Events & Workshops

NSF-Sponsored ECE Department Heads and Faculty Online Workshop: Dissemination of Electric Power Courses/Laboratories Developed through ONR Funding

This NSF-sponsored online workshop for ECE department heads and faculty shares a three-prong approach to strengthening electric power engineering education: (1) creating a pipeline of high school graduates into ECE programs through two pipeline courses focused on climate solutions, (2) facilitating teaching of senior/graduate-level courses in power systems, power electronics, and electric machines/drives using freely downloadable course materials hosted by CUSP, and (3) providing hands-on education using extremely low-cost ONR-funded hardware laboratories that can also be accessed remotely.

Analysis, Simulation, and Implementation of Vector Control: An Extremely Low-Cost Laboratory

This tutorial provides an overview of vector control for induction motors and PMAC motors, starting with the fundamentals of DC motor operation and closed-loop control. These concepts are then extended to AC drives using dq-transformation. All concepts are validated through numerical simulation using Sciamble Workbench (free-of-cost, ONR-funded) and demonstrated in real time using a low-cost electric drives lab kit developed at the University of Minnesota through ONR support. Participants can remotely implement vector control of AC drives.

Teaching Electric Energy Courses to Rejuvenate Electric Power Curriculum

Join faculty nationwide for a focused workshop showcasing ONR-funded, CUSP-hosted courses in power electronics, machines & drives, and power systems. Explore ultra-low-cost, digitally controlled online laboratories with remote access for teaching and research, plus options for online MS delivery. Hear from leaders at NSF, ONR, IEEE PES, NAE, and partner universities—and leave with ready-to-adopt curricula and lab resources.

Integrating DER with the Grid: Technology, Standards, Supporting Practices

This webinar provides an overview of common distributed energy resource (DER) technologies and how implementation of IEEE 1547-2018 is changing how DER interact with both the bulk power system and the distribution grid. It also outlines tools, methods, and constraints for DER interconnection analysis; discusses impacts to planning and operations; and highlights emerging trends such as non-wires alternatives, market participation, and vehicle-to-grid.