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Energy Conservation Sciences for Operation and Security of Large-Scale Systems

The objectives of the proposed effort are to expand and/or supplement the research presently underway as part of the Center on Security of Large Scale Systems. In particular, funds are requested (1) to expand solid-state research in the area of Silicon Carbide (SiC) for the purpose of reducing size, weight, and cost of power converters for motor drives and distributed generation, (2) to investigate methods of motor control including the advantages of SiC devices to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of electric drives, and (3) to incorporate the results of the Center's research in fuel cell testing and modeling to suggest design and operation of these devices in distributed generation systems and to investigate the control and performance of distributed generation during islanding of an Electric Power Grid.

Contact:

Purdue University
465 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(765) 494-3475
Contact: Oleg Wasynczuk
Email: wasynczu@purdue.edu

Partners:

Wright State University

Cost:

Total project cost: $322,834
STAC-DOE portion: $249,999
Participant portion: $72,835

Statement of Work and Status

Quarterly Reports

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Last Updated: 11/01/07