The Little Free Library in Madison’s Lisa Link Peace Park on State Street has gone solar. A group of UW-Madison students have outfitted the community book depository with a solar-powered battery with ports and cables to charge cellphones and other small electronic devices. The project is part of an effort to improve energy resilience and bring clean energy to underserved communities, especially those experiencing homelessness.
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IEEE Guest Editorial Special Issue: Commemorating 40 Years of WEMPEC, 1981–2021
In the 1970s, a small community of pioneering researchers around the world in industry and academia were laying the groundwork for the discipline of solid-state power electronics as we know it today. Near the end of that formative period, the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) was founded in 1981 by Profs. Donald W. Novotny and Thomas A. Lipo at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prof. Robert D. Lorenz joined the embryonic WEMPEC program faculty in 1984, bringing his unique expertise and passion for motor drive controls.
An itsy bitsy solar-powered, phone-charging Little Free Library installed on Marquette Street
In this digital age, most have dealt with this problem: Your phone dies and you don’t have a phone charger. You ask around and no one else nearby has a phone charger. You can’t make that important phone call.
Save the date for WEMPEC Annual Review, May 17-18, 2022!
We’re working toward and hoping for an in-person gathering this year, and we’ll provide more information in February. However, Annual Review is not the only time that we share the lessons we’ve learned in the …
WEMPEC Celebrates Awards Season
Our campus and faculty have successfully completed a full return to normal teaching and research activities after implementation of a careful set of protocols to manage Covid-19. We are wrapping up the semester with cautious …
IEEE recognizes three College of Engineering faculty with prestigious honors
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recently recognized three faculty members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering with some of its highest honors. The professional organization elevated Daniel van der Weide, a …
National Academy of Inventors selects two College of Engineering researchers as fellows
The National Academy of Inventors has selected Bulent Sarlioglu, the Jean van Bladel associate professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as part of its 2021 class of fellows. Bulent Sarlioglu The Academy also …
Use the [Magnetic] Force for Good: Sustainability Through Magnetic Levitation
Electric motors pump our water, heat and cool our homes and offices, drive critical medical and surgical equipment, and, increasingly, operate our transportation systems. Approximately 99% of the world’s electric energy is produced by a …
WEMPEC Leverages ECE Department’s MS-P (Professional) Degree Program
In the four decades since its founding, WEMPEC has become a global hub for excellence that continues to make pioneering contributions to research, education, and professional service in the field of electric machines, power electronics, and drives. …
Seeking Assistant Professor Energy Systems
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is growing its faculty in the area of energy systems and is seeking candidates for a tenure-track position in the broad discipline …