CAPER Overview
The Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research (CAPER) is a membership driven consortium among several universities and industry partners in the Southeast region of the US. The main mission of the center is to develop and demonstrate grid modernization technologies and enhance the educational experience for students in electric power engineering. With an aging infrastructure, rising demands for cleaner electricity and extreme weather conditions, the nation’s utilities are working to meet these operational and planning challenges while maintaining a resilient and reliable grid. As a collaborative effort, CAPER will develop research and demonstrate advanced technologies to meet the operational and expansion needs under uncertainties with an increased penetration of distributed renewable generation. Its Industry Advisory Board (IAB), composed of numerous industry partners, meets twice per year with CAPER researchers and students to conduct business and to engage in discussions about the Center’s research and education activities.
Our Vision
To provide a collaborative industry-university forum to tackle the challenges faced by the electric power industry in southeast region of the United States.
Our Mission
To advance, develop and promote research and knowledge transfer related to the reliable and efficient management of the electric power grid, including modeling and analysis techniques for generation, transmission, distribution, utilization, security, planning and operation with and without the presence of renewable energy resources.