Review of Milan M. Jovanović’s work and impact on the power electronics industry

Milan M. Jovanović (1952-2018) is the most cited industry-affiliated power electronics researcher. This paper is a review of Milan's work based on his top 100 cited papers in the field of power electronics (according to Google Scholar), as well as his most recently published papers. His primary area of interest was the development and performance optimization of power electronics technologies for modern server, telecom, and portable data-processing equipment, as well as for on-board electric vehicle applications. Power conversion techniques developed by research teams led by Milan have been employed in hundreds of millions of power supplies made by Delta Electronics and other manufacturers, enabling further miniaturization of electronics equipment and resulting in enormous cumulative energy savings and electronic-material waste reduction.