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Sawsan Shukri presented a paper at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) in Chicago, IL USA
Undergraduate student
Arcing in photovoltaic (PV) power systems is a significant concern due to the potential for property damage from a PV system fire and personal safety from electrical shock hazard or electrocution if an arc is undetected and left unmitigated. This paper reports on the results of a project to develop a DC arc generator suitable for use in the development and testing of DC arc-fault detectors.
Lance Alpuerto presented a paper at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) in Chicago, IL USA
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 the electrical generation of individual PV cells in a curved photovoltaic surface. Characterizing the variance of generated current will assist with the development of interconnection and control strategies of the MPPT system to make non-planar PV practical for utility, commercial, and residential applications.
Welcome Dr. Naki Güler
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.
Dr. Balog presents paper at the ICPE 2019 – ECCE Asia conference
Dr. Balog presented a paper co-authored with Dr. Wesam Rohouma, Ph.D. student Mr. Aaqib Ahmad Peerzada, and Dr. Miroslav M. Begovic entitled “Reactive Power Compensation of Time-Varying Load Using Capacitor-less D-STATCOM” at the KEPI ICPE 2019 – IEEE ECCE Asia conference in Busan, S. Korea / May 30, 2019.
In this paper, a capacitor-less D-STATCOM based matrix converter was shown to provide the required reactive power support in a low voltage distribution network under variable load conditions. Instead of the traditional VSC based topology, without electrolytic capacitors, the system is well-suited for long-life applications under hot environmental conditions. By injecting controlled reactive power, the D-STATCOM can positively affect the power factor, improve voltage profile, and reduce energy losses in the distribution network.
Morcos Metry and Minjeong Kim presented their paper at the ICPE 2019 – ECCE Asia conference in Busan, S. Korea
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, 2019.
This paper proposed an auto-tuning closed-loop controller for the ripple port inverter in single-phase photovoltaic micro-inverters. This controller is based on the hill-climbing algorithm and is designed to minimize
Dr. Balog gives talk at the Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)
Dr. Balog gives an IEEE Power Electronics Society Distinguished Lecture at Hanyang University, S. Korea
As part of the IEEE Power Electronics Distinguished Lecture Series, Professor Balog, REAPERlab Director, gave a talk to the Seoul Power Electronics Society chapter entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in the Balance of Systems for Photovoltaic Energy.” The talk examined the costs and performance issues of the balance-of-systems in photovoltaic systems to explore other technologies and considerations that warrant attention if photovoltaic systems are
Dr. Balog wishes to thank Professor Rae-Young (Ryan) Kim, IEEE Senior Member, PELS Seoul chapter Secretary, Chair of Electrical and Biomedical Department, and Director of Energy Electronics Control System Lab (EECS Lab) at the Hanyang University Power Electronics Center (
Dr. Balog gives an IEEE Power Electronics Society Distinguished Lecture at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, S. Korea
As part of the IEEE Power Electronics Distinguished Lecture Series, Professor Balog, REAPERlab Director, gave a talk to the Seoul Power Electronics Society chapter entitled “Power Compensation in the Electrical Distribution System using a D-STATCOM.” The talk explored a solid-state power conditioner that can compensate reactive and harmonic power at or near the source before it flows upstream to the substation. As a fully controllable device, it can be deployed and dispatched as needed in the network.
Dr. Balog wishes to thank Professor Sewan CHOI, IEEE Fellow, Power Electronics & Fuel Cell Power Conditioning Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical & Information Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology for organizing and hosting the lecture.
The REAPER lab congratulates Ms. Sawsan Shukri on her graduation from Texas A&M University in Qatar
Ms. Sawsan Shukri graduated with her B.S. in electrical engineering. She has been an undergraduate research assistant in the REAPER lab and has made valuable contributions to our electrical arc generator testbed for arc-fault detector testing.
Dr. Wesam Rohouma presents paper at IEEE 13th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG)
Dr. Wesam Rohouma presented his paper co-authored with Dr. Robert S. Balog, Ph.D. student Mr. Aaqib Ahmad Peerzada, and Dr. Miroslav M. Begovic entitled “Development of a Capacitor-less D-STATCOM for Power Quality Improvement in Low Voltage Network” at the IEEE 13th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG) in Sønderborg, Denmark / 23 – 25 April 2019.
In this paper, a three-phase capacitor-less matrix converter (MC) has been employed as a distribution system static synchronous compensator (D-STATCOM) to provide reactive power compensation in the low voltage distribution network. To achieve
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