International Research Experience for Student (IRES):US-Jordan- In Photovoltaic Based Power Electronics Conversion Systems

0652048 Batarseh描述：该奖项支持佛罗里达州奥兰多中佛罗里达大学(UCF)电气工程系Issa Batarseh博士与约旦伊尔比德约旦科技大学(Just)电气工程系Ahmed Harb博士合作开展的一个项目，为学生提供国际研究经验。该项目将支持至少8名美国学生在约旦进行电力电子研究。这个为期8周的夏季项目将从2007年5月开始，连续运行三个夏季。这些学生包括6名本科生和4名毕业生，他们将来自UCF，并将与Just的电气工程学生和教职员工一起工作。该项目将侧重于光伏应用的电力转换技术(逆变器)，并将使学生接触到国际和多元文化背景下的研究动态。美国和约旦对光伏系统等可再生能源技术感兴趣，因为两国都在寻求使其能源供应组合多样化。将两国的学生和教职员工聚集在一起，朝着这一共同目标努力，将为美国与会者未来的合作努力提供坚实的基础，这是美国保持其竞争优势所必需的。智力优势：拟议合作的目标是改进用于光伏系统的逆变器技术。重点将放在通过数字控制技术增加逆变器功能上。具体的智能优点包括：1.对单级和双级逆变器技术进行了系统的对比分析。优点的衡量标准将包括效率、可靠性和成本。2.将所有控制功能整合到数字控制器中。这种方法将为逆变器增加更多的通用性，使其适合于广泛的定制应用。3.通过PSPICE、Saber、MathCAD、MatLab等软件或软件的组合，开发综合的逆变器设计自动化工具。可以使用其他软件设计工具，例如C++，以确保在广泛的设计平台上具有更广泛的可移植性。更广泛的影响：国际研究合作是必要的，以帮助创造一个促进智力知识交流的场所，刺激当地经济增长，并在全球范围内培养工程研究和教育的合作精神。拟议的项目有可能：1.激发和激励年轻的电气工程师专门从事可再生能源系统和电力电子领域的工作；2.通过整合可再生能源系统和电力电子领域的研究和工程教育来加强美国的科技能力；3.拓宽和扩大美国和海外广泛的电气工程师科技社区之间的关系。

0652048BatarsehDescription: This award supports international research experience for students in a project by Dr. Issa Batarseh, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, Florida in collaboration with Dr. Ahmed Harb, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan. The project will support at least eight US students to perform power electronics research in Jordan. This 8 week long summer project will run for three consecutive summers starting in May 2007. The students, six undergraduate and four graduate, will come from the UCF and will work alongside students and faculty of Electrical Engineering at JUST. The project will focus on power conversion technologies (inverters) for photovoltaic applications and will expose students to the dynamics of research in international and multi-cultural settings. Renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaic systems are of interest to the United States and Jordan as each nation is looking at diversifying their energy supply portfolios. Bringing together students and faculty from both nations to work towards this common goal will provide US participants with a solid foundation for future collaborative efforts, which are necessary for the United States to maintain its competitive edge. Intellectual merit: The objective of the proposed collaboration is to improve on inverter technology for photovoltaic systems. A strong emphasis will be put on increasing inverter functionality through digital control techniques. The specific intellectual merits include: 1. Systematic comparative analysis of single and two stage inverter technologies. The measure of merits will include efficiency, reliability and cost. 2. Consolidation of all control functions into a digital controller. This approach will add more versatility to the inverter and make it suitable for a wide range of custom-applications. 3. Development of a comprehensive inverter design automated tool through software or combination of software such as PSpice, Saber, MathCAD, and Matlab. Other software design tools such as C++ may be used to ensure wider portability across a wide range of design platform. Broader impact: International research collaboration is necessary to help create a venue to promote the exchange of intellectual knowledge, to stimulate growth of local economies, and to foster a spirit of cooperation in engineering research and education globally. The proposed project has the potential to: 1. excite and motivate young electrical engineers to specialize in the area of renewable energy systems and power electronics, 2. strengthen the scientific and technological capabilities of the United States through the integration of research and engineering education in the area of renewable energy systems and power electronics, 3. broaden and expand relations between the extensive scientific and technological communities of electrical engineers in the United States and abroad.