
May 2019
Short Course – Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage
Energy storage—particularly batteries—is an emerging technology that you need to develop competitive products for energy and power systems. Learn how to use energy storage and batteries in new and existing energy applications by understanding their weight,…
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Short Course – Fundamentals of Solar Power Plant Design
Learn the design fundamentals of photovoltaic projects. Gain knowledge and skills from engineers with real-life experience in solar energy and electrical delivery fields. You will also understand solar plant components and PV modules; DC system…
Find out more »Short Course – Permanent Magnet Machines and Drives: Principles, Design and Applications
This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of permanent magnet AC machines, including the basics and major topologies, how to design permanent magnet machines, and much more. Learn the various applications of PM…
Find out more »September 2019
Short Course – Analysis of Transients in Power Systems
Why do power system disturbances occur? How do you find the culprit of transient events? Can you analyze the complexities of the electric power system? Learn to predict the outcome of transient events on power…
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Short Course – Introduction to Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMI/EMC) and Best Practices
Learn about Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), including best practices and a building-block approach with application-specific examples.
Find out more »Short Course – Introduction to Power Electronics
Power electronics connects four subfields: electronics, magnetics, energy conversion and control systems. Using applications, examples and hands-on demonstrations, you will learn the basics and nuances. Topics include: Review of diodes, semiconductors, fundamentals of power electronics…
Find out more »November 2019
Short Course – Permanent Magnet Machine Design Boot Camp – Internal PM, Surface PM, and Brushless DC
Permanent magnet (PM) electrical machine design is one of the most important skill sets needed to stay competitive in the motors and generators industry. This intensive course covers the design of several types of PM…
Find out more »Short Course – Fundamentals of Distributed Energy Resources
Learn about Distributed Energy Resources including traditional and renewable energy sources, energy storage, impact of electric vehicles to power grid, microgrids.
Find out more »November 2020
Permanent Magnet Machine Design Boot Camp – Internal PM, Surface PM, and Brushless DC
Permanent magnet (PM) electrical machine design is one of the most important skill sets needed to stay competitive in the motors and generators industry. This intensive course covers the design of several types of PM…
Find out more »Introduction to Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMI/EMC) and Best Practices
Course Overview Learn about Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), including best practices and a building-block approach with application-specific examples. Learn More Who Should Attend? Electrical engineers Mechanical design engineers System engineers Project engineers…
Find out more »Fundamentals of Distributed Energy Resources
Learn about Distributed Energy Resources including traditional and renewable energy sources, energy storage, impact of electric vehicles to power grid, microgrids.
Participants will:
Learn various types of DER, including generators, solar, and wind power
Understand the benefits of energy storage for residential and grid applications
Learn integration of electric vehicles to the grid
Define microgrids and its benefits in modern power system
Understand how grid connected inverters work and interfaces to the power system
Learn about protection and integration of DER and Smart Grids into the power system
March 2021
Introduction to Electric Machines and Drives
In the last 30 years, the introduction of power electronic drives with motors has led to new design opportunities. The increased integration of these drives and machines has triggered a quantum leap in productivity, efficiency and system performance.
This practical, hands-on course will give you a solid introduction to this rapidly expanding field under the guidance of industry experts.
AC Machine Design Fundamentals: Induction Motors, PM Motors, Mechanical Design, Thermal Design, and FEA Examples
Through a building-block teaching approach, you will develop a basic understanding of AC electric machine design. By learning the core concepts of electromagnetic laws for machine design, magnetic circuit calculations, loss mechanisms, analytical design techniques, and other essential topics, you will improve your skills, and ultimately, your work. Recent developments in AC electric machine design also will be covered in this course.
Find out more »April 2021
Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage: Batteries, Chargers, and Applications
Learn and identify the advantages and disadvantages of using alternative battery types by understanding batteries' basic chemistry.
Find out more »June 2021
Power Electronics Design Boot Camp
You will learn to master critical subjects for effective design of power electronics, like EMI/EMC, thermal, and reliability design and selection. Expert instructors in the field will teach you to analyze and control power electronic design. They will also expose you to new power electronic devices like Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices.
Find out more »September 2021
WEMPEC Fall Orientation
We are excited to welcome our new and returning students this Fall semester. Check your wisc email for more information about WEMPEC Fall orientation!
Find out more »Brunswick Corporation – Brunswick’s Charge into Recreational Marine Electrification
The presentation will give an overview of the challenges in recreational marine electrification and provide examples.
Find out more »LiveWire: Pioneering Electrification on Two Wheels
Seminars are restricted to WEMPEC students and affiliates. Corporate sponsor members may contact admin@wempec.wisc.edu to request approval to attend.
Find out more »October 2021
Graco ETM – Electric Torque Machines
Seminars are restricted to WEMPEC students and affiliates. Corporate sponsor members may contact admin@wempec.wisc.edu to request approval to attend.
Find out more »GM – Electrification Seminar
GM Electrification Overview & Introductions Wide Band Gap Power Electronics Flux-Linkage Based Fundamental and Harmonic Current Control of Saturated Salient AC Machines Seminars are restricted to WEMPEC students and affiliates. Corporate sponsor members may contact…
Find out more »November 2021
Fundamentals of Distributed Energy Resources
Learn about Distributed Energy Resources including traditional and renewable energy sources, energy storage, impact of electric vehicles to power grid, microgrids. Participants will: Learn various types of DER, including generators, solar, and wind power Understand…
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June 2022
Foundations of Signal Processing for Engineers and Data Scientists
Course Overview Special Invite from Instructor Barry Van Veen Signal Processing is a core technology behind many of the consumer products we use in our everyday lives and is a critical component of industrial products…
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