634 Nedderman Hall
Box 19019
416 Yates Street
Arlington, TX 76019-0019
David Wetz, Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering Department
Research Interests:
- Electrochemical Energy Storage
Emphasis on studying performance and aging of lithium-ion batteries, electric double layer capacitors, lead acid batteries, fuel cells, etc. at very high high charge/discharge rates
Capability of studying energy storage at the material up to the 1200 V battery levels - Power Systems
Emphasis on studying power system design and control when energy storage is utilized as a buffer to installed transient loads
Small and large scale power system testbeds already installed on university campus - Pulsed Power
High voltage & high current capacitive power supplies, pulsed dielectric breakdown of fluids, solid and plasma armature electromagnetic railguns, among others
11 kV - 5 MJ pulsed power supply and 500 kV Marx generator on site - Power Electronics
DC/DC converters, AC/DC rectifiers, component level study, thermal characterization, among others
Active Sponsoring Agencies:
- U.S. Office of Naval Research supporting NSWC-Philadelphia, NSWC Dahlgren, and Naval Research Labs
- U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Kirtland
- Small businesses in support of ongoing SBIR/STTR efforts
Contact Information
817-272-1058wetz@uta.edu
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