Dr Ruichi Wang

Pronouns: She/her
  • Lecturer in Power Electronics
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Background

Ruichi Wang is a Lecturer within the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University, held since March 2023. Prior to her current position, she has been with Wolfson School at Loughborough University as a Marie Curie Fellow for two years.

Qualifications

  • 2019-2021, Zhejiang University, College of Electrical Engineering: Postdoc researcher
  • 2013-2019, Zhejiang University, College of Electrical Engineering: Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2009-2013, Zhejiang University, College of Electrical Engineering: Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Key Awards

  • 2021-2023, EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action – Individual Fellowship

Research

Dr Ruichi Wang’s research interest is power electronics and its control with communication integration for distributed systems, including renewable energy generations, energy routers, and machine drive.

Grants and contracts

2025 to 2026, The Royal Society Research Grant, RG\R1\251624, Power and Signal Dual Modulation for Integrated Communication in DC Microgrids, £30,000, PI

Module leader for:

  • WSC356 Digital Control
  • WSD568/WSP068/WSP768 Mechatronic System Design

Lecturer on:

  • WSA652 Principles of Electrical and Electronic Systems

Some key publications:

  • X. He, R. Wang (co-first authors), J. Wu, W. Li, “Nature of Power Electronics and Integration of Power Conversion with Communication for Talkative Power,” Nature Communications, 2020.
  • R. Wang, X. He, J. Wu, R. Zhang, and W. Li, “Power and Signal Dual Modulation with Info Nature of Power Converters,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2022.
  • R. Wang, G. Chen, J. Chen, J. Wu, W. Li, S. Ding, Z. Lin, and X. He, “An Embedded Communication Method for In-Home Energy Routers with Power/Information Dual Modulation,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2022.
  • J. Chen, J. Wu, R. Wang, R. Zhang, X. He, “Coded PWM Based Switching Ripple Communication Applied in Visible Light Communication,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022.
  • J. Wu, R. Wang, J. Chen, X. He. “An Improved Powered Bus Communication Technique Based on PD-TDMT for Distributed Power System (DPS),” IET Transactions on Power Electronics, 2019.
  • R. Wang, J. Wu, Z. Qian, Z. Lin, and X. He, “A Graph Theory Based Energy Routing Algorithm in Energy Local Area Network (e-LAN),” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2017.
  • R. Wang, Z. Lin, J. Du, J. Wu, and X. He, “Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum-Based PWM Strategy for Harmonic Reduction and Communication,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2017.
  •  J. Du, J. Wu, R. Wang, Z. Lin, and X. He, “DC Power-Line Communication Based on Power/Signal Dual Modulation in Phase Shift Full-Bridge Converters,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2017.

A full list of research publications may be found on Google Scholar.