Enhancing energy storage | Mirage News

As the U.S. Navy looks to the future, it continues to seek ways to integrate AC and DC sources and loads on board its next-generation power systems.David Wetz David Wetz, professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington and an expert on batteries and energy storage, has received a four-year, $800,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to explore the integration of energy storage into power system architectures that are regulated using intelligent, power electronic power distribution.“Energy storage will play a vital role in future shipboard power needs,” Wetz said. “My expertise in this area and familiarity with Navy needs will allow me to assist them in determining how best to integrate energy storage into the PEPDS architecture.”Wetz, who joined UTA in 2010, has worked extensively with ONR on issues related to shipboard power storage…

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