Benny Rodriguez-Medina, Ph.D.

Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs

Associate Teaching Professor

Lab Manager

Electrical and Computer Engineering

BRodriguez-Medina@charlotte.edu

704-687-8142

EPIC 2226

Education

• Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2008
• M.S.E.E., University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, 2004
• B.S.E.E., University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, 2001

Research

• High Voltage Engineering
• Electrical Transients in Power Systems
• Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Electric Power Equipment
• Modeling and Simulation of Electric Power Equipment
• Design, Development and Validation of Undergraduate Laboratory Experiences

Selected Publications

1. A. Nasipuri, R. Cox, J. M. Conrad, L. Van der Zel, B. Rodriguez, and R. McKosky,”Design considerations for a large-scale wireless sensor network for substation monitoring”, Proceedings of IEEE SenseApp’10, pages 882-889, October, 2010.
2. R. Kale, N. Singh, H. Alasti, A. Nasipuri, R. Cox, J. Conrad, L. Van der Zel, B. Rodriguez, R. McKosky, and J. Graziano,”Design and Implementation of a Wireless Node for Advances Sensor Processing and Network Integration”, Proceedings of the IEEE Southeast Conference (SoutheastCon), March 18-21, 2010, pp. 390-393.
3. A. Nasipuri, H. Alasti, P. Puthran, R. Cox, J. Conrad, L. Van der Zel, B. Rodriguez,”Vibration Sensing for Equipment’s Health Monitoring in Power Substations using Wireless Sensors”, Proceedings of the IEEE Southeast Conference (SoutheastCon), March 18-21, 2010, pp. 268-271.