by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Nov 8, 2019 | Graduate Students, Seminar / Talk
Ph.D. student Ms. Minjeong Kim gave a presentation entitled “Control of capacitorless ac link inverters ” at the Texas A&M Energy and Power Group Research Day in College Station, Tx, USA on November 8, 2019. In the presentation, Minjeong discussed the advantages...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 21, 2019 | Labs, Meetings, Researchers
The Renewable Energy and Advanced Power Electronics Lab were pleased to hosted members of the Joint Advisory Board of the Texas A&M University at Qatar for a lab tour. Research Scientist Dr. Wesam Rohouma, Research Assistant Ms. Sawsan Shukri, and Ph.D. student...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 9, 2019 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Mr. Moustafa Raslan for successfully defending his MS thesis, “Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Switch (SMAAS).” Mr. Raslan’s research studied the feasibility of using shape memory alloy as a mechanism for actuating an electrical switch. He...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 3, 2019 | Conference, Graduate Students, IEEE, Papers, PELS
Ph.D. student Ms. Minjeong Kim presented her paper entitled “New commutation method based on state machine for three-phase HF ac link inverter with passive loads” at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, MD USA The paper proposes a new...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Sep 23, 2019 | Conference, Graduate Students, Papers
Ph.D. student Mr. Lance Alpuerto presented a research poster entitled “Structurally-Integrated Photovoltaics (SIPV)” at the Texas A&M Conference on Energy in College Station, Tx USA / September 23rd, 2019. The research discussed the energy harvest opportunities of...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 18, 2019 | Conference, Graduate Students, Papers
Ph.D. student Mr. Lance ALpuerto presented his paper entitled “Modeling Methodology for Determining Energy Collection Potential of Photovoltaics Applied To Curved Surfaces” at the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 46) in CHICAGO, IL USA / June 18,...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 18, 2019 | Conference, Papers, Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate student Ms Sawsan Shukri presented a paper on behalf of the undergraduate research team entitled “Mechatronics Arc Generator for Photovoltaic Arc Fault Detector Testing” at the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 46) in CHICAGO, IL USA /...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 18, 2019 | Conference, Graduate Students, Papers
Ph.D. student Mr. Lance ALpuerto presented his paper entitled “Modeling the Electrical Production Potential of Non-Planar Photovoltaic Modules” at the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 46) in CHICAGO, IL USA / June 18, 2019. The paper investigated...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 10, 2019 | Career, Researchers
The REAPER lab welcomes Dr. Naki Güler to the research group as a Visiting PostDoctoral Fellow. Dr. Naki received his PhD from Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey.
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 29, 2019 | Conference, Graduate Students, Papers
Ph.D. students Mr. Morcos Metry and Ms. Minjeong Kim presented their paper titled “A Hill-Climbing Optimization Approach for Closed-Loop Auto-Tuning of the Grid-Connected Ripple-Port Inverters” at the IEEE ECCE-Asia (KEPI ICPE 2019) in Busan South Korea / May 29,...
