by Pete Sauer, Grainger Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friday, April 6, 2012 at 1PM (Central Time) in the NCSA Auditorium | Webcast
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Abstract: This talk will discuss an algorithm to evaluate the margins to loadability limits of power systems without a full mathematical model. It will utilize the concept of Thevenin equivalents behind key transmission line terminals whose voltages and currents are available as phasor measurement unit data. Loadability will be described in terms of the thermal, voltage and stability constraints obtained from these Thevenin equivalents. The talk will begin with the origins of these loadability limits and the potential problems with their use. It will present some challenges associated with the computation of the Thevenin equivalent needed to apply the loadability limit criteria. It will conclude with a discussion of the cyber infrastructure needed to compute these margins.
Biography: Pete Sauer obtained his BSEE from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1969, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1974 and 1977 respectively. He served as a facilities design engineer in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1973. He is currently the Grainger Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His main work is in modeling and simulation of power system dynamics with applications to steady-state and transient stability analysis. He served as the program director for power systems at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He was a cofounder of PowerWorld Corporation and the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and Illinois, a Fellow of the IEEE, and a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
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The monthly TCIPG Seminar Series on Technologies for a Resilient Power Grid presents speakers who are experts on topics in the broad area of research, development, and design for secure and resilient systems related to the power grid. The scope includes all power grid systems, from traditional systems involved in generation, transmission, and distribution to emerging systems dealing with distributed generation, renewable integration, and demand-response.
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