Yinsong Cai
734-***-**** *****@*****.*** **** Beal Apt 03 Ann Arbor, MI 48105
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering April 2017 (Anticipated) GPA 4.0/4.0 Sep 2015-Present
Coursework: Advanced Topics & Design of Power Electronics, Advanced Topics in Electric Drives, Power System Design & Operation, Linear System Theory, Natural Language Processing Xi’an Jiaotong University Shaanxi, P.R.China
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering & Automation Jun 2015 GPA: 91/100 (3.9/4.0) Rank: Top 3%
EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Graduate Grading Assistant of Power Electronics Sep 2016–Dec 2016
Assist the professor with grading of problem sets and examinations and reviewing course material. Michigan Power and Energy Laboratory, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Graduate Lab Assistant Feb 2016–Apr 2016
Designed and developed a voltage sensor board for voltage measurement of a motor test bed.
Performed on-site tests and executed data analysis using MATLAB to evaluate the performance of the board. State Grid Hubei Electric Power Company Intern Wuhan City, P.R.China Substation inspection team Jul 2014–Aug 2014
Assisted engineers to monitor the performance of equipment and analyzed the accidental failures. RESEARCH PROJECT
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine) Sensorless Control Jul 2016-Present
Developed a sensorless MRAS (Model Referenced Adaptive System) control model for the FOC (Field-Oriented Control) based PMSM and simulated the performance in SIMULINK.
Improved the model by implementing flux-linkage based MRAS and carrier signal injection. Solar-Powered Grid Backup System Feb 2016–Apr 2016
Designed and developed an MPPT boost converter board for the system and tested its performance with Perturbation and Observation, Incremental Conductance and fuzzy algorithm implemented in MCU (TI Piccolo).
Designed part of the schemes and layouts of the bidirectional battery charger and inverter. FCA (Chrysler) Class Project Oct 2015–Dec 2015
Designed and built a highly efficient DC-DC converter (voltage stabilizer module) used in vehicle stop/start applications to prevent customer functions from reacting negatively when the engine restarts. Xi’an Jiaotong University Shaanxi, P.R.China
Time-domain Modeling Method of Electromagnetic Response of Transmission Line Dec 2014–Oct 2015
Built an accurate transmission line model using time domain method and DEAPACT macro-model in PSPICE.
Demonstrated the results in Twelfth National Anti-radiation and Electromagnetic Pulse Electronics Conference. Shanghai. Smart Regulation and Energy-saving Optimization of Road Lighting System Nov 2013–Nov 2014 Project Leader (supported by a grant from the Research Training and Practice Innovation Foundation)
Designed a PFC (Power Factor Correction) LED driver and simulated its performance in SPICE. COMPUTER SKILLS
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS Languages: C/C++, Python, Visual Basic
Applications: MS Office, LaTex, MATLAB/SIMULINK, SPICE, Altium Designer, PowerWorld, Ansoft Maxwell