Biography

Dr. David Levett has 35 years of power electronics design experience in applications ranging from drives to alternative energy. From 2022 – 2024 he worked as a power electronics architect for Rockwell Automation. From 2008 to 2022, he was with Infineon in North America as a power electronics design and applications engineer working with power converters for traction, solar and motor drives, and gate drives utilizing Silicon IGBTs, SiC diodes, and SiC MOSFETs. Dr. Levett also worked in stack protection, mechanical assembly, thermal system evaluation, and EMI mitigation. Prior to joining Infineon in 2008, he spent 20 years at Parker Hannifin and Schneider Electric working on the design of IGBT-based power converters and specializing in switched reluctance, servo, induction, and modular drive systems in the 5Hp – 500Hp power range, and in grid tie and vehicle traction converters.

Dr. Levett enjoys technical training, conceptual designs and design reviews, especially in the field of power electronics and design including the applications of drives and grid-tie power converters for solar, wind, and battery storage. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1986 from the University of Southampton, England.