Asger Bjørn
Jørgensen
I do research at the intersection of semiconductor devices, power module packaging and high-power power electronics systems - aiming to turn new semiconductor materials into reliable, high-performance power systems for the electrification of society.
Academic Career & Background
I am an Associate Professor at AAU Energy, Aalborg University, Denmark and part of the "Power Electronics Packaging, Materials and Emerging Applications" research group.
In 2016 I graduated with a masters degree within Energy Engineering with a specialization of Power Electronics and Drives at AAU Energy. During my master studies, in 2015 I did a study abroad at University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.
I continued as a PhD student at AAU Energy doing research within simulation-based design of wide-band-gap power module packaging and graduated in 2019. As part of my PhD, in 2018 I did a study abroad as a visiting researcher at the FREEDM Systems Center, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, USA.
In 2020, I was awarded the EPE Outstanding Young Member Award by the European Power Electronics and Drives Association.
My research path from systems to devices
Academic milestones with work across multiple institutions and disciplines.
Associate Professor · AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Research group leader of Power Electronics Packaging, Materials and Emerging Applications.
Assistant Professor · AAU Energy, Aalborg University
Center of Digitalized Electronics, Grundfos Foundation project. Focus on digital twin modeling and semiconductor packaging optimization.
Ph.D. · Aalborg University
Packaging of Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors using Simulation-based Design.
Visiting researcher · FREEDM Systems Center
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States.
M.Sc. · Aalborg University
Energy Engineering with specialization in power electronics and drives.
Postgraduate study abroad · UNSW
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
B.Sc. · Aalborg University
Energy Engineering with specialization in electrical energy.
Research & Engineering Domain
Combining multi-physics numerical modeling with physical prototyping to enable high-efficiency power density.
Wide Bandgap Packaging
Designing compact, low-parasitic packaging topologies for Silicon Carbide (SiC), Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Oxide (Ga2O3) power devices.
Multi-Physics FEM Modeling
Coupled electro-thermal and thermo-mechanical finite element simulations to optimize fast-switching and reliability.
Digital Twins & Reliability
Developing digital twin models, co-simulation frameworks and artificial intelligence for faster virtual prototyping and failure mode analysis.
Selected Publications
Packaging of Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors using Simulation-based Design
A. B. Jørgensen • Aalborg University Press, 2019
Thermal Characteristics and Simulation of an Integrated GaN eHEMT Power Module
Asger Bjørn Jørgensen, Tzu-Hsuan Cheng, Douglas Hopkins, Szymon Michal Beczkowski, Christian Uhrenfeldt, Stig Munk-Nielsen
Derivation, Design and Simulation of the Single-Ended Primary-Inductor Converter (SEPIC)
A. B. Jørgensen • Aalborg University, 2019
Derivation, Design and Simulation of the Zeta converter
A. B. Jørgensen • Aalborg University , 2021
Academic Collaboration & Inquiries
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