Joe
H. Chow
Joe H. Chow
Professor, Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering
Associate Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Programs
Director, Power System Research Consortium
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
JEC 3004
110 Eighth Street
Troy, New York 12180-3590
USA
Office: JEC 3004
Phone: 518-276-6374
Fax: 518-276-6261
E-Mail: chowj@rpi.edu
Classes
Office Hours:
By appointment
JEC 3004
Computer Methods in Electric Power Systems (Spring 2010)
Course Number : EPOW 6890/ECSE 6190
Location: DCC 240 (Distance
Learning Classroom)
Lecture: Tuesday/Friday 10:00-11:20
am
For course materials, access the Rensselaer
Learning Management System
Download CM Project Files from Frederick and Chow’s book
Download Dr. Baheti’s Talk on NSF, November 21, 2008 (need password)
Power System Toolbox – this is
a suite of MATLAB-based power system simulation code originally developed by me
and Dr. Kwok W. Cheung in the early 1990s.
It has been substantially upgraded by Dr. Graham Rogers at Cherry Tree
Scientific Software (http://www.eagle.ca/~cherry/pst3.htm). If you are interested in getting the
software, please visit http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/pst/PST.html
to request a free copy.
Current Research (updated April 2010)
Voltage-Sourced Converter based FACTS
Controllers, including UPFC, IPFC,
CSC, and GUPFC – Loadflow models, voltage and power dispatch, sensitivity
analysis, voltage stability analysis, rated-capacity operation and dispatch
strategies, dynamic models, damping control, multiple FACTS
Controllers, computational tools, web simulator, operator training
simulator. Research supported by NSF, EPRI, NYPA, and KEPCO (2002-2010).
Power System Research Consortium –
Synchrophasor Investment Projects – Research and development of phasor data systems
and applications at power grid operators.
Research supported by DOE, NYSERDA, NYISO, ISO-NE, NYPA (2009-2013).
Power Grid Operations with Large Renewable
Penetration – Research
supported by the GCEP (Stanford University) (2009-2012).
Deregulated Electricity Market – dynamic Var pricing, intelligent agent
simulation. Research supported by
NSF, NYISO (2006-20010)
US-Africa
Research and Education Collaboration – Washington State
University, Howard University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and
Perspective Students for Fall 2010
For Fall 2010, I will have
opening for at least two graduate students (fully funded: stipend + tuition,
MS, PhD, or MS/PhD programs) to my research group to work on synchronized
phasor data, and/or grid operation with large renewable penetration. If you are interested, please directly
apply to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at the Graduate Admission website http://admissions.rpi.edu/graduate/
. Please indicate on your application to route the
application materials to me. There
is no need to send me separate emails.
Sample recent papers and publications:
B. H. Chang, B. Lee, and J.
H. Chow, “A Novel Operation Strategy for Shunt Type FACTS Controllers in
KEPCO System,” IEEE Transactions on
Power Systems, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1639-1640, August 2009.
X. Fang, J. H. Chow,
A.-A. Edris, X. Jiang, B. Fardanesh, and E. Uzunovic, “Sensitivity
Formulation in a Multi-Functional FACTS Controller Training Simulator,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol.
24, no. 2, pp. 713-720, 2009.
X. Jiang, X. Fang, J. H.
Chow, A.-A. Edris, E. Uzunovic, M. Parisi, and L. Hopkins, “A Novel
Approach for Modeling Voltage-Sourced Converter Based FACTS Controllers,”
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol.
23, no. 4, pp. 2591-2598, Oct. 2008.
J. H. Chow, A. Chakrabortty, L. Vanfretti, and M.
Arcak, “Estimation of Radial Power System Transfer Path Dynamic
Parameters using Synchronized Phasor Data,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 564-571,
May 2008.
J. H. Chow, A. Chakrabortty, M. Arcak, B. Bhargava, and A.
Salazar, “Synchronized Phasor Data Based Energy Function Analysis of
Dominant Power Transfer Paths in Large Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol.
22, pp. 727-734, May 2007.
J. H. Chow, R. W. de Mello, and K.-W. Cheung, “Reliability in
Deregulated Power Systems,” Proceedings
of IEEE, vol. 93, no. 11, pp. 1956-1969, Nov. 2005.
X. Wei, J. H. Chow, B.
Fardanesh, and A.-A. Edris, “A Dispatch Strategy for a Unified Power-Flow
Controller to Maximize Voltage-Stability-Limited Power Transfer,” IEEE
Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 2022-2029, July
2005.
J. H. Chow, F. F. Wu, and J.
A. Momoh, editors, Applied Mathematics
for Restructured Electric Power Systems: Optimization, Control, and
Computational Intelligence, Springer, 2005.
J. H. Chow, G. E. Boukarim,
and A. Murdoch, “Power System Stabilizers as Undergraduate Control Design
Projects,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Special Issue on
Power Engineering Education, vol. 19, pp. 144-151, 2004.
R. M. Johnson, J. H. Chow, and M. V. Dillon, “Pelton Turbine Deflector
Overspeed Control in Small Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power
Systems, vol. 19, pp. 1032-1037, 2004.
X. Wei, J. H. Chow, B. Fardanesh, and A.-A. Edris, “A Common Modeling
Framework of Voltage-Sourced Converters for Loadflow, Sensitivity, and Dispatch
Analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 19, pp.
934-941, 2004.
N. Lu, J. H. Chow, and A. A. Desrochers, “Pumped-Storage Hydro-Turbine
Bidding Strategies in a Competitive Electricity Market,” IEEE
Transactions on Power Systems,
X. Wei, J. H. Chow, B. Fardanesh, and
A.-A. Edris, "A Dispatch Strategy for a Unified Power Flow
Controller to Maximize Voltage-Stability Limited Power Transfer," Best
student poster presentation, IEEE General Power Meeting,
R. M. Johnson, J. H. Chow, and M. Dillon, “Hierarchical
Pelton Turbine Control in a Small Power System,” 25th North
American Power Symposium, University of Missouri-Rolla,
N. Lu, J. H. Chow, and A. A. Desrochers, “A Multi-layer
Petri Net Model for Deregulated Electric Power Systems,” Proc. of
American Control Conference, pp. 513-518, 2002. (finalist, best student
paper contest.)
Recent Theses:
Xia Jiang, Operating Modes and their Regulations of Voltage-Sourced Converter based FACTS Controllers, March 2007.
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