By cjbrown8<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9.png 635w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/9-452x299.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px">Two faculty members from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering are creating a new transportation system that would link Centennial Campus with the University’s main campus. The EcoPRT (ecological personal rapid transit) is an ultra-light and low-cost transit system featuring autonomous two-person cars that would drive on a guideway railing system. NC State engineers […] |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" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">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 […] |ASISST, body heat, Faculty, generators, Life, News, Power, PowerAmerica, Research, tech, The Paper, thermoelectric, wearable
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform to the shape of the body, and can generate far more electricity than previous lightweight heat harvesting technologies. The researchers also identified the optimal […]