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:
Thomas Overbye
Tom Overbye is Professor and holder of the Erle Nye ‘59 Chair for Engineering Excellence at Texas A&M University, as well as Director of the Smart Grid Center at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. He received his B.S. Degree (1983), M.S. Degree (1988) and Ph.D. (1991) in Electrical Engineering all from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former Fox Family Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has a wealth of industry experience. Dr.Overbye is an expert in power system computational algorithms, operations, control, and visualization.
Research Interests
- Power Systems Operation and Control
- Power System Stability
- Power System Analysis by Computer Methods
- Power System Visualization
- Renewable Electric Energy Systems
- Smart Grid Cyber Security
- Power System Geomagnetic Disturbance Modeling and EMP