Optimization Methods for Enhancing Real-Time Voltage Stability Margin (VSM)
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| Abstract | The research activities include faculty, graduate and undergraduate students at Howard University (HU) in partnership with University of Cape Town (UCT). The collaborative program involves research activity between the two schools as well as conference meetings and tutorials on special topics related to the project. The Supplementary award allows HU to expand on the original grant to utilize real life test systems for voltage instability studies via Eskom’s Western Cape Network systems, which is readily available at the University of Cape Town. The parameters of the Western Cape Network were gathered and used for initial analysis testing and sent to HU Center for Energy Systems and Control (CESaC) research center for further processing and evaluation to test new voltage stability indices. The HU/UCT team will test the real-time voltage stability control algorithm being developed as part of the original award within the grant period. As part of the education experience, lab research projects further enhance the students’ power system knowledge and hands-on work. A Synchronous Machine Project involved understanding and measuring the operating parameters of a synchronous machine and the Great Power Game Experiment involved operation of a small power system to develop further understanding of power system operation and control.. In addition, literature research in the area of state estimation and probabilistic approach was continued. To ensure that the research team was properly equipped to undertake the research, lecture notes and internet/telephone exchange between the PI and the research team was emphasized. To ensure that the student’s participant experiences are positive, the PI and the Co-PI at UCT put together a monitoring scheme that included time management and adjustment strategies. Housing for the students was arranged so they were able to obtain the full experience of a study abroad program through university housing and a home stay. The host’s housing accommodations were properly equipped with e-mail services and easy access to the UCT libraries and laboratories. The trip was scheduled for June 3, 2008 through July 31, 2008 and included two of the HU students to undertake the on-site activities of the supplement award. |
| Contributor | Mourad Ouzzani
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| Bio | James A. Momoh (M’76, SM’89, and Fellow’99) received the B.S.E.E. degree from Howard University, Washington, D.C., the M.S.E.E. degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, the M.Sc. degree in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Howard University, in 1975, 1976, 1980, and 1983, respectively. He is a former Program Director in the Engineering Directorate of the Division of Electrical Communication and Systems (ECS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, VA. He is also former Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department at Howard University, and is the Director of the Center for Energy Systems and Control (CESaC) at Howard University. His research interests include power system reliability and power system optimization, automation and intelligent systems, and economics and risk assessment in a deregulated power system environment. He is currently developing an interdisciplinary research and education program in power, economics, regulation, and environmental adaptive systems. Dr. Momoh has received several awards/honors including the 1987 Presidential Young Investigator Award, and was the recipient of the 1989 ASEE Excellence Educator.
Clarence Bell received his B.S.E.E. from Howard University, Washington DC in Dec. 2008. He was involved in IREE research activities at CESaC, Howard University as an undergraduate student. His past work and research experiences have included work at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Group and the Nanotechnology Group. |
| Cite this work | Researchers should cite this work as follows: JAMES A. MOMOH, CLARENCE BELL and IVERSON C. BELL, III, "Optimization Methods for Enhancing Real-Time Voltage Stability Margin (VSM)", Trip report presented at the NSF IREE 2008 Grantees Conference, May 2008, Washington, D.C. |
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