On this page, you can read all about the awards we have been honored to receive, popular press coverage our work has garnered, as well as features and archived presentations from our annual meetings.
unifi in the news
IEEE Spectrum Article on Grid-forming Technology & unifi
In this IEEE Spectrum article, Ben Kroposki and Andy Hoke from NREL opine on the benefits of GFM technology, and illustrate how GFM IBRs are being used on Kauai to maintain stable grids with high levels of renewables.
Article by Becca Jones-Albertus about Grid-forming Technology & unifi
Connections between grid-forming technology, grid reliability, solar energy (and unifi’s role in it all) brought out by Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus, Director of DOE’s Solar Energy Technology Office, in article published by Solar Power World.
Policy Brief by Julie Cohn about Grid-forming Technology
Insightful policy brief by Julie Cohn about Grid-forming Technology and unifi published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
unifi Member Involved In Drafting IEEE TF Report
several unifi team members involved in drafting an IEEE TF report that highlights nuances associated with modeling and simulation of large power networks with high percentage of IBRs
How One Device Could Help Transform Our Power Grid
How one device could help transform our power grid
unifi Meeting reports
unifi Annual Meeting (February 2024)
by: Sairaj- unifi team members were hosted by Brian Johnson at the University of Texas Austin on February 6-7 for[...]
unifi General Meeting (July 2023)
by: Sairaj & Manish We met for our second General Meeting (the name capturing the temporal proximity to the IEEE PES[...]
unifi Annual Meeting (January 2023)
by: Sairaj unifi team members gathered at the Georgia Tech campus January 24-25 to discuss plans for the coming year,[...]
unifi Blogs & articles
IEEE Spectrum Article on Grid-forming Technology & unifi
In this IEEE Spectrum article, Ben Kroposki and Andy Hoke from NREL opine on the benefits of GFM technology, and illustrate how GFM IBRs are being used on Kauai to maintain stable grids with high levels of renewables.
unifi Annual Meeting (February 2024)
by: Sairaj- unifi team members were hosted by Brian Johnson at the University of Texas Austin on February 6-7 for our annual meeting. This latest gathering featured in-depth technical presentations from consortium members, big-picture viewpoints from invited speakers across academia and industry, and posters from our student researchers. Early results[...]
Article by Becca Jones-Albertus about Grid-forming Technology & unifi
Connections between grid-forming technology, grid reliability, solar energy (and unifi's role in it all) brought out by Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus, Director of DOE's Solar Energy Technology Office, in article published by Solar Power World.
Policy Brief by Julie Cohn about Grid-forming Technology
Insightful policy brief by Julie Cohn about Grid-forming Technology and unifi published by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
unifi Member Involved In Drafting IEEE TF Report
several unifi team members involved in drafting an IEEE TF report that highlights nuances associated with modeling and simulation of large power networks with high percentage of IBRs
How One Device Could Help Transform Our Power Grid
How one device could help transform our power grid
unifi Modeling & Simulation Technical Area Members Help Electrical System Planners
unifi modeling & simulation technical area members help electrical system planners at ERCOT, AEP, and WECC better understand benefits of GFM inverters
unifi General Meeting (July 2023)
by: Sairaj & Manish We met for our second General Meeting (the name capturing the temporal proximity to the IEEE PES General Meeting) over July 14th and 15th in Orlando, Florida. Speakers from across unifi provided updates on the efforts of the different working groups. particularly exciting to hear about, were[...]
WECC’s Modeling Validation Subcommittee
unifi plays an integral role in WECC’s Modeling Validation Subcommittee creating first-generation generic GFM inverter model, REGFM_A1, to simulate droop-based GFM IBRs.
unifi Annual Meeting (January 2023)
by: Sairaj unifi team members gathered at the Georgia Tech campus January 24-25 to discuss plans for the coming year, soak in perspectives from industry, and learn about a variety of student projects • we were graciously hosted by Deepak Divan and his group. Over two days, the team enjoyed[...]
unifi At The GE Electrification Symposium (2022)
The '22 GE electrification symposium (October 3, 2022) featured talks in two themes: aviation and power grids Organized at the GE Research campus in Niskayuna, NY, the event brought together leading researchers from academia and industry. Attendees were greeted by crisp fall weather, magnificent fall colors, and got a glimpse[...]
Technical Papers Presented at the 58th Annual Allerton Conference
unifi researchers presented 2 technical papers at the 58th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing (Allerton'2022). Alejandro Domínguez-García served as co-chair of the conference this year. The conference is organized by the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Allerton Park & Retreat Center, a sprawling estate[...]
Prof. Deepak Divan Is Giving Plenary Talk at ECCE
Prof. Deepak Divan is giving a plenary talk at the upcoming IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition (ECCE), in Detroit, MI, in Oct. 2022.
unifi Technical Papers Presented at irep ’22
unifi researchers presented 6 technical papers in the 11th bulk power systems dynamics and control symposium (irep'2022) in Banff and shared their research efforts on grid-forming inverters. This is a single technical-track series first established by Les Fink in 1988 and is managed since 1994 by the international institute of research and education in[...]
Secretary Jennifer Granholm about PNNL’s GFM models
Shout-out by Secretary Jennifer Granholm about PNNL's GFM models
