On January 17, 2024, Dr. Mubenga, PhD, PE and Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo in the College of Engineering Technology was interviewed by Channel 13 News about why Electronic Vehicles lose driving range in freezing temperatures. She explained that the chemicals in the batteries called electrolytes can freeze, blocking the transmission of energy […]
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Presentation and panel discussion at Technology Takes The Wheel-Taking Charge-Electric Vehicles-September 22, 2023. On September 22, AAA, TMACOG and Owens Community College organized a FREE symposium – Technology Takes the Wheel – Taking Charge – Electric Vehicles. The event explored the opportunities and challenges presented by the growing adoption of electric vehicles. Participants also examined […]
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Peer-reviewed publication and presentation at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers National Aerospace Electronics Conference ( IEEE NAECON)-August 29, 2023 Dr. Sandrine Mubenga, Ph.D., PE, and assistant professor at the University of Toledo and student advisee Sanjaya Bhattarai wrote a paper titled “Review of Equalization Techniques Applied to Second-Life EV Battery Packs and Their […]
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Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, PH.D., PE, and assistant professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo, has been profiled by USAID.GOV in a new article titled, “Women Champions in the Energy Sector (USAID.GOV, 2021).” This portrait is part of the “West Africa Energy Program and Women in Energy (WIE)-Ghana’s series on women […]
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Dr. Mubenga’s Work & A Second Life to Used Batteries From Electric Vehicles The University of Toledo recently published an article about Dr. tMubenga’s work on the “Bi-Level Equalizer”. This is a battery management technology that can make use of batteries that the electric vehicle market considers “dead.” With the Bi-Level Equalizer, these batteries can […]
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Dr. Mubenga is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Toledo in the State of Ohio who divides her life between the United States and her native country, Congo-Kinshasa. After coming close to death from lack of electricity as a young woman growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. […]
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University of Toledo: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department Dr. Mubenga is Pleased to Announce a Student’s Successful Defense of Thesis At 11:00am on 02/26/2021 Boluwatito Salami successfully defended the thesis, “The Efficiency Measuring Apparatus for Li-ion Battery Equalizers” Thesis Committee: Dr. N. Mubenga, Chair Dr. T. Stuart Dr. R. Molyet Abstract: Electric […]
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Bilevel vs. Passive Equalizers for Second Life EV Batteries Dr. Mubenga publishes paper titled, “Bilevel vs. Passive Equalizers for Second Life EV Batteries” in the Journal Electricity (ISSN 2673-4826). Authors: Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, Boluwatito Salami, and Thomas Stuart Publication: Electricity 2021, 2(1), 63-76; https://doi.org/10.3390/electricity2010004 (registering DOI) Date of Publication: February 7, 2021 Abstract Once lithium-ion batteries degrade […]
Continue ReadingToledo, OH: June 23, 2020: Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Toledo (UT) was honored to be the guest of Dr. Michael Toole, Dean of the College of Engineering, at the inaugural College of Engineering Town Hall. The informal, virtual town hall event was moderated by Jennifer Hall, […]
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In this Interview of June 30, 2020 by the Next Einstein Forum, Dr. Sandrine Mubenga explores opportunities & challenges for transitioning to green & renewable energy in Africa. Is Africa ready to take advantage of the energy transition to come? Dr. Sandrine Mubenga gives her point of view Next Einstein Forum: According to several experts, the 4 th industrial […]
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