Building a Modern Power Electronics and Electric Machines Laboratory

工程-电气（55）本项目旨在改善PI所在机构的电力电子和电机驱动实验室，以便为学生提供这一快速发展领域的实践经验。该实验室正在利用八个实验，这些实验改编自明尼苏达大学的一个非常成功的项目，此外还开发了四个利用最先进技术的新实验室实验。该项目还包括一个针对实践工程师的短期课程计划，并与NASA实验室合作，该实验室也将支持这一努力，并提供两名NASA高级研究工程师作为顾问。该项目的具体目标是：1)每年有40名电气工程本科学生成功完成三门电力电子和电机课程；2)将高级电力电子课程的本科入学率提高50%；3)每年更新10名来自专门从事电力电子和电机技术的地区公司的执业工程师的技能。评估工作包括监控课程注册记录和短期课程出勤率，分析学生表现和评估，以及进行雇主调查。传播计划包括会议和期刊论文，以及参加正在进行的关于电力电子和驱动教学的全国教师讲习班。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is improving the power electronics and motor drives laboratories at the PI's institution in order to provide the students with hands-on experience in this rapidly developing field. The laboratory is utilizing eight experiments adapted from a highly successful program at the University of Minnesota in addition to developing four new laboratory experiments that utilize state-of-the-art technology. The project also includes a short course program for practicing engineers and a collaboration with a NASA lab that will also support this effort and provide two senior NASA research engineers to act as advisors. The specific objectives of this project are: 1) to have 40 electrical engineering undergraduate students per year successfully complete three courses in power electronics and electrical machines, 2) to increase undergraduate enrollment in an advanced power electronics course by 50%, and 3) to update the skills of 10 practicing engineers from regional companies specializing in power electronics and electric machine technology per year. The evaluation effort includes monitoring course enrollment records and short course attendance, analyzing of student performance and evaluations, and conducting employer surveys. Dissemination plans include conference and journal papers and participation in on-going national faculty workshops on teaching power electronics and drives.