Author Biographies

Ma. Del Carmen Toledo Pérez is currently a Ph.D. student in Power Electronics at the Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CENIDET). She earned her bachelor's degree (2019) in Electromechanical Engineering from the Zacatepec, Instituto Tecnológico, and her master's degree (2022) in Electronic Engineering from CENIDET. Her main field of interest is power electronics applied to microgrids, including designing and controlling power converters and integrating renewable energy sources. She focuses on energy management strategies, energy optimization in residential microgrids, and the simulation of energy conversion systems using MATLAB/Simulink. She also works with bidirectional converters for energy storage applications, distributed resource management, and strategies to enhance microgrid stability and reliability. She is particularly interested in predictive control and optimization and algorithms for load and generation forecasting in microgrids. Her research extends to microgrid participation in energy markets, demand–response schemes, sustainability, and energy efficiency. She also aims to reduce transmission and conversion losses, developing energy systems with a lower carbon footprint.
Rodolfo Amalio Vargas Méndez received his Ph. D degree in electronics engineering in the area of power electronics from the Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, CENIDET, Mexico, in 2015. He received his M. Sc. degree in electronic engineering in 2011 from CENIDET. He has been with CENIDET, Mexico, as Chief of the Laboratory, specializing in electronic power converters for renewable sources and energy, and has worked as a research professor since 2016. His main research interests are multilevel inverters' symmetric and asymmetric topologies, carrier-based PWM methods, space-vector modulation, fault-tolerant systems, and observer design.
Abraham Claudio Sánchez obtained his bachelor (1983) and M.Sc.(1987) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de la Laguna, and Diplome d’Etudes Avancees (1992) and PhD (1995) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National Politéchnique de Grenoble (INPG), France. He is a full-time Professor/Researcher at CENIDET, Mexico, in the Power Electronics Group. His field of major interest and experience is the characterization and modeling of power semiconductor devices, and he has an interest in other related topics like AC motor control, fault detection, and electromobility, topics in which he has supervised 10 PhDs, 42 MSc, and 4 B.Sc. theses. He has 2 patents, more than 145 papers in recognized journals, and national and international conference papers. Dr. Claudio has participated in and has been responsible for more than 40 research projects supported by the Mexican Government (ECOS, Conacyt, TecNM, FESE) and by industries (Vogar, Nissan, Infinium, UAM); He has been responsible for a project related to the development of an electric vehicle based on hydrogen fuel cells, supported by SENER-CONACYT. Nowadays, he holds member-level status at the SNI but was an SNI member since 1996. He was President of Power Electronic and a Coordinator of student’s activities (1998), as well as a Member at Large (1996-1997). Dr. Claudio Sánchez has been a reviewer for several journals and international and national conferences.
Gloria Lilia Osorio-Gordillo received a Double Ph.D. Degree in Automatic Control from both the University of Lorraine, France, and Tecnológico Nacional de México/Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, CENIDET, Mexico, in 2015. She received her M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering in 2011 from CENIDET, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She has been with CENIDET, Mexico, as research professor since 2015. Her research interests are in observers design for descriptor and singular systems, Takagi-Sugeno systems, and LPV systems, as well as fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control.
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Juan Angel González Flores is a Ph.D. student in power electronics at the Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CENIDET), where he has continued his academic training and deepened his research interests focused on multilevel converters. He earned his Master of Science degree (2022) in Engineering Sciences at the center after completing his undergraduate studies at the Zacatepec Instituto Tecnológico in 2019. His area of interest is power electronics, focusing on multilevel converters and their application in renewable energy. Throughout his career, he has developed various projects for efficient energy management in electrical microgrids. In these projects, he integrates energy storage systems from both renewable and non-renewable sources to optimize energy use and distribution. These projects aim to ensure the stability and efficiency of electrical microgrids. His work currently focuses on researching multilevel converters, specifically fault detection in power semiconductor devices. This type of research is crucial for improving the reliability and performance of converters, which are essential in industrial applications and renewable energy integration. Moreover, his work in developing more advanced and reliable power electronics technologies contributes to optimizing energy efficiency.
Omar Rodríguez Benitez is currently a Ph.D. student in Power Electronics at the Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (CENIDET). He received his bachelor's degree (2019) in Electromechanical Engineering from the Zacatepec, Instituto Tecnológico, and his master's degree (2021) in Electronic Engineering from CENIDET. His primary interest is on harnessing renewable energy, emphasizing the integration of clean and sustainable energy sources into electrical systems. Within this field, he is mainly focused on active power decoupling, an essential technique for improving the stability and efficiency of energy systems. Additionally, his work is oriented toward analyzing and enhancing the reliability of interconnected electrical systems, aiming to find solutions that minimize failures and optimize overall performance. One of his main interests is optimizing energy density, a crucial factor in improving energy storage and distribution efficiency. In this context, he explores the development and application of advanced energy storage devices, such as film capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, and new generations of storage devices.
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