Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (archive)

Overview

The Electric Power and Energy Systems group is one of the most active university groups in the country regarding power and energy research. Primary research thrusts include power system dynamics and control, operational decision-making, distribution systems, reliability, voltage security, economic systems and markets, asset management, and power electronic systems.

More recent areas of work include:

• online voltage stability monitoring
• advanced computation techniques for voltage stability
• remote control of power labs
  
• self-healing networks
• adaptive protection
• multiagent systems
• market dynamics
• integrated energy systems
  

Research Centers and Laboratories

• Electric Power Research Center (EPRC)
• Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC)
  
• Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley Power Electronics and Drive Systems Lab

Research Projects

• The 21st Century National Energy and Transportation Infrastructures Balancing Sustainability, Costs, and Resiliency (NETSCORE-21) project
  

Group Website

• Electric Power and Energy Systems