journals. Yen Kheng is also an invited member of InTech Scientific and Springer Editorial Board and he is the book editor of more than 6 books published separately in Taylor & Francis, John Wiley, InTech & Sciyo.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), under QS's 2019 Top 50 under 50, is the world's No. 1 young university for the sixth consecutive year. Being a research-intensive public university in Singapore, it has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education and medicine.