Michael Ropp
Assistant Professor
- South Dakota State University
- Electrical Engineering Department
- HH205
- Brookings, SD 57007-2220
- USA
- Telephone: (605) 688-4664
- Fax: (605) 688-5880
- Email address: michael_ropp@sdstate.edu
- URL: http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/~roppm
Key words:
Photovoltaics,
Power electronics,
DC power systems,
Wind Energy
Research description:
Power electronics for photovoltaics, including
maximum power point trackers, battery chargers,
inverters, and module-integrated converters;
design of DC-to-HVDC converters for wind turbine-
HVDC transmission interface; design of photo-
voltaic systems; design of high-efficiency
photovoltaic cells.
Laboratory facilities:
1 kW photovoltaic array,
PV array simulators,
Power electronics design software and diagnostic
equipment
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