Background

Photo Robert C. Degeneff (F'93) received his B.M.E. from GMI in 1966 and his M.Eng and D. Eng in 1967 and 1974 respectivly from RPI in Electric Power Engineering. He joined General Electric's Large Power TransformerDepartment as a Senior Development Engineer and was promoted in 1978 toManager of the Advanced Electrical Development Unit. In1981 he joined the Electric Utility Systems Engineering Deparment as Manager of the HVDC Engineering Subsection and in 1985 assumed the position as Manager of the Software services section. In 1989 he joined the faculty of RPI as a professor of Electric Power Engineering. He has published over four dozen papers, several chapters in books, and holds three patents.

Courses Taught:
20.220
Dynamic Systems
34.681
Power Engineering Analysis
34.687
Mechanical Aspects of Electric Power Equipment
Office Hours:
Open door policy; or by appointment.

Research Interests

Current research interests include intensive involvement in the modeling of large systems during transient events. Results have take the form of lumped parameter and finite element models. The resultant computer programs are routinely used in industrial design activities. Additional work has been focussed on the reduction of the these models without an adverse effect on the computational accuracy. Considerable work has been conducted are of thermal and mechanical deterioration as a result of age and the development of methods and tools to predict the state of the equipment from non-invasive measurement methods.

COLLABORATION

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA
ABB
  • Transformer Group, Ludvika, Sweden
  • Transmission Technology Institute, Raleigh, NC
  • Large Power Transformer, Muncie, IN

Westinghouse Power Transformer Operation, Muncie, IN
Hevi-Duty Transformer Group, Goldsboro, NC
General Electric Power Systems Engeering, Schenectady, NY
Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
Babcock & Wilcox, Lynchburg, VA

Current Research Projects

Selected References

Dr. Degeneff has over 50 technical papers, patents and book chapters published. A few representative examples are given below:
  1. R.C. Dageneff, "A General Method for Determining Resonances in Transformer Windings," IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems, vol. PAS-96, No. 2, pp. 423-430, March/April 1977.
  2. R.C. Dageneff, "Reducing Storage and Saving Computational Time with a Generalization of the Dommel Solution Method," IEEE PICAA Proceedings, pp. 307-313, May 26, 1977.
  3. R.C. Dageneff, W.J. McNutt, W. Neugebauer, J. Panek, M.E. McCallum, and C.C. Honey, "Transformer Response to System Switching Voltages," IEEE Transactions Power Apparatus and Systems, PAS-101, No. 6, pp. 1457-1470, June 1982
  4. R.C. Dageneff, "Advanced Studies Techniques: Tools for HVDC System Design," International Power Generation, vol. 7, No. 5, pp.11-18, June 1984
  5. R.C. Dageneff and S. Ihara, "AC Filter Design for HVDC Systems," Power Systems Harmonics, IEEE Tutorial Course, 84 EHO 221-1-PWR, pp. 85-90, 1984.
  6. G.A. Jordan, L.L. Garver, and R.C. Dageneff, "Using a Production Simulation Program to Evaluate the Effect of Transmission Limits on HVDC Imports," IEEE Montech, Proceedings, pp. 22-29, 1986
  7. R.C. Dageneff, W. Neugebauer and C. Saylor, "Security Constrained Optimization: An Added Dimension in Utility Optimal Power Flow Technology," IEEE Computer Applications in Power, pp. 26-30, October 1988
  8. R.C. Dageneff, M.R. Gutierrez, and P.J. McKenny, "A Method for Constructing Reduced Order Transformer Models for System Studies form Detailed Lumped Parameter Models," Proc. of 1991 Power Engeering Society T&D Convention, Dallas, TX, pp.532-539, 91CH3070-0, September 1991
  9. R.C. Dageneff,M. Vakilian, M.R. Gutierrez, P.J. McKenny, R.S. Girgis, P. Soderberg, J.M. Schneider, and H.H. Provanzana, "Modeling Power Transformers for the Transient Voltage Calculation," CiGRE 1992 Session, Paper 12-304, September 1992
  10. J.A. Palmer, R.C. Dageneff, T.M. McKernan and T.M. Halleran, "Determination of the Effect of Harmonics on Pipe- Type Power Cable AC/DC Resistance Ratio," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, pp. 1427-1433, vol.29, No. 2, IEMGAO (ISSN 0081-9464), March 1993.
  11. J.A. Palmer, R.C. Dageneff, T.M. McKernan and T.M. Halleran, "Pipe-Type Cable Ampacities in the Presences of Harmonics," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, pp. 1689-1696, vol. 8, No. 4, ITPDES (ISSN 0885-8977), September 1994.
  12. R.C. Dageneff, J.C. Crouse, "Electrostatic Shielding of Nonsequentail Disc Winding in Transformers," Patent #4,243,966 issued January 6, 1981, CL336-70.000.