He received the B.S. degree from the University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, in 1994, and the M.S. degree from Kwang- Woon University, Seoul, South Korea, in 1996, both in control and instrumentation engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea, in 2014. Since 1996, he has been with the Electric Motor Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Changwon, South Korea. His research interests include the control of electric machines, electric propulsion, and renewable energy.