By ECE News<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FREEDM_MH19699.jpg" alt=""></div>The National Science Foundation's FREEDM Systems Center led by NC State ECE is celebrating 10 years of work changing how we use energy. |FREEDM, husain, News, Power, Research, smart grid, transformers
By ECE News<div><img width="511" height="768" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg" alt="Solid-state transformers, developed at NC State, can make the smart grid concept a reality." srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg 511w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again-452x679.jpg 452w" sizes="(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px"></div>A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable "smart grid" - allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid. |Awards, EC, FREEDM, grants, PowerAmerica, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/11.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">In year eight, the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center led by NC State’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering moved closer to the vision that led to the center’s establishment. That vision is a more efficient grid that allows bidirectional electricity flow and renewable energy sources to integrate seamlessly with […] |Advanced Energy, ATEC, Awards, Faculty, FREEDM, NC GreenPower, PowerAmerica, Pritchard, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="640" height="427" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">We are proud to announce that this week, Dr. Ewan Pritchard, Associate Director of FREEDMSystems Center and the Advanced Transportation Energy Center (ATEC) has formally been appointed to serve on the NC GreenPower Board for another three years. Dr. Pritchard was appointed by NC Utilities Commission and nominated for the position by Ken Dulaney. NC […] |Faculty, FREEDM, Iqbal Hussain, NC State News, Power, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers in NC State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s FREEDM Systems Center have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric vehicles. Electric and hybrid vehicles rely on inverters to ensure that enough electricity is […] |3D-PEIM, Events, FREEDM, News, symposium
By ECE News<img width="974" height="542" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/3dpeim.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">A true success - on June 13-15, 2016, over 80 participants, 11 from outside the US, attended the 1st International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (www.3D-PEIM.org) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The symposium offered 39 presentations in 11 sessions, and was led off by three tutorials that focused on “The World of Packaging Technologies and Critical Issues” taught by Professors Douglas Hopkins, Guo-Quan Lu, and Patrick McCluskey.