Gavin Serge

Gavin Serge is a Researcher at the School of Engineering and Management of the Canton of Vaud (HEIG-VD), part of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO). He holds two BSc degrees from HES-SO: one in Energy and Environmental Techniques and another in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Power Electronics.

Research Interests:

• Power Electronics
• Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC)
• High Voltage Engineering
• Energy Storage Systems
• Smart Grids and Renewable Integration
• Electric Resonance Applications
• Plasma Physics in Industrial Devices

Key Contributions:

• 2024: Repetitive 10 kV nanosecond pulse generator for medical/biological applications
• 2022: 70 kV power supply for industrial X-ray with 0.01% stability
• 2021: 50 kVA Soft Open Point (SOP) converter for low-voltage grid interconnection
• 2019: Supercapacitor sizing analysis for hybrid vehicle efficiency
• 2017: Acoustic resonance-based plasma confinement in sulfur lamps
• 2015: Contactless speed control system for multiphase linear motors

Collaborations:

• Mauro Carpita
• Simon Kissling
• Patrick Favre-Perrod
• Mario Marchesoni
• Massimiliano Passalacqua