News Archives
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September 18, 2020
Congratulations to Our Recent Graduates
Please join us in congratulating our most recent Ph.D. and MS graduates! Although they had to adapt to a new defense process, these students didn’t let adversity stop them from reaching their goals, and we know they will go and […]
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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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August 26, 2020
Dr. Ning Lu Receives IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) provides the world’s largest forum for sharing the latest in technological developments in the electric power industry, for developing standards that guide the development and construction of equipment and systems, and for […]
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August 13, 2020
SEL Donates Real-Time Automation Controllers to NC State
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) recently donated a dozen Real-Time Automation Controllers (RTACs) for use in the Power Systems Teaching Lab at NC State. RTACs are used in electric substations for utility SCADA and substation automation. “Our students will use these […]
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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 19, 2020
FREEDM Welcomes New Member Danfoss
Danfoss is a global leader in engineering advanced technologies, like AC drives, that work to build a better, smarter, more efficient world. Founded in 1933 in Denmark to manufacture the first thermostatic expansion valves for refrigeration systems and then radiator thermostats to regulate heating, the company now employs 28,000 […]
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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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February 26, 2020
NC State University Students Receive 2019/2020 PES Scholarships
Each year the IEEE Power & Energy Society awards promising students scholarships through its Scholarship Plus Initiative. This year, one hundred and thirty five students were selected from 78 U.S., Puerto Rico & Canadian universities. The initiative recognizes undergraduate students […]
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February 3, 2020
Schneider Electric Holds Design Thinking Workshop at NC State
NC State students spent some time this week Going Green with help from Schneider Electric. Part of their incentive was to win some green (cash money!) and a trip to Las Vegas. But they were also motivated to do some […]