Jiale Zhou

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Lead Power Electronics Control Engineer at Eaton

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Overview

Jiale Zhou is a Lead Power Electronics Control Engineer at Eaton with a Ph. D. in Power Electronics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His expertise covers control systems for solid-state circuit breakers, SiC MOSFET applications, and high-power bidirectional energy storage converters.

He is a listed inventor on a patent application for a "Solid-state circuit breaker with soft start capability, " stemming from his doctoral research.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Solid-State Circuit Breakers
The primary focus of his Ph. D. research, leading to a patent on a novel soft-start scheme for motor control center applications.
Energy Storage Converters
Developed and maintained high-power (up to 1MW) bidirectional energy storage converters in previous engineering roles at GoodWe and Hopewind.
Power Electronics Control
His entire career and education have been centered on designing and implementing control firmware and strategies for power electronic systems.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2025
Lead Power Electronics Control Engineer at Eaton
8-2021
PHD Candidate at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5-2024 - 8-2024
Power Electronics Intern at ABB
12-2020 - 7-2021
DSP control engineer at GoodWe
7-2018 - 11-2019
DSP control engineer at Shenzhen Hopewind Electric Co., Ltd.

Education

2015 - 2018
Master's degree from Yanshan University
9-2010 - 7-2014
Bachelor's degree from Anhui University of Technology

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