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Engineers Taking Novel Approach to Power Production, Security

Crashing waves, whipping wind, and buckling ground can play havoc with the energy grid, which means one of the first things to break down in a natural disaster is often the power supply.

Researchers in UT’s College of Engineering are spearheading a novel approach to help keep the lights on.

Professor and Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics Fred Wang leads a team working on microgrids, systems that can operate independently of the overall power grid when the situation arises.

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