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Muhammed Ekin presented a paper at the International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY
Graduate student Mr. Muhammed Ekin presented a paper entitled “Reliability Assessment of Single-phase Module-Integrated Power Electronics Based on the Thermal Modeling of Photovoltaic Modules” at the 2018 International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY / July 4, 2018.
The reliability of power electronics is important for photovoltaic (PV) systems as the cost of failure has a significant effect on the return on investment (ROI). This paper developed a thermal model which was used to calculate the PV module temperature based on measured meteorological parameters specific to the different regions of Turkey. The results of the thermal model are the stress factors that are then used in the electrical and reliability model to calculate the mean time between failures (MTBF) of various candidate module integrated inverters.
Rawdha Ameen presented a paper at the International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY
Undergraduate student Ms. Rawdha Ameen presented a paper entitled “Flexible and Scalable Photovoltaic Curve Tracer” at the 2018 International Conference on Photovoltaic Science and Technologies (PVCon) in Ankara, TURKEY / July 4, 2018.
The reported the results of a project to develop a curve-tracer for use with experimental photovoltaic modules on curved-surfaces. MATLAB was used to control a Keithly SMU connected to multiple PV cells via a switching matrix. The system was able to sequentially take i-v curve measurements to
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Mostafa Mosa, Dr. Shunlong Xiao, and Mr. Muhammed Ekin upon their graduation
Dr. Mosa Mosa received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering. His doctoral research involved model predictive control of quasi z-sourced inverters.
Dr. Shunlong Xiao received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering. His doctoral research involved control of grid-integrated photovoltaic inverters.
Mr. Muhammed Ekin received his M.S. degree in electrical engineering. His thesis research involved studying the effect of the various temperature and climatic regions of Turkey on solar microinverter reliability.
Minjeong Kim presents paper at the 2018 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC).
PhD student Minjeong Kim presented her paper “THD analysis for a high frequency link SCR-based PWM inverter” at the 2018 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) in College Station, TX USA.
Congratulations to Ms. Minjeong Kim on recieving her M.S. degree
Ms. Minjeong Kim received her Masters of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering. She will continue in the REAPER lab and pursue her PhD in power electronics.
Congratulations to Ms. Rawdha Ameen on her graduation from Texas A&M University in Qatar
Ms. Rawdha Ameen graduated with her B.S. in electrical engineering. She has been an undergraduate research assistant in the REAPER lab for the last year and has made valuable contributions to many projects including developing a photovoltaic i-v curve tracer and an arc generator for arc-fault detector testing.
Dr. Mohammad Shadmand Joins Kansas State University as Assistant Professor
Alumni Mohammad Shadmand joins Kansas State University as an Assistant Professor. The REAPER lab wishes him all the best as he launches his academic career.
Congratulations to Dr. Xiao Li for graduating with his PhD
The REAPER lab congratulations Dr. Xiao Li upon his graduation. He received his PhD in electrical engineering. His doctoral research pertains to control of photovoltaic inverters.
Welcome Dr. Wesam Rohouma
The REAPER lab welcomes Dr. Wesam Rohouma to the research group as a PostDoctoral Fellow.
Congratulations to Mr. Lance Alpuerto on receiving his M.S. degree
The REAPER lab congratulates Lance Alpuerto on receiving his MS degree in electrical engineering. His research pertained to the mathematical analysis of the morphology of non-planar photovoltaic collection surfaces. He will remain in the REAPER lab and pursue his PhD degree.
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