Project Number: Name

GR-26-06: Transmission Expansion Planning Using Probabilistic Security Constraints for Data Center Load Growth

Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

GR-26-04: Advanced Press-Pack Power Module Packaging for High Voltage SiC and Ultrawide Bandgap Devices

Principal Investigator: Xiaoqing Song

GR-26-03: A Reality Check on 35 kV-Class Solid-State Transformers: Challenges and Prospects

Principal Investigator: Yue Zhao

GR-26-02: Power Quality Assessment of Power Systems with Large Penetration of IBRs

Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner and Yong-June Shin

GR-25-09: Design and Development of a 20kV High Voltage SiC Switch for Next Generation Energy Conversion and Grid Modernization

Principal Investigator: Xiaoqing Song

GR-25-08: A Modular Solid-State Transformer (SST) Using 10kV Switching Devices

Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

GR-25-05: Development of All-SiC Modular-Paralleled ANPC Building Blocks for Power-to-Hydrogen Energy Storage Systems

Principal Investigator: Feng Guo

GR-25-04: Resilient Transmission Expansion Planning Considering Probabilistic Security Constraints Using AI Techniques

Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

GR-25-03: Packaging Methodology for an Electrically Scalable SiC Half-Bridge Module

Principal Investigators: David Huitink

GR-25-02: A Fully Modularized SiC Modular Multilevel Converter with Embedded Submodule Controllers

Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

GR-25-01: Low Rth, Dense Ceramic Isolation Enabling Direct Substrate Integration on Cold Plate

Principal Investigator: David Huitink

GR-24-05: Design and Demonstration of 6.5kV SiC based Medium Voltage Shunt Active Power Filter (MV-SAPF)

 Principal Investigator: Yue Zhao

GR-24-03: High Performance Half-Bridge Module Structure for 1.2-kV Ga203 MOSFET

Principal Investigator: H. Alan Mantooth, Xiaoqing Song, and Yuxiang Chen

GR-24-01: 120kVA Three-Phase Grid-tied Inverter with Active Controlled Parallel SiC MOSFETs

Principal Investigator: Liyang Du, Xia Du, and Haodong Yang

 

GR-23-07: Development of GaN based Compact Scalable Multilevel Inverter Building Block

 Principal Investigator: Xiaoqing Song

GR-23-06: Phasor Measurement Unit Based Methods for Implementing Dynamic Line Relating Capabilities

Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

GR-23-05: Investigating the Reliability and Resiliency Benefits of Smart Monitoring for Renewables-rich Transmission & Distribution Systems

Principal Investigator: Lingfeng Wang

GR-23-04: Modeling and design of Clean-Power Inverter-Based Resources

Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

GR-23-03: IBR Transient Response Improvements to Transmission Faults

Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

GR-23-02: Compact, GaN Based, 25kW 480VZC Bidirectional Inverter

Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

GR-23-01: Novel Electric Insulators and Partial Discharge Techniques for Resilient Medium Voltage Distribution Systems

 

 Principal Investigator: Chanyeop Park

GR-22-03: Short-term, Operational Reliability Evaluation of HVDC/MVDC Networks Considering Real-time Influence of Power Electronics

Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

GR-22-02: Development and Applications of Fine-grained Digital Twins for Power Electronic Modules

Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

GR-22-01: Design and Demonstration of A GRID-Connected Modular All-SiC Transformerless Energy Router (GRID-MASTER)

 Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

GR-21-06: Active Gate Driving for Paralleled High Voltage SiC MOSFET Power Modules

 Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

GR-21-04: High Voltage SiC MOSFET Power Module with Optimized Electric Field Distribution and EMI Performance

 Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

GR-21-02: Resilient MVDC and MVAC/MVDC Distribution Systems

 Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

GR-20-08: A Distributed Autonomous Control Concept and Architecture for Microgrids

 Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

GR-20-07: Novel Back-to-Back Converter Configuration for Hybrid AC Transmission with Multi-Terminal DC Operation

 Principal Investigator: Roy McCann and Alan Mantooth

GR-20-04: A Single-Stage 99% Efficient All-SiC Medium Voltage DC Transformer

 Principal Investigator: Yue Zhao

GR-20-03: Output Impedance Shaping of Grid-Tied Inverters

 Principal Investigator: Yue Zhao

    GR-20-02: High Power Medium Frequency and Medium Voltage Dual Active Bridge

     Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

    GR-20-01: Energy Storage for Increasing Solar PV Capacity and Improving Voltage Dynamics in Distribution Systems

     Principal Investigator: Brian Armstrong

    GR-19-08: A Grid-Integrable Medium-Voltage Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker

     Principal Investigator: Fang Luo

    GR-19-02: Development of a Compact Direct Medium Voltage Battery Charger

     Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

    GR-19-01: Optimization of Power Modules with Paralleled Devices

     Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

    GR-18-08: Medium Voltage Solid State Circuit Breaker

     Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

    GR-18-07: Power Dense, Grid Compatible Extreme Fast Charging Stations

     Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

    GR-18-06: Analysis, Visualization, and Mitigation of Cyber Risks in Grid-connected Power Electronic Systems

     Principal Investigator: Lingfeng Wang

    GR-18-05: Power Electronics Controls-Battery life Extension Method

     Principal Investigator: Andrea Benigni, Herb Ginn, and Michelle Hunt

    GR-18-03: Highly Efficient and Compact Medium Voltage Solar PV Inverter

    Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

    GR-18-02: Methods for Achieving >75% Instantaneous Inverter-Based Generation Capacity in Transmission Systems

    Principal Investigator: Roy McCann, Lingfeng Wang, and Andrea Benigni

    GR-18-01: High Voltage Encapsulations and Their Applications in Power Modules

    Principal Investigator: Simon Ang

    GR-17-14: Decentralized Energy Management and Robust Decisions for Networked Microgrids in Next-Generation Distribution Systems

    Principal Investigator: Lingfeng Wang

    GR-17-12: Extensive Comparative Study on High Power Inverters Using Various Switching Devices

    Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner

    GR-17-11: Multi-Port Solid State Transformer Design and Implementation for Microgrids and Distribution Systems

    Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

    GR-17-10-UWM: A Distributed Autonomous Control Concept and Architecture for Microgrids

    Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri and Juan Carlos Balda

    GR-17-10-UA: A Distributed Autonomous Control Concept and Architecture for Microgrids

    Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

    GR-17-08: Coordinated Optimal Voltage Regulation for the Next-Generation Distribution Grids with Extremely High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation

    Principal Investigator: Yue Zhao

    GR-17-04: Optimized Gate Drivers for High Voltage Power Devices

    Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

    GR-17-03: SiC-Based Direct Power Electronics Interface for Battery Energy Storage System into Medium Voltage Distribution System (13.8 kV)

    Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

    GR-17-02: Fault Detection and Management Needs Development Protective Relaying Methods for Microgrids

    Principal Investigator: Rob Cuzner, Herbert Ginn, and Andrea Benigni

    GR-16-06: Multi-Port Bi-Directional Resonant Solid State Transformer

    Principal Investigator: Adel Nasiri

    GR-16-05: Fault Protection and Coordination in a DC Community Microgrid

    Principal Investigator: Robert Cuzner

    GR-16-04: A High Power Real-time Photovoltaic Source Simulator

    Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

    GR-16-03: Distributed Power Quality Improvement using Power Electronics and Digital Signal Processing

    Principal Investigator: Herbert Ginn

    GR-16-02: High Step-Up /Down Transformer-less Modular-Multilevel DC-DC Converter

    Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

    GR-15-05: PMU Role in Evaluating PV Generation Impact on Transmission Grid

    Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi

    GR-15-04: Feasibility of Time-Frequency Analysis Built into Power Converters for Cable Health Monitoring

    Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi

    GR-15-03: Mobile Power Substation

    Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

      GR-15-02: Reducing Short-Circuit Current Levels using Fast-Acting Solid-Sate Fault

      Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda and Alan Mantooth

      GR-15-01: Optimization & Reliability Studies of Power Electronic Modules

      Principal Investigator: Simon Ang

      GR-14-08: Future Hybrid Microgrids

      Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda and Alan Mantooth

      GR-14-07: New Method for Qualifying Grid-Connected Power Electronics before Commissioning

      Principal Investigator: Andrea Benigni

      GR-14-06: DC Circuit Protection

      Principal Investigator: Roger Dougal

      GR-14-05: PV Inverter Control to Sustain High Quality of Service

      Principal Investigator: Andrea Benigni

      GR-14-04: Compensation Methods for Non-Periodic Currents

      Principal Investigator: Herbert Ginn

      GR-14-03: Reliability of GridConnected Power Electronics: A Case Study

      Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi

      GR-14-02: Ancillary Service Market Participation: Impacts on Power Electronic Grid Interface

      Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi and Andrea Benigni

      GR-14-01: Transmission Planning Improvements with Probabilistic Convex PCH Models

      Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

      GR-13-09: Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics for Power Systems with Widespread Power Electronic Converters
      • Principal Investigator: Charles W. Brice
      GR-13-08: Optical Isolation for Wide Bandgap Power Electronic Systems, Part Two
      • Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi
      GR-13-07: Unbalance-Current Static Compensator (Correcting Current Imbalances in Three-Phase Feeders)

      Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

      GR-13-06: Modular Solid-State Transformer
      GR-13-05: Smart Green Power Node-Field Testable Prototype

      Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GR-13-04: Green Power Node Long-term Online Model-Based Parametric Study

      Principal Investigator: Roger Dougal 

      GR-13-02: Transient Stability Improvements in Wind Farms Using Power Electronics and FACTS Devices

       Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi

      GR-13-01: Phase Balancer Project

       Principal Investigator: Herbert Ginn

      GR-12-01: GPS Based Smart Recloser

       Principal Investigator: Herbert Ginn

      GR-11-04: Modular Multilevel Converter for Transmission Level Battery Storage

       Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

      GR-11-03: Dense Power Electronics Interfaces for Distributed Generation

       Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda and Simon Ang

      GR-11-02: I/C Extension of Smart Green Power Node

       Principal Investigator: Roger Dougal

      GR-11-01: Hybrid

       Principal Investigator: Simon Ang

      GR-10-11: Power Module Layout Synthesis Tool (CAD)

       Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GR-10-10: Flexible Research Control Platform

       Principal Investigator: Herbert Ginn

      GR-10-09: Assessment of Rapid Voltage Collapse Induced by Power Electronics

       Principal Investigator: Charles W. Brice

      GR-10-08: High Temperature Control & Driver IC Design

       Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GR-10-07: Gallium Nitride Optical Isolation for Wide Bandgap Power Electronics System

       Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GR-10-06: Impact of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Sources on Power Quality

       Principal Investigator: Yong-June Shin

      GR-10-05: Hybrid Micro Grid

       Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

      GR-10-04: Improving Data Center Efficiency

       Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos Balda

      GR-10-03: Power System State Estimation Using Power Converter Frond-Ends

       Principal Investigator: Roy McCann

      GR-10-02: Smart Green Power Node

       Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GR-10-01: Power Module Packaging

      Principal Investigator: Simon Ang

      NSF-10-501: Fundamental Research Program/GaNPower Converters

       Principal Investigator: Enrico Santi and Alan Mantooth

      NSF-15-06: Physics-Based Compact Modeling of GaN Devices for Advanced Power Electronics

      Principal Investigator: Alan Mantooth

      GRAPES Korea

      2022-May
      GRK-01-2021: Simulation Modeling of ESS-Cable Interconnected System
      GRK-02-2021: Multi-Channel Recovery for Distributed Quality Management of Synchrophasor Data
      GRK-03-2021: Sensitivity Model-based Optimal Decentralized Dispatching Strategy of Multi-terminal DC links for the Integration of DGs in Distribution Networks
      GRK-04-2021: Static-Flexibility Index and Generator-Specific Evaluation
      GRK-05-2021: Cluster Phase-Shifted Nearest Level Control for Modular Multilevel Converters
      GRK-06-2021: Shaping the Transient Performance of Droop-Controlled Grid Forming Converters for Frequency Regulation
      GRK-07-2021: Development of Green Hub Station
      GRK-08-2021: Reserve-less Operation of Steam Turbine Generator with Energy Storage System for Operating Cost Reduction