Dr Simon Hart joins TTPi Technical Advisory Board

Tech entrepreneur and innovator Dr Simon Hart is the latest high-profile addition to the new Technical Advisory Board at The Thinking Pod innovations.

Dr Hart is an Honorary Associate Professor (Electrification of Transportation) and an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Nottingham, who has held senior positions at several technology companies.

He has a passion for innovation, building networks and scaling up businesses that exploit ground-breaking technologies.

Dr Hart’s appointment to The Thinking Pod Innovations (TTPi) advisory board comes at an important moment for the company as it prepares for further investment and expansion, to support the development and application of its novel technologies.

The TTPi technologies allows the University of Nottingham spin-out to create small, light ultra efficient motor drive systems and power converters, which have applications in industry and transport.

“I am excited to support TTPi’s technology which provides sustainable and efficiency solutions that have high levels of system robustness and availability enabled through advanced control and optimisation,” said Dr Hart, who has more than 40 patents to his name and has published scientific papers in the fields of power electronics, motor control, software systems, motor design, and thermal management techniques. 

Dr Hart is well placed to support the TTPi team. He was Chief Technology Officer and Chief Technology Innovation Officer at YASA, an Oxford University spin-out, where he founded and grew the electronics business and supported the transition to Mercedes Benz ownership

He is a proven problem solver, who joins Professor Jon Clare, Emeritus Professor of Power Electronics at the University of Nottingham and a leading international authority on power electronics, on the TTPi advisory board.

“The advisory team brings a wealth of complementary experience across many fields and from semiconductor die to product and full system development,” added Dr Hart

The next application of TTPi’s innovative technology is set to be in electric vehicles, which will benefit from reduced running costs and increased range.

TTPi’s power-dense converters, which are up to four times lighter than existing products, are already in prototype testing. Engineers are now working towards Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 and samples will be ready for third-party testing in 2025.

“We are thrilled to welcome Simon to our advisory board,” said Professor Lee Empringham, co-founder and company director of TTPi. “He is joining at the perfect time as we prepare to share our products with a wider range of partners.

“We believe this technology and the products it supports will make a real difference in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions across multiple industrial sectors and we very grateful to Simon for sharing his expertise with us.”

TTPi was incorporated in 2017 and spun out of the University of Nottingham in 2020.