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NWAC Organizational Structure

Wind for Schools Nebraska Wind Applications Center Jerry Hudgins Department of Electrical Engineering University of Nebraska - Lincoln. NWAC Organizational Structure. Director, Dr. Jerry L. Hudgins Assistant Director, Joel Jacobs. Other NWAC Faculty.

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NWAC Organizational Structure

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  1. Wind for SchoolsNebraska Wind Applications CenterJerry HudginsDepartment of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln

  2. NWAC Organizational Structure Director, Dr. Jerry L. Hudgins Assistant Director, Joel Jacobs.

  3. Other NWAC Faculty • Dr. Dean Patterson, electric machine and power converter designs. • Dr. Sohrab Asgarpoor, specializing in power system reliability and distributed generation systems. • Dr. Wei Qiao, specializing in distributed generation systems, wind turbine monitoring, and grid connection issues.

  4. NWAC Activities Interactions and support of the WfS State Facilitator School participant assessment - WfS Interfacing with school representatives and local utility personnel on some turbine installation specifics - WfS Coordination of material and sub-system procurement - WfS Supervise installation - WfS Curriculum development Student projects Research

  5. NWAC Facilities & Resources Skystream wind turbine nacelle used for research projects Lab tour for WfS Teachers and Administrators Turbine installation at Elkhorn Valley HS, Tilden

  6. Schools Involved in Wind for Schools Program Red: Installed turbines Blue: Installation in progress Green: Installation approved for next year White: Contacted, visited and expressed interest

  7. Curriculum in Wind Energy, Grid Power, and Related Topics Undergraduate Courses: ELEC 498a - Wind Energy ELEC 438 – Introduction to Electric Power Engineering ELEC 428 – Power Electronics ELEC 498b – Electric Machines Graduate Courses: ELEC 898a - Wind Energy ELEC 838 – Introduction to Electric Power Engineering ELEC 828 – Power Electronics ELEC 898b – Electric Machines

  8. Energy in Society (3)ENSC 110 Introduction to Energy Systems (3)ENSC 220 Core Curriculum9 credits Energy, Economy and Environment (3)ENSC 230 Biotechnology/ Food Systems* 200-400 Level Renewable Energy Bio-Sources (Animal Science, Agronomy)* 200-400 Level Renewable Energy Engineering* 200-400 Level Energy Economics/ Policy* 200-400 Level Wind Energy Systems – Nebraska Energy Science Minor Available to all majors at UNL Three-course sequence required followed by three courses of appropriate electives

  9. Student Projects: Examples • Senior Design Teams and Individual Projects • Integration of PV array and small wind turbine on dc bus • Data logging and telemetry for wind and solar • MET Tower data logging and wireless transfer • Power converters for solar array and wind turbine system for battery charger and ac power • Wind Resource Assessment and Siting • Small wind turbine installations and grid connection • Permanent Magnet Machine design, fabrication, and testing • Linear • Axial Flux

  10. Distributed Power Systems & Smart Grid Research • Advanced Computer Applications in Planning, Design, and Operation of Electric Power Systems • Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Power Systems Under Uncertainty • Impact of Maintenance and Equipment Aging on System Reliability • Survivability and Vulnerability Assessment of Energy Infrastructure • Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Control of Electric Power Systems • Renewable energy systems and distributed generation • Microgrids • Power system control, stability and performance optimization • Power electronics • Computational intelligence and its application in electric energy systems

  11. Energy Systems, Power Electronicsand Devices 1.90 mm Hydrogen Production from Wind Sources UNL Test Turbine Advanced Semiconductors for Power Converters Synchronous Generators for Wind Turbines (permanent magnet axial-flux machines)

  12. International Symposium Co-Sponsored by NWAC and Managed by NWAC FacultyJune 24-26, 2009 • International Slate of Speakers: GE, Vestas/Aalborg Univ., North Wind, NREL, EPRI, EUREL,Univ. Wisconsin, Oregon State Univ. • 88 attendees (engineers); ½ academic, ½ industry & government • 8 countries represented from North America, Europe, Asia, and South America

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