Asfandyar Tahir

• Assisted Electronic Team in Vinfast and Lucid project by performing bottom up and directional cost analysis for Various ECUs • Performed teardown analysis of various electronic components to understand cost structure and material composition • Developed Multiple pricing tools to estimate costs of Various Electronic Components in absence of Teardown Data • Conducted bottom-up costing for HVAC systems across approximately 10 vehicle models to build and enhance the costing library

Development of a voltage-controlled tunable capacitor based resonant power converter for rotating rectifier application 1. Designed and tested a 125w LC resonant Converter in conjunction with IPT-SS Topology to deliver power contactless though Rotating Transformer and Managed to achieve efficiency of 90% 2. Implemented and Analyzed the DC Bias effect of X7R capacitors to control the operation of integrated LC and IPT-SS Topology 3. Carried LTSpice simulations and experimental validation.

Investigated Merits and Limitations of Resonant Converters with Nonlinear Capacitors . Designed & tested a 75w LC resonant converter using MATLAB/LTSpice, achieved efficiency of 90% through optimized components Realization of a Single-Switch Three-Phase Rectifier Stage with a SIC-MOSFET as the Active Switching Device . Designed a high frequency rectifier using the SiC MOSFET as a switching device to minimize losses across the switching devices

• Identification of boundary value conditions of Lithium-ion battery causing thermal Run- aways through Thermal Abuse Test • Development of test bench containing Electrical Wiring, Soldering, Thermos-couples, Current Sensor Calibration • Pre-processing of experimental data in MATLAB/Simulink to quantify data in time steps realizable for BMS • Calculation of Duty Cycle, Active Power, Reactive Power, and Phase shift to visualize the values graphically

• Led a power distribution network optimization project, reducing line losses from 54% to 16% through system analysis and corrective measures • Planned and implemented optimized distribution networks for newly developed residential area, using detailed engineering drawings • Prepared and maintained comprehensive documentation for high-voltage grid connections in compliance with engineering and regulatory standards • Engaged with clients to address technical limitations & clearly communicate feasible wayout.

Studied subjects like, Vehicle Dynamics, Automotive Communication system, Automotive Control Engineering, Testing and simulation Automotive Vehicle, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, and CAD Modeling with ANSYS.