Lizhi Qu

About Lizhi Qu

Leaderships: 1.Led FW/SW from scratch to production less than one year for Shuttle Car System in Mining Application; Delivered 300+ drives and ~20 cars in service (https://matrixteam.com/infinitum/);2.Led FW design from scratch in power generation application with active frond end;3.Led advanced motor control in all electric aircraft application (https://youtu.be/_HzIvWcm0ig);Publications: 1.Over 15+ papers with citations; Standard PM & IM; 3.Google Scholar: & hl=en & oi=ao;Motor/Generator Controls: 1.Position/Speed/Torque Closed Loop Vector Control based on Sensors or Sensorless;2.Volt/Herz Control;3.DC Bus Voltage Control;Motors/Generators (PMSM/PMSG/IM, 7.5HP up to 1 MW): 1.Back EMF measurement and estimation;2.Motor parameters identification (R, L, Flux); 3.Loss and thermal model;4.Dummy rotor and dummy stator test; Power Electronics (IGBT/SiC MOSFET,AC->DC/DC->AC, Active Frond End): 1.Schematics Review; 2.LTSPICE;3.PLECS;4.Altium Designer Viewer;5.Loss and thermal mode;Testing: 1.LabView; 2.Dyno; 3.Power Supply; 4.Load Bank;5.Scope;Communication Protocols: 1.CAN Bus; 2.SPI; 3.I2C;Simulations: 1.Matlab/Simulink2.Typhoon HIL;3.OPAL-RT;4.dSPACE;5.PSIMLanguages: 1.C Language; 2.Python;

Experience

1. Senior Principal Controls Engineer

   Infinitum

   Jan 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Speed/Torque Control using Incremental Encoder with Index for PMSM in Mobility Application;·Speed/Torque Control using Absolute Encoder (BiSS-C) for PMSM in Mobility Application;·High Speed Test with Field Weakening Control;·Over Load Test with Locked Rotor;

Education

• Harbin Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Ph. D., Electrical Engineering

• Rice University

  Visiting Scholar

• Harbin Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering

• Harbin Institute of Technology

  Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering