advancing grid-forming inverters

Spring 2025 Seminar Series

What we do

Unifi is developing technologies to guarantee the interoperability of grid-forming (GFM) power electronics deployed on the grid to ensure reliability, security, and affordability. We bring together leading researchers, industry stakeholders, utilities, and system operators to unify the integration and operation of inverter-based resources and synchronous machines. Unifi conducts and coordinates research, development, and demonstration, as well as creates educational- and workforce-training materials focusing on planning, designing, and operating grids with a high level of GFM.

Latest News & Events

unifi Annual Meeting (January 2025)

Sairaj Dhople2025-02-05T14:58:48-05:00February 4, 2025|events|

The UNIFI Annual Meeting 2025 on January 29-30 at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, hosted by Dr. Vijay Vittal and[...]

Current Limiters in Grid-Forming Inverters: Challenges, Innovations, and the Path Forward

Sairaj Dhople2025-01-22T12:21:11-05:00January 22, 2025|blogs|

by: Debjyoti Chatterjee and Nathan Baeckeland This blog post focuses on one major challenge of the GFM inverter: its limited[...]

unifi General Meeting (July 2024)

Sairaj Dhople2024-07-31T03:33:10-04:00July 29, 2024|events|

by: Debjyoti Chatterjee- UNIFI consortium members, members of our external advisory board, and DOE technical program managers recently gathered at[...]

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What We Offer

resources

unifi work efforts in research & development, demonstration & commercialization, and outreach & training generate a variety of resources to facilitate technology development and accelerate the adoption of grid-forming inverters. Our portfolio of publicly accessible resources include

UNIFI Performance Specifications for GFM IBRs
Annual newsletters summarizing unifi activities
Technical publications from team members
Educational material curated across levels
Videos from our seminar series

activities & products

Seminar Series

UNIFI GFM Performance Specifications

Read all about our latest specifications for grid-forming technologies authored by consensus across industry.

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By becoming a unifi member, you will join the group of researchers and engineers from across academia and industry driving advances in GFM technologies. Membership unlocks access to a broad range of activities spanning from conducting research, development, and demonstration to formulating effective mechanisms for workforce training. You can join at different levels depending on your organizational type and needs.

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