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GRAPES Spring 2017 Semi-Annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting – May 23-24, 2017

GRAPES Spring 2017 IAB Meeting University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Getting Around Our GRAPES Spring 2017 Semi-Annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting will be held on May 23-24, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All GRAPES IAB members, faculty and students are...

Graduate and Professional Programs Perform Well in U.S. News Rankings

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas graduate and professional programs performed well in the rankings of the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools. The rankings for College of Education and Health Professions, the College of...

Registration: Strategic Planning Meeting – March 2017

Strategic Planning Meeting, March 23-24, 2017 Crowne Plaza Westshore - Tampa, Florida Our GRAPES Strategic Planning Meeting will be held on March 23-24, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. All GRAPES IAB members and faculty are invited to attend. If you have any questions...

GRAPES Sponsors WiPDA Conference

The Department of Electrical Engineering, the center for Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems and the center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems were among the sponsors of the conference. Read more...

GRAPES’ Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board

The NSF Center for GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES) in the Department of Electrical Engineering hosted its Fall 2016 Industrial Advisory Board Meeting on Nov. 10-11 in Fayetteville. Read more...

Presentations from GRAPES Meeting – November 10-11, 2016

Below is the agenda with links to each presentation in the agenda. For a complete agenda, please click here. Thursday, November 10, 2016 7:30 AM 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 AM 8:15 AM Introductions/Welcome Alan Mantooth Roger Dougal 8:15 AM 8:30 AM GRAPES Introduction...

NCREPT Contributes to Wolfspeed Wide Bandgap Automotive Traction Inverter

"Wolfspeed Wide Bandgap Automotive Traction Inverter converts the direct current (DC) power stored in either a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle battery pack to a three-phase alternating current power used to energize one or more electrical loads. In the...

Cloud communication for remote access smart grid testbeds

A cloud-enabled architecture for remote access smart grid testbeds. Innovative smart grid technologies need to leverage realistic and scalable cyber-physical test platforms. The interdisciplinary structure of the smart grid concept compels heterogeneous testbeds with...

Welcome newest member – Typhoon HIL

Power Electronics and Microgrid Control Design & Testing in the 21st century As the energy sources, their complexity and their demands from the grid are evolving more rapidly than ever, Typhoon HIL makes it their mission to educate, empower, and consult power...