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) power devices, which can be used to more efficiently regulate […]

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. GridBridge licensed three patents from NC State University that relate […]

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 allow for a smaller footprint and cleaner grid operations. Read […]

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 […]

We passed! As an Engineering Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation, there is an annual “exam” before a panel of outside experts who review the Center’s research progress and program performance. FREEDM is happy to announce that the NSF […]

As part of the Year 9 Annual Review and Site Visit by the National Science Foundation (NSF), students and faculty demonstrated several features of the FREEDM System design. Our high bay lab in the Keystone Science Center on Centennial Campus […]

FREEDM is partnering with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to host a one-day short course focused on distribution system modernization. This course is part of an educational library of short courses developed and offered by GridEd, an EPRI educational […]

The FREEDM Systems Center has several great videos posted to our Vimeo site. This most recent installment was produced with help from World Energy TV. It’s a great summary of the Center using interviews with faculty and students. You can also […]

Vishnu Mahadeva Iyer, a research assistant at the FREEDM Systems Center at NC State, won the Outstanding Presenter award at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) held in Tampa, FL in March 2017. The topic of his presentation is […]

Landon Mackey and Md Rifat Kaisar Rachi, PhD EE Candidates at the FREEDM Systems Center won first prize at the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) Symposium held in early April 2017 for their poster entitled “Ultra-Fast Speed DC Circuit Protection […]