Phase II I/UCRC University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Center for Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES)

威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校(UWM)正在申请加入现有的I/UCRC第二阶段中心--并网高级电力电子系统(GRPES)，该中心成立于2009年，阿肯色大学为牵头机构，南卡罗来纳大学为站点。GRAPES通过促进并网电力电子知识和开发知识产权，为成员国和国家带来了重大利益。UWM网站的目标是补充和补充现有的专业知识、能力和设施，以更好地实现GRAPES的使命，加快电力电子产品的采用和接入电网，以提高系统的稳定性、灵活性、健壮性和经济性。UWM将在葡萄中增加另一个地理区域和人口中心、多样性、电力电子、微电网、保护、能效和储能的尖端设施。密尔沃基传统上一直是美国最大的电力电子中心之一，许多大中型电力公司都在这里。拟建的UWM场地的主要重点将是分布式发电集成、交流和直流微电网、配电和保护、辅助服务、智能配电、并网储能系统和基于SIC的变流器。UWM将为葡萄带来中西部市场和地区。这些设施包括350千伏安微电网系统、可持续电力系统中心、储能系统和接口、高压宽带隙器件测试装置、直流保护装置。UWM教员在换流器级宽带隙器件、故障和保护、电力电子系统、能效、电力电子可靠性和分布式发电集成方面的专业知识极大地支持了GRAPES的现有活动和能力。威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校(UWM)将加入现有的第二阶段I/UCRC中心，即并网先进电力电子系统(GRPE)。GRAPES的目标有三个：(I)开发并网电力电子、配电和智能负载的先进技术；(Ii)开发电力电子转换器和系统的软件和嵌入式控制；以及(Iii)为电力和能源转换及控制行业培养劳动力。威斯康星大学的四名核心教员和一大批附属教员在电力电子变流器、控制和系统方面拥有丰富的经验和专业知识，并得到业界的大力支持，他们将在并网电力电子设备和系统的设计、建模、仿真、实施和测试方面进行尖端研究。其目标是在发电、配电和智能负荷的各个层面增加电力电子产品在公用电网中的渗透率，以提高效率、可靠性、可持续性和降低成本。UWM网站将主要专注于分布式发电集成、交直流微电网、配电和保护、辅助服务、智能配电、并网储能系统和基于SIC的变流器。主要更广泛的影响是提供最高质量的一体化教育、研究和工程，以满足新兴劳动力和国家的需求？S能源行业。为了进行研究，包括教授、研究生和本科生在内的团队成员将合作进行。UWM葡萄网站将在许多层面产生更广泛的影响：高中生、UWM学生、职业专业人士、少数群体和代表性不足的群体，以及成员公司。项目的研究成果将与学生的课程相结合，并将通过每月的网络研讨会、半年一次的会议、短期课程和出版物向业界传播。该中心的活动还将通过开发新技术和知识产权，对威斯康星州和更广泛的中西部地区的能源转换和控制行业产生深远影响。

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is requesting to join an existing Phase Two I/UCRC center, Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES), which was established in 2009 with University of Arkansas as a lead and University of South Carolina as a site. The GRAPES has been providing significant benefits to the members and nation through advancing the knowledge in grid-connected power electronics and developing intellectual properties. The goal of the UWM site is to supplement and complement the existing expertise, capabilities, and facilities to better achieve mission of GRAPES to accelerate the adoption and insertion of power electronics into the grid in order to improve system stability, flexibility, robustness, and economy. UWM will add another geographical area and population center, diversity, cutting edge facilities of power electronics, microgrids, protection, energy efficiency, and energy storage into GRAPES. Milwaukee has traditionally been one of the largest power electronics hubs in the nation, home to many large and medium power companies. Majority of focus at the proposed UWM site will be on distributed generation integration, AC and DC Microgrids, distribution and protection, ancillary services, smart distribution, grid connected energy storage systems, and SiC-based converters. UWM will bring Midwest market and region to GRAPES. The facilities include a 350 kVA microgrid system, center for sustainable electrical energy systems, energy storage systems and interface, test setups for high voltage wide band gap devices, DC protection setups. UWM faculty expertise in converter level wide band gap devices, fault and protection, power electronics systems, energy efficiency, power electronics reliability, and integration of distributed generation greatly support the existing activities and capabilities at GRAPES. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) will join an existing Phase Two I/UCRC center, Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES). The objectives of GRAPES are three folds: (i) develop advanced technologies for grid-connected power electronics, power distribution, and smart loads, (ii) develop software and embedded controls for power electronics converters and systems, and (iii) develop workforce for the power and energy conversion and control industry. A group of four core faculty and a larger group of affiliated faculty at UWM with extensive experience and expertise in power electronics converters, controls, and systems, and strong support from industry will conduct cutting edge research on design, modeling, simulation, implementation, and testing of grid-connected power electronics devices and systems. The goal is to increase the penetration of power electronics into utility grid at all levels of generation, distribution, and smart load, in order to increase efficiency, reliability, sustainability, and to lower cost. UWM site will mainly focus on distributed generation integration, AC and DC Microgrids, distribution and protection, ancillary services, smart distribution, grid connected energy storage systems, and SiC-based converters. The main broader impact is to provide the highest quality integrated education, research, and engineering to meet the emerging workforce and needs of the nation?s energy industry. To conduct research, team members including professors, graduate and undergraduate students, and industry experts will collaborate. UWM GRAPES site will have broader impacts at many levels: high school students, UWM students, working professionals, minority and underrepresented groups, and member companies. Research results from projects will be integrated with courses for students and will be disseminated to industry through monthly webinars, semi-annual meetings, short courses, and publications. The center activities will also have profound impacts on the energy conversion and controls industry in Wisconsin and broader Midwest by developing new technologies and intellectual properties.