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We lead the development of key and
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in the era of infinite technological competition.
We lead the development of key and fundamental technologies, driving the nation's future in the era of infinite technological competition.

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Chun T. RIM

Mobile Power Electronics Lab. (Tesla Lab.)

062-715-5325
  • Wireless power for electric vehicles, medical devices, smart phones, robots, and drones
  • Magnetic focusing for Transcraneal Magnetic Stimulation and Synthesized magnetic field focusing
  • Policy studies on energy, industry, and strategic planning

Introduction

  • Mobile Power Electronics Lab. (Tesla Lab) is aiming the world best wireless power transfer technology development, including the followings:
  • 1) Wireless electric vehicles such as OLEV(One-Line Electric Vehicles), rail road trains, etc.,
  • 2) Simultaneous wireless charging of multiple small electronic devices such as smart phones, IoTs, etc.,
  • 3) Pioneering research on advanced power electronics such as wireless charging of drones and robots
  • In accordance with Nichola Tesla's engineering spirit, Tesla Lab is leading innovative inventions and commercialization of the followings:
  • 4) Magnetic technology of SMF(Synthesized Magnetic field Focusing),
  • 5) Pulsed magnetic field technology for bio-medical applications, etc.

Research Field

  • • Wireless power for electric vehicles, medical devices, smart phones, robots, and drones
  • • Magnetic focusing for Transcraneal Magnetic Stimulation and Synthesized magnetic field focusing
  • • Policy studies on energy, industry, and strategic planning

Education

  • • 1990 KAIST (Ph.D. - Electrical & Electronics Eng.)
  • • 1987 KAIST (M. S. - Electrical & Electronics Eng.)
  • • 1985 KIT (B. S. - Electronics Eng.)
  • • 2001 (美) Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S. - Electrical &Computer Eng.)
  • • 1985 금오공대 전자공학과 (공학사)

Professional Career

  • • 2016 - present GIST Professor
  • • 2007 - 2016 KAIST Associate Professor
  • • 2018 - 2022 Presidents of KETEP and KEEI

Professional Services

  • • 2020 - present IEEE Fellow
  • • 2018 - 2024 IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics(TPEL) Co-EiC
  • • 2014 - presnt IEEE Wireless Power conference(WoW, etc.) General Chairs and Steering Committee Member

Awards

  • • 2020 Prize of the President of Korea (KETEP Best National Productivity)
  • • 2018 Award for the IEEE JESTPE Best Guest EIC
  • • 2018 Award for the IEEE TPEL Best paper