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Dr. Balog gives talk at the Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)
Professor Balog met with researchers at the Korea Electric Power Research Institute and gave a talk on some of the recent projects in the REAPERlab.
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
Dr. Balog gives an IEEE Power Electronics Society Distinguished Lecture at the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society
As part of the IEEE Power Electronics Distinguished Lecture Series, Professor Balog, REAPERlab Director, gave a talk to the Dallas / Fort Worth chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Dr. Balog spoke about
Dr. Balog wishes to thank Dr. Pradeep Shenoy of Texas Instruments and the Dallas Power Electronics Society for organizing and hosting the lecture.
Dr. Balog hosts Industry Advisory Board meeting for the I/UCRC Center on Next Generation Photovoltaics
Director Dr. Balog and co-Director Dr. Taylor Harvey host the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for the NSF I/UCRC Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics in Killeen, Tx on the campus of Texas A&M University-Central Texas. Researchers from UT-Austin and Colorado State Univeristy presented research results to industry members.
Dr. Wesam Rohouma Promoted to Assistant Research Scientist
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Rohouma on his promotion to Assistant Research Scientist.
Aaqib Peerzada Joins TAMUQ as Visiting Scholar
Mr. Aaqib Peerzada, PhD candidate at Texas A&M University in College Station, collaborates with the REAPER Lab team in Qatar to work on NPRP Cycle 9 project.
Dr. Balog presented a paper at the International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY
REAPER lab Director Dr. Robert S. Balog presented a paper entitled “D-STATCOM for a Distribution Network with Distributed PV Generation” at the 2018 International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY / July 6, 2018.
This paper discussed the use of a distribution static synchronous compensator (D-STATCOM) for harmonic power compensation in a distribution network. Power quality in an AC power distribution system is reduced by nonlinear loads which draw non-sinusoidal current. When this distorted current interacts with the line impedance of the distribution network (the grid), the system voltage becomes distorted which could adversely affect other electrical devices connected to the grid. Compensating the harmonic current at the grid-edge improves the overall reliability of the electrical grid.
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