Dr. Prasad Enjeti (Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering) was appointed by Dr. John E. Hurtado, Interim Dean of College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, to the Texas Instruments (TI) Jack Kilby Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
His research interests are the following:
Advance power electronic converters for utility interface of solar-pv/wind/fuel-cell/battery-energy storage power systems; design of high temperature power conversion systems with wide band-gap semiconductor devices; new converter topologies for single/three phase solid state transformers (SSTs) with medium frequency isolation; medium voltage power converters for mega-watt scale solar-pv/wind/fuel-cell energy systems, adjustable speed drives with medium frequency transformer isolation; development of smart solar pv-systems for curved surfaces / BIPVs; power quality enhancement for interconnected renewables; power quality issues: design & development of active power filters; dynamic voltage restorer’s (DVRs) and new & improved ride-through technologies employing flywheel and supercapacitors; advancing switching power supply designs for portable power systems and modular fuel-cell systems.