Ruichen Zhao

Ruichen zhao

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  • About me

    CEO and Founder at Fourier Energy

  • Education

    • The university of texas at austin

      2010 - 2012
      Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) power electronics
    • The university of texas at austin

      2008 - 2010
      Master of science in engineering power electronics
    • Harbin institute of technology

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of science electrical engineering
  • Experience

    • Samsung electronics

      Jun 2010 - Sept 2010
      R&d engineer (summer internship)
    • The university of texas at austin

      Aug 2010 - Sept 2012
      Phd student / graduate research assistant

      Dissertation: Analysis, Modeling, and Control of Highly-Efficient Hybrid DC-DC Conversion Systems

    • Baker hughes

      Sept 2012 - Jan 2015
      Rdd electrical engineer

      1. 30V to +/-1000V capacitor charger (operates at 175C);2. 150W multiple-output converter with very low output noise (operates at 175C);3. Tutorial power supply topology class (40 hours) and magnetic design class (20 hours) to peer engineers.

    • Tesla motors

      Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
      Senior electronic design engineer, tesla energy

      1. Tesla Energy Inverter control of industrial and residential energy storage systems;2. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) products

    • Facebook

      Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
      Power system electrical engineer

      Working on the power system development of Facebook's HALE solar-powered aircraft to provide internet connectivity. Here in the Aquila project, I am working on the state-of-the-art power engineering subjects including solar cells with ultra high efficiency, lithium-ion batteries, battery management systems, power electronics featured in high power density, etc.

    • Fourier energy

      Sept 2017 - now
      Ceo
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified labview associate developer

      National instruments