Eaton Corporation awarded Rob Cuzner, associate professor, electrical engineering and computer science, $50,000 in July for a one-year project on extreme power conversion.
The purpose of the project is to apply model-based methods to the design of variable frequency motor drives to ensure electromagnetic compatibility with the electrical distribution systems. This work is especially important given the influence of inverter-based loads and sources on increasing levels of supraharmonic noise in unregulated frequency ranges and impending changes to electric grid compatibility standards.
Cuzner is an expert in electric grid compatibility. He is the director of UWM’s Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems and site director for GRAPES (GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems), a National Science Foundation-supported industry/university cooperative research center. His research on extreme power conversion has been supported by Eaton, Leonardo DRS and LEM International through M-WERC.