PPPEAC co-sponsored a free IEEE PELS Distinguished Lecturer webinar with the Connecticut PELS chapter (CT PELS) on Thursday, July 23, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET. CT PELS hosted the event and its registration. Dr. Sanjeet K. Dwivedi was the speaker.
Power Electronics as a Key Enabler for High-Efficiency Green Hydrogen Production
Green hydrogen plays a central role in cutting carbon across industry, transportation, and power systems. Electrolysis powered by renewable energy offers a clean path to hydrogen. To deploy it at scale and at low cost, power converters must handle the variable output of renewable sources.
The lecture covered how power electronics make green hydrogen production efficient, reliable, and affordable. It looked at AC-DC rectifiers, DC-DC converters, and grid-interfacing inverters, and how each affects electrolyzer performance, system efficiency, power quality, and reliability. It also covered control and modulation strategies for grid integration, faster dynamic response, and longer electrolyzer life. It closed with cost and environmental trade-offs and case studies from large green hydrogen plants.
About the speaker
Dr. Sanjeet K. Dwivedi (Senior Member, IEEE) is a senior consultant in the green energy sector in Denmark. Since January 2024, he has also been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at ABV-IIIT, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Power Electronics and Drives from IIT Delhi, an M.Tech. in Power Apparatus and Electric Drives from IIT Roorkee (Gold Medal), and an M.Sc. in Engineering in Innovation and Business from the University of Southern Denmark. He also completed Executive Leadership Education at MIT.
