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Sep 18, 2017

New Manufacturing Process For SiC Power Devices Opens Market to More Competition

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Smart Transformers for a Cleaner and Flexible Power Grid

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Study Finds ‘Smart’ Transformers Could Make Reliable Smart Grid a Reality

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Mar 30, 2018

Spotlight on FREEDM Alumni: Likhita Ravuri

While a student at BITS Pilani in India, Likhita Ravuri was researching opportunities to complete her undergraduate degree abroad when she came across FREEDM Systems Center.  She joined Dr. Sdrjan Lukic’s...

Mar 26, 2018

FREEDM Graduate Assistant Receives Prestigious Award

Megan Morin, a graduate assistant and NC State PhD student in technology, engineering and design education, will receive the Donald Maley Spirit of Excellence Outstanding Graduate Student Citation from the Foundation...

Mar 14, 2018

FREEDM Students shine at APEC 2018

FREEDM was well represented at the 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference held in San Antonio, Texas, March 5 through 8. In addition to co-sponsoring a booth on the exhibit...

Mar 13, 2018

FREEDM Welcomes New Member Gilbarco

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a subsidiary of Fortive, is a supplier of fuel dispensers, payment systems, and support services primarily for convenience stores. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, they employ approximately 4,000...

Jan 29, 2018

Spotlight on FREEDM Alumni: Yigitcan Unludag

Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, FREEDM Alumnus, Yigitcan Unludag (Yeet-John Un-loo-duh) is part of a family of Wolfpack graduates.  Both of his parents and an older brother attended NC State and...

Oct 6, 2017

View the latest FREEDM Video

The FREEDM Systems Center has several videos posted to our Vimeo site. This most recent installment highlights the unique capabilities of the multiple labs located within the center. This video...

Sep 18, 2017

New Manufacturing Process For SiC Power Devices Opens Market to More Competition

For Immediate Release September 13, 2017 Jay Baliga  |  919.515.6169 Matt Shipman  |  919.515.6386 Researchers from North Carolina State University are rolling out a new manufacturing process and chip design for silicon carbide (SiC)...

Aug 4, 2017

GridBridge Purchase Shows Promise for Solid State Technology Deployment

The FREEDM Systems Center at NC State University is proud to announce that ERMCO, a transformer manufacturer based in Tennessee, recently acquired GridBridge, one of our early spin off companies....

Jul 17, 2017

Smart Transformers for a Cleaner and Flexible Power Grid

The solid-state transformer is poised to remake the electrical distribution grid. Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya and his colleagues at the FREEDM Systems Center built a new responsive class of three-phase compact transformers that...