Power Systems
Faculty
- Dr. Charles A. Gross - Square D Power Professor (Univ. of Missouri at Rolla - '69). Power systems
and energy conversion.
- Dr. S. Mark Halpin - Professor (Auburn Univ - '93). Power Systems.
- Dr. Hulya Kirkici - Associate Professor (Polytechnic Univ of New York - '90). Voltage Breakdown
and Power Conditioning
- Dr. R. Mark Nelms - Professor (Virginia Polytechnic & State Univ. - '87). Power Electronics
and Power Systems.
Current/Recent Areas of Research
- Power Semiconductor Device Testing
- Power Converter Design and Analysis
- Simulation of Electromechanical Devices Including Saturation Effects
- Electric Motor Drives
- High Temperature Power Supplies for Space Applications
- Eddy Current Braking of Electromechanical Systems
- Nonlinear and Digital Control of Power Converters and Conditioners
- High Voltage Breakdown
- Multi-Phase Unbalanced Power System Studies, Steady-State Solutions and Stability
Analysis
- Multiple Power Flow Solutions and Voltage Stability
- Application of Custom Power Controllers to Distribution Systems
- Power Distribution System Planning
- Resonant dc Link Inverters for the Control of Brushless dc Motors
- Modeling and Analysis of Power Electronic Systems
- Electronic Ballasts for Fluorescent and High Pressure Sodium Lamps
- Power Converters for Magnetic Bearing Systems
- Optimum Capacitor Allocation in Power Distribution Systems
- Experimental Measurement of the Frequency Response of a Typical Domestic Residence
