Prof. Robert Betz

Work Phone	(02) 4921 6091
Fax	(02) 4921 6993
Email	Robert.Betz@newcastle.edu.au
Office	EAG16, Engineering A

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	28
Total funding	$2,478,775

For project grants received while at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2013 (1 grants)

DC Motor Duty Meter Prototype - Stage 3$177,333

Project Team
Doctor Galina Mirzaeva, Doctor Steve Mitchell, Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Terrence Summers
Funding Body
Australian Coal Research Limited
Scheme
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
Total Amount	Role
$177,333	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2013	2014
GNo:G1200841

2012 (2 grants)

Teaching Relief - Berretta$50,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Regina Berretta
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women
Total Amount	Role
$50,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2012	2012
GNo:G1101203

Control of Converters in Distributed Generation Systems$30,000

Project Team
Doctor Terrence Summers, Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
CRCMining
Scheme
Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$30,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2012	2014
GNo:G1200690

2010 (1 grants)

Improved design and control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine generators for wind power applications$310,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Dr David Dorrell
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$310,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2012
GNo:G0189978

2009 (2 grants)

DC Motor Duty Meter Extension - Stage 2$214,800

Project Team
Doctor Galina Mirzaeva, Doctor Terrence Summers, Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
Australian Coal Research Limited
Scheme
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
Total Amount	Role
$214,800	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2012
GNo:G1200842

Control of Multilevel H-Bridge Converters$20,986

Project Team
Doctor Terrence Summers, Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
CRCMining
Scheme
Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$20,986	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2009	2010
GNo:G0190038

2007 (2 grants)

DC Motor Duty Meter$158,000

Project Team
Doctor Galina Mirzaeva, Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Terrence Summers, Doctor Colin Coates
Funding Body
Australian Coal Research Limited
Scheme
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
Total Amount	Role
$158,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2007	2008
GNo:G0187375

Control of H-Bridge Multilevel STATCOMs Under Unbalanced Conditions$20,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$20,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2007	2007
GNo:G0187178

2004 (2 grants)

A high performance, robust and sensorless natural field oriented controller for induction machine drives$195,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$195,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2006
GNo:G0182795

Multilevel converters$128,509

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Mr G Kirk
Funding Body
AmpControl Pty Ltd
Scheme
Linkage Projects Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$128,509	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2006
GNo:G0182780

2003 (1 grants)

Multilevel converters$374,202

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Mr G Kirk
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Projects
Total Amount	Role
$374,202	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2003	2006
GNo:G0182779

2002 (1 grants)

Control of emitted noise from switched reluctance drives using shunted piezoelectric transducers$12,504

Project Team
Professor Reza Moheimani, Doctor Colin Coates, Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$12,504	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2002
GNo:G0181289

2001 (2 grants)

Design and Sensorless Control of Brushless Doubly Fed Reluctance Machines$172,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Dr Milutin Jovanovic
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$172,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2003
GNo:G0179238

Instantaneous Power Control of AC Machines$169,113

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Professor Rick Middleton, Dr Brian Cook
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$169,113	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2003
GNo:G0179249

2000 (3 grants)

Improved Soft Starter for Induction Machines$60,803

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Colin Coates, Dr Brian Cook
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme (SPIRT)
Total Amount	Role
$60,803	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2001
GNo:G0178630

Improved Soft Starter for Induction Machines. 2000 SPIRT PARTNER.$59,413

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Doctor Colin Coates, Dr Brian Cook
Funding Body
Zener Electrical (Newcastle) Pty Ltd
Scheme
SPIRT Partner funding
Total Amount	Role
$59,413	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2001
GNo:G0179333

IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting and World Congress on the Applications of Electrical Energy, Italy 8 - 12 October 2000$2,500

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2000
GNo:G0180188

1999 (1 grants)

European Power Electronics Conference, Switzerland, 7-9 September 1999$2,351

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,351	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0179100

1998 (1 grants)

PWM rectifier based inverter test system for variable speed drive applications.$11,500

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Gerard Ledwich
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$11,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1998	1998
GNo:G0177371

1997 (2 grants)

Control of Brushless Doubly-fed Induction and Reluctance Machines.$164,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$164,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1997	1999
GNo:G0176141

PWM rectifier based inverter test system for variable speed drive applications$8,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$8,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1997	1997
GNo:G0176617

1996 (1 grants)

Dynamic dynamometer$9,500

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$9,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0175680

1995 (2 grants)

Dynamic Dynamometer Systems$9,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$9,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0174968

IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Florida USA, 8-12/10/95$2,209

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,209	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175947

1994 (3 grants)

94,95GRANT. High Performance Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives$91,052

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz, Dr D Platt
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$91,052	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1995
GNo:G0172906

Switched Reluctance Machine Experimental System$10,000

Project Team
Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$10,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0174729

Software kernels for real-time applications$5,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Peter Moylan, Professor Robert Betz
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$5,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0174816

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