How to Save the Electrical Grid
Extreme storms such as Hurricane Sandy have pushed the U.S. electrical grid to its breaking point. The technology exists to keep the lights on—we just need to implement it.
Mantooth Elected IEEE Power Electronics Society Vice President of Operations
Alan Mantooth, a Distinguished Professor in the department of electrical engineering, was elected as the 2013-2014 vice president of operations for the Power Electronics Society in November. The Power Electronics Society is part of the Institute for Electrical and...
Congressman Womack Visits University of Arkansas Research Center
The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission was pleased to host Congressman Steve Womack earlier this month. The congressman toured the center as part of a visit to the University of Arkansas campus. University of Arkansas faculty and staff showed...
Koontz Electric Company Joins GRAPES Center
The GRid-Connected Advanced Power Electronics Systems, or GRAPES as it is called, has announced that a new industry partner has joined the center, Koontz Electric Company Inc.