SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY& DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (SREDG) RESEARCH GROUP Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Tarek Masaud Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd. MSC 192 Kingsville, TX 78363 Office: EC260 E-mail: [email protected] Goal of SREDG The main objective of Sustainable Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation research group (SREDG) is to pursue fundamental research aimed at increasing the control and penetration of sustainable renewable energy and distributed generation into operation and development of smart power grid. Dr. Rajab Challoo Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd. MSC 192 Kingsville, TX 78363 Office: 303C E-mail: [email protected] Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory The lab features dSPACE DS1104 controller boards to help students learn concepts in making electric drives an enabling technology for various applications such energy conservation, and renewable energy, etc. Mission of SREDG The mission of SREDG is to recruit and educate high achieving electrical engineering undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in sustainability issues related to renewable energy and energy efficiency topics and prepare them for professional careers. The on-going and future research activities focus on the technical and economic performance of distributed renewable generation as well as smart grid technologies that enable increased penetration of renewable energy sources in the power grid. Tentative Relevant Courses: • Electric Drives (Undergraduate) • Electric Power Systems (Undergraduate) • Linear Control Systems (Undergraduate) • Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation (Graduate) Wind Generation Stability and Control Bus4 Bus1 X1 X2 Fault X3 Load L1 Bus2 G1 (Southern Scotland) Bus3 • Introduction to Power Energy Innovation and Smart Grid (Graduate) • Advanced Electrical Machines (Graduate) • Electric Power Distribution Systems (Graduate) On-going Research activities ► Voltage stability analysis of power system Load Main System (England-Wales) Energy Storage for Intermittent Renewable energy resources ► Optimum placement and sizing of distributed generation DG ► Impact of SCIG and DFIG-based wind turbine on the power system voltage stability. ► Modeling and control of Self Excited Induction Generator (SEIG) for wind energy applications ► Vector Control of Induction Machines (Senior Design Project) ► Smart Grid control topologies Future Research Interest ► Modeling and optimizing of smart Microgrid ► Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) of solar photovoltaic (PV) system ► Energy Storage for Intermittent Renewable Energy Resources ► Control technologies for deployment of Renewable Energy Systems ► Advanced control techniques for solar and wind power, and smart grids ► Control and optimization techniques to improve the efficiency of solar thermal power plants with distributed collectors Wind & Storage