Ortiz Consortium for Integrating Energy Systems in Engineering and Science Education (CIESESE) presentation

1. CIESESE Partner Institution:
Opportunities for
Collaboration with UPRM
By Dr. Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
eduardo.ortiz7@upr.edu

2. Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera, eduardo.ortiz@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Power)
M.S.E.E., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Robotics & Control)
Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Power Electronics)
Ph.D. Advisor: Dr. Fang Z. Peng (IEEE Fellow)
Ph.D Committee: Dr. Steven W. Shaw (ASME Fellow), Dr. Hassan Khalil
(IEEE & IFAC Fellow), Dr. Robert Schlueter (IEEE Fellow), Dr. Elias Strangas
Areas of interest: Photovoltaic Systems, Mathematical Modeling of Renewable Energies,
Optimization, Power Electronics, Resonators, Nonlinear Control, Electric Drives, Unmanned
Vehicle Applications, Power Markets, Cyber-security, Robotics, Engineering Education.
Courses: INEL 6085, 6001, 6000, 5505, 4998, 4995, 4505, 4102, 4076, ICOM 5995, INME 4998
Summary Professional Experience (Currently, ECE faculty member at UPR-Mayaguez):
-Argonne National Laboratory, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
-Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia , Illinois, USA
-Lord Electric Company, Transmission Lines Division, San Juan, PR
-University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA
-Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Automation, Beijing, China
-Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd, Russia
Publications (More than 80 IEEE peer-review publications,
and 50 of them with undegraduates as coauthors):
-Transactions and Publications in the IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Education Society,
American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics, IEEE Power Society and IEEE Control Society
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

3. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
UPRM
Some relevant facts about Puerto Rico:
• Puerto Rico was discovered in the year 1493 by Christopher Columbus.
• Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony between 1493 and 1898.
• After the Hispanic-American War, Puerto Rico was claimed as a territory by US.
• Since 1898 Puerto Rico is part of US, and all the puertoricans are US Citizens.
• University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a land-grand university established in 1908.
• University of Puerto Rico has 11 campuses around the island with 65,000 students.
• UPRM is well know for its excellence in Engineering and Science programs.
• Approximately, 40% of undergraduate and 32% of graduate students are women.
• The ECE department has 56 faculty members and near to 1,000 ECE students.
• The ECE undergraduate program is a 5 year program divided in six areas.
Different campuses of the University of Puerto Rico.

4. UPR Facts and Strengths
Three Main Campuses
•Río Piedras Campus (Research – High
Research Activity)
•Mayagüez Campus (Master’s Colleges
and Universities – Larger Programs
Doctoral/Research Universities)
•Medical Sciences Campus (Special
Focus – Medical Schools, Centers &
Research)
Eight University Colleges
(Baccalaureate-Diverse Fields)
•UPR at Cayey, Humacao, Arecibo,
Bayamón, Ponce, Aguadilla, Carolina,
and Utuado
Founded in 1903 and MSCHE accredited since 1946, UPR is the only State
supported university system, comprised of 11 campuses strategically located
throughout the Island of Puerto Rico, encompassing 4 Carnegie Classifications.

5. More Facts:
• In 2013, the UPRM College of Engineering ranked first
in number of engineering degrees awarded to
Hispanics in the US and ranked 49 in total number of
engineering degrees awarded in the US.
• It ranks first in female student enrollment in the US
with about 40% of the students being female
compared to the average of 20% for the top
institutions in the nation.
• UPRM Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE) is the leading source of Female
Power Engineers in USA.*
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
*Delgado-Vazquez*, Lorena; Rodriguez, Vivian*; Feliciano-Cruz, L. I.; Rivera, L.*; del Valle-Morales, Ashley; Ortiz-Rivera, Eduardo I.; “Integrated educational research and
technical experiences to attract females in the area of energy systems: The UPRM Experience” 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22-25 2014; Madrid, Spain.

6. Promoting more diverse leadership in the power and energy
industry
Central Termo-Eléctrica Aguirre
at Salinas, Puerto Rico.

7. Workshops:
• Power World©
• PLC
• Basic Wiring
Installations
• Matlab Simulink
• P-Spice
• HOMER
• Power Electronics

8. The Grid Ed Team
Collaboration
EPRI
Utility
Industry
Universities
http://grided.epri.com/
Center for Grid Engineering Education: UPRM is Core Partner
UPRM PIs: Efrain O’Neill and Agustin Irizarry

9. Power Electronics and Nonlinear Control for Renewable
Energy Applications. PI: Dr. Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera
Interconnection Map.
PV Net-metering Map.
Improving the PV
Permits Process in PR
A photovoltaic power
supply for CubeSats.
Cubesat: MPPT Control for
Batteryless Applications
PR’s Power Market:
Renewable Energy

10. Speed control of a 3Ph IM without the use of Batteries
MPPT
Speed
Control
Boost Converter
Squirrel Cage
Induction
Motor
3Φ PWM
Inverter
Demo
Video

11. 11
Algal Biomass Center for Renewable
Energy and Sustainability
Dr. Loretta Roberson
The UPR Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CRES), funded by grants
from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the US Department of Education
(USDE), supports highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research in the area of
algae-based biofuels and represents a major new tool for teaching students in the
College of Natural Sciences about core concepts and principles in the field of
renewable energy and sustainability. CRES has been a collaborator with the Chemical
Engineering Department
The Center for Renewable Energy has four broad research areas:
• Algal Biomass Production
• Conversion of Algal Biomass into Biogas by Anaerobic Digestion
• Thermochemical Conversion of Algal Biomass into a Liquid Fuel
• Analysis of the Technology Transfer Potential and Financial Feasibility for each of
the Broad Research Areas

12. ECE LED: Technology Made by UPRM PI: Dr. Agustin Rullan
http://www.ece.uprm.edu/eceled/

13. Additional UPRM’s Industry Collaborators and Government Sponsors

14. UPRM’s CIESESE Team: Program
Examples and Professors on
Energy Systems
The UPRM’s CIESESE Faculty includes members with interests on
renewable energy, optimization, power electronics, and power systems.

15. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: Focus on Power Electronics and Power Systems
INEL 4103
Elect. Syst.
Analysis III
INEL 4415
Power Syst.
Analysis
INEL 4407
Industrial
Design
INEL 4409
Illumination
Engineering
INEL 5406
Transmission
& Distribution
INEL 5407
Computer
Aided Design
INEL 5415
Power System
Protection
Power
Systems
Option
INEL 4201
Electronics I
INEL 4416
Power
Electronics
INEL 4405
Electric
Machines
INEL 5408
Motor
Control
INEL 4505
Control
Systems
Power
Electronics
Option
INEL 4417
Alternative
Power Gen.
INEL 5417
PELS Applied
to R. Energy
INEL 5995
Special
Topics
INEL 4995
Professional
Practice
INEL 4998
Undergrad
Research
Both Options
Requisite
Co-requisite
INEL 5195
Design
Project
ICOM 5217
Microprocessor
Interfacing
Power Electronics Option
Power Systems Option

16. EXAMPLE GRADUATE COURSES : Focus on Power Electronics
INEL 6085
Advanced Power
Electronics
Power Electronics Graduate Option with
focus on Renewable Energy
INEL 5408
Motor
Control
INEL 6058
High Frequency
Power Converters.
PELS
Distance
Learning
INEL 6000
Intro to
Nonlinear Systems
INEL 5417
PELS Applied to
Renewable Energy
ICOM 5217
Microprocessor
Interfacing
INEL 6066
Electric Drive
Systems
INEL 6025
Advanced Energy
Conversion
INEL 6995
Special Topics
Electrical Eng.
Graduate
courses
Elective courses
Note: The graduate students have three options for their MSEE:
i) Thesis (30 credits in total = 24 credits in courses + 6 credits in thesis)
ii) Project (33 credits in total = 30 credits in courses + 3 credits in project)
iii) Courses (36 credits in total = 36 credits in courses)
INEL 6XXX
Courses Selected
by the Advisor
INEL 6096
Power
Quality

17. EXAMPLE GRADUATE COURSES : Focus on Power Energy Systems
INEL 6028
Power Systems
Economics
Power and Energy Systems
Graduate Option
INEL 5417
PELS Applied to
Renewable Energy
INEL 5406
Transmission and
Distribution
INEL 6026
Computer Power
Analysis
INEL 6077
Intro to Surge
Phenomena
INEL 5495
Design Power
Systems
INEL 6085
Advance Power
Electronics
INEL 6027
Power Systems
Control Dynamic
INEL 6096
Power Quality
INEL 5415
Power Systems
Protection Design
Graduate
courses
Elective courses
Note: The graduate students have three options for their MSEE:
i) Thesis (30 credits in total = 24 credits in courses + 6 credits in thesis)
ii) Project (33 credits in total = 30 credits in courses + 3 credits in project)
iii) Courses (36 credits in total = 36 credits in courses)
INEL 6XXX
Courses Selected
by the Advisor
INEL 6025
Advanced Energy
Conversion

18. Areas of Expertise
Power
Electronics
& Drives
Power
Quality
Planning, Operations & Protection
(fault analysis & relaying)
Transient Phenomena
and Insulation Coordination
Control, Stability and Dynamics
Mathematical Analysis, Computing & Economics
Non-Linear Modeling
of Devices and Loads
Alternate Energy
Sources
POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
FACULTY PROFILE AT UPRM

19. Dr. Agustín Rullan
Agustin.rullan@upr.edu
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto
Rico-Mayagüez
• M.S.E.E., Lehigh University
•Ph.D., Lehigh University
Areas of interest: LED Lighting, Robotics, Material
Handling
Courses: ININ 4021, 4075, 5005, 5565.
Industrial experience: UPRM’s Dean of Engineering
Leads UPRM’s ECE LED Lighting Project. His is
research areas include PLC software development, the
use of PC's in industrial control, and product design,
development and manufacturing..
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

20. Dr. Oscar Perales
oscar@ge.uprm.edu
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), Universidad Nacional
Ingenieria, Lima, Peru
•Ph.D., Tohoku University, Japan
Areas of interest: Nanotechnology, Material Sciences
and Engineering Applied to Nnergy Systems
Courses: INGE 4021, 4075, 5005, 5565.
Industrial experience: UPRM’s Associate Dean of
Engineering For Research Affairs. Co-Director of the
UPRM’s NSF ERC Center of Nanotechnology.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

21. Dr. Manuel Jimenez
mjimenez@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
• B.S.E.E. Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y
Maestra
• M.S.E.E. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
•Ph.D. Michigan State University
Areas of interest: Embedded Systems, LED Lighting,
Integrated Circuits, Power Electronics
Courses: INEL 4076, 4102, 6046, 6058
Industrial experience: UPRM’s Associate Dean of
Engineering for Academic Affairs. Texas Instrument
Professor. Leads UPRM’s TI Integrated Circuit
Laboratory. His is research areas include VLSI software
development, design of IC, and embedded Systems.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

22. Dr. Eduardo I. Ortiz Rivera
eduardo.ortiz7@upr.edu
Education: B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, PR
M.S.E.E., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Areas of interest: Photovoltaic Systems, Mathematical
Modeling of Renewable Energies, Optimization, Robotics,
Power Electronics, Resonators, Nonlinear Control, Electric
Drives, Cybersecurity Applications for Power Systems.
Courses: INEL 4505, 4998, 6000, 6001, 6085, 6995
Industrial Experience:
Argonne National Laboratory, DuPage County, IL; Chinese
Academy of Science, Institute of Automation, Beijing, China;
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia; Lord Electric
Company, Transmission Lines Division, San Juan, PR
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

23. Dr. Agustín Irizarry Rivera
agustin@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto
Rico-Mayagüez
• M.S.E.E., University of Michigan
• Ph.D., Iowa State University
Areas of interest: Power systems dynamics, renewable
energy resources and electric energy storage
Courses: INEL 4103, 4407, 4415, 6025, 6027.
Industrial experience: Expert witness in civil court cases
involving electric hazard, shock and/or electrocution.
Consultant to the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs
Administration on eolic generation projects.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

24. Dr. Alberto Ramírez Orquín
aramirez@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
• EE UNC, Argentina
• M.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• Ph.D., University of Texas-Arlington
Areas Interest: Energy System Economics;
Planning, Operation and Organization; Congestion
Management; Ancillary Services; Rational Use of
Energy.
Courses: INEL 4103, 4415, 4085, 6995
Industrial Experience: Executive Director, Institute
of Energy Policy; Chief of Power System Studies
Division of Hidronor Utility, Argentina.
US Patent on Reactor Subsynchronous Scheme
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

25. Dr. Efraín O’Neill Carrillo
oneill@ieee.org
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto
Rico-Mayagüez,
• M.S.E.E., Purdue University
• Ph.D., Arizona State University
Areas of interest: Power distribution systems, power
quality, renewable energy resources, load modeling and
social implications of technology.
Courses: INEL 4103, 4415, 4416, 5495, 6025, 6096
Industrial experience: Assistant to the PR’s Gouvernor
for Energy Issues, PR CPI del Caribe (Dorado, PR),
TOR Engineering (Phoenix, AZ), Puerto Rico Electric
Power Authority.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

26. Dr. Erick E. Aponte
eaponte@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Cum Laude), University of Puerto Rico
- Mayaguez
• M.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• D. Eng., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy,
NY
Areas of interest: Distributed Generation (DG),
DG dynamics, Corrective Control, Islanding
detection and support , Alternative Energy.
Courses: INEL 4103, 4085, 4415,6028
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

27. Dr. José R. Cedeño-Maldonado
jcedeno@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
•B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto Rico-
Mayagüez Campus.
•M.E., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
•Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Areas of interest: Power System Operation & Control,
Optimization, Evolutionary Computation Techniques,
Transmission & Distribution Engineering, Illumination
Engineering, High Voltage Engineering, Electrical Safety.
Courses: INEL 3105, 4409, 4415, 5406, 6026, 6028
Industrial experience: Expert witness in civil court cases
involving electric hazards and fires. Electrical Engineer,
Planning & Research Division – Puerto Rico Electric
Power Authority.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

28. Dr. Lionel Orama-Exclusa
lorama@ieee.org
Education:
• B.S.E.E. (Magna Cum Laude), Polytechnic University of
Puerto Rico, Hato Rey
• M.E., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, NY
Areas of interest: Electrical discharges in vacuum and
gases, vacuum switching technology, power systems
transients, alternative energy sources, power systems
protection.
Courses: INEL 3105, 4103, 4407, 4415, 6077
Industrial experience: Expert witness in civil court cases
involving electric hazard, shock and/or electrocution.
Consultant to the Puerto Rico Natural Resources Dept.
Multiple electrical distribution design projects.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

29. Dr. Marcel Castro
Marcel.Castro@ece.uprm.edu
Education:
• B.E (Honors) Elect Eng., University of PR-Mayaguez.
• Ph.D.,Elect Eng., Howard University
• Post Doctoral Research: Howard University
Areas of interest: Appropiate Technology, Society
Issues related to Energy Systems, Power Electronics,
Courses: INEL 4416, 4076, 4998, 5408
Industrial experience: Argonne National Laboratory.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

30. Dr. Fabio Andrade
fabio.andrade@upr.edu
Education:
• B.S. Elect Eng., Universidad de Cali, Colombia.
Ph.D.,Elect Eng., Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña
• Post Doctoral Research: Aalborg University, Denmark
Areas of interest: Power Electronics, Electrical
Machines and Electric Drives
Courses: INEL 3105, 4102, 4103, 4405, 4416, 5496,
5408, 6066, 6085
Industrial experience: Design and development of
Power Supplies for Microgrid Applications.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

31. Dr. Pedro Tarafa
Pedro.tarafa@upr.edu
Education:
• B.S.C.E. (Magna Cum Laude), University of Puerto
Rico-Mayagüez
• M.S.E.E., University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
•Ph.D., University of Souh Carolina
Areas of interest: Material Handling, Environmental
Sciences, Reduction on Energy for Water Purification
Courses: INCI 6013, 6025, 8005, 8065.
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

32. Dr. Mauricio Cabrera
Mauricio.cabrera1@upr.edu
Education:
• B.I.S.E. Monterrey Tech
• M.S.I.E., The Ohio State University
•Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Areas of interest: Energy Optimization
Courses: ININ 4021, 4075, 5005, 5565.
Industrial experience: Researcher at The Ohio State
University for the Polymers Group. JOUST Coordinator
UPRM’s CIESESE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS

33. Potential Areas for Collaboration!
• Power Systems: DoE DHS
• Cyber-security
• Power Markets
• Nuclear Power Systems
• Renewable Energy: DoE
DAg
• Mathematical Modeling of
Renewable Energy Sources
• Thermoelectric Generators
• Photovoltaic Systems
• Other Technical Areas: DoD
• History of the Technology
• Energy Policy Aspects
• Homeland Security
• Aerospace Applications
• Power Electronics: NASA DoE
• DC-DC Converters
• Electric Drives
• Resonators
• Control Systems: NASA DHS
• Nonlinear Control
• Optimization
• Robotics
• Engineering Education: DEd
• International Collaboration
• National Laboratories
• Mobile Applications
• Hands-On-Experience
• STEM/Outreach Activities

34. Thanks!!
Dr. Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera, eortiz@ece.uprm.edu
UPRM’s CIESESE Faculty Coordinator
787-421-804
787-832-4040 ext. 6282, Office Stefani-513
Power Electronics Lab S-101
Main researcher and team leader of
Minds
2CREATE Research Team
minds2create.ece.uprm.edu