News Archives
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January 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 it was while visiting Raleigh that Yigitcan decided to follow […]
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October 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 below was produced with help from World Energy TV. It’s a […]
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September 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) power devices, which can be used to more efficiently regulate […]
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August 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. GridBridge licensed three patents from NC State University that relate […]
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July 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 allow for a smaller footprint and cleaner grid operations. Read […]
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July 5, 2017
Study Finds ‘Smart’ Transformers Could Make Reliable Smart Grid a Reality
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 […]
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June 8, 2017
NSF Approves Year 10 Funding
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 […]
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June 8, 2017
FREEDM Demonstrates System Components to 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 […]
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June 8, 2017
FREEDM to Host EPRI Short Course, August 28
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 […]
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May 4, 2017
Iyer Receives Best Presentation Award at 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference
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 […]