Researchers

MINAMI Masataka

MINAMI Masataka
Associate Professor
Faculty Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering / Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/minami_kobe

Education and Career

Education

  • 2001/04 - 2004/03 , 私立 洛南高等学校, III類,
  • 2004/04 - 2008/03 , Kyoto University, Undergraduate School of Engineering,
  • 2008/04 - 2010/03 , Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering,
  • 2010/04 - 2013/03 , Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2023 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2023 - Sep. 2025 , Kobe City College of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering 非常勤講師
  • Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2023 , Kobe City College of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019 , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) Power Electronics Laboratory Visiting Professor
  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017 , Kobe City College of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Lecturer
  • Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014 , Kobe City College of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2013 , Kyoto University 大学院工学研究科 Research Assistant
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012 , Kyoto University 大学院工学研究科 Research Assistant
  • Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2012 , The Universith of Nottingham Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group Academic Visitor

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering) , Electrical power engineering

Research Interests

Cockcroft-Walton circuit, high-frequency inverter, switching power supply, Resonance, High Step-up DCDC converter, Inverter, Vibration Generation, Nonlinear Dynamics, Power Engineering, Power Electronics

Published Papers

  1. Comparative Study and Evaluation of Passive Rectifier Circuits for Magnetostrictive Vibration Power Generation Device
    Masataka Minami; Hiroto Yabe; Takumu Nakamura
    IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications  147  (1)  1, Jan. 2027  , Refereed
  2. Three-phase Inverter Based on Floating-Output Series Boost-Cells Operated with Multi-source for Renewable Energy
    Masataka Minami; Haruki Inoue; Hinano Ushiba; Alberto Castellazzi
    Proceedings of The 2026 International Power Electronics Conference -ECCE Asia- (IPEC-Nagasaki 2026)  2, Jun. 2026  , Refereed
  3. Operation Analysis and Loss Evaluation of Motor Drive System Based on \\Power Semiconductor Characteristics
    Tenshin Kamahara; Masataka Minami; Keisuke Fujisaki
    電気学会論文誌C  146  (6)  , 551-558, 1, Jun. 2026  , Refereed

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. A Consideration of Dead-Time Error in MHz Driven DC-Link Capacitorless Three-Phase Inverter , Haruki Inoue; Hinano Ushiba; Masataka Minami; Alberto Castellazzi , 2026年電気学会産業応用部門大会 , Sep. 2026
  2. Minor-Loop Measurement under High-Frequency Triangular Current with DC bias Excitation Superimposed on Initial Magnetization Curves by Simplified Measurement , Hinano Ushiba; Masataka Minami , 2026年電気学会産業応用部門大会 , Sep. 2026
  3. Proposal and Evaluation of Loss Separation Method for Induction Motor under No-Load Driven at Synchronous Speed , Kazuki Takimoto; Yoshizumi Azuma; Masataka Minami , 2026年電気学会産業応用部門大会 , 1, Sep. 2026

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MISC

  1. 研究室紹介 近畿大学理工学部電気電子通信工学科 電気エネルギー変換研究室(南研究室) , 南 政孝 , パワーエレクトロニクス学会誌 , 50 , 239 , 239 , Mar. 2025
  2. 変わらない風景のための新しい光, 次の100年へ 〜阪神甲子園球場のLED照明導入〜 , 南 政孝; 蒲原 天真 , 電気学会誌 , 144 , 11 , 688 , 691 , 1, Nov. 2024
  3. The Latest Technological Trends on High-Frequency Switching Power Converters and Applied Power Supplies , 三島智和; 米森秀登; 東聖; 梶山拓也; 麻原寛之; 安部征哉; 池田敏; 石川裕記; 五十棲健太; 入江寿一; 宇敷修一; 大森英樹; 川上太知; 河村恒毅; 米田昇平; 斉藤亮治; 佐藤宣夫; 庄司浩幸; 谷口勝則; 津野眞仁; 寺園勝志; 西田保幸; 西村和則; 平木英治; 平地克也; 北條昌秀; 枡川重男; 松井景樹; 三浦友史; 南政孝; 蓑輪義文; 山村直紀; 佐々木正人; 朴青云; 石倉祐樹; 堀恵輔; 小谷安博 , 電気学会技術報告 , 1555 , 2023

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Awards & Honors

  1. Aug. 2026, 電気学会 産業応用部門, 論文査読促進賞(2025年)
  2. Aug. 2025, IEEJ Industry Applications Society, Quick Paper Review Promotion Award (2024)
  3. Mar. 2025, パワーアカデミー, 2025年 パワーアカデミー萌芽研究優秀賞

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Investigation of compact rectifiers without switching devices for magnetostrictive vibration power generation devices , Kindai University
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Development of Smart Inverter with Load Estimation Function for Electric Power Fusion , Kobe City College of Technology
  3. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B), Development of Inverter with Load Estimation for Effective Use of Photovoltaic Power Generation , Kobe City College of Technology

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