Presidential Faculty Fellows

9453407 Nwankpa这项研究将集中在大系统领域的两个基本问题上：1.电力系统稳定评估的随机过程理论主要目的是通过使用电力系统随机稳健性和动态不确定性的指标和模型，提供一套更现实的评估和控制工具。与现有的确定性分析相比，这些工具似乎有两个基本优势：(I)它们更现实，更适合于现有的电机负载、棒棒式加热装置、空调和现代功率开关装置；(Ii)它们充分利用了尚未在电力系统中使用的随机稳健性研究的进展。2.改善电能质量计划致力于为客户电力应用提供高速大功率开关，这将为配电系统中增加的干扰提供部分解决方案。该系统是一个基于光控大功率开关的配电系统控制器。这项研究工作将密切遵循一项教学计划，该计划包括开发两个新的设施来取代现有的实验室。它们是：互联电力系统实验室--用于研究发电/输电。配电自动化和用户电力实验室--用于研究配电/消耗。***

9453407 Nwankpa The research will focus on two fundamental issues in the area of large-scale power systems: 1. Stochastic-Process Theory for Stability Assessment of Power Systems The main objective is to provide a more realistic set of assessment and control tools, through the use of indices and models for stochastic robustness and dynamic uncertainty of power systems. These tools seem to have two fundamental advantages over existing deterministic analysis: (i) they are more realistic, and more appropriate for the existing motor loads, bang-bang controlled heating devices, air conditioners and modern power switching devices; and (ii) they take full advantages of advances in the study of stochastic robustness that is yet to be used in power systems. 2. Improving Electric Power Quality The plan is to work on a high-speed high-power switching for custom power applications, which will provide a partial solution to increased number of disturbances in power distribution systems. The system is a distribution system controller, based on an optically-controlled high-power switch. This research effort will closely follow a teaching plan which consists of developing two new facilities to supplant existing laboratories. They are: The Interconnected Power System Laboratory - For the study of power generation/transmission. The Distribution Automation and Custom Power Laboratory - For the study of power distribution/consumption. ***