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Summary of Research

Guide to Publications

My research has focused on the development of optimization and intelligent system methods for large complex engineered systems, primarily the electric power system. The power system consists of a vast array of devices that interact, directly through electrical connection and indirectly through information processing.  The engineering concerns are how to design and operate this system to meet economic, reliability and social objectives and how to  model the interactions between the flow of information, the physical system phenomena, and the desired performance. Modern optimization and intelligent system methods show promise in their ability to address the complexities and uncertainties inherent in such large scale systems. Regulatory changes, introducing competition and the open energy markets, along with technological developments, such as, improved power electronics and new dispersed generation technologies, have created a number of new interesting challenges and the possibility of a fundamentally different power grid.

As a guide to my publications, the list below organizes my research around problems in: a) transmission and distributions systems b) power system planning and market economics c) controls and distributed generation systems and d) the performance analysis of complex information systems.  

Transmission and Distribution

Power System Planning, Operations and Market Economics Controls and Distributed Generation Systems Performance Analysis of Information Systems Miscellaneous

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Kevin Tomsovic
July 2008