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DTE Power Electronics and Electric Drives LaboratoryThe newly established DTE Power Electronics Laboratory was developed through a grant of $190,000 from DTE Energy, a matching grant from NSF, and an internal matching grant. It is equipped with the-state-of-the-art power electronics facilities, including induction, PM and DC motors, universal power converter modules, DSPACE real-time control systems, power and spectrum analyzers, digital oscilloscopes, voltage and current probes, and accessory testing equipment. The lab allows the faculty and students to pursue power electronics for alternate sources of energy, including fuel cells and hybrid vehicles.
Student enrollment in power electronics courses has grown significantly over the past five years, reflecting the increasing public interest in energy conservation and environment protection. The lab allows the electrical and computer engineering department to deepen its curriculum and strengthen it through additional educational and research projects. The faculty team has developed several research projects addressing electric motor control with industrial and automotive applications, power factor correction strategies for industrial and utility systems, regenerative braking, wind power generation systems, hybrid vehicle powertrain, DC-DC converter and inverter systems, and HEV prognostics.
Power Group Photo, July 18, 2009 (From left to right: Yong Zhang, Xi Zhang, Prof. Chris Mi, Xiaofeng Ding, Chen Luo, Kevin Bai, Yan Yang, Pingan He, Hanna Liu, Bingzhan Zhang, Zheng Chen, Owen Nie)
Power Group Family Farewell (Xi Zhang and Family) and Welcome (Yong Zhang and Family, and Hanna Liu) Lunch, July 18, 2009
 News and EventsSeptember 30, 2008 - Power Group Welcomes New Members Power Group to Welcome a Few New Members in Fall 2008 and Winter 2009. The following people are now working at the Power Lab:
Post-Doctor/Associates:
Dr. Hanna Liu Dr. Kevin Bai Dr. Simon Zhang Dr. Ziling Nie Dr. Oleg Vodyakho
GSRA:
Mrs. Yan Yang Ms. Chen Luo
Ph.D Candidate:
Mr. Zheng Chen Mr. Xiaofeng Ding Mr. Bingzhan Zhang
[ More ] September 01, 2008 - The 5th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference to be held in DearbornThe 2009 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC09) will be held in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. The conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS). This year the conference will feature the theme of sustainability: hybrid, plug-in, fuel cell and battery technology. The conference also features keynote speakers from top executives of the major automotive companies, and a banquet at the Henry Ford Museum.
For more details, please visit
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/vppc/
Chris Mi, Ph.D, General Chair James Gover, Ph.D, Vice Chair Fang, Z. Peng, Ph.D, Program Chair
[ More ] December 18, 2007 - ECE5462 Hybrid Electric Vehicles course offered in Winter 2008
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the 5th IEEE International Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, September 7-11, 2009
For questions regarding the 5th IEEE International Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, please contact conference secretary
Kevin Bai: baihua@umd.umich.edu (313)583-6770
Or conference Treasurer Pingan He |
