Journals

• Y.K. Tan and J.M. Guerrero, "Self-Sustainable Wireless Sensor Network for Smart Energy Microgrid Clusters", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, in-preparation, 2012.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Resistor Emulation based Maximum Power Point Tracker for Optimal Thermal Energy Harvesting in Powering Wireless Sensor Nodes", IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, in-preparation, 2012.

• Y.K. Tan, T. P. Huynh and Z.Z. Wang, "Smart Personal Sensor Network Control for Energy Saving in DC Grid Powered LED Lighting System", IEEE PES Transactions on Smart Grid, in-second-review, 2012.

• H.C. Foong, Y.J. Zheng, Y.K. Tan and M.T. Tan, "Fast-Transient Integrated Digital DC-DC Converter with Predictive and Feedforward Control", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol.59, issue.2, pp.1-10, 2012.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Energy Harvesting from Hybrid Indoor Ambient Light and Thermal Energy Sources for Enhanced Performance of Wireless Sensor Nodes", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol.58, issue.9, pp.4424-4435, 2011.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Self-Autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes with Wind Energy Harvesting for Remote Sensing of Wind-Driven Wildfire Spread", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol.60, issue.4, pp.1367-1377, 2011.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Optimized Wind Energy Harvesting System Using Resistance Emulator and Active Rectifier for Wireless Sensor Nodes", IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.26, issue.1, pp.38-50, 2011.

Conferences

• Nirnaya Sarangan and Y.K. Tan, "Optimal Power Interface Topology for DC Grid Connected LED Lighting System", 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12), Nepal, 2012.

• Subhadeep Bhattacharya and Y.K.Tan, "Design of Static Wireless Charging Coils for Integration into Electric Vehicle", 3rd IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET’12), Nepal, 2012.

• Leong Hai Koh, Yen Kheng Tan, Peng Wang, Kingjet Tseng, "Renewable Energy Integration into Smart Grids: Problems and Solutions - Singapore Experience", 2012 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, USA, 2012.

• Y.K. Tan, J.C. Mao and K.J. Tseng, "Modelling of Battery Temperature Effect on Electrical Characteristics of Li-ion Battery for Hybrid Electric Vehicle", 9th IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS’11), Singapore, 2011.

• L.H. Koh, Y.K. Tan, Z.Z. Wang and K.J. Tseng, "An Energy-Efficient Low Voltage DC Grid Powered Smart LED Lighting System", 37th Annual IEEE Conference of Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’11), Melbourne, Australia, 2011.

• T.P. Huynh, Y.K. Tan and K.J. Tseng, "Energy-Aware Wireless Sensor Network with Ambient Intelligence for Smart LED Lighting System Control", 37th Annual IEEE Conference of Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’11), Melbourne, Australia, 2011.

• Z.G. Wan, Y.K. Tan and C. Yuen, "Review on Energy Harvesting and Energy Management for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology (ICCT’11), Jinan, China, 2011.

• D.R. Mihai, Y.K. Tan and K.S. Jan, "Numerical Analysis and Optimization of an Electromagnetic Micro-Generator for Vibration Energy Harvesting Applications", COMPUMAG2011, Sydney, Australia, 2011.

• L.H. Tang, Y.W. Yang, Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Applicability of Synchronized Charge Extraction Technique for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting", SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, vol.7977, 7977-16, San Diego, California, United States, 2011.

• D.C. Hoang, Y.K. Tan, H.B. Chng and S.K. Panda, "Thermal Energy Harvesting From Human Warmth For Wireless Body Area Network In Medical Healthcare System", The Eighth International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS’09), Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.

• Y.K. Tan, J.Y. Lee and S.K. Panda, "Maximize Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Using Synchronous Electric Charge Extraction Technique For Powering Autonomous Wireless Transmitter", IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET'08), Singapore, 2008.

• Y.K. Tan, S.C. Xie and S.K. Panda, "Stray Magnetic Energy Harvesting in Power Lines through Inductive Coupling for Wireless Sensor Nodes", Second Annual nanoPower Forum (nPF'08), Irvine, Costa Mesa, California, 2008.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "A Novel Piezoelectric Based Wind Energy Harvester for Low-power Autonomous Wind Speed Sensor", 33th Annual IEEE Conference of Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’07), Taipei, Taiwan, 2007.

• R.J. Ang, Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Energy harvesting for autonomous wind sensor in remote area", 33th Annual IEEE Conference of Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’07), Taipei, Taiwan, 2007.

• Y.K. Tan, S.K. Panda, "A Novel Method of Harvesting Wind Energy through Piezoelectric Vibration for Low-power Autonomous Sensors", The Proceedings for the 2007 nanoPower Forum (nPF’07), San Hose, California, 2007.

• J. Z. Yi, Y. K. Tan, Z. R. Ang and S. K. Panda, "Microcontroller Based Voice-Activated Powered Wheelchair Control", International Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology ( i-CREATe'07) , Singapore, 2007.

• Y. K. Tan, K.Y. Hoe and S. K. Panda, "Energy Harvesting using Piezoelectric Igniter for Self Powered Radio Frequency (RF) Wireless Sensors", IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT'06) , Mumbai, India, 2006.

• C.L. Ku, Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "High-Precision Position Control of Linear Permanent Magnet BLDC Servo Motor for Pick and Place Applications", IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT'06) , Mumbai, India, 2006.

• C.H. Lim, Y.K. Tan, S.K. Panda and J.X. Xu, "Position Control of Linear Permanent Magnet BLDC S ervo Using Iterative Learning Control", IEEE Conference Proceeding on Power System Technology, 2004.

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Iterative learning based sliding-mode position controller for linear permanent magnet brushless DC servo motors", 30th Annual IEEE Conference of Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'04), Busan, Korea, 2004.

• Y. K. Tan and S. K. Panda, "Sliding-mode Position Controller for Linear Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Servo Motors", IEEE Conference Proceeding on Power Electronics and Drives System (PEDS'03), Singapore, 2003.

Patent

• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Batteryless Wireless Control Switch Using Prestressed Piezoelectric Diaphragm Material", US Provisional Patent, serial No. 61/302,996, 10th February 2010.

Other Publications

Articles

• Yen Kheng Tan, "Collaboration spurred by NTU innovation that saves up to 45 per cent of energy", NTU Research Report 2010/11, 2011.

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• Y.K. Tan, "Remote powered by a single touch", <<我报>> my paper, A Singapore Press Holdings Publication, 2009.

  • NUS Student Achievement Awards

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• Y.K. Tan and S.K. Panda, "Harvesting Wind Energy Through Piezoelectric Technology", Advances in Energy Harvesting Technologies (Technical Insights), Frost & Sullivan, 2007.
• Y.K. Tan, "Pathway to Opportunity: At My Best", FoE Annual Report 2005: Engineering & Beyond, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2005.

Book chapters

• Yen Kheng Tan (2012). Energy Harvesting Autonomous Sensor Systems: Design, Analysis and Practical Implementation, 450 pages, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press.
• Yen Kheng Tan, Yuan Jin Zheng and H.C. Foong (2011). Ultra Low Power Management Circuit for Optimal Energy Harvesting in Wireless Body Area Network, In Kris Iniewski, editor, CMOS Circuits for Emerging Technologies, Wiley.
• Yen Kheng Tan and King Jet Tseng (2011). Low Voltage DC Grid Powered LED Lighting System with Smart Ambient Sensors Control for Energy Conservation in Green Building, In Lars Torsten Berger and Kris Iniewski, editors, Smart Grids - Applications, Communications, Security, Wiley.
• Josep M. Guerrero and Yen Kheng Tan (2011). Multiple Distributed Smart Microgrids with Self-Autonomous Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Network, In Lars Torsten Berger and Kris Iniewski , editors, Smart Grids - Applications, Communications, Security, Wiley.
• Yen Kheng Tan and Wee Song Koh (2011). Wearable Energy Harvesting System for Powering Wireless Devices, Sustainable Energy Harvesting Technologies - Past, Present and Future, ISBN 978-953-307-438-2, INTECH.
• Yen Kheng Tan (2011). The Prospect of Energy-Harvesting Technologies for Healthcare WSN, In D. Lai, R. K. Begg, and M. Palaniswami, editors, Healthcare Sensor Networks Challenges Toward Practical Implementation, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press.
• Yen Kheng Tan and Sanjib Kumar Panda (2010). Review of Energy Harvesting Technologies for Sustainable WSN, Sustainable Wireless Sensor Network, Winston Seah (Editor) and Yen Kheng Tan (Editor-in-Chief), ISBN 978-953-307-297-5, INTECH. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/review-of-energy-harvesting-technologies-for-sustainable-wsn
• Yen Kheng Tan and Sangit Sasidhar (2009). Engineering Better Electric-Powered Wheelchairs To Enhance Rehabilitative and Assistive Needs of Disabled and Aged Populations, Rehabilitation Engineering, Tan Yen Kheng (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-023-0, INTECH, Available from: http://sciyo.com/articles/show/title/engineering-better-electric-powered-wheelchairs-to-enhance-rehabilitative-and-assistive-needs-of-dis.

• 2nd Prize in the Graduate Student Workshop, IEEE Power Engineering Section, Singapore, 2008. [Link]
• 2nd Prize in the “5th International Symposium on Nanomanufacturing”, 23 - 25 Jan 2008, Singapore. [Link]
• 2nd Prize in the International category of "2006 National University Student Creativity-in-Action Contest" held in Taiwan on 18th Nov 2006. [ECE Link] [CDT Link]

Teaching Awards

• Science Mentorship Programme (SMP) Outstanding Mentor Award at the 16th Youth Science Conference, held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Convention Centre on 18 September 2010.