Research and Innovation
- October 3, 2016 New Cost-Effective Silicon Carbide High Voltage Switch Created
- September 15, 2016 New Tech Promises to Boost Vehicle Efficiency
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September 1, 2016
Technology for a Smarter and Resilient Grid
In the September 2016 issue of IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, Dr. Alex Huang, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor at NC State and leader for the Solid State Transformer Thrust at FREEDM, asserts that solid state power electronics form the core technology for […]
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July 5, 2016
FREEDM Viewpoint in Electrification Magazine
The June 2016 issue of IEEE Electrification Magazine features a viewpoint article describing “The DC Revolution.” In this article, FREEDM researchers Dr. Ewan Pritchard and Dr. Srdjan Srdic along with Dan Gregory, CEO of Pos-En, outline the broad trends shaping […]
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May 27, 2016
Solar Impulse inspires students at FAMU and NC State
The most tense moment flying a solar powered plane is right at dawn. That’s when the batteries are at their lowest energy and you hope the meteorologists’ models are correct that you aren’t flying into a cloudy morning. Since the […]
- February 5, 2016 Best of Both Worlds: FREEDM-Pair Switches for Power Devices
- February 5, 2016 GridBridge takes DA, Volt/VAR Past Testing Phase
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February 5, 2016
New GTO Tech Being Developed to Modernize Power Grid
Researchers at the FREEDM Systems Center have moved a step closer to perfecting a technology designed to block voltages in both directions on a circuit, a necessary feature in the solid-state devices now being developed to modernize the electrical power […]
- February 5, 2016 Creating the Internet of Energy
- February 5, 2016 World’s Most Powerful Electrical Testing System Unveiled