From Left to right: Jen-Pin Lin, Vahid Disfani, Lakshan Piyasinghe, Dr. Zhixin Miao, George Gurlaskie from Duke Energy, Javad Khazaei, Yin Li, and Ling Xu.
USF Smart Grid Power Systems News Update (power.eng.usf.edu)
1. The Duke Energy Teaching Lab is starting to function. The teaching lab is located in ENB 235. Currently it has four benches equipped with digital signal processing based control equipment & motors. Undergraduate students can now conduct experiments on machines in the lab. 2. The Fall 2013 semester sees a surge in both Ph.D. students and master students. The enrollment number for Power System Analysis exceeds 30 in Fall 2013. In addition, five other courses are offered in power and energy area. They are: a. b. c. d.
AC machines and electric drives Distribution power systems Power system protection Electromechanical energy conversion
3. The USF Smart Grid Power Systems lab is continuing conducting top notch research and teaching. Our graduates are highly sought by the industry. Most recently, one of our Ph.D. students, Ling Xu, started to work at Alstom Grid R&D in Philadelphia. And he is working on the High-voltage dc systems around the world! 4. The USF EE Department is finalizing two Energy Certificates: one in Smart Grid Power System and one in Renewable Energy. The two Energy Certificates are expected to be effective starting from January 2014. Both degree seeking and non-degree seeking students can get the certificates. A minimum of 12 credit hours from a set of designated courses is required for the certificates.
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