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  • Power Electric System Load and Generation Forecasting via ARMA, ARIMA, and K-Medoids Methods for Grid Expansion Purposes: A Comparison

    Creator:
    McLaughlin, Zachery D.
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    The electric power grids of countries across the globe rely on load and generation forecasting to know when, where, and how much resources need to be dispatched to sustain proper grid operation. Because of this, forecasting needs to be highly accurate to avoid unnecessary resource dispatch which can be costly....
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    Capstone Project
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    : ______________________________________________________ Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez & Ted Brekken The electric power grids of countries across the

  • Power System Resilience Following a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake

    Creator:
    Weinmann, Riley
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    Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest lies the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ); odds of a very large CSZ earthquake occurring in the next 50 years is estimated to be about 37%. A CSZ seismic event has the potential to cause wide scale damage not just to the power...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , USA, September 2018. IEEE. [10] Riley Weinmann, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, and Ted K. A. Brekken

  • Power system reliability and power quality assessments with grid-connected wave energy converters

    Creator:
    Boller, Michael D.
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    Generating abundant, renewable energy from Earth’s oceans is an attractive option for meeting increasing energy demand. Marine renewable energy also comes with the variability of renewable sources, which impact the reliability and power quality of the electrical grid. On a transmission-level, this dissertation looks at ensuring reliability of the power...
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    Dissertation
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    Converters Abstract approved: Ted K.A. Brekken Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez Generating abundant, renewable

  • Advancing Power Grid Computing: Analysis and Synthesis of Wide-Area Data, Distributed Real-Time Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulations, and Machine Learning for Event Detection

    Creator:
    Hagan, Travis
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    Global Positioning Systems have allowed for precise timing of power system measurements over wide areas. This newly found capability has the potential to provide much greater insight into the operation of the power system and its response to contingencies, but few analytical techniques currently exist that provide enough robustness and...
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    Dissertation

  • Enhancing Resolution and Scalability of Power Grid Reliability Algorithms

    Creator:
    Lassetter, Austin R.
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    This Thesis aims to determine whether we can improve the accuracy, resolution, and speed of calculations for common power system problems using simple computational models that scale well to machine learning and high performance computing solutions. The second chapter of this Thesis implements more precise aging and degradation models for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my adviser, Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez for his continued guid- ance

  • A Generation Prioritization Method for Power System Restoration with Renewable Resources

    Creator:
    Mate, Adam
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    The electrical grid is a key component of the Nation's critical infrastructure. Its continuous and reliable operation is of vital importance; any system-wide disruption would have a debilitating impact on crucial services, public health and safety, the economy, and the national security of the United States. High-impact low-frequency events pose...
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    Dissertation
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    . Cotilla-Sanchez The electrical grid is a key component of the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Its

  • Power System Planning for Sustainable, Reliable, and Accessible Electricity: Models, Methods, and Metrics

    Creator:
    Cicilio, Phylicia R.
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    Generation resources are shifting from centralized, high inertial, fossil fuel based to decentralized, no inertia, and variable renewable resources. The evolution of generation resources in electrical grids requires the transformation of the electrical grid infrastructure, and operation and planning procedures and standards. This dissertation takes four investigations into how to...
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    Dissertation
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    , and Metrics Abstract approved: Dr. Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez Generation resources are shifting from

  • Zonal Resource Adequacy for Voltage Control

    Creator:
    Boller, Michael D.
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    In a power system, operators maintain voltage stability through adequate reactive reserves. Maintaining and accessing an efficient allocation of reactive reserves is prohibitively complex because of reactive line losses, the variety of reactive resources, and either limited or variable reactive outputs from renewable sources. By clustering the system into smaller...
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    Masters Thesis
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    would like to thank both of my major professors, Dr. Ted Brekken and Dr. Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez for

  • Usable and Scalable Querying of Scientific Datasets

    Creator:
    McCamish, Benjamin J.
    Abstract:
    Scientists and engineers have to analyze and query multiple large databases. Analysis over databases created by phasor measurement units can provide insight into the health of the grid, thereby improving control over operations. Realizing this data-driven control, however, requires validating, processing and storing massive amounts of PMU data efficiently, which...
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    Dissertation
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    . Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez and Dr. Arash Termehchy, whose expertise was critical to formulation of topics

  • Risk and Uncertainty Quantification Methods in Electrical Power Systems

    Creator:
    Johnson, Brandon S.
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    Load flow studies are one of the most essential engineering applications for grid operators because they provide a clear picture of the operating conditions of the power system. Traditionally, the load flow problem is assumed to be deterministic; that is, the system variables contain no randomness. Unfortunately, this assumption is...
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    Dissertation
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    approved: Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez Load flow studies are one of the most essential engineering