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

Power Module Layout Synthesis Tool (GR-10-11) Principal Investigator: Dr. Alan Mantooth This was a multi-year project into the design and implementation of a CAD tool that is used to analyze and optimize the simultaneous electrical, mechanical and thermal issues...

Power Module Packaging (GR-10-01)

Power Module Packaging (GR-10-01) Principal Investigator: Dr. Simon Ang The first phase of the Power Module Packaging Project concentrated on achieving the high-voltage (10 kV or higher) breakdown requirements of the power electronic modules consisting of two power...

Smart Green Power Node (SGPN) Electronics (GR-10-02)

Smart Green Power Node (SGPN) Electronics (GR-10-02) Principal Investigators: Dr. Alan Mantooth, Dr. Roger Dougal This project began with the identification of the business case for a (notionally residential) Smart Green Power Node, the requirements for such a node,...

Hybrid Microgrid (GR-10-05)

Hybrid Microgrid (GR-10-05) Principal Investigator: Dr. Juan Carlos Balda The objective of this GRAPES project was to coordinate a tightly-coupled battery energy storage unit (BESU) with a diesel or natural-gas synchronous generator (SG) within a microgrid. The BESU...