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IEEE ECCE: Presentations
Dr. Balog and five graduate students participated in 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The research group presented a total of nine papers.
IEEE ECCE: Co-Technical Program Chair
Dr. Balog served at the co-TPC (Technical Program Chair) for the 2016 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Welcome Dr. Mohammad Shadmand
Dr. Mohammad Shadmand has joined REAPER Lab as a full-time research engineer with expertise in model predictive control and renewable energy systems. He will also serve as Principle Investigator for a 1MW, medium-voltage photovoltaic inverter project in collaboration with Dr. Abu-Rub from the Qatar campus of TAMU.
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Haiyu Zhang and Ms. Hezi Zhu
We’re proud to congratulate Dr. Haiyu Zhang (PhD) and Ms. Hezi Zhu (MS) on their graduation from Texas A&M University and the REAPER Lab.
Dr. Zhang’s doctoral research pertained to control of photovoltaic inverters.
Ms. Zhu’s thesis research was related to arc-fault detection in photovoltaic solar energy systems.
Congratulations Dr. Mohammad Shadmand
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Mohammad Shadmand (PhD) on the occasion of his graduation from Texas A&M University and the REAPER Lab.
Tenure Promotion: Dr. Robert Balog
REAPER Lab is pleased to announce Director Dr. Robert Balog has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Texas A&M University.
Power Across Texas Teleconference
Dr. Balog participated in a Power Across Texas Research Advisory Council update teleconference.
IEEE SGRE: “Model Predictive Control of Grid-tied Photovoltaic Systems” Paper
PhD candidate Mohammad Shadmand presented his paper, co-authored with PhD candidate Xiao Li, entitled “Model Predictive Control of Grid-tied Photovoltaic Systems: Maximum Power Point Tracking and Decoupled Power Control” at the IEEE First Workshop on Smart Grid & Renewable Energy (SGRE) in Doha, Qatar.
IEEE SGRE: “Sensitivity Analysis to Model Parameter Errors of MPPT” Paper
PhD student Morcos Metry presented his paper, co-authored with PhD student Mohammad Shadmand entitled “Sensitivity Analysis to Model Parameter Errors of MPPT by Model Predictive Control for Photovoltaic Applications” at the IEEE First Workshop on Smart Grid & Renewable Energy (SGRE) in Doha, Qatar.
IEEE SGRE: Smart Grid Panel Session
Dr. Balog was a panel moderator and chair of the session entitled “Smart Grid: Current Status” at the IEEE First Workshop on Smart Grid & Renewable Energy (SGRE) in Doha, Qatar.

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