Ruichen Zhao

Experience

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  Samsung Electronics

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  R&D Engineer (Summer Internship)
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  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

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  Fourier Energy

  Sept 2017 - now

  CEO