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June 21, 2021
NC State University Student Earns Recognition at APEC 2021
Ashish Kumar, NC State University and FREEDM Ph.D. candidate, was recently recognized as an APEC 2021 Technical Lecture and Dialogue Best Presentation Award Winner for his lecture titled, “Performance Evaluation of 10 kV SiC Current Switch Based PWM Current Source Inverter […]
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FREEDM Tech Webinar: Resilient Networked Microgrids Energy Management System
Presented by Mo-Yuen Chow, Professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University As technology advances, Networked Microgrids (NMG) are widely envisioned to be the future form of the smart grid, for their autonomy, distributed energy […]
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March 2, 2021
Ning Lu, Ph.D. Elevated to IEEE Fellow
December 2020- Ning Lu, Ph.D. was honored with elevation to IEEE Fellow in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of electrical and computer engineering. Dr. Lu was elevated for contributions to load modeling and control methods for providing […]
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March 1, 2021
Facebook joins FREEDM
FREEDM is proud to announce that Facebook, Inc., has joined the Center as a Full Member. Everyone knows Facebook as a social media giant but not many know that they design and operate their own data centers. “Facebook is constantly […]
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January 7, 2021
NC State University Undergrad Students Win 2020 IEEE PES Scholarships
Each year the IEEE Power & Energy Society awards students scholarships through its Scholarship Plus Initiative. One hundred eighteen students were selected this year from 78 U.S., Puerto Rico & Canadian universities. The initiative recognizes undergraduate students who have declared […]
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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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Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Battery Modeling
Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2242644591223550988 Link to tutorial info: go.ncsu.edu/bharat_tutorial Abstract:Lithium Ion Batteries play an important role in many sectors, for examples: an energy reservoir in a microgrid facility that has high penetration of renewable energy resources, a primary energy source in electric vehicles […]
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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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NC State Energy Week Pitch Contest Finale
Hosted by the FREEDM Systems Center NC State’s Energy Week Pitch Competition is your chance to share your idea with energy industry judges for the chance to win prizes and this inaugural competition. Pitch submissions are due Oct. 9 by 5 pm, and this […]
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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 […]