Energy and Power Group | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Energy & Power Research Group

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 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

 

Energy & Power Group Faculty Members:

 

Energy & Power Research Labs: