Research and Innovation
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December 17, 2020
Tech Webinar Recap: Frequency Decoupled Energy Management System for Storage Units in DC Microgrids
Presenter: Niloofar Ghanbari, NC State & FREEDM Systems Center Ph.D. Candidate Principal Investigator: Subhashish Bhattacharya, NC State University Duke Energy Distinguished Professor DC microgrids have several advantages over AC microgrids but also face several design challenges. This webinar presented a novel energy […]
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November 23, 2020
DOE Announces Recipients of Solar Project Grants
SETO 2020 – Artificial Intelligence Applications in Solar Energy Wenyuan Tang, NC State University Assistant Professor and FREEDM Faculty, received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under a program created to support projects that will improve the affordability, reliability, […]
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October 5, 2020
NC State University Makes AES Top 10 Elite Schools Best Energy Programs List
NC State University has been named among 10 “Energy Elite” colleges and universities by the American Energy Society (AES). NC State has numerous energy-related degree programs and a strong energy research portfolio, including centers and institutes such as the FREEDM Systems […]
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October 5, 2020
Technical Webinar Recap: Dynamic Wireless Charging Systems for Electrified Transportation
Dynamic Wireless Charging Systems for Electrified Transportation Many consumers cite range anxiety as a barrier to purchasing an electric vehicle (EV). Others note that EV charging times can be longer than a comparable gas vehicle especially for large EVs like […]
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September 18, 2020
MS-EPSE Students Present at PAC World Americas Conference
Recent MS-EPSE graduates Carolina Zhang, Pranav Kulkarni, Syed Arsal Hussain and Xihui Chen presented their capstone project at PAC World Americas 2020 Virtual Conference. View the presentation: Multi-Terminal Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip (POTT) Scheme Using IEC 61850 GOOSE Messaging. […]
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September 17, 2020
Vanderbilt and NC State awarded $2.5M DOD grant for Sustainable Microgrids
The project team including Dr. Srdjan Lukic, NC State Professor and Deputy Director at FREEDM, will extend the capabilities of the RIAPS platform and deploy a pilot scale microgrid at a Department of Defense facility Read more about this project […]
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July 29, 2020
Tech Webinar Recap: Building a Better Battery Model
View the recorded webinar Presenters: Fuhong Xie, PhD Candidate and Professor Ning Lu, NC State ECE Department & FREEDM Faculty Batteries can provide a whole host of benefits to the electric grid. But before anything is physically connected to the […]
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June 5, 2020
Tech Webinar Recap: Medium-Voltage Modular Extreme Fast Charging System
June 4, 2020 View the recorded presentation The US DOE Vehicle Technologies Office has a goal of recharging electric vehicles in under 15 minutes. This requires research in battery chemistry and in extreme fast charging systems rated at hundreds of […]
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June 3, 2020
Spotlight on FREEDM’s Role in Advancing Grid Resiliency
This article, written by Tom Gibson for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, highlights FREEDM’s role in advancing grid resiliency and addressing vulnerabilities through hardware and software innovations. https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/engineering-ways-to-improve-electrical-grid-resilience
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December 13, 2019
FREEDM Open Source Microgrid Applications
Everybody today wants a microgrid even though most people don’t exactly understand what that means. Like the time I ordered my first cappuccino from Starbucks. It sounded cool and I’d seen other people getting them. After my first sip, I […]