Giardine, F., Krishnan, S., Wu, Y., Horowitz, L., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2025). A Variable Frequency Technique for EMI and Efficiency Improvements in High-Level Count Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters. IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 1–14.
@article{11313473,
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keywords = {Switching frequency;Inductors;Capacitors;Voltage;Electromagnetic interference;Inverters;Frequency modulation;Hardware;Switches;Multilevel converters;Dc-ac converters;multilevel converters;modulation;hybrid switched-capacitor converters},
doi = {10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3646981}
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Brooks, N. C., Giardine, F., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2024). DC-Link Capacitors for Twice-Line Frequency Power Decoupling: Design-Oriented Figures-of-Merit With Empirical Application. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 39(6), 6569–6573.
@article{10219017,
author = {Brooks, Nathan C. and Giardine, Francesca and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
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title = {DC-Link Capacitors for Twice-Line Frequency Power Decoupling: Design-Oriented Figures-of-Merit With Empirical Application},
year = {2024},
volume = {39},
number = {6},
pages = {6569-6573},
keywords = {Capacitors;Capacitance;Costs;Aluminum;Surveys;Power system measurements;Performance evaluation;Aluminum electrolytic capacitor;capacitor survey;dc-link capacitor;device figure-of-merit (FOM);single-phase dc-link;twice-line frequency power decoupling},
doi = {10.1109/TPEL.2023.3305153}
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Ford, J. D., Paretti, M. C., Kotys-Schwartz, D. A., Howe, S., Gewirtz, C., Deters, J., Chowdhury, T. M., Ott, R., Alvarez, N. E., Knight, D., Hernandez, C., Rosenbauer, L. M., Kary, A., & Giardine, F. (2019). Transitioning from Capstone Design Courses to
Workplaces: A Study of New Engineers’ First Three
Months. International Journal of Engineering Education, 35(6), 1993–2013.
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Refereed Conference Proceedings
Giardine, F., Krishnan, S., Nerenberg, M., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2025). An Analytical Model for Common-Mode EMI in Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters. 2025 IEEE 26th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 1–7.
@inproceedings{11121281,
author = {Giardine, Francesca and Krishnan, Sahana and Nerenberg, Marrin and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2025 IEEE 26th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)},
title = {An Analytical Model for Common-Mode EMI in Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters},
year = {2025},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-7},
keywords = {Multilevel converters;Frequency-domain analysis;Electromagnetic interference;Capacitors;Prototypes;Hardware;Topology;Time-domain analysis;Parasitic capacitance;Switching circuits;electromagnetic interference;flying capacitor multilevel converter;common-mode;parasitic capacitance},
doi = {10.1109/COMPEL57166.2025.11121281}
}
Krause, E., Biesterfeld, N., Giardine, F., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2025). Analysis of Steady-State Balancing in the Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Considering Capacitor Voltage Ripple. 2025 IEEE 26th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 1–8.
@inproceedings{11121246,
author = {Krause, Elisa and Biesterfeld, Nathan and Giardine, Francesca and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2025 IEEE 26th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)},
title = {Analysis of Steady-State Balancing in the Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Considering Capacitor Voltage Ripple},
year = {2025},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-8},
keywords = {Power system measurements;Density measurement;Switching frequency;Capacitors;Electromagnetic interference;Prototypes;Harmonic analysis;Steady-state;Inductors;Power harmonic filters},
doi = {10.1109/COMPEL57166.2025.11121246}
}
Krishnan, S., Giardine, F., Zou, J., Abramson, R. A., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2025). Design and Implementation of a GaN-Based, Cascaded Isolated DC-DC Converter for Satellite Applications. 2025 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS), 1–6.
@inproceedings{11097988,
author = {Krishnan, Sahana and Giardine, Francesca and Zou, Jiarui and Abramson, Rose A. and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2025 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (ITEC+EATS)},
title = {Design and Implementation of a GaN-Based, Cascaded Isolated DC-DC Converter for Satellite Applications},
year = {2025},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-6},
keywords = {Space vehicles;Power system measurements;Low voltage;Transportation;Prototypes;Aerospace electronics;Power electronics;Topology;Transistors;Magnetics},
doi = {10.1109/ITEC63604.2025.11097988}
}
Giardine, F., Krishnan, S., Horowitz, L., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2025). A Variable Frequency Technique for EMI and Efficiency Improvements in High-Level Count Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters. 2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 151–156.
@inproceedings{10977102,
author = {Giardine, Francesca and Krishnan, Sahana and Horowitz, Logan and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)},
title = {A Variable Frequency Technique for EMI and Efficiency Improvements in High-Level Count Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters},
year = {2025},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {151-156},
keywords = {Multilevel converters;Frequency modulation;Switching frequency;Electromagnetic interference;Capacitors;Prototypes;Switches;Frequency conversion;Hardware;Voltage control;dc-ac converters;multilevel converters;modulation;hybrid switched-capacitor converters},
doi = {10.1109/APEC48143.2025.10977102}
}
Giardine, F., Wu, Y., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2024). A Variable Switching Frequency Control Technique for DC-AC Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters to Improve Efficiency and Inductor Utilization. 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 3473–3478.
@inproceedings{10861273,
author = {Giardine, Francesca and Wu, Yixuan and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)},
title = {A Variable Switching Frequency Control Technique for DC-AC Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters to Improve Efficiency and Inductor Utilization},
year = {2024},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {3473-3478},
keywords = {Switching frequency;Energy measurement;Switches;DC-AC power converters;Loss measurement;Inverters;Hardware;Frequency measurement;Inductors;Frequency control;dc-ac converters;multilevel converters;modulation;hybrid switched-capacitor converters},
doi = {10.1109/ECCE55643.2024.10861273}
}
Giardine, F., Fernandez, K., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2024). A Two-Stage Non-Isolated Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Microinverter Utilizing a Fixed-Ratio Resonant DC-DC Stage with Startup Functionality and Flying Capacitor Multilevel DC-AC Stage. 2024 Energy Conversion Congress & Expo Europe (ECCE Europe), 1–7.
@inproceedings{10752033,
author = {Giardine, Francesca and Fernandez, Kelly and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C. N.},
booktitle = {2024 Energy Conversion Congress & Expo Europe (ECCE Europe)},
title = {A Two-Stage Non-Isolated Hybrid Switched-Capacitor Microinverter Utilizing a Fixed-Ratio Resonant DC-DC Stage with Startup Functionality and Flying Capacitor Multilevel DC-AC Stage},
year = {2024},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-7},
keywords = {Photovoltaic systems;Power system measurements;Density measurement;Capacitors;Europe;Switches;Inverters;Hardware;Voltage control;Usability;dc-ac converters;resonant converters;hybrid switched-capacitor converters},
doi = {10.1109/ECCEEurope62508.2024.10752033}
}
Giardine, F., Brooks, N. C., Fernandez, K., & Pilawa-Podgurski, R. C. N. (2022). Utilizing Harmonic Injection to Reduce Energy Storage and Required Capacitance in an Active Series-Stacked Energy Buffer for Single-Phase Systems. 2022 IEEE 23rd Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 1–7.
@inproceedings{9829980,
author = {Giardine, Francesca and Brooks, Nathan C. and Fernandez, Kelly and Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert C.N.},
booktitle = {2022 IEEE 23rd Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)},
title = {Utilizing Harmonic Injection to Reduce Energy Storage and Required Capacitance in an Active Series-Stacked Energy Buffer for Single-Phase Systems},
year = {2022},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-7},
keywords = {Digital control;Capacitors;Power system harmonics;Harmonic analysis;Capacitance;Amplitude modulation;Hardware;power pulsation buffering;grid-tied converter;harmonic injection;active buffer},
doi = {10.1109/COMPEL53829.2022.9829980}
}
Gerwitz, C., Giardine, F., Ott, R., & Kary, A. (2020). Women’s Unique Challenges in the Transitions to Engineering Work. 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 10.18260/1-2–35588. https://peer.asee.org/35588.
@inproceedings{asee_peer_35588,
author = {Gerwitz, Chris and Giardine, Francesca and Ott, Robin and Kary, Anne},
title = {Women’s Unique Challenges in the Transitions to Engineering Work},
booktitle = {2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access},
year = {2020},
note = {https://peer.asee.org/35588},
number = {10.18260/1-2--35588}
}
Howe, S., Ott, R., Paretti, M. C., Hernandez, C., Deters, J., Gewirtz, C., Giardine, F., & Kary, A. (2019). Women’s Experiences in the Transition from Capstone Design Courses to Engineering Workplaces. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 1–26. https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10106481
@inproceedings{asee19,
author = {Howe, Susannah and Ott, Robin and Paretti, Marie C. and Hernandez, Cristian and Deters, Jessica and Gewirtz, Chris and Giardine, Francesca and Kary, Annie},
booktitle = {2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings},
title = {Women’s Experiences in the Transition from Capstone Design Courses to Engineering Workplaces},
year = {2019},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {1-26},
url = {https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10106481}
}