Past Renewable Energy Projects
Renewable energy is most effective when fully integrated into the electricity grid. The control and operation implications of intermittent energy sources are not fully understood. CEME researchers are addressing these concerns primarily at the system level. Methods for greatly expanding the use of renewable energy in microgrids and full-scale utility grids are being developed. Differential power processing, an architectural approach to high-performance solar energy conversion, is being developed for commercial-scale and utility-scale photovoltaic systems. Distributed control architectures are being developed to make renewable resources “grid friendly,” providing extra services such as reactive power support for voltage regulation and dynamic power flow adjustment.
2023-2024
2022-2023 Interim
- 200-kW Integrated Generator-Rectifier Prototype for Wind Energy Systems
- A Quasi-Newton Algorithm for Solving the Power-Flow Problem in Inverter-Based Power Systems
- A Resilient Distributed Platform for Microgrid Control Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
- Extracting Power from ECEB Research Solar Panels Using Distributed Controllers
- Primary and Secondary Control of Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters
- Real Time Modeling of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Power Grid
- Reduced-Order Modeling of Inverter and Synchronous Generator-based Power Networks
2022-2023
- 200-kW Integrated Generator-Rectifier Prototype for Wind Energy Systems
- 200-kW Integrated Generator-Rectifier Prototype for Wind Energy Systems
- A Quasi-Newton Algorithm for Solving the Power-Flow Problem in Inverter-Based Power Systems
- A Quasi-Newton Algorithm for Solving the Power-Flow Problem in Inverter-Based Power Systems.
- A Resilient Distributed Platform for Microgrid Control Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
- A Resilient Distributed Platform for Microgrid Control Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
- Extracting Power from ECEB Research Solar Panels Using Distributed Controllers
- Extracting Power from ECEB Research Solar Panels Using Distributed Controllers
- Primary and Secondary Control of Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters
- Primary and Secondary Control of Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters
- Real Time Modeling of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Power Grid
- Real Time Modeling of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Power Grid
- Reduced-Order Modeling of Inverter and Synchronous Generator based Power Networks
- Reduced-Order Modeling of Inverter and Synchronous Generator-based Power Networks
2021-2022 Interim
- Analysis and Design of Pulse De-icing on Solar Panels
- DC Grid Interface for Wind Energy Systems
- Design of Grid Tied Solar Microinverter Optimized for Reactive Power Support
- Extract power from ECE Building Research Solar Panels using distributed controllers
- Integrated generator-rectifier system and hardware development for high-power demonstration
- Primary and Secondary Control of Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters
- Reliability Analysis of Novel Wind-Energy Conversion System
2021-2022
- Analysis and Design of Pulse De-icing on Solar Panels
- DC Grid Interface for Wind Energy Systems
- Design of Grid Tied Solar Microinverter Optimized for Reactive Power Support
- Extract power from ECE Building Research Solar Panels using distributed controllers
- Integrated generator-rectifier system and hardware development for high-power demonstration
- Primary and Secondary Control of Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters
- Reliability Analysis of Novel Wind-Energy Conversion System
2019-2020 Interim
2019-2020
- A Self-Triggered Secondary Frequency Control Scheme in AC Microgrids
- An Industrial Grade Control-Node Prototype that Integrates Distributed Control Algorithms
- An Industrial-Grade Control Node Prototype for Distribution Network Applications
- Distributed Secondary Frequency Control in AC Microgrids with Lossy Electrical Networks
2018-2019 Interim
2018-2019
- A Reliable Set-Point Tracking Algorithm to Extend the Utility of Solar Arrays
- Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of Microgrid Secondary-Frequency Control Schemes
- Design of Low-Inductance Generator for Large-Scale Wind Turbines
- Developing a Time-Resolution Based Hierarchy of Models for Distributed Energy Resources
- Development of a Method for Synchronizing Two or More Microgrids Operating in Islanded Mode with the Goal of Electrically Connecting Them
- Hardware-in-Loop Implementation of Frequency Regulation Architectures for Islanded Inertia-Less AC Microgrids
- Solar Variability Reduction Using Off-MPP Tracking and Energy Storage Systems
2017-2018
- A data-driven framework for coordinating the response of DERs to Provide Grid Support Services
- A hierarchy of models for distributed energy resources (DERs)
- Graphical User Interface (GUI) Development for Testing and Monitoring of Distributed Control Algorithms over Emulated AC Microgrids
- Hardware in Loop (HIL) Implementation of a Centralized and a Distributed Frequency Regulation Architecture for Islanded Inertia-Less AC Microgrids
- Microgrid Distributed Generation Control Over Time-Varying Communication Networks
- Solar Variability Reduction in Solar Arrays Using OFF-MPP Tracking and Energy Storage Systems
2016-2017 Interim
2016-2017
2015-2016
- Alternative Methods for Mitigating Natural Photovoltaic Variability: Dynamic HVAC Load Compensation and Curtailed PV Power
- An Active-Power Load-Sharing Controller for Frequency Regulation in Inverter-Based Microgrids
- Differential Processing for Improvements in Solar Array Energy Harvest
- Dynamic Energy Management Needs in Energy-Efficient Buildings Imposed by Stochastic Solar Resources
- Reliability Assessment of Aggregating Demand Response Resources
- Stochastic Approach to Asynchronous Differential Power Processing for True Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Sub-Modules
2014-2015
- A Stochastic Approach to Asynchronous Differential Power Processing for True Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Sub-Modules
- A Stochastic Approach to Asynchronous Differential Power Processing for True Maximum Power Point Tracking of Photovoltaic Sub-modules
- A Two Time-Scale Approach to Voltage Regulation in Unbalanced Distribution Systems
- An Active-Power Load-Sharing Controller for Frequency Regulation in Inverter-Based Microgrids
- Differential Processing for Improvements in Solar Array Energy Harvest
- Differential Processing for Improvements in Solar Array Energy Harvest
- Distributed Frequency Control of Inertia-Less AC Microgrids
- Dynamic Energy Management Needs in Energy Efficient Buildings Imposed by Stochastic Solar Resources
- Dynamic Energy Management Needs in Energy Efficient Buildings Imposed by Stochastic Solar Resources
- Dynamic Energy Management Needs in Energy Efficient Buildings Imposed by Stochastic Solar Resources
- Fast Modeling of Solar Costs and Sensitivity
- Finite-Time Distributed Frequency Regulation for Islanded AC Microgrids
- LOAD FLEXIBILITY MODELING AND CONTROL
- Modeling of Solar Costs and Sensitivity
- Network Decomposition-Based Secondary Frequency Control of a Lossless Microgrid
- Quantifying Photovoltaic Frequency Content and Determining Filtering Potential for Stochastic Solar Resources Using HVAC Drive Control