Anjana Wijesekera, PhD
Contact
Postdoctoral Scholars, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept
- awijesek@ualberta.ca
- Address
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W6-023 Electrical & Computer Eng Rsrch Facility
9127 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2V4
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Power Electronics Power Systems Modular Multilevel Converter Technologies
About
Anjana Wijesekera is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the ELITE Grid Research Lab at the University of Alberta. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in power electronics and energy systems.
His research focuses on advanced power converter topologies, modular multilevel converters, and dynamic modeling of power electronic systems. His doctoral work introduced a novel modular multilevel AC/AC converter with reduced power processing, supported by analytical modeling, dynamic phasor formulations, and experimental validation.
As a postdoctoral fellow, Anjana is currently working on system level modeling and optimization of hybrid microgrids for remote and infrastructure constrained sites, with an emphasis on reliability, resilience, and lifecycle cost assessment.
Teaching
Principal Instructor (Sessional)
- ECE 203: Electrical Circuits II [Winter 2022]
Lab Instructor (LI)
- ECE 401: Power Electronics [Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023]
- ECE 330: Introduction to Power Engineering [Fall 2022]
- ECE 203: Electrical Circuits II [Winter 2023]
- ECE 202: Electrical Circuits I [Fall 2023, Fall 2025]
- ECE 433: Power System Stability and Transients [Winter 2024, Winter 2025]
Lab Teaching Assistant (Lab-TA)
- ECE 330: Introduction to Power Engineering [Fall 2024, Fall 2025]
Lecture Teaching Assistant (Lecture -TA)
- ECE 631: HVDC Systems [Fall 2022]
- ECE 203: Electrical Circuits II [Winter 2024]
Featured Publications
Haoran Wang, Anjana Wijesekera, Gregory J. Kish, Qing Zhao
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2025 March; 10.1109/TPEL.2024.3496532
Gregory Kish, Anjana Wijesekera
U.S. Patent Application 18/705,903. 2025 January; (US20250015729A1)
Anjana Wijesekera, Gregory J. Kish
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics. 2025 January; 10.1109/OJPEL.2025.3588785
Shehan Herathge, Anjana Wijesekera, Yuan Li, Gregory J. Kish
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 2024 February; 10.1109/TPWRD.2023.3322398
Haoran Wang, Yuan Li, Anjana Wijesekera, Gregory J. Kish, Qing Zhao
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. 2023 October; 10.1109/JESTPE.2023.3305000
Anjana Wijesekera, Yuan Li, Gregory J. Kish
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics. 2023 January; 10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3330927
Journal of Energy Storage. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.est.2021.103897
2021 IEEE 22nd Workshop on Control and Modelling of Power Electronics, COMPEL 2021. 2021 January; 10.1109/COMPEL52922.2021.9646043
IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference, R10-HTC. 2019 January; 10.1109/R10-HTC.2018.8629817
2018 2nd International Conference On Electrical Engineering, EECon 2018. 2018 January; 10.1109/EECon.2018.8541014
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