Power grid engineering and power electronics
Power grid engineers design power generation facilities and equipment and distribution technology essential to modern life. They also keep our power grid system maintained and running smoothly. Power electronics are incorporated into devices that use or transmit electricity and regulate its flow to ensure devices receive the right amount and type of power.
Electrical engineering faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are conducting research in a variety of facets of power grid engineering and power electronics, including determining best practices to incorporate distributed renewable generation resources such as solar panels and wind turbines into the grid, developing new damage-free methods for power electronics manufacturing, exploring new materials for power electronics and more.