Bobby Compton

Education

• B.S. Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 1988
• M.S. Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 1999
• M.B.A. Duke University, 2003

Trainings & Certifications

• FREEDM - Industry Advisory Board Chair (2014 - 2015) North Carolina State University
• Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Program (2015 - 2020) North Carolina State University

Positions

• Adjunct Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Certified Six Sigma Quality Master Blackbelt. GE Healthcare. 2004
• Boundary Scan Hardware Test Strategy Innovation for CT Machines. GE Healthcare Vice Presidentu2019s Annual Technology Awards . 2004
• Vision, Creation, and Leadership of Global Electrical Center of Excellence. GE Healthcare Vice Presidentu2019s Annual Technology Awards. 2002

Courses Taught

• EGRMGMT 590: Advanced Topics in Engineering Management

Publications

• Compton B, Johnson RW, Taimela PS, Sebald R. UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ISOLATED INTERFACE FOR VARIABLY AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE RW Johnson, Y Liu, BL Compton, PS Taimela, R Sebald. US Patent 11,056,908 - 2021. US Patent Office. Google Patents: Google; 2021.
• Compton B, Johnson RW, Taimela PS, Sebald R. UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ISOLATED INTERFACE FOR VARIABLY AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE RW Johnson, Y Liu, BL Compton, PS Taimela, R Sebald. US Patent 11,056,908 - 2021. US Patent Office. Google Patents: Google; 2021.
• Compton B, Oughton G, Liu Y, Das D, Taimela PS. SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR FAULT DETECTION IN DC POWER SOURCES USING AC RESIDUAL CURRENT DETECTION GW Oughton Jr, Y Liu, D Das, PS Taimela, BL ComptonnUS Patent 9,297,862 - 2016. US Patent. 2021.
• Compton B, Oughton G, Liu Y, Das D, Taimela PS. SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR FAULT DETECTION IN DC POWER SOURCES USING AC RESIDUAL CURRENT DETECTION GW Oughton Jr, Y Liu, D Das, PS Taimela, BL ComptonnUS Patent 9,297,862 - 2016. US Patent. 2021.
• Compton B. UPS SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING COORDINATED STATIC SWITCH AND INVERTER OPERATION FOR GENERATOR WALK-IN u2013 BL Compton US Patent 9,876,354 - 2018. Google Patents. Web: Google Patents; 2021.
• Compton B, Xu J, Wang X, Zheng Q, Pahl B. WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS USING ENCLOSURES WITH ENHANCED MAGNETIC FEATURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME. Patsnap. 2018.
• Compton B, Xu J, Wang X, Zheng Q, Pahl B. WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS USING ENCLOSURES WITH ENHANCED MAGNETIC FEATURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME. Patsnap. 2018.
• Juvekar S, Brandmeyer J, Compton B, Liu Y, Bhattacharya S. A reliable photovoltaic integrated UPS system with modified maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm. In: 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition. IEEE; 2013. p. 4526u201331.
• Juvekar S, Compton B, Bhattacharya S. A fast acting DC solid state fault isolation device (FID) with Si and SiC devices for MVDC distribution system. In: 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). IEEE; 2012. p. 2005u201310.
• McBryde J, Kadavelugu A, Compton B, Bhattacharya S, Das M, Agarwal A. Performance Comparison of 1200V Silicon and SiC devices for UPS Application. In: IECON 2010 - 36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON IEEE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS SOCIETY. IEEE; 2010.