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Welcome to the Electric Power
and Power Electronics Center
The Illinois Institute of
Technology (IIT) has long maintained high quality education
and research programs in electric power and energy systems.
The mission of the Electric Power and Power Electronics
Center (EPPEC) is to make significant educational, research,
and practical contributions to the fields of electric power,
power electronics, electric machines, motor drives, and
vehicular power systems. The tasks of the Center include the
sponsorship of technical studies, which will enhance the
role of university faculty, manufacturers, vendors, and
consumers in power engineering research and education. The
Center works with centers and departments across IIT, other
institutions, government agencies, and industry to sponsor
research projects, short courses, conferences, and seminars.
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EPPEC is a leading academic facility to address the pertinent
national and international needs for developing hardware and
software technologies for electric power and power electronic
engineering applications. The Center seeks federal support and
industrial memberships to leverage the existing federal and private
research funding at IIT. EPPEC sustains and strengthens the
engineering capabilities and research infrastructure at IIT and has
a commanding influence on the field of power engineering nationally
and internationally through its extensive collaborative and
interactive programs.
If you are interested in gaining membership into EPPEC, please see
Center Memberships or Contact for further information. |
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NEWS AND
EVENTS |
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 February
2006: IIT President Lew Collens visited us on Wednesday,
February 15th, and was updated about the status of our two hybrid
electric vehicle projects: (1) developing a plug-in conversion kit
of a Ford Escape hybrid vehicle of the City of Chicago and (2)
hybridizing a transit bus. More |
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February 2006: EPPEC faculty and students are collaborating
with All Cell Technologies, LLC, to convert a Fort Escape hybrid
vehicle of the City of Chicago to plug-in hybrid.
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 January
2006:
Mr. Michael Polsky, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Invenergy, LLC, visited our laboratories in the Electric Power
and Power Electronics Center (EPPEC) and presented a seminar titled
"Future of Energy Generation and Utilization" to a packed Siegel
Hall Auditorium of faculty and students as part of the 2006 ECE
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series on January 27th.
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