Faculty expertise from both power systems and power electronics is frequently combined in research activities. Power systems research is performed in the areas of analysis, reliability, monitoring, control and protection of power systems. Some of the faculty also have a strong interest in control systems, digital signal processing, data communications, and intelligent system applications. Power electronics research is performed in the areas of motor drives, power electronic converters, utility interface issues, active filters and electric and hybrid vehicles. Some of the faculty also have a strong interest in power quality and diagnostics of electrical machines.
Two major efforts constitute the program:
- Power Systems
- Power Electronics
Energy & Power Group Faculty Members:
- Dr. Robert Balog
- Dr. Miroslav Begovic
- Dr. Adam Birchfield
- Dr. Karen Butler-Purry
- Dr. Xin Chen
- Dr. Kate Davis
- Dr. Mehrdad Ehsani
- Dr. Prasad Enjeti
- Dr. Mladen Kezunovic
- Dr. Sandip Roy
- Dr. Thomas Overbye
- Dr. Don B. Russell
- Dr. Chanan Singh
- Dr. Hamid Toliyat
Energy & Power Research Labs:
- Electric Machines and Power Electronics (EMPE) Laboratory
- Power Electronics & Motor Drives Laboratory
- Power System Automation Laboratory
- Power System Control and Protection Laboratory
- Renewable Energy and Advanced Power Electronics Research Laboratory
- Smart Grid Center Control Room Lab
- Smart Power, Energy and Decision-making (SPEED) Lab
Energy & Power Group Faculty Chair:
Dr. Miroslav Begovic
Dr.Miroslav Begovic is a Professor and holder of the Moore Professorship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Belgrade University in 1980 and 1985, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 1989. Prior to joining Texas A&M, he served for over two decades on the faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a Professor and Director of the Electric Energy Research Group.
Dr. Begovic has extensive research experience in sustainable and resilient energy infrastructures, wide-area monitoring, protection and emergency control using smart grid apparatus, and managing large assets in energy infrastructure. Dr.Begovic is a Fellow of IEEE and member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi and Eta Kappa Nu. He is a former Chair of the Emerging Technologies Coordinating Committee of IEEE PES, IEEE PES Treasurer (2010-2011), IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer, and served as President of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.
Research Interests
- Protection and emergency control using smart grid apparatus
- Wide Area Monitoring
- Sustainable and resilient energy infrastructures
- Managing large assets in energy infrastructure