"Self-Resonance Characterization for High Voltage Capacitors"

Grant: Custom Electronics Incorporated

PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins PI-100%, one RA supported

Term: January 1996 – June 1996

Value: $40,000 ($2,000 from CEI)

"Photovoltaic Electric Vehicle Charging Station"

Grant: ETM Solar Works

PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-100%, one RA supported

Term: September 1994 – September 1995

Value: $91,672 (ETM: 32,400, BU: $59,272)

"Logarithmic Amplifier and Detector Mixer Development"

Grant: US Dynamics Corporation

PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-100%, one RA supported

Term: November 1994 – January 1995

Value: $35,800 (USDC: 28,040, BU: $7,770)

1. "Thermal Conductivity of Copper Clad Ceramics"

   Grant: Brush Wellman Incorporated

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-70%, S. H. Bhavnani, CI-30%

   Term: November 1991 – October 1992

   Value: $19,500
   

2. "Non-Contact Power Supply,"

   Contract: Alabama Power Company,

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins PI-100%

   Term: October 1991 - June 1992

   Amount: $15,012 (AU cost share $5,136)
   

3. "Materials Support for the Investigation of Charge Equalization in Serial Batteries,"

   Grant: NASA-Marshal Space Flight Center,

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-100%

   Term: June 01,1991 – December 31, 1991

   Amount: $4,335 (AU cost share $1,335)
   

4. "Equalizing Converters for Serial Battery Charging,"

   Grant: Sol-of-Auburn, solar powered EV project

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins 100%,

   Term: September 1990 - June 1991

   Value: Internally funded, support one RA position
   

5. "Sol-of-Auburn,"

   Grant: Auburn University Service,

   PI/co-PI: S. H. Bhavnani-PI, D. C. Hopkins CI-30%

   Term: Jan. 1989 - August 1990

   Value: Cash Donation $65,000; Mat'l Donation $38,000
   

6. "Suitability of Co-Firable Ceramics for Development of Power Microelectronic Systems,"

   Grant: Auburn Univ. Research-Grant-in-Aid,

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-100%; two UGAs

   Term: January 01, 1989 – April 15, 1990

   Value: $3,800
   

7. "High Density Power Transformer,"

   Contract: Unisys Corporation,

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, PI-100%, two UGAs

   Term: September – December, 1989

   Amount: $8,724
   

8. "Power Electronics Research Laboratory Grant,"

   Grant: Tektronix Incorporated,

   PI/co-PI: D. C. Hopkins, 100%

   Term: November 1989

   Value: $87,536 (AU cost share $20,768, Tektronix $66,768)

   Total Funding (November 1989 – present)

   value: $809K

   cash and equip.: $493K