Simone Giuffrida

Thesis title

GaN-Based Sine-Wave Inverters for Electric Traction: Topology Selection, Design, and Experimental Validation

Research topic

Innovative Wide Band Gap Power Converter for Automotive Applications

Tutors

• Iustin Radu Bojoi
• Fabio Mandrile

• APEC 2026 Best Presentation Award for the presentation of "Design of a Modular Sine-Wave GaN Traction Inverter for 400V Automotive Applications" in session D19. (2026)

Bachelor of Science

• Fondamenti di elettronica di potenza. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Fondamenti di elettronica di potenza. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA. Collaboratore del corso

• Giuffrida, Simone; Mandrile, Fabio; Bojoi, Radu (2026)
  Design of a Modular Sine-wave GaN Traction Inverter for 400V Automotive Applications. In: 2026 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), pp. 3024-3031
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Giuffrida, Simone; Savio, Stefano; Mandrile, Fabio; Stella, Fausto; Armando, Eric ... (2026)
  Design of a 75 kW Three-Level DC/DC GaN Converter for Fuel Cell Electric Powertrains. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, pp. 1-15. ISSN 0093-9994
  Contributo su Rivista
• Giuffrida, Simone; Mandrile, Fabio; Bojoi, Radu (2025)
  Fast Simulator for the Estimation of Inverter DC-link Temperature in e-Drives Subjected to Highly Variable Working Cycles. In: 14th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2025, Georgia World Congress Center, usa, 2025, pp. 472-478. ISSN 2470-6647
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Giuffrida, Simone; Savio, Stefano; Mandrile, Fabio; Stella, Fausto; Armando, Eric; ... (2024)
  Design of a 75kW Three-Level DC/DC GaN Converter for Automotive Fuel-cell Application. In: 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2024, usa, 2024, pp. 2475-2482. ISBN: 979-8-3503-7606-7
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Giuffrida, S.; Tolosano, L.; Mandrile, F.; Romano, C.; Tranchero, M.; Bojoi, R. (2024)
  Fast simulator with inverter temperature estimation for traction eDrives in vehicles subjected to driving cycles. In: PCIM Europe 2024; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, Nuremberg, pp. 248-253. ISBN: 978-3-8007-6262-0
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

Patents and other intellectual properties

• Inverter di trazione. national Patent
  Inventors: Eric Giacomo Armando Iustin Radu Bojoi Federico Campanelli Simone Giuffrida
• Inverter di trazione integrato e caricabatteria di bordo per un veicolo. national Patent
  Inventors: Eric Giacomo Armando Iustin Radu Bojoi Federico Campanelli Simone Giuffrida
• Cascaded Buck-Boost Sine-Wave Inverter For Automotive Traction Motors. national Patent
  Inventors: Eric Giacomo Armando Iustin Radu Bojoi Federico Campanelli Simone Giuffrida