Ole Christian Spro
About
Currently pursuing a PhD in power electronics with focus on taking full advantage of GaN transistors in application. During the first period of my PhD, I have made measurements on such components in two different applications (PFC converter, wireless power transfer). In addition, I am trying to quantify the additional losses in GaN transistors du to dynamic on-resistance. The last period will be directed towards developing compact and high frequency isolated DCDC converters. My supervisor is Ole-Morten Midtgård
Perivous experience includes two and a half years at SINTEF Energy. My main topic were power electronics for the oil and gas sector. I also investigated a concept for offshore energy storage for wind parks. My MSc work was also in the field of power electronics. I like working experimentally, usually including some programming in Python and C/C++. During the PhD work, I will be the T.A. in 4th year power electronics course for four concequtive years.
Publications
2021
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Hernes, Magnar;
D'Arco, Salvatore;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Experimental validation of linear damage superposition for IBGT power modules under high and low temperature stress cycles.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Hernes, Magnar;
D'Arco, Salvatore;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Improving monitoring of parallel ageing of IGBT bond-wires and solder layers by temperature compensation.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Li, Chendan;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Fosso, Olav B.
(2021)
Lifetime Modelling of Power Electronics for Power Electronic Based Power System — A Case for Microgrids.
2021 IEEE/IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System Asia (I&CPS Asia).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Mauseth, Frank;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
High-Voltage Insulation Design of Coreless, Planar PCB Transformers for Multi-MHz Power Supplies.
IEEE transactions on power electronics.
volum 36 (8).
Academic article
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Mauseth, Frank;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Low-power high-frequency pcb transformer design with medium-voltage isolation.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2020
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Hove, Håvard Lefdal;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2020)
Improved SiC MOSFET SPICE model to avoid convergence errors.
Materials Science Forum.
volum 1004.
Academic article
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Spro, Ole Christian.
(2020)
Design and optimisation of an auxiliary power supply with medium-voltage isolation using GaN HEMTs.
2020. ISBN 978-82-326-5046-0. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2020:350).
Doctoral dissertation
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Spro, Ole Christian.
(2020)
Digital Twins: Condition-Monitoring of Power Electronic Converters.
Website (informational material)
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Lefranc, Pierre;
Par, Sanghyeon;
Rivas-Davila, Juan;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2020)
Optimized Design of Multi-MHz Frequency Isolated Auxiliary Power Supply for Gate Drivers in Medium-Voltage Converters.
IEEE transactions on power electronics.
volum 35 (9).
Academic article
2019
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Hove, Håvard Lefdal;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Ljøkelsøy, Kjell.
(2019)
Minimization of dead time effect on bridge converter output voltage quality by use of advanced gate drivers.
2019 10th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia - ICPE 2019 - ECCE Asia.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Lefranc, Pierre.
(2019)
High-voltage and high-frequency design of planar transformer with minimum coupling capacitance.
EPE'19 ECCE Europe.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Göthner, Fredrik T. B. W.;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Hernes, Magnar;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2018)
Challenges of SiC MOSFET Power Cycling Methodology.
20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications 2018.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Ljøkelsøy, Kjell;
Hernes, Magnar;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2018)
Driver stage implementation with improved turn-on and turn-off delay for wide band gap devices.
20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications 2018.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2017
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Basu, Supratim;
Abuishmais, Ibrahim Abed;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2017)
Driving of a GaN enhancement mode HEMT transistor with zener diode protection for high efficiency and low EMI.
19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'17 ECCE Europe), 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2017)
Modelling and quantification of power losses due to dynamic on-state resistance of GaN E-mode HEMT.
2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics - COMPEL.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2016
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin;
Guidi, Giuseppe.
(2016)
Development of a full bridge GaN HEMT converter for inductive power transfer application.
2016 IEEE 4th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Svendsen, Harald Georg;
Spro, Ole Christian.
(2016)
PowerGAMA: A new simplified modelling approach for analyses of large interconnected power systems, applied to a 2030 Western Mediterranean case study.
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.
volum 8 (5).
Academic article
2015
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Bozzetto, Alessandro;
Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Tedeschi, Elisabetta.
(2015)
Impact of technical power take-off constraints on the power extraction of unidirectional and bidirectional point absorbers.
Compel.
volum 34 (6).
Academic article
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Mo, Olve;
Merz, Karl Otto;
Tande, John Olav Giæver.
(2015)
Influence of technical limitations and operation on sizing of an offshore energy storage connected to an offshore wind farm.
Energy Procedia.
volum 80.
Academic article
2014
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Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Torres Olguin, Raymundo E.;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2014)
North Sea offshore network and energy storage for large scale integration of renewables.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.
volum 11 (147).
Academic article
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Svendsen, Harald Georg;
Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Alstad, Olav;
Loudiyi, Khalid;
Sennou, Aicha S..
(2014)
Modelling and analysis of large scale solar energy integration in the Moroccan power system.
4th International Workshop on Integration of Solar into Power Systems.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
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Spro, Ole Christian;
Mauseth, Frank;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
High-Voltage Insulation Design of Coreless, Planar PCB Transformers for Multi-MHz Power Supplies.
IEEE transactions on power electronics.
volum 36 (8).
Academic article
-
Hove, Håvard Lefdal;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2020)
Improved SiC MOSFET SPICE model to avoid convergence errors.
Materials Science Forum.
volum 1004.
Academic article
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Lefranc, Pierre;
Par, Sanghyeon;
Rivas-Davila, Juan;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2020)
Optimized Design of Multi-MHz Frequency Isolated Auxiliary Power Supply for Gate Drivers in Medium-Voltage Converters.
IEEE transactions on power electronics.
volum 35 (9).
Academic article
-
Svendsen, Harald Georg;
Spro, Ole Christian.
(2016)
PowerGAMA: A new simplified modelling approach for analyses of large interconnected power systems, applied to a 2030 Western Mediterranean case study.
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.
volum 8 (5).
Academic article
-
Bozzetto, Alessandro;
Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Tedeschi, Elisabetta.
(2015)
Impact of technical power take-off constraints on the power extraction of unidirectional and bidirectional point absorbers.
Compel.
volum 34 (6).
Academic article
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Mo, Olve;
Merz, Karl Otto;
Tande, John Olav Giæver.
(2015)
Influence of technical limitations and operation on sizing of an offshore energy storage connected to an offshore wind farm.
Energy Procedia.
volum 80.
Academic article
-
Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Torres Olguin, Raymundo E.;
Korpås, Magnus.
(2014)
North Sea offshore network and energy storage for large scale integration of renewables.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.
volum 11 (147).
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Hernes, Magnar;
D'Arco, Salvatore;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Experimental validation of linear damage superposition for IBGT power modules under high and low temperature stress cycles.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Hernes, Magnar;
D'Arco, Salvatore;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Improving monitoring of parallel ageing of IGBT bond-wires and solder layers by temperature compensation.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Li, Chendan;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Fosso, Olav B.
(2021)
Lifetime Modelling of Power Electronics for Power Electronic Based Power System — A Case for Microgrids.
2021 IEEE/IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System Asia (I&CPS Asia).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Mauseth, Frank;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2021)
Low-power high-frequency pcb transformer design with medium-voltage isolation.
PCIM Europe digital days 2021; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Hove, Håvard Lefdal;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Ljøkelsøy, Kjell.
(2019)
Minimization of dead time effect on bridge converter output voltage quality by use of advanced gate drivers.
2019 10th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia - ICPE 2019 - ECCE Asia.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Lefranc, Pierre.
(2019)
High-voltage and high-frequency design of planar transformer with minimum coupling capacitance.
EPE'19 ECCE Europe.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Göthner, Fredrik T. B. W.;
Spro, Ole Christian;
Hernes, Magnar;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis.
(2018)
Challenges of SiC MOSFET Power Cycling Methodology.
20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications 2018.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Guidi, Giuseppe;
Ljøkelsøy, Kjell;
Hernes, Magnar;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2018)
Driver stage implementation with improved turn-on and turn-off delay for wide band gap devices.
20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications 2018.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Basu, Supratim;
Abuishmais, Ibrahim Abed;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2017)
Driving of a GaN enhancement mode HEMT transistor with zener diode protection for high efficiency and low EMI.
19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'17 ECCE Europe), 2017.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Peftitsis, Dimosthenis;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin.
(2017)
Modelling and quantification of power losses due to dynamic on-state resistance of GaN E-mode HEMT.
2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics - COMPEL.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Spro, Ole Christian;
Midtgård, Ole-Morten;
Undeland, Tore Marvin;
Guidi, Giuseppe.
(2016)
Development of a full bridge GaN HEMT converter for inductive power transfer application.
2016 IEEE 4th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Svendsen, Harald Georg;
Spro, Ole Christian Baumann;
Alstad, Olav;
Loudiyi, Khalid;
Sennou, Aicha S..
(2014)
Modelling and analysis of large scale solar energy integration in the Moroccan power system.
4th International Workshop on Integration of Solar into Power Systems.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Spro, Ole Christian.
(2020)
Design and optimisation of an auxiliary power supply with medium-voltage isolation using GaN HEMTs.
2020. ISBN 978-82-326-5046-0. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2020:350).
Doctoral dissertation
INFORMASJONSMATR
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Spro, Ole Christian.
(2020)
Digital Twins: Condition-Monitoring of Power Electronic Converters.
Website (informational material)
Media
2019
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Academic lectureLefdal Hove, Håvard; Spro, Ole Christian; Guidi, Giuseppe; Peftitsis, Dimosthenis. (2019) Improved SiC MOSFET SPICE Model to Avoid Convergence Errors. International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials 2019 ; Kyoto. 2019-09-29 - 2019-10-04.
2018
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LectureSpro, Ole Christian. (2018) Gate driving for deadtime minimisation in wide band gap devices. Norway IEEE PELS/IAS/IES joint chapter seminar on Wide Band Gap power semiconductors . Norway IEEE PELS/IAS/IES joint chapter; Trondheim. 2018-09-27 - 2018-09-27.
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LectureSpro, Ole Christian. (2018) Introduction to GaN devices, application and availability. Norway IEEE PELS/IAS/IES joint chapter seminar on Wide Band Gap power semiconductors . Norway IEEE PELS/IAS/IES joint chapter; Trondheim. 2018-09-27 - 2018-09-27.
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PosterSpro, Ole Christian; Guidi, Giuseppe; Ljøkelsøy, Kjell; Hernes, Magnar; Midtgård, Ole-Morten; Undeland, Tore Marvin. (2018) Driver stage implementation with improved turn-on and turn-off delay for wide band gap devices. 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'18 ECCE Europe) ; Riga. 2018-09-17 - 2018-09-21.
2017
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PosterSpro, Ole Christian; Midtgård, Ole-Morten; Undeland, Tore Marvin; Basu, Supratim; Abuishmais, Ibrahim Abed. (2017) Driving of a GaN enhancement mode HEMT transistor with zener diode protection for high efficiency and low EMI. 2017 19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'17 ECCE Europe) . EPE; Warzawa. 2017-09-11 - 2017-09-14.
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PosterSpro, Ole Christian; Peftitsis, Dimosthenis; Midtgård, Ole-Morten; Undeland, Tore Marvin. (2017) Modelling and quantification of power losses due to dynamic on-state resistance of GaN E-mode HEMT. 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics - COMPEL . IEEE; Palo Alto, California. 2017-07-09 - 2017-07-12.
2016
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Popular scientific lectureSpro, Ole Christian. (2016) Application of GaN devices in Power Electronics. Seminar on Emerging Power Seminconductor Devices . IEEE-Norway; Eltek, Drammen. 2016-11-29 - 2016-11-29.
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LectureSpro, Ole Christian; Guidi, Giuseppe; Midtgård, Ole-Morten; Undeland, Tore Marvin. (2016) Development of a full bridge GaN HEMT converter for inductive power transfer application. 2016 IEEE 4th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) ; Fayetteville, Arkansas. 2016-11-07 - 2016-11-09.
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Popular scientific lectureTiwari, Subhadra; Spro, Ole Christian. (2016) Overview of Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Electronics. Seminar on Emerging Power Semiconductor Devices . IEEE-Norway; Eltek, Drammen. 2016-11-29 - 2016-11-29.
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Popular scientific lectureUndeland, Tore Marvin; Tiwari, Subhadra; Spro, Ole Christian; Midtgård, Ole-Morten. (2016) Nye halvledere av silisiumkarbid, SiC. Generalforsamling Trondhjems Polytekniske Forening . Trondhjems Polytekniske Forening; NTNU, campus Kalvskinnet. 2016-03-16 - 2016-03-16.
2014
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PosterSpro, Ole Christian Baumann; Tande, John Olav Giæver. (2014) Value-added of Offshore Energy Storage for Deep-sea Wind Farms. EERA DeepWind'2015 . SINTEF Energi AS; Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel. 2014-01-22 - 2014-01-24.